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Originally Posted by Mukatsuku  I am still shocked at the Times article posted previously. Ok, the Times article was going on about how scientology was controlling youtube, but the Times described scientology as a religion. Under British law (which the Times is bound by), scientology is not allowed to call itself a religion and remains a cult. |
That's not strictly true - CoS had its application for charitable status as a religious organisation refused by the Charity Commissioners because under British
Charity Law it doesn't fit the criteria of being a religion namely Belief in and worship of a Supreme being, Technically Buddhism is not a religion by this criteria either.
This doesn't apply to other Law (such as the Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006 ) where it would be classed as a religion