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Hundreds of youths descend on Vancouver's Scientology building as part of speedrunning trend (www.cbc.ca)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by beep@piefed.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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cross-posted, via Offbeat News.

How the viral 'Scientology speedrun' trend got started and why young people keep doing it.

1 teen arrested during ‘Scientology speedrunning’ event that got its beginnings on social media

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[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 67 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Feels like a generational rite of passage at this point to shit on Scientologists

I'm glad there's still some light in the world

[–] TheJesusaurus@piefed.ca 30 points 1 week ago

For real, when I started seeing these scientology speedruns I literally said to myself "I guess the kids are gonna be alright"

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 week ago

I wonder if it's just Christians calling the kettle black

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[–] phoenixarise@lemmy.world 39 points 1 week ago

Hahahaha the kids are alright

[–] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 30 points 1 week ago

Gooood gooood

[–] a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed to The Associated Press that it responded to multiple incidents last month, which forced Scientology to remove all external door handles on its Hollywood Boulevard properties this week.

Lol

[–] stardreamer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Not to be confused with their internal door handle removal order, which was part of their "you can check out any time you'd like, but you may never leave" policy.

[–] TheJesusaurus@piefed.ca 2 points 1 week ago

sick guitar solo

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Article is shit. It says Scientology is a religion. It's not. It's a cult.

Pretty fucked it doesn't mention any of their crimes or how they've been banned by so many countries for these crimes.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago (18 children)

Maybe one day someone will get me to understand the difference between religion and cult.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago

Religions are mainstream, cults aren't.

[–] Jomega@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

You see, in a cult there's a guy at the top who knows it's all bullshit. In a religion that guy died ages ago and scholars aren't sure if he existed to begin with.

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[–] Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 week ago (6 children)

All religions are cults. The only difference is how many people practice it and thus gain favor in society.

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[–] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I love this trend so much.

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[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 5 points 1 week ago

Participants film themselves "speedrunning" through the building, or aiming to complete a task as fast as possible per the common video game slang. The task is to map out Scientology's buildings and get as much information as they can about the inner workings of the organization

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