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Scientology has been shut down in Greece, indicted in Spain, its activities restricted in Russia, rebuffed by Sweden's highest court, expelled from college campuses in Norway, convicted of crimes in Canada and denied status as a charitable organization or a religion in most European countries.
Since its inception in 1954, the Church of Scientology has been involved in a number of controversies, including its stance on psychiatry, Scientology's legitimacy as a religion, the Church's aggressive attitude in dealing with its perceived enemies and critics, [1] [2] allegations of mistreatment of members, and predatory financial practices; [3] for example, the high cost of religious ...
Operation Snow White was a criminal conspiracy during the 1970s to purge unfavorable records about Scientology and L. Ron Hubbard from 136 government agencies, foreign embassies and consulates, as well as private organizations critical of Scientology, in more than 30 countries.
The letter was especially galling to anti-Scientology activists because one of Masterson's victims alleged that she lost consciousness after Masterson gave her a drink at La Poubelle. She regained ...
[200] [201] Joined Scientology and achieved the status of "Clear". [202] Cyril Vosper: 1935–2004 1968 Author and deprogrammer; wrote The Mind Benders which was the first book on Scientology to be written by an ex-member and the first critical book on Scientology to be published. [203] Matt Willis: 1983– 2008
The Church of Scientology has issued a lengthy, scathing response after former member Leah Remini filed a lawsuit against the organisation and its leader David Miscavige.. The King of Queens star ...
“The Church of Scientology presents a facade to the outside world to disguise what, in reality, is nothing more than a cult built on mind control,” the lawsuit alleges. The controversial ...
The General Office of the Ministry of Public Security of the People's Republic of China maintains a list of 14 xiéjiào (邪教, lit. ' heterodox teachings '), detailed in a 2000 report entitled "Notice of the Ministry of Public Security on Several Issues Concerning the Identification and Banning of Cult Organizations". [9]