Scientology critic Shawn Lonsdale found dead...

**MsDark** · February 20th, 2008, 04:52 PM

Originally Posted by Sm0kah0ntas

This is why I keep most of my comments to myself. I'm a conspiracy theorist & scary as hell when it comes to the "boogey men"

I'm hoping the fact that I live in the deep south surrounded by bible belt Baptists on all sides who barely tolerate other Xtian denominations, much less something like the CO$ might offer some protection.

**Novice** · February 20th, 2008, 05:01 PM

Originally Posted by MrsDark

Isn't it baby-raping that they're obsessed with? Anyone anti-CO$ must be a baby-raper according to "AIDS is a state of mind" nutball Jenna Elfman.

and I thought it was CO$ members that were the child molesters....

**sluce** · February 20th, 2008, 05:03 PM

I wonder if Lonsdale's family will issue a statement?

**GawsipRawksz** · February 20th, 2008, 05:29 PM

they've still killed less than any other religion by a margin of millions, so i guess it's okay.

**Grimmlok** · February 20th, 2008, 05:47 PM

^ lol any religion killing ANY number of people is wrong

**Mariesoleil** · February 20th, 2008, 05:51 PM

And anyways they are NOT a religion.

**Novice** · February 20th, 2008, 05:52 PM

Yeah, OK, so because they've killed less people than most religions they're ok???
On that reasoning Attila the Hun was just "a bit misunderstood" compared to Hitler & the Slave Trade?

ok......

**GawsipRawksz** · February 20th, 2008, 05:52 PM

**Novice** · February 20th, 2008, 05:53 PM

How many people have died at the hands of Buddists?

**Mariesoleil** · February 20th, 2008, 05:53 PM

**cheray** · February 20th, 2008, 06:16 PM

Tom Cruise video on You Tube." We are gonna clean up this place." Is that what he meant?

**Fluffy** · February 20th, 2008, 06:43 PM

Originally Posted by GawsipRawksz

they've still killed less than any other religion by a margin of millions, so i guess it's okay.

I think it's important to distinguished between religions on their own and religions when merged with governments. They're not always the same.

**ya-ya_sister** · February 20th, 2008, 07:34 PM

Originally Posted by MrsDark

I'm hoping the fact that I live in the deep south surrounded by bible belt Baptists on all sides who barely tolerate other Xtian denominations, much less something like the CO$ might offer some protection.

Me too. The Baptist and Pentacostals alone in my town would mess up their playhouse. They thought they were being gracious by serving fish on Fridays during Lent to us Catholics in the local restaurants. CO$ is not a religion. I thought you have to worship a God to be a religion. In CO$, for the right price, you can become your own god. What a scary group.

**faithanne** · February 20th, 2008, 07:49 PM

The guy who made the video of the street festival was Mark Bunker, not Shawn Lonsdale. Mark Bunker is "Wise Beard Man" and runs the xenutv.com site.

Shawn filmed the outside the Scientology building in Clearwater and was harrassed by the cult. He lost his job, the Scientologists had him evicted from his house, and generally tried to make his life miserable. Looks like they succeeded.

They may have murdered him, or they may have driven him to suicide (those who knew him doubt this, but it's never really possible to tell what goes on inside someone's head). But this cult goes to any length to silence people - the internet is full of stories of Scientology contacting a critic's employer and spreading lies about them to have them fired, or picketing outside someone's home with signs saying they're a pedophile or criminal. I used to think they were just a bunch of whacky sci-fi nerds, now I know they're evil.