Following the ban on followers of the Cult of Scientology from entering Britain in 1968, British representatives gathered together a dossier of evidence that showed that the qualifications Hubbard and others claimed to hold were faked and then highlighted an attempt by the cultists to suppress the information. picked by pocksucket 3 months ago

A British teenager won't be prosecuted for carrying a sign calling Scientology a cult. The next anti-Scientology demo in London ought to be interesting. Any guesses as to how many "Scientology is a cult" signs will be spotted? picked by kissmenow 2 years ago

The movement is accused of pretending to "identify and resolve alleged psychological difficulties" and "promoting the personal flowering" of its adepts with the "sole aim of seizing their resources" and "establishing psychological control over them". Tom Cruise had led a lobbying campaign to block the legal action. They could get kicked out of France. *and ... read full post picked by equinox 6 months ago

In one instance, a Scientology security guard attempted to deny a disabled senior citizen from walking to her home; this was documented on a popular YouTube video which has spawned a new internet catch phrase to describe Scientology: “Bad People“. picked by kissmenow 1 year ago

The Church of Scientology can delete auctions from eBay with no supervision under the VeRO program, and has used this to delete all resale of the e-meters Scientologists use. This is to stop members from buying used units from ex-members instead of buying from the official (and very expensive) source. Given Scientology's record of fraud and abuse, should eBay give them this level of trust? Will th... read full post picked by extc68 2 years ago

The unnamed youth was served the summons by City of London police when he took part in a peaceful demonstration opposite the headquarters of the controversial religion in London. (Perhaps those free tickets to concerts and gala dinners Scientology gave to London cops are paying off...) picked by kissmenow 2 years ago

Germany could be asked to ban the U.S.-based Church of Scientology under a Hamburg security official’s proposal that contends the group violates human rights. picked by kissmenow 2 years ago

A woman was charged with fraud when she tried to purchase a car with a check signed "Mr. and Mrs. Jesus and Emma Christ."

I'd give you three guesses where this happened, but you'll only need one. picked by tigertony 3 months ago

Whitehall officials discovered the science-fiction writer, who invented a religion now followed by celebrities such as Tom Cruise, awarded himself a PhD from a sham college he had acquired in California. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

An arts group is planning to perfom Xenu is Loose! — a scathing parody of the Church of Scientology. Predictably the cult — known for its hate and harassment campaigns against critics — is angry. picked by kissmenow 2 years ago

Its a start! picked by latueofstiberty 2 years ago