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This was the final episode of one of the most enjoyable things I've seen on YouTube in a while.
Ben Schneider and Michael Fortner infiltrated Scientology with a hidden camera and a straightforward agenda: to expose the absurdity of this "religion".
Their 10-episode series includes footage of a "church" meeting, an auditing session, and pressure from employees to purchase materials at any cost.
The pair decided to fight fire with fire by establishing their own religion called Scientology Sucks. With financial support from a GoFundMe campaign, they bought a projector and set about launching a harmless prank on the Scientology buildings.
Even the cops seem to be protecting the "church" of Scientology by lying to the team about the laws.
The "church" tried to obscure the projection using spotlights, but Ben and Michael simply moved the projector a bit.
If you want to check out the finale:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHcRxiUO11k
If you're interested in the whole 10-part series:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwZ2x35GrBCQBqFKAbDKjTunIH1aw7NEO
(originally posted by @Shellibobelli on 2020-03-12 11:52:33)
WhiteMonkeyLightning
WonderfunkJones
Every "church" looks and feels like a bank. Their "evangelists" are typically hot women with large tits.
DontDoWhatDonaldDontDoes
htapoicosilus
I don't know man, every religion sucks in it's own way
Ifacatsbuttholeisonly2inchesoffthegroundwhyisitalwaysateyelevel
And you're a fucking idiot if you follow it.
catscatscatscat
M partner went did their personality test out of curiosity. They left the instructions for rigging the machine on the table and he saw. Oops
Kalypeto
Not all that informative or entertaining. Didn’t really expose anything not already known and they are kind of obnoxious. There are better.
cozynester
I did some work for the one on hollywood blvd once (windows). The entire time I was there they tired to 'recruit' me. Payed well tho
phtsl
I hated that when I was a waiter. Religious folks and military recruiters. They never stop asking!
rsmgod287
Class a trolling right there
fraktlzzz
This is too good. Let's fund them, extending this across all major power-holding entities..
immunity
Those two guys have balls. The cult does everything within their power to ruin the lives of anyone who stands against them. Scary shit.
WARHAMMER405
Yep. Anybody that stands against them or criticizes them is labeled a "Suppressive Person". I would like to "Unperson" them.
gsfortis
A buddy and I was visited the Scientology Celebrity Centre, took the tour and listened to their pitch. Really quite interesting. Hard pass.
prettydumb
lol good on them but youd never see me fuckin do that to those pyschos
Canofminus
They have an endless supply of money for lawyers and motivated members to harass you. Source: every single documentary a/b them
ihatepeacocks
Ron is gone but The Con goes on.
murderhobbit
They ded
MADhouse64
Now do Jehovah's Witnesses. They've been raping their kids and covering it up for too long! Sauce? I was raised as one. Lost my family.
jfd8u438fdsfkds
Now do this for all the other religions.
Murfthesurrf
Start with the Catholic church /s.
jfd8u438fdsfkds
Good luck with that!
certainlynotaserialkiller
a considerable part of the cops "donations" come from the church. so they want to keep them happy.
kk24365
Can someone do this to one of the trump buildings.
arthurvanhoudt
Ain’t ALL religions absurd?
Greenwaxy
To the extent that “both parties are bad” yes. But other religions have pros and cons. This one seems to be all cons.
Xalaqia
Religions cannot prove their supernatural claims. Since they are based on the supernatural understanding, they have nothing.
arthurvanhoudt
IMHO that’s a matter of perspective!!!
Greenwaxy
Well, in my opinion wales are fish and seals are amphibians. That’s what an opinion’s worth.
Skizmo
Now let's do this for every religion.
SayWhatYouMeanMeanWhatYouSay
Gotta pick your battles. Right now Scientology is a cult people can actively engage, expose, and overcome. Most world >>
SayWhatYouMeanMeanWhatYouSay
religions have far deeper roots and much more entrenched positioning. Pick off the weak links then go after the big ones.
notkvothethebloodless
Yall remember when danny Masterson got accused of raping the wife of Cedric Bixler-Zavala, and the church allegedly poisoned his dog?
htapoicosilus
Wat
hoshanabanana
Wap*
thotterpop
They continue to harass him
thotterpop
-Cedric- the church continues to harass Cedric and his family
RunsWithScizrs
There are Three different women charging him with rape.
notkvothethebloodless
Yes I didnt mean to misinform on the others, but this one was particularly heinous.
