"Hello, Scientology. We are Anonymous.
Over the years, we have been watching you. Your campaigns of misinformation; suppression of dissent; your litigious nature, all of these things have caught our eye. With the leakage of your latest propaganda video into mainstream circulation, the extent of your malign influence over those who trust you, who call you leader, has been made clear to us. Anonymous has therefore decided that your organization should be destroyed. For the good of your followers, for the good of mankind--for the laughs--we shall expel you from the Internet and systematically dismantle the Church of Scientology in its present form. We acknowledge you as a serious opponent, and we are prepared for a long, long campaign. You will not prevail forever against the angry masses of the body politic. Your methods, hypocrisy, and the artlessness of your organization have sounded its death knell.
You cannot hide; we are everywhere.
We cannot die; we are forever. We're getting bigger every day--and solely by the force of our ideas, malicious and hostile as they often are. If you want another name for your opponent, then call us Legion, for we are many.
Yet for all that we are not as monstrous as you are; still our methods are a parallel to your own. Doubtless you will use the Anon's actions as an example of the persecution you have so long warned your followers would come; this is acceptable. In fact, it is encouraged. We are your SPs.
Gradually as we merge our pulse with that of your "Church", the suppression of your followers will become increasingly difficult to maintain. Believers will wake, and see that salvation has no price. They will know that the stress, the frustration that they feel is not something that may be blamed upon Anonymous. No--they will see that it stems from a source far closer to each. Yes, we are SPs. But the sum of suppression we could ever muster is eclipsed by that of the RTC.
Knowledge is free.
We are Anonymous.
We are Legion.
We do not forgive.
WE DO NOT FORGET.
Expect us. "
This was then followed by the appearance of numerous new messages from anonymous on youtube. You can view all of them, just search for "scientology" and "anonymous"
Here's a second message as posted at http://calloftheday.com/
To the common Scientologists,
We are Anonymous.
You have seen our actions, both online and in your cities.
We do not threaten you, the people.
We threaten the lies, the corruption and the greed of the organization.
We have not acted upon a whim, but in outrage of the treatment of its followers...
You.
You have not been given freedom by these people.
They have restricted you.
There is a realm of the internet you have not dared to face,
because they said so, and because they have stopped you by technological means.
There are those who have left your community.
They have seen the facts behind the leader and the original intent of the religion.
Your religious beliefs are not wrong, like any other religion, and they are yours to keep.
However beliefs should not come at a price. Not from your wallet or compromising your thoughts.
Those who have left feel a new life, a rebirth into true freedom.
You can join them if you wish.
You may not believe us. We ask of you one thing:
Make up your own mind.
That is a sentence of more profound meaning for you now than at any other time in your life.
Visit the facts.
Make up your own mind.
You are not alone.
This particular website, hosts a forum dedicated to taking down scientology. You can also find the old videos of messages deleted from youtube.
Taken from (calloftheday.com)
"World of Warcraft; It's not real, and costs $15 per month for unlimited play time.
Scientology; It's not real, and costs $200 per session.
In both of these Alternate Reality Games, You may become a little too addicted. You can be considered a little odd by your peers, and even worried for. Over time, you may develop psychiatric issues. And just like most games, you can be murdered. Let's open the floor to Lisa McPherson. Everyone's heard of this lady.
Lisa McPherson was involved in a minor car crash on the 18th of November, 1995. Lisa emerged from her car, and removed her clothes. She was seemingly in a mentally unstable state, and was taken to a nearby hospital. Upon hearing news of this, Lisa's Scientologist comrades flocked to this hospital, and stated that Lisa does not believe in Psychiatric Help - and would instead prefer to be cared for by the Scientologists themselves. After a short evaluation, Lisa checked out, and was moved to Room 174 of the Ft. Harrison Hotel. It was noted by the Church that this was for "rest and relaxation". Instead of resting up after what would be considered a mentally draining experience - on someone noted to already be in need of psychiatric help, Lisa would instead be murdered in this room.
