Argus Leader, Sioux Falls, SD, 12/11/2002: Do your research

Scientology's doublecross

http://www.argusleader.com/editorial/Wednesdayarticle2.shtml

Do your research
Anai L. Bendai
Sioux Falls

published: 12/11/2002

The recent article "Training in Scientology guides rescuer, volunteer minister" kind of makes Scientology sound like the thing to get into, doesn't it?

Never mind the million-dollar lawsuits against ex-members who have tried to leave the "church" or its well-documented tactics of framing and blackmailing opponents. And, of course, who cares that the central belief of the "religion" is that there is a 7.5 million-year-old renegade alien named Xenu locked up in a volcano in Hawaii?

This story makes Scientology sound like the thing to get involved in - as though it were simply a method for focusing and bettering yourself. I strongly suggest anyone interested in joining up first research the history of this "religion" before they sign any dotted lines.

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