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[–] peeonyou@hexbear.net 21 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

but wasn't scientology created in america too?

[–] CarmineCatboy2@hexbear.net 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

yeah but that one is just slavery

[–] CliffordBigRedDog@hexbear.net 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

i mean so is mormonism lol

do you think those guys just really like sleeveless shirts

[–] CarmineCatboy2@hexbear.net 7 points 2 weeks ago

i didn't know they had those!

[–] PKMKII@hexbear.net 9 points 2 weeks ago

I wouldn’t call Scientology a major religion. No credibly survey or source has ever put Scientology membership globally higher than five figures, whereas the LDS says they have 17 million members worldwide. Which may be inflated, but even if they’re padding the numbers a bit that’s still hundreds of times larger than Scientology.

Scientology is good at being noisy and intimidating and having famous members, but it’s never translated into a real mass movement religion.