1. What is the purpose of alt.religion.scientology? Is it for or against Scientology?
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This article is from the New Readers Scientology FAQ, by rkeller@netaxs.com (Rod Keller) with numerous contributions by others.
1. What is the purpose of alt.religion.scientology? Is it for or against Scientology?
Answer By: Chris Schafmeister <schaf@cgl.ucsf.edu>
Welcome to alt.religion.scientology, or what some of us like to call "our
little bit-o-heaven". The "purpose" of alt.religion.scientology is
whatever we want it to be within the umbrella of discussions about the
beliefs, organization and products of Scientology. A.r.s often more
resembles a high school lunch room than a genteel sitting room with
individuals tending to show allegiance to one of several groups. Among our
members we have active and semi-active Scientologists, ex-scientologists
who have grown to dislike everything about Scientology, ex-scientologists
who believe in the teachings but have learned to dislike the Church of
Scientology, and non-scientologists like myself who for the most part
believe that everything about the Scientology faith is bunkum and that the
Scientology organization is not good for people. As for a.r.s being for or
against Scientology, I've been participating for three years now and I
often can't tell. But if I were backed against a wall I would say that the
mood tends to be more against the Church of Scientology than for it.
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