The Passion of ‘Anonymous’

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  • Posted By: MarkIngen @ 02/10/2008 12:26:00 PM

    I am an ex-scientologist, I spent in the cult more than 50,000.00 US$ in more than 10 years of membership. But is not the money what I regret most, it is the family I lost. My parents, still members, don't talk to me nor to my children since the day I left, five years ago.

    They call this 'disconnection' policy.

    The cult asks its members to serve all connections to people who leave the cult, or who are even mild critics to its management. It is a form of punishment for those who leave, and the penalty for members who do not adhere to that policy is expulsion and 'disconnection' enforced on them too.

    There are thousands of factual stories like mine or even worse, many take the courage to expose them, like on the Ex Scientologist Message Board (http://forum.exscn.net).

    Everyone should be allowed to speak freely and belief what he likes. But if you are a scientologist, sadly, you can't ??? you will be subject to 'disconnection' and even harassed if you do.

    Thanks to the 'Anonymous' for waking up the Media attention on the oppressions by that cult, and to Jenna Miscavige Hill for taking the courage to go public about her story, similar to too many others.

  • Posted By: lynn_minmei @ 02/09/2008 5:29:10 PM

    Who is Anonymous to point fingers at any group for doing wrong, when they claim " ... we ruin the lives of others simply because we can."

    Nice way to gain credibility people.

    • Posted By: respectful_anon @ 02/09/2008 5:43:41 PM

      You obviously don't understand the concept of Anonymous. Anonymous is comprised of random individuals all bound by a common goal. Just because there is one bad apple in the bunch, doesn't make the whole bin bad. This isn't about credibility anyways, this is about facts. If you want to overlook the gross human rights violations and blatant abuses so many people have had to go through, you are indeed one ignorant human being.

      Truth sets you FREE. Ignorance is a CHOICE. What side of the fence are YOU on?

      • Posted By: lynn_minmei @ 02/09/2008 6:10:13 PM

        "You obviously don't understand the concept of Anonymous. "
        Apparently not. But it sounds like some of it's members don't either. ; )

        "This isn't about credibility anyways"
        If they want people to hear them out and take their message seriously, then it is.

        "If you want to overlook the gross human rights violations and blatant abuses so many people have had to go through, you are indeed one ignorant human being."
        Gross human right violations? I have yet to hear about someone taking a Scientologist leader to court over child molestation. I have yet to hear of one of their members fleeing from the FBI. Also, when was the last time a Scientologist strapped on a bomb and detonated it in a crowded market in the name of their religion? So I'm an ignorant human being and don't know the facts? To me there are much bigger fish to fry than Scientologists.

        • Posted By: usaftwilight @ 02/10/2008 10:58:42 AM

          www.whyaretheydead.net

          Have a good read Lynn.

  • Posted By: Anonymous817 @ 02/10/2008 9:22:23 AM

    yep labotomy is a scientologist, dont listen to their lies.
    do your own reseach.
    do your own thinking.
    scientology is trapped in a corner and they know it.

    btw every so-called doctor on that video is a scientologist.

  • Posted By: Anonymous817 @ 02/10/2008 9:22:03 AM

    yep labotomy is a scientologist, dont listen to their lies.
    do your own reseach.
    do your own thinking.
    scientology is trapped in a corner and they know it.

    btw every so-called doctor on that video is a scientologist.

  • Posted By: Lobotomy @ 02/10/2008 7:23:33 AM

    Mitch did you receive your $40 yet?

  • Posted By: Lobotomy @ 02/10/2008 7:21:14 AM

    Lobotomology
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHu7Ik36128

  • Posted By: HarveyQ @ 02/10/2008 2:09:48 AM

    Newsweek can do better than this. It blithely reports criminal acts of a "Anonymous" persons, with no dissent, no censure. I known many Scientologists, and they don;t deserve this any more than the Jews deserved the harassment they have endured. What has our culture come to that this is not condemned as hate crime?

    • Posted By: mitch12345 @ 02/10/2008 7:18:35 AM

      Ahahaha now you're comparing yourselves to the Jews simply because Newsweek is reporting the facts about Scientology for once. What's the matter, are they too big for your corrupt organization to surpress the information about your despicable corporation? Well for once the media is not being compromised by your legal dogs.

      I applaud Newsweek for having the guts to stand up and tell the truth, and let me be clear none of this has anything to do with Psychiatry so ignore these Scientology drones and their prescripted, non-thinking answers.

