project chinology was so insane that it sparked a brutal war between some of the most powerful entities known to mankind it paved the way for 4chan's anonymous to become one of the main voices of the internet we are anonymous we are legion we do not forgive we do not forget expect us and it uncovered some of the deepest and darkest secrets of the church of scientology both organizations did their finest to defeat the other but only one group in the end could come out and actually say they were victorious strap in because this story will take us on a wild ride that will rewind time back to 2008 when things were simpler and project channology was on the horizon of being something great the church of scientology would be enigmatic for many years stealthily staying quiet outside the spotlight of the general public although scientology would soon become a common household name when various top-tier celebrities and high-profile individuals began to get intertwined in the group tom cruise a well-known a-list celebrity got deeply involved within the scientology community what made it interesting though is his need to share his love for scientology and religious awakening with the world tom cruise became scientology's biggest advocate although people began to question his sanity when he would have these bizarre appearances he quickly made headlines across the globe during his appearance on the oprah show embarrassing himself in one of the most unique ways possible first of all thanks for coming in my legends ball with katie was that the best fun was that yes yes what has happened to you we've never seen you behave this way before i know have you ever felt this way by tom you've been hugged even though he quickly became the laughingstock of the internet it only seemed to make him more sporadic and unreasonable tom cruise thought of himself as awakened through what he learned in his experiences with scientology he even explained this in another irregular interview i think it's a privilege to call yourself a scientologist and it's something that you have to earn and because scientologist does when i read it you know i just went this is it it's exactly it you know and i thought what a beautiful thing because maybe one day it'll be like that you know what i'm saying maybe one day it will be wow sps like they'll just read about those in the history books you know you know it's rough tumble and it's wild wooly and it's blast it's a blast it really is fun even though tom cruise helped bring scientology to the mainstream media its teachings were still unknown to the average person there was one more final push that really got people to understand what scientology was all about south park released an episode called trapped in the closet which was essentially dedicated to making fun of tom cruise and the church of scientology although this gave the public exposure to the unusual ideology that scientology was fundamentally built on the producers of south park thought the beliefs were so insane that they even had to put labels on some parts of the episode which read this is what scientologists actually believe the episode wound up being a massive success even compared to other south park episodes which are all also wildly successful this one in particular is ranked in the top 10 south park episodes of all time soon people from all walks of life now knew what scientology was all about and a vast majority thought it was absolutely ridiculous this episode was the birthplace of all types of memes which would make scientology even more of a mockery than it already was people on the internet were even creating websites that made fun of scientology and its beliefs one of the main actors on the show isaac hayes would condemn south park for making fun of his religion which was scientology this controversial clash would catch the attention of news agencies making this specific episode blow up even more than it already did like most fans in the internet it was just a matter of time until the scientology memes and disdain were to fade away back into obscurity although this is where the church of scientology made a fatal mistake one which would cement itself as one of the biggest missteps in internet history they decided to do the unthinkable and fight back against the internet's fun they claimed that some of the photos used in sites and form posts infringed on their copyrighted material and demanded that it be taken down they even got some of the tom cruise videos taken down from youtube claiming that they were both pirated and edited scientology then threatened legal action against anyone who defies them this would only anger the internet deepening the animosity towards the church of scientology websites and forum posts were still taken down some out of fear of litigation and others by force although the internet was working overtime and the speed of new content would be too fast for the church of scientology to handle soon a change in atmosphere around the subject of scientology would occur as one specific website would come to fruition this website was called the unfunny truth about scientology and instead of memeing or making fun of the religion it goes over some of the more serious controversies the website is essentially a video slideshow of some of the church's misbehaviors along with some of their extreme beliefs one belief in particular is that anyone who isn't part of the church should be injured without repercussions the website details some of the gruesome deaths people have had after getting involved in scientology and all of the deaths seem to be pointing towards scientology's wrongdoings lisa mcpherson was a huge donor to the church of scientology and an active member she was later brought to a hospital by the church of scientology after staying on their grounds for some time they made sure to take a long detour to find a hospital with a scientologist's doctor when she finally got there she was pronounced dead with cockroach bites all over her body she was also underweight extremely dehydrated and with multiple bruises josephus havneth was another unfortunate member of the church of scientology after being prescribed unknown medications and checking into a hotel to visit one of the main churches there seemed to be flooding coming from his room he was later found dead in the bath after multiple days with burns all over his body the water was supposedly so hot that it burnt right through his clothes there was but one note outside his room that solemnly said sleeping the website also details one of the grim ways scientologists usually fund their organization they