Friday, February 24, 2006
Rolling Stone Does a Long Article on Scientology
Looks like Paramount won't rerun the South Park which covered Scientology beliefs. Fears of lawsuits.
Looks like Paramount won't rerun the South Park which covered Scientology beliefs. Fears of lawsuits.
Scientology releases no information about its membership or its finances. Nor does it welcome analysis of its writings or practices. The church has a storied reputation for squelching its critics through litigation, and according to some reports, intimidation (a trait that may explain why the creators of South Park jokingly attributed every credit on its November 2005 sendup of Scientology to the fictional John and Jane Smith; Paramount, reportedly under pressure, has agreed not to rerun the episode here or to air it in England).