Also why do Scientologists think they're better than everyone else? What about the incident at one of the protests where some were hit by a bus? When the Church they were protesting was called, the person on the phone laughed about the incident! http://www.vcao.net They didn't show any sympathy towards those people until the person calling stated that he was one of the people hit by the bus, and only then did they say that they tried to send people to the hospitals to see how they were but "couldn't find them".

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PlainGuy: I've seen the order to cancel Fair Game. It reads, "The practice of declaring people FAIR GAME will cease. FAIR GAME may not appear on any Ethics Order. It causes bad public relations. This P/L does not cancel any policy on the treatment or handling of an SP." Fair Game may be gone, but only technically, and only so you can make that empty claim that Fair Game has been cancelled. Ask Gareth Cales or Sean Carasov if the illegal harassment still continues today. Ask Sean in particular about his cat that he found poisoned the day of last month's protest.

We at the Suppressive Person Defense League are grateful for this excellent article.

Scientology claims they have many collaborators, and as your investigation shows, it is in the public interest that any claim Scientology makes be tested.

Unanonymous: please, one post at a time, especially if you're just going to past the same thing over and over.

"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."

--Justice Anderson, Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia

"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."

--Kenneth Robinson, British Minister of Health

"The crime committed by these defendants is of a breadth 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."

--Federal prosecutor's memorandum to the judge urging stiff jail sentences for 9 top leaders of Scientology who had pleaded guilty to criminal charges

"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 unquestionly 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."

--Justice Latey, ruling in the High Court of London

"[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."

--Judge Breckenridge, Los Angeles Superior Court

"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."

--Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Paul Breckenridge, June 1984, in the Gerry Armstrong case

"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 appellate court, 2nd. district, 3rd. division, July 29, 1991, B025920 & B038975, Super. Ct. No. C 42015

"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."

--California Supreme Court, United States v. Lee [455 U.S. 252,257,258 (1982)]

"Substantial evidence supports the conclusion Scientology leaders made the deliberate decision to ruin Wollersheim economically and possible psychologically....We do not mean to suggest Scientology's retributive program... represented a full scale modern day 'inquisition.' Nevertheless there are some parallels in purpose and effect. 'Fair game,' like the 'inquisition,' targeted heretics. "Other testimony established Scientology is a hierarchal organization which exhibits near paranoid attitudes toward certain institutions and individuals -- in particular the government, mental health professions, disaffected members, and others who criticize the organization or its leadership... During trial, Wollersheim's experts testified Scientology's 'auditing' and 'disconnect' practices constituted 'brainwashing' and 'thought reform' akin to what the Chinese and North Koreans practiced on American prisoners of war... "Using its position as religious leader, the church and its agents coerced Wollersheim into continuing auditing even though his sanity was repeatedly threatened by this practice... Thus there is adequate proof the religious practice in this instance caused real harm to the individual and the appellant's outrageous conduct caused that harm... Church practices conducted in a coercive environment are not qualified to be voluntary religious practices entitled to first amendment religious freedom guarantees... "We hold that the state has a compelling interest in allowing its citizens to recover for serious emotional injuries they suffer through religious practices they are coerced into accepting. Such conduct is too outrageous to be protected under the constitution and too unworthy to be privileged under the law of torts."

-California appellate court, 2nd district, 7th division, Wollersheim v. Church of Scientology of California, Civ. No. B023193 Cal. Super. (1986)

Unanonymous: please, one post at a time, especially if you're just going to past the same thing over and over.

"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."

--Justice Anderson, Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia

"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."

--Kenneth Robinson, British Minister of Health

"The crime committed by these defendants is of a breadth 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."

--Federal prosecutor's memorandum to the judge urging stiff jail sentences for 9 top leaders of Scientology who had pleaded guilty to criminal charges

"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 unquestionly 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."

--Justice Latey, ruling in the High Court of London

"[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."

--Judge Breckenridge, Los Angeles Superior Court

"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."

--Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Paul Breckenridge, June 1984, in the Gerry Armstrong case

"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 appellate court, 2nd. district, 3rd. division, July 29, 1991, B025920 & B038975, Super. Ct. No. C 42015

"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."

