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Old 21-05-2008, 18:14   #31
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Re: Teenager faces prosecution for calling Scientology 'cult'

I have not yet commented on whether Scientology is a cult or not. In fact I haven't commented on the CoS at all. What I did do was explain to foreverwar why I think Chakribarti's words were poorly chosen from a legal and linguistical point of view.

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However you seem invoke parity with Islam, which is inappropriate when you consider the documented actions of the Scientology "organisation".
Again, I was talking about Chakribarti, not scientology, as above.

By the way, it's upto the CPS and the ultimately the courts alone to decide. Whether a crime has been committed in this instance. However, if you want me to make a prediction about the case, I predict it will be dropped because the CoS isn't an approved religion in the UK, so I can't see how religious intolerance laws can apply. However libel laws still might. And no, I still haven't commented on the CoS.

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I'm not sure what your implying here? Is it illegal to protest outside a private building?
I'm not sure how you get that from my post. I'll elaborate. People have the right to complain to the police when they feel a crime has been committed. Even scientologists (no, that's not a comment on CoS either). So it is not exactly a surprise a complaint is made to the police when an anti-Scientology protest is held outside their headquarters, particularly when you consider their aggressive legal policies (yes, that is a comment on CoS).
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