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I have to say I despise Scientology above almost anything else I hate as well, they just seem so corrupt and so good at it.

But yeah I think it's a great question.

Every religion had to begin with a small group somewhere, and of course a small group going against the grain is going to be looked down on. Christianity started small and grew by small spurts until it got its big break in becoming the state religion.

So by standards of size you can't really judge what might become the next big thing.

Mormonism is a perfect example of that, it's only what, 180 years old, and it's growing faster than Christianity did in the same time span. Mormonism did a similar thing as Christianity as it leveraged off of existing holy books and religions.

I would say religions should have no special status in society other than the right to have one and practice one as long as it doesn't interfere with others' rights or break any laws. Abolish tax exempt status, make it a level playing field.