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: Dispatches from the Culture WarsScientology Denied Restraining Order
By Ed Brayton
The protests going on nationwide against the Church of Scientology by a group calling itself "Anonymous" are heating up. The group has been protesting outside the church's headquarters in Clearwater, Florida and the scientologists are trying to stop the protests. They asked a court to issue a restraining order barring protests this past weekend but were denied.
The scientologists argued that because they've allegedly received hate mail and threats at some of their offices, that justifies not allowing lawful protest. The judge rebuffed that argument, saying that they hadn't shown that anyone involved in the protests had anything to do with any threats:
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