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| Die Scientology Kirche in Deutschland Hamburg will Scientology verbieten lassen (www.welt.de - 22. November 2007) Verfassungsschutz darf Scientology überwachen (sueddeutsche - 6 mai 2008) German Scientology church drops court challenge; adds human rights declaration to bylaws / La scientologie abandonne son procès contre l'état allemand (pr-inside.com - 6 mai 2008) New German Films Aim to Shed Light on Scientology (dw-world.de - 30.07.2008) Scientology Berlin Angered By German Film Projects (dw-world.de - 31.07.2008) |
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Hamburg will Scientology verbieten lassen
Hamburg macht ernst mit dem Versuch, die
umstrittene Scientology-Organisation verbieten zu lassen. Die Bürgerschaft hat
gestern beschlossen, dass sich Innensenator Udo Nagel auf der
Innenministerkonferenz Anfang Dezember für die Einleitung eines
Ermittlungsverfahrens gegen die Organisation nach dem Vereinsgesetz einsetzen
soll. Ziel: das Verbot von Scientology.
"Es gibt tatsächliche Anhaltspunkte dafür, dass Scientology verfassungsfeindliche Ziele mit ziel- und zweckge- richteten Verhaltsweisen anstrebt", erklärte die CDU-Abgeordnete Brigitta Martens. Laut dem Kölner Verwaltungs- gericht gebe es Anzeichen für politische Bestrebungen der demokratiefeindlichen und menschenrechtsverletzenden Organisation. Gefährlich sei, dass Scientology nicht offen an der Willensbildung teilnehme, sondern in Tarnorgani- sationen agiere. "Die Verfassungsschutzämter und auch die Hamburger Arbeitsgruppe Scientology haben so viele Fakten und Beweismaterial gesammelt, die einen Verbotsantrag nach dem Vereinsrecht erfolgreich erscheinen lassen", so Martens. Nagel hatte bereits im Sommer angekündigt, sich bei seinen Innenministerkollegen für ein Verbot der Organisation einzusetzen. Die Flucht einer 15-Jährigen vor den Scientologen von Berlin nach Hamburg hatte damals eine erneute Diskussion über die Sekte ausgelöst. Mehrere Länder sowie führende Bundespolitiker von CDU, SPD und Grünen äußerten sich allerdings skeptisch über die Erfolgsaussichten eines Verbotsantrages. Mit dem Bürgerschafts- beschluss will die CDU ihrem Innensenator den Rücken stärken. Die SPD unterstützt den CDU-Vorstoß. "Hamburg ist in unserer Regierungszeit zu einem Vorreiter in der Bekämpfung von Scientology geworden", sagte der SPD-Innenexperte Andreas Dressel und Verwies auf die Einrichtung der Arbeitsgruppe Scientology. Dieser Rolle solle die Hansestadt weiter gerecht werden. "Nun geht es darum, zu schauen, ob genug Material zusammengetragen werden kann, damit es für ein Verbot reicht", sagte Dressel. Die Zahl der Scientology-Anhänger wird in Deutschland auf bis zu 6000, in Hamburg auf etwa 750 geschätzt. Die Organisation wird seit 1997 vom Verfassungsschutz beobachtet. |
Verfassungsschutz darf Scientology überwachenQuelle: http://www.sueddeutsche.de/deutschland/artikel/655/173141/ Das Urteil zur Überwachung der Scientology-Organisation mit nachrichtendienstlichen Mitteln durch den Verfas- sungsschutz ist rechtskräftig. Scientology habe seine Beschwerde gegen eine Entscheidung des Oberverwaltungsgerichts (OVG) für Nordrhein-Westfalen zurückgenommen, teilte das Gericht am Dienstag in Münster mit. Die OVG-Richter hatten im Februar dem Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz in Köln die Fortsetzung der seit 1997 dauernden Beobachtung erlaubt und keine Revision zugelassen. Scientology bezeichnet sich selbst als Kirche, wird von Kritikern aber als gefährliche Sekte angesehen. Scientology hatte gegen das OVG-Urteil am 26. März eine Nichtzulassungsbeschwerde beim Bundesverwaltungs- gericht in Leipzig eingelegt. Über die Gründe für die Rücknahme der Beschwerde wurde zunächst nichts bekannt. In der Urteilsbegründung vom Februar hatten die Münsteraner Richter angeführt, Scientology und die Mitglieder verfolgten nach wie vor Bestrebungen, die gegen die freiheitliche demokratische Grundordnung gerichtet seien. Die Organisation strebe eine Gesellschaftsordnung an, mit der zentrale Verfassungswerte wie die Menschenwürde und das Recht auf Gleichbehandlung außer Kraft gesetzt oder eingeschränkt werden sollten, hieß es damals weiter. Dies ergebe sich aus teilweise nicht zugänglichen Schriften, aber auch aus Aktivitäten von Scientology. Scientology wird in Deutschland nicht als Religionsgemeinschaft anerkannt. Sekten-Experten werfen der Organisation vor, ihre Anhänger psychisch und finanziell abhängig zu machen. |
Source: http://www.pr-inside.com/german-scientology-church-drops-court-r574888.htm (2008-05-06) BERLIN (AP) - Germany's branch of the Church of Scientology said Tuesday it had dropped a legal battle in Muenster to prevent the nation's domestic intelligence services from monitoring its activities. The organization said in a statement it «felt it was time to reflect on the whole purpose of this battle of legal material andreach a sensible solution. The North Rhine-Westphalia Higher Administrative Court in Muenster refused last month to hear an appeal to a February ruling allowing the intelligence agencies to continue observing the Scientologists. German authorities suspect Scientology of maintaining «ambitions against the free, democratic basic order,» according to the February ruling. The organization has now added a declaration on human rights and democracy to its bylaws, and has someone to lead its human rights program in Germany, said German Church of Scientology spokeswoman Sabine Weber. The organization has long battled to end the surveillance, saying it is an abuse of freedom of religion, and the U.S. State Department regularly criticizes Germany in its annual Human Rights Report for the practice. Germany's top security officials reiterated in December that they consider Scientology to be in conflict with the principles of the nation's constitution. They asked state officials to begin gathering information to consider whether they have sufficient grounds to seek a ban on the organization |
