In case you’re still lost as to what the heck is going on, a Scientology Run is when people film themselves charging into a Church of Scientology building to see how far they can get before being caught and booted out. It’s a notoriously secretive religion, so it turns the whole place into an action-movie set piece where the protagonist is trying to infiltrate a compound while fending off its legion of foot soldiers, clad in terrifying white button-ups with black vests.
This isn’t a genz novelty, there were a lot of activism in the early 4chan days against Scientology. The whole guy fawks mask and anonymous thing started there.
Of all the brainerot fads I’ve seen come and go over the past few decades, I think this is the one I like the most. Anything that pisses off the CoS gets my seal of approval.
But maybe a better use of Scientology infiltration tactics would be an investigative piece rather than a viral speed run.
The irony of the journalist writing this and missing that this is their job
Most journalists wouldn’t know hard hitting journalism if it fucked them balls deep with no lube.
I read that as “fucked them in the balls with no lube” and I really liked the way it sounded.
Seems to me if you did some research, came up with a cover story and dressed the part, you could walk in and get pretty far before being caught. Just pretend you’re on your mission year, and wear a nametag.
Uhh… wrong one?
Works for scientology too doesn’t it? Not just LDS?
Pretty sure they don’t do missions. They’re all about recruiting people for money, not righteousness.
Jehovah’s Witness are another that’s big on missions and door-to-door converting. Maybe that’s what you’re thinking of?
Jehova’s Witness: “Hello, we’d like to talk to you about Jesus”.
Bernard Black: “Oh, I’d love to talk about Jesus! What’s he been up to lately?”
You could be a Mormon trying to recruit Scientologists?
You wanna get Sea Org’d? Cause that’s how you get Sea Org’d.
Run till you find Shelly.
it’s trespassing with the added benefit of a dice roll on the building security’s understanding of castle doctrine.
Or even just getting hit in the head by a well-meaning person who reasonably thinks they’re trying to prevent a maniac from killing someone in the building.
And filming yourself and posting it online for the notoriously litigious organization.
Can they try Mormon temples next? Please? That would be so fucking funny.
I am crying at the mental image of a bunch of retirees in white suits and white dresses trying to politely shepherd a bunch of teenagers with phones out of their crystal-covered collection of big living rooms.
It would be difficult, idk anything about Scientology but I’ve spent time in Mormon temple. Scientology buildings are more like offices I think and the temple has tons of locked doors
‘Gen Z is obsessed with’
Wat
“some kids are doing something I haven’t seen before, whole generation must be obsessed”
Fight stupid with stupid. I dig it.
The author of the article calls scientology a religion because they are in a country where scientology can disappear them for saying the wrong thing
full of energy and stupidity. no special reason.
I dunno. These are cracking me up for some reason and even though this article is a bit shallow, I think a decent point was made at the end: power charging religious buildings is kinda bad taste I think - even if Scientology is full of complete asshole weirdos.
charging religious buildings is kind do bad taste
Fuck em they’re an organization built on kidnapping and abuse.
reminder: scientology is not a religion.
Reminder: all religions are made up and mental illness adajcent.
It is, for tax purposes.
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Why are they obsessed with 67?
In this case, I don’t really care why and I fully support them.
Fuck a scientology.
Surprised they weren’t just shot.
Area 51 all over again