    • Posted By: jdark13 @ 02/10/2008 2:21:36 AM

      I urge you to do your research before crying foul, my friend:

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCE-ICnqtVk&feature=related
      60 Minutes

      Plenty of other videos from the public media here:
      http://www.youtube.com/user/scientologeez

      Knowledge is Power

  • Posted By: lfoxcopy @ 02/08/2008 11:21:15 PM

    This is disgusting! I am a long-time Scientologist and the things I'm reading online and in the papers have my mouth wide open! I have never heard of Xenu (other than some jerk online who's trying to hurt Scientology!) and all these crimes, extortion or brainwashing are none-existent. After 26 years as a Scientologist, you'd think I would know of such things, eh? You guys obviously believe everything you read and hear and that's truly sad! Find out about Scientology for yourself!

    • Posted By: DrZook @ 02/10/2008 2:05:40 AM

      If you have been a Scientologist for years and have never heard of Xenu, then you have yet to do OT III. The story of Xenu is all on OT III. After years you haven't got to OT III? That's ridiculous! You have either done OT III and are a liar when you say you have never heard of Xenu or the good old Church o Scientology is deliberately preventing you from doing OT II in order to suck more money out of you.

    • Posted By: teh-lmnop @ 02/09/2008 12:05:12 AM

      Lfoxcopy, as a Scientologist your computer is probably loaded with the "Scieno Sitter" software that was distributed a few years back as part of a packet of web-page building software. Go to a public computer- a library or a web cafe- and research your church. You deserve to know what they are doing with your money.

    • Posted By: Biggsalive @ 02/08/2008 11:24:44 PM

      Ahhhhhhhhh...........right.

      • Posted By: kiyiyi @ 02/08/2008 11:49:45 PM

        Haha you haven't paid enough money yet. YOU GULLIBLE SCIENTOLOGISTS! Hand over the loot!

      • Posted By: pennyfive @ 02/08/2008 11:30:00 PM

        How do we find out about Scientology ourselves? Most real people don't have enough money to buy their own way in....remember it's private & secretive!!! God bless you.

  • Posted By: Ammari @ 02/08/2008 10:32:17 PM

    I think this religion thougth up by a guy who overdosed on drugs and yet created a religion that says no no that is bad it a joke.

    Tom Cruise is a nut job and so are the rest of the overpaid putzes in Hollywood that throw their money away at this false religion. You do not pay to believe, if you believe in something it's free. You are all getting duped out of money.

    They use movie stars to draw int he young and ill-thinking to pay them to take classes to "better themselves."
    I think if you have to follow Tom Cruise to find religion you are weak minded but with everything else it passes and the fad ends.

    I hope soon this nut job murdering cult of nuts follows.

    GO ANONYMOUS!!! I respect you.

    • Posted By: Peggo @ 02/08/2008 10:38:51 PM

      Ammari, I am a Scientologist. I am not a nut. I am actually a hardworking, educated, well-meaning American who loves her family, participates in the community, donates a lot of my time in volunteer work and gets along very well with people. I challenge your denigration of Scientologists and your "respect" for thugs.

      • Posted By: teh-lmnop @ 02/09/2008 12:23:28 AM

        Jeez, Peggo/Luisa/RealFortune, how many names are you posting under on this site?

        • Posted By: DrZook @ 02/10/2008 1:47:24 AM

          Note well that anyone posting on this site who claims to be a member of the Church of Scientology (CoS for short) would be someone who was assigned the job of doing so by CoS management. An ordinary member who took it upon themselves to post here (or anywhere else for that matter) would be in deep, deep trouble with CoS management. The only Scientologists who are posting here of their own free will are those who identify themselves as freezone Scientologists.

      • Posted By: LordXenu @ 02/09/2008 12:44:07 AM

        Sure, educated mostly by LRH, I assume. Tell me, how many family members have you dropped from your life? How many emotionally challenged kids have you "helped", by convincing them to stop taking their meds? How many thousands has your "church" taken from your families?
        What are your crimes, huh?
        What are your crimes?

    • Posted By: LuisaB @ 02/08/2008 10:43:21 PM

      if you don't know what you are talking about you'd better shut up.

      • Posted By: LordXenu @ 02/09/2008 12:39:57 AM

        I WILLRUB MY NUTS ON UR THETANS!

      • Posted By: Ska Himself @ 02/08/2008 10:57:30 PM

        I think he/she (Ammari) does. What? Are you now labeling him/her an SP? Go get 'em tiger. Come get all of us. Do your worst!

