Those Scientologists.

As I've mentioned before, one of the ads that google has generated next to my blog is for Scientology.

This worries me a bit, as the ads are supposedly tailored to compliment the content of the blog. Meaning there's something about my blog that makes them think that either a) I'm a likely convert or b) You're a likely convert. Either way that's a bit dispiriting.

Anyway. I decided to have a look.

The link took me to a video. I think they've been running it as a TV ad.

Have a look here (or, if it's still there, click on the ad and make me a billionth of a cent or whatever it is).


My basic feeling is that if divvy millionaires want to spend their money on this sort of thing, good luck to them. More power to their many elbows. Beck, Will Smith. All those guys. Good luck to them.

But surely these sorts of ads should be slightly more strictly policed? I'm not talking about anything too stringent. Just little things. Like, I don't know, if you've got a religion based around cleansing oneself of space ghosts, then you should be legally compelled to mention space ghosts in your ads.

So where it finishes on "The Truth", they should be obliged to follow with, "Which, by the way, we think involves SPACE GHOSTS".
They could make a feature of it, and say it in a futuristic yet ghostly voice.

We'd be doing them a favour.

I'd be much more likely to sign up if they just went for it, and really trumpeted the kooky sci-fi nonsense. It's so much more appealing than all their Tom Cruise, sunglasses, stress test prattling. Modern life is hollow, what's the point, blah blah blah, miaow miaow miaow- tell me about the SPACE GHOSTS!

Come on, Scientology! Hit us with the good stuff! Win our hearts and minds!

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away.....