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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I want to take a moment from everyones busy lives to reiterate, Anonymous is not against ANY religion, Anonymous is against the Human Rights abuses of the Church of Scientology and the censorship of Scientology. If anyone intends to speak about Anonymous’s protest please look at what scientology has done in the past. Look at the policy of fair game, which although officially stopped years ago, still allows those involved in Scientology to use whatever methods needed to silence those who speak out against the “church” Look at operation snow white, which allowed the church to receive tax exempt status through the infultration of the government.
Consider everything and deny ignorance
You are a tool and a disgrace to your profession. I hope you never leave your current possition because this story is now going to go into Anonymous bag of ultimate failures to be used at a later date.
Suppose Fox news would take you.
Una, Anonymous has no problem with people believing in Scientology. What Anonymous has a problem with is the cult like tactics the leaders of Scientology are currently using to further their organization. Tactics such as the “Fair Game” policy, the constant harassment of critics in operations like “Operation Freakout”, and even the unlawful infiltration of world governments like in “Operation Snow White” show that the leaders of Scientology take it from being just another religion to the realm of being a dangerous cult, willing to do anything to further its own means.
http://www.youtube.com/user/LondonLULZOR
Videos of the London protest for anyone interested.
Our purpose is not to destroy the religion per se. It is to dismantle the abusive organization calling itself the “Church of Scientology”.
Anonymous
United as One, Divided by Zero.
Dear Anonymous,
First off it’s ridiculous to say you are not against THE Religion. By your actions and threats it’s obvious you are. If you were in fact only agaisnt the Scientology hierchy that you believe is only out to make money you would not target individual Scientology churches and their parishoners with hate filled demonstrations e.g. your “honk if you hate Scientology” signs used in your demonstrations.
Secondly, I can tell you for sure not ONE single Scientologist will take your side as you claim one of your ambitions is to “free” Scientologists. What business is it of yours to tell someone who or what they can donate their hard earned money to? I’m a Scientolgist and I’m happy to donate towards Scientolgy because I know what they do to actually help the world.
It’s very pathetic that this is the best you can come up with, attacking others beliefs and causing as much hatred as you can gather.
Try fighting a worthewhile cause like drugs, violence, illiteracy, criminality, etc. If you don’t know how you can, maybe you should ask a Scientologist, that’s what Tom Cruise was talking about in the video. He was speaking to Scientologists that actually know how to help people.
Una,
I assume you simply skipped past all the myriad comments noting that Anonymous is not against the religion, but against the Church. Everyone should have the right to practice their own religion (and no-one is complaining about the Freezoners - yes, you can be a Scientologist without being in the Church) but the activities of the CoS are questionable at best and highly illegal at worst. THAT is what Anonymous is protesting.
PS. Una, perhaps you should read this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu_quoque
Epic amounts of win has been had this day, the 10th of February.
Google-news ’scientology’ or ‘anonymous’
anonymous has delivered.
Anon will stop the cult of Scientology. Una- Anon hates Scientology because Anon believes in freedom of speech and freedom of knowledge /especially/ on the internet. Don’t throw us into that lot. Not everyone who is a part of Anonymous is a hacker on steroids blowing up yellow vans.