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Lawyers, a good estimate is 150 of them world wide protect and firewall the Church. The atrocities and elevated punishments are re-defined by the Church as "Religious Discipline". Lawyers are privy to the pathological lies the Church spouts out carefully covering up their devious conduct within. Holding people against their will is re-defined "Religious commitment departure which takes one year to complete" by the PR at Flag Pat Harney (to the Tampa Bay Times).
It is preposterous for any sane Lawyer to believe they are protecting a "Religion."
The Church "proves" they are a religion because the IRS buckled and granted it to get rid of 2500 law suits.
I want to say something to one and all
The IRS is watching.
The IRS is watching all the law suits
The IRS is watching the fall out on the Internet
The IRS is understanding all too well what a foolish donkey decision *TAX exemption* they made on the CULT of Scientology.