William wrote: > > On 27 Jan 2008, at 21:49, Julia Thompson wrote: > > > > > If the Scientologists have a schism, each side's lawyers will be so > > busy > > suing the other side that it'll all collapse sooner rather than > > later, and > > that will be the end of that. > > > Or they could be like the Sunni and Shi'a. > > Same but different Maru. >
>From Wiki: Although "Scientology" is most often used as shorthand for the Church of Scientology <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Scientology>, a number of groups practice Scientology and Dianetics outside of the official Church. Some groups are breakaways from the original Church while others have started up independently. The Church labels these as "apostates<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostasy>" (or "squirrels" in Scientology jargon<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientology_terminology>) and often subjects them to considerable legal and social pressure. These groups avoid the name "Scientology" so as to keep from being sued<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawsuit>, instead referring to themselves collectively as the Free Zone<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Zone_%28Scientology%29>. Such groups include Ron's Org and the International Freezone Association, among others. Doug _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