PicassoCT
True evil is, that they promise you healing abilities if you progress enough. These fuckers tell people whos relatives have cancer & mental
FreebooterFox
IIRC this indirectly led to the death of John Travolta's son, hitting his head during an epileptic seizure.
PicassoCT
conditions, that a cure, is one payment away down the line. And if you desperate enough, you buy that. Healing thetan my ass.
PennsylvaniaPalindrome
and if it didn't work, it's because you didn't have enough faith. Suuuure.
PicassoCT
The pure wretched evil of this is mind boggling. So not only can they not heal, they also steal that one precious life you got.
Flamboyatron
Yup! This is why Scientology is one of the 3 "religions" I'm actively against.
MancRed
Ridiculous religion..... like all the rest of them.
Greenwaxy
Classic false equivalency.
tarquinious
huho
I like the southpark version more
LuciusNeedful
♪♪♪ Dumb, dumb dumb, dumb. ♪♪♪ ~ Lucy Harris: "How do you know he didn't just make it up?" ~ ♪♪♪ Lucy Harris smart, smart, smart. ♪♪♪
nealpgordon
Have had this in my head since I got a Netflix alert for that new Mormon murder mystery docu
Browndogdown
Wow I think the information in that video would cost like 8 million dollars over ten years to get from the church itself.
TheRealCaveman
I'll give them this...it's creative.
Flamboyatron
L. Ron Hubbard (the founder) was a sci-fi writer. Actually wrote some good stuff before the crazy kicked in post-Scientology.
TheRealCaveman
You'd think believers would find this to be a red flag...
Flamboyatron
You'd think, but QAnon exists, too, sooo...?♂️
TheRealCaveman
Ugh. It's so depressing.
ApparentlyImaPsychopath
Thank you for this +1
LePlebArmy
Omg. I thought it was satire until the credits. That is really what they believe!?!?
circlebreaker
Yep.
elgwango1
Got grabbed by them in SF really on my case till I tried to borrow money off them was kicked into the street
funkyweenus
This wackadoodle crap is just a front. All they believe in is money and how to extract as much of it as possible from their gullible pawns.
callmesmitten
And this cult continues to live regardless of the outrage - I hate how that is the case.
gh013
Thought reform fucks with the brain in a particularly resiliant way
freckledkink
They're starting to crumble. There are cracks that weren't there 10 years ago. It's good to see. I'll be glad when they are on the level
Greenwaxy
I mean. If not, in 100 years it’ll be another Mormonism.
freckledkink
True. Mormon is weird. I used to have one of their bibles and was reading it to see what they believed. My catholic husband threw it out,
freckledkink
Lol. I had to talk to the Mormons to get one! It had some weird stuff in there. Both of those are very similar to each other.
freckledkink
With all the other cults though. Evangelism needs to go that way, too. It's not Christianity.
dcchillin46
A lot of the cops let them do their thing cuz $$$$$$$ think Leah Remini talked about it in her Rogan interview. Would recommend
APerfectlyNormalPieceOfToast
One thing I've learned over the past year is that american cops are pretty vague on what the law is in the first place
unreasonablyupset
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arthurvanhoudt
AND wel known actors - NOT being harassed!! but REWARDED!! - in their ranks! Like Tom Cruise & John Travolta. These celebrities DON’T see 2/
arthurvanhoudt
what normal people see and have to do AND (hello George Carlin) have to pay!
arthurvanhoudt
Find the Fishman affidavit for the $$$$ part!
ThisIsYourLifeNow
So again its the same old "if you are rich and famous enough, you get stuff for free anyway"-story.
Zentigger
More of a "we can get free publicity and converts if we convince celebrities to talk us up" story
arthurvanhoudt
In this case it’s not only getting it for free but also don’t go through the $$$ harassment ‘normal’ people have to go through. So them 2/
Lobangpuki
Travolta is in one of the best movies ever: Battlefield Earth. It's based on the book by founder L.Ron Hubbard. Thank me later.
newpotatocaboose67
The Elvis Mitchell review of this film for The NY Times is a classic
secretdpp
I see what you're doing there. Its sick. I like it
derschweiz
She’s got a whole two season documentary show out
iidosee
it's an amazing show and i am so proud of her!
brambleramble
This needs more upvotes, that documentary is extremely good.
colbyshmolby56
And a whole podcast called Fair Game. So good go listen
asliceobread
3 season now.
