Scientology - 2006-12-09
Scientology December 9, 2006,
The centre used to be a shabby shop offering free personality tests. But Scientology has revamped it, and now it's bright and welcoming, as if to forestall the accusation that they might be a secretive cult. A smiling man in a suit smiled at me and invited me to watch a video. "Then I"ll explain some more," he smiled. Did I mention he was smiling?
Space aliens notwithstanding, new age kookiness isn't the problem here. The more I explore self-help, the more tolerant I become of those who believe in angels and spirit guides: they're well-meaning, mostly, and if I happen not to share their metaphors for understanding life, so be it. But Scientologists claim to be scientific. (There's a clue in the name.)
{{cite news | first = Oliver | last = Burkeman | title = Scientology | url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,,1966433,00.html | work = Weekend | publisher = The Guardian | date = 2006-12-09 | accessdate = 2009-12-20 }}