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Denne filmen er ikke for folk med sarte mager, prøv å se den allikevel. 

BBC har laget en liten serie om hvordan Scientologene forfølger sine kritikere. Her kan man se med egne øyne hvordan de trakasserer folk.

Scientologene bør stoppes, derfor burde alle se disse filmene.

John Duginan kicks ass. More specifically, he's kicking some Scientology ass and I love it. He's been making the rounds as an Orato citizen correspondent, talking to radio show hosts around North America about his escape from the cult.

That story hit it big on Digg last month, and since then, he's been working hard to expose the money-grubbing corporation for what it really is - a for-profit brain-washing organization. Did you know the church of Scientology has been getting a tax exemption from the US government since 1993!? WTF?

Here's the latest from John on the business of being a cult... 

~Robyn@Orato