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- Aidenag, on 03/14/2008, -4/+458Finally a judge states that Scientology is a Corporation! Hopefully this is a step closer in having their tax exempt status revoked.
- jigulous, on 03/14/2008, -10/+190DENIAL ... Not just a river in Africa.
- Skitzzo, on 03/14/2008, -3/+142How the hell do you file suit against Anonymous? You have to name people in lawsuits and isn't that sort of the point of being Anonymous? I realize they named 26 people in the second suit but surely they must know that there will be others there to replace anyone they push out.
- DaviDTC, on 03/14/2008, -2/+94Imagine if it went through.
"Are you part of anonymous?"
"No."
"What is your name?"
"I wish to remain anonymous." - freakon, on 03/14/2008, -2/+77Weird that scientology is smart enough to trick people into giving them money, but isn't smart enough not to pursue frivolous lawsuits.
- IAmTomCruise, on 03/14/2008, -4/+76Nooooo!!!! I AM MELTING!!!! MELTING!!!!
- TSCheredar, on 03/14/2008, -4/+70Matthew Dakan was one. A 28-year-old comic book appraiser from Sarasota, he is named in the lawsuits, but says he isn't a member of Anonymous.
- Drkgodess, on 03/14/2008, -3/+64They tried to fight the lulz and the lulz won...
- NikoKun, on 03/14/2008, -2/+60Violence? LOL what violence?
Scientology classifies protests as "violence"... -_- - jigulous, on 03/14/2008, -2/+58Wow. Yesterday there were close to 5000 diggs on the article announcing CoS's injunction. Today one might imagine >= that same response knowing the suit was denied. Am I missing something here?
- SaladCactusKing, on 03/14/2008, -3/+51Clearwater's Closed Due To Thetans! 3/15!
- JulyZerg, on 03/14/2008, -7/+53No religion should be given tax breaks, considering how rich they are.
- chicoer2001, on 03/14/2008, -3/+48Another federal judge puts down Scientology
- elwoodblues, on 03/14/2008, -2/+46But now they are trying new tactics...including infiltration and incitement
http://digg.com/world_news/Scientologists_march_on ... - likewhateeever, on 03/14/2008, -1/+44http://www.xenu.net/archive/disk/archive/quotes.ht ...
Justice Anderson, Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia:
"Scientology is evil; its techniques are evil; its practice is a serious threat to the community, medically, morally, and socially; and its adherents are sadly deluded and often mentally ill... (Scientology is) the world's largest organization of unqualified persons engaged in the practice of dangerous techniques which masquerade as mental therapy."
Kenneth Robinson, British Minister of Health:
"The government is satisfied that Scientology is socially harmful. It alienates members of families from each other and attributes squalid and disgraceful motives to all who oppose it; its authoritarian principles and practice are a potential menace to the personality and well being of those so deluded as to become followers; above all, its methods can be a serious danger to the health of those who submit to them... There is no power under existing law to prohibit the practice of Scientology; but the government has concluded that it is so objectionable that it would be right to take all steps within its power to curb its growth."
Federal prosecutor's memorandum to the judge urging stiff jail sentences for 9 top leaders of Scientology who had pleaded guilty to criminal charges:
"The crime committed by these defendants is of a breath and scope previously unheard of. No building, office, desk, or file was safe from their snooping and prying. No individual or organization was free from their despicable conspiratorial minds. The tools of their trade were miniature transmitters, lock picks, secret codes, forged credentials and any other device they found necessary to carry out their conspiratorial schemes."
Justice Latey, ruling in the High Court of London:
"Scientology is both immoral and socially obnoxious...It is corrupt sinister and dangerous. It is corrupt because it is based on lies and deceit and has its real objective money and power for Mr. Hubbard... It is sinister because it indulges in infamous practices both to its adherents who do not toe the line unquestionably and to those who criticize it or oppose it. It is dangerous because it is out to capture people and to indoctrinate and brainwash them so they become the unquestioning captives and tools of the cult, withdrawn from ordinary thought, living, and relationships with others."
Judge Breckenridge, Los Angeles Superior Court:
"[The court record is] replete with evidence [that Scientology] is nothing in reality but a vast enterprise to extract the maximum amount of money from its adepts by pseudo scientific theories... and to exercise a kind of blackmail against persons who do not wish to continue with their sect.... The organization clearly is schizophrenic and paranoid, and this bizarre combination seems to be a reflection of its founder, L.Ron Hubbard."
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Paul Breckenridge, June 1984, in the Gerry Armstrong case:
"In addition to violating and abusing its own members' civil rights, the organization over the years with its 'fair game' doctrine has harassed and abused those persons not in the church whom it perceives as enemies."
California appellate court, 2nd. district, 3rd. division, July 29, 1991, B025920 & B038975, Super. Ct. No. C 420153:
"In January 1980, fearing a raid by law enforcement agencies, Hubbard's representatives ordered the shredding of all documents showing that Hubbard controlled Scientology organizations, finances, personnel, or the property at Gilman Hot Springs. In a two week period, approximately one million pages were shredded pursuant to this order."
California Supreme Court, United States v. Lee [455 U.S. 252,257,258 (1982)*/:
"When a person is subjected to coercive persuasion [as in Scientology] without his knowledge or consent ...[he may] develop serious and sometimes irreversible physical and psychiatric disorders, up to and including schizophrenia, self-mutilation, and suicide."
