Russia bans Scientology: Justice ministry puts key Scientologist groups on list of ‘undesirable’ organizations

RT ^ | 10-2-21 | RT

[dynachrome]

Russia’s Justice Ministry has blacklisted two Church of Scientology entities, banning them from operating in the country. Moscow has taken numerous measures against the group, arguing that it's a business masquerading as religion. An updated list of “undesirable” organizations was released by the country's Justice Ministry on Friday, just over a week after the Russian Prosecutor General’s office advised a ban for several Church of Scientology affiliates.

Two California-based holdings, the World Institute of Scientology Enterprises International (WISE) and the Church of Spiritual Technology (CST), also known as the “L. Ron Hubbard Library,” were officially blacklisted.

Both were deemed a threat to Russia’s national security, according to a previous statement from the prosecutor’s office. The inclusion of Scientology on Russia’s list of “undesirable” organizations, which currently number at 49, means the outfit is now prohibited from conducting any activities in Russia, with its local chapters to be forcibly closed and assets frozen

[dynachrome]

The thetans will be upset.

[Secret Agent Man]

Wish we’d do the same.

Gd cult.

[dynachrome]

You know the hollyweird types are dumb when they fall for that crap.

[SpaceBar]

Probably as good a place as any for the Tom Cruise Superheros parody clip.

[patriot torch]

Any reports yet of Tom cruise jumping on new age Oprah’s couch?

[BradyLS]

Good for them.

[EEGator]

Xenu will make them pay.

[Skywise]

I don’t think this is entirely new for Russia - I think they were already restricted in some way.

[Secret Agent Man]

Yeah but its not just hollywood types

They use celebrities to recruit regulr people into it

Watch the Leah Remini series on this stuff

[Renfrew]

They are nuts, but the Constitution that protects them is the same that protects us.

[dynachrome]

Yeah. The celeb-u-tards get nice treatment. Regular people get abused.

[IWontSubmit]

Russia bans Scientology: as they should.

[SoConPubbie]

Except the courts incorrectly have allowed Scientology to be labeled a “Religion “

[daniel1212]

"Moscow has taken numerous measures against the group, arguing that it's a business masquerading as religion."

Which it is.

[BradyLS]

Agreed

[HombreSecreto]

Indeed. Russia is Xenuphobic! ;)

[Romulus]

Oh, is the Constitution protecting us? I hadn’t noticed.

[EEGator]

Well played.

[null and void]

So you have questions about Scientology...

[null and void]

Well played!