Saturday's release of the helium balloons angered Ventura city officials, who fear they will damage the environment in and around their community some 68 miles northwest of Los Angeles.Remnants of the balloons typically wash ashore or fall to the ground and can end up in the stomachs of marine life and animals.
That is why church leaders came to city Council last Monday and apologized for what they did and claimed there was a miscommunication." LaVere cited Surfrider, an environmental organization that works to preserve the world's oceans and beaches, in saying it can take years for balloons to decompose.Pouw, the church's spokeswoman, said the balloons were biodegradable, but LaVere told CNN they were not.
Buullsh....Not meant to hurt anyone was just celebration purposes. Forgivable
You think that's bad think of all the balloons your kids have lost. Also there are animale that snoop around junk yards too. Run liberals! It's the ballocolyps!
Awkward😬😔
At least they pay taxes...
savethenature
I would like to know what a fool it came up with?
Like this what California has to worry about. Did you neighborhoods first. The balloons come second to the homeless I would hope. CNN should report on that instead
How about all the stuff the government sprays in our atmosphere Concerned about that
Are there actual people still becoming scientologists? No way they need new churches. likely just real estate investment. Dont c people lookin 2 the church of scientology 4 any rational answers. It is funny seeing people try 2 explain nonsense w a straight face, maybe thats it
But we can 💩 in the streets and it’s ok
JUST STOP MAKING BALLOONS THERE I FIXED IT SO MUCH FOR THEIR RELIGION. APOLOGY!!! OH HOWWWW CUTE..F'N JACKASSES
ASSETS SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY FROZEN & A CONSUMER PENALTY FEE FINE IMPOSED TO CARE FOR ALL WILDLIFE EFFECTED
Too little, too late. Do something environmentally hostile and then apologize? Is this going to be a pattern? Apology not accepted.
CULT
Well thank the good lord for the apology, now the domino effect of destruction to our precious wildlife and planet won’t seem as detrimental! - complete and astounding disgrace!
Make the slaves, err, Sea org do the clean up.
wth, make them find them.
Pyramid scheme under the guise of a cult.
They are forgiven in heaven and Earth
Their members are gonna go to HELL anyway. Scientology is not a 'Church.' They are crooked and evil and do no good for society.
Stop the balloons
Disgusting cult
Great. Now are they going to pay for the cleanup? They sure have been screwing taxpayers by not paying taxes since they're not even a damn church. Just a rich person's tax haven.
They’ve got the plague in California, their streets are covered in human waste, and their officials are worried about balloons. Sad
Sooooooooooo Out of touch.....
The start of a long list of things for those crazy folks to apologize for
Good thinking morons.
Read this as baboons and was like 'yep that sounds like scientology'
The biggest scam Cult of all time
THAT they apologise for.
Hey thanks California.
“Church”
IDIOTS!!!!!
The country is good. Layokrap
Damage by the church or balloons....?
The Business of Church
Roll up, roll up, get your nonsense. Get your nonsense. Extra special nonsense. Come on folks roll up.
idiots
They should never attend a Nebraska home football game...
Hahaha outraged about balloons but not people crapping in streets and shooting drugs in storefronts. Sounds about right for democrat state
Don't worry Ventura. Xenu will clean it up in a billion years or so.
It was one balloon per million $ that they havent paid in taxes...
All they care about is money and lots of it. And all the young people they use as slaves.
India 🙏🇮🇳
Mindfulness isn’t in play there...smh
shocking to see many people believing Scientology for real.
The Church of Scientology doesn’t give a damn about the environment and all the birds that live in the skies of which many will die thanks to the balloons and if they have string attached, and all the trees these stupid balloons will get stuck in not to mention low flying planes
Good. I burn a tire every day and throw plastic bottles out the window and poor oil down the drain
Wow. Yall suck the joy out of anything
Where’s Shelley ? DavidMiscavige TomCruise ChurchofScientology
OMG! how dangerous. these balloons might get in the way of Liz Warren and Bernie Sanders private jets. how terrible!
This happened in Cleveland and people died
So proud I managed to get that cult to block me. A fine, fine moment.
Fun fact: David miscavige is 5'4 and his temper is 6'5.
What rock have those people been living under?
I think the literal cities of tents filled with heroine and meth addicts by the thousands in the midst of a potential pandemic are of a little bit higher priority, but that’s just me. glad they’re concerned about the real big issues down there.
Those weren’t balloons. Those were thetans 🧐
Not a church.
Praise God many blessings.😇
Think about going to the grocery store. How many products that they buy are packaged in...that's right plastic. Yet they had to ban small straws and moan about balloon particles. Failing to see the bigger problems seems to be par for the course in Socialist Cali.
No helium shortage there
'Church'
Well, that’s fucked up.
Its a celebration not a mourning
Reporting on a Cult as tho all is well.
Cult members do something stupid and destructive. Media shocked.
Wow that !
Cult
By now people should know not to release balloons ever or join groups that like hot air. Besides helium is in short supply.
Scientology sucks. 🤢🤮☠️
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Rev 13:8 (KJV) And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. “The Great Controversy” by Ellen White Audio Order book:
Make them pay TAXES!
Cult
bluewaverider46 Really what's wrong with these idiots...balloons? 🤬🤬🤬
Who thought even the church of Scientology would be more intelligent than a shitload of so called Christian freaks who believe god sent the fat orange man
Can’t you go to jail for a straw?
Doesn’t that count as littering?
Stop balloon releases, they are awful
I hope they never see my bedroom waste basket
Imagine apologizing for releasing balloons and not for ruining countless lives.
easily Scientology's biggest scandal so far
Holy shit they have that many weirdo followers they are actually growing? Wow the weak minded
How did I not know of the great Scientology Boon Release Incident of Ventura, California?!
They don't care about anyone but themselves. Kind of like realDonaldTrump and the trumpcrimefamily. Wait a minute.... Scientology coronavirusOutbreak
They should apologize for expanding that oppressive organization.
I can't even 🤦
Religions CNN will bash: Christianity Scientology
Why aren’t they being fined?
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