Editing Free Zone (Scientology) (section)

== Perception by German government authorities ==

Scientology Commissioner [[Ursula Caberta]] in Hamburg said that the Free Zone is a type of "[[methadone]] program for Scientologists", and, in any case, "the lesser evil".<ref>{{cite news |first=Axel |last=Kintzinger |title=The sect is broke |work=[[:de:Die Woche (1993)|Die Woche]] |date=1998-12-11 }}</ref> According to the Free Zone conglomerate Ron's Org, the [[Verfassungsschutz]] [[Baden-Württemberg]] (State Office for the Protection of the Constitution) has stated that there is no need to keep Ron's Org under observation "as the Ron's Org has no anti-constitutional goals". There is some cooperation between members of the Ron's Org and state authorities who observe the Church of Scientology and investigate their activities.<ref>"Maybe it makes you feel more confident, for example, if you learn that the office for safeguarding the constitution (Verfassungsschutz) of the German state of Baden-Württemberg has stated years ago that the RON's Org is not a part of the Church of Scientology and that there is no need to observe them as the RON's Org has no anti-constitutional goals. Indeed, there is some cooperation between members of the RON's Org and state authorities who observe the Church of Scientology and investigate their activities, [http://www.ronsorg.de/englisch/mehr_infos/ausf_texte/antworten.html English FAQ on German Ron's Org site] with some similar cooperation taking place among other respective Freezone groups and affiliates. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928140704/http://www.ronsorg.de/englisch/mehr_infos/ausf_texte/antworten.html |date=2007-09-28 }}</ref>