--California Supreme Court, United States v. Lee [455 U.S. 252,257,258 (1982)]

"Substantial evidence supports the conclusion Scientology leaders made the deliberate decision to ruin Wollersheim economically and possible psychologically....We do not mean to suggest Scientology's retributive program... represented a full scale modern day 'inquisition.' Nevertheless there are some parallels in purpose and effect. 'Fair game,' like the 'inquisition,' targeted heretics. "Other testimony established Scientology is a hierarchal organization which exhibits near paranoid attitudes toward certain institutions and individuals -- in particular the government, mental health professions, disaffected members, and others who criticize the organization or its leadership... During trial, Wollersheim's experts testified Scientology's 'auditing' and 'disconnect' practices constituted 'brainwashing' and 'thought reform' akin to what the Chinese and North Koreans practiced on American prisoners of war... "Using its position as religious leader, the church and its agents coerced Wollersheim into continuing auditing even though his sanity was repeatedly threatened by this practice... Thus there is adequate proof the religious practice in this instance caused real harm to the individual and the appellant's outrageous conduct caused that harm... Church practices conducted in a coercive environment are not qualified to be voluntary religious practices entitled to first amendment religious freedom guarantees... "We hold that the state has a compelling interest in allowing its citizens to recover for serious emotional injuries they suffer through religious practices they are coerced into accepting. Such conduct is too outrageous to be protected under the constitution and too unworthy to be privileged under the law of torts."

-California appellate court, 2nd district, 7th division, Wollersheim v. Church of Scientology of California, Civ. No. B023193 Cal. Super. (1986)

Anonymous is made up of college kids looking to party, bigots that have been tossed from the Church of Scientology for unethical behavior, a few individuals who truly think they are doing the right thing, and chans with child porn and such links on their websites. I've seen them in a protest march and talked with them and the great majority NO NOTHING about Scientology except what is regurgitated by the one anon guy on this blog. Stories 30 years old or misinformation. But they are good at propaganda. Sooner or later the lies will end and they are already losing credibility with the general public. I've talked to many people and they do not like the tactics of this hidden cadre.

This is a totally valid forum for this question, just as it would be if any other prominent site were so accused.

I wouldn't characterize Hendry as a bigot without examining the body of his work on this topic - and who has the time or inclination? This article seems balanced, but it is also a work half-finished.

The church (my church, too) seems to have answered most questions critics directed to it, but who has the time or inclination an answer all the accusations a neurotic ex can throw at you? And Hendry seems to have presented the church's refutations objectively. We assume, but don't know as a certainty, that Hendry published *all* proofs/verifications he received. (Not an accusation; just a point of logic.)

But if any individual Scientologist(s) got carried away and put something into a video that isn't true, they can expect the same discipline that any reputable organisation would give them.

*Long*-published church policy on public releases and commentary is - and it's written in capital letters for emphasis:

"NEVER SAY OR PUBLISH ANYTHING YOU CANNOT PROVE OR DOCUMENT."

Not a lot of wriggle-room in that!

So, another point of logic, before you can fairly accuse "The Church," best keep on investigating to get all the answers and not peremptorily accuse nor publish. For example, the headline is unfairly framed.

If I see a common fault in reporters' - and, of course, critics' - coverage of the church, it's an unfailing rush to judgment and knee-jerk agreement with any critics' accusations. And we all know if Mr. Hendry had taken the time to get all the church's responses to all the questions, and had seen all the docs, he'd never have published an article headed, "Scientology Quashes Carping Critics."

Final point: Those judicial citations one true bigot publishes below are from long past - 15 to 30 years old - before the church cleaned out some over-zealous types. And/or they're from countries where - *at that time* - there was an anti-Scientology witch hunt going on. Look at the dates, unless they've been purposely snipped out.

Check out those countries today and you'll find no untoward situations in re Scientology. Now, you have to go to still-backward countries like Germany to find such persecution. Germany has had Scientology under surveillance for a couple of decades and has found nothing more incriminating than an ice-cream social.

This is a totally valid forum for this question, just as it would be if any other prominent site were so accused.

I wouldn't characterize Hendry as a bigot without examining the body of his work on this topic, and who has the time? This article seems balanced, but it is also a work half-finished.

