Just outside of Sheridan, "Scientology High"
Fast times, it ain't.
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Comments (9)
And people thought JFK's Catholicism was weird. Or even today they think of Romney's Mormonism as weird.
But I just have to say, that Scientology stuff is weird, in my opinion. Billion year contracts for $17 per week. Hmm. Weird. Maybe they should move from Sheridan to Portland.
Posted by Harry | September 29, 2011 10:45 PM
That's all kinds of chilling and weird. Never heard of it - and given that I worked in higher ed, as you know, that seems really weird.
Posted by Kari Chisholm | September 29, 2011 10:46 PM
Interesting comment Kari. Sounds like you need to get out more often. There is a whole world out here of real people doing real things. Some of 'em are pretty different. Expand your horizons!
Posted by Evergreen Libertarian | September 29, 2011 11:32 PM
Weird religionism has been a part of Americana from the get-go. The way it is. Freedom can be a real bitch.
Posted by boycat | September 29, 2011 11:33 PM
Couple of useful URLs for those new to Scientology on the Internet:
Tony Ortega at Village Voice:
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/scientology/
Blog by former Scientology bigwig, Marty Rathbun:
http://markrathbun.wordpress.com/
(He still believes in the "tech".)
Anti-Rathbun blog:
http://martyrathbunblog.com/
I check these sites all the time because the online drama quotient is really high.
Posted by LB | September 30, 2011 12:04 AM
There are worse cults with "educational fronts" than Scientology, though they are bad enough. The offshoots of est - Landmark Education/Forum (and they are not at all educational, they are a pyramid scheme to recruit more folks to the fold) and their corporate face Insigniam Performance Consulting (which employees are compelled to be a part of while corporate shareholders foot the bill). And trust me you never want to be in the same room as Nathan Rosenberg (little brother to the founder of est). Because when he stood next to me it was one of the worst feelings in life.
Posted by LucsAdvo | September 30, 2011 6:21 AM
Scientology is not for me, but I don't begrudge them their right to educate their kids in the manner they see fit - as long as they comply with state educational standards, what's the diff?
Posted by Frank | September 30, 2011 8:14 AM
Presumably, everybody gets a "free personality test".
Posted by Max | September 30, 2011 10:57 AM
I remember when they bought the property from the Jesuits - as I recall, it was a shell organization, and too late when the Jesuits learned who the real purchasers were.
On the other hand - I have refereed their volleyball team at tournaments - the coach and kids seemed nice enough to everyone.
Posted by umpire | September 30, 2011 12:06 PM