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Huge Scientology protest in Milwaukee WI (-40 temp)

cbs58.com — MILWAUKEE-Protestors gathered outside the Church of Scientology in Milwaukee today, calling the religion founded by L. Ron Hubbard a cult.

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  • xt0rt, on 02/11/2008, -11/+65we do not forgive, we do not forget!
    • Kauzman01, on 02/11/2008, -15/+6We do not forgive... it being -45 wind chills in Green Bay either. Geez its cold in Wisconsin. I wish I could have been there though. We are Legion! We do not forgive! We do not forget!
      • nospinhere, on 02/11/2008, -10/+3It annoys me to no end when people site wind chill as actual temperature. The temp was not -40, the WIND CHILL was -40.
        • Kauzman01, on 02/11/2008, -2/+8Thank you captain obvious. Read my comment, I said it was -45 WIND CHILL. The temp was more like -5 to -10. Happy? Get your panties out of a bunch.
          • nospinhere, on 02/11/2008, -2/+1nobody cares about you and Green Bay, get out of here already.
    • NiftySwifty, on 02/11/2008, -18/+4Fine, but will you at least go away?
    • Fooord, on 02/11/2008, -3/+31You can't be anonymous on a site where you have to log in.
    • justintsmith, on 02/11/2008, -5/+9But you do look ridiculous.
    • booboolean, on 02/11/2008, -10/+4We are a broken record, we are getting boring as hell, we are accomplishing jack *****, we should stop getting dugg.
    • Gigs, on 02/11/2008, -0/+1I wouldn't normally spam but I had an idea on a good way to protest: Mail the IRS an "Anonymous" suspected tax fraud form. Click below if you're intererested: http://www.digg.com/business_finance/IRS_Suspected ...
  • intotheforest, on 02/11/2008, -14/+7I wonder if any one else had it colder?
    • BillMoocho, on 02/11/2008, -0/+3It was in the negatives in Toronto, but well worth it.
    • pisces586, on 02/11/2008, -1/+1It was 1 degree (not counting wind) in detroit today! about 100 people showed up. (according to SA)
    • VonBargenJL, on 02/11/2008, -1/+3Minneapolis, MN was -45 :P
      and we had about 100
    • Bilabrin, on 02/11/2008, -3/+3Actually, I live in Wisconsin and it didn't get anywhere close to -30. It was 5 above and maybe 0 with wind chill at best -30 is an exaggeration.
  • kaskarn, on 02/11/2008, -2/+73great to see some coverage of Anonymous' actions. Such coverage pretty much guarantees that the next protest will draw much larger crowds.
    • Chaoticfist, on 02/11/2008, -2/+9There has better be another protest :)!!!!! I missed this one. Was in college like 3 hours away from the nearest church lol. My best source of transportation (with going broke) is my bike lol!!!

      Anyway congrats to everyone that turned out, and i promise i will show for the next one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • EmitStop, on 02/11/2008, -4/+24Good job Anon!
    • stolenisotope1, on 02/11/2008, -3/+3Anon Delivers - DIGG THIS TO FRONT PAGE

      http://digg.com/comedy/Sydney_CO_Protesters_HAIL_X ...

      http://youtube.com/watch?v=-7Hn9Qgqw9k

      ALL HAIL XENU!! (THX FROM ANON IN SYDNEY)
      • KibibyteBrain, on 02/11/2008, -1/+2Oh great. Lets be immature.
        I thought ANON said going into this that they against the church, but respected beliefs. Screw scientology, but making fun of what they believe was not the intention: bringing attention to the atrocities.
    • justintsmith, on 02/11/2008, -7/+1Way to tear down the scientology establishment anon!!!
      Their deeply entrenched organization and high-priced corporate lawyers will never withstand the might of our SPARSELY ATTENDED STREET PROTESTS!!!!! *maniacal laughter*

      • cyrix, on 02/11/2008, -0/+3Sparsely attended street protests? *****. Can you even name the last time that numbers were pulled like this for a world wide protest? Here, I'll save you the trouble, it's never happened like this. Where I was there were over 100 people alone. And I can only imagine throughout the rest of the world thousands upon thousands of people showed up.
  • intotheforest, on 02/11/2008, -2/+24http://www.flickr.com/photos/23675982@N04/

    Some more photos!
    • justintsmith, on 02/11/2008, -9/+4More futility!!

