Church of Scientology v. YTMND

[C.F. Kane]

http://ytmnd.com/info/l_ron.html

 

[Mister Sinister]

And all they've done is add a special section to their front page dedicated to Scientology. Law suit iminent.

 

[Danalys]

scientology takes itself too seriously in action, but ludicrously in presentation.


edit: i just realised that ytmnd is the same way.

 

[Mister Sinister]

scientology takes itself too seriously in action, but ludicrously in presentation.

Yeah, they don't do themselves any favours. I'm by no means a scientologist and don't plan on being one, but I totally respect people like Tom Cruise being scientologists. But every time I see something like this I can't help but cringe.

 

[Danalys]

they can't help but be who they are, if they cannot see themselves.

 

[bulok]

Um, I think YTMND is protected by the Parody Fair Use Act. They can't sue them for copyright infringement if they are making a parody of the "church" of scientology.

 

[Danalys]

it's not slander if it's against an instituition.

 

[Ben Urich]

Yeah, sue one of the most popular sites on the internet for poking fun at you. That's a great way to improve your image.

 

[Superman79]

it's not slander if it's against an instituition.

Actually, Intstiutions can be defamed, a corporation has the same right to reputation as a person.

Really, as a public figure/entity they are open for parody so long as the parody is identifiable as such. see the famous Jerry Falwell v. Larry Flynt case

 

[Danalys]

thanks for the knowlage. justice systems all over the world depress me. in this case it's one petty group against another. why should one side win.

 

[Superman79]

thanks for the knowlage. justice systems all over the world depress me. in this case it's one petty group against another. why should one side win.

anytime

Really, I don't think there'll be a suit. There's nothing to litigate. There may be some news articles about Scientology getting pissed off, but other than that they'll both just keep doing what they're doing. So if it makes you feel any better neither side will win anything

 

[ScottyBBadd]

scientology takes itself too seriously in action, but ludicrously in presentation.


edit: i just realised that ytmnd is the same way.

I am not sure about YTMND, but I know Scientology is a joke.

 

[the_ultimate_evil]

so the church of scientology has trademarked the name CSI, crap looks like the shows better watch out

 

[ScottyBBadd]

so the church of scientology has trademarked the name CSI, crap looks like the shows better watch out

Lawsuit comming.

 

[Clerk]

I am an EbaumForum War Veteran, made my Myspace Suicide Parody, and am currently laughing my ass off at the genuis behind this, but I think this may be it for YTMND.....

 

[Cyclops]

You know, I think it's just about time Scientology went the **** away.

 

[Clerk]

This one scares me

 

[Cyclops]

Oh, thank God that thing doesn't have any lame "jump out and scare you" screens. I was waiting for one of those all along.

 

[Outsiderzedge]

lol, The internet is serious business.

 

[C.F. Kane]

YTMND's safety not guaranteed?

 

[Mister Sinister]

HAD to laugh at this one

http://lexownshubbard.ytmnd.com/

 

[Knightsaber Priss]

I say we all send them hate mail now!!!

 

[Knightsaber Priss]

This one scares me

Is there any way to corroborate the allegations made in this presentatuion like newsclippings, links to major Newspapers concerning the cases the people presented here? if so I think this really needs to be lobbied in Washington to check into the cientology Cult as a whole if such illegal, murderous activity is going on within this debase,ent of religion.

 

[Clerk]

I looked up the dead girl, and everything they said about heris legit......... just google her. Now Elron being a fugitive Im not sure of.

 

[bulok]

Dear Lord that institution is ridiculous. I don't know the voracity of this article but I read this in wikipedia.

Silent birth and infant care

Main article: Silent birth

Hubbard stated that the delivery room should be as silent as possible during birth. This stems from his belief that birth is a trauma that may induce engrams into the baby. Hubbard asserted that words in particular should be avoided because he stated that any words used during birth might be reassociated by an adult later on in life, with their earlier traumatic birth experience. Hubbard also wrote that the mother should use "as little anaesthetic as possible". According to Hubbard, babies should not be bathed after birth, but should be wrapped up tightly and left alone for a day or so. Hubbard also wrote that breastfeeding should be avoided (in contravention of common medical advice, which stresses its importance for the health of both the mother and the child[24]). As an alternative, Hubbard offered a concoction which he called the "Barley Formula", made from barley water, homogenized milk, and corn syrup or honey. Hubbard claims that "I picked it up in Roman days." (Corn syrup is made from maize grain, which was unknown to Europeans before colonization of the New World.) [25] However, this formula is potentially unsafe; honey can cause infant botulism when given to infants under twelve months of age.[26][27][28]

Hubbard had no qualifications to give pediatric advice and his claims regarding the care of babies and infants are disputed by the majority of doctors and health care professionals. Patricia Devine, MD, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist who directs the Labor and Delivery Unit at Columbia University Medical Center, said "There's absolutely no scientific evidence that taking [noise] away at the time of delivery will have any effect on outcome for the baby or mother."[29]

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