(October 30, 2016 at 7:49 pm)abaris Wrote:(October 30, 2016 at 7:08 pm)Alex K Wrote: The only real concern is that they tend to exploit and abuse their members (and staff!) more than other mainstream religions.
I couldn't care less over the idiots emptying their wallets for Scientology, but by all accounts they manage to park their followers in positions of power. The classic example of a fifth column and a danger for the economy as well as politics.
It's not just that. I have a friend in Florida, near their HQ, who in the past as a biker/bouncer has had, shall we say, "business dealings" with that church. Very shady stuff -- gun-running, stalking, drug dealing. My friend was approached for recruitment, which he turned down. Glad he had a concealed weapon; no shots were fired but according to him it was a very tense standoff.
It's a criminal racketeering organization, I'm convinced.
