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BY LEE KENNY
Complete Article: http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/church-scientology-plan-moseley-birmingham-3573504
Birmingham will be at the centre of a £33 million national network of Scientology training centres if proposals to open a new Midland HQ are approved.
The US religious sect, whose followers include Tom Cruise and John Travolta, have purchased historic buildings at five sites across the country, including Pitmaston House in Moseley.
It is set to be converted into the £6 million Hubbard Guidance Centre, named after founder L. Ron Hubbard. An application to convert the Moor Green Lane building is to be decided by the city council’s planning committee on Thursday - with officers recommending approval.
The controversial organisation has produced a glossy promotional film to advertise its new Birmingham base. The two-minute 40-second video, which includes computer-gendered images of the layout, states: “London may have been the hub of the old British Empire but Birmingham is, and always will be, the city that says ‘Working mans’ England.’’
The promo also reveals that the 1.4 acre site will include a Public Information Centre, a 140-seater chapel and a training centre named ‘Birmingham Academy’ which will boast a “full wing dedicated to Scientology counselling, known as Auditing”.
Complete Article: http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/church-scientology-plan-moseley-birmingham-3573504