Does Scientology deserve more scrutiny than other religions?

[Rev. Rye]

But who doesn't only pay in but gets something out? It can't be only David Miscavige and family.

Yes good point. One never hears about any higher-ups who profit from it apart from the boss...

It's worth noting that the higher-ups in Scientology (particularly in SeaOrg) seem to get paid very little, roughly 40-50 cents per hour, and if they've run afoul of Miscaviage and are in the RPF or The Hole, aren't even paid that. So, it seems that Miscaviage (and possibly celebrity endorsers like Tom Cruise or John Travolta, who almost certainly make enough from their film work that they don't even need the CoS to pay) is the only one to actually profit from the Church's activities. And, of course, since David's wife Shelley is living in a nuclear bunker somewhere, and his dad and the rest of his extended family have defected (and evidence suggests even they didn't profit), I'm heavily inclined to say not even his family profit from it. Except maybe the private dicks they hire to spy on their critics.