The church (my church, too) seems to have answered all questions directed to it. Hendry seems to have presented the church's refutations objectively. We assume, but don't know as a certainty, that Hendry published all proofs/verifications he received. (Not an accusation; just a point of logic.)

But if any individual Scientologist(s) got carried away and put something into a video that isn't true, they can expect the same discipline that any reputable organisation would give them.

The *long*-published church policy on public releases and commentary is - and it's framed in capital letters for added emphasis: "DON'T SAY OR PUBLISH ANYTHING YOU CAN'T PROVE OR DOCUMENT."

Not a lot of wriggle-room in that.

So, another point of logic, before you can fairly accuse "The Church," best keep on investigating to get all the answers and not peremptorily accuse nor publish.

If I see a common fault in reporters' - and of course, critics' - coverage of the church, it's an unfailing rush to judgment and knee-jerk agreement with any other critics' accusations.

Final point: Those judicial citations below are from long past, before the church cleaned out some over-zealous types. And/or they're from countries where - *at that time* - there was an anti-Scientology witch hunt going on. Look at the dates, unless they've been purposely snipped out.

Check out those countries today and you'll find no untoward situations in re Scientology. Now, you have to go to still-backward countries like Germany to find such persecution. Germany has had Scientology under surveillance for a couple of decades and has found nothing more incriminating than an ice-cream social.

"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."

--Justice Anderson, Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia

"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."

--Kenneth Robinson, British Minister of Health

"The crime committed by these defendants is of a breadth 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."

--Federal prosecutor's memorandum to the judge urging stiff jail sentences for 9 top leaders of Scientology who had pleaded guilty to criminal charges

"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 unquestionly 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."

--Justice Latey, ruling in the High Court of London

"[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."

--Judge Breckenridge, Los Angeles Superior Court

"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."

--Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Paul Breckenridge, June 1984, in the Gerry Armstrong case

"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 appellate court, 2nd. district, 3rd. division, July 29, 1991, B025920 & B038975, Super. Ct. No. C 42015

"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."

--California Supreme Court, United States v. Lee [455 U.S. 252,257,258 (1982)]

"Substantial evidence supports the conclusion Scientology leaders made the deliberate decision to ruin Wollersheim economically and possible psychologically....We do not mean to suggest Scientology's retributive program... represented a full scale modern day 'inquisition.' Nevertheless there are some parallels in purpose and effect. 'Fair game,' like the 'inquisition,' targeted heretics. "Other testimony established Scientology is a hierarchal organization which exhibits near paranoid attitudes toward certain institutions and individuals -- in particular the government, mental health professions, disaffected members, and others who criticize the organization or its leadership... During trial, Wollersheim's experts testified Scientology's 'auditing' and 'disconnect' practices constituted 'brainwashing' and 'thought reform' akin to what the Chinese and North Koreans practiced on American prisoners of war... "Using its position as religious leader, the church and its agents coerced Wollersheim into continuing auditing even though his sanity was repeatedly threatened by this practice... Thus there is adequate proof the religious practice in this instance caused real harm to the individual and the appellant's outrageous conduct caused that harm... Church practices conducted in a coercive environment are not qualified to be voluntary religious practices entitled to first amendment religious freedom guarantees... "We hold that the state has a compelling interest in allowing its citizens to recover for serious emotional injuries they suffer through religious practices they are coerced into accepting. Such conduct is too outrageous to be protected under the constitution and too unworthy to be privileged under the law of torts."

-California appellate court, 2nd district, 7th division, Wollersheim v. Church of Scientology of California, Civ. No. B023193 Cal. Super. (1986)

"Apparently... (PC World staffers) feel it's their duty to inform others of their anti-religious stance."

Hmm. If one opposes the actions of ONE "religion," does that make him "anti-religious." If so, I'm sure that's news to the Catholics who opposed the cover-up of child sexual abuse within their own church. I'm pretty sure those Catholics were fighting FOR their faith, not against it, or all religion.

"The 'Anonymous' group is composed of white supremacists and young men who support child porn. ... the religious community as a whole might be a bit concerned about what these people are really doing."

