,FI<T+ ,SCI5TOLOGY3 AN AN>*I/ P]SPECTIVE 

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,AU?OR 3 ,ANONYM\S 

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,A NUMB] ( >GUM5TS >E RAIS$ AGA9/ CAMPAIGN+ AGA9/ ,SCI5TOLOGY1 SOME ( :I* >E SUMM$ UP H]E 7F\ND ?R\< ,DIGG74 

,ONE COMMON >GUM5T AGA9/ ANTI-,SCI5TOLOGY CAMPAIGN+ IS 0FRE$OM ( BELIEF40 ,UND] ?IS >GUM5T1 TO CAMPAIGN AGA9/ ANY ONE RELIGION IS DE FACTO BIGOTRY & %\LD BE REJECT$4 ,?IS ANALYSIS1 H[EV]1 IS EXTREMELY SUP]FICIAL4 ,?OSE ,SCI5TOLOGI/S :O DO NOT WORK )9 ! ,*UR* -- ! ,FREE ,ZON]S1 9 O!R WORDS -- HAVE NOT BE5 ! T>GET ( NE>LY ! SAME AM\NT ( ATT5TION1 9 SPITE ( HOLD+ NE>LY ID5TICAL BELIEFS4 ,:Y8 ,!Y DO NOT BEHAVE 9 ! SAME WAY4 

,! 9FAM\S ,S\? ,P>K EPISODE T>GET+ ,SCI5TOLOGY WAS BO? A BLESS+ & A CURSE4 ,ON ! ONE H&1 IT EXPOS$ ! CORE ,SCI5TOLOGY BELIEFS = :AT !Y >E -- POORLY WRITT5 SCI5CE FICTION ) A BIT ( PSEUDOPSY*OLOGY ?R[N 9 = GOOD MEASURE4 ,IT MAY BE POSSIBLE ?AT SOME PEOPLE :O W\LD O!RWISE HAVE JO9$ ! ,*UR* WILL HAVE SE5 ?IS & BECOME SKEPTICAL 9 G5]AL4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 H[EV]1 IT R$UC$ ! PROBLEMS ) ,SCI5TOLOGY D[N TO IT BE+ A SCAM TO MAKE MONEY BY SELL+ PEOPLE RELIGION -- PUTT+ ?+S 9 MU* MORE FAVORABLE T]MS = ! *UR*1 9 ?AT ! COMPLA9T BECOMES AB\T :AT !Y BELIEVE1 RA!R ?AN :AT ! *UR* HAS DONE & CONT9UES TO DO4 

,?IS IS NOT AN ISSUE ( BELIEF1 IT IS AN ISSUE ( ACTION4 ,! ,*UR*'S HI/ORY 9 ?IS REG>D IS WELL KN[N1 BUT JU/ AS A SUMM>Y3 

,OP]ATION ,FREAK\T1 AN ESCALAT+ PLAN ( H>ASSM5T AGA9/ A WOMAN :O WROTE A BOOK CRITICAL ( ! *UR* 9T5D$ TO RESULT 9 H] BE+ SECTION$4 

,OP]ATION ,SN[ ,:ITE1 AN ATTEMPT BY ,*UR* ( ,SCI5TOLOGY (FICIALS TO HAVE NEGATIVE RECORDS AB\T 9DIVIDUALS & ! ORGANIZATION AS A :OLE PURG$ FROM GOV]NM5T RECORDS4 

,EXTREMELY AGGRESSIVE ATTACK TE*NIQUES AGA9/ 5EMIES & H]ETICS1 9CLUD+ REGUL> H>ASSM5T4 

,ABUSE ( ! LAW TO ATTACK SPL9T] GR\PS & SUPPRESS DISS5T & CRITICISM1 ESPECIALLY OV] ! ,9T]NET4 

,! ,WIKIP$IA >TICLE ON ,SCI5TOLOGY CONTROV]SIES GIVES A FAIRLY GOOD 9TRODUCTION2 SADLY IT DOESN'T EV5 BEG9 TO COV] ! PROBLEMS CAUS$ BY ?IS ORGANIZATION4 

