The Passion of ‘Anonymous’

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  • Posted By: Peggo @ 02/09/2008 1:13:44 AM

    Hi jdark13. I get it. Freedom of speech means freedom for you to trash what I say and freedom for me to shut up. Did I get that right?

    • Posted By: teh-lmnop @ 02/09/2008 1:29:27 AM

      Peggo, you have every right to say what you like, just like everyone else commenting here. The people who read it will make up their minds for themselves.

  • Posted By: AZCoyote @ 02/09/2008 1:27:56 AM

    Scientology - the un-religion.

  • Posted By: franconshteeeen @ 02/09/2008 1:24:59 AM

    Is any one familiar with Anton Levey, the Golden Dawn, or the Necronomicon? The fact, fiction, spiritiality and entertainment of these icons are often forgotten. Some how related causes cannot compete with the whining of an upstart. I would like to think they do desire the attention. Oh, there is no relation. I forget: some base their belief on a benevolent being from the stars. If that were the case I believe we live in a pitre dish .

  • Posted By: AZCoyote @ 02/09/2008 1:24:43 AM

    Well talking about cults has been fun... Goodnight whacko LRH lovers.

    Remember...

    TCLTC

  • Posted By: jdark13 @ 02/09/2008 1:24:19 AM

    Absolutely not Peggo,
    I am simply making an observation and did not make an attack at all.
    However I am aware of the practice referred to as ???bull-baiting???*, so I can understand if you "misinterpreted" what I typed. I encourage you to take another look ;)
    My comments had one clear message: Inform yourselves. The Internet is a beautiful thing and if properly used, faster and far more effective than the golden days of the printed word in bound texts.

    And also, that every religion I know of freely shares their betterment/salvation without ???packages??? or ???cost??? and aside from a few extremist situations, doesn???t utilize threats/lawsuits/violence/illegal activities. I am referring to ???Operation Snow White???* mainly, but tactics of ???Fair Game???* in general.
    Inform yourselves my friends; the world is at your fingertips with the information revolution called the internet. Knowledge is free, whether people try to spoon-feed it to you for profit or not.

    Peace and Love and Knowledge (now there???s a trinity we can all get behind)

    *Google These! There will be a test (but not a free personality test, promise)

  • Posted By: AZCoyote @ 02/09/2008 1:19:12 AM

    So why are they dead?
    http://whyaretheydead.net/

  • Posted By: AZCoyote @ 02/09/2008 1:14:27 AM

    Ha... It is no surprise that Scientologist think they have a right to attack anyone they want.
    Tom Cruise did say THEY were the authorities...

    Look at this...
    http://www.fairgamed.org/

    TCLTC

  • Posted By: CF Davey @ 02/09/2008 1:13:39 AM

    Excuse me Stormbaron, but the last sentence of your comment is completely uncalled for (2-9-08 00:30 am). Muslims aren't the problem, and no I'm not a Muslim. One of the problems in this world are people like you, adding fuel to a fire that is already out of hand. Religious fanatics are the troublemakers. Not every Muslim wants Jihad. Not every Christian wants to burn witches at the stake. Not every non-christian worships "satan". We are ALL HUMAN BEINGS. No matter the color of our skin, the religion we pratice, what our last name is, our gender, if we live in Iraq, the US, Mexico, Africa, or whatever the reason people seem to judge themselves better than someone else, if someone cuts us, our blood is all the same color; RED! Come to think of it an animal's blood is also red. Gee maybe there's a reason for that?

  • Posted By: AZCoyote @ 02/09/2008 1:07:22 AM

    http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/JeremyPerkins/

  • Posted By: AZCoyote @ 02/09/2008 12:23:42 AM

    Scientology is the biggest cam cult to hit America since Mormonism....
    Neither of which should have religious status in this country or any other....

    Oh, and TCLTC....
    AZCoyote

    • Posted By: stormbaron @ 02/09/2008 12:30:01 AM

      Now that is a low blow--I'm not Morman but most Mormans (all Mormans) that I have encountered or worked with are truly righteous and honest--hard working people. Scientology is truly a place for shallow, wealthy bored actors and actresses to find acceptance--it explains to them why they shouldn't feel guilty about being so rich and worthless. The other half are half wits that want to be affiliated with Tom Cruise and Johnny T. If we are going to slam religions--lets slam the Muslims--they deserve it.

