Title: Human Rights Rep.1999: Greece - Co$
Author: xenurules@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2000 04:43:33 GMT

Where got these guys the number from 7,000? From Co$?

http://www.state.gov/www/global/human_rights/1999_hrp_report/greece.html
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and Scientologists (approximately 7,000).
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Scientologists, most of whom are located in the Athens area, practice
their faith through the Center for Applied Psychology (KEFE), a
registered nonprofit philosophical organization. According to the
president of the KEFE, the group chose to register as a philosophical
organization because legal counsel advised that the Government would
not recognize Scientology as a religion. In a step toward gaining
recognition as a religion, Scientologists applied for a House of Prayer
permit in October 1998. The application was pending at the Ministry of
Education at year's end.
A 1995 police search of Scientology headquarters revealed a file of
press clippings on Greek opposition to Scientology. The file was
confiscated and 15 KEFE board members subsequently were charged with "
unprovoked factual insult." In May an Athens court acquitted the 15
Scientology board members of the charges.