,ON ! REALM ( ACTIONS1 ANO!R REGUL> COMPLA9T AGA9/ TAK+ ACTION AGA9/ ! ,*UR* IS ?AT IT IS ONLY ONE SU* ORGANIZATION AMONG MANY4 ,?IS DOES BE> NOT+ -- PRETTY MU* ANY RELIGI\S 7OR NON-RELIGI\S7 ORGANIZATION ( APPROPRIATE SIZE OR AGE IS GO+ TO HAVE ITS PROBLEMS4 ,:Y1 !N1 0S+LE \T0 ,SCI5TOLOGY8 

,! FIR/ IS1 QUITE SIMPLY1 ?AT IT'S EASI]4 ,SCI5TOLOGY1 :ILE IT HAS A WORRY+LY HI< PR(ILE1 HAS A RELATIVELY L[ NUMB] ( MEMB]S4 ,IT'S A Y\NG MOVEM5T ?AT HAS YET TO TAKE S]I\S ROOT4 ,TAK+ ON AN ORGANIZATION ( ?IS TYPE HAS C]TA9 ADVANTAGES OV] AN OLD]1 L>G] 9/ITUTION TI$ 9 ) HI/ORY & POLITICS & ALL ! COMPLICATIONS !Y BR+4 

,SECONDLY1 ,I W\LD >GUE ?AT ! ,*UR* ( ,SCI5TOLOGY IS1 IF NOT 0WORSE0 9 SOME OBJECTIVE S5SE1 M>K$LY DIFF]5T FROM O!R 9/ITUTIONS SU* AS ! ,VATICAN4 ,:ILE NO-ONE CAN D5Y ! BLOODY LEGACY ( ,*RI/5DOM1 IT IS L>GELY A CONCEPT ( ! PA/4 ,! MORE REC5T HI/ORY ( ! ,CA?OLIC ,*UR* HAS SE5 ITS %>E ( SC&AL 7SU* AS ! *ILD SEX ABUSE CONTROV]SY7 & BE5 RI<TLY MET ) CONDEMNATION4 ,! GREATE/ CONDEMNATION 9 ?IS WAS NOT SIMPLY ?AT ! ABUSE WAS HAPP5+ 9 9DIVIDUAL CASES 7:I* C\LD1 IF NOT BE EXCUS$1 AT LEA/ NOT BE US$ TO T> ! 5TIRETY ( ! *UR*71 BUT ?AT *UR* (FICIALS HI<] UP W]E AW>E ( ! SITUATION & ACTIVELY TRY+ TO COV] IT UP4 ,IT IS ?IS ?AT M>KS ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! ODD 0BAD APPLE0 & A ROTT5 B>REL4 

,) ! ,*UR* ( ,SCI5TOLOGY1 MO/1 IF NOT ALL1 ( ! CONTROV]SIES ASSOCIAT$ ) IT HAVE OCCUR$ ON AN (FICIAL LEVEL1 & ?US CANNNOT BE DISMISS$ AS SIMPLY A FEW 9DIVIDUAL *UR*ES H]E & !RE GO+ WRONG4 ,ORD]S = H>ASSM5T1 ORD]S S+L+ \T T>GETS1 ,FREAK\T1 ,SN[ ,:ITE1 ! LAWSUITS ?AT HAVE BANKRUPT$ PEOPLE TIME & AGA9 -- ALL ( !SE W]E PLANN$ & C>RIES \T AT ! HI<E/ LEVELS ) 9VOLVEM5T D[N ! *A9 AS APPROPRIATE4 

,ANO!R COMPLA9T AGA9/ T>GET+ ! ,CO,S IS ?AT BY US+ C]TA9 TACTICS ! ATTACK] IS 0NO BETT] ?AN !M40 ,?IS IS R$UCTIONI/ IDIOCY ?AT ANALYZES ACTIONS ONLY 9 T]MS ( ! ACTION ITSELF & NOT ITS \TCOME & %\LD BE IGNOR$4 

