If Scientologists are allowed to take our golf courses, what's next?

Maybe the Scientologists needed the land to gather in their increasing flock of wacky believers.

Perhaps they'll build another Waco-like, David Koresh compound to hold their victims captive.

Scientology is not some goofy alien worshipping church. It is an evil mind controlling cult, bent on extracting as much cash from unsuspecting, weak-minded individuals. They will stop at nothing to destroy anyone perceived as a critic. GOOGLE: Paulette Cooper, Lisa McPherson, Mark Bunker, Operation Snow White, Uwe Stuckenbrock, Tory Christman. Do it!

Let me be sure I understand what you are saying. A 9 hole golf course which was called "Golden Era Golf Course" was once owned by some person or entity besides the Church of Scientology. Apparently then, it is your position that, since the land was once used as a golf course, that land shall remain in perpetuity, a golf course. And if (any) Church or person purchase, legally purchase, the property said golf course lay upon, that Church (or other entity) is morally obligated to allow you to play golf upon it. Did I get what you are saying, beanbrain?

Welcome to the club, Mr. Wolfram.

The Church of Scientology has taken a lot from many of us world wide; They recently used Tom Cruise to ban the John Duignan book 'The Complex' in the UK - They currently stalk, assault & threaten Anonymous protesters - Mario Majorski, the mentally ill man who was shot & killed at the Scientology Celebrity Center, spoke openly about how Scientology ruined his life and it ended as a tragic story.

Yet any criticism about their misdeeds or unethical behavior is countered by lies, harassment, stalking, threats, lawsuits, beatings and even death.

If you want to stand against the Church of Scientology then I applaud your bravery, but DO NOT ACT ALONE.

They will work 24/7 to destroy your life.

Great article! Thanks. Scientology is a worlwide criminal racket as well as a cult. If people knew what Scientology is really up to -- boy, you'd see some action. Until now, their slick PR has convinced people that they are merely "weird." They are much worse than just weird. Much worse. Check out http://www.youfoundthecard.com

"......space-alien-loving, vampire-idolizing Bigfoot-worshippers?"......
Please don't talk rubbish - where the hell did you get those ideas from?

"But generally, Scientology is not really worthy of much attention, if people want to give away their money to charlatans, who am I to judge?"

Your flippancy is irritating and dangerous. Whilst you are moaning about golf courses this organisation is infiltrating government offices and other sites of interest. Their target, incredible though it seems, is to take over the world. Though you may scoff at this, believing it a ridiculous ambition, you skim over the damage which is being done to members of the cult (who you don't care about) and to those who place their livlihood ,and indeed lives, in exposing scientology's crimes and abuses.

If you could do a little research, using LR Hubbard as your main source, you will see how completely corrupted the whole entity of scientology is. Maybe you could check out Jason Beghe, Larry Brennan, Jon Atack, Lisa McPherson and many other characters who have suffered and died through the cults abuse.

Scientology has nothing against golf-courses per se -they have something against people. Tom Cruise considers himself to be a Homo Novis. This is a level higher than our Homo-Sapien level. Their goal is to 'clear the planet'. Only they can do it. We are in the way unless we agree with them. Written very clearly in Hubbards writing is his desire to wipe out those who should be considered enemies. The Homo Novis attitude can be compared to Hitlers Nazi philosophy but there are many other clear comparisons: the structure of the organisation is a totalitarian one.

Millions of dollars are spent annually prohibiting and attacking reasonable criticism. At the moment a new book by John Duignan, a former Sea Org member, is being prevented from the wide distribution that any book with a powerful message to deliver deserves.

I don't care much for golf, but my nephew has recently discovered a joy for it, so when I think of your loss I think what it might mean for him if he were in the same situation. In other words you have my sympathy.

I'd just like to ask you why do you think it happened? Were you too close to one of their centres of abuse? There are armed guards around many sensitive areas managed by scientology. Do you know what happens in their RPF: Rehabilitation Project Force, a form of concentration camp? All rights which you and I enjoy, and would loudly complain should they be restricted are denied to all members of this cult. Some of their members want to leave but they can't. Do you know they have a concentration camp regime for children?

Look at the website: ex-scientologykids. Examine xenu tv.com and Operation Clambake. You will be shocked, maybe you will fill your trousers. I think you will be more wary about poking fun at the so-called 'church' of scientology.

