Sydney Morning Herald | Anti-cult activists praise Murdoch for rejecting Scientology Sydney Morning Herald MEDIA mogul Rupert Murdoch may be a villain to some on Fleet Street. But when he slammed the Church of Scientology as a ''weird cult'', he became a hero to anti-cult activists fighting Scientology's status in Australia as a tax-exempt religion. Rupert Murdoch's Scowl-List: Scientology Has Company How tolerant, compassionate and benevolent is The Church of Scientology? Scientologists attack Rupert Murdock over 'creepy cult' remarks |