,:Y1 !N1 %\LD WE FI<T IT8 ,!RE >E A FEW REASONS4 

,FREE EXPRESSION4 ,MU* ( ! 9=MATION WE HAVE AB\T ! ,*UR* ( ,SCI5TOLOGY1 ITS BELIEFS1 PRACTICES1 & 9T]NAL MEMOR&A 79CLUD+ ! ,FAIR ,GAME POLICY7 COMES FROM DOCUM5TS RELEAS$ ANONYM\SLY VIA ! ,9T]NET4 ,SOME ( ITS MEMB]S LEFT ! *UR* AS A RESULT ( WEBSITES SU* AS ,OP]ATION ,CLAMBAKE4 ,9 RESPONSE1 ! ,*UR* ( ,SCI5TOLOGY HAS REPEAT$LY ATTEMPT$ TO C5SOR ! ,9T]NET -- FROM AN ATTEMPT TO HAVE A ,SCI5TOLOGY DISCUSSION GR\P REMOV$ FROM ,US5ET TO !IR 9TIMIDATION ( ,GOOGLE TO HAVE ,OP]ATION ,CLAMBAKE REMOV$ FROM RESULTS1 TO ! MULTIPLE LAWSUITS AGA9/ WEBSITES HO/+ ANTI-,SCI5TOLOGY MAT]IALS 7SEE WWW4*ILL+EFFECTS4ORG -- SE>* = ,SCI5TOLOGY74 ,= EV]Y /EP =W>D ! ,CO,S MAKES 9 ITS ATTEMPTS AT 9TIMIDATION & C5SOR%IP1 A PREC$5T IS SET = ! RE/ ( US4 

,PROTECTION = ! VULN]ABLE4 ,SOME ( ! ,*UR*'S ACTIONS >E DIRECTLY AIM$ AT PEOPLE :O >E VULN]ABLE1 SPECIFICALLY ,N>CONON 7DRUG C\NSEL+7 & ,CRIM9ON 7CRIM9AL REHABILITATION74 ,! ME?ODS !Y USE >E BAS$ ON ,HUBB>D'S WRIT+S & BO? ORGANIZATIONS >E /AFF$ BY ,SCI5TOLOGI/S4 ,!IR TREATM5T1 H[EV]1 HAS NO HI/ORY ( EFFECTIV5ESS & IS BELIEV$ BY MANY TO DO MORE H>M ?AN GOOD1 AS WELL AS ACT+ AS A FRONT = RECRUITM5T TO ! *UR*4 

,!Y >E TRY+ TO GA9 9FLU5CE4 ,! ,*UR* HAS BE5 TRY+ TO GET CLOSE TO POLICE 9 ,LONDON1 ?R\< GIV+ GIFTS ( L>GE AM\NTS ( MONEY TO 9DIVIDUAL COPS & O!R ACTIVITIES4 ,SIMIL>LY !Y HAVE ATTEMPT$ TO GET !IR MAT]IALS TAU<T 9 S*OOL1 & 9 SOME CASES SUCCE$$4 ,!IR ACTIVITIES 9 ,CLE>WAT]1 ,FLORIDA1 KN[N AS ,PROJECT ,NORM&Y1 READ AS ! PLAN ( AN ORGANIZATION SEEK+ TO COMPLETELY TAKE OV] A T[N4 ,!IR AIMS1 H[EV]1 >E MU* WID]4 

,!Y >E A S9I/] DE/RUCTIVE CULT4 ,?IS1 MORE ?AN ANY?+ ELSE1 NE$S TO BE KEPT CLE>4 ,! ACTIVITIES ( ! ,*UR* ( ,SCI5TOLOGY FROM ITS 9CEPTION TO ! PRES5T DAY HAVE BE5 CALCULAT$ TO SAP MONEY & 5]GY FROM ?OSE :O PUT !IR FAI? 9 IT4 

,?IS IS NOT A MATT] ( FRE$OM ( RELIGION4 ,IT IS A MATT] ( FRE$OM4 

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