      ***** britsol board, undirected yelling and lots of standing around... just like a grade 4 science fair.
      Take THAT multi-million dollar organization!

      • Makaveli604, on 02/11/2008, -0/+2It's still a protest you stupid *****, were you expecting British soldiers sitting in formation with muskets raiding CoS?
    • jxfallout, on 02/11/2008, -0/+1There's a Scientology "church" in Milwaukee? That one slipped under my radar (I'm a Wisconsinite who frequently visits Milwaukee for shopping, along with sporting events and concerts), but a big LOL to it being located in a damn-near deserted looking strip mall in between a book store and a hair salon!
      • intotheforest, on 02/12/2008, -0/+1The bookstore is part of the church, but yea its in the middle of no wear.
  • Okari, on 02/11/2008, -58/+5People, get it straight. This is not Anonymous, this is a bunch of newfags who act like they are Anonymous because they think it's cool. Anonymous does not give a ***** ***** about Scientology. Why would Anonymous try to fight for good when they get lulz from 9/11 and other disasters?
    • intotheforest, on 02/11/2008, -11/+29Your an idiot.
      • Juntistik, on 02/11/2008, -7/+20You're*

        Way to look dumb.
      • iticu, on 02/11/2008, -1/+1Actually, he's pretty much right.
        The real anonymous are all jackasses, the people at these protests are the good guys.
    • madpie, on 02/11/2008, -3/+63You misunderstand the whole point of decentralized organizations. Anonymous is not any particular set of people, and there is no "real anonymous."
    • MrB398, on 02/11/2008, -20/+4Right on. Might as well add a new category to digg to handle all these retarded articles that keep flooding the site.
      • zeusthemoose, on 02/11/2008, -1/+4If you don't like it, leave.
      • snds, on 02/11/2008, -1/+0Dear MrB,

        It's called article filtering, use it and stop whining.

        THX

        Signed, anon
    • snds, on 02/11/2008, -3/+5Please leave /b/ and jump off the bridge of fail while playing the role of an Hero you dolt.
      • TonyLocNE, on 02/11/2008, -4/+3The letter "H" is not a vowel, nor is hero a proper noun in the context of your sentence... You fail
        • Ninjapope, on 02/11/2008, -2/+4google "an hero" please
        • snds, on 02/11/2008, -1/+1You sir fail for lacking in the knowledge of anon memes. gtfo newfag. *applauds ninjapope for the google support*
      • aceslick911, on 02/11/2008, -2/+3grammar police... or NAZI much?
    • imakeart4u, on 02/11/2008, -0/+3***** you
    • halleyscomet, on 02/11/2008, -1/+3So, what level are you? How many Thetans has Scientology helped you purge form your body?
  • phazon88, on 02/11/2008, -5/+34How did this make the frontpage when the Sydney Scientology protest had 1700+ diggs and didn't?
    • benman587, on 02/11/2008, -2/+18http://partyvan.info/index.php/Project_Chanology#P ...

