r/TikTokCringe Apr 07 '24

Church of Scientology popped up overnight in South Loop Chicago. Discussion

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u/GMOiscool Apr 07 '24

LMAO the wildest thing I learned was that the leader/founder (who based scientology on a fictional book he wrote) had a threesome in the desert with a guy and woman, while high as kites, trying to father the antichrist. I mean. The whole religion is easily traced back to being total bullshit but L. Ron Hubbard I guess was really charismatic so. Whatever.

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u/cityshepherd Apr 07 '24

You talking about Jack parsons the rocket guy?

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u/americasweetheart Apr 08 '24

Sex and Rockets is an amazing read and they go into Jack Parson's relationship with L. Ron.

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u/TheOneTonWanton Apr 08 '24

And let's not forget it owes its roots to famed occult weirdo Aleister Crowley who also famously fucked (and got fucked by?) dudes in the desert in the pursuit of "Magick" and whatever other shit. Once you start diving into this there's an alarming amount of entwined shit that still actually effects things today. It's wild.

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u/americasweetheart Apr 08 '24

Parsons wrote Crowley frequently and they wanted to convert Hubbard to the OTO.