MindzEye
Wayward Ditch Pig
Started one of these a few months back and it went strong for a little while, but died off. May as well resurrect it.
Scientologists convicted of Fraud in France
The article goes on to mention that a total ban on the "church" may still be possible.
(forgot to link it, but this was a BBC report)
Scientologists convicted of Fraud in France
A French court has convicted the Church of Scientology of fraud, but stopped short of banning the group from operating in France.
Two branches of the group's operations and several of its leaders in France have been fined.
The case came after complaints from two women, one of whom said she was manipulated into paying more than 20,000 euros (£18,100) in the 1990s.
A Scientology spokesman told the BBC the verdict was "all bark and no bite".
France regards Scientology as a sect, not a religion.
Prosecutors had asked for the group's French operations to be dissolved and more heavily fined, but a legal loophole prevented any ban.
Instead, a Paris judge ordered the Church's Celebrity Centre and a bookshop to pay a 600,000-euro fine.
Alain Rosenberg, the group's head in France, was handed a two-year suspended jail sentence and fined 30,000 euros.
Three other leading members of the group were also fined.
The article goes on to mention that a total ban on the "church" may still be possible.
(forgot to link it, but this was a BBC report)