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Church of Scientology expresses opposition to proposed Clearwater Aquarium

DeeAnna

Patron Meritorious
"Clearwater, Florida -- The City of Clearwater may be about to witness a turf war. The two sides? Scientology vs. Winter the Dolphin."

Oh, I like this, I like this. It is simple, it is catchy, and it puts $cientology into a position that even someone who knows nothing at all about "the cherch" can grasp.

"$cientology vs. Winter the Dolphin" - I predict another nice, gooey public relations disaster for the Cof$ on this one!

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Mission statement for Clearwater Marine Aquarium:

"We believe in preserving our marine life and environment while inspiring the human spirit through leadership in education, research, rescue, rehabilitation and release."
http://www.seewinter.com/get-involved/understand-our-mission

Donate to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium:
https://donate.cmaquarium.org/page/contribute/give-to-cma-today

 

oneonewasaracecar

Gold Meritorious Patron
In addition to fish, pinnipeds, and clams; why doesn't the new aquarium put in a BT display? Just get a large tank, and rent it out to solo NOTs auditors for about a month. The BT's they cast off would stick to the walls of the tank. Presto! a unique exhibit. :biggrin:

Helena
This has potential.

"Don't feed the clams."

"Danger. Live Clams."
 

Type4_PTS

Diamond Invictus SP
Another one of the columnists (Daniel Ruth) writes about the Clearwater Aquarium:

Even Winter the dolphin is persona non grata to Scientology
http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/col...n-is-persona-non-grata-to-scientology/2212891


EDIT: I just took a look at some of the comments in response to this column. Here's a sampling:

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DeeAnna

Patron Meritorious
It appears that commenter "Kilgore Trout" is a clam rather than a fish.

Kilgore Trout


More important -- keeping in mind that the Times is quite willing to push really bad public policy if it somehow attacks Scientology -- is that aquarium promoters PRIOR to the referendum promised no tax money would be used for the facility, and that a new city hall could be built without tax money. After the referendum, the aquarium shills changed their minds -- now the only identifiable money for the aquarium is tax money. Voila -- a classic bait and switch. That transformation of "no taxes" into "all taxes" includes diverting ad valorem taxes paid by downtown property owners away from vital city interests and putting the money into the pockets of the aquarium bosses. The largest property tax bill in downtown Clearwater is paid by Scientology, and so it should rightfully have a voice in where its money goes.
That Ruth, who is to ethics what McDonalds is to haute cuisine, shouldn't know these basics about the aquarium is hard to believe.

 

CommunicatorIC

@IndieScieNews on Twitter
Scientology Triumphant - Clearwater Marine Aquarium scuttles plan to move to downtown

Scientology Triumphant - Clearwater Marine Aquarium scuttles plan to move to downtown Clearwater.

The Church of Scientology has beaten back the insidious threat posted by Winter the Dolphin.

Tampa Bay Times: Clearwater Marine Aquarium scuttles plan to move to downtown Clearwater

http://www.tampabay.com/news/busine...s-plan-to-move-to-downtown-clearwater/2227776

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CLEARWATER — In a significant setback for Tampa Bay's third-largest city, the Clearwater Marine Aquarium has decided not to move to downtown Clearwater after all, the Tampa Bay Times has learned.

The small aquarium near Clearwater Beach had proposed relocating to a significantly larger, modern $68 million facility that it intended to build on Clearwater's downtown bluff.

However, CMA is now abandoning that plan. Instead, it has decided to stay put and expand and upgrade its cramped quarters on Island Estates, a largely residential barrier island.

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Clearwater's downtown boosters believed that a new aquarium and a vibrant tourism scene would have diluted the presence of the Church of Scientology, which owns significant chunks of downtown.

Although the church attracts out-of-state believers who travel to Clearwater for religious services, some locals stay away from downtown partly because of Scientology's presence. Behind the scenes, Scientology had opposed the aquarium's proposed move to downtown.

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