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Church of Scientology Proposes Net Censorship In Australia
An anonymous reader writes "Submitted by the Australian branch of Scientology to the local Human Rights Commission is a proposal to eliminate anonymity on the net and the removal of critical websites (MS Word document).
The submission is listed as #1931 at this page at the Australian Human Rights Commission." (Read on below for some of the details of what the Scientologists propose.)
"SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommendation 1: The implementation of Criminal and Civil Restrictions on Religious Vilification. Recommendation 2: Restriction on Anonymity on acts of Religious Vilification: 2.1 Websites created with primary purpose of inciting religious vilification shall be removed or their access to the Australian public restricted. 2.2 Creators of websites whose primary purpose is the incitement of religious vilification shall be prevented from concealing their identity. Recommendation 3: Restriction on Religious Misinformation and
Misrepresentation known or reasonably known to be untruthful in the Media
Recommendation 4: Include a form of Bill or Charter of Rights into the Australian Constitution, which prevents the Commonwealth from making any law, which 'directly, indirectly or incidentally' prohibits the free exercise of religion to the extent of such prohibition."
I don't see why Scientology is interested in the matter. It's not as if they're a religion. They haven't even suggested the protection of pyramid schemes.
From scarped cliff or quarried stone she cries "A thousand types are gone, I care for nothing, no not one."
Those guys never give up. :)
(As an American.) Wow, that is very space opera-ish. It sounds like the fevered mumblings of a burnt-out science fiction author who has indulged in too much alcohol and too many prescription painkillers. Can you identify the source and describe what it has to do with this post?
It's time they channelled Xenu and got him to finish the job!
Why do they need to be so litigious? Why can't they just zap critical web sites out of existence with their super high level thetan powers?
http://www.xkcd.com/541/
So are computer programmers, liberals, and fascists.
Great minds think alike; fools seldom differ.
If the dead could sue, a lot of churches would be broke for settlements due to false advertising and selling a faulty product.
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
The only way to get rid of stupid cults like Scientology, Christianity and the like is to expose them freely and put them against real knowledge and science. Religion has no place in a modern society.
Indeed.
While we're at it, we should do the same thing with people who prefer emacs over vi, Windows fanboys and anyone with a particular liking for certain shades of purple.
So pretty much, the Scientologists are pissed because their own tactics are being used against them...
Fact: there is no website that offers free pr0n.
You know why that is, don't you? Thetans.
Would you like a slice of toast?
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>3: Restriction on Religious Misinformation and Misrepresentation known or reasonably known to be untruthful
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Does that include the fact that their own beliefs are based on lies to extort money from weak people who cannot think for themselves?