Actually the German publisher *Stern* won the case. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientology_controversy#L._Ron_Hubbard_and_starting_a_religion_for_money
I do discount the Heinlein connection. The SF community at the time (a subject of a bit of research on my part) was odd, but Heinlein was rather straight compared to some others. Plus Heinlein wasn't much of a gambler, IIRC. On 8/20/06, Maureen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > He was'nt wrong. > > BTW, the best date for the supposed comment is 1949, but the Church of > Scientology has disputed it in court and won. Another widely spread > rumor is that Scientology was started as the result of a bet between > Hubbard and Heinlein. > > I find Hubbard's writing impossible to read, but I doubt it contains > more bunk than any other "religion". > > And God said, "I will give you truth" and the Devil said "I will > organize it and call it religion". > > On 8/20/06, Russel Madere <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yes, especially when the same author is quoted as saying that the best > way > > an author can make a million dollars is to start a religion. It > apparently > > happened in 1947. > > > > On 8/20/06, Maureen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > More suspect than Angels, Demons and the Virgin Birth? > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:213693 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