      " * Hundreds Attend Sydney Scientology Protest - Please Digg it!
      * Has over 1400 Diggs & is currently buried by the CO$. Email Digg to let them know we dislike censorship: abuse@digg.com "
    • NiftySwifty, on 02/11/2008, -16/+3Wouldn't we all have been lucky if NONE of this crap had made it to the front page?
      • TheOneTrueGod, on 02/11/2008, -1/+5Speak only for yourself.
        • dakine42, on 02/11/2008, -2/+1Say's the one true good... :rollseyes: yes I am with you Nifty, I would be much happier if I didnt have to look through like 8 out of the top 10 about antiscientology links. Sure its great you guys are oppressing the oppressor, but when you bitch that OMG 1 of the 9000 top 10's for the past couple of weeks arent about scientology you have a problem my friend, just a tip, don't drink the blue koolaid.
        • xt0rt, on 06/13/2008, -0/+1Nifty, drink some gasoline and play with matches. I guarantee you'll have epic win.
    • superspak, on 02/11/2008, -2/+2looks like it has been deleted
  • julianwan, on 02/11/2008, -6/+20This is really exciting, but when is the church gonna fall?
    • NiftySwifty, on 02/11/2008, -15/+7You mean after the blistering protests of a bunch of basement bound losers who showed up in tiny numbers to protest a church with billions of dollars? I'd be surpised if Scientology didn't close up shop as early as tomorrow!
      • TomTruelle, on 02/11/2008, -5/+11Obviously a scientologist. Check out the rest of his comments.
        • NiftySwifty, on 02/11/2008, -15/+2Obviously has the IQ of an earthworm--check out the rest of the his comments. (No no, I mean seriously check out the rest of his comments... they're the funniest things I've read all day!)
          • round427, on 02/11/2008, -3/+5If humor's what you're after, check out Battlefield Earth.
          • amoirae, on 02/11/2008, -2/+4Check out Battlefield Earth with the RiffTrax that was made for it. The movie on its own is a crime against humanity and nature.
    • CAB1989, on 02/11/2008, -9/+1The church will never fall you ***** dumbass. You have no idea what you are protesting about. You are wasting your time.
      • round427, on 02/11/2008, -4/+2Are you really that dumb, or are all 19-year olds this dumb now?
  • nico623, on 02/11/2008, -3/+20dang thats cold...good job guys.
    • TheWorm, on 02/11/2008, -12/+5Good job in accomplishing absolutely nothing.
    • jmpeagle, on 02/11/2008, -6/+4it wasn't that cold...that was the wind chill
    • Gamer2k4, on 02/11/2008, -0/+1I go to school in Milwaukee...it's not 40 below, and it wasn't yesterday either. The temperature MIGHT have hit 0, with wind chills of -10 or -20. Nothing near what the title is suggesting though.
  • tbone63, on 02/11/2008, -2/+33Only the wind chills are -40 F (also -40 C) here in Wisconsin.
    • tRANIS, on 02/11/2008, -0/+3yes thank you sounded like these protesters were in the arctic or something
    • crowbar77, on 02/11/2008, -1/+1It's still damn cold, just not as bad. Would have been fine if you wore lots of layers.
  • swrostmore, on 02/11/2008, -25/+14"Huge" = 9 people?
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/23675982@N04/22566339 ...
    • intotheforest, on 02/11/2008, -2/+9There where a lot more than 9 people, that is a photo from an angle, there where at least 150+ people (alot of people where coming and going from there cars to stay warm)
      • Nonchalant, on 02/11/2008, -1/+1150 is still not "huge." Look at the number of delusional people that show up for American Idol auditions. THAT amount is huge.
    • MrWally, on 02/11/2008, -3/+3Clearly the legion of Anonymous is behind the photographer.
  • TheWorm, on 02/11/2008, -36/+9This is getting out of hand. Digg needs a Scientology section so I can block it and keep all this ***** out of my "world and business" section. I'm really tired of seeing the anonymous bandwagon digg every story about a 9 person protest.
    • kaskarn, on 02/11/2008, -3/+9The worm, if you hate anonymous' stories so much, why do you not simply... ignore them? Digg is a democratic website, and the stories that get promoted are the stories the users deems interesting. Yes, democracy can be frustrating at times, when you do not agree with the majority, but you should respect the choice of hundreds or thousands of user to promote anonymous' stories to the front page.
      Thank you
      • TheWorm, on 02/11/2008, -7/+5I'm just getting fed up with it. I come on Digg for news, I would even Digg these stories if there were just a couple of them, explaining what's going on with Scientology and anonymous. However, it has gotten to a point where it has become spam and is turning many people off. Half of my homepage is covered with these 'stories'. If you want to support anonymous, that's fine with me, (I would most likely support it if it wasn't becoming a cult in itself) but I don't think that many of these stories getting dugg up by the mob are news worthy. It would be nice if the anonymous people could filter themselves so the good stories are getting dugg, and not every single story about it.
        • mutiger, on 02/11/2008, -2/+2Heh. Digg started as a place to read tech news; a lot of computer geeks aren't happy the rest of us are here making it a political/business site. They gripe about it, but don't demand our removal.
          It's really sad to me that you don't think these articles are newsworthy; i do. A group of kids who may or not know each other, may or not like each other, are doing what media and politicians and corporations won't do, because they're not corrupted by what CoS can do for them, how much money or power or sway they have, and they have gotten people's attention like no other adult entity has been able or willing to do. Yeah, there are adults doing it, but it hasn't brought a wider public awareness, political awareness (are you happy your tax dollar$ go to support a 'church' that won't discuss itself beyond the hook of a bait and switch tactic for free?), or media awareness of the foul nature of this cult. It's very much newsworthy, and it's mostly carried out by a group of kids who have more guts and more integrity than most adults. I think it's awesomely newsworthy a group of kids is more intelligent, aware, and caring than the adults of the US who continue to subsidize this crap.
  • dildoolielly, on 02/11/2008, -25/+6Its quite amusing to see the Christians and Atheists join together to dismember a cult.