Leggs
Commenting to remind myself to look it up when I'm home from work.
potential816
"Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath." It's VERY good!
vaporwavecatrave
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Flamboyatron
Just commenting to add that it's on Netflix. And it is wild.
Soufange
It is kinda very heartbreaking
Soufange
The lives that have been ruined...
Flamboyatron
Yet it continues to be allowed to operate. It's one of three "religions" that I'm actively against.
Ughffs
I lost a lot of respect for that woman when she proudly joined another abusive cult called the catholicchurch. Learn yo lesson bitch, fuck.
Ughffs
Turns out she has learned nothing about the dangers of cults. She just talks shit about the one.
ApparentlyImaPsychopath
Uh what the hell
Fuckimgurcunts
How.... I wont say Catholicism is nearly as bad but still, you're right. What the fuck.
Flamboyatron
Loosen up your fedora, bud. Your euphoria is showing.
MrSpam
Well, considering a major religion to be a cult is a distorted opinion at best and not fact. You deserve no respect for being pretentious.
imissmaplesyrup
Religious is itself pretentious
fartser
Some people need to believe but jeesus she could pick a respectable a religion like the Satanic Temple, they pay taxes and are pro rights
Flamboyatron
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/irs-satanic-temple-church-tax-exempt-826931/
Flamboyatron
Satanic Temple doesn't pay taxes and is not respectable, except for their religious freedom work. You're thinking of the Church of Satan.
fartser
Ahhh yeah that's the one
HogWashDiddler
Its no different then any other religion, all of them are bullshit
Eryche
It's a bit different considering they will actually hunt you down if you try to leave and tell their secrets
HogWashDiddler
Not really, catholics have done that, protstants have done that, muslims have done that. Again, its like every other religion, just younger
Eryche
I realize that other religions do/have done the exact same thing, Scientologists just aren't smart enough to keep it quiet and get caught
Greenwaxy
And y’know. “Have done” is a leap from “still does” or even in this case “is its reason for being”.
GroovyCrowley
The catholic church did the same thing, the difference is not that big.
Greenwaxy
False equivalency. You probably think all politicians are the same too.
HogWashDiddler
Its not a false equivalence. Every religion indoctrinate, every religion requires irrationality to believe it. Thats not a false...
HogWashDiddler
Equivalnce, that is a fact, cause there is no religion that has ever been able to demonstrate the veracity of their claim.
Greenwaxy
Except some are naturally formed cultural artifacts like languages, and one was written for the purpose all at once.
HogWashDiddler
Name 1 that doesnt make a irrational claim. This is gonna be fun...
UnluckyLunkhead
*superstition*
HogWashDiddler
Religion is what happens when superstitions go unchecked
madeyoulookXD
Correct, now let people enjoy things you insufferable twat. The fuck do you care if i think space ghost made the bigbang after eating cheese
HogWashDiddler
Because most of the people not wearing a mask beleive things like a god is protecting them. Beliefs have consequences, and irrational...
HogWashDiddler
Beliefs make you more prone to accept other irrational things.
iusedtodream
This is quantifiably true. By agreeing to accept absurd beliefs the mind becomes conditioned to accept further absurdities.
MoreAshyThanLarry
Your whataboutism is showing.
HogWashDiddler
You dont seem to know what that is. Im not raising a seperate issue from OP, i'm literally agreeing with him that scientology sucks....
HogWashDiddler
Im just extending what OP said to EVERY religion. Thats not whataboutism in anyway, try again.
FrancisFulloffrenchpeople
The documentary does a pretty good job showing the difference. Scientology said to join, you need to purchase Hubbard's book. When Ben said
FrancisFulloffrenchpeople
he didn't have the money, he was told by Scientology to steal so he can by the book. When he went to a Christian Church and said he wanted
FrancisFulloffrenchpeople
to purchase a bible, he was given one for free.
HogWashDiddler
Ok, so what? There is 'differences' between every religion, but the common threads are still there. All religions indoctrinate you...
HogWashDiddler
To different things, but the indoctrination is still there. And no religion has ever been able to provide actually evidence to its...
HenryLongfellowIII
Lots of cults provide their materials for free.