Germans Love David Hasselhoff, Hate Scientology

clipped from hosted.ap.org Germany Seeks to Ban Scientology BERLIN (AP) -- Germany's top security officials said Friday they consider the goals of the U.S.-based Church of Scientology to be in conflict with the principles of the nation's constitution and will seek to ban the group. I believe religious freedom to be sacrosanct, but Scientology is a cult - plain and simple. They brainwash their followers and use intimidation against those who oppose them. It is a "religion" founded by a guy who had previously said he wanted to start a religion to fool people into giving him their money. Look it up. [Plus, how can you take any religion seriously that has "Battlefield Earth" as one of its most sacred texts?]