Operation Reconnect: April 12, Anonymous Stages Global Protest Against Church Of Scientology
Operation Reconnect is the 3rd, and from my perspective, the most important mission of the internet activist group Anonymous. Anonymous members will be gathering around the globe Saturday, April 12 to protest the Church of Scientology and its practice of “disconnection”.
Disconnection is a practice in Scientology, in which a Scientologist severs all ties between themselves and friends, colleagues, or family members that are deemed to be antagonistic towards Scientology. The practice of disconnection is a form of religious shunning.
Disconnection has sometimes ended marriages and separated children from their parents
There are families RIGHT NOW, who are unable to communicate with loved ones simply because of this formal and destructive written policy from the Church of Scientology. Children are missing parents, parents missing children, husbands, wives, brothers, sisters, friends — all profoundly affected because of a draconian measure put forth by an organization which seeks to control all aspects of its members.
Glosslip Radio will be discussing this on Sunday, April 13 during our regular 10:00 pmEST timeslot and have well-known ex-Scientologists who will be calling in to tell us how the policy is enforced and the damage it causes. More on that coming up.
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Comment by Gary — April 10, 2008 @ 12:27 pm
Here is an excellent post on the subject of disconnection as practiced by the Co$. This guy’s name is Just Bill and he writes great anti-Co$ stuff.
http://tinyurl.com/4tky28
Comment by anonymous — April 10, 2008 @ 1:25 pm
This policy has destroyed numerous relationships over the years and I fully support the efforts of re-connection. To see just what disconnection can do to a family, I encourage you to head over to Xenu.net and read Dear Amanda. Here is the direct link to the heart wrenching tale.
http://www.ecentral.com/members/skeller/
Comment by AnonTaco — April 10, 2008 @ 1:42 pm
Disconnection is not only inherently evil but is one of the major indicators of a cult. Its all about controlling the information flow. Mind control, hypnosis.
I’m against this sort of thing.
Comment by marcab — April 10, 2008 @ 2:19 pm
Here’s to hoping family and friends can be reunited as the authoritarian grip of this dangerous sect is loosened and thier oppresive web of lies and deceit is untangled.
Anonymous stands against the tyranny that has held both the governments of the world and the media in paralyzed fear of harassment and litigation.
The walls that the criminal organization of Scientology has built to imprison its members have begun to crack and the light of truth is slowly working its way inside.
Comment by Anon1376 — April 10, 2008 @ 2:39 pm
In San Francisco, we will have a speaker disconnected from his father for nearly 20 years. Anonymous has drawn a line in the sand. This ends here and now. We will do whatever we can (within peaceful means) to end the corrupt organization.
We are Anonymous
We are Legion
We do not forgive
We do not forget
Expect our love. 4/12/2008.
Comment by John Smith — April 10, 2008 @ 3:22 pm
I agree Dawn, this is the most important protest/demonstration yet. I urge all Anonymous folks who will be taking action to check out the recently released docs on wikileaks.org. Especially the sec checks. Sure, some of it is laughable, but look underneath at the WAY auditing is done. The repetition. The sensory deprivation. The repetition is key to light hypnosis and this is how they get you hooked. Stress and then the high of release after the session.
We wogs wonder why they just don’t “get it”. Try to step into their shoes. Find a place where you woke up from illusion, even Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny. No, really. Remember fighting that loss? Now imagine you’re an adult with a cherished belief. What belief is it? Jesus? Allah? Atheism? Imagine someone attacking it. Them’s fightin’ words. That’s what we’re up against. We might see Hubbard as a charlatan, but they don’t.
Comment by Artoo45 — April 10, 2008 @ 3:42 pm
Disconnection, happens rarely. Happy rumors.
Comment by Terryeo [TM] — April 10, 2008 @ 4:46 pm
TO at #8:
“Disconnection, happens” - Terryeo
Thanks for that.
Comment by David — April 10, 2008 @ 4:53 pm
Yay, oh I hope thats the real Terryeo.
Lets do math!
Number of Scientologists in the world : 100,000 (i am being generous with this number)
Now lets define rare: Green eyes are considered “Rare” at 2% of the population having them. So let’s use 2% as our deffinition of rare.
So, disconection being rare math would be:
100,000 x 0.02
equals:
2000 people disconnected by scientology. wow…and thats agreeing that is is a rare occurance. 2000 broken families thanks to a cult. Terryeo, I love you.
Comment by On the Bridge — April 10, 2008 @ 5:07 pm
^^ Dude, you’re doing it wrong. Using scientology numbers there’s 8,000,000 scientologists. So at 2% that’s 160,000 destroyed families.
Comment by inb4curiouser — April 10, 2008 @ 6:21 pm
If families are separated, everything possible should be done to reconnect them.
I know a gay guy who doesn’t speak to some members of his family because he says they are constantly criticizing him and his lifestyle and trying to get him to “find Jesus”. But then I see him talking to his mom and making unprovoked underhanded comments to her about religion. I have to wonder, which came first, the chicken or the egg? Whoever started it, they’re both doing it now.
There’s a difference between disagreement and criticism and then there’s outright attacking.
In family disputes it’s not always the case that one side is 100% right and the other side is 100% wrong. I bet it’s more common that there is responsiblity to be taken on both sides of the argument.
Comment by Farah — April 10, 2008 @ 6:26 pm
Both of those videos “have been removed” for me, D.
