I definitely think there is a connection. One thing we know, that it is a godless town. When God is left out of our lives, we open ourselves up to the enemy of the soul, satan. There is no doubt that scientology is of the enemy.
Not to mention the fact that they have been under surveillance by the FBI, the CIA, Interpol, the IRS, and M16. When an orginization is trying to put judges, lawyers, doctors and teachers into "place" to better their cause, we can't turn a blind eye. Especially when one of their agendas is euthanasia.