Anonymous and New Opposition to Scientology?

Ever since Tom Cruise seemingly went crazy after becoming a member of the Church of Scientology, the church has received mass speculation. Unlike many other "fad" religions, this one hasn't died out like many people expected it to. At first, it seemed like the public laughed about it, but dismissed it as crazy talk that would soon dissolve away into past memory. Yet, the Church of Scientology has been growing.

The church has been recruiting thousands of members from normal folk to the likes of John Travolta and Katie Holmes (who was introduced to the new religion while dating Tom Cruise). With the church growing larger and larger everyday, many people have sought to dismantle the church, but many have failed. But it seems like a new group, going by the name, "Anonymous" is up to the challenge of bringing the Church of Scientology to an end.

New buzz has been spreading over the Internet about the 4-day-old YouTube video, Message to Scientology, "Anonymous" announcing their plan to dismantle the Church of Scientology. The nearly 2 minute long video has already gained over 800,000 views and is gaining popularity by the minute. As the video plays, an androgynous voice recites the pledge that Anonymous has been watching the church, and their, "campaigns of misinformation; suppression of dissent;

There have been many previous attempts to reveal the odd inner working of the Church of Scientology, but my favorite peek into their beliefs came from the Panorama documentary, Scientology and Me, which aired on BBC programming. The documentary features reporter John Sweeney interviewing everyone from former members to active celebrity members such as Kirstie Alley, Leah Remini, and Juliette Lewis.

During the interviews, former members seemed open and willing to share their thought, but when it came to interviewing celebrities they complied, but then refused to let their interviews stay on the program. During the filming of the documentary, reporter, John Sweeney was followed and harassed by members of the Church of Scientology. They waited for him in his hotel (information he had not disclosed to anyone in the church), followed him and his film crew through traffic, and even found him during his interviews with various people. It seemed like every time he sat down to interview someone, out would pop a member of the church ready to discredit anything the interviewee would say. The documentary can be found at moviesfoundonline.com/documentaries.php.

Scientology is an interesting topic of research and if you don't already know the facts on it, look them up or watch some documentaries. The truth about the "religion" is, to many, rather scary.