#Scientology

Zeppelin Witheridge charged with public nuisance over ‘Scientology speedrun’ social media trend

A Scientology Run or Scientology Speedrun is a trend in which a person runs into a Scientology center to see how far they can get into the building before being kicked out.…

The police in Los Angeles, New York, Sydney and elsewhere are responding to incidents related to a TikTok trend involving running through Scientology buildings.

From Buzzfeed Latest: "It Is Trespass, Harassment, And Disruption Of Religious Facilities": Influencers Are Speed Running Through Scientology Buildings, And Here's What The Church Of Scientology Has To Say

The name is deceptive. It’s not about Tom Cruise in tight shorts, but the craze has racked up 90m views for one content creator

Police see off gatherings of teenagers in London and Edinburgh after videos of similar stunts in US go viral

From Nypost RSS Feed: ‘Speedrunning’ Scientology Centers is as ugly as invading any place of worship

The rowdy crowd surged toward the church’s Fourth Avenue location, arriving on foot and by bicycle before trying to force their way inside the ‘top secret fortress.’

The viral trend, dubbed "Scientology speedrunning," took off in early April, with users on social media posting videos of themselves entering — or in Saturday’s case trying to enter — properties owned or inhabited in some way by the Church of Scientology.

Group broke through locked door to Manhattan church, damaging property and injuring a staff member, church says

The incident comes as a bizarre new TikTok trend — dubbed “Scientology speed running” — has seen thrill-seeking influencers charging into properties owned or tied to the Chu…

The trend took off in early April, with users on social media posting videos of themselves — sometimes inexplicably in costume — entering multiple properties owned or inhabited in some way by the C…

From Reddit - r/news: Scientology ‘speed running’ trend has LA abuzz and church unhappy | Los Angeles

Religious group ‘reviewing all available remedies’ after clips of young people rushing its buildings in ‘raids’ go viral

Religious group ‘reviewing all available remedies’ after clips of young people rushing its buildings in ‘raids’ go viral

From Seattletimes RSS Feed: Inside ‘Scientology speedruns,’ the viral trend prompting the church to bolster security

From Independent RSS Feed: Church of Scientology is mad teens keep running through their centers and filming it for TikTok

From Gizmodo: Dear TikTokers With Poor Decision-Making Skills, You Should Not Do the Palantir Speedrun Challenge

From Gizmodo: The Guy Who Started the ‘Scientology Run’ TikTok Trend Says It’s Time to Stop

The creator, who calls himself Swhileyy, wants the copycats to stop: “I just did it because I thought it was funny … They should not have done that shit.”