    Better yet, they don't seem to see any irony in it
    • lickmylovepump, on 02/11/2008, -2/+10Yeah! Wait... neither do I.
    • dvsbastard, on 02/11/2008, -2/+10Core beliefs: Christianity Vs Scientology - Forgiveness Vs Fair Game

      Which concept do you think atheists have a problem with?!
      • dildoolielly, on 02/11/2008, -8/+3Forgiveness? Oh, come now sir, let us not forget Christianity's long, bloody history...

        The Crusades

        The 500 years of Inquisitions

        The pillage, rape, torture and murder of the Aztecs

        The murder of every Indian on Cuba

        The genocide against the American Indian

        The worlds' most famous Christian Adolf Hitler and his Christian Nazis, the 6 million they killed in the Holocaust, and the 35 million who died as a result of the World War they launched

        Christian-sponsored genocide in Rwanda

        Jim Jones and his Kool-Aid Party

        David Koresh

        It's time to end the madness, folks. ALL the madness
        • jgzman, on 02/11/2008, -3/+4Pick your targets. Divide and Conquer.
          If the Christians will help us defeat most of the other religions, we can probably defeat the last one without their help.
        • dvsbastard, on 02/11/2008, -2/+4Touching story! I'm a Christian, yet I am not a very forgiving... Who are you going to blame?! The religion and it's core beliefs... or me?!

          That is where scientology differs... When the fundamentals of the religion are the problem (and not the interpretations or actions of those who follow them) who is at fault?!

          I have no problems with Scientology as a belief system... we are all entitled to believe whatever it is we like... I have problem with the method in which the Church conducts its "business"...
          • dildoolielly, on 02/11/2008, -5/+4Who gives a rat's ass what YOU have a problem with if you are not a victim of it. Its not your decision how someone else conducts their business unless you are some kind of victim in the process. WHICH YOU ARE NOT!

            Let me tell you about victims. Fillings the heads of precious innocent impressionable children with disturbing stories of hell and damnation and devils and eternal suffering.

        • dildoolielly, on 02/11/2008, -6/+2Digg me down all you want Xtian nutbags, while you criticise some other lunatic cult. More empircal proof Christians will keep telling themselves their own version of history. Because why would they want the truth? They can't handle the truth. Obviously.

          Zionist Sheeple, with a pathetic inability to break away from their cultist programming go to immediate "defense of their own nutball belief system" mode and start firing off digg downs galore.
          • round427, on 02/11/2008, -1/+5Anyone who uses the word "sheeple" is an unimaginative turd. You remind me of the goth kids from South Park.
          • dildoolielly, on 02/13/2008, -1/+1----Anyone who uses the word "sheeple" is an unimaginative turd.--------

            Ignorance should be challenged everywhere, tough ***** if reveals the lies of the religious.

