New drive in Germany to ban scientology

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http://www.faz.net/s/Rub594835B67271...~Scontent.html

For the first time ever, all 17 interior ministers in Germany have reached consensus on the latest reports by the interior intelligence service for the protection of the constitution (BVS), that the findings leave no other choice than to understand scientology as an organization whose goals are threatening the constitution and are incompatible with the goals and values of the constitution, and they agreed to work together to get it banned nationwide next year. This solid front from all parties and federal states is a first, so far we had single federal states ruling like this, but never no national unity.

In the past, courts in Germany have repeatedly came to the same conclusion, and refused to accept Scientology's claim to be a religion and therefore rejected it's demand to be seen as "allgemeinnützig" (in the common wellfare?) , which would have meant massive tax cuts for the organisation. In the leatest court-ruling, a court in cologne has found that Scientology is violating the principle of a free democratic basic order, and is violating several basic rights and human rights as well, especially the consitutional guarantee of human dignity, and the constitutional guarantee for free realisation of one's own personality. It also aims, says the court, at a social order without free elections.

scientology currently runs 10 major centres in german metropoles, the european HQ in Berlin, and 14 addional smaller centres throughout gemany. Their last headlines were from children of leading personnel fleeing the sect and asking the state for refuge and protection against their parents who still are in the sect. According to internal scientology information the German Verfassungsschutz got its hands on, the sect is following a plan for massive expansion throughout all Europe, with germany being seen as the key battlefield to break resistance to it. Internal papers are also quoted by saying that scientology sees it as essential to reach the highest ranks in the German government, effectively infiltrating it with it's ideas.

For historicla reason, no other nation in europe has such a high responsibility not to tolerate inhumane ideologies and totalitarian ideas in general, and so germany must accept to become a forerunner to finally kick this criminal business corporation and psycho-sect out. conflicts with the EU are preprogrammed, for here scientology's propaganda already was successful in marking some anchors. It seems that even the government is willing to accept these confrontations, and eventually even ignore the EU on it. The percpetion becomes dominant, that the organisation's activiities are a thread to the state, and it's constitutional order.

The German developement is monitored by several nations in europe who also have tried or wish to ban scientology, and have had according courtruling that decide that scientology is no religion, but a man-abusing sect and profit-oriented business-organisation.

I hope it works this time. sects like these are a disgrace, and to tolerate them is a crime, for they bring human beings into dependance, misery, suffering, and abuse, and very massively so - up to serious psychological breakdowns, depression, psychosis, even suicide. All in the name of the real deity they serve: financial profit. They compare to the Mafia.

This is not about freedom of religion. It is about organised crime.