The Arizona Church of Scientology is hard up for cash and is begging for contributions in one of the most frightening Youtube videos we've ever seen.
We don't want to ruin it for you, so just click here to watch the video -- unfortunately, we can't post it in this blog because the ability to embed has been disabled by whoever posted it following a similar post in New Times' sister paper, the Village Voice.
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Indeed, because Arizona has only a couple of thousand followers, many critics say this new endeavor is ludicrous.
Some also are quick to point out that the church's fundraising strategy is a bit... out there.
After numerous calls, the Arizona Church of Scientology could not be reached for comment about the new fundraising effort.
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