            Your continuous lack of any rebuttal has to make one wonder, is religious fundamentalism a form of schizophrenia, or is the line dividing the two just really thin?
        • Merendino, on 02/11/2008, -2/+3I find it funny you said, "They can't handle the truth." Thats from Jack Nickleson in a few good men... starring.... "Tom Cruise". Stellar ironic coincidence.
    • mutiger, on 02/11/2008, -2/+4Christianity doesn't try to hide their core beliefs or demand money to reveal them.
  • WestonP, on 02/11/2008, -32/+9The only thing more irritating than the scientology idiots is the anti-scientology idiots. We don't need to see this crap 50 times a day, so STFU already.
    • dvsbastard, on 02/11/2008, -5/+12Personally I think the anti-anti-scientology morons are way more irritating than a well placed kick in the nuts...

      P.S. That would be YOU!
    • TheOneTrueGod, on 02/11/2008, -2/+3Heil.
  • ChaosProfessor, on 02/11/2008, -15/+5i protested the protest because im such a bad ass that and i live in Wisconsin and i was not going out side in the 40 below
    • yesimahuman, on 02/11/2008, -1/+5Yea I live there too, ***** pussy.
  • Frostman3D, on 02/11/2008, -4/+50WTF Hate Crime? lol Those ***** are delusional.
  • l0k0, on 02/11/2008, -3/+16"The Church of Scientology said the protest was a relgious hate crime and in a lenghthy statement cautioned people about a group that hides its members' identities behind masks of computer anonymity."
    I think someone forgot to use spellcheck.

    • zekt, on 02/11/2008, -0/+7No scientology... it is called fair game.
      You are, by your own law, FAIR GAME.
      This is the beginning of the end.
    • Clumber, on 02/11/2008, -0/+1Mr. Pot, please meet Ms. Kettle....
  • mikehrp, on 02/11/2008, -3/+10There were about 6 high school age looking kids calmly carrying signs at the Tustin, CA branch today when I drove by. There were no less than 4 police cars there keeping an eye on the situation. I was going to take a picture but I am lazy.
    • adml_shake, on 02/11/2008, -0/+7I know the cops get a bad rap on this site, but they were probably there making sure none of those crazy nuts in the building took pot shots at the people outside.
  • diggitny, on 02/11/2008, -4/+43Such dedication to go out in the cold.

    Watch Scientologists "handle" an SP (suppressive person) who shows up to their party. "What are your crimes? Murder, perhaps!" Great stuff: http://youtube.com/watch?v=pPol_m8wm8Y
    • NiftySwifty, on 02/11/2008, -8/+3By the way, I watched your video... the "heroic" SP in the video is a childish, idiotic douchebag.
      • HonestAbe, on 02/11/2008, -4/+3Agreed. Childishness and playground intimidation all around.
    • TonyLocNE, on 02/11/2008, -2/+4"yeah I killed a guy once.. a postal worker back in wisconsin, mark portman, I chopped him up and put him in a ditch."
      ***** hilarious.

      the other guys are ***** retarded though and are hardly bearable to watch.. they couldn't do anything but repeat the same thing over and over and over again.
      • booboolean, on 02/11/2008, -8/+3"they couldn't do anything but repeat the same thing over and over and over again."

        ...Sort of reminds me of Digg lately... Scientology, scientology, anonymous... Zzzzzz
    • JlmAWP, on 02/11/2008, -0/+6It looked like 3 guys from a 70's family sitcom getting all "street tough". Golden

      Also, Scientologists are unnecessarily angry. Maybe it's because they're HIDING CRIMES or some nonsense. I want more of these videos to cheer me up.
    • Sbebo, on 02/11/2008, -1/+2Lesson to take away from this is that there's no point in trying to REASON with Scientologists. They are so brainwashed, talking to them will just dumb you down and piss you off.
      • HonestAbe, on 02/11/2008, -0/+1Not true. Lots of things you could say are pointless, but with any cult, you just need to know the right things to wedge into the chinks of their armor. This takes more research than most people are willing to invest, however.
  • nico623, on 02/11/2008, -2/+7I count more than 9 : http://www.flickr.com/photos/23675982@N04/22566307 ...
  • D3koy, on 02/11/2008, -6/+33Protestors, however, who did brave sub zero temperatures in Milwaukee Sunday did give names to CBS 58 when interviewed.


