Scientology on Trial In France

The Church of Scientology is facing charges of organized fraud in France, and if convicted, could be banned. I thought this might be a good starting point for a discussion of religious freedoms and the nature of both fringe religions and mainstream ones. If Scientology can be considered fraudulent, why can't other religions? This could call into question the distinction between constitutionally protected religious freedom and criminal conspiracy here in America.

Scientology 'faces French trial'