From: neil@gargoyle.apana.org.au (Neil Muspratt) Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology Subject: Re: 8 Million Members? Bah! Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 13:09:27 GMT Organization: Free Xenu Campaign Headquarters Lines: 105 Message-ID: <3542dd0d.5029317@troll.apana.org.au> References: <353f5717.6768078@troll.apana.org.au> Reply-To: neil@gargoyle.apana.org.au NNTP-Posting-Host: dialup-1.brisbane.apana.org.au Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.5/16.451 On Thu, 23 Apr 1998 16:30:50 GMT, neil@gargoyle.apana.org.au (Neil Muspratt) wrote: > If your city is anything like mine (about 1 million people), you'll > notice quite a large difference between your two numbers, with the > Mormons winning hands down. Here are the entries for Brisbane, taken from the online edition of the Telstra White Pages (http://www.whitepages.com.au). First, the Mormons: CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS THE AUSTRALIA BRISBANE MISSION 146 RACECOURSE RD HAMILTON 4007 ............... (07) 3268-7077 Map TOWER ST ASCOT 4007 ........................... (07) 3262-6856 TOWER ST ASCOT 4007 OR ........................ (07) 3256-1441 5 THOMPSON ST VICTORIA POINT 4165 ............. (07) 3207-8088 Map REGIONAL EMPLOYMENT CENTRE 200 RIVER TCE KANGAROO POINT 4169 ............. (07) 3891-2877 Map ZONE BUILDING SUPERVISOR 6 GABBINBAR CRT PINE MOUNTAIN 4306 ............ (07) 3201-4028 Map FAMILY HISTORY CENTRES BRASSALL 66 HAIG ST 4305 ...................... (07) 3201-5182 Map BURPENGARY LOT2 BUCKLEY RD 4505 ............... (07) 3888-0084 Map EIGHT MILE PLAINS 370 UNDERWOOD RD 4113 ....... (07) 3341-0459 Map ENOGGERA 75 GAYTHORNE RD 4051 ................. (07) 3855-2698 Map KANGAROO POINT 200 RIVER TCE 4169 ............. (07) 3391-7585 Map MEETINGHOUSES BELLBIRD PARK 168 REDBANK PLAINS RD BELLBIRD PARK WARD 4300 ..................... (07) 3814-0121 GOODNA WARD (SAMOAN) ......................... (07) 3814-4355 BELLBIRD PARK 168 REDBANK PLAINS RD MORTON WARD (SAMOAN) ......................... (07) 3814-3918 BRACKEN RIDGE 16 LANYON ST (NORTH STAKE) 4017 . (07) 3869-1736 Map BRACKEN RIDGE WARD 4017 ..................... (07) 3269-1094 BRASSALL 66 HAIG ST (IPSWICH STAKE) 4305 ...... (07) 3201-5177 Map BRASSALL WARD 4305 .......................... (07) 3201-7925 IPSWICH FIRST WARD 4305 ..................... (07) 3201-7799 IPSWICH SECOND WARD (SAMOAN) ................. (07) 3201-4585 BURPENGARY WARD LOT 2 BUCKLEY RD 4505 ......... (07) 3888-3369 Map CABOOLTURE WARD .............................. (07) 3888-3820 CAMP HILL SYLVIA ST 4152 ...................... (07) 3398-5601 CAMP HILL WARD 4152 ......................... (07) 3843-2197 CHERMSIDE WARD 391 RODE RD 4032 ............... (07) 3359-4732 Map CLEVELAND WARD DELANCEY ST 4163 ............... (07) 3286-4267 CAPALABA WARD 4157 .......................... (07) 3821-4962 EIGHT MILE PLAINS 370 UNDERWOOD RD 4113 ....... (07) 3341-1953 Map EIGHT MILE PLAINS (STAKE) 4113 .............. (07) 3841-6788 EIGHT MILE PLAINS WARD 4113 ................. (07) 3341-7227 EIGHT MILE PLAINS 370 UNDERWOOD RD 4113 ....... (07) 3341-1953 Map LOGAN WARD (SAMOAN) 4114 .................... (07) 3841-6833 ROCHEDALE WARD 4123 ......................... (07) 3341-8170 ENOGGERA WARD 75 GAYTHORNE RD 4051 ............ (07) 3355-0540 Map BUNYA FOREST WARD 4055 ...................... (07) 3355-3924 INALA 20 BLACKTHORN ST INALA BRANCH (TONGAN) 4077 .................. (07) 3278-7663 OXLEY WARD 4075 ............................. (07) 3372-5751 KANGAROO POINT 200 RIVER TCE 4169 ............. (07) 3391-2708 Map BRISBANE STAKE ............................... (07) 3391-3483 BRISBANE WARD ................................ (07) 3391-4039 KANGAROO POINT BRANCH (SPANISH) 4169 ........ (07) 3217-3633 MANLY WARD STRAWBERRY RD 4179 ................. (07) 3396-2979 MARSDEN WARD THIRD AVE 4132 ................... (07) 3803-6466 PARK RIDGE WARD 4125 ........................ (07) 3803-4514 MOUNT WARREN PARK MT WARREN BLV BEENLEIGH FIRST WARD ......................... (07) 3287-1434 BEENLEIGH SECOND WARD (SAMOAN) ............... (07) 3807-2155 REDCLIFFE WARD 389 OXLEY AVE 4020 ............. (07) 3284-7196 Map SPRINGWOOD 29 CINDERELLA DRV 4127 ............. (07) 3808-5344 Map Second, Scientology (requiring several searches): DIANETICS CENTRE-HUBBARD 2NDFLR 106 EDWARD ST BRISBANE 4000 .............. (07) 3229-8602 Map DIANETICS INFORMATION CENTRE 106 EDWARD ST BRISBANE 4000 ..................... (07) 3229-8602 Map CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY 106 EDWARD ST BRISBANE 4000 (07) 3229-8407 Map SCIENTOLOGY CHURCH OF 2NDFLR 106 EDWARD ST BRISBANE 4000 .............. (07) 3229-8407 Map HUBBARD COLLEGE OF ADMINISTRATION 12B PARKVIEW ST MILTON 4064 ..................... (07) 3369-1422 Map I couldn't find any entries for the CCHR (although the last printed edition of the Brisbane White Pages has one, same address, 2/106 Edward Street), nor for Criminon, Narconon, ABLE, WISE, etc., etc. As David has already alluded, Scientology's internal structure doesn't mimic a mainstream Christian or LDS church and therefore doesn't require the same investment in buildings. However, I think the information above speaks volumes for how small $cientology really is in this city, and no doubt the world over. Small, but still dangerous. +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Neil Muspratt SP3.08 neil@gargoyle.apana.org.au | | Brisbane Australia | +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ The first step towards knowledge is to know that we are ignorant. - Richard Cecil