People who suddenly "find religion"

[odeon]

I found a religion on my doorstep the other day. I think it was Buddhism.

The Buddhists are going door to door now? 

No, not the believers, just the religion.

Question is, is a Buddhist a believer? There is no deity in Buddhism.

It's a belief system, isn't it?  You don't necessarily have to believe in a deity; there are plenty of lifestyle choices and practices defined by the system.

['andersom']

I found a religion on my doorstep the other day. I think it was Buddhism.

The Buddhists are going door to door now? 

No, not the believers, just the religion.

Question is, is a Buddhist a believer? There is no deity in Buddhism.

It's a belief system, isn't it?  You don't necessarily have to believe in a deity; there are plenty of lifestyle choices and practices defined by the system.

True, and in that a lot can be called a religion, repeating the words and customs of others before you.

[odeon]

Speaking of which, I walked past the "church" of scientology's London offices the other day. So yes.

['andersom']

Speaking of which, I walked past the "church" of scientology's London offices the other day. So yes.

Those are scary.

Did you get an invitation for an in depth interview?

[odeon]

Speaking of which, I walked past the "church" of scientology's London offices the other day. So yes.

Those are scary.

Did you get an invitation for an in depth interview?

No, thankfully.

I did one of those in the 80s, though, out of curiosity.  They were a lot more active then.

['andersom']

Speaking of which, I walked past the "church" of scientology's London offices the other day. So yes.

Those are scary.

Did you get an invitation for an in depth interview?

No, thankfully.

I did one of those in the 80s, though, out of curiosity.  They were a lot more active then.

Did you hand them your address?

[odeon]

Speaking of which, I walked past the "church" of scientology's London offices the other day. So yes.

Those are scary.

Did you get an invitation for an in depth interview?

No, thankfully.

I did one of those in the 80s, though, out of curiosity.  They were a lot more active then.

Did you hand them your address?

Oh no. I did the four-page form, listened patiently to the guy explaining what I should do, and then left.

[Yuri Bezmenov]

Speaking of which, I walked past the "church" of scientology's London offices the other day. So yes.

Those are scary.

Did you get an invitation for an in depth interview?

No, thankfully.

I did one of those in the 80s, though, out of curiosity.  They were a lot more active then.

Did you hand them your address?

Oh no. I did the four-page form, listened patiently to the guy explaining what I should do, and then left.

I did the same thing in Santa Barbara in the early 90's.

They had a very active recruitment center right on State Street.

They tend to go after upper middle-class and rich people who can actually afford membership in their cult, that's why they were there.

Oh, one more thing, I was tripping on mushrooms when I took the test.     

[odeon]

I'm sure they had lots of advice to offer.

[Queen Victoria]

If I find it, is there a reward?

['andersom']

Do you know who the original owner is?

[Queen Victoria]

I was just going to leave it at the customer service desk with my phone number.

['andersom']

Scientology will call you back to ask for your address.

[Yuri Bezmenov]

I'm sure they had lots of advice to offer.

Even fucked up on mushrooms, I could still think circles around those brainwashed morons.

So if you know someone who is joining a cult, tell them to pick up a drug habbit instead.   

[odeon]

It's more or less the same thing.