The chief spokesperson for the Church of Scientology in the United Kingdom lashed out after an East Grinstead Town Councillor forwarded an internal memo raising concerns about their operations, Scientology Business can reveal.
Former members of the Church of Scientology, local residents and leading experts on coercive control will gather in East Grinstead on Saturday 6 June for a public event examining Scientology’s long-standing presence in the town and the experiences of those who have left the organisation.
East Grinstead Town Council has issued a statement, reaffirming its position that it sees no issue with the Mayor and Councillors attending events at the Church of Scientology’s UK headquarters and refusing to meet with survivors who live and work in the town.
A Mid-Sussex District Councillor heckled an ex-Scientologist as he raised questions about the Mayor of East Grinstead’s attendance at events hosted by the Church of Scientology, Tony Ortega reports.
The Church of Scientology have resubmitted proposals for a major redevelopment of their UK headquarters near East Grinstead, Sussex claiming their annual IAS event brings more benefit to the UK economy than the Eurovision Song Contest.
The former Commanding Officer of the Church of Scientology’s Celebrity Centre International has joined a panel of ex-Scientologists set to speak at a landmark event in East Grinstead this summer.
These are just a handful of accounts, written by former members who experienced Scientology’s abusive practices first-hand, in their own words.
Former Scientologists and residents of East Grinstead have joined forces to host an event later this year calling for greater awareness of the church of Scientology’s coercive tactics and growing influence in the town.
The Church of Scientology’s official membership body, the International Association of Scientologists (IAS) wants to double the number of paying parishioners this year, a leak document shows.
In the latest blow to Scientology’s plans to expand their UK headquarters near East Grinstead, Sussex the local Highways Authority have submitted a letter calling the application “insufficient” and “open-ended”, demanding further information before approval is granted.
