tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post3395676738753292667..comments2024-03-26T11:33:59.219-06:00Comments on Religion in American History: And Now, For Something Completely Different -- Kelly Baker on ScientologyPaul Harveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881964303772343114noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-72282539621639006562007-08-02T07:25:00.000-06:002007-08-02T07:25:00.000-06:00"Oppenheimer brings up an interesting point about ..."Oppenheimer brings up an interesting point about how religion writers are critical of certain traditions and not of others, and he admits that Scientology can seem odd but still needs to be understood, not just degraded."<BR/><BR/>Yep... I'm guilty of this. Last week, I saw a test going on with those funky machines at the Union Square station in NYC (I'm interning)... immediately after, I was accosted by some Hare Krishnas wanting me to take some literature. All of this a week after I heard a Nation of Islam adherent preach on the subway. Maybe it's because I'm from the middle of Ohio... I'm just used to good old fashion "you're going to hell" evangelism by fundamentalist Christians. <BR/><BR/>Going back to <I>South Park</I>, I think the very last bit of dialog in "All About Mormons" episode is great for answering this... it's a bit of a manifesto for religious pluralism... and manages to use male anatomy to get its point across. I'll just leave it at that... you can google the script if you want.Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05655849438376980549noreply@blogger.com