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Intervention! Scientologist Rehab Centre Shut Down in Trois-Rivières

There's more fantastic non-crazy news here in Quebec when it comes to secularism to brighten your Monday.  The head of the regional health agency forced Narconon, a Scientology-run addiction rehab center,  in Trois-Rivières to shut down on April 17.   This is Canada's main Narconon centre.

Read more: Intervention! Scientologist Rehab Centre Shut Down in Trois-Rivières

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Comment by Godless Poutine on April 24, 2012 at 10:51am

Comment by Michel on April 24, 2012 at 9:44am

From the Montreal Gazette:

"Since 2005, when the centre in Trois Rivières opened, Love calculated it had treated 720 patients and earned more than $16 million, much of which went to church executives in the form of salaries, and donations to the church."

Read more: http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/Inside+Narconon+bizarre+treat...


There you go!

Comment by Godless Poutine on April 24, 2012 at 7:40am

I think they have a "captive" audience of people with minds that are weakened by their addictions. It's sick really.  Like when I helped my ex girlfriend at a downtown mission where they forced the homeless to pray before they could get their food.  They just wanted to eat.

Comment by Chris on April 24, 2012 at 5:26am

I wonder how many Scientology converts they get out of that experience.

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