Strangely enough!
What does Louis Farrakhan have to do with Scientology? Last I heard he ran a *competing* bug-shit-crazy UFO Cult.
Zinj
At Flag a few years ago I was there concurrently with a group of black ministers from Florida and around the USA, who had been roped into going there for some sort of convention or conference on (I think) world religion(s).
These guys were a lot of fun to talk to and a bit worried as to just WTF was goin' on and wonderin' what they had got themselves into.
Bein' the sort of fella I am, I went out of my way to make 'em feel OK and welcome - which worked to a certain degree I suppose. Dunno, actually, but I tried. They kinda rolled their eyes and laughed politely, but nervously.
This was coincident with some scio big deal - maybe Ron's birthday - but we were told that Farrakhan did chime in with a speaker-phone call... extolling Hubbard as some kind of "angel come down to earth" or similar sentiment.
Chaka Khan's group also performed at Friday graduation and put on a danm good show, I must say. Talented, professional kids! Then the kids were seen around chowin' down and horsin' around in the Lemon Tree cafeteria and just looking and acting like kids.
Alfreddy Johnson was around doing stuff too.
The larger and/or underlying connection(s) are not known to me at all - but it was an interesting Flag visit for sure.
Hopefully, others will remember and share more info and insight.
EP