Scientologists convicted of fraud in France

French judges fined the Church of Scientology almost a million dollars on Tuesday for defrauding vulnerable followers but stopped short of banning the group from operating in France. Scientology's Celebrity Centre and its bookshop in Paris, the two branches of its French operations, were ordered to pay 600,000 euros (900,000 dollars) in fines for preying financially on its followers in the 1990s. Alain Rosenberg, the movement's director, was handed a two-year suspended jail sentence and fined 30,000 euros on the same charge. Duration: 01:43

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[mountainstandardtime]

About fucking time! Scientology is nothing but a mind bending piece of shit cult just like all the bullshit cults before it stemming from the 1950s onward. America wake up! Return to your shuls, churches and temples. Embrace the religion your parents gave you! You don't need this bullshit cult! Think for your self!

Question authority especially one that steals your money then your soul! Aliens my ass! A bunch of fucking lemmings marching off a cliff to be with that asshole Hubbard.

[TheElectricDreamer93]

Right on France! Put those dumbasses in their place

[radderschap]

CHURCH of Scientology? More like a Den of Thieves

[Slashscousin]

Who in Gods name joins the church of scientology? Its clearly a scam and even if it wasnt, its fucking rediculous!

[beeber2]

Down with Cruistology and their followers.

[MuscleMaxZ1]

Now is this twisted or what...and members have to pay thousands of dollars to gain this "mysterious" knowledge. L. Ron Hubbard was a drugged out delusional idiot who duped many gullible people. It continues today under David Miscavage. Sad thing is, people like Tom Cruise and John Travolta  actually believe this garbage. This church depends on high profile celebs because of their strong financial influence. They are crooks, the whole lot!

[MuscleMaxZ1]

Xenu was according to science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard, the dictator of the "Galactic Confederacy" who, 75 million years ago, brought billions of his people to Earth in a DC-8-like spacecraft, stacked them around volcanoes and killed them using hydrogen bombs. Official Scientology dogma holds that the essences of these many people remained, and that they form around people in modern times, causing them spiritual harm. Members of Scientology widely deny or try to hide the Xenu story.

[jordang564]

Let's hope some other countries put these dumb asses in their place. Notice no one is standing up for them on here!

[OpenComments]

THIS IS THE QUICK DEFINITION OF THE MINDSET WITHIN A CULT (no personal choice allowed):

1) subjugation under stress and fatigue

2) Social disruption, isolation and pressure

3) Self criticism and humiliation

4) Fear, anxiety and paranoia

5) Control of information

6) Escalating commitment

7) Use of auto-hypnosis to induce 'peak' experiences

8) Pay to play path to enlightenment

See this video to learn the difference between a religion and a cult: watch?v=DVQyg-YGuTE