scientology fakten.de- 01/04/1995
I was asked by the Scientology Church, to give my expert opinion on two far-reaching questions: (1) the occurrence of apostasy in the new religious movements, and (2) the credibility representations of the apostates of their former religious beliefs and practices. These two issues are of crucial importance of a proper understanding of new religious movements, as these apostates often as reliable informants for their earlier beliefs and practices in press publications and even in scientific studies on non-traditional movements are chosen. In addition, a limited number of apostates filed damages claims, in which they variously deceptive their previous religious and charge of fraudulent practices or physical and emotional duress. On the other hand, these individual plaintiffs often acts as an expert witness in other cases against the new religions of either government authorities or by hostile Dissidents were submitted.
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