Church attacks Scientology 'cult'
BIRMINGHAM'S church leaders today launched an amazing attack on rival
religion Scientology, branding it an 'untruthful, dishonest and misleading
cult.'
The attack was sparked by billboard adverts in the city publicising an
exhibition by the controversial religion at the International Convention
Centre.
Archdeacon of Birmingham, the Venerable Hayward Osborne, branded the claim
that 250,000 people had been saved from drugs by Scientology as
'irresponsible'.
The Birmingham Diocese has written to the Advertising Standards Authority
asking them to investigate the figures.
Archdeacon Osborne said: 'We are concerned about the claims being made by
the Scientology movement, with little or no evidence to support them.
'The irresponsible claims made by Scientologists in their posters reflects
the disingenuous approach of their philosophy which is neither a science
nor a religion.'
Graeme Wilson, UK Scientology spokesman hit back, saying the drug
programme had been extremely successful.
'We would be delighted to co-operated with the Church of England against
the drug problem.'
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Source: Evening Mail - Birmingham
August 17, 2001
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