On December 5th 1995, Lisa returned to hospital - dead on arrival. Coroner's report; Lisa was underweight, severely dehydrated, and had bruises and bug bites. Lisa was one of the many people to receive the Introspection Rundown treatment - Scientology's alternative to psychiatric help.
Church logs of Lisa's stay with the scientologists were released following a court hearing during July of 1997. However, many logs are incomplete or missing - This affidavit was released by a high ranking ex-scientologist, proving that the Church of Scientology have previously destroyed any logs or information linked to illicit activies/murder - which of course, may land the church in trouble.
On November 13, 1998, the Church of Scientology were indicted on 2 felony charges on Lisa's death.� On December 6, 1999, prosecutor Bernie McCabe presented a response to Scientology's attempt to get the case dismissed.
� � On June 12, 2000 the criminal charges were dropped against Scientology because the medical examiner could not be counted on to confidently testify - as the prosecuter claimed. Even though the criminal charges were abuse of a disabled person and practicing medicine without a license.� You can read much of the Clearwater police department's evidence and Scientology's� logs of Lisa's stay, view some of the autopsy photos, and decide for yourself. Then ask why Scientology now makes members sign a waiver specifically against suing Scientology over the Introspection Rundown.
But this website isn't just about Lisa - it's about everyone involved in the Church of Scientology.
It's about the misinformed, the misguided, the mentally unstable, the liars, and the murderers."
An article on scientology's manhunt for anonymous was posted on digg but was quickly taken out.
Which way will this war go? personally, I don't think Anonymous would be taken down. But till then, stay tuned for more news regarding this topic.
*update*
NBC reports on the topic:
Anonymour then released another message stating "why we fight" as they seek to unite other people over the internet to band against a "common enemy". Here is the message:
Gentlemen, This is what I have been waiting for. Habbo, Fox, The G4 Newfag Flood crisis. Those were all training scenarios. This is what we have been waiting for. This is a battle for justice. Every time ebaums has gone to war, it has been for our own causes. Now, gentlemen, we are going to fight for something that is right. I say damn those of us who advise against this fight. I say damn those of us who say this is foolish. The time has come not for us to not only rise as heroes of the internets, but as its guardians.
With the leakage of 'The Church of Scientology's' latest propaganda video into mainstream circulation, the extent of Scientology's malign influence over those who come to trust them as leaders has been made clear to us. Anonymous has therefore decided that this organization should be destroyed. For the good of their followers, for the good of mankind and for our own enjoyment, we shall proceed to expel them from the Internet and systematically dismantle the Church of Scientology in its present form. We recognize the 'church' as serious opponents, and do not expect our campaign to be completed in a short time-frame. However, they will not prevail forever against the angry masses of the body politic. Their choice of methods, hypocrisy and the general artlessness of their organization have sounded their death knell. Scientolgy have nowhere to hide, because we are everywhere. Scientolgy will find no recourse in attack, because for each of us that falls, ten more will take his place.
Scientolgy, we are waging war against you. A war unlike any war we have experienced before. A war that shall not only be known for one against faggotry but for one against uberfaggotry. A war that shall make you think twice before interfering with the tubes. A war that shall leave the name anonymous charred with respect and glory. A war that perhaps one day will be remembered as the greatest thing we have ever done.
We call everyone from the internet. Let the differences between us be ignored as we fight against a common enemy. And as we have epic lulz too.
Knowledge is free.
We are Anonymous.
We are Legion.
We are Ebaums.
We do not forgive.
We do not forget.
711chan, has reportedly been taken over by the church of scientology, O_o
Here is a screenshot when I visited the site:
For references on what is going on:
on news
Scientology's secret documents hacked by /i/'s Splongcat (site was shut down when I checked)
Anonymous Issue 'Why We Fight' Statement.
The Cruise Indoctrination Video Scientology Tried To Suppress
message to scientology
Scientology Vs. Anonymous - an Internet War
Calling War On Scientology!
