Church of Scientology to refute damning accusations before debut of a new HBO documentary

The film,Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, is based on Lawrence Wright’s similarly titled book-length exposé and will premiere on March 29.

Since news emerged of the documentary, Scientologists have been trying to counter the film’s arguments which isn’t at all surprising considering Scientology’s notorious methods for dealing with its critics in the past.

The film, itself, covers one such stoush the Church had with the US Internal Revenue Service who was ready to rule that Scientology should pay tax because it isn’t a religion.

David Miscavige, the leader of the Church of Scientology, retaliated by persuading thousands of Scientologists to sue individual officials of the agency.

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3 comments on “Church of Scientology to refute damning accusations before debut of a new HBO documentary

  1. Br. Michael says:

    It’s a fraud invented by science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard.

  2. Jim the Puritan says:

    As the result of a drinking bet with a couple of friends.

  3. Katherine says:

    The headline should probably say “Scientology to [i]attempt[/i] to refute damning accusations.”