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Scientology Berlin Angered By German Film Projects
Scientology boasts new headquarters in Berlin Reacting to a DW-WORLD.DE report on German film projects about Scientology, the organization's press spokesperson in Berlin said she doesn't like the way Scientology is portrayed. A DVD film for schools showing statements by Scientology leaders in the United States and drop-outs in Europe is anything but objective, said Sabine Weber, the spokeswoman of Scientology in Berlin. She added she feels that young people get indoctrinated by the Lutheran church in Germany which had no small share in the film coming about. "What are viewers supposed to think if, say, a young German dropout compares Scientology’s treatment to the practices in the Third Reich," she said. "I don't think that young people are really being brought up in a spirit of tolerance, if they get to see such scenes without Scientology having the chance to put things straight." Lutheran Bishop Johannes Friedrich had told DW-WORLD.DE on Wednesday that the film was meant to give young people a chance to make up their own minds. "I hope that the film can go a long way towards enlightenment by showing honest portraits of protagonists from both sides of the fence," he said. Unfair treatment ? Weber also said that she is upset about a film project by Germany's regional public television network SWR, which announced plans earlier this year to shoot a movie about a young person who is desperately trying to leave Scientology. "It surely won't be a documentary," Weber said. "Nobody has ever contacted us for assistance or at least information. But since it's fiction, almost every bad thing can be said in the film about Scientology. We will be left to deal with the consequences, though, and that's unfair." Hardy Graupner |
New German Films Aim to Shed Light on Scientology
US actor Tom Cruise is one of Scientology's major figureheads Film companies in Germany are now making attempts to look behind what they believe is the true nature of Scientology. The movies are primarily aimed at young people, who are most likely to fall for the organization.
Young people tend to be the first to fall for Scientology and are therefore much courted by the group's scouts across the nation. This is where a new, 25-minute film by the Matthias Film company comes in. It shows interviews with Scientology leaders, former members who have turned their backs on the organization and representatives of state authorities.
The film aims to inform young people about the objectives and policies of Scientology, which does not have the status of a religious organization in Germany. It is under the surveillance of intelligence officers, because Scientology leaders are believed to work against the country's free democratic order. Currently, the sect has between 5,000 and 6,000 members in Germany.
But according to the film company's press spokesman, Thomas Krueger, the film is not meant to be yet another piece of straightforward anti-Scientology propaganda.
"It allows viewers to just listen to the statements and assertions made, compare them, and then draw their own conclusions," he said, adding that the exclusive material for the film has been collected in the United States, Austria and Germany.
Better safe than sorry
Ron Hubbard is the founder of the controversial Scientology sect
The film production has been supported by the Protestant church in the southern German state of Bavaria.
"The film comes at a crucial time when Scientology activists are stepping up efforts to lure young people into the organization," said Protestant Bishop Johannes Friedrich, who is responsible for Bavaria. "Everyone has a right to know what Scientology is after and stands for before dealing with the organization's campaigners."
The film is primarily meant to be distributed to schools. Friedrich speaks of a very modern film production with swift cuts and impressive sound that may make previous films on Scientology look awkward.
"I hope that the film can go a long way towards enlightenment by showing honest portraits of protagonists from both sides of the fence," he said.
German public television to follow suit
Protersters rally in front of Scientology's new building in Berlin
Germany's regional SWR public television network has also discovered the need for a film on Scientology.
Its fiction movie, which is currently in production, will tell the story of a Scientology member who is desperately trying to leave the sect behind. But his drop-out plans prove a tall order as sect leaders won't let him off the hook and ratchet up the psychological pressure on him.
SWR hasn't set a date yet when the film will first air on German television. But it's already secured itself a prime-time slot straight after the evening news. The network's production is billed as the first German feature film that deals with Scientology in a critical fashion.
In the German media, the organization was much highlighted again recently when it opened a large new office in Berlin amid vociferous protests from municipal authorities, nearby schools and residents living in the vicinity. |
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Un must : "Ron Hubbard, le gourou démasqué" Ce livre de Russell Miller révèle la face cachée de la scientologie. On y découvre un Ron Hubbard, malade, mythomane et poursuivi par la justice. Il est disponible en format pdf ou html sur notre site. Nous avons également publié une version résumée.
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