South Park’s take on Scientology might be one of their most infamous episodes, and I finally watched it. As an ExMormon, I couldn’t help but notice the wild overlaps between Scientology and Mormonism (Joseph Smith and L. Ron Hubbard could’ve been besties, honestly). From “auditing” to tithing to volcano-based theology, we’re diving deep into cult parallels, celebrity believers, and why both religions are so good at making you pay for happiness.
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*Patreon South Park/Trump Reaction: https://www.patreon.com/posts/exmormon-reacts-140832722?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
*Complete South Park Scientology episode: https://southpark.cc.com/episodes/a3esfi/south-park-trapped-in-the-closet-season-9-ep-12
*Take the Scientology personality quiz: https://www.scientology-losangeles.org/personality-test/
*My Patreon Severance analysis: https://www.patreon.com/posts/6-ways-severance-125232153?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
*Joseph Smith’s early life and magical origins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWDt3-Rovlw&t=665s
*An illustrated guide to scientology: https://vinaire.me/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/dianetics-picture-book.pdf
*Going Clear Book: https://a.co/d/aibQb9A
*Operating Thetan levels PDF: https://file.wikileaks.org/file/scientology-ot-levels.pdf
*Leah Remini documentary: https://www.hulu.com/series/0b556be2-8ce1-488c-bb18-c29919292a98
*Last Podcast on the Left coverage of Scientology: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6nOwtm9BN3r0iPblt80YT4
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