LAT Op-Ed muses on Scientology vs. Anonymous

Michael Shermer examines the oft-discussed question of whether Scientology is a real religion. If so, he suggests, some of the rallying cries of the anti-Scientology group Anonymous -- like ""Honk if You Hate Scientology" -- might be interpreted as hate speech. But Shermer is not quite ready to go there.

It's a sticky wicket, this matter of who gets to decide what's a religion and what isn't. The people? The courts? The IRS? History? All of the above? No wonder starting a religion is such a tough business.