Indie film director John Roecker was walking to his car in Los Feliz while wearing a shirt with the slogan "Scientology is Gay" when a shirtless dude and Jenna Elfman approached him. The shirtless dude was Jenna's husband and he told John that he was making fun of his religion. It's then that Jenna went ape-shit!
According to Roecker, whose encounter was first reported on LA's KROQ-FM's Kevin and Bean Show, the invective started to fly after he made several references to Scientology theology and its reported central tenant, the story of Xenu.
Roecker says Jenna repeatedly said "What crimes have you committed?" and began screaming at Roecker, "Have you raped a baby?" as motorists on Los Feliz Boulevard drove by in snarled traffic.
Roecker says it appears that Bodhi Elfman prepared to take a swing at him, but thought against it.
Bizarrely, Roecker also says that the Elfmans had a young, twenty-something male companion with them whom they continually instructed to move away and cover his ears whenever references to Xenu were made.
Holy shit! Jenna Elfman is nuts! Scientology honestly turns your brains into mush. I shouldn't be saying this, because those bitches are powerful and will eff me up. I was thinking of becoming a Scientologist just because with all the guys in there, I'd probably get a lot of dick!
faceless wrote:No matter how mental they may be they should be allowed to carry on their religion without bigotted twats insulting them on the street.
And what they said wasn't insulting?
What they said was insulting also. Christians, Muslims, Hindus, and many other religions have to deal with insulting shirts and other items. Just like those of us who are not religious sometimes have to deal with religious people coming to tell us how we are going to burn in hell for our wicked ways.
He had a right to wear that shirt. They choose to come up to him and start the argument in an offensive manner.
The Scientologists can believe whatever they want to believe in, they have that right but they will have to learn to deal with the slings and arrows that most religions have to deal with also.
He insulted them directly first and he caused the situation with his bigotted bullshit. They shouldn't have reacted the way they did, but that's his fault.
Maybe he expected people to be bullied and not respond?
faceless wrote:No matter how mental they may be they should be allowed to carry on their religion without bigotted twats insulting them on the street.
And what they said wasn't insulting?
What they said was insulting also. Christians, Muslims, Hindus, and many other religions have to deal with insulting shirts and other items. Just like those of us who are not religious sometimes have to deal with religious people coming to tell us how we are going to burn in hell for our wicked ways.
He had a right to wear that shirt. They choose to come up to him and start the argument in an offensive manner.
The Scientologists can believe whatever they want to believe in, they have that right but they will have to learn to deal with the slings and arrows that most religions have to deal with also.
