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War Breaks Out Between Hackers and Scientology

blog.wired.com — Wired's take on the brewing war against Scientology. Take a guess as to which side they're on...

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  • tokamaks, on 01/24/2008, -8/+541I registered on here just to Digg this. ***** Scientology.
  • Choobie, on 01/24/2008, -12/+300Whoever loses, we win!
  • fucter, on 01/24/2008, -61/+313Scientology is such a gay thing
  • chicoer2001, on 01/24/2008, -9/+235A religion? When was the Koran or the Bible or the Torah copyrighted?
  • thenativeraver, on 01/24/2008, -16/+239What a well thought out and articulated comment....

    (-_-)
  • mortigon, on 01/24/2008, -23/+226GO HACKERS!

    than after they win

    F U HACKERS!
  • chadtatro, on 01/24/2008, -6/+190too bad they aren't going after that westboro baptist church too
  • darthhelmer, on 01/24/2008, -3/+148Ceiling Cat rules. Xenu is in teh litter bocks.
  • Exil1, on 01/24/2008, -9/+133Knowledge is free.
    We are Anonymous.
    We are Legion.
    We do not forgive.
    We do not forget.
    United as one.
    Divided by zero.
    Expect us.
  • gKarkanis, on 01/24/2008, -3/+116I will be in awe if Scientology is brought down a few notches from this war..
  • unicronband, on 01/24/2008, -2/+97And when did it cost $350,000 to read?
  • inactive, on 01/24/2008, -2/+97"...fax endless loops of black pages to the Church's fax machines to waste ink...".
    * lol! *
    The amount of frustration that can be caused by faulty fax machinery is both frightening and awe inspiring.
    This will surely bring the church of Scientology to their knees!
  • stoppedcode12, on 01/24/2008, -4/+91Religion that's ***** up like how scientology is

