scientology Pamphlet presents the great leaders of religious history, from Buddha to Christ, all lined up evolution-chart style beneath a dinner-jacketed Scientologist wielding his oversized official handbook.
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from here: [URL]http://blogs.pitch.com/plog/2009/08/with_crappy_photoshopping_the_church_of_scientology_risks_a_fatwa.php[/URL]
Nobody ever accused the Cult of L. Ron of PR expertise.
As we pointed out in [URL="http://blogs.pitch.com/plog/2009/08/a_studies_in_crap_anniversary_clip_show_seven_amusing_pieces_of_crap_not_worth_full_columns_kansas_city_scientology.php"]yesterday's Studies in Crap post[/URL], the hilariously titled promotional pamphlet "Scientology: Something CAN Be Done About It" features a doozy of a photo-illustration guaranteed to offend, say, three-fourths of the world's religious believers.
It presents the great leaders of religious history, from Buddha to Christ, all lined up evolution-chart style beneath a dinner-jacketed Scientologist wielding his oversized official handbook.
The implication: All of religious history has been building to this schmo measuring your thetans.
[URL="http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/sceintologyevolution.jpg"][IMG]http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/assets_c/2009/08/sceintologyevolution-thumb-400x299.jpg[/IMG][/URL] What truly startles, though, is the inclusion of Mohammad just to the left of that bored looking bed-sheet Jesus. Yes, only the prophet's eyes and hands are visible, but that's not likely to comfort followers of [URL="http://www.religionfacts.com/islam/things/depictions-of-muhammad-in-islamic-art.htm"]the Hadith rules that strictly forbid[/URL] any such depiction. Remember [URL="http://www.villagevoice.com/2006-02-14/news/the-cartoons-conspiracy/"]those Danish cartoons[/URL] a couple years back? Here's Mohammed and a friend.
[URL="http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/scientologysomethingcanjesusandmo.jpg"][IMG]http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/assets_c/2009/08/scientologysomethingcanjesusandmo-thumb-333x468.jpg[/IMG][/URL] When it comes to offending all faiths with garish Photoshoppery, the Scientologists hit for the cycle.
Great stuff! hahaha