I think it's weird that so many people are up in arms over Scientology, when other religions have been practicing equally cult-like behavior for centuries. And the fact that this 'anonymous' group is most concerned over their tax-free status is hilarious. Look how much money the Catholic church pulls in every year, tax-free. I'm not making a judgement call, just stating the obvious here.
Scientology is like any other successful business/religion. They found their target audience, aggressively marketed to them, and are reaping the benefits. Celebrities are already so full of themselves, how could a religion that proclaims them to be God possibly fail to get their attention? -- *Adam Quirk* / Producer, Wreck & Salvage LLC / [EMAIL PROTECTED] /+1 551.208.4644 (m) / imbullemhead (aim) On Feb 8, 2008 3:47 PM, David Meade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There's some here in Indy ... but I dunno if I want the scary > Scientology people to be able to film me filming them filming the > protest ... somehow I'm pretty sure that ends with me being tied to a > chair in over lit basement room being forced to confess my deepest > fears and flaws to an ash tray. > > - Dave > > -- > http://www.DavidMeade.com > > > On Feb 8, 2008 2:03 PM, David Howell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Oops. Nevermind. Just noticed that there arent Churches here. The red > markers on that > > COS map are Anonymous members. *duh* > > > > My bad. > > > > David > > http://www.davidhowellstudios.com > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "David Howell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > Whoa...there's going to be 2 protests here in Cedar Rapids!? I didnt > even know there was > > a > > > Scientology "Church" here. > > > > > > I'll be venturing out there Sunday to get this on video! > > > > > > David > > > http://www.davidhowellstudios.com > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Jay dedman" <jay.dedman@> > wrote: > > > > > > > > wow. we'll be in LA sunday. > > > > id love to see what they pull off. > > > > > > > > Jay > > > > > > > > On Feb 7, 2008 7:42 PM, Andrew Baron <andrew@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > This Sunday there will be an amazing protest of Scientology by the > > > > > Anonymous group. If anyone in the US can make it out to capture > some > > > > > footage in your own locale and would be willing to sync up, > please > > > > > email me off-list. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > Map of Protests around the country > > > > > http://harbl.wetfish.net/cosplay/ > > > > > > > > > > Anonymous makes it on to NPR: > > > > > > > > > > http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18764756 > > > > > > > > > > The anti-Scientology group "Anonymous" told NBC11 Monday it > expected > > > > > more than 300,000 people to join protests worldwide on Feb. 10th > at > > > > > 11am. > > > > > > > > > > "The campaign is going amazingly -- swimmingly at the moment. We > are > > > > > in the organizational stages," a woman who would not give her > name > > > > > told NBC11. "We are having members of Anonymous from all over the > > > > > world join the protest at their local church of Scientology at 11 > > > > > a.m. local time." > > > > > > > > > > Other people claiming to be members of Anonymous told NBC11 that > the > > > > > actual number of Scientology protesters worldwide will not reach > > > > > 300,000. The actual number of people who show up for the rallies > > > > > could be much less, they said. > > > > > > > > > > The group members said out of the 24 time zones, there are 17 > that > > > > > have Churches of Scientology. > > > > > > > > > > "Of the 24 time zones there are 17 that have a church located in > them > > > > > and we believe our protesting is happening in 15 of those 17," > said > > > > > the group member. "We have a map that people can log in to and > say > > > > > what protest they're going to at the current moment. At last > count we > > > > > expect 300,000 at all the protests. Everyone in the world is > invited. > > > > > We're trying to get support from local organizations." > > > > > > > > > > Anonymous claims the Church of Scientology forces members to have > > > > > abortions as well as sign over their bank accounts. > > > > > > > > > > "We think it's wrong that they have tax exempt status," the > member > > > > > told NBC11. "We want to to see if we can get that looked into by > the > > > > > IRS -- who ever we can gain the ear of. Are they really a > religious > > > > > organization or a business?" > > > > > > > > > > The member of Anonymous said her organization is attempting to > change > > > > > its approach because it first gained attention as a group of > > > > > "hackers" and "pranksters." > > > > > > > > > > The group said it now plans to engage in activities that fight > > > > > against Scientology, but are not considered illegal by the U.S. > > > > > government. The member told NBC11 that she is not an actual > hacker > > > > > herself, but rather someone providing other means of support to > > > > > Anonymous. > > > > > > > > > > The member said Anonymous is planning to hold large monthly > protests > > > > > against Scientology at its churches each month until May. > > > > > > > > > > She said the group is drawing up plans for more protests after > that. > > > > > > > > > > The group member said Anonymous would hold another large protest > two > > > > > days after church founder L. 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