Scientology faces ban over jail `infiltration'
Source: Independent - London
The Church of Scientology, once described by a judge as "corrupt,
sinister and dangerous", is under investigation by the Home Office
for targeting drug-addicted prisoners.
The Home Secretary, David Blunkett, is considering banning
leaflets used by the sect to recruit inmates to its anti-drug
programme.
Prison groups and anti-cult campaigners fear that the organisation,
whose members include the actors Tom Cruise and John Travolta,
is trying to infiltrate British prisons.
Bob Keenan, a spokesman for the L Ron Hubbard Foundation,
which is part of the church, said the ads were "just to inform
people". However, Harry Fletcher, from the National Association of
Probation Officers, said the circulation of Church of Scientology
literature to prisoners and people on probation was "extremely
worrying".
The leaflets are being circulated by Criminon UK, the charity which
runs the sect's drugs programme. It says it uses vitamins, minerals
and saunas to sweat out toxins, thereby curing addicts. Criminon
says it treats up to 200 prisoners a week.
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Publication date: 2001-07-01
Publication date: 2001-07-01
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[Note: The
Scientology®
organization has at best estimate approximately
45,000 to 50,000 followers world wide -- contrary to the 8 million figure
that the organization has been claiming for the past few years or so.
While that number continues to drop (thanks in part to the Internet) few
of the remaining followers are even aware of the unending series of police
raids, indictments, and prison terms their leaders and fellow cultists are
subjected to routinely. Few are allowed to know about their organization's
criminal history, or its current racketeering activities. Even fewer of
the cult's remaining followers are privy to their messiah's written
policies which dictates the criminal behavior that keeps getting their
organization raided (see Xenu.NET for
suitable references of Scientology policy) Scientology management
is the problem, not the thousands of honest believers who are good,
honest citizens; themselves victims of Scientology - flr]
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