It occurs to me that the Church of Scientology is probably the most unpopular religion in America. Nobody who has heard of it and is not in it seems to have any respect for it. Not even Satanism, or Wicca or any other form of neo-paganism, or the Hare Krishnas, or the Unification Church with its glassy-eyed Moonies selling flowers in the streets, is so widely despised. It even uses a form of Latin cross (just like a regular Latin cross, but with four smaller rays at the corners added) as its symbol without even pretending to be a Christian church -- a gesture seemingly just calculated to provoke. It says something for the power of the tradition of religious freedom in this country that Scientology thrives as much as it does and its facilities are rarely vandalized. (Of course, it also speaks to the power of the Church's taste for defensive or proactive litigation; and the power of having a few high-profile Hollywood celebs in thrall.) Anyway, if we have any Hubbardite Litsters, let's give them the chance to tell their side here.
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