Another instance where the statements apply equally to Islam.
At least I haven't heard of Scientologists using violence yet, though. To their credit, so far they separate themselves in their censorship efforts from Islam in that way.
Actually, they have used blackmail (Senator Tom Eagleton) and have broken into peoples' homes and computers. No bodily violence that I know of, but plenty of illegal activities.
Scientology has used all kinds of violence and intimidation before. (www.clambake.org)
Rather than the out in the open burn, rape and pillage violence that Islam uses, they us a more insideous form of personal destruction targetted at speific people who dare speak out against the colt. There are similarties in the reasons and motives, but big differences in the methods, but people have certainly died at the hands of Scientologists, as well ahs had (more commonly) their financial, social, and personal lives utterly and systematically destroyed.
All for holding 1 Campbell's soup can in each hand and calling it a Religion.