    FAIL
    • tschau, on 02/11/2008, -5/+1explain.
      • mrASSMAN, on 02/11/2008, -1/+9"ANONYMOUS"
        • koft, on 02/11/2008, -1/+3I can't believe you had to explain that.
      • HonestAbe, on 02/11/2008, -1/+3CBS 58 interviewers could be scientologists. Giving your name to a Scientologist is signing yourself up for misery.
    • justintsmith, on 02/11/2008, -0/+2THETAN FAIL!
    • lateralus, on 02/11/2008, -0/+4Yeah, i'm sure they gave real names but only the last 4 of their SSN's.
  • lys3rgic, on 02/11/2008, -3/+12Typos in the article: Protestors, relgious, lenghthy, and Protestors.

    I have relatives that live in those neighborhoods, and when I was out there on vacation I told my grandma to tell all of her friends at Bingo about the lies and deceptions of $cientology. I remember looking inside the window and there is a poster at the end of a hallway that says something like "13 ways to be a better person" or something like that. Kudos to you anon, I mentioned this to my mom since she was with me when we walked by there and she got really excited and said "I'm glad people care about this in Milwaukee, it would be horrible to see another city fall for such a crappy organization."
    • HonestAbe, on 02/11/2008, -2/+1Oh, journalists. When will they learn?
  • XXXXXXXXXXXXXX, on 02/11/2008, -9/+3Hasten to me brothers!
  • reiner15, on 02/11/2008, -3/+7Dumbass gave his name. Nice to know you buddy!
  • dboy3587, on 02/11/2008, -2/+6im sick of Wisconsin weather im moving to texas
    • bullox, on 02/11/2008, -0/+6I moved from Milwaukee to Vegas 6 months ago. I think I picked the right year to do so.
    • brad3378, on 02/12/2008, -0/+1I just moved to Milwaukee 2 weeks ago. Last summer I was in Phoenix during the thirty day 110+ degree heat wave. I'll take this cold weather ANY DAY over the absurd summer weather in Arizona.
      • bullox, on 02/12/2008, -0/+1Just wait for the humidity and mosquitoes. I'm not kidding.
        • brad3378, on 02/12/2008, -0/+1I'm trying to think happy thoughts instead........like how I'm going to get my car through the next snow storm.
  • ictharus, on 02/11/2008, -6/+1...and how many people drove past the protest?
    If it was -40, the last thing I'd do is go for a drive past the Co$
  • spiker12, on 02/11/2008, -2/+12A news channel cant handle the digg affect lol
    • jocnnor, on 02/11/2008, -0/+1I think that our foregin policy effects the situation
  • lys3rgic, on 02/11/2008, -2/+10http://duggmirror.com/politics/Huge_Scientology_pr ...

    "Church calls protest religious hate crime
    MILWAUKEE-Protestors gathered outside the Church of Scientology in Milwaukee today, calling the religion founded by L. Ron Hubbard a cult.

    It was organized by a group that calls itself "Anonymous" and was part of demonstrations world wide.

    The Church of Scientology said the protest was a relgious hate crime and in a lenghthy statement cautioned people about a group that hides its members' identities behind masks of computer anonymity.

    Protestors, however, who did brave sub zero temperatures in Milwaukee Sunday did give names to CBS 58 when interviewed.

    They told our crews that Scientologists bully anyone who speaks out against them.

    Casey Payne says, "I just hope that the general public educates themselves. They are a fine line between church and cult."

    The protest is in memory church member Lisa McPherson who died under suspicious circumstances back in December of 1995 at the age of 36."

