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Internet Group Declares War on Scientology

Posted by Zonk on from the so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish dept.

Darkman, Walkin Dude writes "An internet group calling itself Anonymous has declared war on the Church of Scientology, in the form of an ominous posting to the YouTube site. 'In the statement, the group explained their goal as safeguarding the right to freedom of speech. "A spokesperson said that the group's goals include bringing an end to the financial exploitation of Church members and protecting the right to free speech, a right which they claim was consistently violated by the Church of Scientology in pursuit of its opponents." The press release also claimed that the Church of Scientology misused copyright and trademark law in order to remove criticism from websites including Digg and YouTube. The statement goes on to assert that the attacks from the group "will continue until the Church of Scientology reacts, at which point they will change strategy".' It should be noted that Slashdot users have had interactions with Scientology in the past as well."

19 of 891 comments (clear)

  1. RIAA by paganizer · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hopefully the RIAA will be next. Sure they seem to be shooting themselves in the foot a lot lately, but they still need to be wiped out.

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    1. Re:RIAA by MrNemesis · · Score: 5, Funny

      Even better; tell the RIAA that the Church of Scientology is a massive front for copying CD's. Simultaneously, tell the scientologists that the RIAA are planning to clone Xenu from some evil thetans that were surgically extracted from Britney.

      Unstoppable force, meet immovable object. Space DC-10's dropping atom bombs on volcanoes will be nothing compared to those fireworks :)

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    2. Re:RIAA by Dr.+Cody · · Score: 5, Funny

      Maybe not wiped out, but their pool might get closed.

    3. Re:RIAA by cashman73 · · Score: 4, Funny
      Even better; tell the RIAA that the Church of Scientology is a massive front for copying CD's. Simultaneously, tell the scientologists that the RIAA are planning to clone Xenu from some evil thetans that were surgically extracted from Britney.

      Where can I buy tickets to that event? I want front row seats!

    4. Re:RIAA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Ticketmaster. Unfortunately, there's a $1000 service fee per ticket.

    5. Re:RIAA by MrNemesis · · Score: 4, Funny

      I know it's terrible form to reply to oneself, but I've just realised* that "The Church of Scientology" is an anagram of "Tech go filch tunes, cry ooh!" - if that isn't enough evidence for an RIAA lawsuit of titanic proportions I don't know what is.

      * i.e. put it into the anagram finder at wordsmith.org

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  2. Anonymous? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Cowards.

    1. Re:Anonymous? by Fizzl · · Score: 5, Funny

      *SWOOOOSH*

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    2. Re:Anonymous? by TriezGamer · · Score: 5, Funny

      Onomatopoeia

    3. Re:Anonymous? by ravenlock · · Score: 5, Funny

      Text version of a Nike ad.

  3. Followed by by Bobfrankly1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Tom Cruise declares war on the internet.
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    He's gotta do something until the mothership arrives...

    1. Re:Followed by by antdude · · Score: 4, Funny

      So Mission Impossible 4? ;)

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  4. Re:It's not a church by grub · · Score: 4, Funny


    Any "Church" that charges for its teachings and also has them copyrighted to prevent free distribution is not a church it's a scam at best and a dangerous cult at worst

    cult (n): A small, unpopular religion.
    religion (n): a large, popular cult.

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  5. Michigan Daily quote by gardyloo · · Score: 4, Funny

    From Wikinews: The "Message to Scientology" video was highlighted as the "YouTube Video of the Week" by The Michigan Daily. Commenting on the video, the piece states "if this video is any indication, it seems like the assailants mean business". Hehe. If that were a credible metric of "business", we'd have an emo President by now.

  6. Trolls by TI-8477 · · Score: 5, Funny

    You do realize that the people who are leading this war are the same people who consider trolling Slashdot a professional sport?

  7. I have some dirt on Scientology here: by tak+amalak · · Score: 5, Funny

    [This comment is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Church of Scientology International.]

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  8. Re:More Interesting... by Atlantis-Rising · · Score: 5, Funny
    I always respond in the same way to people who think there is some vast conspiracy against Ron Paul.

    Is there a conspiracy against Ron Paul?

    Yes. A large group in the US has decided to block his rise to power, since his policies would grievously threaten their interests. Little is known about this shadowy organisation beyond its name - 'The Voting Public'.

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  9. Re:More Interesting... by 8ball629 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can't read that without hearing the A-Team theme in the background.

  10. Re:A La Family Guy by tehBoris · · Score: 5, Funny

    playing netcraft

    Is that the game where you kill BSDs?