How would you feel if your children were taught the following in school:?

Question

Intelligent Design has been lauded in recent years as providing a much needed balance to the teaching of evolution. However, it's argument is very arbitrary in nature. Another alternative, and one we likely would see if Intelligent Design were admitted into the classroom, is the following:

75,000,000 years ago a being named Xenu ruled the Galactic Confederacy. When Xenu was close to being overthrown by a revolution he devised a plan to eliminate the excess populations of people under his dominion. With the aid of psychiatrists he drugged billions of people and then loaded them on space planes to be exterminated on a planet known as Teegeeack (Earth).

After reaching Teegeeack, the people were unloaded and placed around volcanoes ... then the volcanoes were blown high by implaced hydrogen bombs. Only a relatively few physical bodies survived.

The Thetans (souls of the dead bodies) were then brainwashed and later clustered into the surviving bodies.

And if your school is the first to begin teaching this doctrine, perhaps Tom Cruise, Jenna Elfman, or John Travolta will donate money towards their education.

PS : In case you didn't guess, this is the creation story from Scientology.

What is the Church of Piratology?

Also, I am intrigued by this Flying Spaghetti Monster ... please tell me more.

Jenna Elfman is hot. I'd convert for her.

Answer 1

What about Puff the Magic Dragon? Where is he in science class?

Answer 2

I would view this as an alternative to the story of creation, and basically reinforce the beliefs that have been handed down from Judaism and Christianity. I would say that there are several things that are being taught that I don't necessarily agree with, but they do fuel the mind and offer some level of education. Whether it is used or not, that's another story. But with this Scientology ... wow! It seems farfetched ... but how much more farfetched is an all powerful being who has never been subjected to linear time that created the entire universe? I realize that any answer to the question of how we came into existence will seem farfetched, because we are dealing with the unknown. But I don't think that we should just hear our side and no other ... nor should we expect our schools to teach what we as parents should teach and reinforce to our children. I think we get so caught up in our own ideals that we close our minds to other philosophies and view them as wrong, and learn nothing. Isn't that how one may define ignorance? I say, keep an open mind, and understand other views, but reinforce those views you hold true, and true they will remain.

Answer 3

I think what is most worrying about what you say, is there is a very real recruitment link between scientology and education.

Scientology has many front groups,

For example, ABLE, and Applied Scholastics are both scientology front groups concerned with education (AP being a part of ABLE).

They have been trying to get into schools for some time.

http://www.clambake.org/archive/infopack/10.htm
http://www.lermanet2.com/latimes/la90-4a.html#scholastics
http://www.lermanet2.com/cos/laweekly.html

Scientology is scary!

And just in case people wondered, is it true about Xenu?

Yes "This is what scientologists actually believe" to quote South Park, and here is the undeniable proof:

Here is an extract in his own handwriting confirmed by the Church's lawyers in a Court of Law:
http://www.xenu.net/archive/OTIII-scholar/

Here is another court freed document which concerns the whole of OTIII which came up in court during the Fishman Affidavit, you can check out other OT levels here too; see OTVIII for an interesting comment about Jesus.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~kspaink/fishman/index2.html

Here is a summary from an ex-member:
http://www.xenu.net/archive/OTIII-scholar/atack-ot3-summary.txt

And in case you haven't seen it here is another comedy insight into the scientology and xenu:
http://www.zipperfish.com/free/yaafm11.php
http://65.58.242.81/xenu.php

And of course, for anyone that missed it, the South Park episode: http://www.xenutv.com/cruise/sp-closet.htm

Answer 4

Since scientology is also considered a religion, I doubt it will be taught in schools. Same as any other religion. More than intelligent design or evolutionary theory, we need morals brought into education. Stop the bickering and finger pointing, and come up with some insight as to the best way to get our kids to start feeling compassion and how to deal with other peoples and ideas with understanding and patience.

Answer 5

I would only think that would be taught in English class when the kids read other bodies of fiction, like the Lord of the Rings and Romeo and Juliet. L. Ron Hubbard was a FICTION writer and the fact that people in Hollyweird are taking his fiction as historical fact is only more proof that most famous people need to be hit with a "clue by four"

Answer 6

It would never be taught in school. Remember they like to keep that part of their "religion" very quiet. The fact that South Park told everyone about that is the real reason they got so mad at them. If they had simply made fun of what Scientology releases to the general public then there never would have been an issue.

Answer 7

Unlike scientology, Christianity was a regular part of public schools from their very founding. But I do not support the teaching or endorsement of any religion in schools. At the same time I dont think its right for schools to prevent student religious groups from forming

Answer 8

Xenu vs. Jesus...round 1...Fight! lol

dude ... religious people have been brainwashed. they dont actually beleive their religion. they just think they have to. thats why there is like 454,532,587 different versions of christianity. everyone is different and needs a story that fits their psyche. only the top 10% or so of humans are smart enough to understand the universe. high IQ = not religious. low IQ = religious. they should teach that in school!

Answer 9

Scientology actually has an "origin of the universe" story? A religion that was admitted made up by two people on a Navy boat?

Answer 10

Many Christians do not necessarily want creation taught in school.We just think that evolution is wrong.

Answer 11

Whats intelligent abou that?

Another dimension in what people can come up with...but, it probably explains Scientology better than most, eh? :)

I wish you well..

Jesse