Ethics

Scotland: Don't Call Scientology a Cult

By Ed Brayton

On the heels of the London police arresting a 16 year old for holding a sign calling Scientology a cult (charges were ultimately dropped in that case), now the police in Glasgow, Scotland have ordered protesters there not to hold similar signs:

Police have been accused of "trampling on basic rights" after ordering protesters to take down banners accusing Scientology of being a cult.

Officers banned the placards during a demonstration against the self-styled church in Glasgow city centre last weekend. Civil liberties campaigners have warned a dangerous precedent is being set for the suppression of free speech.

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on June 05, 2008 (boomark / email).