Scientology is Funny - But to be Fair, So Is Christianty

Though it has been demonstrated that Scientology does have a strange sort of science-fiction story that is shared with only its upper level members, they will deny it.  They will dismiss it,  downplay its significance - will say that they've never heard of such things or say that story has no significance in contemporary Scientology.

It's easy to make fun of their story. It's a weird story - well,maybe not weird if you're reading it as a science fiction novel, or watching it as a movie (and LRH did draft a screenplay version of it entitled Revolt in the Stars) - but it is a weird story when one considers it as part of a religious faith.

But to be fair...

Christianity has its own weird story at its core.  Really.  God came down from heaven, impregnated a virgin girl, whose son grew up claiming to be God's son, was executed and then rose from the dead three days later and then floated back into heaven, but not before warning his followers that he would return.  This too seems weird.  And it's easy to make fun of it. Many have, and I'm sure, many will in the future.

But there is a difference. (There are many differences. I'm only going to highlight this one):  We will share our story with you.  It's not a secret. 

And we know that it's a wild story - an unbelievable story.  The apostle Paul wrote in his first letter to the Christians in the city of Corinth, "While the Jews demand miracles and the Greeks look for wisdom, we are preaching a crucified Christ: to the Jews an obstacle they cannot get over, to the gentiles foolishness, but to those who have been called, whether they are Jews or Greeks, a Christ who is both the power of God and the wisdom of God...." (1 Corinthians 1: 22-24)

We know that our story is irrational, that it is supernatural.  We know that lays beyond quantifiable certainty.  We accept that it is un-provable.    This is faith and we are unashamed to share it with you.

Oh, and we won't charge you for it either....