Comment by Anoynymause — April 10, 2008 @ 11:15 pm
disregard that I suck cocks
Comment by Anoynymause — April 10, 2008 @ 11:15 pm
#12- Personal choice is one thing- everyone has the right to their own opinions. But personal choice that is mandated and enforced by a church is another thing altogether. That is Fascism- as in “Fascism is an authoritarian political ideology (generally tied to a mass movement) that considers the individual subordinate to the interests of the state, party or society as a whole. Fascists seek to forge a type of national unity, usually based on (but not limited to) ethnic, cultural, racial, and/or religious attributes”. I can think of no other recognised Church in the US in the modern age that not only allows this mindset to flourish, but that also allows the forced separation of families, friends and support networks.
Children separated from their parents, parents physically denied access to their children, spouses ripped from spouses… when it comes to the CoS, if you don’t bow to the Church, you’re out too- if you still believe in the “tech,” you’re essentially denied their version of heaven if you chose the SP in your life rather than the Church. I can’t imagine a worse situation to be in- the choice between your tangible loved one in front of you or your own personal salvation.
Wouldn’t it be better for the Church to allow people to make up their own minds? Oh yeah, if you’re a member you have limitations on what you read and experience so you’re not fully equipped to make that decision in the first place…
So keep on posting Dawn and K.
The truth WILL set them free. Isn’t that why the fight exists in the first place?
Comment by Nameless (but not anonymous) — April 11, 2008 @ 3:08 am
It’s raining hard here.
I have been in telepathic communication with Galactic Overlord Xenu who is being held by magnetic rays in the interior of a mountain. He has contacted his loyal officers and told them to stop the rain, using anti-rain diffusers which also look exactly like DC-8’s. The problem is that the OT’s are particularly powerful, what with thousands of new grads every year. They are maintaining the rain and even managing a few bolts of lightning here and there expected to go on into Saturday.
In spite of the OT’s and their control knowingly and at will over matter, energy, space, time, life and thought, I will be at the cult office on Saturday at 11:00, laminated picket sign in hand, rain slicker over my body making my knowledge known, and I will continue to do so until real change occurs.
Comment by Phil Itupp — April 11, 2008 @ 9:15 am
The fact is, Disconnection shouldn’t happen at all, even if it does happen ‘rarely.’ The CO$ has claimed that Disconnection doesn’t happen, but time and time again, former members and others have proven otherwise.
The Disconnection policy shows a pattern the COS uses to assert control over it’s followers, and control who members of the church can associate with. to break from this, and try to contact or talk with someone that is an SP or Disconnected from is to be threatened with being kicked from the church, Disconnected, declared an SP, or stuck in the RPF.
Oh, and speaking of the RPF:
http://www.wikileaks.org/wiki/Scientology_cult_unlawful_imprisonment_RPF_order_3434RB
Comment by Mr Anonymous TopHat — April 11, 2008 @ 9:21 am
RPF also on Digg
http://digg.com/world_news/Scientology_s_Forced_Labor_Force_RPF_Truth_Revealed
Comment by Hi, I'm David — April 11, 2008 @ 9:23 am
Holy Hell!!!! I just read RPF! ILLEGAL ILLEGAL ILLEGAL! Cults days are up! holy hell! Human rights are taken away, and the proof is out!
Comment by On the Bridge — April 11, 2008 @ 11:40 am
“Disconnection, happens rarely. Happy rumors.”
I’m not sure that this is what you wanted to say, Terryeo. You could use brushing up on basic punctuation. Not only that, but in one sentence you say that disconnection happens and in the next sentence you say it’s just rumours. Happy rumours, at that…..?? Take a bit more time with your posts. Read them over once or twice, maybe get someone to read them for you….
Comment by Thomas — April 11, 2008 @ 4:42 pm
A church spokesperson said 2.5% of any group are good-for-nothing troublemakers and it benefits the rest of the group if you cut contact with the bad 2.5%
http://www.bostonnow.com/news/local/2008/04/10/scientology-vs-anonymous-local-battle-heats-up
2.5% is a lot of people, and a lot of broken families. And I disagree that so many people are not worth communicating with.
Is the 2.5% figure derived from Scientology teachings?
Comment by Steven — April 12, 2008 @ 10:29 pm
Disconnection, happens rarely. Happy rumors.
Sound, machine. Speak Yoda-like.
Comment by Dio Brando — April 12, 2008 @ 10:54 pm
“Disconnection, happens rarely. Happy rumors.”
FLUNK, go back and clear your M/U.
Comment by AF — April 13, 2008 @ 9:49 am
“A church spokesperson said 2.5% of any group are good-for-nothing troublemakers and it benefits the rest of the group if you cut contact with the bad 2.5%
http://www.bostonnow.com/news/local/2008/04/10/scientology-vs-anonymous-local-battle-heats-up
…
Is the 2.5% figure derived from Scientology teachings?”
Almost certainly so. Official Scientology teaching used to be that 2.5% of the human race were the Suppressive Persons who were absolutely incurable, who could only be rounded up and sequestered away from the rest of the world or “disposed of quietly and without sorrow”. (I say “used to be” because they seem to have changed the percentage, without explanation of course, to 2%.)
Of course, this particular representative of Scientology is showing idiocy by claiming that this 2.5% applies to any group. Textbook fallacy of division: “2.5% of the human race is incurably suppressive therefore 2.5% of the people showing an interest in Scientology are incurably suppressive despite the fact that we tell everyone we’re doing more to help society than any other group and Suppressives are purportedly opposed to any effective self-betterment activity and therefore no Suppressive would want to join our group.” FAIL CULT IS FAIL.
Comment by AF — April 13, 2008 @ 10:31 am