Comments on: Xenophon’s Scientology inquiry defeated in Senate http://www.antitheistdaily.com/2010/03/11/xenophons-scientology-inquiry-defeated-in-senate/ Your Australian Source of Atheist News Sat, 31 Dec 2011 09:10:04 +1030 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Michael Kingsford Gray http://www.antitheistdaily.com/2010/03/11/xenophons-scientology-inquiry-defeated-in-senate/comment-page-1/#comment-103 Michael Kingsford Gray Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:14:09 +0000 http://www.antitheistdaily.com/?p=1144#comment-103 I doubt that any tactic by Xenophon the Xenuphobe would budge the 2 main parties from their fear of enquiry into cults. For it would open the possibility that their insane death cult might be questioned, and neither of the staunchly stupid superstitious leaders want even the remotest chance that their pÓ•dophillic power sect be subjected to rational enquiry. I doubt that any tactic by Xenophon the Xenuphobe would budge the 2 main parties from their fear of enquiry into cults.
For it would open the possibility that their insane death cult might be questioned, and neither of the staunchly stupid superstitious leaders want even the remotest chance that their pÓ•dophillic power sect be subjected to rational enquiry.

]]> By: nickandrew http://www.antitheistdaily.com/2010/03/11/xenophons-scientology-inquiry-defeated-in-senate/comment-page-1/#comment-91 nickandrew Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:48:22 +0000 http://www.antitheistdaily.com/?p=1144#comment-91 Looks like a tactical error on Xenophon's part. He widened the scope to include a review of the tax-free nature of all religions instead of sticking strictly to Scientology. Xenophon (Or as they are calling him in ARS, "Xenuphon") will try again with an inquiry with terms of reference limited to Scientology. Much as I'd like to see tax-free nature of religions removed, and limiting of government funding to secular aims, that's a much bigger hurdle to cross (and one the Senate is apparently already investigating, since that was one of the quoted reasons for refusing Xenophon's inquiry). The Scientology problem needs to be addressed first because Scientology is an abusive, destructive, totalitarian organisation which hides behind the moniker of religion and the law of copyright. Looks like a tactical error on Xenophon’s part. He widened the scope to include a review of the tax-free nature of all religions instead of sticking strictly to Scientology.

Xenophon (Or as they are calling him in ARS, “Xenuphon”) will try again with an inquiry with terms of reference limited to Scientology.

Much as I’d like to see tax-free nature of religions removed, and limiting of government funding to secular aims, that’s a much bigger hurdle to cross (and one the Senate is apparently already investigating, since that was one of the quoted reasons for refusing Xenophon’s inquiry).

The Scientology problem needs to be addressed first because Scientology is an abusive, destructive, totalitarian organisation which hides behind the moniker of religion and the law of copyright.

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