Church of Scientology: Boy faces court for 'cult not religion' placard
A teenage boy is facing a possible criminal prosecution for holding a sign describing the Church of Scientology as a "cult", police said on Tuesday.
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."
I fail to see how the truth can be construed as an offence under the Public Order Act.
"The case was described as "barmy" and an attack on free speech by Shami Chakrabarti, the director of Liberty, the human rights group".
A mixture of law, politics, autobiography and humour. Once described as "The Devilish Advocate" (Guardian), I do have the ability to provoke a response. Sometimes it comes from someone who uses a thought process, and sometimes from jerks usually associated with the knee.
Blogged on this. frankly even if the placard contained an outright lie, so what?
ReplyDeletefar too much being 'offended' these days...
I've used the topic too. It does operate like a cult - why are they charging this youth?
ReplyDeleteMaybe the CPS need to study theology in their tea-breaks?