Category Archives: Spirituality and Religion

The Top Ten Times Classic Star Trek Got Culty

Posted on August 29, 2020 by Spike Robinson

This is not a standalone blogpost, but a series of notes for this video: where my friend Chris Shelton and I mull over the top ten dystopias that the crew visits (or cults that visit the crew) in order of … Continue reading →

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In Defense of De Indies

Posted on October 9, 2017 by Spike Robinson

Those of you who know me are aware I’ve never cracked open a Scientology book, let alone stepped into an Org. The only Hubbard material I’ve read is what I’ve had to read for my job, and as far as … Continue reading →

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My Top Five List – Dystopian Books

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Spike Robinson

Originally, it was going to be a top ten list. But, as the wit once said: “I didn’t have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one.” Writing a Top Five Dystopian Book List, very fun. … Continue reading →

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Stop the Ignorance!

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Spike Robinson

I try not to de-friend folks based on their political views; I think I’m openminded enough that I can disagree, even a lot, with a person and still be friends. But today I woke up to not only a hateful … Continue reading →

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The Xenu Window – and a Plea For Help

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Spike Robinson

Okay, so we know that I tend to get carried away. I’m still not sure why I started the project; I just felt that a bloodstained “faux” religion needed a “faux” stained glass window. In any case, before I knew it, … Continue reading →

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The Things You Find When Cleaning Out Your Hard Drive!

Posted on January 9, 2016 by Spike Robinson

A/N: This is an old piece that I’d honestly forgotten I still had stashed away in the depths of my hard drive. I wrote this back in 1997, just a few weeks after the Heaven’s Gate suicides, and maybe a … Continue reading →

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Ugly

Posted on December 24, 2015 by Spike Robinson

So I’ve been having an e-mail debate about the subjectivity of ugliness and beauty with the boss (we tend to engage in philosophical arguments via e-mail for fun), so the subject’s been on my mind. Right now we’re having a … Continue reading →

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Don’t give up …

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Spike Robinson
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Two more vids on YouTube

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Spike Robinson

Exactly what the title says. Here’s another Scientology Christmas spoof, and then the old jazz favorite I recorded while uploading it. First the spoofage: It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like R-6 and then the jazz: Autumn Leaves Enjoy.

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Opening Minds: the secret world of undue influence, manipulation and brainwashing

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Spike Robinson

Forget banning people from countries, forget dropping bombs on whole populations: that hasn’t worked yet, and it will never work. In order to stop the violence, we need to look at why, and perhaps even more importantly, how. Continue reading →

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