Originally Posted by MaDalton

wait a sec - it's not that easy. you can't simply say "And if people insist on forking over their money, well it's their money."

it's also about protecting those that are (maybe not yet) able to judge for themselves.

example: scientology opened a new headquarter in germany (they are not forbidden there, but they are not considered a church what pisses them off cause they would save millions in taxes otherwise). in front of their headquarter is a bus stop where every day hundreds of pupils wait for their bus. now these assholes started to apporach the kids with their dumb questionaries and stuff and tried to lure them into their building. theoretically this practice is forbidden, but they simply don't care. as long as it brings new members