To Haggis's friends, his resignation from the Church of Scientology felt like a very public act of betrayal.

对于哈吉斯的朋友来说，他从山达基退出的脱教信就像是公开的背叛。

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“For ten months now I have been writing to ask you to make a public statement denouncing the actions of the Church of Scientology of San Diego, ” Haggis wrote.

“过去10个月来我一直在给你写信，要求你发表公开声明，谴责圣地亚哥山达基会的所作所为，”哈吉斯信中写道。

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The Church of Scientology was officially founded in Los Angeles in February, 1954, by several devoted followers of Hubbard's work.

1954年2月，山达基教会在洛杉矶正式创立，几个哈伯德的忠实追随者在那里工作。

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However, a Spanish court ruled that the Church of Scientology of Spain should be re-entered into the country's register of officially recognised religions.

BBC: Scientology on trial in France

Its victims include the Church of Scientology and recently the government of Tunisia.

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The Church of Scientology says that its purpose is to transform individual lives and the world.

NEWYORKER: The Apostate