Scientology’s attempt to silence dad of ‘ruthless’ David Miscavige has only made his new book more popular

[Exiled_Child]

news.nationalpost.com/news/world/scientologys-attempt-to-silence-dad-of-ruthless-david-miscavige-has-only-made-his-new-book-more-popular

**For an organization that so doggedly defends its reputation, Humfrey Hunter says, the Church of Scientology seems to have made a mistake.

Hunter was preparing to publish a book about the church – an expose written by the father of its leader – when, last week, he received a legal letter from the California-based group, threatening to sue if he released the work as planned this Tuesday. Yet, the church’s attempt to silence Hunter has backfired spectacularly, he says.

“My phone has been ringing off the hook,” said the former literary agent, who runs a one-man publishing house in London. “People can’t wait to see what has got the church so angry.”**

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[Padres1969]

Yeah this is not unlike “Going Clear”. The more the so called church of Scientology attempts to silence its critics, the more attention they get and the more credence it lends to anything they say.

 

[SyroMalankara]

Hard to say, due to the modus operandi, if this and other ‘forced silence’ attempts are legitimate or just a way to whip up publicity to sell books.