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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Dear God, Una, did you just reference FOX NEWS as a legitimate source of information? I’ve seen that video; it is one of the most uninformed, poorly-researched segments of “news coverage” that I have ever had the misfortune of viewing.
Regardless, this protest had its fair share of idiots who just went along with it because they are immature lemmings. Hopefully, it will pique the interest of people worldwide and we’ll be able to determine whether or not the Church of Scientology is the organization Anonymous has made it out to be.
Anonymous originally started as a group of dorkwads from rather dispicible origins, which consisted of hackers and people who did rather dubious things.
It has now branched out to people who never visited the original forum where Anonymous originated at, and unlike the original Anon group, has now one cause: show the fraud that the CHURCH of Scientology is, in a legal manner. It is different from its origins, and much, much larger.
Anonymous is not against people who believe in Scientology. Anonymous is against the organization known as the Church of Scientology, which should be classified as a business, considering how much they charge for “enlightenment”. I can reach enlightenment in Christianity for free. And why so secretive, Church of Scientology? Every other religion is happy to tell me all about theirs- why not you, CoS?
http://www.xenu.net
http://www.whyaretheydead.net
“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?”
Exactly. Now that you’ve spent 40 years in Scientology, you can’t admit that it’s all a hoax — you can’t believe that you’ve spent all this time and money for nothing, so you’ll just stick with it. That’s exactly how the “church” gets people; once they’ve spent the money, they don’t want to admit they’ve been had.
Everyone has human rights — including those who oppose the cult (despite Scientology claims). I don’t care about what you as a person believe. I do care about what the Co$ does.
If they are scared of Anonymous, what are they hiding? Why all the secrecy and threats? Threatening legal action against Anonymous, for shame! The beauty of free speech is it protects everyone even those saying what you do not like. Besides, they ought to feel galvanized; any “religion” worth its salt can tolerate criticism. That’s why it’s Faith, not Law.
James Lightfield. Give up. We are tracking your efforts to corrupt what Anonymous is doing. Your arguments hold no truth, no fact. You are flogging a dead horse.
We are legion. We do not forgive. We do not forget. We WILL come again. Expect us.
I am glad that this “news article” is only available on product-reviews.net. Poorly written, poorly investigated, poorly cited, and poorly credited (Thanks, “Daniel”). I believe this may be another attempt by Scieno’s at anti-Anonymous propaganda. (At least based on the spin of the article, and the gross misrepresentation of the world wide demonstrations)
Major inaccuracy: the protests are not concerned with the religious beliefs of the church. They are solely concerned with the illegal activities and policies of CoS.
What Scientologists believe is THEIR business. What they do to critics is EVERYONE’S business.
I will support unto death their right to worship however they please. I will oppose unto death the church’s abuses and illegal activities and attempts to squelch free speech and the open dissemination of information.
It is that simple.
Personally, I have never visited any of the image boards / *chans.
I couldn’t hack my way out of a wet paper bag with a machete.
I’m an adult, I have a white-collar job, and I PAY my taxes. I vote. I love my public servants, be they police, firefighters, or whatever.
I observed the 10 February protests before making up my mind. I did my own research.
What I have learned about the abuses, illegal behavior, and human rights violations of the Church of Scientology appall me. The more I read, the more horrified I become.
I have no bone to pick with Church technology or Church religious beliefs. It gets tiresome reading the same old “attack, never defend” posts from Scientology apologists who never respond to direct questions.
I am Anonymous, I care about people who have been and who potentially will be HURT by the CoS. If you are a happy Scientologist, I am happy for you. I have no quibble with you. I wish you all the best. If you are an unhappy Scientologist, however, I, and tens of thousands of other Anons, are here, arms open, and we will help you to the utmost of our abilities.
I will always protest legally and peacefully. My message will always be motivated by positivity and caring. The minute Anonymous’s protests run counter to my standards of peaceful protest and positive social change, I will reconsider my association with Anonymous.
Scientology centers and front groups in MY town? To you I say, NO THANK YOU. DO NOT WANT.
And yes, I now “liek Mudkips.”
I even “liek” YOU, Scientologists. I just do not “liek” the behaviors and policies of your organization. I suspect that if you knew the truth, you would not “liek” it much, either.
I have joined Anonymous because of what I have learned about the Cult of Scientology. There is ample evidence of ongoing human rights abuses, and criminal acts. There are ongoing investigations being conducted right now in countries including France, Belgium and Germany. Russian police recently raided a Scientology Office and confiscated blackmail folders they were using to threaten an exscientologist. Martine Boublil was rescued by Italian police from a house in Sardinia where she was being imprisoned by four scientologists - in January 2008.
Harrassment and slander for hire?
Here’s some court documents from a case against the Scientologists!
http://www.whyaretheydead.net/lisa_mcpherson/bob/affi_stacy2_04_29.htm