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THE END OF SCIENTOLOGY?

It’s the controversial religion which relies on A-list celebrities such as Tom Cruise to help navigate a tidal wave of bad publicity. But with coronavirus sweeping across the globe, Scientology appears to be caught in a ‘perfect storm’ which whistleblowers believe could bring it to its knees.

Scientology’s chairman of the board David Miscavige branded the COVID-19 crisis as “hysteria” while vowing business would go on as usual, according to the . But from its bizarre beliefs about illness and medicine to dwindling revenues, the pandemic appears to pose a real danger

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