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This is going to seem weird, but one of the things that made me start questioning, and I mean seriously question the Christian church was Scientology bashing.
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The church mocked it for requiring large sums of money.
Collection plate, anyone?
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Not quite the same. A better example would have been the selling of indulgences to relieve sins. Of course, that was eventualy changed. Scientology is a new religion, give it a while and this argument will go away.
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The Church mocked it for having texts based on the writings of a science fiction fan and author.
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...actually, if you look into Scientology you'll find out its texts aren't published publicly. While this may just be a way to get money, it also means that every story/teaching you've heard probably means nothing. The doctorines of the religion are given to those within the religion only. Everything that's been "leeked" by the media is probably made-up crap to sell papers.