“That’s the difference between the old Scientology and the new: the brave new Scientology is all these beautiful buildings and real estate and no people.”

—  Mark Rathbun

The New York Times, The New York Times Company, Defectors Say Church of Scientology Hides Abuse, Laurie Goodstein, March 6, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/07/us/07scientology.html?_r=0&pagewanted=all,

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