"L'Italia di Scientology" English subs Part 2/3

Scientology's Italy (Part 2)

Revolutionary church or sect? The only truly new religion of the 20th century or just a multinational corporation? Scientology garners enthusiasm and controversy, but it attracts very many people, including in Italy. This is the subject of this investigation.

A filmmaker on the current.it community has collected stories and testimony of Italian apostates, persons who for some time have witnessed Scientology from the inside and have decided to leave and speak out publicly. current.it also tried to allow supporters of this highly controversial religion to express themselves, but the response was always "We are persecuted and do not grant interviews."

Host Vito Foderà made further attempts to obtain official statements from Scientology ministers and to go into the subject in studio with recent information concerning the history of this movement which was born in the United States in 1954 and which currently possesses more than 2,300 churches in 107 countries. In Italy, Scientology began spreading in 1974 and presently has at least twenty churches and about one hundred missions, especially in the north.

Scientology claims some eight million members worldwide, but it is not possible to verify the authenticity of this number. Born from the research of Ron Hubbard, who eventually committed suicide [sic], Scientology in the United States has celebrity supporters such as Tom Cruise and John Travolta and was recognized as a church in 1993 (and for this reason enjoys tax exemption). In Italy, Scientology is only a religious movement. Scientology has always been highly criticized by doctors who speak out against the risks of trusting the psychological practices of non-professionals and it is often criticized by family members and associations. Scientology's long-criticized offenses are fraud, currency violations, extortion, operating a criminal organization, abusive practice of medical professions, and abuse of weakness.

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• Dianetics
• Hubbard
• Scam
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[jdtrickster4]

$cientology is the "Church of Buy Now!" It's a SCAM and a fraudulent activity.

[ZioZambe]

Ahahaha! She doesn't say "ore Christi" (how in the world did you think of that?!), she says "poveri cristi": poor, cristians.

It's like "poor devils".

[sigmapleide]

bisogna davvero essere delle persone deboli, fragili e sprovvedute per cadere in questo contesto RIDICOLO.

[hivahoa121]

"apostata della Chiesa di Scientology" = such a stupid caption. I hate this. Journalists should never call them a Church, and those who left and are speaking out should not be called "aposthats", but "ex-members". Calling them "apostati" is what Scientology wants, and equals to treating this EVIL CULT like a normal religion