Scientology Protest
 

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The essay is very much abridged , but the idea is to consider basic human psychological need and then examine how cults (and Scientology) manipulates these.

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This is a response - among many, I’m sure - to evangelical politicians who are intent on “Taking this nation back for Christ.”
1. This nation was never a “Christian” nation.     Thomas Jefferson was a deist who was interested in the ethics taught by Jesus and preferred to dismiss spiritual claims. John Locke and others [...]

Within the cluttered attic of my memory, I recall briefly staying awake during a history class in high school. The teacher mentioned the farewell address given by George Washington when he stepped down from his office, and I thought that it might be fun to read it in light of the current political situation.
Ok, yeah. [...]

I like Ron Paul.
I respect his consistency, experience, concern for the country, and most of his convictions. The idea that the federal government should be small, leaving most of the power to the states and individual citizens, is really the intention of the Constitution and our Founding Fathers. I want Ron Paul to be [...]