Anonymous Protest Against Scientology

Vancouver, B.C. A dispute between Anon and 2 members of Scientology. Taken with a cellphone and is more audible half way through. Through the first half, Scientologists cranked a video promoting their "religion" and that's all that can be heard.
UPDATE:
Events before the argument off camera:
- The Scientologist in the red hat was offering a free auditting session to the Anon member involved in the argument. When another Anon member beside me asked for one, the Scientologist yelled "NOT YOU!", while spitting in his face.
- The Anonymous member with the skull mask and green sign was talking to the Scientologist with the red hat, and the Scientologist said, "I can't hear you through that thing.", trying to coax him to remove it.
- The Scientologist in the red hat also took flyers from my Anon partner (not knowing at the time that he was in fact a member of the church), and threw them out.
- The Youth and Human Rights Resources banner. When the members holding this banner were asked what it meant, the woman simply replied, "I'm not authorized to answer that question."
The beginning of the argument that was on camera is basically about the money that Scientologists squander out of their followers. The Anon member was giving examples of how his own synogogue's services are fee free, and the Scientologist was trying to convince the group that theirs is as well.
Another Scientologist (in the white coat) aids the one in the red hat and tries to defend their "religion". They still try to deny the fact that their organization takes people for all they're worth, which brings the member of Anon to quote L. Ron. The Scientologists wanted examples of the things their followers have to pay for, and tried to say that "It's no different than other religions and their private schools."
Then the Anon member talked about how Scientology covers up any records that make them look bad, and what he thinks about their rule of Fair Game.
The Scientologist also wanted an example of a person that died in the hands of the CoS, and when the name Lisa McPherson was brought up and the things they did to her, the Scientologist in the white coat tried to defend the church by saying "Don't believe everything you read on the internet." Anon: "More people have been killed by Scientology than any other religion."
Anon also talked about Scientology's secrecy, and that other religions don't hide when they're asked questions.
8:20 in the video, the Scientologist says, "Psychiatrists kill people." and epic lulz from Anonymous.
Notice how the Scientologist is beckoned for "help" by another member of the CoS to get out of the crowd. My bet is they were afraid of him giving us too much information.

PS - Props to the Anon member involved. No mask + ID taped to his sweater = Balls.

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• Scientology
• Vancouver
• Anonymous

[TheeAlannon]

lol religion can also be for the educated and intelligent people looking for an answer they cant seem to find elsewhere

(im not religious lol just very much for peoples right to believe what they choose)

[xXcenobyteXx]

I'm not against people believing in what they want unless they're trying to push their religion onto someone else...

Which all religions kind of do in a way.

They're always looking for new people to recruit.

[passwordthisass]

I wish all the world rligios idiots would converge on one place and just fight it out then we could give the winners their own continent . As long as they promissed not to contact the rest of us . Religion is for morons , all religion .

[xXcenobyteXx]

I pretty much agree with that statement...

Religion is slavery.

Man created the idea of religion. What else did he create? Murder, rape, drugs, alcohol, suicide, abuse, war... the list goes on.

[thabooger]

religion does not force itself on people. people force it on others.

[Hannibalsmith82]

Scientology is no more a Religion than I have wings. People can believe what ever they want. I believe for example that Scientology is corrupt, criminal and full of people who can't tell the difference from the science fiction and real life.

[weraslolreeee]

moot even said rules 1 and 2 are bullshit. You are the newfag.

[frogzzee]

This Scientologist is unaware of Scientology atcive Fair game,. and he could care- less who Scientology hurts. because he has trained his mind not to look.

[lumpykills]

Then why call yourself Anonymous?

fucking newfags

you are the cancer

[ggghettoblasta]

all these newfags breaking rules 1 and 2

[knotoftoads]

Like talking to a wall.

[citruspinman]

For if you argue with them, they win.

If a cake lies, does a lie cake? =\?

[0oHaflingero0]

ahh how i love the honks of success. <3 Copley Plaza Protest against Fair Game

[supersupercoolya]

you're right, nobody should have to wear masks.

but the thought of some scientologist photographing me at a protest is really fucking scary. xD

[4An0n]

not really

[IamAlwaysRight]

The kid has balls, hes awesome... more plp should stand up. Nobody should even have to wear masks.