tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4000895280655907241.post1376275903994933687..comments2024-02-16T03:35:27.972-05:00Comments on The World According to Quinn: What If: The US Government Cracked Down On ScientologyMatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04691270309993277160noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4000895280655907241.post-76368819443316278872019-03-10T08:56:47.751-04:002019-03-10T08:56:47.751-04:00And then there's this disaster:
https://en.wi...And then there's this disaster:<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOVE<br /><br />Yes, they were a dangerous cult that was a nuisance to the neighborhood, but obliterating a significant chunk of a neighborhood with napalm might've been a tad bit excessive.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04691270309993277160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4000895280655907241.post-43000117588367286692019-03-10T08:54:14.703-04:002019-03-10T08:54:14.703-04:00Yeah, there is such a thing as "precedent&quo...Yeah, there is such a thing as "precedent" and the expression "hard cases make bad law."<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_cases_make_bad_law<br /><br />Scientology might deserve to be destroyed, but the next step might be right-wing politicians turning a blind eye to "deprogramming" (aka kidnapping) and left-wing politicians trying to go full Inquisition on "megachurches."Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04691270309993277160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4000895280655907241.post-39214499557138712792019-03-09T21:59:57.716-05:002019-03-09T21:59:57.716-05:00While I find the idea of Hubbard going to prison s...While I find the idea of Hubbard going to prison simply delightful, it is tragic that this could spin into some very unwholesome territory if the Federal government decided to crack down on what being a 'religious institution' meant.Stienberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16186576710561312616noreply@blogger.com