    http://711chan.org/i/res/11212.html

    MY EXPIERENCE WITH THIS CULT(pic is me )
    1. Not allowed to see my mom but once a day when I was six. Was only permitted to see her at dinner for one hour.
    2. My mom was made to work 12 hour days and was only paid $50.00 a week and given room and board.
    3. I was made to live in a dorm at the age of six, separate from my mom or dad, with three other girls my age.
    4. I was made to believe from a very early age that Scientologist were the better than other people, and if you were not in it, you were not good enough.
    5. I was told to only tell my grandparents good things about myself when I visited, to not let on if I was behind in school, but just make them think I am a great student.
    6. Scientologists constantly refers to people outside of their 'religion" as "Wogs". A derogatory term used commonly by members in it.
    7. I was made to join staff when I was 14. I had to sign a billion year contract because of their beliefs in reincarnation.
    8. I had to stop attending school when I was 14, to join staff. I could only attend school one day a week on Sunday for about 10 hours.
    9. I was made to live in a two room apartment with seven other women when I was 14. Overcrowding is commonplace. I live like that for most of my seven years on staff.
    10. I had 30 minute lunches, breakfasts and dinners. If I was late back to work I would get in trouble.
    11. I was working 10 hour days, six days a week, from the age of 16. I was not getting paid overtime. I was only making $50.00 a week.
    12. The only time I would have off, was every other week, if my production was good enough. Sometimes I would go a month without even one day off.
    13. When I joined, I would not see my mom for days at a time. She lived in a different dorm than I did, and had a different eating schedule than me.
    14. At the age of 15 I was made to stay up until 12 pm every Thursday and Friday to attend Scientology meetings and clean their facilities with all the other staff.
    15. After Scientology events we were all assigned a number of books or tapes we were suppose to sell to the public. We had to make our quotas before we were allowed to go home. I started selling books when I was 15. Sometimes we had to call from lists we were given to make our quotas. Most of these lists were to Scientologist who were out of the state or out of the country.
    16. The staff was not aloud to eat the nice food put out for public after events. It was only for the public, we would get in trouble if we were caught eating it.
    17. The staff was not allowed to socialize with the public after events, only to sell books, we could not join them on the dance floor, or in the auditorium.
    18. The Hacienda (apartment complex where the staff live) is set up so that staff can not just get up and leave when they want to. The Premises is surrounded by a large gate and bushes so that people cannot see in easily. There are several cameras around the complex to keep an eye on the staff. There is a security guard at the front gate at all times to let people in and out. Staff may not leave without first explaining where they are going and what they are doing to the security guard.
    19. Sea Org staff are not allowed to own televisions, mine was confiscated when I was 14 or 15. Staff are not aloud to watch TV ever. Movies are only allowed on the weekend if you get approval to have time off. Movies are not allowed on weekdays.
    20. Most staff do not have cars or cell phones because it costs to much money to own them. If you have a car, you have to check with the security guard if you want to leave, if he is suspicious he will not let you leave.
    21. The only days staff are allowed to celebrate and dance together is the Christmas party and Beer and Cheese party. Twice a year. Don't ask, neither of these celebrations make much sense.
    22. I was forced to cut all ties with my dad when I was 15. He was declared a Suppressive Person by Scientology, and that meant I could no longer talk or associate myself with him at all.
    23. My mom died of cancer when I was 16. She was still on staff at the time, and she wrote in her will she wanted my brother and I assigned the guardians of Rusty and Linda Hilton, both on staff at Flag.
    24. Once I joined staff I could no longer visit my relatives or grandparents for even a weekend without prior approval. At times my once a year request was denied for whatever reason, or no one had the time to look at it.
    25. I was not allowed to socialize with anyone outside of the staff. If I did I was reported on and pulled in for questioning.
    26. I was put on the e-meter once a week, along with all the other staff, to see if I had a clean or dirty needle. Clean meant I was OK, dirty meant I was hiding something. If it was dirty I was pulled in for questioning, and made to write up stuff I thought I was hiding
    27. After each live success story we were suppose to stand up, clap, and say hip hip hooray three times to LRHs picture. This was daily. After each course completion in Scientology we had to tell everyone in our class our successes, once we were done we had to clap and say hip hooray to LRHs picture. His pictures are everywhere in their buildings. It was not optional you had to do it.
    28. I had to get a divorce while I was in Scientology because my husband wanted out, and I did not. I was actually not told he was leaving until the day he left. He didn't even tell me, I was told by someone who knew him. It is against their rules to speak or mention to anyone in Scientology you are leaving staff. If you do, you can get kicked out and never be able to talk to your friends in it again.
    29. When I finally decided I wanted to leave because I missed my ex husband too much, I was not allowed to just go. They made me work in the galley scrubbing pots and pans. They said I could not mention to anyone I wanted to leave, but everyone pretty much knew what I was doing. It took me three months of being separated from the group, all my friends, being put on the e-meter (lie detector) for two weeks straight and asked if I intend to contact my dad when I leave. I finally was aloud to leave, but was told I was moving to New Mexico to work for a Scientology school. I was told I could not return to Clearwater at all.
    30. They made me sign a 10,000.00 waiver, promising that I would never talk out about my experiences with Scientology. I had to sign it before they would let me leave.
    31. I was assigned handlers when I wanted to leave. I could not leave any of the buildings or walk outside without one of them. There are security guards assigned to each building, video cameras at each building entrance and exit, so if I wanted to leave without my handler, they would know.
    32. I returned to Clearwater about a year after they sent me away. I was approached by one of their security guards and asked what I was doing here. I was on a public street on my lunch break. I just ignored him and walked away. They still thought they could control me, even though I was no longer on staff.
    33. When my brother found out I was talking to my dad again, he refused to talk to me anymore. Now that I have associate myself with my dad, I am also declared, which means my brother can't talk to me.
    34. Once I left, my "legal guardians' have never contacted me or spoke to me, even before I was declared.
    35. I do not have one single friend I knew before I left Scientology (2002). They have all chosen to write me off because I no longer am a Sceintologist. Once I was declared, I was deleted from about 15 peoples myspace page. I did not delete them , they deleted me.
    36. I am not allowed to talk to my Scientology school or teachers. They will also no longer talk to me. Once I left staff, they no longer thought it necessary to associate themselves with me.
    37. I did not have a High School diploma when I left in 2002. I was 20 years old. Once I was married, they said I was now considered an adult and I no longer needed to attend school. I was only 17 when I married.
  • treed, on 01/24/2008, -1/+71Everyone else.
  • sealhands, on 01/24/2008, -6/+73its not a journalists duty to pick a side. in fact, news SHOULD be reported from a neutral and objective position.
  • stealth45, on 01/24/2008, -1/+68We can use scientology as a weapon.

    "Hey Tom! Westboro Baptist Church called you guys a cult! You gonna take that?"
  • Wangarang, on 01/24/2008, -5/+65Project Chanology Wiki for those of you who want to join.
    http://partyvan.info/index.php?title=Project_Chano ...
  • johnn11238, on 01/24/2008, -0/+56Welcome. You are in good company.
  • threemagic, on 01/24/2008, -4/+57Apparently they are mad because Xenu won't return Seti's calls
  • mortigon, on 01/24/2008, -5/+56then*
  • xenupublic, on 01/24/2008, -1/+43Good it's getting media attention. Hopefully it will lead to more spreading of all the CoS docs that they charge thousands of dollars for to their members, to use to ruin their lives.

