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[pat]

Scientology versus Kabbalah: which celebrity religion (cult?) is for you?

Kidding aside, never trust any religion -- or any religious figure -- which claims to make all the world's problems disappear. That way lies madness: if you convert, and then find yourself fighting against all the troubles that humankind falls prey to, it becomes "your fault" for not believing/praying/paying enough or living a holy enough lifestyle.

Christ never said "follow me and things will be easy"; Christ said "take up your cross and follow me."

Comments

[ame-chan.livejournal.com]

this is true and I am wary of anything that promises these things.

But...

Kabbalah comes with string. I am really struggling hard over the string issue.

Do the scientologists give you string?

NOOOOOO.

You just get Tom Cruise and a lot of expensive books. If I were seeking instant gratification? I'd have to go with the string option.

I am, after all, on a, um, shoe, um, string, budget. *giggles at self*

Ouch.

[patgreene.livejournal.com]

You know, if you are looking for meaning in the universe, there are always Slinkies. (http://www.livejournal.com/users/madameverdi/28241.html#cutid1)

Re: Ouch.

[purplecthulhu.livejournal.com]

And there's even Cosmic String!

http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/gr/public/cs_home.html

[datagoddess.livejournal.com]

Don't forget, not only do you get Tom Cruise, but you get John Travolta, too!