Become a Volunteer Minister!

From: Modemac <modemac@modemac.com>
Date: Tue, Jun 24, 2003

This picture book advertisement/promotion for Scientology Volunteer
Ministers must have been made during the late sixties or early
seventies:

http://www.bloodyspew.com/

See the progression of religion through the ages, until it produces
the ultimate superhero of our time -- the Scientology Volunteer
Minister! See our heroic SVM clean up the community, show the police
how to do their jobs, perform laying on hands, and (especially)
introduce other members of the community to Scientology in a picture
format so cheesy, you'd have to believe this thing was made by
Scientology's enemies in order to discredit it!

--
First Online Church of "Bob"
http://www.modemac.com/

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From: ptsc <ptsc@nowhere.com>

This is a large chunk of the original Volunteer Minister Handbook with
(dreadful) photography by L. Ron Hubbard and (dreadful) drawings by
(I believe) Arthur Hubbard. Was this small section also released as a
pamphlet?

My personal guess is this will be DMCA'ed pretty quickly.

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From: glassgnost <dahacker@nospam.dslextreme.com>

ptsc wrote:

Looks like one of the vikings neglected to remove his wristwatch...

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From: Unclaimed Mysteries <k4doh@mindspring.com>

I'm looking forward to reading the new, improved captions for these
illustrations over on a.b.s.

--
It Came From C. L. Smith's Unclaimed Mysteries.
http://www.unclaimedmysteries.net

"Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth."
-Albert Einstein

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From: glassgnost <dahacker@nospam.dslextreme.com>

It seems inevitable, doesn't it?

BTW, regarding wristwatches: There are very few such timepieces in
evidence here. Were they simply unpopular at the time these photos were
taken, or did they tend to find thier way to the pawnshop to buy a few
minutes of peace from the Reg?

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From: ptsc <ptsc@nowhere.com>

Unclaimed Mysteries <k4doh@mindspring.com> wrote:
>I'm looking forward to reading the new, improved captions for these
>illustrations over on a.b.s.

If you want to do that, I suggest that you back up the website now. I have
a funny feeling this site is not long for the world and that DMCA notifications
are in its future.

Also, any fair use parodies should be posted to alt.binaries.scientology
and possibly alt.binaries.slack too. I'm not sure which abs you're referring
to.

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From: Unclaimed Mysteries <k4doh@mindspring.com>

I didn't even know there was an alt.binaries.5c1ent0logy. Good grief,
why won't you let L. "L. Cool" Ron alone?

I got an idea. We'll trade you purple for one of them tricked-up limited
edition Harley-Davidson-themed E-meters and a couple of "can't miss"
zombie prospects to be named later. The Church of the Subgenius is
trying to restock its farm system, in anticipation of several members
"jumping ship" in a couple of weeks.

What the heck, we'll trade you "Bob" for $30.

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From: Wbarwell <Wbarwell@munnged.mylinuxisp.com>

Modemac wrote:

> This picture book advertisement/promotion for Scientology Volunteer
> Ministers must have been made during the late sixties or early
> seventies:
>
> http://www.bloodyspew.com/

This stuff is to be found in the "Scientology Minister's Handbook",
an immense book the size of a small end table found in second
hand book stores occasionally.
There is quite a bit of ludicrous crap in this book, including these
pictures.
The photographer was none other Than Elron Hubbard himself.
They were taken about the time Hubbard was trying to make
movies while hiding in California.

Cheerful Charlie

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From: exscio <exscio@freeatlast.com>

It's like a set from a high school play. (Love that cardboard lightning
bolt on #1!)

Hey, check out pic #16...note the specification of the VM's role:

"A Volunteer Minister's role includes disseminating Scientology to all
those persons reaching for more knowledge. He sells them the books of
Dianetics and Scientology containing all the original data and which
will answer any of their questions." (Sounds more like a salesman than a
minister. Note the implication that the VM isn't qualified to answer
questions, the books are supposed to do that.)

BTW, in the bottom photo of page sixteen, why is that dork fiddling with
what looks like some kind of 1960s Radio Shack home electronics kit
while consulting the VM Handbook??

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From: blue and white Machine <leafs_rule_forever@hotmail.com>

Modemac wrote:
> This picture book advertisement/promotion for Scientology Volunteer
> Ministers must have been made during the late sixties or early
> seventies:
>
> http://www.bloodyspew.com/

LOL I think that one dude with the gun and the street pimp clothes is an
extra from Blackhawk Down

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From: alerma@nospam.bellatlantic.net (arnie lerma - www.lermanet.com)

Modemac <modemac@modemac.com> wrote:
>http://www.bloodyspew.com/

oh that you'd get a DMCA order to authenticate this,
It was truely mortifying to look at it...I do recall seeing this,
matter of fact, the red haired guy laying on the ground....playing the
street crime victim.... I think I know that guy...

All you need now is the 'Power of Source' LP playing in the
background, and this presentation could be used as the trailer for the
sequel...

signed

Anonymous

Ferengi + Borg = Scientology
I'd prefer to die speaking my mind than live fearing to speak.
The only thing that always works in scientology are its lawyers
The internet is the liberty tree of the new millennium
Secrets are the mortar binding lies as bricks together into prisons for the mind
http://www.lermanet.com - mentioned 4 January 2000 in
The Washington Post's - 'Reliable Source' column re "Scientologist with no HEAD"

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From: Tilman Hausherr <tilman@berlin.snafu.de>

Look at the "computer":
http://www.bloodyspew.com/thirteen.html

But my favourite is the restaurant scene:
http://www.bloodyspew.com/twentyfive.html
http://www.bloodyspew.com/twentysix.html

And what it is really all about:
http://www.bloodyspew.com/thirtyeight.html

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From: "Artemia Salina" <y2k@sheayright.com>

I think its terrible that all of you are making fun of someone's religion!
I know many scientologists and they are very nice people.

How would you like it if someone made fun of your religion?

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From: LaserWOG <laserwog@shaw.ca>

"Artemia Salina" scribbled:
>I think its terrible that all of you are making fun of someone's religion!
>I know many scientologists and they are very nice people.
>
>How would you like it if someone made fun of your religion?

http://www.xenu.net

Read it carefully.

'las


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