In another blow to the organisation that brought the alien Xenu see this article from The Australian in which funnily enough a senator named Nick Xenophon (not Xenuphon however) makes further strong criticisms of the cult founded by L Ron Hubbard, 1950s science fiction writer.
From the article:
Independent senator Nick Xenophon tabled explosive letters from former Scientology officials and staff alleging a litany of abuses, including coerced abortions, assault, imprisonment, covering up sexual abuse, embezzlement of church funds and blackmail.
Senator Xenophon, who said he had referred the allegations to police, demanded a Senate inquiry into the church. And he questioned the tax-exempt status given to the church, which he said “turns supporters into victims in its pursuit of power and wealth”.
“In my view, this is a two-faced organisation,” he told the Senate.
“There is the public face of an organisation . . . that claims to offer guidance and support to its followers and there is the private face of an organisation that abuses its followers and viciously targets its critics, and seems largely driven by paranoia.
“Scientology is not a religious organisation; it is a criminal organisation that hides behind its so-called religious belief.”
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