AU Senator Calls Scientology a "Criminal Organization" 511
An anonymous reader passes along news that an Australian senator, Nick Xenophon, has denounced the Church of Scientology as "a criminal organization" from the floor of Parliament. "Senator Xenophon used a speech in Parliament last night to raise allegations of widespread criminal conduct within the church, saying he had received letters from former followers detailing claims of abuse, false imprisonment, and forced abortion. He says he has passed on the letters to the police and is calling for a Senate inquiry into the religion and its tax-exempt status." It wasn't that long ago that the CoS was calling for Net censorship in Australia; a month later the organization was convicted of fraud in France.
Interesting name. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Interesting name. (Score:4, Funny)
Nah, he just rode in with his 10,000 followers and is trying to crush the opposition ;^)
Cause and effect? (Score:4, Funny)
It wasn't that long ago that the CoS was calling for Net censorship in Australia; a month later the organization was convicted of fraud in France.
So does the CoS have to call for Net censorship in Belgium before Australia can convict them of fraud?
So ... (Score:2, Funny)
Scat-entology - A free replacement (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Interesting name. (Score:5, Funny)
Here's one! [amazon.com]
we are anonymous (Score:2, Funny)
Celebrity backlash, awesome! (Score:5, Funny)
On wikipedia right now... (Score:5, Funny)
"In November 2009, Xenophon labelled the Church of Scientology as a criminal organisation in a speech to the Senate. [42] This is clear evidence that he has very large testicles."
I'm not in favor of vandalism, but LOL!
Re:Interesting name. (Score:3, Funny)
Xenophon? Sounds Foreign (Score:5, Funny)
Xenophon? Sounds Foreign
Re:A word on Xenophon (Score:4, Funny)
"Cyrus the younger" you say. This morning the spokesman and vice president of COS Australia was defending his religious organisation on the radio and other media. His name was... Cyrus, Cyrus Brooks. One day Senator Xenophon may give an account of the "trials and adventures of The Ten Thousand"s of scientologists in Australia. :)
Nooooo! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Interesting name. (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Should they get off tax-free? (Score:2, Funny)
Er, yeah
I meant to say
Religions that are not not unwilling to publish their teachings on the web and give away free books are not not not non profit
When writing sentences like this, this script might come in handy
Re:Read The Full Article (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Xenophon? Sounds Foreign (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Should they get off tax-free? (Score:2, Funny)
Scientology is no more a religeon than "Jedi"
I find your lack of faith... disturbing.
Re:Should they get off tax-free? (Score:3, Funny)
Ooh, I wish I could smell religion...
Just find the closest farm, and go for a walk through the fields ...