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          Scientology: Scientology school gets $1m from government Mark Tobin ABC News December 2, 2009 Source Newly compiled figures show the federal and state governments will give a Scientologist-linked private school in Sydney more than $1 million. The Athena School in Newtown says on its website that it teaches from the booklet The Way to Happiness, which was written by Scientology founder L Ron Hubbard. New South Wales Greens MP John Kaye has compiled data sourced from answers given to questions on notice in both federal and state parliaments. He found that over the next four years, the school will get about $1.4 million of government funding. "Public money is now being used to support a school that admits to using the discredited Scientology-based teaching methodology," he said. New South Wales Greens MP John Kaye told Parliament last week that recognising Scientology as a religion granted legitimacy to a cult that bullies, intimidates and exploits. He says governments should not be funding the Athena School. "It's time for both the state and federal education ministers to take this seriously," he said. "The whistle has been blown on Scientology by Senator Xenophon. "It's time for the state and federal governments to act to make sure that their money is not being used to promote Scientology." Disclaimer:This news page is about groups, organizations or movements, which may have been called "cults" and/or "cult-like" in some way, shape or form. But not all groups called either "cults" or "cult-like" are harmful. Instead, they may be benign and generally defined as simply people intensely devoted to a person, place or thing. Therefore, the discussion or mention of a group, organization or person on this page, is not necessarily meant pejoratively. Readers are encouraged to read widely on a topic before forming an opinion. This website only holds a small amount of information and should not be relied on as a complete source. For example, if you find older information, this should be weighed up against newer information as sometimes circumstances can change. |
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