dark side, a very dark side? Fraudulent American religions started by con artists and charlatans are a dime a dozen. The USA is like a Petri dish of perfect parameters for procreating purveyors of proselytizing pretenders. If you want a reason for why public education levels in the USA are so woeful, then look no further than all the phony religions started by American con artists. If the US government did step in and say, “No! Bad Joe Smith!” and “Bad L.Ron Hubbard,” and “Bad “Judge” Rutherford,” it means the people of the USA would be losing a little bit of freedom, but sacrificing a little freedom is the price we pay for prosperity, right?