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Scientology's Narconon drug claim on poster is censured for lying
26 Mar 2003
Scientologist drug claim on poster is censured
The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint against
the Church of Scientology, which stated in a poster that it had
rescued 250,000 people from drug addiction.
The council said that the worldwide religious movement had not proved
its claim that as many as a quarter of a million addicts had stopped
using drugs as a direct result of Scientology's intervention.
The Church of England's Birmingham diocese and several members of
the public had objected to the poster, which was produced by the
Scientologists to publicise a tour of parts of the country.
The poster read: "Scientology: applied religious philosophy.
250,000 people salvaged from drugs." There was also a free
telephone number and a website address.
The council said it accepted that many people had stopped taking
drugs with the help of Scientology, but the movement had not proved
that they had all been addicts.
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By Jonathan Petre, Religion Correspondent
(Filed: 27/03/2003)
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