David Miscavige, "a" leader of the Church of Scientology has been accused of hitting executives and staff members at the top of the church hierarchy. If true that this church leader was indeed slapped adults for not paying attention and giving wrong answers, this would put Scientology a step above the FLDS whose womenfolk give their 13 year old daughters to old men for sex, a few more steps above whatever that crap Jimmy Swaggart is selling, and far above that religion that has nuns slapping the crap of children while priests give them the reach around.
When Scientology seems more benign and reasonable than the anceint religions of the Book, something is very wrong. The Bastardization of Christ