Scientologists distort Buddhist history

[PsychoDad]

Relief efforts turned into conversion effort

Scientologists distort Buddhist history
Sri Lanka news
http://news.sinhalaya.com/wmview.php?ArtID=8227

The Scientologists’ ulterior motives were well and truly exposed when they were found distributing a 30 page full color, propaganda booklet in Sinhala, titled, Santhoshayata Maga (The Path to Joy) in Colombo suburbs, recently. Questions have also been raised on their movements outside tsunami- affected areas, despite their pretence of having come to aid tsunami victims.

This came to light when the Venerable Gnanaweera of the Mallikarama Buddhist Temple, Ratmalana and Deeptha L. Gamage a U.S.-based Sri Lankan Journalist confronted them in two separate incidents.
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In a chapter that warns readers against wrong sexual behavior, the author states on page 8: “ Adultery is nothing new. Buddhism, which was a powerful religion in India in the Seventh Century, disappeared from there as a result of sex perversions of Buddhist monks in temples.”
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The unethical conversions debate in Sri Lanka is simmering up with German Journalist Christian Eckert replying to the Church of Scientology’s response from Lind Simmons Hights, the Media Affairs Director of the Scientologists. Earlier, Eckert had gathered sufficient evidence of conversion attempts by Scientologists and Christian Evangelists in Sri Lanka.

[madrchsod]

1. this doesn`t surprise me about the cult

i`m just surprised i did not see this publication. the cult is pushing hard to establish world wide membership since it needs to create a expanding base for it`s money source. it`s a grand scheme to take as much money from people as they possibly can and here in the usa we support them by giving them church tax exemptions. only in america

[Strong Atheist]

2. Does anyone but another scientologist

take "scientology" seriously?

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

3. I do, because it's extremely dangerous.

And extremely dangerous things SHOULD be taken seriously.

[NMMNG]

4. Typical

Another reason I can't stand "faith based" charities. They never can seem to give aid without attempting to convert those they are aiding. :eyes:

[TreasonousBastard]

5. That's "faith based" in Shrubco's terms...

and are fundagelicals often using charity as a cover for their missionary work.

Most of the older religious charities are doing fine work without the missionary zeal. While religious missions and charities often coexist, the lines are clearly drawn and you get your meals or bandages sans sermon or strings.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

6. Yes, the more established religious charities learned long ago

that religious tests for receiving aid do more harm than good. If you proselytize and help at the same time, you're taking advantage of vulnerable people, and they may be tempted to convert in order to receive more aid, which the mainstream religions consider spiritually dangerous. They'd rather have sincere converts than opportunistic ones.