‘Scientology is evil; its techniques evil; its practice a serious threat to the community, medically, morally and socially; and its adherents sadly deluded and often mentally ill.” The above statement was not made by Nick Xenophon under the privilege of the Senate this week, but by a Victorian barrister, Kevin Anderson, QC, who had led a two-year government inquiry into the Church of Scientology in the 1960s. Then, as now, former Scientologists alleged that ” mind control ”, physical and emotional abuse, and financial deception were standard practices, not exceptions, and integral to the church’s ” brainwashing ” of its parishioners.
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Scientology’s feet held to the fire in Australia: Struggle between a church and the state