    After having met several Sea Org members, I can't help but feel sorry for them. I wish the CoS would go down, so those people could be freed. Slavery still exists in the world and in America, and it's being protected by loopholes. The Sea Org is a mass of slaves brainwashed to work for CoS.

    http://www.megaupload.com/?d=P8WOFOLG
  • RAEP, on 01/24/2008, -5/+45Whichever cult next claims to be a religion for tax purposes.
  • gKarkanis, on 01/24/2008, -0/+35Who would win if Scientology and Westboro had a fight of their own?
  • redcatalina, on 01/24/2008, -4/+38One does not have to be religious in order to be generous.
  • fogster, on 01/24/2008, -0/+33EVERYONE would win in that scenario. It's like back in high school when the two bullies no one liked beat each other up.
  • hmunkey, on 01/24/2008, -8/+40If they wrote them today they would've been. Just saying...
  • inactive, on 01/24/2008, -3/+34We're dicks! We're reckless, arrogant, stupid dicks! And the Scientology.. are pussies. And Tom Cruise.. is an *****. Pussies don't like dicks!.. because pussies get ***** by dicks. But dicks also ***** *****. ***** who just want to ***** on everything. Pussies may think they can deal with ***** their way, but the only thing that can ***** an *****... is a dick... with some balls. The problem with dicks is that sometimes they ***** too much, or ***** when it isn't appropriate, and it takes a pussy to show 'em that. But sometimes pussies get so full of ***** that they become ***** themselves. Because pussies are only an inch and a half away from *****. I don't know much in this crazy, crazy world, but I do know that if you don't let us ***** this *****, we are gonna have our dicks and our pussies... all covered in *****.

    --Gary
  • mooseofshadows, on 01/24/2008, -1/+31How about the fact that they are known to force donations through illegal methods and are suspected of outrightly killing their members as well as killing them indirectly by denying them medical care?

    Seriously. Think these things out before you make awkwardly long posts about them.
  • unearth, on 01/24/2008, -0/+29Faith: Lisa, I’m Faith Crowley, Patriotism Editor of Reading Digest.
    Homer: Oh, I love your magazine. My favorite section is “How to increase your word power.” That thing is really, really... good.
  • 661p, on 01/24/2008, -0/+27Well let's hope there's more to this than some puny DDOS and lulz gifs
  • pastaq, on 01/24/2008, -0/+25the holy wikible.
  • banmaster, on 01/24/2008, -19/+44Does it matter? They're ALL mind viruses that have NO place in modern society.
  • stealth45, on 01/24/2008, -0/+25"This is where we bring the big guns out. We harass the lawyer and his/her law firm. We call them, fax them Goatse and so on, and complain to her/his boss that she/he is a crack whore/rapist/*****/whatever."

    This is pure genius.
  • Myahon, on 01/24/2008, -1/+25or curtains
  • inactive, on 01/24/2008, -3/+26...ho hum...scientology.org is still up and running...kinda anti cathartic?

    CAN ANONYMOUS BRING THE 4 HEADED HYDRA TO ITS KNEES (3 or 4 Headed, you decide : Miscavige, TomKat, Travolta)

    What other celebs "of note" are Scientologists? I can think of Giovanni Ribisi, Beck, YES! BECK!, Kirstie Alley, Juliet Lewis. Who else ?

    ...wait a sec...THERE'S A BLACK SUV SITTING OUTSIDE MY WINDOW...ok...it just drove off. THAT'S THE THIRD TIME TODAY!!
  • truspect0r, on 01/24/2008, -0/+23wait, isnt wired breaking all the friggin rulez?
  • Bartboy919, on 01/24/2008, -6/+29I vote westbro church, then maybe Christianity as a whole, It can be called "The war for the Lulz"
  • inactive, on 01/24/2008, -1/+24I cant help wondering if things would have come this far if Tom Cruise hadn't joined Scientology.

    anyway...***** SCIENTOLOGY
  • grimw, on 01/24/2008, -3/+25You just repeated what he said. Sweet job there.
  • Jandels, on 01/24/2008, -2/+24Maybe he figures he won't have any need for the money...
  • Apokalyps2547, on 01/24/2008, -2/+24Scientology is under criticism primarily for its BEHAVIOR, not its beliefs.
  • inactive, on 01/24/2008, -4/+25Your large amount of documentation has persuaded me.
  • binorgog, on 08/07/2008, -3/+24Actually Tom Cruise is Gay. Scientology is just *****.
  • inactive, on 01/24/2008, -0/+19shhhh......we dont want anyone to know about our private, underground 1337 hacker websites
  • ojk007, on 01/24/2008, -1/+19WRONG. They did not all choose to be there. Many were sucked in at a vulnerable time, and you only need to browse the internet to read stories of the few who escaped.
  • buckrogers1965, on 01/24/2008, -0/+18Scientology has always had known individuals to go after. Hackers are anonymous and used to being hunted. Good luck on the Scientologists carrying out any black ops against the SP hackers that pop up randomly from thousands of sites around the world.
  • monkeyvoodoo, on 01/24/2008, -2/+20The children of scientologists do not have a choice.
  • Tiak, on 01/24/2008, -2/+19In which case, we'll have long been enslaved by the document that gained sentience and fought in an internet-war.
  • Bartboy919, on 01/24/2008, -1/+18Or maybe he just did it out of the kindness of his heart. BTW here is a quote from a Q&A

    Frost: Do you believe in the Sermon on the Mount?

    Gates: I don't. I'm not somebody who goes to church on a regular basis. The specific elements of Christianity are not something I'm a huge believer in.
  • inactive, on 01/24/2008, -1/+17Really? Does Tom know about this?
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