    • gsadamb, on 02/11/2008, -0/+5That's a fantastic summary at the end. Good to see that there's some fair ink being printed about these protests.
    • wildbillhick, on 02/11/2008, -0/+8"cautioned people about a group that hides its members' identities"

      does scientology's advice strike anyone else as a little ironic?
  • diggdong, on 02/11/2008, -5/+4I'd rather been ice fishing.
  • d03boy, on 02/11/2008, -2/+7Wow, if I would have known there was one here I would've went.
    • Trepanater, on 02/11/2008, -0/+4Yeah same here. I had no clue they were here but considering they have one of the crappiest storefronts in the city its no wonder. Maybe they should set up another on MLK and Center for an even crappier storefront.
  • tschau, on 02/11/2008, -10/+2I think a more interesting headline would have been "Milwaukee sets new all-time low temperature 20 degrees lower than it has ever been there, ever on February 10th," because the record low is -22 degrees F for today and that'd be amazing.

    Of course, that would only be a really good headline if it were true. Which it isn't. Buried as inaccurate.
    • beargrylls, on 02/11/2008, -0/+9The high was -4F with a -40F wind chill. The point is it was cold as ***** in Wisconsin today...
    • tschau, on 02/11/2008, -4/+2Yeah, I'm being a little bitch, but -4 is cold as ***** already without exaggerating, and -40 is just so obviously not the actual temperature. Not the place for hyperbole.
      • beargrylls, on 02/11/2008, -0/+3It's not hyperbole... it /felt/ like -40 today.
    • Synova, on 02/11/2008, -0/+2Well, I was freezing my ass off either way.
  • HonestAbe, on 02/11/2008, -3/+5Great that they mentioned the meaning of the masks instead of just chalking it up to scare mongering and intimidation. The protesters wear masks so that they aren't identified and harassed by the church.
    • jgzman, on 02/11/2008, -0/+6Also, I suspect, because it's forty below.
  • macjaeh, on 02/11/2008, -1/+11How did I miss this? I've frozen my nuts off in Milwaukee for so much less! How can I stay updated on Anonymous protests?
  • killdefenses, on 02/11/2008, -10/+2you know what? i'm as anti-scientology as anyone else, but why doesn't anonymous take this sort of stance against EVERY INSTITUTIONALIZED RELIGION? honestly. every one of them are just as asinine, corrupt, and led by agenda driven liars as the next.
    • HonestAbe, on 02/11/2008, -2/+5No they aren't.
      • killdefenses, on 02/11/2008, -3/+1yes. they are.
        • jgzman, on 02/11/2008, -1/+3One at a time please, one at a time please, one at a time please for pity's sake.
    • Arkavus, on 02/11/2008, -2/+4Except you have to pay a lot of money to be brainwashed by Scientology. Christianity, Islam, and Judaism are free and driven by donations.
      • Bilabrin, on 02/11/2008, -2/+1So, it's not that they're crazy but that they're crazy and ask for $$? Hmmm... I don't see you going after catholics?
        • round427, on 02/11/2008, -1/+2As people have undoubtedly told you many times, it is not required by Catholicism to give money. It is optional, the collection plate also does not require you to give hundreds of thousands of dollars to become a little bit more holy/saved/etc.
          • Bilabrin, on 02/11/2008, -0/+1Yeah but don't tell me there's not a feeling that you will be frowned upon by your friends and neighbors for not tithing when the plate goes around.
  • mrgreg, on 02/11/2008, -2/+3Dangit, I'm at college a few states away and missed this...

    Was this at the one on 68th and Morgan?
  • kevinsboy, on 02/11/2008, -2/+4I wish someone would have said something, I was sitting in my bedroom all day today with a jacket and gloves on LAN'ing it with my room mates on age of empires. Today would have been well spent for a protest. Oh and by the way, who the hell puts up a Church of Scientology on 68th street? Come on?
  • Tweekster, on 02/11/2008, -8/+2more COS spam
    When is this topic of the week going to die out? cant we get back to some useless drug related stories?

    wind chill doesnt count for anything btw, it was -4 here
  • carlvjack, on 02/11/2008, -9/+4A cult outside protesting another cult.

