Scientology: Coming to Your Neighborhood?
Nancy Cartwright, the face behind the voice of Bart Simpson, is here to tell you in her non-cartoon voice about the excitement of recruiting new members for the Church of Scientology, which has long counted her among its members There's a "crusade" afoot in 2010, according to Cartwright (continued) .Nancy Cartwright, the face behind the voice of Bart Simpson, is here to tell you in her non-cartoon voice about the excitement of recruiting new members for the Church of Scientology, which has long counted her among its members. There’s a “crusade” afoot in 2010, according to Cartwright … and other enthusiastic Scientologists in this (leaked?) video … to bring “ideal orgs” to every neighborhood — in buildings we can all “dig on!” And ones that serve really good food too!
It’s unclear, if you will, whether the COS wants this video to be accessible to those outside its fold, so watch it quick, as it’ll probably disappear if that isn’t the case. –KA
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