Zed the Moonie! (and other tales of disclosure or otherwise)

Hitler and Stalin and others of this ilk also persecuted those who they didn’t like or who they perceived as being different.

I’m really looking forward to your defence of pedophillia.

Again you’re either too stupid, or too malign, to acknowledge the difference between soliciting voluntary contribution and preying on the weak.

Like all thinking beings I have to form moral judgments (possibly unlike Liberal fanboys) the basis of my experience is that Scientology is a very bad thing that needs to be opposed, and like radical islam and the oppression of the weak, should not be simply tolerated.

You’re welcome to your own opinions (although not necessarily on my website) but I’m going to keep voicing mine ’til you kick down my door.

BTW see Godwin’s Law you moron.

OK johnboy is right, I am wrong.

The Mormons and Seventh Day Adventist are ok because johnboy doesn’t have a problem with them but the Moonies and Scientologist are evil because johnboy doesn’t tolerate them.

Hitler and Stalin and others of this ilk also persecuted those who they didn’t like or who they perceived as being different.

Of course mainstream religion still persecutes the Mormons and Seventh Day Adventists.

Mormons and the Seventh Day Adventists also, I gather like the Moonies and Scientologist, have ‘strange’ philosophies and also tithe money from their followers.

Que sera, sera!

Wow, really digging into the rhetorical bag of dirty tricks.

It’s about the Liberal party because the story is about a Liberal MLA spending time under the control of a foreign group famous for their indoctrination techniques. (how quickly you forget when it’s convenient)

Mormons and seventh day adventists don’t have a malign influence on their converts so I really don’t care. Hell I’ll admit Mormons seem to have found a real formula for human happiness and it’s just a shame i’d have to give up the grog to become one.

Scientologists and moonies do, so it’s an issue.

I know a hell of a lot of people from minority faiths and generally i’m happy to live and let live.

It’s the predators that get my hackles up. The predators you’re defending.

One day I would love to find out why those who love to most portrait themselves as being liberal minded are usually the most small-minded when it comes to people and groups that they don’t like or support.

I am not sure what this discussion has to do with the Liberal Party I wouldn’t give a flying Kangaroo if Lundy or even Stanhope when to a Scientology or Moonie conference or event.

I personally don’t have much knowledge of the Scientologist but I was good friends with a Mooonie couple in the late 80’s and I do currently have friends who are, wait for it, Mormons (johnboy will be frothing at the mouth). My best friend at school was a Seventh Day Adventist.

None of these people were ‘brainwashed’ or ever attempted to push their beliefs on me.

Perhaps if johnboy and others made an attempt to get to know some of these people he wouldn’t have such a bigoted view.

For the record I’m a brainwashed Catholic who now believes more in God then any Church.

There’s a difference between passing the plate and looting bank accounts.

Nice to see there’s nothing so vile you won’t leap to it’s defence in the service of the Liberal Party.

In my opinion Scientologists are evil bastards that should be decried and reviled at every turn and Moonies aren’t much better.

You’re either grossly ignorant of the issues, or a member of one of those churches.

Because the informed opinion of non-members of these churches is uniformly dim.

What sanctimonious crap. And of course the Catholics, Muslims, Happy Clappies and Protestants aren’t so-called brain washing and aren’t predatory bastards of their adherents and of course would never swell their own coffers LOL Wake up Jeff!!!

Talking of swelling their own coffers I see the mick’s are having a Tribute Dinner for Francis Carroll at $150 a pop in the Great Hall. I wonder how many of adherents will be able to afford that pleasure.

…and I’m aware that should have been “site”.

No way Mael – keep it live on the sight. Don’t keep the flaming to yourself. I need the odd laugh…

crazychester, read the FAQ. It gives you guidelines on what will get published and what won’t. If all else fails, read the comment from Che regarding get your own damn website in the tagline.

JB, I reckon Thumper, Bulldog, Ss(s)anta and I could be the loony affairs working group, although we’d probably just as much directly flame them back via email and report the highlights ;P

If a regular reader is willing to take up the mantle of “head of loony affairs” we might consider forwarding their stuff, but they’d dispute the classification and it’s not worth the grief.

Why are newspapers like the Canberra Times, and obviously some people in this room, so intolerant when it comes to alternative views?

In both cases they are predatory bastards who destroy the lives of their adherents to swell their own coffers.

And in both cases they have a track record of effective use of mind-washing techniques.

It’s not that hard to tell the difference between a faith and a cult.

Yeah johnboy…not fair – what is this all about (crazychester)? 🙂

Last week it was the Scientologists, this week it’s the Moonies turn.

Why are newspapers like the Canberra Times, and obviously some people in this room, so intolerant when it comes to alternative views? It’s ironical that these are the same people who like to think they are so ‘liberal’ minded.

Big deal if Zed ‘instead’ went to a conference sponsored by the Moonies. Politicians, academics, businessmen, doctors, teachers bla bla bla are constantly attending conferences organised by a broad range of groups.

Don’t worry Maria (good Catholic name) I am sure Zed hasn’t been ‘brainwashed’ and is still a good Catholic boy LOL

Its a good article from Mannheim – what is zed doing hanging out with the Moonies and how does he reconcile that with his own faith? the Moonies throw their political weight around in the US – we don’t want to see it happen here.

maybe if you had any substance to your story it might be interesting.

two further things:

1) It’s saturday, we don’t stand around waiting for loonies to submit their rants so we can publish them. Some patience might be in order in any event.

2) This is offtopic, you’ve been warned, further comments will be deleted.

Sorry to intrude but is there a way to get something published on this site or is it rigged like everything else in this town?

Maybe the lack of $250+ gifts is indicative that the friends and family of L.A. Members hold them in the same level of esteem as the rest of the community.