Ethics

Can't Call Scientology a Cult in England

By Ed Brayton

Here's another disturbing free speech story, this time from England:

The boy, who is described only as a minor, was taking part in a demonstration outside the church's central London headquarters on May 10 when City of London Police officers ordered him to remove the placard.

It read: "Scientology is not a religion, it is a dangerous cult."

When he refused, he was issued with a form of summons for an alleged breach of public order. Police plan to pass a file to the Crown Prosecution Service to decide whether charges can be brought.

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on May 23, 2008 (boomark / email).