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Re:Scientology escapes German Ban
« Reply #1 on: 2008-12-01 21:44:37 » |
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Quote:| <snip>Some in the Church of the Virus might disagree.<snip> -Mo |
[Fritz]Scary especially when a totalitarian organization shelters itself under the flag of a religion, ....hmmm, oh ya then there is the Vatican ... sigh
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<snip>The U.S.-based Church of Scientology claims "human rights abuses against Scientologists in Germany". The Church alleges that its German members
* are being systematically discriminated
* have been dismissed from jobs
* have been dismissed from schools
* have been dismissed from political parties
* have been dismissed from social, business and political organizations
* have been denied the right to professional licences
* have been denied the right to perform their art
* have been denied the right to open/maintain bank accounts and open loans
* have been denied the right to use public facilities and concert halls
* are regularly blacklisted, boycotted, vilified, ostracized and threatened simply due to their association with the religion of Scientology.
To sum it up, Scientology paints itself as a persecuted religion.<snip>
<snip>The German Federal Government maintains that Scientology is an organization which has primarily economical interests. This idea has been reinforced by a ruling of the Federal Labour court (which is not connected to the government in any way). After having reviewed several Scientology books, the judges concluded that Scientology is not a religion, but a commercial enterprise.
Furthermore, the German government maintains that Scientology tries to distribute its ideas as widely as possible, ideally leading to a society where humans life together according to Scientology rules. A closer look at Hubbard's writings shows that this is not desirable since Scientology is structured in a totalitarian, anti-democratic fashion. Attempts to establish itself in a leading position in society have taken place in Rhodesia (1966, described by Russell Miller in chapter 15 of "Bare-Faced Messiah"), Corfu (1968, described by Major John Forte in his book The Commodore and the Colonels), and Morocco (1972, described by Russell Miller in chapter 18 of "Bare-Faced Messiah"). More recently, similar attempts were discovered during a raid on the Scientology headquarters in Greece (and Scientology was consequently closed). Possibly, the same has happened in Colombia. <snip>
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