I receive a number of trade publications at work. Recently I got a call from someone at one of these publications asking to interview me for an article. I was curious as to why I was chosen, and immediately began researching, expecting to uncover some nefarious purpose.
It took a while. The company that published the magazine seemed straight up. However, I looked for companies involved with that company and eventually turned over a rock that showed a tie to Scientology. Basically, the company that published the mag was owned by a company that is tied to promotion of Scientology. Further research on my part solidified my initial thoughts.
But why? :dubious:
Probably because the owner of one of those companies was taken in by a ‘personality test’ and is now undergoing auditing and, incidentally, giving money to the Church of Scientology.
The CoS is small in terms of actual membership but the kinds of people who are members tend to have good-sized networks. Actors in Hollywood, for example, are CoS members far more commonly than average people are.
Update: I called the 800 number to decline the request for an interview. I then asked the woman if she could remove my address from their mailing list (stop sending the magazine). She said that she would take care of that, and asked for my reason for making that request.
I told her I didn’t like Tom Cruise. There was a short pause, and she said OK. 
How profitable is Scientology? I mean, do we have access for their outgoing costs vs. their incoming revenue? I know this is impossible for huge religious organizations, but isn’t Scientology relatively small…and not a religion?