It’s nice to see one of our enemies is coming unglued:

Radio silence was broken from within Scientology as one of my friends inside contacted me:

1. Brutal sec checking is going on.

1A. David Miscavige is using Anonymous to do some more house cleaning inside of Scientology. There is a renewed push to get all of the old Lafayette Ronald Hubbard books out of circulation. The informal rule was that LRH signed books or editions sold as collectibles could be kept, but apparently Miscavige wants it all purged. [CL note: Miscavige is apparently re-writing the "sacred texts" of Lafayette (something that was worthy of excommunication) so he can sell more books.]

1C. A Scieno NetNanny program will not come back. The PR would be too gruesome.

1D. Lawsuits are under discussion, but are a two way street: If CoS sues someone, or a group, CoS is subject to hostile cross-examination in open court. I remind everyone of Hubbard’s Dictum on attack lawsuits:

The DEFENSE of anything is UNTENABLE. The only way to defend anything is to ATTACK, and if you ever forget that then you will lose every battle you are ever in engaged in…

The purpose of the suit is to harass and discourage rather than win.

The law can be used very easily to harass, and enough harassment on somebody who is simply on the thin edge anyway, well knowing that he is not authorized, will generally be sufficient to cause professional decease. If possible, of course, ruin him utterly.

ref: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Fishman/…ion/exhibg.html

2. Anonymous did go all the way to the top and get into [Miscavige]’s head. Anonymous needs to continue to press its attack and never get into a defensive mode. When you defend, you are playing Scientology’s game. Do what Hubbard did: Attack and never defend. Tell reporters that you welcome an investigation into Scientology. I will write more on this later, but for now: Do not talk about Anonymous per se. Simply say that Anonymous welcomes an investigation into Scientology by the media and law enforcement.

3. The Cult had to call in the FBI and had to disclose information about its OSA Intel Ops on Scientology critics. This is where we as critics need to file FOIA requests on these FBI reports. This is not a fast process, but the door is now open. IMO, the FBI does not know the full extent of OSA’s Intel Op. If you have any information you want me to send to the FBI on your behalf, simply send me a note: scienowriter@gmail.com

I do not need to know who you are. We can make arrangements that protect you.

4. My source said that everyone in CoS is writing KR’s [sic] because they are afraid of their own shadows. There is a big culture of “Cover Your Ass” so that you don’t lose your Bridge. [CL note: KRs are Knowledge Reports]

5. CoS is using the Anonymous Psych Threat and the “Cover Your Ass” atmosphere to sell Basics. Again, if you have not purchased the Basics, you are not a Scientologist. CoS wants that $4,000 or $5,000 from everyone who is in. If you are not in, you are out and that means Disconnection. OSA is using the Anonymous Psych Threat to its own advantage. Look for people who are PTS to be Declared in the next few weeks if they do not pay for and get into a handling or repair action. DM looks like he wants to spike earnings and stats based on the Anonymous Psych Threat: Fear sells.

6. I am told that the teenagers in CoS are bearing the brunt of OSA’s anger. Parents are being told to take their kids off the net and keep them off the net. Chances are that any Scienokids on the net are OSA Invest volunteers phishing for information.

7. The Jenna Miscavige statement to the press was huge. That statement is what OSA fears most that Scientologists will read and have begun to discredit Jenna. Jenna’s statement needs to be a hand out on March 15.

8. Expect a new wave of hate attacks from the Cult on Arnie, Tory, [Wise Beard Man], Andreas, etc.

9. The Anonymous attacks globally had a huge negative impact on Scientology and need to be continued.

10. Keep your eye on Will Smith. As LRH said of celebs:

‘These celebrities are well-guarded, well-barricaded, over-worked, aloof quarry. If you bring one of them home you will get a small plaque as your reward,’ Hubbard wrote to his followers

Heard around Hollywood is the rumor that Will Smith is being pushed extremely hard by Scientology to come out in its defense and to attack Anonymous and CoS critics as being “ignorant and dangerous” in reprisal of his December role. Will has apparently dug in his feet and said “enough” in a reasonable fear of his career.

11. Look for [African American] Scientologists to be brought in once again to play the race card. This is a usual CoS PR tactic.

12. A pleasant surprise will happen for the critics in the next few weeks. I can’t say more right now.

At the Columbus protest of Scientology, not one, but two people were hit by a bus. One was wounded pretty severely. This woman at the Columbus cult office when first mentioning the incident began to laugh as if it was hysterical. When she’s told it was the person on the phone, she changes her tone and then says that five of them wanted to go out and help, but was advised against it.  The video includes footage of one of the victims of the accident getting hit by the bus.

She went onto claim that she called the hospital to make sure those hit by the bus were alright. She says that Xenu is wacky and doesn’t know what Computer Science III is. How do you not know what Computer Science III is?

Here’s a video recap of the last month and how all this picketing came together.

Here is the timeline of events between Anonymous and Scientology. This should not be confused with John McCain’s timetables.
No other song would have worked to reflect the absurdity that is Scientology.   Now I originally wanted Rick Astley played when the Steelers’ opponents have possession of the ball.  But this is a close second.  Pittsburgh’s protest had about 30-40 in the freezing cold.  I wasn’t able to stay long.  Here’s a video taken by someone else who was there.

I don’t think Pittsburgh’s chapter of the Cult was Rickrolled as it was in other cities, however.   In Toronto, inside the Scientology Cult center, a woman was serenaded. Also at the DC Protest, Arnie Lerma told the Xenu story.  Also this woman’s story is heartbreaking.

Anonymous is Scientology’s Legion of Doom.  And remember not to feed the Trolls.  Scientologists kick.  There’s much more, too much for now. But here’s a “best of” video from the London protest. Sadly it uses that terrible trance remix of the Requiem for a Dream soundtrack.

The St. Petersburg Times (an “enemy of the Church”) has a  great article that shows some of the lunacy of the cult.  Here some some quips:

• Anonymous members brought a cake and sang Happy Birthday in [Lisa McPherson's] memory. They tried to lay plastic flowers outside the Fort Harrison Hotel where she died but police asked them not to, saying they would be trespassing.
• [C]hurch spokeswoman Pat Harney compared Anonymous to the Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan. “It’s similar to burning a cross on somebody’s lawn,” she said. “It’s a bunch of yahoos. They get on the Internet and they don’t use real communication.”
• Harney said the church would use the pictures to identify the protesters because any of them could be a security risk. Protesters scoffed at that.

Speaking of Nazis, Band of Brothers and Saving Private Ryan were on the History Channel and TNT respectively this weekend, which I spent most of my time watching.  If anyone uses paranoid rhetoric to ensnare their members like the Nazis it’s Scientology.  Even Ze Germans are wary of them.

Because of its experiences during the Nazi regime, Germany has a special responsibility to monitor the development of any extreme group within its borders — even when the group’s members are small in number. Given the indisputable evidence that the Scientology organization has repeatedly attempted to interfere with the American government and has harmed individuals within Germany, the German federal government has responded in a very measured legal fashion to the Scientology organization.

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From Philadelphia (taken from a forums post on Something Awful:

Say hello to a scientologist.

Hi Scientologist!

She was sent out like the rest of the scientologists to “give us a scare” by taking pictures and being silent and mysterious and all that.

Now, you may have heard, that the best answer to this is to have a guy on a megaphone reciting the Xenu story. And in fact, for most of the scientologists, this actually worked. They went back inside.

Would you like some literature?

She didn’t go back inside.

She, unlike the others, broke her firm resolve, and also broke into tears. (not shown on camera, sorry)

She stayed and listened. She heard about documented evidence of the CoS’s crimes. She heard about how these people who she thought were helping her, had killed others using the same techniques they were using on her. She heard the names, heard of their deaths. She heard about Operation Snow White. She heard it from 135 people who cared enough to come out and picket about it. She heard hundreds upon hundreds of cars honking for support.

She cried.

I don’t know what she’ll do next. But maybe she’ll get help. Maybe she’ll get out…

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There is another protest scheduled for March 15th, two days after L. Ron Hubbard’s birthday.

Anonymous has been giving Scientology the business for the past couple of weeks.  I planned on summing this up and posting it here, but there’s just so much.  I suggest people read this thread posted on the Something Awful Forums which does the job better.

Also this is a nice clean overview of the crazy that they encounter / deal with.

Oh, and their leader, David Miscavige, is truly a sadistic asshole.  I hope You All think differently of Me.  This is a posting that describes a game in which Miscavige pits his”underlings” against each other in a game of Musical Chairs.  What could go wrong you say?

“It was very sad to watch. People, who were best friends for years, were throwing their best friend to the ground for a chance to get a seat in a chair. Most of the people who had lost were just made to stand there and wait. Wait and do nothing except wonder where you would end up, what would you do, who would you ever see again?”

I’ll post some more highlights here in the next few days.  Remember it all started with the leak of the Tom Cruise video which some morons are trying to spin as a positive thing for the Dangerous Cult…

From IMDB.com: Leaked videos of Tom Cruise singing the praises of Scientology were good publicity for the controversial religion, church elders have confirmed. Footage of an energized Cruise promoting the religion found its way onto the internet last week, prompting an outpouring of criticism aimed at the star. But Scientology bosses insist the star’s bizarre monologues, in which he referred to the faith as “a blast” and saluted a statue of founder L. Ron Hubbard boosted the church’s profile. <snip> Scientologist Kirstie Alley came to Cruise’s defense… She said, “Tom was using words meant for a Scientology audience. On the web, the video is take out of context. It’s like a rabbi addressing a Christian church, speaking in Hebrew. No one would understand him.”

Like Kirstie Alley is relevant.  A rabbi also would not be spreading lies and trying to actively deceive people (aside from that whole god thing), he would prefer to genuinely help them.  A rabbi would  not scam them out of their life-savings just as I would not scam you out of yours.

And the rumors just keep getting better.  Apparently, Katie Holmes had a sudden outbreak of common sense.

A distraught Katie Holmes has stormed out of a crisis meeting with her husband Tom Cruise, furious over damaging publicity about his Scientology beliefs, and humiliated over the disastrous reaction to the movie he told her to make.

Maybe she’ll stay in reality this time.

In related happenings, Scientologists also have their own (and probably just as wacky) version of Craig’s List called thetalinks.com.

About Thetalinks: Thetalinks is the number one community classifieds site for Scientologists around the globe. It was started in Oct 2006 and has expanded rapidly because of its simplicity and effectiveness. Thetalinks is based out of Los Angeles, California and its company webpage is www.thetalinks.com

Read the full press release here: http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2008/1/prweb664863.htm Sadly, they don’t seem to have any romantic encounters sections.

Why don’t We have our own version of Thetalinks or Craig’s List?  It’s on Our TODO list, so relax, it’s coming.

We’ve enjoyed his work since Sliders… hell, since My Secret Identity… actually, We mean Stand By Me. But this puts Jerry O’Connell in a light of his own.

“As an actor when you drive past an accident and you see it. Don’t do anything because you don’t want to be involved.. insurance and any sort of litigation.”

He even portrays the blank stare that brain-washed Scientologists have perfectly.

Speaking of Cruise’s insane view on car accidents, would he help out Bill Peduto?

As a reminder for Everyone, you will never be asked (or forced) to accept any mark upon your body. Especially your hands. Hands are extremely useful for a number of things. I’d like to ask for his description of what the mark looked like. Was it textured? Indented or raised skin? If it was on the forearm, he may have been a Death Eater.

A man who believed he bore the “mark of the beast” used a circular saw to cut off one hand, then cooked it in the microwave.

Wait, what?

“It had been somewhat cooked by the time the deputy arrived,” sheriff’s Capt. Ben Wolfinger said.

I can stretch to understand the removal of the hand, but to microwave it? Ladies and gentlemen, We all know that to remove a demonic spirit, they must be burned and turned to ash as they are immune to many forms of radiation.

In other crackpot religion tax-exempt scam news, let Us speak of true mark of the beast: it seems Katie Holmes may have accepted it… Claims (which should surprise none of Us) have recently surfaced in a book which claims Suri Cruise was not fathered by the false-prophet Mapathor.

“Some sect members believed that Katie Holmes was carrying the baby who would be the vessel for L. Ron Hubbard’s spirit when he returned around the galaxy.”

Cruise’s lawyer Bert Fields says, “He’s very angry. It’s so bizarre and grotesque to imply that Suri is fathered by the frozen sperm of L. Ron Hubbard. You just look at Suri, and you see Tom and Katie.”

While We should not be surprised by these claims even if they are true, We know that they are not. We know, with little doubt, that David Miscavige stole L. Ron’s sperm and used it to clone L. Ron. He failed. Anyone want to take a guess what he did with it next?

How does this affect Xenu’s plans for the domination of Earth? We cannot be sure, he has not been seen for seventy-five million years. but even though neither of the above if true would ever affect Us, to fortify our strong hold, I may soon need an Heir. The world may or may not be in grave danger, but from whom? We will discuss this further at the next Gathering.

For more about the idiocy that is Scientology, http://www.lermanet.com or http://www.xenu.net