Note to self, do not call Scientology a cult

[God-Emperor of Mankind]

Wanna know why ??
Because you will get arrested if you do.
15 year old arrested for stating that Scientology is a cult(courtesy of the .org)
This is simply outrageous.
He shouldn't have gotten arrested in the first place and yet he is actually being taken to court of this.
I guess this bit can explain it tho

The City of London police came under fire two years ago when it emerged that more than 20 officers, ranging from constable to chief superintendent, had accepted gifts worth thousands of pounds from the Church of Scientology.

Heads should roll but I doubt it.

Edit: This thread is not about Scientology being a cult or not but about freedom of speech.

[tabacila]

It has begun! THEY're taking over everything! Time to get a six month supply of Spam and head to the fallout shelter. I'll see you guys when the bombs stop falling, or when ETW comes out

More on topic it's actually sad that something like this could happen in England. TB666 is right: police heads should have rolled.

[Dunecat]

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[Војвода Драгутин Кесеровић]

That's what happens when you overflex the freedom of religion principle to allow a twisted cult, that happens to be filthy rich to become an established religion.

[Daneboy]

Kind of reminds me of the BBC´s Panorama episode about scientology. (can be found on you tube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuJlZ_f1594)

I would like to know under what paragraph the boy is indicted, since it is perfectly legal to call the Christian church a cult. I wonder why Scientology is any different.

They have a most unpleasant strategy of shuting up their opponents and represing the freedom of speech whenever that is in their interest.

[God-Emperor of Mankind]

I would like to know under what paragraph the boy is indicted, since it is perfectly legal to call the Christian church a cult.

For breach public order act it seems.

A policewoman later read him section five of the Public Order Act and "strongly advised" him to remove the sign. The section prohibits signs which have representations or words which are threatening, abusive or insulting

Personally, the kid breached neither those 3 guidelines.
Saying that Scientology is a cult is neither threatening, abusive or insulting since well it is a cult.
Calling a person a dog can be an insult but calling a dog a dog isn't really an insult since well it is a dog.

[gambit]

I wonder why Scientology is any different.

One thing - money

[Fabolous]

Don't call the cult a cult, noted.



Seriously... this is shameful. Perhaps I am just a crazy with my firm belief in Freedom of Speech (I feel even the US does not protect speech enough), but I cannot believe this.


You should be able to call any religon a cult if that is what you think. In fact, at the end of things... the organized religons are basically really old cults. I am Catholic... and the only thing I see that is different from my religon (or any of the other major religons) is that we have been around much longer. We are a really old cult. And that makes us a religon.

[Chaigidel]

I say a campaign of scientology oppression should begin immediately-- let us purge the earth of this madness.

[ivan_the_terrible]

I say a campaign of scientology oppression should begin immediately-- let us purge the earth of this madness.

Seriously though, I hope they lose the case. I should be able to call anything I like, anything I like!

[Oswald von Wolkenstein]

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[Banfred]

Seriously though, I hope they lose the case. I should be able to call anything I like, anything I like!

Look at my previous post.
The charges were dropped against him.
"Scientology is a cult" signs are probably going to be rampant in the London protest in a few weeks.

[Habelo]

in england??
i thought that this kind of crap only happends in america. man i better steal some weapons while i am in the army so i can shoot down these basterds if they come to sweden

[Chaigidel]

just humiliate and berate anyone caught being a scientologist, and bury them alive in pig ****.

[removeduser_426582376423734]

I let idiots be idiots all the time, these are just rich idiots.

[Chaigidel]

well the head of the church of scientology is a lawyer.

[removeduser_426582376423734]

well the head of the church of scientology is a lawyer.

And the head of the CofE is an archbishop. Does that mean he knows more about the nature of God?

[Каие]

Wanna know why ??
Because you will get arrested if you do.
15 year old arrested for stating that Scientology is a cult(courtesy of the .org) This is simply outrageous. He shouldn't have gotten arrested in the first place and yet he is actually being taken to court of this. I guess this bit can explain it tho
Heads should roll but I doubt it.
Edit: This thread is not about Scientology being a cult or not but about freedom of speech.

Yay Freedom of Speech!

[Dr. Croccer]

HORSE

CULT

HORSE

CULT

This is absolutely ridiculous. ing scam by a Sci-fi writer rules the world? Over my dead ass it would.

[The King Of Peasants]

It would be funny but the only reason they are doing this is they got paid by the "church"...