Scientology would like to believe so, and would VERY much like to have the public believe so. Unfortunately for the "church," I'm a 40-ish Christian mom, one of many, and am participating in some activities anonymously. I reply to stuff online, distribute info in real life, and attend the occasional protest. I talk at church, at school, in the hair salon, and to other moms at playdates, and so on. No church I know of is opposed to that, and in fact, many do the same themselves, as a group. Scientology does it too. Does Scientology oppose others' right to speak?

Scientology LIES when it claims to be compatible with other religions, of which most recognize a higher power and an afterlife. Christianity encourages HUMBLE SERVITUDE, and that ALL POWER COMES FROM GOD. Scientology teaches that MAN CAN BECOME A "GOD" with power over matter, energy, space and time (MEST), if he gives the "church" of Scientology enough money. It also teaches that the traditional notion of Jesus is a false mind implant brainwashed into us to keep all of us "thetans" quiescent. Scientology teaches that these implants must be "cleared" so that one can seize his or her "total freedom."

Who is the greater threat to the religious community -- the group that tries to pick off and imperil the souls of its "sheep" with deception and "Trojan horse" theories? Scientology is the threat.

"Going to a hate site to get the 'truth' about Scientology is like asking Hitler to share the 'truth' about Jews. Or asking someone who is busy burning a 'witch' to please explain what Wicca is."

It's interesting to me that the above post attempts to define any site that publishes Scientology's own doctrine in an unvarnished manner as a "hate site." If so, it follows, then, that Scientology's doctrine is hateful. Does the writer really mean to suggest that eyewitness personal stories about Scientology equal "hate" because they are unpleasant (enturbulating) to Scientologists? The imagery there is quite extreme, inflammatory, and a transparent attempt to frighten people. Criticism can hardly be equated with genocide or burning at the stake. If Scientology weren't so dangerous, it would be laughable.

How weak are the minds and spirits of these vaunted Scientologists, who call themselves "experts" and "authorities," that they cannot hear truth without clapping their hands over their ears and saying, "Lalalala--I can't HEAR you---lalalalalala... STOP IT. THAT'S HATE SPEECH. THAT'S BIGOTRY... lalalalala." Their doctrine teaches that anything negative toward Scientology is an attack on them, which is why they so vehemently oppose free speech. Anything that creates doubt, is, to them, "hate" and "bigotry."

It's sad to see such wilful ignorance and blatant "straw-man" rhetoric. I wish each of them real, total freedom. Unlike Scientology, faith can't be bought, and doesn't require an electrical outlet nearby.

May God (or your chosen power) grant all of us...
... the serenity to accept those things we cannot change.
... the courage to change those things which we can.
... and the wisdom to know the difference.

Heh, I love it. Critics effort to defame, to belittle and to suppress only add to your reputation when you have your act together. It is much as Ron Hubbard said it would be, although he died before the internet was fully developed. Heh, Consider for a moment that learning might be fun and go to http://www.studytechnology.org

This was a very informative article, and I believe that the commenters below have more than adequately refuted the ignorance of the person who believes (or claims to believe) Anonymous is a white supremacist organization. Anyone who does a little research online will rapidly come to understand why so many average people of good conscience are coming forward, masks and all, to try and stop this organization. www.exscientologykids.org is an especially troubling and thought-provoking look into the lives of people who grew up inside the organization.

As for the article itself, I was a little confused by the first paragraph. I believe it would be considerably more accurate to say "Scientology failed to refute," as it couldn't actually back up any of its claims in regards to the shenanigans it pulled with this video.

For an excellent summary of Anonymous and Scientology in a 10 minute video see :

http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=cuHF_br-DBs

IF you do not like the criminal pyramid scheme that is peddled by the Church of Scientology, you would like to speak out via any medium, but not risk your pets, your family and your friends then ANONYMOUS IS YOU! there is no group, no order, no fee, no test, no trial, no leader.

Anonymous is made of people of ALL ages, of ALL professions and ALL walks of life, ALL RELIGIONS and ALL COLORS : http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=8_F5r_SXbAk

Scientology regularly practices ad hominem attack instead of answering questions. This means they attack the person asking, they do it relentlessly and if they have no basis for attack they make it up :

Their favorites are : 'wife beater', 'criminal', 'child molester' etc

They also like to paint themselves as victims, claiming they are assaulted by bomb threats, bomb attacks, even claiming last year they were instigated by the BBC!