    Pot meet kettle
    • Bilabrin, on 02/11/2008, -2/+1Group1: 1+1=3
      Group2: WHAT!?!?! 1+1=4 and always has. DIE HEATHENS!!!
  • Corrosionx, on 02/11/2008, -11/+5So much for freedom of religion. What is this, a witch hunt?
    • UltraMegaFilms, on 02/11/2008, -1/+4Freedom of religion doesn't mean you can run around doing whatever you want in the name of say, Xenu. These protests are not about persecuting cult.. er religious beliefs, its about holding them responsible for their actions. Don't you read?
      • mccartyba, on 02/11/2008, -0/+2I don't disagree with what you say, but people do stupid crap in the name of God all the time. What's the difference if they call it Xenu. If its really about people being responsible foe their actions, then hold the people to it, not the religion.
    • Corrosionx, on 02/11/2008, -1/+1Ok so I'll just harass random Christians for everything other Christians did then!

      If the scientologists don't go around violating people's rights or persecuting them for their beliefs, I don't see what's the problem.
  • MystDarkarma, on 02/11/2008, -1/+3It was definitely the same temperature at the Minneapolis demonstration. =)
  • saxx, on 02/11/2008, -1/+2Am I the only one who can't load the page?
  • DigitAl56K, on 02/11/2008, -2/+7"The Church of Scientology said the protest was a relgious hate crime and in a lenghthy statement cautioned people about a group that hides its members' identities behind masks of computer anonymity."

    WTF is "computer anonymity"? These people are not hiding behind a computer, they're standing in the frikkin' street. Eat that, COS!
  • Amylopan, on 02/11/2008, -2/+2(Please, please, please don't let me end up dead for Digging this!)
  • TheOneTrueGod, on 02/11/2008, -1/+7Simple argument against the "religious freedom" argument of CO$:

    Take the money away - CO$ is gone. Take the money away - Christianity, Islam, Buddhism etc. stay.

    Nuff said.
  • MykeXX, on 02/11/2008, -4/+2anti-scientology site. went online tonight

    http://digg.com/world_news/IHateScientology_com_Am ...
  • scarystuff, on 02/11/2008, -3/+2If only people was half as engaged in protesting against the ruling government in the US of A..
    • eclectro, on 02/11/2008, -1/+2Actually this year they actually people do seem to be half engaged, as the record turnout seems to indicate.
    • SLuM, on 02/11/2008, -0/+2Then we'd have a working democracy instead of fascism silly.
  • flashback99, on 02/11/2008, -1/+3SP's FTW!
  • jlhoben, on 02/11/2008, -4/+2Could those people put STOP THE WAR!!! on the flip side of those signs? How come there is coverage of this but no coverage of the anti-war movement?
    • dawnlikethesoap, on 02/11/2008, -0/+0Because protesting the war does nothing.

      • swrostmore, on 02/11/2008, -0/+2And protesting a cult does EVERYTHING
        • dawnlikethesoap, on 02/11/2008, -0/+0I didn't say that, however, protesting a cult such as this one exploits their tactics. And when people are educated about something, they are less likely to join the following. People can make their own judgments; I mean, how many people actually believed in Heaven's Gate? Only a handful.

          The only way that protesting the war would be effective would be if you were actually THERE in Iraq/Iran and it convinced the soldiers to desert.
          Or if by some chance you were one on one with the commander in chief of the army and you convinced him that it was useless to be over there. But that is just unrealistic.
    • Sonneball, on 02/11/2008, -0/+0Because No one Is calling for mass Protest aginst the war. Im sure If you get something Started It would turn out.
    • swrostmore, on 02/11/2008, -0/+1I feel you man, if there was news coverage every time 9 people got together to protest the war, we'd never hear about anything else. If you protest the war right now, the MSM will ignore you unless you have 500,000. But a handful of nerds protest a cult that nobody gives a ***** about, and its headline news.
  • dfeifer, on 02/11/2008, -1/+0Probably because the same people that own the media, have money in the war machine as well? I do believe that I read an article recently, referencing a whistleblower case and the media, about the bovine hormone injected to increase milk production and its effects on humans. This case was denied against the whistleblower defense, because the media does NOT have to report the truth? As stated by the court. This really tells ME alot.
  • turnesol, on 02/11/2008, -1/+1*****
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