Scientology Fake Fronts: Freak Shows of Fraud
The Press (NZ)
Keep Scientology in the freak shows
Walking into South City Mall last week we were shocked to behold a large
display touting dubious science that put emotive arguments trying to
discredit psychiatry as a medicine.
When asked if the display was connected to the cult of Scientology, the
gentleman fronting the display denied any link, although when we looked
at the accompanying literature it was clear that the International
Association of Scientologists was the force behind establishing the more
palatably named Citizens Commission on Human Rights, the name on the
display.
The display and its spokesman were shielding the Scientologists by
omitting the link between the two.
An organisation that believes a galactic tyrant kidnapped victims 75
million years ago, froze them and planted them in volcanoes, that they
then exploded and inhabit humans as invisible spiritual parasites today,
cannot publish pseudo-scientific literature and expect to be taken
seriously.
In a society where mental health is an increasingly widespread and
disturbing issue, the Scientologists' message is dangerous and
irresponsible and should be relegated to freak-show websites where it
belongs.
RACHEL HAWTHORNE
30.1.2006
BRIAN CRESSWELL
Christchurch central
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