<P> Downstairs, the church president tries to convince Stan's parents to allow their son to participate . He tells to Stan the great secret behind the church--a condensed version of the story of Xenu, according to the Scientology Operating Thetan III document . During this, an onscreen caption reads "This is what Scientologists actually believe". He then begs Stan to continue writing where "L. Ron" left off . Stan is impressed by the story and shows his writings to the president who initially approves of the work . Stan suggests that "to really be a church, you can't charge money to help", to which the president admits to Stan that the church is in reality a global money - making scam . He asks that Stan continue with that in mind . Stan appears to agree and keeps writing . </P> <P> Outside the house, the president introduces Stan to his followers, where he will read parts of his new doctrine . However, instead of presenting it to them, Stan states that he is not the reincarnation of L. Ron Hubbard, and that "Scientology is just a big fat global scam". The Scientologists and celebrities in the closet are angry and threaten to sue Stan . Stan dares them to sue, and the episode ends . </P> <P> The closing credits name only "John Smith" and "Jane Smith", a reference to Tom Cruise and the Church of Scientology's reputation for litigiousness . </P> <P> South Park had previously parodied Scientology in a spoof at the 2000 MTV Movie Awards . The MTV short was titled "The Gauntlet" and included "John Travolta and the Church of Scientology" arriving in a spaceship to defeat Russell Crowe (as a gladiator) and attempt to recruit the boys into Scientology . Travolta, along with his fellow Scientologists, was depicted as a Psychlo, as he appeared in the film Battlefield Earth . They had also made fun of Scientology in an earlier episode, titled "Super Best Friends", in which David Blaine formed his own cult, called "Blaintology". Parker and Stone have acknowledged that this is meant to be a reference to Scientology . </P>

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