      • Posted By: CF Davey @ 02/09/2008 1:06:47 AM

        Excuse me Stormbaron, but the last sentence of your comment is completely uncalled for. Muslims aren't the problem, and no I'm not a Muslim. One of the problems in this world are people like you, adding fuel to a fire that is already out of hand. Religious fanatics are the troublemakers. Not every Muslim wants Jihad. Not every Christian wants to burn witches at the stake. Not every non-christian worships "satan". We are ALL HUMAN BEINGS. No matter the color of our skin, the religion we pratice, what our last name is, our gender, if we live in Iraq, the US, Mexico, Africa, or whatever the reason people seem to judge themselves better than someone else, if someone cuts us, our blood is all the same color; RED! Come to think of it an animal's blood is also red. Gee maybe there's a reason for that?

  • Posted By: jdark13 @ 02/09/2008 1:06:12 AM

    I'm going to make the call right now.
    Peggo and Warbler are working 'damage control' right now in tandem.
    You can keep the bonus points, it just feels good seeing through things ;)

    This is what we call "Fair Game"
    (and actually, a rather mild form of it)

    Again, Don't take my word for it (you do know how to use a search engine right?)
    Feel free to play along at home kids.

    Google/Yahoo/Ask/MSN: Fair Game scientology

    You have to stay up on terms to be hip with the kids and Hollywood!

  • Posted By: stormbaron @ 02/09/2008 12:54:33 AM

    Seriously Anonymous--first of all why be Anonymous? The thread reads of twenty somethings possibly some in the thirty's looking for any easy cause to back--but can't put your name on it because you have no name. Don't get me wrong--read my comments--I'm not a fan of Scientology either. Anonymous you come from a position of force--not Power-in the end you can't win from that position. Force is defined as for every action there is an opposite and stronger reaction. Power is defined as a very small action results in an action in the same direction with momentum--it is ju-jit su versus boxing. Your very ego-centric comments--remind me of the big guy with tatoos all over him because he's hoping the sight of tatoos will intimidate so he does not have to be exposed. Fight the good fight for the right reasons and you will find success. Fight a true enemy, not a bunch of thesbians in Hollywood! Your chasing a bunch of sci-fi dreamers!

    • Posted By: teh-lmnop @ 02/09/2008 1:05:16 AM

      Why be anonymous? Because the Church of Scientology harasses their critics with pickets at their homes, threatening phone calls and letters, and frivolous lawsuits which cost ALL of us taxpayers money.

  • Posted By: NoUserName @ 02/09/2008 1:03:22 AM

    Warbler - I understand your frustration, but I think making personal attacks against other people is a bit much. And I don't think this really has anything to do with Tom Cruise, he's just some Hollywood celeb.

  • Posted By: AZCoyote @ 02/09/2008 1:03:06 AM

    That quote about starting a religion is from none other than L. Ron Hubbard by the way...

    TCLTC

  • Posted By: AZCoyote @ 02/09/2008 1:01:58 AM

    Educate yourselves indeeed...
    http://www.clambake.org/

    Read well and read often....

  • Posted By: Peggo @ 02/09/2008 1:01:44 AM

    No bubblesgalore. That's not at all what this is about. This is about some thugs trying to wipe out a new religion that is going real good for people, and threating some very vested interests. And more and people are starting to wake up to it and get pissed off. Scientologists are good people. You should meet some.

  • Posted By: jdark13 @ 02/09/2008 1:00:13 AM

    Ask yourself...what Church do you know has copyrights and secrets?
    Why are those needed again?
    Does that send up any red flags at all?

  • Posted By: AZCoyote @ 02/09/2008 12:59:27 AM

    "Writing for a penny a word is ridiculous. If a man really wants to make a million dollars, the best way would be to start his own religion"
    Reader's Digest reprint, May 1980, p.1

  • Posted By: NoUserName @ 02/09/2008 12:55:03 AM

    bubblesgalore - But isn't it all copyright and secret? I thought that's why the Church was upset things were posted on the internet.

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