Church of Scientology defends hosting family fun day event at site when member was stabbed to death
The Church of Scientology has defended its decision to host a family fun day event at one of its Australian sites months after a member was stabbed to death there.
The fun day is scheduled to take place more than five months after Taiwanese national Chih-Jen Yeh, 24, was allegedly murdered by a 16-year-old boy while he was being escorted out of the Church’s Australian headquarters on January 3. "Maybe they should have it in a local park,” one local resident, named only as Robin, told 7News Sydney when discussing the event. Another named as Rachel told 7News Sydney she was"shocked" by the move.
“Opening the grounds to the neighbors was something that residents told us the previous owners had done from time to time and we agreed it was a good idea. The countryside around the Church is beautiful and is a very nice place for parents to bring their children on a Sunday afternoon. The Church resumed these events in April 2019, after a four-month hiatus.”
In a letter addressed to A+E Networks President Paul Buccieri, the religious organization claimed the show Scientology and the Aftermath was an attempt to “stir up hate and turn it into cash.”
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