The reason PC World found this subject worth attention is likely because the battle between Scientology and its critics is being largely fought on line.

As for the claim that "The 'Anonymous' group is composed of white supremacists and young men who support child porn." I can only assume you don't know anon, and have simply decided to contribute every anonymous comment that could be viewed negatively as one made by anonymous. While I appreciate the "anonymous exposed" link, I hardly think the Church of Scientology is an accurate source for information on Scientology critics.

"Death threats. Bomb threats. Anthrax scares. Vandalism of churches. The FBI having to evacuate buildings and even an entire street in the downtown area of one city."

I wonder if you're aware of "Operation Freakout," where the church decided it would be a good idea to steal Paulette Cooper's stationary and mail themselves bombthreats in an attempt to have her imprisoned and her criticisms of the church discredited? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Freakout)

"Or better yet, pick up a Scientology book by Hubbard, and actually read it?"

I'd like to, but the church won't state all their beliefs in a single book, and buying all of them would cost thousands of dollars. That would be like the Catholic Church copyrighting the Bible, telling Christians they have to pay $1,000 for each book, then suing anybody who tries to distribute it for free. Fortunately for the curious, anonymous has leaked all the church's books. Now even Scientologists can find out what the church teaches, up to and including OT VII.

"What Scientologists REALLY believe:
http://www.bonafidescientology.org/Creed/index.htm"

Anonymous doesn't really care what Scientologists believe, which is why anonymous is encouraging Scientologists to practice their faith free with Free Zone (http://www.freezone.org/) and is distributing the written teachings of the church for free.

What DOES concern anonymous it the ACTIONS of the church. For example, using the information gathered during "auditing" to blackmail its practitioners, destroying families with its "disconnect" policy, infiltrating the government to destroy evidence of criminal activity, letting practitioners die of neglect while in the "care" of the church, "fair-gaming" critics, "dead agenting," and forcing believers to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars just to find out what the church actually believes.

http://www.xenu.net/
http://www.exscientologykids.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientology_controversies (while the wiki is hardly a source of absolutely reliable info, the articles and sources linked on this page make for some interesting reading.)

The relevant thread is:

http://forums.enturbulation.org/showthread.php?t=5387

summary of debunked so far :

spkr 1 ('President' Family Justice Centre)
1. Speaker is NOT the President of the organization.
2. Speaker was addressing the use of The Way To Happiness in the workplace, and not the "Youth for Human Rights Program". She's apparently very upset about this.

spkr 2 (NSW Councilor) . The speaker recorded the clip for use in supporting human rights, not the Church of Scientology. He has objected to the use of the clip in the context it is in and told the YHR to remove it.

Other investigations still ongoing.

I'm a bit surprised to see a computer industry magazine delving into the realm of religion. It seems to me that criticism of the religions of others might be best left to the bigots.

Apparently there are some on the staff of PC World, however, and they feel it's their duty to inform others of their anti-religious stance.

The "Anonymous" group is composed of white supremacists and young men who support child porn. While the opinions of these people might be valued highly at PC World, the religious community as a whole might be a bit concerned about what these people are really doing.

http://www.anonymous-exposed.org

Death threats. Bomb threats. Anthrax scares. Vandalism of churches. The FBI having to evacuate buildings and even an entire street in the downtown area of one city.

PC World finds these guys a credible source of information. When they're not calling in bomb threats or death threats, they're advising PC World now.

Um... great.

If you're curious about what Scientology really is all about, why not go to RELIGIOUS SCHOLARS - professors of religion who have actually studied Scientology?

Or better yet, pick up a Scientology book by Hubbard, and actually read it?

Going to a hate site to get the "truth" about Scientology is like asking Hitler to share the "truth" about Jews. Or asking someone who is busy burning a "witch" to please explain what Wicca is.

It might be interesting, but it's not going to give you true information.

What Scientologists REALLY believe:
http://www.bonafidescientology.org/Creed/index.htm