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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ANONYMOUS IS LEGION, WE ARE ONE. WE PROTEST THE DESTRUCTIVE NATURES AND ABUSE OF THE LAWS OF OUR LANDS AGAINST US. WE PROTEST FOR THE LIVES LOST.
ANONYMOUS STANDS AS ONE.
bernie.cncfamily is a cult apology site run by
a former member of the OSA, he pretends to be
a critic of both sides. He used to have a page
that called the US congressman Leo J Ryan who was investigating and killed by Jim Jones just as much
of a madman as Jim Jones himself. A real credible guy in other words.
Scienta, you are paying for knowledge. They tell you that you are bogged down with body thetans, and that if you learn the truth behind the various levels before you have done a certain amount of auditting, you will die from shock. In other words, if you want to do it the CoS’ way, you HAVE to pay money to continue through the church. And besides, RELIGIONS do not charge for counselling. There are many free meetings that other legitimate religions hold for coping with problems, nearly every church holds at least one help meeting, with some having many specific self-help meetings meeting regularly, all for free.
I don’t want to pay $300,000 to find out the origin story of my religion, especially when it ends up as something so ludicrous and refuted by facts, out of the mouth of someone who WRITES SCI-FI FOR A LIVING.
Scienta said:
>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.
Scientia: No shrink i know is a tax-exempt organization in the US.
It’s not about the religion or its services, it’s about lack of informed consent, abuse of people and the law, and I see other reasons in other comments that are equally as valid.
“As a Scientlogist for more than 40 years, how do you think I feel when something I have devoted the majority of my life to when I see such grotesque distortions
We have fanatics murdering men, women, children and babies — blowing them up in Israel, in Iraq in the Phillipines”
Enough of your thinly vieled threats, sir. You scientologists may get away with that stuff in Israel and Iraq, but not here!
Anonymous already stated they are not protesting against relidgion. They are not protesting against scientology or the scientologist. but the church of scientology which is a pyramid shceme come on people use your brains a relidgion 50 years old? and filled with garbage?
I’m impressed with the number of scitrolls drawn to this article. I especially love the businessman who obviously donates enough money to the cause to avoid personally experiencing CoS human rights violations.
LOL HAI THAR $CIENTOLOGISTS
how was “church” today? people are finally waking up
good work anon
Hey James Lightfield,
Good to see ya again. Did you know that promoting religious activity in the “secular” non-profits that you listed disqualifies them for their specific type of non-profit status?
Those organizations are registered with the IRS as completely non-religious and separate from the Church of Scientology in order to legally perform government-related services.
However, Criminon/Narconon/ABLE/etc illegally transfer funds (profits) to off-shore “International Affiliates”. The off-shore accounts make the money disappear from IRS jurisdiction.
Here’s the illegal part: the Church of Scientology International ALSO has an off-shore account. The non-religious money is transfered to the Church’s account (ILLEGAL!).
Your criminal syndicate is going down, the IRS has public support for a tax re-assessment. The Cult of $cientology is burning to the ground.
Freedom OF religion is also freedom FROM religion, if that is your choice. Freedom OF speech, likewise, includes the freedom to not speak at all. But when we get to attacking free speech or attacking another’s opinion, or doing more than going our own way and doing our own thing, we get into the arena of law and courts. Here, as with many news article comments, an Anonymous representative has cautioned for good behavior. Keep it legal, people, keep it moral, respect other’s rights to conduct their own lives.