Germany’s Office for the Protection of the Constitution has now ended nearly thirty years of nationwide Scientology surveillance without establishing the extremist threat it repeatedly used to justify the campaign.
History has shown the danger that arises when governments and institutions systematically distort the beliefs of a minority religion in order to justify exceptional treatment against it.
Though they may not have fired the bullet, lit the torch or thrown the bomb, they are the puppet masters, inspiring others to do the dirty work in their name.
“Our hearts go out to Latter-day Saints everywhere—we stand with you. Every individual deserves the right to practice their religion in safety, in freedom and in peace.”