  • Posted By: ceocomp @ 02/10/2008 1:41:38 AM

    Hey respectful. I see you are still spamming the message board with your PsychoPharm backed propaganda. Have you completed you assignment yet? You were supposed to report to us how much ad revenue Newsweek derives from the large drug companies that flood America with killer drugs like Prozac and Ritalin. Also did you research and confirm that Phillip Graham ??? the ex owner of Newsweek committed suicide while under psychiatric care in 1963? Ironically, Scientology could have helped he and his family avoid that trauma . But, instead, Newsweek publishers hire tools like Brian Braiker to attempt to stop Scientology from exposing the murder and mayhem of Americans caused by Big Pharma. Billions in ad revenue is addictive to the leading ???news??? media and articles like Braikers are collateral support given in exchange for the ad revenue. The good news is that they fail and Scientology expands even faster when under attack. This is what drives the PsychoPhramaceutical Industry even more nuts. Your future and the future of mankind depends on effective movements like Scientology that actually halt the drug-and-kill-for-profit interests like PshcyoPharm. So, by all means, keep doing your bit to help us get the word out. Or, a much more survival course for you would be to do some actual homework, open YOUR eyes and realize you are being used by a highly destructive drug pushing cartel.

  • Posted By: True-Anonymous @ 02/10/2008 1:35:16 AM

    ANONYMOUS DOES NOT WANT THIS!

    This war was started by someone who obviousy did NOT understand what Anonymous truly was, and decided to use our name. Others who had equally little knowledge joined. Anyonymous is not to blame.I will also officially, on the record, say that NO member of Anonymous is responsible for the white powder. We did not approve.


    Others

  • Posted By: True-Anonymous @ 02/10/2008 1:32:36 AM

    Anonymous is not "loose-knit"

    Anonymous did not start this war. Our name was used by someone who very obviously did not understand what we are about, and others like this person joined in. Anonymous does not want this.

    Anoyn

  • Posted By: mitch12345 @ 02/09/2008 11:42:36 PM

    Please everyone, do not respond to Lobotomy. He is not only a Scientology-sanctioned apologist, he the worst kind of troll. Every post is a misdirection trying to make this discussion about psychiatry which is completely off-point and one of the most juvenile forms of debate. In addition he is doing an incredibly poor job of this, demonstrating little in the way of coherent thoughts while his attempts are totally transparent and obvious, despite that he is following the Scientology defense plan word for word. It is laughable and pathetic and I realize very few people are taken in by this idiotic approach but I'd like to mention it for this one point. Do not engage him in conversation as it makes his trolling that much less credible. We can not hope he will possibly "clam up" so to speak (heh heh) but one can only hope.

    No matter how much the Scientologists whine in this thread, fabricate a victim mentality and dismiss obvious facts and research with the church-mandated prescribed response "It is all lies" the one fact remains:

    The information is exploding. It is out there for everyone to see for themselves what a sham this corporate con is. You have already lost the first battle, Scientology. There are too many to silence with your litigation policies and cloak-and-dagger nonsense. It is front page news and I expect court rulings that aren't in your favor very soon.

    We are winning.

    • Posted By: Lobotomy @ 02/09/2008 11:49:10 PM

      Oh please, so-called mitch12345 (anonymous), you also need to get your facts straight about not just me. You, AnonymousSP, lammysz and JeraldR are just showing the world how easy it is to attacks the wrong guys


      Lobotomologist
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHu7Ik36128

      • Posted By: JeraldR @ 02/10/2008 12:16:15 AM

        Of course you are right Mitch, but I also wanted to give the readers here a chance to see us interact and judge for themselves. But I had best stop feeding the troll before Barbz finds out and smacks me. :)

        • Posted By: mitch12345 @ 02/10/2008 1:11:54 AM

          No problem I wasn't directing it to you specifically. This guy went through the entire talkback and responded to most of the posters with that psychiatry-bashing nonsense to try and confuse the issue. It is humorous when Scientologist bring up this stupid campaign of theirs. Since they are taught to never defend, only attack, it is useless to engage them in debate. Besides, it would be like boxing a child wearing blinders.

          Keep fighting the good fight!

  • Posted By: respectful_anon @ 02/10/2008 12:50:09 AM

    To anyone about to post a comment here: Please, before you go on posting about how we're just expressing a hate for this particular belief system, please, PLEASE take 8 minutes and review this leaked video from the LEADER HIMSELF, David Miscaviage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfu7Sr50N7U

    I hope you understand what he is telling you his goal is. Guess? World domination. This is no joke and he's telling you himself. Not to mention his plan to ABOLISH psychiatric and psychological therapy, and even how they plans to do so.

    Now view the proposed replacement called "auditing": http://tinyurl.com/26dxsq (links to video.google.com)

    And THEN post your views. Anonymous is NOT out to attack anyones BELIEFS. Everyone should be free to practice whatever they'd like and we FULLY support this! They should NOT be indoctrinated into it through brainwashing and hypnosis, however. This OUTRAGEOUS and unfortunately is ONLY the tip of the iceburg!

