http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Thu, 24 May 2012 23:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/06/suits-against-scientology-by-2-sea-org-members-dismissed-under-ministerial-exception/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/06/suits-against-scientology-by-2-sea-org-members-dismissed-under-ministerial-exception/#comments Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:24:31 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=67770 Religion Clause: In Claire Headley v. Church of Scientology International, (CD CA, Aug. 5, 2010), plaintiff was a member of Scientology's Sea Org. Sea Org members live communally, are assigned physically difficult tasks, and are subject to strict discipline. They are not allowed to raise children and remain Sea Org members. Plaintiff says she had two abortions under the pressure of this policy. In Marc Headley v. Church of Scientology, (CD CA, Aug. 5, 2010), plaintiff was also a Sea Org member and alleged instances of physical abuse and acts of discipline. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/06/suits-against-scientology-by-2-sea-org-members-dismissed-under-ministerial-exception/feed/ 0