Why we protest
From OttawaLulz
A very large group of people has declared a "war" on the Church of Scientology. They call themselves Anonymous. Many feel this group is a bunch of hackers. While this is partially true, they are much more. Their manifesto is evidence that they are a large group of people from all walks of life. Some happen to be very computer literate. They have decided to fight for the freedom of knowledge and information. Many other people have tried to reveal the truth about the Church of Scientology. Unfortunately these attempts have ended in failure. The Church sends out cease and desist orders to anyone who tries to speak out against them. They have a history of violating people’s right to privacy by revealing secrets to the public. They intimidate their critics, and even resort to stalking their perceived enemies. The Church originally instituted a "fair game" policy on all critics:
"Enemies of the church [may] be injured, tricked, sued, lied to or destroyed. Fair game." - L. Ron Hubbard, creator of Scientology.
This is a threat to the freedom of information and knowledge that Anonymous is fighting for.
Anonymous has nothing against religion, although they may poke fun at some of the more interesting concepts. They believe in freedom and they are not trying to fight the Freedom of Religion. Their fight is strictly against the Church of Scientology. The websites associated with Anonymous have been attacked frequently, ordered to be silenced by the church's lawyers. The Church has some of the best lawyers possible. They also have members in many government agencies. They are currently tax exempt in the US (VAT exempt in the UK) under the claim that they are a non-profit organization. But how can a Church that charges its members for sermons/sessions/audits claim to be non-profit? It can cost up to $300 per session, and over $300,000 for their complete series of sessions and audits. This is not a religion folks. They are not being religiously persecuted. The Church of Scientology is a cult. They prey on people's emotions.
Scientologists don't practice modern medicine; they believe psychiatry is a false science that kills. Scientology ignores the fact that psychiatry is based on the scientific method requiring objective experimentation and peer review. They have been cases where they take followers off their needed modern psychotropic medication and instead they give them vitamins and auditing sessions. The result, depending on the ailment, could be fatal. Documents of these deaths can be found at http://whyaretheydead.net
The next wave of this war is peaceful protest. On February 10th, there were protests around the globe at Churches of Scientology. February 10th was chosen because it was the birth date of the woman who suffered one of the most controversial deaths caused by the Church of Scientology, Lisa McPherson. On March 15th—two days after the birthday of Scientology's founder L. Ron Hubbard—there was another worldwide protest: Operation Party Hard. Anonymous followed up on these epically successful protests with Operation Reconnect, on April 12th—the focus of which was Scientology's policy of breaking up families through the process of "disconnection". Ex-Scientologists were invited to speak out about their experiences of disconnection and abuse at the hands of Scientology staff and officials.
Forward this as an e-mail to your contact list.
Spread the word.
Attend a protest.
Do some research.
Read the article printed in Time magazine.
Read about Operation Snow White and Operation Freakout.
Arm yourself with knowledge. The more you know, the stronger we become.
[edit] External links
- Operation ClamBake - A pragmatic Church of Scientology investigation.
- Xenutv.com - Scientology critic Mark Bunker, also known as "Wise Beard Man".
- Ex-Scientology Kids - A forum for ex-Scientologist children who have been "disconnected" from their parents and families.
- WhyWeProtest.net - Much of the discussion and debate on anonymous' actions.
- Lisa McPherson
- Time Magazine Archive: Scientology
- Wikipedia: Operation Snow White
- Wikipedia: Operation Freakout
- Encyclopedia Dramatica's Project Chanology page - If you need a laugh.
