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Peg, the thought is that now we can only look at the outcomes of latest lawsuits against the Scientology organization. Haven't
quite got there yet, but have a look at this one .. http://www.factnet.org/Scientology/dianetics_litigation.html .. the first link
leads to some 60 .. http://www.factnet.org/Scientology/litigation.htm .. speaking of organization in that one this caught my eye ..

"Is the entire Scientology network controlled .. http://www.xs4all.nl/~oracle/mgarde/ct_cl.92 .. by non-Scientologist lawyers
on the Church of Spiritual Technology (CST) board?" .. which includes a more detailed history than i've seen before. It's one huge
organization, set up to make profit by hook or crook. We know 'auditing' COSTS, but did you know the last bit of info in this one?

All auditing services, of whatever level, must be purchased for
cash by the recipient according to a scale of "fixed donations," or
"fixed contributions." Scientology scriptures discuss the "Doctrine
of Exchange" or the need to "balance inflow with outflow." Payment for
auditing is explained as a requirement of this doctrine. Although
characterized by taxpayers as a religious contribution, the Supreme
Court has held that payments for Scientology auditing services do not
generate a tax deduction for the individual taxpayer. [...]

Scientology scriptures also discuss at length the error of
allowing the public to pay on credit, or of selling auditing for less
than full price. In Hubbard Communications Office ("HCO") Policy
letter of April 27, 1965, LRH cautions, "The tendency then against
which we must guard is covert lowering of prices once set."

Set up for big profit. They have undergone many organizational restructures,
and looks like they were originally tax exempt, lost it and regained it again ..

CSC was founded in 1954 and was recognized, for a time,
as tax-exempt by the IRS. The IRS issued a letter revoking the
tax-exempt status of CSC in 1967. Thus began a lengthy investigation
of CSC and other affiliated organizations. The IRS issued a notice
of deficiency in 1977, CSC appealed this decision to the Tax Court and
the mailer was tried. Although the Tax Court did not issue its ruling
until 1984, Church of Scientology of California v. Commissioner, 83
T.C. 381 (1984), aff'd, 823 F.2d 1310, (9th Cir. 1987), and cert.
denied, 486 U.S. 1015 (1988), by 1981, CSC would certainly have
realized that its tax-exempt status was in doubt.

In 1981, several high-ranking Scientology officials undertook a Mission Corporate
Category Sort-out ("MCCS") to develop a new corporate structure for Scientology. [...]

After the church was "simplified," the record suggests that at
least the following organizations constitute the church of
Scientology: Founding Church of Scientology; Church of Scientology
International; Religious Technology Center [including the
Authorization, Verification and Correction Unit]; Church of Spiritual
Technology; 129 Missions of Scientology, governed by Scientology
Missions International; Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre
International; 141 Class IV churches [local organizations such as the
Church of Scientology of Portland or the Church of Scientology of San
Francisco]; Continental Liaison Offices [known as CLOs]; Saint Hill
Organizations; Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization; Flag
Land Base; Flag Estates Org; Flag Command Bureaux [including
Compilations Unit, LRH Artist, International Training School, New
World Corps, Strategic Book Marketing Unit]; International Hubbard
Ecclesiastic League of Pastors [known as IHELP]; Sea Organization
Officer Council; the American Saint Hill Organization; Advanced
Organization Los Angeles; Golden Era Studios; Watchdog Committee; the
Commodore's Messenger Organization International; the Executive
Director International; the Senior Executive Strata; the International
Network of Computer Organized Management; World Institute of
Scientology Enterprises; Golden Era Productions; Office of Special
Affairs International; Bridge Publications; URN Public Relations
International; Household Unit; Inspector General Network [comprised of
the Trademark Integrity Division and the Qualifications Division]; the
United States Scientology Films Trust; International Scientology Films
Trust; Author Services Inc., Cancorp, Religious Research Foundation;
International Association of Scientologists; Church of Scientology
Religious Trust.

To your "I'm just amazed more people aren't outraged by what this blood-sucking
cult is able to get away with." .. I guess it has to do with MSM. No surprise ..

Fundamentalism, Fox, and … Scientology? .. one bit ..

The point of all this is, Why are the Scientologists aligning with Fox and Christian Fundamentalists?
For recruitment? For political palatability? To hijack a powerful propaganda machine?

http://dangerousintersection.org/2009/10/28/fundamentalism-fox-and-scientology/

It's no conspiracy just one huge, hypocritical bloodsucking organization. Guess many people
must feel it has helped them through life, though. And, obviously many still feel that way.