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The article is incorrect. It’s not a church. It’s a cult.
The Church of Scientology is a group of interconnected corporate entities and other organizations devoted to the practice, administration and dissemination of Scientology, which is variously defined as a cult, a business, or a new religious movement.
From the Church of scientology WP page
Unfortunately in the U.S. it’s a church. Tax free baybee
The story of how they secured that status says everything you need to know about them.
Also:
Shelly Miscavige, missing wife of Church of Scientology leader David Miscavige.
She is a member of the Church of Scientology’s Sea Org who married Scientology leader David Miscavige. She was last seen in public in August 2007.
These parasites being able to exist tax free…