Yes indeed, and as far as I am aware of, it is only considered a religion in the U.S and they got that status after a long court trial! In the rest of the world it is still officially considered a cult, though it seems to piss them off extremely when you call it a cult!
And yes, the digging up dirt or even threatening people or having their people follow them around is standard practice! They actually call if "fair game"! When someone threatens then with exposure or anything, they fair game him!
One BBC documentary I saw had a doctor who specialized in mental support of people who got our of various cults! This guys research showed that people coming out of Scientology have longer lasting and more severe psychological side effect than any other cult! Freaky stuff!
And yes, the digging up dirt or even threatening people or having their people follow them around is standard practice! They actually call if "fair game"! When someone threatens then with exposure or anything, they fair game him!
One BBC documentary I saw had a doctor who specialized in mental support of people who got our of various cults! This guys research showed that people coming out of Scientology have longer lasting and more severe psychological side effect than any other cult! Freaky stuff!
"We are all atheists about most of the gods that humanity has ever believed in, some of us just go one god further..." Richard Dawkins
"If the world does come to an end here, or wherever, or if it limps into the future, decimated by the effects of religion-inspired nuclear terrorism, let's remember what the real problem was that we learned how to precipitate mass death before we got past the neurological disorder of wishing for it." Bill Maher
"If the world does come to an end here, or wherever, or if it limps into the future, decimated by the effects of religion-inspired nuclear terrorism, let's remember what the real problem was that we learned how to precipitate mass death before we got past the neurological disorder of wishing for it." Bill Maher
