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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Unique, or disturbingly similar to Trump's following?
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I think Trump's followers come in a variety of flavors. One can agree with some things he's done and disagree with others on numerous bases. I think with Scientology, you're all in - a full time resident of Crazytown - or you're an opportunist. It's hard to say, "I don't believe Xenu was real, but I like the camaraderie of those who do."
But, then again, give it 2000 years and, if Scientology persists and flourishes, people will accord it some credibility. Scholars will write books about how its origin stories are rooted in shreds of fact.
Maybe that's the rule with religion: Just survive, and eventually the story will be normalized into culture. Joseph Smith's stuff is increasingly mainstreamed.
