From: Ashraf.Ghebranious@anu.edu.au (Ashraf Ghebranious) Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology Subject: Re: CO$ and The Cross Date: Sat, 14 Oct 1995 08:45:43 LOCAL Organization: Australian National University Lines: 73 Message-ID: References: <45lv6b$40o@cs6400.mcc.ac.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: 150.203.148.139 In article <45lv6b$40o@cs6400.mcc.ac.uk> zzassgl@cs6400.mcc.ac.uk (Geoff Lane) writes: >I notice that on http://www.theta.com/relfreedom the opening image contains >a cross. >What is this supposed to mean? The cross imagery has no connection with the >printed ravings of a demented SF writer. >Personally I don't give a damn what religious images are misused by >no-hopers but I am curious as why the image is used. All I can imagine is >that it is intended as a `subliminal' image intended for casual readers of >the page who have received little or no other information about CO$. They >may assume that because the cross is there CO$ is some kind of christian >sect rather than a collection of money grubbing loons. The cross, according to the loonie that was hubbard, is a symbol we all 'saw' while we got implanted. Their use of the cross is designed to 'restimulate' people to rush off and become scientologists as is the pictures of volcanoes on covers of DMNSH. He also states that 'orginaised christianity' (presumbly in cohorts with organised pschology) knows the 'true' meaning of the cross (his meaning no doubt) and use it to enslave people to their religion. The common denominator in most of hubbards writings and tapes is these other religions are or have been corrupted and the only 'true' religion is scientology. It reeks of a comedy sketch! Scieno: DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE ONE TRUE RELIGION! Christian: OF COURSE! Muslim: OF COURSE! Buddhist: OF COURSE! Scieno: OHH..... Good! Although the public image of the cult is maintained as a sharing, caring, religion that can coexist with other religions, internally and progressively, all other religions are demeaned at every chance. What a man! What a religion! I cant wait for the operation to remove 9/10th of my brain so I can become a scientologist! Ashraf