article_snippet: A documentary investigating the religion and it secret California-based headquarters features a number of allegations about how members are threatened and tortured in prison-style camps and cut off from members family if members decide to leave Scientology.
article_snippet: A documentary claims to have revealed secrets about the church of Scientology, including that members hold a blackmail file on John Travolta and others have been subjected to hard labour in 'prison camps' The allegations featured in 'Going Clear:
article_snippet: Scientology and the Prison of Belief', a documentary shown on HBO in America on Sunday evening.
article_snippet: A documentary claims to have revealed secrets about the church of Scientology, including that members have been disputed by the Church of Scientology who have branded those who featured in the show - many former senior members - as 'admitted' liars and perjurers and 'professional anti-Scientologists.'
article_snippet: In an interview with the New Yorker in 2012, Scientology spokesmen denied the claims.
article_snippet: This strictest order of Scientology is run with rigid rules, with members being paid just $50 a week and being forced to leave if members have children.
article_snippet: The Church of Scientology, which is believed to have around 50,000 members, denied the allegations featured in Going Clear and said the statements included were 'entirely false.'
article_snippet: In a statement it said: 'The Church has documented evidence that those featured in Business Insider Gibney's film regurgitating their stale, discredited allegations are admitted perjurers, admitted liars and professional anti-Scientologists whose living depends on the filing of false claims.
article_snippet: To this day, neither HBO nor Alex Gibney can deny that HBO nor Gibney have yet to present The Church with a single allegation from the film so The Church may have an opportunity to respond.
highlights_snippet: Going Clear documentary claims to reveal secrets of Scientology religion .
  
highlights_snippet: Scientologists rejected allegations saying Scientologists are from 'admitted liars' 