USDJ Judge Leonie Brinkema 4 Oct 96 Memorandum Opinion, RTC vs Lerma:
"The dispute in this case surrounds Lerma's acquisition and publication on the Internet of texts that the Church of Scientology considers sacred and protects heavily from unauthorized disclosure. Founded by L. Ron Hubbard, the Scientology religion attempts to explain the origin of negative spiritual forces in the world and advances techniques for improving one's own spiritual well-being. Scientologists believe that most human problems can be traced to lingering spirits of an extraterrestrial people massacred by their ruler, Xenu, over 75 million years ago. These spirits attach themselves by "clusters" to individuals in the contemporary world, causing spiritual harm and negatively influencing the lives of their hosts ".
Lord Denning:
"...capable of such danger that the public interest demands that people should know what is going on"
Judge Constandia Angelaki:
"It is an organization with medical, social and ethical practices that are dangerous and harmful,"
"It claims to act freely so as to draw members who subsequently undergo ... brainwashing by dictated ways of thinking that limit reaction capabilities." - oxdeltaxo, on 03/14/2008, -0/+43For all I care they sail their fail boat down denial.
- syroncoda, on 03/14/2008, -4/+46haaaaaaaaaaahahahahhahahahahahahaha! i wonder what CAP'N EL RON (z0r) would have thought about all this. sitting in his big boat in space or whereever these people think happens when they die, looking down and laughing at the silly celebrities raking in loads of cash because their sheeple are a little on the spendy needy side of the spectrum.
remember kids, if you have a problem, throw some money at it and there will be religious nutters from around the world ready to stuff it in their pockets and tell you how to make all your problems disappear. GROW THE ***** UP. sort your ***** out. get on with life. - PHiZ187, on 03/14/2008, -2/+44CoS has lawyers. Anonymous has truth!
- theaceoffire, on 03/14/2008, -0/+39How does Scientology NOT make a profit?
- Ravatar, on 03/14/2008, -0/+38I'm immediately reminded of comic book guy from the Simpsons. He would totally be a member of anonymous.
- PHiZ187, on 03/14/2008, -0/+38Independent thought is violence towards brainwashing.
- inactive, on 03/14/2008, -3/+40Lisa McPherson died needlessly at the hands of Scientology. Hubbard Tech produced the death of a young vibrant woman. Killed by the Church of Scientology.
http://www.lisamcpherson.org/ - theaceoffire, on 03/14/2008, -0/+36Duh. Anyone named CAN'T be Anonymous.
^_^ Therefore no one will ever be caught. - swicken, on 03/14/2008, -0/+36creative bookkeeping
- bradcrc, on 03/14/2008, -2/+37dugg for a judge with a brain... too rare these days.
- likewhateeever, on 03/14/2008, -3/+35Scientology has an organized effort to bury Scientology related stories maybe that is why
- whatisnttaken, on 03/14/2008, -2/+33Scientology: " I can has restr-"
Judge: "No."
Scientology: ::handfaceplant:: - gcnaddict, on 03/14/2008, -5/+31I see what you did there.
- funkyjunk3, on 03/14/2008, -2/+27This news article is the best damn press release Anonymous could have gotten. Not only is it free, but it forces the Average Joe who's reading it in his newspaper to ask why a "church" would go to a judge for a restraining order for protesters, and get's Anonymous' message out much, much further.
- joot2112, on 03/14/2008, -0/+24A "church" potentially suing to inhibit free speech is more interesting/sensational than the news that a court is protecting an obvious right.
- carpespasm, on 03/14/2008, -0/+23I don't think it takes a whole lot of brains to convince people with emotional problems to give you money when you say you can make them better.
- d0onut, on 03/14/2008, -2/+24Anonymous: Anonymous are anonymous. Who're they going to restrain?
I wonder who said that. - zspeed78, on 03/14/2008, -7/+29A non profit corporation can be tax exempt, most nonprofit are still corporations.
- kibiz0r, on 03/14/2008, -1/+23Scientologists were happy when they were getting an injunction but now that it's been denied they're a bunch of grouchy pants?
- jchrome, on 03/14/2008, -0/+22*sink their failboat in Denial.
- rinote, on 03/14/2008, -0/+22He would be like, a level 45 paladin anonymous.
- lickmylovepump, on 03/14/2008, -5/+26tom cruise likes to put gerbils in his rectum and pretend he is a 19 year old girl.
- inactive, on 03/14/2008, -2/+23ORLY?
- Codename46, on 03/14/2008, -2/+23Eat *****, Scientology!
- implied, on 03/14/2008, -2/+22"...Dakan said he gave his name to someone who identified himself as a reporter and later saw someone photographing his license plate. "
Dont give your name to anyone and don't ***** park anywhere near the buildings so you can make sure you don't have a tail. - SaladCactusKing, on 03/14/2008, -2/+21If you could've prevented Waco, would you?
- funkyjunk3, on 03/14/2008, -2/+20I do.
- jacobee519, on 03/14/2008, -1/+17YA RLY!
- epilonious, on 03/14/2008, -0/+16anonymous.
- michaelfitz, on 03/14/2008, -4/+19Because you can't feasibly attempt to sue a group of unidentifiable persons that may or may not exist (in the minds of the law; Anonymous obviously exists though) for crimes that are dubious if not nonexistent?
- wellyuk, on 03/14/2008, -4/+19Tell us. Tell us exactly what he did there. I bet you can't.
- funkyjunk3, on 03/14/2008, -3/+17Anonyomous is NOT the only group on digg that protests many different wrongs. There are people here who do go to anti-global warming rallies, impeach Boosh rallies, etc.
- coyote1284, on 03/14/2008, -0/+14or Heaven's Gate, or that other whacked out bunch with the poison kool-aid that I can't think of the name right now? Mmmmm.... nahhh. Now Westburough Baptist Church, they're worth stopping.
- funkyjunk3, on 03/14/2008, -0/+14Not only that, but free press! Imagine some guy looking at the signs in his newspaper. It's the best rallying article yet.
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