Scientology's going down, Anonymous will take care of it.

[rocketpig]

hibikir said:

rocketpig said:
It's sad how some of you think it's okay to ban a religion, no matter how wacky it may be. It's not as if Scientologists are out to harm people.

If anything, I welcome crackpot religions. It makes it easier to weed out the morons with labels like "Scientologist". When someone tells you they're a Scientologist, it's a huge red flag that immediately instructs you to cease communication with said person and quickly walk in the other direction.

There's a big difference between a crackpot religion an a cult. A crackpot religion is just not mainstream. Nothing wrong with that. A cult uses coercive persuation and other techniques to make people join, and then exploit their members. Preying on the weak and taking them for all they are worth is not something that should be rewarded with tax credits and special legal status.

I agree in theory. But who gets the final decision as to what is a "cult" vs. a "religion"?

That's an awfully slippery slope.