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Scientology trial set to begin

Title: Scientology trial set to begin
Date: Friday, 22 May 2009
Publisher: Channel 4 (UK)
Author: Emily Reuben
Main source: channel4.com

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Are the secrets of Scientology about to be exposed in a French court? More4 News goes to Paris to find out. It sounds like a science, but calls itself a church, while opponents have other names for it. Despite celebrity followers such as John Travolta, the Church of Scientology is viewed with suspicion in some countries. Now the organisation faces a legal battle in France, with a trial starting next week threatening its operations there. [Read the rest at channel4.com]