Since when did cults start advertising on the tube?

by AlphaGems

45 comments
  1. I thought we’d had this post before, people were going on about the Shen You or whatever its called.

  2. Jehovah’s Witnesses will be knocking the doors of toilet stalls next.

  3. Can’t have an ad with a woman in a bikini but you can shill for Scientology. Thanks Sadiq!

  4. In fairness, I am not sure that believing we come from aliens is much more bonkers than believing an almighty god sent his son, who was also himself, to Earth to sacrifice him, who was also himself, to clean us of our sins, which are not even ours but are basically inherited. Oh, and the whole sacrificing and dying thing wasn’t real anyway because he resurrected after a few days.

  5. I dunno, there have been Christian ads for ages, so since a long time ago?

  6. These guys used to bug me on Tottenham Court Road for years, they must have just gone Underground

  7. This is what freedom of speech and freedom of religion looks like. It’s a good thing, even though I think the Scientologists are a nasty cult.

    By all means prosecute them for their crimes but don’t expect TfL to decide which worldview its passengers should have.

  8. And why did this particular cult use an American advert in the UK? No one in the UK has that job, name, swimming pool, or weather. Totally un-relatable!

  9. It’s particularly strange that they allow this when you remember that junk food advertising is banned on the tube

  10. All Hail Xenu!

    The history of Scientology is quite fascinating. L Ron Hubbard’s links to the teachings of Aleister Crowley, Hubbard and Jack Parsons conducting magick rituals in the desert and bringing forth some kind of entity. Batshit crazy, but entertaining as hell.

  11. They know they core product is bollocks. So they have to advertise this nice looking woman and her dog.

  12. Honestly, the Tube ad spaces are turning into a wild west of marketing. First, it was overpriced milk alternatives, now it’s full-blown cult recruitment? At this rate, I half expect to see an ad offering ‘exclusive enlightenment’ for the price of a Zone 1-6 Travelcard. Who’s approving these??

  13. the cults of christianity and islam are always advertising and preaching in this country, so yeah.. nothing new really

  14. I am very curious as to how a golden retriever named Courtney who dabbles in prose finds Scientology and how she follows their teachings? Does she find it ruff? How do her little paws grip on to the metal thingys when they do that question session that measures some bullshit or other? And importantly, has she just dug a really big hole somewhere and THAT is where Shelly Miscavige has fallen into?

  15. Is that a labrador claiming to be a scientologist ? Do scientologista get a second breakfast without putting onthe nobody fed me face ?

  16. Curious? Watch the South Park episode(s?) about it. 😊

  17. I work for TfL (not in advertising). Doesn’t offend me, but always been surprised how loose our advertising policies are compared to the rest of the organisation which always projects a socially conscious, scared to offend, risk-averse kinda vibe.

  18. Any route is a good route. I saw groups they had for people with anxiety&depression on meetup .com. Thats pretty sinister considering their views on mental health, and how it was not the large print or their name that gave it away.

  19. But they won’t allow posters with cakes or hotdogs. 🙄

  20. It’s actually a sci-fi religion.. as much to do with actual science as Star Wars !

    For any religion wanting to reveal the truth to you .. can you start with your own fricken name ?

    Nano Nano .. Zinu out.

  21. I remember seeing them as far back at 2007, smaller boards though on the way up the escalators

  22. Why do you even post their ad for them for free?
    Stop making stupid people famous please.

  23. I don’t think they vet the tube advertisements. I saw one the other day with an album cover that had a woman pissing in the street on it.

  24. Bring a balloon filled with paint and throw it on the ad.

  25. Tfl be like if they are giving us money anything’s possible.

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