Scientology & Nation of Islam: Troubling Connections | National Review

Scientology & Nation of Islam: Troubling Connections | National Review:
Farrakahn receives a commission for each of his followers who undergoes a Scientology ‘auditing.’

Scientology is commonly known as the religion of the stars. Its reach inside Hollywood is deep, and celebrity recruitment is a huge component of the group’s marketing strategy. It sounds strange to describe the proselytizing efforts of a religion as a marketing strategy, but Scientology is unlike any other American religion. 

It operates as a business at best and as a cult at worst.
...Remini takes pains to chronicle how and why the organization’s power and reach are incredibly troubling. She exposes the influence the group has over law enforcement (most notably, the Los Angeles Police Department) and local political officials in Los Angeles and Clearwater, Fla., where the group is headquartered. 
...There is yet another component of Scientology that has gone almost entirely unreported: its deep relationship with another troubling religious group, the Nation of Islam (NOI). 

The CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, Jonathan Greenblatt, explains why the NOI is so troubling, especially for American Jews:

Under Louis Farrakhan’s leadership, the Nation of Islam remains one of the country’s leading purveyors of anti-Semitism..."

...Scientology chronicler Tony Ortega first outlined the relationship between the two problematic groups from his perch at the Village Voice..."