The European-American Citizens Committee for Human Rights and Religious Freedom in the USA extends our appreciation and support to Father Vladimir Zaitsev and his fellow believers and citizens in Yekaterinburg who yesterday protested the abuses and antisocial activities of the Scientology organization.

It is both ironic and cruel that the Scientology organization leaders attempt to portray cult founder L. Ron Hubbard as a "humanitarian," and call their organization in Russia a "humanitarian center." Hubbard was in reality a misanthrope, a hater of mankind, declared by a U.S. court to be a pathological liar, paranoid and schizophrenic.

We are grateful that Father Vladimir and other Russians have seen through Hubbard's lies and the lies Hubbard's Scientology organization still tells about the man and their activities and intentions.

We take this opportunity to repeat the European-American Citizens Committee's points for reform demanded of the Scientology cult:

- Freedom for everyone to speak about his experiences, knowledge and thoughts in any organization, church or cult, be it religious or not;

- Freedom for members of an organization, church or cult, religious or not, to leave that organization, without being detained, threatened or persecuted;

- Freedom from fear of being confronted with material that a religious or therapeutic organization has obtained through religious or spiritual counseling; Such material should not be allowed to be used for publication, litigation, or blackmail;

- Freedom from persecution through Copyright Laws; such laws should not be used against members who try to support their arguments by citing "church scriptures" or "spiritual literature" or other texts associated with the group;

- Full application of law enforcement to prosecute fraud, mental and physical abuse hidden behind the shield of "religion";

- Refusal / Withdrawal of tax exemptions for secretive organizations, be they religious or not. Full disclosure of past secret agreements with the IRS.

On behalf of the Commitee
Joe Cisar, USA

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