would extract all or most of the money from their victims selling them packages to quote help them the victim would either fall into their own demise or the church of scientology would do its best to make sure there was no one left after their money was fully extracted whether that be they die or get absorbed into the organization this website illustrated that the church of scientology was pure evil and that they would be getting away with both murder and the destruction of people's lives but how do they do this especially without getting caught they would use scare tactics and most importantly leagues of highly qualified legal teams essentially they saw themselves as untouchable while so they thought 4chan soon caught wind of this website along with all the censoring scientology was attempting to enforce in the internet one anonymous user was upset that this was going on without any repercussions and wanted to use the power of 4chan to do something about it i think it's time for b to do something big people need to understand and not to [ __ ] with b and talk about nothing for 10 minutes and expect people to give their money to an organization that makes absolutely no [ __ ] sense i'm talking about hacking or taking down the official scientology website it's time to use our resources to do something we believe is right it's time to do something big again b talk amongst each other find a better place to plan it and then carry out what can and must be done it's time b this post was met with some backlash as many users on 4chan thought this was mission impossible the church of scientology was simply just too strong they had money lawyers and power along with this there was a growing divide within the 4chan community some of the older users only wanted to troll for a quick laugh while the other new users wanted to use 4chan's trolling for the betterment of society even with a fragmented community the thought of war with scientology marinated in their heads on the very next day another post would be uploaded but this one would be much stronger on 15-1-08 war was beginning scientology's site is already under heavy bombardment it's loading quite slowly but this is just the tip of the iceberg the first assault and many to follow we're winning a minor victory but without the united support of the chans scientology will brush off this attack it will be doomed to nothing more than an entry in ed 4chan answer the call join the legion against scientology help in its demise and it's long awaited doom for decades this tyranny has existed corrupting the minds of the weak although hilarious it's rather pathetic we must destroy this evil and replace it with a greater one chanology for when we are victorious the chants will stand united in a new chapter of anonymous existence and batshit insanity we will have begun our world take over if we can destroy scientology we can destroy whatever we like the world would be but our play thing do the right thing 4chan become not just part of this war become an epic part of it the largest of the chands you hold the key to manpower what the legion is in desperate need of forward anonymous united we are legion we are unstoppable tldr were taking down scientology join up or gtfo this call to action and announcement of war brought the 4chan community together for a common cause instead of the wild speculation from the day before now the community was fired up and ready to absolutely destroy the church of scientology soon after a video was released by anonymous on february 15 2008 publicly declaring war on the church of scientology hello leaders of scientology we are anonymous over the years we have been watching you your campaigns of misinformation your suppression of dissent your litigious nature all of these things have caught our eyes with the leakage of your latest propaganda video into mainstream circulation the extent of your malign influence over those who have come to trust you as leaders has been made clear to us anonymous has therefore decided that your organization should be destroyed for the good of your followers for the good of mankind and for our own enjoyment we shall proceed to expel you from the internet and systematically dismantle the church of scientology in its present form soon everything associated with scientology began to feel the intense wrath of 4chan their websites were under heavy ddos attacks unpaid pizzas and taxis were sent to their buildings their call centers were even hit with the music of rick ashley and they even received faxes of black pieces of paper to waste all of their ink scientologists were flustered since the attacks were anonymous and coming from people from around the globe there was no clear target for their lawyers some anonymous users even attempted to go incognito mode and infiltrate the church's ranks from the inside although these intrusions weren't necessarily physically harmful it was doing some damage to the mental state patience and operations of the church of scientology 4chan seemed to have found a weakness in their armor and was continuing to attack the scientologists with full force they made it so that when someone searched up information on scientology they would be met with links that would describe it as dangerous or a brainwashing cult there was one glaring issue with 4chan's various attacks without a serious plan their continuous aggression would never create a big blow to scientology 4chan would only be more of an annoyance than anything what they needed is a leader someone to push them in the right direction to inflict maximum damage to their adversary that's when mark bunker of xenotv who is also an anti-scientology activist made a video addressing 4chan bunker shared his extensive knowledge of how to do some real damage to the church of scientology instead of 4chan's disorganized offenses he recommended specifically where they should focus all of their efforts hi this is mark bunker from xenutv i've been hearing from a lot of members of anonymous and a lot of other people asking me well what do you think about anonymous first off i think it's incredibly exciting to have an army of young passionate people wanting to do something about scientology's fraud and abuse it really is exciting however i think you're making some major mistakes that that are going to hurt in the long run it may seem like fun and games but scientology is serious and you have to be prepared you shouldn't be doing things that are illegal you just shouldn't you can say well you know we're all anonymous they're not going to get us if they get one of us there'll be 10 other who who stand up