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Malc
 Post subject: Scientology is fraud
PostPosted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 9:57 
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8327569.stm

Surprised not to have seen mention of this on here already...

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A French court has convicted the Church of Scientology of fraud, but stopped short of banning the group from operating in France.

Two branches of the group's operations and several of its leaders in France have been fined.

The case came after complaints from two women, one of whom said she was manipulated into paying more than 20,000 euros (£18,100) in the 1990s.


I read somewhere else that they have also been ordered to put adverts in newspapers worldwide stating this fact.

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 Post subject: Re: Scientology is fraud
PostPosted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 10:05 
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Malc wrote:
I read somewhere else that they have also been ordered to put adverts in newspapers worldwide stating this fact.

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Although the French can probably ban the wearing of hats in Basingstoke, enforcing it would be a problem.

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 Post subject: Re: Scientology is fraud
PostPosted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 10:10 
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MaliA wrote:
Malc wrote:
I read somewhere else that they have also been ordered to put adverts in newspapers worldwide stating this fact.

Malc


Although the French can probably ban the wearing of hats in Basingstoke, enforcing it would be a problem.


Still, hurray for France! :)

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 Post subject: Re: Scientology is fraud
PostPosted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 10:13 
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France regards Scientology as a sect, not a religion.


Er - well France is wrong then. A cult, certainly - but not a sect.

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 Post subject: Re: Scientology is fraud
PostPosted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 10:16 
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France regards Scientology as a sect, not a religion.


Er - well France is wrong then. A cult, certainly - but not a sect.


Aye. The French people are probably even more cynical of it than we are, but the gubmint doesn't want to get sued by Tom Cruise's army of greasy shitbag lawyers. Bloody cultists.

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 Post subject: Re: Scientology is fraud
PostPosted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 10:30 
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France regards Scientology as a sect, not a religion.


Er - well France is wrong then. A cult, certainly - but not a sect.


Missed that. What? Surely a sect is a branch of a larger religion? Eh? What are they on about?

Retracts 'Hurrah'.

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