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How Scientology financed its megachurch in Basel (Swiss Press Text 2016, by Matthias Oppliger) - Swiss Press Award

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How Scientology financed its megachurch in Basel

TagesWoche, Printausgabe

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2016

Matthias Oppliger

Although Scientology has only a few hundred members in Basel, the sect built a modern megachurch there, and cult leader David Miscavige even attended the opening. Our research shows in detail how a handful of wealthy Scientologists raised the millions needed for this through real estate deals.

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Matthias Oppliger / Swiss Press Award

Matthias Oppliger

Redaktor, hauptsächlich Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft, Basel, 1983

Einst bei einer Versicherung, heute Journalist. Journalismusstudium an der ZHAW, gleichzeitig zahlreiche Praktika und Arbeit als Freelancer. Danach direkt zur TagesWoche in Basel.

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