# Has Scientology become more mainstream?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-scientology-become-more-mainstream/145112>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 27, 2002, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-scientology-become-more-mainstream/145112 "2002-12-27T05:42:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 3

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![joe\_iguana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2acd7d/32.png) [@joe\_iguana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joe_iguana)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2002, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-scientology-become-more-mainstream/145112/41 "2002-12-29T10:53:11Z")

</div>

as for the criminal comment trader…lol…well, i’m scottish, irish and a little cherokee…so I’m sure I’ve got a lot of family in australia for various crimes against the queen. lol. most likely for drinking too much and trying to sleep with one of them. 😉

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Kalt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Kalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalt)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2002, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-scientology-become-more-mainstream/145112/42 "2002-12-29T11:00:28Z")

</div>

[http://nowscape.com/mormon/mormons4.htm](http://nowscape.com/mormon/mormons4.htm)

sounds pretty insane to me.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![trader\_of\_shots](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@trader\_of\_shots](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trader_of_shots)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2002, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-scientology-become-more-mainstream/145112/43 "2002-12-29T11:25:00Z")

</div>

I tried not to link to site whom are not offically linked with the subject manner.

IE " Jews suck as reported on [www.nazi.org](http://www.nazi.org)"

And yes you are right. Mormons are scarey, JW’s are Scarier.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2002, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-scientology-become-more-mainstream/145112/44 "2002-12-29T12:33:08Z")

</div>

Doctor Goo Fee wrote:

> [@](#):
>
> I think the CoS is full of deluded souls. I think the same of the Christian faith. At least I’m consistent.

“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.” — R. W. Emerson

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![trader\_of\_shots](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@trader\_of\_shots](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trader_of_shots)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2002, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-scientology-become-more-mainstream/145112/45 "2002-12-29T12:37:58Z")

</div>

> [@](#):
>
> \*Originally posted by Doctor Goo Fee \*  
> \*\* I think the CoS is full of deluded souls. I think the same of the Christian faith. At least I’m consistent.  
> \*\*

To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men,–that is genius. — R. W. Emerson

[Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-scientology-become-more-mainstream/145112.md?page=2)