If you are not a troll you sure act like one.
It is a common and often used OSA-tactic to take whatever Scientology is accused of (often quite rightly so), and toss it back at whoever said the criticism. Hubbard designed a subject and practice that very much plays out what you said above, " "My opinion or belief is so important and true that I should make sure anyone who disagrees with it must have my opinion put in their face forcefully."
Scientology Study Tech, Qual Correction and Ethics have institutionalized that view. In Scientology there is only ONE VIEW - Hubbard's view. And that big fatass blowhard repeatedly shoved it anybody's face who would listen - just how important it was to accept and agree with anything that he said. Scientology is a textbook example of "having an opinion put in their faces forcefully" - everyday 24/7.
So, to have someone come here and toss that accusation at critics is . . . . stupidly funny. :hysterica:
You mentioned the pot calling the kettle black in a recent post. Look in the mirror.
This button of "anti-religious neurosis" is another typical and often used standard Scientology PR handling. The Chirch of Scientology has that half-assed website about "religious intolerance' and "anti-religious zealots" - it is a joke of the Internet, how disingenuous and contrived that entire web site is.
The truth is that many religions have in some regards been a bane upon the planet Earth. Some of the absolute craziest fantacism, hate and destruction has come from RELIGIONS! Granted, it hasn't been only them. Scientology itself has institutionalized intolerance into its very "scriptures". How?
There is no acceptance of any viewpoint besides Hubbard's and management's. It is entirely "our way or the highway". All Hubbard's ideas are to studied, duplicated, agreed with and promoted, to the exclusion of ANY other idea of any type. If you don't quite get some idea and agree with it, there is first word clearing. Then there is False Data Stripping, and then Crashing MU finding. All "correction" ceases once any person happily and enthusiastically agrees with Hubbard and Scientology management. Hubbard designed it that way - this is not some "additive" by DM. And, if those don't bring about avid agreement, then there is a disagreement remedy. If a person continues to refuse to agree completely, then there is ethics handlings, Sec Checks, O/W write-ups, mest work, and maybe the RPF or SP Declare. So, for you to come here toss about the word "intolerance" is hilarious!
I never saw a more strictly intolerant environment than that which exists within the Church of Scientology.
You are free to believe whatever you want, and express it. I grant anyone that. But, I am free to do the same, and I will express it.
You are correct when you say, "It's one of the major sources of disagreement and strife in the world. It causes wars and upsets everywhere."
Intolerance is institutionalized into the subject and practices of Scientology. Ask Paulette Cooper how tolerant Scientology and Hubbard were to her when she wrote and published what was basically a very accurate book about Scientology. They tried to destroy her life, livelihood and mind! Nobody here does ANYTHING to any other poster that even approaches such a sick degree of intolerance with such a gross unwillingness to allow other opinions and views to exist.
Scientology involves severe mind control, along with a willingness to do almost anything to shut up anybody with a contrary opinion.
If you want to see REAL INTOLERANCE, look at Hubbard and Scientology, not ESMB.
The use of terms like "religious intolerance", and the more recent "apostate" is simply an application of manipulative Scientology PR tech. They conduct surveys, discoverer that "religious intolerance" is a button for many people, and then attempt to IDENTITY and ASSOCIATE
Scientology critics and detractors with this concept of "religious intolerance". This is the behavioral engineering tech of modern advertizing taken to far greater limits.
So when I see any person tossing around such terms on this board I think: troll, plant (cover op), or truly stupid. :confused2: