Scientology, revoking their tax-exempt status

[Benuty]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Snow_White

They're worse than I thought. Ugh.

There was an operation where they planned to torture a woman to the point of driving them to be admitted to a mental hospital. The reason?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Freakout

[Luziyca]

Sure, and while we're at it, let's also revoke tax-exempt status for every religion as well.

[Prussia-Steinbach]

A cult by its very nature cannot have sects

Due to the fact Scientology has a sect filled with rogue believers it is a religion unfortunately.

https://www.google.ca/search?q=days+of+ ... +of+a+cult

cult
kəlt/Submit
noun
a system of religious veneration and devotion directed toward a particular figure or object.
"the cult of St. Olaf"
a relatively small group of people having religious beliefs or practices regarded by others as strange or sinister.
"a network of Satan-worshiping cults"
synonyms: sect, denomination, group, movement, church, persuasion, body, faction
"a religious cult"
a misplaced or excessive admiration for a particular person or thing.
"a cult of personality surrounding the leaders"
synonyms: obsession with, fixation on, mania for, passion for, idolization of, devotion to, worship of, veneration of
"the cult of eternal youth in Hollywood"

Also, doesn't Christianity not have different sects?

Christianity has so many sects it's fucking ridiculous.

And neither Christianity nor Scientology are ultimately devoted toward a worldly figure or object.

[Benuty]

A cult by its very nature cannot have sects

Due to the fact Scientology has a sect filled with rogue believers it is a religion unfortunately.

https://www.google.ca/search?q=days+of+ ... +of+a+cult

cult
kəlt/Submit
noun
a system of religious veneration and devotion directed toward a particular figure or object.
"the cult of St. Olaf"
a relatively small group of people having religious beliefs or practices regarded by others as strange or sinister.
"a network of Satan-worshiping cults"
synonyms: sect, denomination, group, movement, church, persuasion, body, faction
"a religious cult"
a misplaced or excessive admiration for a particular person or thing.
"a cult of personality surrounding the leaders"
synonyms: obsession with, fixation on, mania for, passion for, idolization of, devotion to, worship of, veneration of
"the cult of eternal youth in Hollywood"

Also, doesn't Christianity not have different sects?

This still doesn't contradict my point about religion or Scientology being one due to the fact there are break off branches who reject the modern organization.

[United States Kingdom]

https://www.google.ca/search?q=days+of+ ... +of+a+cult



Also, doesn't Christianity not have different sects?

Christianity has so many sects it's fucking ridiculous.

And neither Christianity nor Scientology are ultimately devoted toward a worldly figure or object.

He stated that a cult by its "very nature" cannot have sects. Obviously Christianity does.

[The Serbian Empire]

Operation Snow White where scientologists broke into to steal IRS documents says all you need to know about them.

Not just the IRS they infiltrated major governments, and organizations throughout the world.

They're more sinister by the minute.

[Benuty]

Sure, and while we're at it, let's also revoke tax-exempt status for every religion as well.

No, and if I recall not even the Raelians attempted to install shadow agents in governments across the world to earn them favorable status, and purge the government records of their multiple wrongdoings.

[Greed and Death]

Serb is wrong.

It was not just the IRS the Scientologist infiltrated, over 5,000 agents were placed in 136 government agencies in 30 countries most of whom are still in those positions since the governments in question have been unable to identify wrong doing on the individuals part and government employee union contracts generally require that for dismissal.

How did those bastards even manage to find 5,000 agents?

Indoctrination, money for Training, and so on.

I have been told Sicetology is the world's #2 spy agency behind the CIA both in size and budget.


What should scare you is many of them are still there. Critics of Scientology have been know to be subjected to audits by the IRS, FBI investigations, and to have their accounts frozen.

[Prussia-Steinbach]

Christianity has so many sects it's fucking ridiculous.

And neither Christianity nor Scientology are ultimately devoted toward a worldly figure or object.

He stated that a cult by its "very nature" cannot have sects. Obviously Christianity does.

Indeed it does. Meaning it isn't a cult.

[The Serbian Empire]

They're worse than I thought. Ugh.

There was an operation where they planned to torture a woman to the point of driving them to be admitted to a mental hospital. The reason?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Freakout

That sounds very messed up.

[Chessmistress]

They're worse than I thought. Ugh.

There was an operation where they planned to torture a woman to the point of driving them to be admitted to a mental hospital. The reason?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Freakout

Not really a surprise: theocracies are always misogynist.

[United States Kingdom]

Isn't Christianity not a cult?

A cult by its very nature cannot have sects

Due to the fact Scientology has a sect filled with rogue believers it is a religion unfortunately.

https://www.google.ca/search?q=days+of+ ... +of+a+cult



Also, doesn't Christianity not have different sects?

This still doesn't contradict my point about religion or Scientology being one due to the fact there are break off branches who reject the modern organization.

Oh sorry. I thought you stated that a cult can have a sect. Lol, I apologize for that.

[Reploid Productions]

Personally I would be strongly in favour of totally gutting that deranged pulp scifi cult, if only because it is the decent thing to do. Scientology is pretty much a criminal organization.

That is why I was involved in Operation Chanology.

Fun times, watching that go down. It's too bad though that Anonymous got bored of it and it ran out of steam.

[The Serbian Empire]

How did those bastards even manage to find 5,000 agents?

Indoctrination, money for Training, and so on.

I have been told Sicetology is the world's #2 spy agency behind the CIA both in size and budget.


What should scare you is many of them are still there. Critics of Scientology have been know to be subjected to audits by the IRS, FBI investigations, and to have their accounts frozen.

Hence given how many critics reside here, Max Barry's probably being visited by Australian tax officials.

[Benuty]

There was an operation where they planned to torture a woman to the point of driving them to be admitted to a mental hospital. The reason?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Freakout

Not really a surprise: theocracies are always misogynist.

Ironically, it was Ron Hubbard's wife who was the main defendant in 1979's United States vs Mary Sue Hubbard et al.

[Greed and Death]

Indoctrination, money for Training, and so on.

I have been told Sicetology is the world's #2 spy agency behind the CIA both in size and budget.


What should scare you is many of them are still there. Critics of Scientology have been know to be subjected to audits by the IRS, FBI investigations, and to have their accounts frozen.

Hence given how many critics reside here, Max Barry's probably being visited by Australian tax officials.

Checking his blog, he has been subject to inordinate amount of audits.

[The Serbian Empire]

That is why I was involved in Operation Chanology.

Fun times, watching that go down. It's too bad though that Anonymous got bored of it and it ran out of steam.

Yep, it ran out of steam. Now I'm just a 23 year old reminiscing about the old days of 4chan and Anonymous.

[Luziyca]

Sure, and while we're at it, let's also revoke tax-exempt status for every religion as well.

No, and if I recall not even the Raelians attempted to install shadow agents in governments across the world to earn them favorable status, and purge the government records of their multiple wrongdoings.

Exactly. But we should revoke tax exemption for all religions, especially Scientology and Christianity.

[The Serbian Empire]

Hence given how many critics reside here, Max Barry's probably being visited by Australian tax officials.

Checking his blog, he has been subject to inordinate amount of audits.

At this point, I have to say that Scientology must be destroyed.

[Benuty]

No, and if I recall not even the Raelians attempted to install shadow agents in governments across the world to earn them favorable status, and purge the government records of their multiple wrongdoings.

Exactly. But we should revoke tax exemption for all religions, especially Scientology and Christianity.

Given the state of the U.S tax code it possibly wouldn't fly unless you had a really, and I mean really good argument as to why.

[Saiwania]

I think that in another decade or two, it will be safe for the IRS to renege on their deal with the Church of Scientology. They have declined from the peak of their power because of the Internet and how the works of L. Ron Hubbard have aged poorly. But Scientology still has the financial fortune they've amassed while times were good for them. It is really just a glorified new age Satanic cult. I'm not just saying this to smear them, L. Ron Hubbard really did take plenty of inspiration from Aleister Crowley and knew him through Jack Parsons.

[The Klishi Islands]

So what's really the best response to Scientology? It's clearly a cult that destroys people's lives, but the Anonymous attacks were just passed off as "hate crimes" against a "religion." Personally, I think a full-scale FBI/CIA investigation should be launched, one even larger than the FIFA one. Once enough evidence has been collected, their headquarters should be raided, heads captured, and tax-exempt/religion status revoked all in one day.

[Reploid Productions]

I think that in another decade or two, it will be safe for the IRS to renege on their deal with the Church of Scientology. They have declined from the peak of their power because of the Internet and how the works of L. Ron Hubbard have aged poorly. But Scientology still has the financial fortune they've amassed while times were good for them. It is really just a glorified new age Satanic cult. I'm not just saying this to smear them, L. Ron Hubbard really did take plenty of inspiration from Aleister Crowley and knew him through Jack Parsons.

On behalf on Jim, hey, don't insult Satanists like that!

[Mysterious Stranger 2]

Given that they only got their tax exempt status through blatantly criminal activity, yeah.

[Gauthier]

How much would you like to bet that Scientology dug up dirt on its celebrity members through "auditing" and it's using them as leverage and insurance?