I'm very disappointed in The State News. I can't believe it gave enough credibility to try to "assess" the largest cult and pyramid scheme of this century ("Scholars assess Scientology" SN 7/14).

Scientology is very well explained by Web sites such xenu.net.

You shouldn't have to pay money or work your way up the ranks to gain enlightenment.

You shouldn't have to copyright your scripts so people can't distribute what you say freely.

Scientologists' harassment of opponents, the physical danger they put people in and their ludicrous claims of L. Ron Hubbard winning medals, of that two-dollar "thetan measuring device," etc., are easily shot down.

I hope people stay away from that cult.

Kannan Raghunathan
2005 graduate