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Scientology

From Wikipedia,
 Scientology is a body of beliefs and related practices created by science-fiction author L. Ron Hubbard (1911–1986), starting in 1952, as a successor to his earlier self-help  system, Dianetics.  Hubbard characterized Scientology as a religion  and in 1953 incorporated the Church of Scientology in Camden, New Jersey.

Scientology teaches that people are immortal spiritual beings who have forgotten their true nature.] Its method of spiritual rehabilitation is a type of counseling known as auditing, in which practitioners aim to consciously re-experience painful or traumatic events in their past in order to free themselves of their limiting effects. Study materials and auditing courses are made available to members in return for specified donations. Scientology is legally recognized as a tax-exempt religion in the United States and some other countries, and the Church of Scientology emphasizes this as proof that it is a bona fide religion. In other countries such as Germany, France and the United Kingdom, Scientology does not have comparable religious status.

 France says that it’s a sect, and Germany says that it’s a criminal organization. Protestors don’t think that it deserves tax-exempt status like any other Church, because it isn’t run like any other church. If you’re a Catholic, confessions are free. If you’re a Scientologist, your first audit is 240 USD.