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Old 30th January 2011, 11:54 AM   #1
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Melbourne's Lord Mayor attends opening of Scientology headquarters

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/l-...a9p6.html#poll

Just what we need, high level civic recognition of these idiots. At least the state's Premier had more sense and gave the CoS a spray.

I have now lost respect for the mayor.
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Old 30th January 2011, 11:59 AM   #2
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Astoundingly, the article included this:

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The church was founded by science-fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard, who declared that the galactic dictator Xenu dumped millions of corpses in volcanoes on Earth 75 million years ago and blew them up with 17 hydrogen bombs. The souls, or ''thetans'', of the dead were contaminated and in turn contaminated humans, who can be cleansed only by Scientology.
You've got some good news media Down Under.
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Old 30th January 2011, 02:04 PM   #3
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Astoundingly, the article included this:



You've got some good news media Down Under.
I wish our politicians were the same. The CoS is still a tax exempt religion.
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