: Re: Using religious movements in novels without getting sued? I am writing a book which takes a pretty negative view of the Hare Krishna movement (note that evidence of this within the ISKCON actually

Surely I cannot be sued for portraying Hare Krishnas in a bad light, but perhaps I should steer clear of mentioning ISKCON?

I'll start by noting that, as far as I can tell, ISKCON and the Hare Krishna movement are the same thing. If you are portraying the Hare Krishna movement, you are portraying ISKCON, even if you're not calling them by that name.

As to whether they can sue you... yes, they absolutely can. If you portray them (or any other real-life organisation) in a manner that they disapprove of, they can sue you for libel. I'm not saying they will, but they could - I am not a lawyer, but as far as I know, there is nothing legally protecting you from being sued by a religious organisation or its members.

If your novel really requires a shady religious organisation to act as the villains, the best option is just to invent one. Not only does this eliminate the risk of being (successfully) sued, it also gives you much more creative freedom: every aspect of the organisation can be invented from scratch to perfectly fit the absurdist tone of your novel, rather than you having to twist or exaggerate things.

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