France: Scientologists guilty of fraud
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A court in France has found five members of the Church of Scientology guilty of fraud. The former leader of the church in southern France, Xavier Delamare, was sentenced to two years in jail, including 18 months suspended, and fined 16,000 dollars for manipulating people into giving money to the church.Four more people were given suspended prison sentences ranging from six months to a year, and another two were found not guilty. The charges against the seven defendants - who are alleged to have obtained large sums of money from fellow sect-members by fraudulent means - date back to the late 1980's.
Scientology is officially listed as a dangerous cult in France, and the case has led to renewed calls for the organisation to be banned in the country. Monday's verdict is a setback for the group's efforts to be recognised as a religion.
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Is Scientology a religion? Should France recognize Scientology as a religion?
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Varex_Sythe
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LOL!
Way to go France!
- 8 months ago
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Varex_Sythe
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Vierotchka
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By the way, your article dates from the nineties. There is a new trial against Scientology in France, no verdict has been pronounced, it will occur in September.
http://news.google.com/news?pz=1&ned=us&hl=en&q=France%2C+Scientolog...
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Vierotchka
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Vierotchka
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Answers to your questions: No, and no.
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Vierotchka