    They are responsible for human rights violations from child abuse, sexual abuse, separation of families, and even murder! See www.whyaretheydead.net for every death the church is responsible for but was never able to be legally charged with. The most well known case was regarding Lisa McPherson who was held against her will for 17 days even though she was in obvious need of professional medical help. See www.whyaretheydead.net for info on Lisa or visit www.exscn.net -- a forum for people who've been able to escape and many are STILL separated from their families. Read their testimonials and see the appalling things they've been through. It's truly sad and this cult must be stopped :(

    PLEASE educate yourself and help Anonymous educate the WORLD on the true inter-workings of this billion-dollar cult!! We will be protesting GLOBALLY on Feb 10, at least drive by your local Scientologist office and give us a honk!!

  • Posted By: jdark13 @ 02/10/2008 12:23:08 AM

    NBC DATELINE From 1998 (Clips Linked Below)

    It has been in front of us for so long now. We are just now waking up collectively to it. It is just now that the web has become the web 2.0 and a community of Social Networking has led to the inevitable social caring and social action.

    It is as awareness grows and information ceases to be withheld, that the free people of the world collectively rise to help those who have been brainwashed, drained of their resources, and enslaved.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT7uB5gZu7k
    Dateline Part I

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz0LaI3w2r0
    Dateline Part II

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdo39CD1R90
    Dateline Part III

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHiSEulMnsQ
    Scientology Hypnosis Techniques

    Our Cause is Just
    We shall prevail
    We are Anonymous
    We are Awoken
    We Stand as One

  • Posted By: AnonymousSP @ 02/10/2008 12:23:08 AM

    From Anonymous as Posted:

    "Ladies and gentlemen of the public and the press,

    Today, working in concert with concerned citizens from all over the world, Anonymous has staged a large number of simultaneous public demonstrations at Church of Scientology centers around the globe. Now that we have made evident the sincerity of our intentions and the strength of our dedication, we would like to take this opportunity to clarify our objectives to the press and to the public. There have been a number of myths and misconceptions surrounding the nature of our means and intentions. Among these is the idea that our declaration of war is to be interpreted as a threat of physical harm against individuals affiliated with the Church of Scientology.

    Allegations that Anonymous wishes to physically harm any human being as a part of our campaign against the cult of Scientology are patently untrue. As stated in one of our productions, the intention of Anonymous is to 'systematically dismantle the Church of Scientology in its present form'. Our struggle is directed against the toxic ideals and behavior of the corrupt, violent, and abusive leadership of the Church of Scientology, not against the lives of those who have become entangled with it. Know this: though we oppose all that they stand for, even the highest officers of this cult will not be harmed physically by Anonymous. Our battle is one of ideas. As we speak, it is being fought and won in the hearts and minds of the worlds honest citizenry and their leaders. The ideological nature of our struggle brings us to another common misconception regarding the objectives of Anonymous in this campaign....[more]"

    Listen to it here:
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=BNhRrpyYe98

    Read it here:
    http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dcgn7gtc_12d3f8hsd2

  • Posted By: mitch12345 @ 02/10/2008 12:16:17 AM

    Nice to see that a particularly bad poster on this forum has no idea what the difference is between stating something in first-person and quoting what an author said years ago. Brilliant.

    • Posted By: Lobotomy @ 02/10/2008 12:20:50 AM

      Likewise, "good luck" in your mission. I hope you get paid *at least* $40 if you spend a week doing this : )

      Lobotomology
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHu7Ik36128

  • Posted By: nawawimohamad @ 02/10/2008 12:07:07 AM

    Do scientologists celebrate christmas?

  • Posted By: Lobotomy @ 02/09/2008 11:56:53 PM

    "Ron Hubbard and I still occasionally communicate with each other"
    - mitch12345 @ 02/08/2008 8:40:40 PM

    Lobotomology
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHu7Ik36128

  • Posted By: AnonymousSP @ 02/09/2008 11:55:51 PM

    "ENEMY SP Order. Fair game. May be deprived of property or injured by any means by any Scientologist without any discipline of the Scientologist. May be tricked, sued or lied to or destroyed."

    - L. Ron Hubbard, Hubbard Communications Office Policy Letter, 18 October 1967

    [SP = Suppressive Person a.k.a. critic of Scientology]


    "When somebody enrolls, consider he or she has joined up for the duration of the universe - never permit an 'open-minded' approach... If they enrolled, they're aboard, and if they're aboard they're here on the same terms as the rest of us - win or die in the attempt. Never let them be half minded about being Scientologists... The proper instruction attitude is, 'We'd rather have you dead than incapable.'"

    - L. Ron Hubbard, KEEPING SCIENTOLOGY WORKING, 7 February 1965, reissued 27 August 1980




    www.xenu-directory.net
    www.xenu.net
    www.xenutv.com
    www.whyaretheydead.net
    www.forum.exscn.net
    www.scientology-victims-testimonies.com

    google up the real steven fishman

    for some information on the real truth about the cult that is scientology.

    Knowledge is free, inform yourselves.

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