well that's good for you but how about the ones who get caught i am concerned about that i don't know how long you can keep attacking their websites and keeping their sites down you may be able to do it for weeks or months you're not going to keep them off the net forever but a better way to attack them would be get rid of their tax exempt status that's going to hurt them it sounds dull but that's going to hurt them going out on the street and protesting handing out leaflets i saw a couple people in in a video in manhattan the other day who were doing that wonderful that's wonderful speak out be strong and and do it smart don't don't do things that are illegal after the video was found by 4chan mark bunker would receive the new nickname of wise beard man and was taken in with open arms as commander-in-chief for this battle fortune decided to take wisebeard man's advice and soon real-life protests began to be planned not long after 4chan's anonymous released another video be very wary of the 10th of february anonymous invites you to join us in an act of solidarity anonymous invites you to take up the banner of free speech of human rights of family and freedom join us in protest outside of scientology centers worldwide we are anonymous we are legion we do not forgive we do not forget we will be heard it was finally time to show the world the monstrous things that scientology has done and as the date approached users throughout the internet spread the news soon many internet enjoyers from various communities would temporarily join the ranks of 4chan to help in efforts to fight scientology the church of scientology would take these threats extremely seriously they released a multitude of statements regarding the video and the planned protests alike this weekend we do anticipate that some members of the group anonymous will turn up as they have announced we take this seriously because of the nature of the threats that this group has made publicly we will take every step necessary to protect our parishioners and staff as well as members of the community in coordination with the local authorities as to our knowledge of the organizers of the event they are cyber terrorists who hide their identities behind masks and computer and amenity anonymous alleged free speech justification is believed by the fact that the video in question has been seen by millions it is anonymous that has repeatedly attempted to suppress free speech through illegal assaults of the church websites as to prevent internet users from obtaining information from the church they have also engaged in other harassment including threats of violence and telephone calls fax transmissions and emails and not to mention the anonymous mailing of white powder to dozens of our churches requiring the services of law enforcement religious bigotry of any nature is deplorable and profoundly affects the entire community the hate crimes of anonymous should be condemned the church of scientology did its utmost to label the internet goers and fortunes anonymous as cyber terrorists they wanted to get ahead of the curve in case the protests actually occurred especially if it would eventually reach mainstream media they wanted to frame themselves as the victims to sway public opinion in their favor along with this the organization also wanted to deter people from actually coming to the event in hopes the protest would be just another internet flop although unbeknownst to them at the time it was already too late for the church of scientology their efforts would prove to be unfruitful scientology is much more dangerous news 10's dan klein reports some spent the day in protest this is not about the personal beliefs and ideas of scientology and the people who practice it this is about the ethics that the management the people in charge of scientology practice this is for lisa mcpherson and everyone else who's died at the hands of scientology we are anonymous and we're protesting the illegal actions of scientology church we have no problem with their beliefs in and of themselves but we don't want to support their illegal activities any further the event was a massive success around 7 000 internet users from around the world and a hundred different cities gathered new scientology buildings to protest and to shine some light upon some of their wrongdoings most of them wore guy fox masks to show their allegiance to 4chan's anonymous group even after the initial protests there would be plans to continue for the next few months these other protests would also be successful with a planned protest happening a couple times a month the church of scientology did its best to fight back they hired private investigators to dock some of the protesters and they attempted to sue various individuals that were identified they would also lure protesters onto the scientology property to get them in trouble with the law for trespassing they even slashed tires destroyed property threw eggs at protesters and scientologists even went as far as supposedly killing one of the protesters pets although luckily many of the scientologists attempts to get protesters in trouble with the law would prove to fall short overall project chenology was a massive success 4chan's elite group anonymous was now on the horizon of becoming something notable in history they were mostly known for their trolling but now society saw them as much more than just that with chanology anonymous which collected different individuals on the internet they organized to engage in a more traditional activist endeavor and this was in in 2008 where that transition from pure internet pranking to a kind of irreverent activism was born along with the development of the group anonymous project chenology wreaked havoc on the church of scientology instead of allowing scientologists to continue to operate in the shadows the protest brought scientology to the main spotlight of the media which is what the church wanted to avoid at all costs along with this the public saw scientology as a villain which would create an everlasting bruise on their reputation even though the church of scientology's members were declining since the protests they still possess some of their tax exemptions which is the lifeblood of the organization as mark bunker or wisebeard man once said if you take away the church of scientology's tax exemption status that's when you really do some damage to them anyways thanks for watching if you liked the video feel free to leave a comment i always go through and read all of them every day if you want to see more 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