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Given how much we've been gabbing lately about Tom Cruise and his altogether woeful impact on the parenting
profession, it seems timely to point to Operation Clambake, a.k.a. xenu.net, an anti-Scientology Web site that tries to
expose what it sees as the lies of L. Ron Hubbard's self-help movement turned religion. And lo and behold, one section
of the site is devoted exclusively to kids. The single-page FAQ talks to kids using the language of Scientology about
whether Scientology is a cult, and how to recognize when your parents are too deeply involved. It also attempts
to debunk some scary Scientologist behavior I hadn't realized were rampant problems. Questions such as "Do other
children have to work?" and "A Scientologist touches me in a way I don't like. What can I do?" are guaranteed to send
tremors down the spinal column.
I'm usually a live and let live kind of guy when it comes to religion. Well, okay,
the red string crap annoys me to no end. Beyond that,
though? Mr. Tolerance. But I draw the line at fraud. Kudos to Operation Clambake for doing their part in the battle
against false profits. (And yes, I do mean "profits".)
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12-18-2005 @ 6:38PM
victor said...hey! i'm a red stringer dad-to-be. maybe your frustration lies in the whole NY/LA thing and Kabbalah. it's actually a pretty good path of spirtuality both for parents and kids, but i admit i do not agree with the whole "money making" part of it, so i ignore it.
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12-18-2005 @ 6:38PM
Jay Allen said...Victor, I have no problem with uses of Kabbalah outside of Jewish tradition. I use the Tree of Life in my own spiritual path. It's the pop rendering and its coupling with materialism (Kabbalah Water, anyone?) that annoy me.
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