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May 5, 1994
Rector fights cults — Chichester Observer (UK)More: link
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Chichester Observer (UK) A leading Chichester churchman has declared war on the sinister cults besieging the city with their "mind-control" tactics. Richard Griffiths, the rector of St Pancras, is bringing the country's leading experts to Chichester for a pioneering programme of cult awareness seminars. Starting on May 10, the seminars will look at the dangers of Scientology, occultism, New Age and ritual magic. The Rev Griffiths said: "We are concerned about cult activities in Chichester, particularly Scientology, and we feel that people ought to ...
Apr 21, 1994
Cash needed to pay HQ rent — Chichester Observer (UK)More: link
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Chichester Observer (UK) Curiousity about a leaflet handed out at The Cross cost a Chichester man more than £6,000. Now Roger Phillips, aged 25, is warning people to stay away from the 'church' of Scientology. And he is furious that credit card companies allow payments of thousands of pounds to the cult. Mr Phillips, a computer programmer, nearly quit his well-paid job to earn £3,000 a year as a full-time Scientologist. He revealed the cult had needed his final payment of £3,200 to pay ...
Apr 21, 1994
Humans are 'thetans' — Chichester Observer (UK)More: link
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Chichester Observer (UK) [Picture / Caption: The founder: L Ron Hubbard.] Scientologists have been active in Chichester for at least 10 years and their English base is in East Grinstead. They stepped up their role in the city after their Portsmouth offices closed a few years ago. The cult was founded in 1950 by American science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard, who had been involved in black magic. Its main beliefs is that humans are 'thetans', clusters of spirits who were banished to Earth ...
Apr 21, 1994
Members 'are all helped' — Chichester Observer (UK)More: link
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Chichester Observer (UK) A Scientology spokesman said it was a "ridiculous exaggeration" to say Mr Phillips had been phoned up to five times a day. Peter Mansell was given full details of the interview with Mr Phillips and his reply was: "The point is for every Roger Phillips or Martin Francis there are literally thousands of people who are more than happy in Scientology. "Scientology has been recognized as a religion by courts and religious scholars all over the world. Just last October the ...
Dec 31, 1992
Letters: Hostile picture — Chichester Observer (UK)
Dec 17, 1992
Letters: Reply to attacks — Chichester Observer (UK)
Dec 10, 1992
Letters: Questions to answer — Chichester Observer (UK)
Dec 3, 1992
Letters: Article a gross distortion — Chichester Observer (UK)More: link
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Chichester Observer (UK) Sir, – In your issue of November 26, Brian Warren gives rein to Mr Atack's fantasy in an article about the Church of Scientology. The publication is a gross distortion of the truth deliberately designed to whip up antagonism against the Church. Why is Atack attacking a religious group which has freed over 100,000 people from the ravages of drugs and which puts more people on the road to total freedom than all other groups combined? Mr Atack fails to mention ...
Nov 26, 1992
'Best way to make money is to found a religion' — Chichester Observer (UK)More: link
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Chichester Observer (UK) Jesus is a fantasy Implanted in our minds millions of years ago, according to the Scientology cult. And L Ron Hubbard, who founded Dianetics and Scientology, dabbled in anti-Christian rituals with a disciple of black magician Aleister Crowley. Former Scientologists Jon Atack and Bonnie Woods spoke to a Chichester audience of head teachers and representatives from churches, Scouts, local councils and the police. Mr Atack, who thought the city was the cult's latest target, said Scientology has "200 front groups" including ...
Nov 26, 1992
Cult girl 'frightened to talk' — Chichester Observer (UK)
Sep 17, 1992
'It's immoral, sinister and corrupt' says judge — Chichester Observer (UK)
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