So, these guys are out in front of the Church of Scientology, Scientology and Dianetics Centre on Tottenham Court Road in London as I type type this.

They're having a GRAND ole time! They're playing music, they're all wearing V for Vendetta/Guy Fawkes masks. Sometimes they're chanting up a storm and other times they're playing a tape about how nuts the Scientologists are.

They're pretty happy because after some copette arrested some kid for using the word "cult" on a sign at a previous demonstration, the Crown Prosecution Service declined to prosecute and told the cops to lay off. There has been no word on whether the copette was hanged, drawn and quartered as Guy Fawkes was.

Not that they are likely to have any effect on the Scientologists, of course--they don't care. But it's a nice change from the oh-god-we're-all-gonna-die types that are usually whinging about whatever whim-du-jour strikes them as a way to fill a Saturday and pat themselves on the back.

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So, these guys are out in front of the Church of Scientology, Scientology and Dianetics Centre on Tottenham Court Road in London as I type type this.

They're having a GRAND ole time! They're playing music, they're all wearing V for Vendetta/Guy Fawkes masks. Sometimes they're chanting up a storm and other times they're playing a tape about how nuts the Scientologists are.

They're pretty happy because after some copette arrested some kid for using the word "cult" on a sign at a previous demonstration, the Crown Prosecution Service declined to prosecute and told the cops to lay off. There has been no word on whether the copette was hanged, drawn and quartered as Guy Fawkes was.

Not that they are likely to have any effect on the Scientologists, of course--they don't care. But it's a nice change from the oh-god-we're-all-gonna-die types that are usually whinging about whatever Whim-Du-Jour strikes them as a way to fill a Saturday and pat themselves on the back.

Different Police forces different policies Tottenham Court Rd is in the Metropolitan (Met) Police Force area where the gent in question was arrested is under the City of London Police Force but aside from that the cultists need harassing regular and often

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Different Police forces different policies Tottenham Court Rd is in the Metropolitan (Met) Police Force area where the gent in question was arrested is under the City of London Police Force but aside from that the cultists need harassing regular and often

Yeah, I get the difference between City and Met, I don't really think CPS differentiates much though. They didn't when I worked there.

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Rush

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Oooooo...someone harassing the Scientologists.....

About time they get a taste of their own medicine....lol

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Oooooo...someone harassing the Scientologists.....

About time they get a taste of their own medicine....lol

Happens semi-regularly in Brisbane at the top of the Queen St mall.

It's fun to look at how they dress as I walk pass on the way to uni/work...

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They regularly set up camp in Brixton on a Saturday..but they are generally lost in the melee of nutters and singing religious folk who come out at the weekend to promote their wares. The other weekend we had a Jesus rapper (who was quite good actually) at one end of the high street, and singing Christian happy clappy folksy band at the other..and between the two we had the scientologists and various Muslim preachers...and some shouting guy who appeared to be a mixture of all 3.

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and some shouting guy who appeared to be a mixture of all 3.

I didn't think anyone had noticed... ;)

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There was a scientology office at the bottom of Queen st. In Auckland. Always good to count on someone to hire backpackers to hand out fliers.

England is such a lovely country where freedom of religion is so liberally permitted unless you're a christian handing out leaflets in a moslem neighborhood.

In the states we heard a report of 2 missionaries being ejected from a street where they were passing out materials and told that if they came back they'd be charged with a hate crime as that was a moslem neighborhood. When they insisted upon asking why they were threatened with being 'beaten up' if they came back.....

Got to love England.

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There was a scientology office at the bottom of Queen st. In Auckland. Always good to count on someone to hire backpackers to hand out fliers.

England is such a lovely country where freedom of religion is so liberally permitted unless you're a christian handing out leaflets in a moslem neighborhood.

In the states we heard a report of 2 missionaries being ejected from a street where they were passing out materials and told that if they came back they'd be charged with a hate crime as that was a moslem neighborhood. When they insisted upon asking why they were threatened with being 'beaten up' if they came back.....

Got to love England.

Why were two American preachers trying to convert people in a Muslim area?

..and they weren't threatened with being beaten up..they were warned that if they might be if they weren't careful. Much the same way you would warn someone not to flash a £100 note around in the street.

Got to love Americans for their propaganda.

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Why were two American preachers trying to convert people in a Muslim area?

For the same reason americans attack mosques in america... ;)

(The devil is in *my* backyard, and I'm not very happy 'bout that.)

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Why were two American preachers trying to convert people in a Muslim area?

For the same reason americans attack mosques in america... ;)

(The devil is in *my* backyard, and I'm not very happy 'bout that.)

I looked up the story Robert talked about and it was only printed in a few racist right wing mags...and even then Robert misquoted it.

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Why were two American preachers trying to convert people in a Muslim area?

For the same reason americans attack mosques in america... ;)

(The devil is in *my* backyard, and I'm not very happy 'bout that.)

I looked up the story Robert talked about and it was only printed in a few racist right wing mags...and even then Robert misquoted it.

It was reported on national radio here.

What unnamed 'racist right wing mags' was it published in?
Link your sources.

@Jeffrey, I'm not a christian but people of any religion should be free to proselytze and pass out leaflets shouldn't they?

You want them charged with a hate crime and beaten, Jeffey? The very tone of your question is "How DARE those christians do their christian thing in a moslem neighborhood!"

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@Jeffrey, I'm not a christian but people of any religion should be free to proselytze and pass out leaflets shouldn't they?

Proselytize NO, pass out leaflets YES...

"How DARE those christians do their christian thing in a moslem neighborhood!"

If they were Christians, they would know better... ;)

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@Jeffrey, I'm not a christian but people of any religion should be free to proselytze and pass out leaflets shouldn't they?

You want them charged with a hate crime and beaten, Jeffey? The very tone of your question is "How DARE those christians do their christian thing in a moslem neighborhood!"

no,no,no

i don´t believe in any kind of god or anything like that, but i don`t make a number out of it, so what gives them rights to harass me with their leaflets of whatever god they happen to believe,i don`t harass them so they have no rights to harass me.

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Got to love Americans for their propaganda.

Just following the continuing, and nearly insurmountable, British lead in that field.

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Rush

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