lmfao....

[gp1628]

Any religion which has non-confrontation rules tends to become the target of some of the most surprising confrontations. Especially when people throw some of the most extreme "truths and facts" at them without listening to the responses. Even worse when people are obviously testing the non-response of the religion. Hindu monks, amish, quakers, buddhists, etc etc.

As for the open-mindedness toward Scientology...
as an ex-scientologist I will say that there are perfetyl good reasons for not choosing scientology. On the other hand, most of what I see posted about it is crap as far as my personal experiences go. If you want to remain open minded, try to treat each bit fairly. As in "even if it were true, thats so terrible compared to what?". Kindof a stones vs glass houses viewpoint. I find that many religions dont stand up too well to such comparisons. But if you want to save yourself some time you will find it hashed and rehashed many times over in a nicely neutral "Discuss Scientology" forum on BeliefNet.

Gandalf Parker