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It's weird up north as Scientology moves in

Title: It's weird up north as Scientology moves in
Date: Sunday, 28 October 2007
Publisher: The Sunday Times (UK)
Author: Chris Gourlay
Main source: timesonline.co.uk

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THE Church of Scientology is preparing to expand its creed to the north of England by opening a centre in Manchester next year. The church, which has been criticised as a cult, has paid £3.6m for a disused distillery in the city. It plans to turn the five-storey building, near Old Trafford, into “a place of worship and religious instruction”. The move is part of a world-wide expansion strategy by the American organisation, which was founded by L Ron Hubbard, a ... [Read the rest at timesonline.co.uk]