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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."

6 of 891 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Ctrl+F "4chan" by Amorymeltzer · · Score: 0, Troll

    It was Ebaums, they did it.

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  2. Re:RIAA by UbuntuDupe · · Score: 0, Troll

    IMHO: You "really believe" something iff you predicate actions on it. "A belief you do not act on, is not a belief you hold."

    Does a Scientologist "really believe" that crap? Well, do they do what it tells them to?

    Does a Christian fundamentalists "really believe" the earth is 6000 years old? Well, what implications does it have for their actions in everyday life? Do they do those things?

    Do biologists "really believe" in all of the knowledge contained in the theory of evolution? Well, do they predicate their survival/mating actions based its insights?

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  3. Re:It's not a church by neoform · · Score: 0, Troll

    Agreed, but have you have noticed that Mormons tend to be really nice people? I'm serious. It's like Romney -- no one can really find fault with him except to say his hair is too perfect, that he's just a successful businessman, or that he's Mormon.

    Or it could be that he's a flip flopper and thinks war with iran is a good idea and thinks the iraq war is good and that he thinks gitmo should be doubled.. but yeah, he's a real niiice guy.
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  4. Re:The war by Captain+Splendid · · Score: 0, Troll

    The Church of Scientology is not a group of people, it is a corporation

    Kinda splitting hairs, no? I'm no fan of CoS (or religion in general), but most of the general hatred towards CoS is nothing more than bigotry.

    committed countless criminal acts including conducting espionage against the US government and fabricating terrorist threats, and is hatrid against it for it's criminal and unethical actions as legitimate as hatrid against any other corporation

    Convicted in court? If not, that's libel.

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  5. Re:Why not declare war on religion in general? by vajaradakini · · Score: 0, Troll

    They still burn people alive? I wasn't aware. Please, do tell me where churches are currently burning people alive.

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  6. Re:Easy to start new religions? by Undead+Ed · · Score: 0, Troll

    "LRH's scam shows how easy it is to start a new religion that survives and gains passionate adherents after the death of its founders."

    Just ask Mohammad.

    Ed