Church of Scientology Protest: international day against religion
Filed under: News | By: Daniel
Posted on: February 10, 2008 | 60 Comments
There have been Church of Scientology protests before but today is something much bigger, today is the international day against the religion. These demonstrations have been sparked by the viral spread of Tom Cruise’s promo video and The Star reports that 14 countries are going to have protests.
The organizers have said around “150 masked protesters will turn up outside the Church of Scientology building on Yonge St., south of Bloor St, U.S. CANADA”
The York Press in the UK is reporting on a demonstration that will happen today against the controversial religion in York, UK…they have pledged to “destroy it”.
The Age in Australia, also reports on a group called “Anonymous”, they have skilled computer hackers in their group and have even posted a message on YouTube that declared war on Scientology.
Is this just another case of religion causing war or is there more to this story?
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How many times must we state this fact. we are not against THE religion. We are against the profiteering/human rights violations/Fair Game tactics used against the people who speak out against Scientology.
Someone stole a DVD from a Church of Scientology. That DVD was of a 3 hour briefing to Scientologists by Scientologists regarding the use of Scientology around the world — including drug rehabiliation (Narconon), criminal rehabiliation (Criminon), literacy (Applied Scholastics) and improving morales and common sense (The Way to Happiness).
During that briefing, there was a 20+ minute segment regarding how Tom Cruise has assisted.
The stolen DVD was then edited to make Cruise appear foolish. It was posted on YouTube — an absolute stealing of a copyright.
Anyone can go to any Church of Scientology to see it in its entirety and ask question to understand any points that a non-Scientologist might not understand.
There’s a difference between freedom of expression and stealing another’s works that are protected by law.
As a Scientlogist for more than 40 years, how do you think I (a businessman) feel when something I have devoted the majority of my life to (helping others using effective life-improvement methods developed by Hubbard) when I see such grotesque distortions — and even one blogger saying he “hated Scientology” when he never read anything by it but only listened / heard what those who have an ax to grind or think its cute to attack another?
We have fanatics murdering men, women, children and babies — blowing them up in Israel, in Iraq in the Phillipines — is there no sense left in this world to say, “enough is enough?”
Visit http://www.able.org
http://www.volunteerministers.org
http://www.youthforhumanrights.org
http://www.cchr.org
http://www.freedommag.org
To get some idea of what we are doing as Scientologists to assist and help others.
In response then it is surely ‘fair’ for the opposing information to be provided about what we are protesting against..
Such as the details on Lisa Mcphereson and many many other lives your destroyed through killings, brainwashing and harassment.
Visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCGP-0545EU
That 6min video alone will make you question everything Scientology stands for, and its not just that video, all that information is availible FREELY from any government organisation, website and literature worldwide, you do not have to pay a dime for knowledge unlike in Scientology
I wonder Mr. James Lightfield, how much did you invest in scientology to earn the right to say what you have said?
Daniel, stop distributing false facts and get another job if you can’t even research.
Nobody attaks the religion, we attack the money making organization
A DVD leaked from a Scientology centre, probably by a Scientologist. In it, Tom Cruise said some deluded stuff about how only a Scientologist can help when they see a car crash. Ironically, the first two car crashes that come to mind were the one where Lisa McPherson had a psychotic break and ended up starving to death, and the time Ed Brewer was left to bleed to death because Scientology “training” is so severe they no longer even know to phone 911 or prevent bleeding or any other basic medical procedures we’re normally taught as children.
Anyway I’m drifting off topic. The video was leaked, Tom Cruise came across as a dangerous person representing a dangerous organisation and the time was right to attack. Together with when the feds raid Clearwater following up on Miscavige bragging about sabotaging psychiatrists careers, and when Coca-Cola, 7-11, Dell and Kimora Lee Simmons sue the hell out of you for slander.
Enjoy your annihilation OSA, RTC. And to the faithful scientologists, join with us, the time is right to take control of your faith away from those that seek to exploit you for their own financial gain.
http://www.whyaretheydead.net/
@James Lightfield
Explain on that DVD, why there is a copyrighted theme song from Mission Impossible, used without permission?
Explain why if I wish to learn about Scientology I need to pay to get counselling, to buy books, to pay for auditing?
Explain why there are so many dead from mistreatment under the care of scientology : whyaretheydead.net ?
Explain operations Snow White and Freakout?
Explain Sea-org and the abduction of members?
You do not need to explain your beliefs, they are your own.
But If you wish to defend you ‘religion’ then you must be prepared to rationalize why these things have happened?
Free your mind. Join us and live free with a clear mind and conscience.
Or stay with scientology, and you will die, old and alone, separated by your family due to Co$ doctrine, poor having given so much for so little, and ill neglected by the people who only care about your assets.
Yonge and Bloor is in CANADA, not US
These criticisms are tired, dull and irrelevant. Scientologists aren’t “paying for knowledge”, they are paying for specific counselling services. You’d pay a shrink, or a psychologist for their time - I don’t hear you moaning about them? As far as I’m concerned, those who have a problem with “the money issue” may as well be shouting “i don’t have enough money, someone help me!”. Get off your arse, get a better paid job and quit your whining.
Another look at the Scientology debate:
http://www.bernie.cncfamily.com/ars.htm