Scientology is a business which preys on the vulnerable and separates them from their friends and family (and anyone else who speaks out against Scn.) in order to maintain the flow of cash to the organisation. In the auditing process, the individual inadvertently gives the auditor the bullets to shoot them with, should they choose to leave. Can you imagine the dirt that Scn. has on Tom Cruise, John Travolta etc? They could probably devastate these guys' careers.
Two friends of mine got involved in Scn. Both got ripped off to the tune of thousands.
I would say it's a pseudo-mental therapy cult, not a religion, though some would reasonably argue for an overlap. Best thing a government could do is to ban it. Sadly it won't happen, because it's a business.
I guess the question arises of how much we should protect people from their own vulnerability and in some cases, stupidity?
Two friends of mine got involved in Scn. Both got ripped off to the tune of thousands.
I would say it's a pseudo-mental therapy cult, not a religion, though some would reasonably argue for an overlap. Best thing a government could do is to ban it. Sadly it won't happen, because it's a business.
I guess the question arises of how much we should protect people from their own vulnerability and in some cases, stupidity?
