Title: Scienotlogy gains little
Author: ronsmuerto@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 1998 10:56:16 GMT

Scientology has gained little

From: "Der Spiegel"
September 19, 1998

Press Release

The Scientologists are rather short of their alleged goal of obtaining
controlling positions in society. This is the conclusion arrived at -
according to a report by news magazine "Der Spiegel" - by
German federal and state security in a report which is to be
presented to the Interior Ministry conference this fall.

In the dossier, which is still being prepared, the security agents
come to the conclusion that the [Scientology] psycho-sect has not
even gotten their foot in the door of political parties. The state
security agents were only able to detect one sect member in the
FDP and two in the CDU. Neither was there any possibility of the
systematic infiltration of the German economy. Nationwide the
number of Scientologists are "significantly under 10,000."

In addition to that, according to the findings of state security, the
sect is in a financial turmoil. Several of the district [Scientology]
organizations are carrying an enormous debt. The "growing money
shortage" has even led to a cut in pay for staff members.
Scientology denies major commercial difficulties, "We have a very
sound financial policy: 'do not spend more than you take in'."
According to the security agency's opinion, OSA themselves, the
alleged sect secret service acts more like a kind of security guard
"and rather dilettantish at that."

http://www.spiegel.de [ Note Feb 2002 -sorry, orginal link is gone you will have 
to search Spiegel's site to find the orginal article ]

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