Former Scientology insider blasts church as greedy - 2012-01-03
Former Scientology insider blasts church as greedy January 3, 2012,
It is particularly striking that the internal criticism came from a prominent leader and not from a disgruntled defector of the highly secretive church, the newspaper notes.
In her e-mail, Cook said the church is hoarding "well in excess of a billion dollars" yet continues to press members aggressively to contribute more, using intimidation tactics including threats that their "spiriitual progress" will be slowed, The Times reports.
{{cite news | first = Douglas | last = Stanglin | title = Former Scientology insider blasts church as greedy | url = http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2012/01/prominent-scientology-leader-blasts-church-as-greedy/1 | work = USA Today | date = January 3, 2012 | accessdate = January 14, 2017 }}
