MonTcle wrote...
We're biting off more than we can chew this time. The public is going to side with Scientology, even if they are a bunch of nutjobs.
This isn't some faggy little Habbo raid. They have lawyers, Will Smith, and possibly law enforcement officials on their side. We have a bunch of bored high schoolers and college students. ~_0
I don't really care about Scientology one way or another. It gets a lot of momentum because celebrities are converting, but it can't last. I mean there are a lot of people stupid enough to feed into their crap, but it will most likely collapse under the weight of its ludicrous ideology and its bullshit policies. They have a disconnection policy, in which members are encouraged to cut off all contact with friends or family members considered "antagonistic." Its Fair Game policy encourages harassment and litigious actions against its critics and numerous criminal acts have been carried out on behalf of the Church or under the orders of Church officials.
Any religion that has a strong foothold in society has gotten to wear it was through either gradual and methodical manipulation, intense pressure by the masses to establish a power base within governments, or good-will and peaceful coexistence with other groups. Now the last method is a little shaky, but nonetheless religions such as Buddhism, Hinduism, and others have gained a good standing in the world.