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Church of Scientology Proposes Net Censorship In Australia

Posted by timothy on from the all-they-want-is-a-little-sanity dept.

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."

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  1. How does this affect them? by Kupfernigk · · Score: 4, Funny

    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.

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    From scarped cliff or quarried stone she cries "A thousand types are gone, I care for nothing, no not one."
  2. Re:As an Australian by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    (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?

  3. What I don't get is... by puroresu · · Score: 5, Funny

    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?

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

    So pretty much, the Scientologists are pissed because their own tactics are being used against them...