" we can wonder " on the threat represented by the Scientology.

Sects " are a non-problem " in France

NOUVELOBS.COM ¦ 20.02.2008 ¦ 12:56
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Emmanuelle Mignon, the manager of Nicolas Sarkozy's cabinet(office), considers that " the list established in 1995 is scandalous " and that " we can wonder " on the threat represented by the Scientology.

Emmanuelle Mignon, the manager of Nicolas Sarkozy's cabinet(office) ( Sipa)


Sects " are a non-problem " in France. It is what claims Emmanuelle Mignon, the manager of cabinet(office) of the president Nicolas Sarkozy, on Wednesday, February 20th, in an interview(maintenance) to the weekly VSD. She adds that " we can wonder " on the threat represented by the Scientology.
" The fight(wrestling) against sects allowed for a long time to hide the true subjects. But, in France, sects are a non-problem ", judges this close to the Head of State.
" The list established in 1995 is scandalous ", she adds, evoking the list of the " sectarian movements " finalized(worked out) then by the Parliamentary committee of inquiry on sects.

" We can wonder "

" As for the Scientology ", which appeared in this list, " I do not know them, but we can wonder. Either it is a dangerous organization and we forbid him(it), or then they do not represent particular threat for the law and order and they have the right(law) to exist in peace ", underlines Emmanuelle Mignon.
The French parliamentary reports(connections) consider that the Church of Scientology is a sect. The Scientology benefits however from the status of religion in the other countries, notably in the United States.

Miviludes soon connected inside

Emmanuelle Mignon indicates that the government plans "to transform" Miviludes (interministerial Mission of attentiveness and fight(wrestling) against the sectarian drift), established with the Prime Minister, " into something more effective and to finish it with the bla-bla ". " To part to publish annual reports, Miviludes makes nothing ", she accuses.
According to the manager of cabinet(office) of the president, " the idea would be to connect this new body to the Home Office, to collaborate more strictly with the services of police. The rest has to recover from the justice ".

" Assure(insure) the freedom of faith of all "

Michele Alliot-Marie, home secretary in charge of Worship(Cults), boosted(relaunched) the debate on sects at the beginning of February. She(it) notably questioned the functioning of Miviludes, as this one is exactly the object of criticisms(critics) of movements as the Scientology.
In an interview(maintenance) to the Parisian, the Minister confided(entrusted) will " to do wonders for the self-confidence of the fight(wrestling) against sectarian drift " and " to assure(insure) the freedom of faith of all ".
Several associations, among which Unadfi (national Union of the associations of defence of families and individual), had declared themselves " touched and annoyed " by these statements(declarations).
The church of Scientology said to itself the week last victim of " violations of the law of 1905 " on the separation of Churches and the State and asked that her members benefit from the freedom of conscience recognized in the Constitution.

" The faith spreads(diffuses) values "

Miviludes has to present its report(relationship) 2007 to François Fillon at the beginning of April, indicated the body on Saturday, clarifying that it is the leader of the government that means deciding to make public this report(relationship) or not.
A working document, stemming from a common meeting of the advice(council) of orientation and from the executive committee of Miviludes held on February 7th, was passed on on Friday to the various concerned ministries (Inside, Justice, Health).
Emmanuelle Mignon underlines besides that Nicolas Sarkozy is the first French president to have said that " the spiritual question has to play a role in the company(society) ".
" The collection of sense(direction) was so important certainly never as today. The faith spreads(diffuses) values, and all which spreads(diffuses) values is positive ", she assures(insures)