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Chanology?
Switchblade:
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I like how the 3 religions mentioned on that sign besides Scientology are Christianity, Islam and Catholicism.
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yes, I got a minor lol out of that one as well.
Though as Whipstitch pointed out, Catholicism is a very different religion to, say, the Church of England, or Southern Baptism, so I guess it's valid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K42PhmCikzA
axerton:
To all the people saying that Scientology is a cult rather than a religion, the official (legal) definition of the two words are that a cult must be based around something that is real, where as a religion has to be something that does not have its feet grounded in provable reality. (ie: a group that adore and live their lives around the movie Star Wars, would be a cult, whereas a group who followed the way of the Jedi would be a religion.)
As for the issue at hand, I'm staying well clear. let people believe what they want to believe in the comfort of their own church/temple/whatever.
Lines:
--- Quote from: Ozymandias on 10 Feb 2008, 15:42 ---Yeah. Okay. It's cool.
It's cool for women to be coerced into abortion by their Church, because, I mean. It would be religiously intolerant to say otherwise.
It's cool for people to be harassed to the point of insanity, to lose their job, nearly be thrown in jail, and have their friends actually be plants to try to make them so depressed they commit suicide just because they disagreed with the Church. I mean, that's just religion, right? It's expected.
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Dude. WTF. That is not what I meant. That's not what anyone meant.
David_Dovey:
--- Quote from: Cartilage Head on 10 Feb 2008, 16:09 ---Guys this is just Anonymous being Anonymous. As if 4chan needed more publicity.
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This.
Look, I'm very, very anti-religious and I could go on all day about why I personally think we'd all be a lot better off without any religion, Scientology being just one, the semitic religions being others, but I'm not, because
a) It's against the forum rules
b) It's a conversation that'll never really go anywhere, particularly in the context of this thread, but just generally in the context of the Internet at large
c) Everything that can be said, pretty much already has, and it hasn't changed anything.
EDIT: I forgot the most relevant point:
d) Obvious troll is for fuck's sake do I even have to finish this sentence
IronOxide:
Now, I do not object to organized protest, as protest is a good way to raise awareness about a topic that you feel strongly about. But there are some things I still do not get about this "Chanology" movement, even after reading about it.
First, what does Anonymous seek to gain from this that could not be accomplished otherwise (and no, "Lulz" is not an acceptable answer)
Secondly, young religions seem to thrive under adversity and persecution. How is this accounted for? The Christian church gained many followers in the early years of persecution because people saw how resiliently they stood up against persecution. Why risk this with an organization you so loathe?
Third, why is the perfectly legitimate act of protesting prefaced with illegal DDoS attacks and the personal harassment of people who generally wish people no harm?
And finally, what about Beck? Everyone loves Beck!
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