From: Elizabeth.Mccoy@bbs.oit.unc.edu (Elizabeth Mccoy)
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Subject: Re: Some views on Scientology
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Date: 7 Aug 91 21:42:14 GMT
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In article <1991Aug6.094638.32556@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> mauler@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes:
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>In terms of avoiding physical and emotional religious intolerance, from whom do
>I have to worry about attacks?  The ones who believe in open-mindedness, or the
>ones who sell and direct the "Word Of God"?
>
>Again with Scientology: From whom do I need to expect attacks?  The devout
>followers of Scientology, the "Church"; or the followers of Scientology, the
>belief?
>
>It is the people in each religion who express "one way to the Truth" that scare
>me the most.  Scientology seems to have more than its fair share of these
>people...
Oh, I don't know about that... You should see the teen-fundies who hang
out at the exit for the Univ. of Tx. at Austin's Adds & Drops. 
But I will admit that a (perhaps *ANY*) religion that is fairly "new,"
will A) attract a lot of converts for whom it fills a need, and B) 
get a lot of people in that batch of converts who feel they need to
PROVE they were right to convert -- by making YOU see how great it is.
There aren't enough people (like me) who have grown up in the religion
and/or feel that we have no need to prove our choice was Right.  Now,
I'll correct any mis-information I can find to the best of my ability
(hearing "lies" about your world view hurts), but I don't care what
anybody else chooses for this lifetime.  I'll raise my kids (when I have
'em) in my world-view, but if I do it right, they'll be able to choose
what Way they want to follow. And if it's Fundie-Xianity, well, better
luck next time. :-/ 
(And if I ever "back-slide," I'll have the Net to keep me from being a
hypocrite.)

--Elizabeth 
Disclaimer: I am but human, not even Clear, and my Word is not All. 
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