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Believe What You Like: What happened between the Scientologists and the National Association for Mental Health (Andre Deutsch Limited, 1973, ISBN 0233963758) authored by New Statesman director C. H. Rolph, details a public dispute between the Church of Scientology and the National Association for Mental Health (now known as Mind) in Britain.

The book covers the controversy of how, starting in 1969, members of the Church joined the NAMH in large numbers with the intent to change the organization from the inside. The Scientologists attempted to ratify as official policy a number of points concerning the treatment of psychiatric patients, and in so doing, secretly promoted Scientology's anti-psychiatry agenda. When their identity was realized, the Scientologists were expelled from the organization en masse, but later sued the NAMH over the matter in the High Court in 1971. The case was important in UK charity law.

The book also covers the origins and activities of the Church of Scientology in the UK and some of their other legal actions in the UK around that time, including:

  • The libel case against Geoffrey Johnson Smith.
  • Hubbard's legal difficulties getting Saint Hill registered as a place of religious worship.
  • The Church's libel suit against two Melbourne judges, Justice Kevin Anderson and Judge Gordon Just.
  • Scientology front organizations called "The Campaign Against Psychiatric Atrocities" and "AHDA (Association For Health Development And Aid)".

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This article forms part of a series on
Scientology.
Dianetics
Engram · Dianetics: MSMH · Clear
Scientology Doctrine
Thetan · Supernatural abilities
Space opera · Xenu · Human evolution
Past lives · Medical claims · Altered texts
Practices
Study Tech · Auditing · Disconnection
Rundowns · Comm Evs
Concepts
MEST · ARC · Tone scale · Reactive mind
People
L. Ron Hubbard · David Miscavige
Tory Christman · Lisa McPherson
Arnaldo Lerma · Karin Spaink
Public groups and recruitment
Personality Tests · Volunteer Ministers
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Organization
Sea Org · Church of Scientology
Celebrity Centre · Trementina Base
Office of Special Affairs · Gold Base
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Religious Technology Center
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Suppressive Person · Fair Game
Snow White · Operation Freakout
Scientology vs. Internet
Patter drill · South Park
The legal system · Fishman Affidavit
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