Why Are Spanish Authorities Using Such a Heavy Hand against a Small Religious Group? by Robert Higgs

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By Robert Higgs | Thursday February 3, 2011 at 8:08 PM PST | 2 Comments

My friend Angel Martín has alerted me to a disturbing affair in Spain, which involves a small religious group known as the Congregación del Olivo. More than six years ago, the Spanish legal authorities and police undertook to treat this peaceful group as if it were a terrorist conspiracy or similarly dangerous band, charging...
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