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Understanding Scientology, by Margery
Wakefield
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The organization clearly is schizophrenic and paranoid, and
this bizarre combination seems to be a reflection of its founder, L. Ron
Hubbard.
-- Judge Breckenridge, U.S.
Scientology is both immoral and socially obnoxious ... it is
corrupt, sinister and dangerous. It is corrupt because it is based upon
lies and deceit and has as its real objective money and power for Mr.
Hubbard.... It is sinister because it indulges in infamous practices
both to its adherents who do not toe the line unquestioningly and to
those who criticize or oppose it. It is dangerous because it is out to
capture people, and to indoctrinate and brainwash them so that they
become the unquestioning captives and tools of the cult, withdrawn from
ordinary thought, living and relationships with others.
-- Justice Latey, ruling in the High Court of London,
1984
The Government is satisfied ... that scientology is socially
harmful. It alienates members of families from each other and attributes
squalid and disgraceful motives to all who oppose it; its authoritarian
principles and practice are a potential menace to the personality and
well-being of those so deluded as to become its followers; above all,
its methods can be a serious danger to the health of those who submit to
them....
There is no power under existing law to prohibit the practice of
scientology; but the Government has concluded that it is so
objectionable that it would be right to take all steps within its power
to curb its growth.
-- Kenneth Robinson, British Minister of Health
Scientology is evil; its techniques evil; its practice a
serious threat to the community, medically, morally and socially; and
its adherents are sadly deluded and often mentally ill.... [Scientology
is] the world's largest organization of unqualified persons engaged in
the practice of dangerous techniques which masquerade as mental
-- Justice Andersen, Supreme Court of Victoria,
Australia
Incredulity of our data and validity. This is our finest
asset and gives us more protection than any other single asset. If
certain parties thought we were real we would have infinitely more
trouble.... Without a public incredulity we never would have gotten as
far as we have. And now it's too late to be stopped. The protection was
accidental but it serves us very well indeed. Remember that next time
the ignorant
-- L. Ron Hubbard, [quoted in] The Scandal of
Scientology
Falsehood must become exposed -- and truth, though fought,
always in the end prevails.
-- L. Ron Hubbard, My Philosophy, 1965.
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