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What's Going On Here, Anonymous?

Brock Keeling — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 15:56:43 GMT

Yay! We get nervous and saddened when the SFist Flickr pool isn't brimming with anti-Scientology protest pics. But today? It is! Well, there are a few of them, anyway. It all went down in Mountain View, with Anon protesting the IAS (International Association of Scientologists) Anniversary. (CoS seems to have some sort of worldwide birthday or anniversary celebration at least once a month. We're not sure why.)

All images credited to Flickr user anmoyunos. To check out more Anon protest pics, go here.

When Scientologists (Allegedly) Attack

Brock Keeling — Mon, 19 May 2008 09:40:29 GMT

Anonymous' protests just get more and more exciting. So much so that SFist will start every Monday morning with a weekend protest review. Mind-numbingly brilliant title TK.

Anyway, according to the lads trying to bring down the Church of Scientology with funny masks and regular weekend demonstrations typically held near the church's Montgomery Street branch, one very loud female was assaulted by a CoS member. Or so we're told. A tipster says:

During a protest Saturday night at the Hotel 480 around 10PM, an anonymous protester is grabbed by by the throat and shoved down sloped street towards heavy traffic. by a Scientologist. The protestor breaks away, and someone steps in to protect her. Cops intervene quickly. The same Scientologist later accuses the same anonymous protester of assault despite 5 eye witness accounts and video tape of it. Protester was minor and female.

The footage doesn't show the assault, only the harrowing moments after. An added bonus: Near the end of the video, the cinematographer of this video confronts a CoS member (?) and mentions that his wife was raped by a Xenu admirer. And the church, he says, covered it up. Oh my! Very exciting.

Scientology Members, Protesters Celebrate L. Ron's Birthday In SF

Brock Keeling — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:53:52 GMT

We're a bit late to the game with these images, but they're well-worth the tardiness. Believe us. Check out shots of Saturday's Church of Scientology protest/L Ron Hubbard celebration. In these images you will find protesters, Bay Area Scientologists, and an oldie-but-goodie NSFW shot thrown in for good measure.

If any CoS Hubbard birthday attendees would like to chime in with regard to what went down or to write about the festivities for SFist, let us know. We're excited to have your input. Also, please do not have us killed. Oh, and for the rest of you, here's a Scientology Classification Gradation and Awareness Chart. You'll want to print this out and hang it up on your dorm room, cubicle, or bedroom wall for sure. It is, for lack of a better word, mind-boggling.

Update: Technical difficulties fixed; view away.

Images: Jim Herd and Encyclopedia Dramatica

L. Ron's Great Grandson To Join CoS Protest This Saturday?

Brock Keeling — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:23:32 GMT

Since the Scientologists moved the day of celebrating their church's founder, L. Ron Hubbard, from last Saturday to this Saturday, due to last week's protest, there will be yet another rally against the CoS this Saturday. Ta da.

Enturbulation.org has word that this protest will be "at the Hilton [at] 750 Kearny on the corners of Washington and Columbus" at 5 p.m. They'll be meeting on the Washington side iof the hotel near the CoS on Montgomery. (Moving forward, let's just assume there will be a protest at the "Co$" every Saturday.)

Oh, and guess who might show up to the protest? American slam poet, spoken word comedian, and L. Ron's great grandson, Jamie DeWolf. It'll bea star-studded event!

Also, as always, if you go to the protest you are advised to "protect your identity." Which? We don't understand. Unless you have a development deal in the works with Jenna Elfman, we don't see why this is necessary.