I think I will have to agree with the above post from General Public in that if you read William K W's article you may well think it's all a stupid joke. "Scientologists Steal Golf Courses" is nothing to put on a demonstration banner.

Willy, you can write - therefore lets have something sharp from you.

Scientology has been buying up properties and excluding the public for a long time. They buy historic buildings and turn them into "orgs", they start construction projects that never get completed (check out the 'superpower' building') and they have completely ruined the city of Clearwater, Florida - downtown used to be a lovely place, but the cult came in and scared everyone off. It turns out it was their plan all along - look up 'Project Normandy'.

Well out of ALL the crimes Scientology has committied, I don't believe closing a golf course is up there on the list. Their crimes in their Sea Org alone include mind control,family disconnection,child and elderly abuse,tax evasion,coerced abortions,little to no wages,sleep deprivation,unhealthy and minimal food,emotional abuse,passport seizing,illegal alien trafficking,abuse of Medicare system,holding people against their will,imprisoning it's members behind gates with barbed wire on the INSIDE of their fences at Gold Base Gillman Springs, US mail tampering... shall I bother going on? That is JUST their Sea Org. They operate under many front groups,so they can hide their income. They strong armed the IRS in 1993 and blackmailed them so they can have tax exemption. Their CCHR is hell bent on destroying the pyschiatry industry and has a special force to try to look up crimes and legally trip up psychiatrists in any way they can. They practice a "Fair Game" policy which stalks,harrasses and leaks personal info on their critics, and they make up crimes if they can't find any. They "offload" their elderly from the Sea Org when they are no longer useful. They buy up tons of property and do not pay ANY taxes on ANY of it. They bilk their members out of hundreds and thousands of dollars. This all starts out with a STRESS TEST or PERSONALITY TEST which will tell you how many PROBLEMS you have. Wether you have them or not. After all... if you didn't have ANY problems... they would never make a dime. So they make sure you do. Their own founder claimed it is not a religion, and IT'S NOT. Although I said I didn't think closing a golf course is up their on their crimes list, I am happy to see ANY article in oppostition to this CULT. Any attention against them is good. People should educate themselves on their crimes and abuses. I once thought Scientology should be reformed, but after this recent shooting, I believe it shouild be dissolved. If people want to read Hubbard's books, then fine, but they dont' have to bilk people out of hundereds and thousands of dollars with a promise of going up the "Bridge To Total Freedom", because it does not exist, and it a bridge to nowhere and sorrow.

What an extremely bigoted article.

I am a scientologist in the UK and I play golf to a 3 handicap.

I can't believe the rubbish you have written about what scientology is or what I am supposed to believe in.

I believe you are just using the closure of the golf course to drum up hate. Shame on you!

It's not the wacky beliefs; it's the policy-driven abuses of people and the law that are the problem with Scientology.

"I think that the protections that we enjoy for freedom of worship exist
so long as we don’t step over the line. When religious worship and
belief cross over into things like fraud, victimization of others and
the disruption of the political arena, that protection is no longer
appropriate."

--Robert Goff

These violently insane Scientology criminals shit on every community they sneak in to, with CLearwater, Florida being the worse example of what happens to the community and the local economy when Scientology moves in and takes over.

Now the crime syndicate has racketeered local Riversize corrupt politicians to take away people's Constitutional rights to protests outside of the criminal enterprise's business offices and heavilly arms and fortified cult compound there at their Gilman Hot Springs hideout.

To learn more about Scientology, go to WWW.XENU.NET or just Wikipedia "Scientology" or "Dianetics" or "Xenu"

- Find out WHY Tom Cruise jumped on Oprah's couch!
- Find out the secrets behind the "space opera"
- Fine out what they are hiding at Gilman Hot Springs... and why

Get a life, Willy. You can do whatever you want to do on your property, and they can do whatever they want on theirs.

Instead of whining, why don't you go build a new golf course? Or volunteer to clean one up? Or set up a class where kids can learn to play? Or write a book about golf? You get the idea, pal?

What an extremely bigoted article.

You can be sure that ANY comment left here with the word bigot in it, is from a Scientologist. They are some of the BIGGEST bigots in the world. Their own founder was raciast and has been quoted on saying the most God awful things about blacks and gays. They are also against Christians. Their own founder called Jesus a pedophile.