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Apr 24, 2004
Church anger at 'cult' space — Birmingham Post
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James Cartledge Source:
Birmingham Post Church leaders and council bosses were locked in a row today after a group branded "little more than a cult" was allowed to take over prominent public space.
The Diocese of Birmingham attacked the city council's decision to let the Church of Scientology launch its volunteer ministers' centre in Centenary Square.
Diocesan spokesman Arun Arora said the controversial movement, founded by science-fiction writer L Ron Hubbard and backed by Hollywood stars Tom Cruise and John Travolta, was "as much a religion ...
Apr 22, 2004
Therapy head dimisses healing claims — Birmingham Post
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Sarah Probert Source:
Birmingham Post Nathan Coley is showing visitors around the Scientology Volunteer Minister exhibition. "Scientology means knowing how to know. "Volunteer ministers know how to help people," he says, pointing to a large display depicting the World Trade Centre terrorist outrages. "On September 11, they helped people in shock through spiritual healing." Mr Coley, aged 29, became involved in Scientology two years ago after reading a book on the subject. When pressed for more information, he points me in the direction of a book ...
Mar 18, 2004
Readers' letters [I was absolutely horrified by Ozzie Robert's column this week...] — San Diego Union-Tribune
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San Diego Union-Tribune I was absolutely horrified by Ozzie Robert's column this week, where he profiles a Volunteer Minister from the Scientology organization here in town ("Work and study mark the way," 3/2/04). To portray this group, identified as a destructive cult by scholars and governments, as a positive asset to our community is dangerous. It might encourage others to join. Their 50-year history is replete with horror stories. Anyone can, and should, do a Google search before getting involved. . . . Combinations ...
Mar 2, 2004
Work and study mark the way — San Diego Union-TribuneMore: Related: update from Cathy Mullins
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Ozzie Roberts Source:
San Diego Union-Tribune Cathy Mullins was, for a time, a hippie; a vintage 1960s model of a flower child. She knew all about peace protests and human rights marches. She knew, too, all the key ingredients of turning on, tuning in and dropping out. That's why, at 55, she says, with her characteristic straightforwardness, her generation is largely to blame for some of the greatest problems facing younger ones today. "Drugs," for example, says Mullins, "we glorified them and made it romantic to be ...
Jun 25, 2003
DIY rubbish collectors help council clean up area — icSurreyOnlineMore: web.archive.org
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icSurreyOnline VOLUNTEERS have been giving a brush-up to the Park Road Bridge site in East Grinstead over the past couple of weekends. The team spent two consecutive Sundays clearing the site in liaison with the Town Council.
The area has been a concern to residents as rats, feeding on discarded food, had been increasing in numbers. About 120 bags of rubbish were removed with 11 shopping trolleys and a host of other debris, such as traffic cones, signs and old batteries. The ...
Feb 17, 2003
Horizon to help 'market a belief': agency ignores controversy in taking on Church of Scientology — Adweek
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Adweek LOS ANGELES — Its detractors have compared the Church of Scientology to a cult, but the controversy that often surrounds it did not deter Horizon Media from taking on the business. "It's freedom of speech," said Zach Rosenberg, evp and general manager for Horizon in Los Angeles. "Everyone has a right to market a belief, and we want to help them." The independent agency won media responsibilities for the church's account following a review that included incumbent URI, Beverly Hills, Calif.; ...
Aug 23, 2002
Scientologists donate funds to firefighters — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
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Robert Farley Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) The church's check will pay for double-breasted jackets with brass buttons for Clearwater Fire Department's Honor Guard. CLEARWATER — A new ceremonial unit of the Clearwater Fire Department will now be fully uniformed, thanks to a $3,300 contribution from the Church of Scientology's Volunteer Ministers. City manager Bill Horne, who was asked by the fire chief to okay the donation presented to firefighters Thursday, said he thinks this is the first monetary donation Scientologists ever have made to the city. After ...
Apr 3, 2002
A night of engrams and clears / At the Scientologists' birthday bash for the late L. Ron Hubbard, it all comes down to the e-meter — Salon
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Sara Kelly Source:
Salon Apr 3, 2002 | Imagine my surprise at receiving an invitation to a dead man's birthday party; who knew they even threw those anymore? Birthday boy L. Ron Hubbard – LRH, in Scientology speak – would've been 91 if he hadn't "dropped his body" right smack in the middle o f Reagan's second term. The Church of Scientology wanted me to come help celebrate. A few days after I RSVP'd, a Scientology P.R. flack called back to calmly rescind my invitation. ...
Feb 21, 2002
France puts Scientology sect on trial — Guardian Unlimited
Feb 8, 2002
Scientology reaches out to troubled with ad campaign — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
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Deborah O'Neil Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Billboards are going up in major U.S. cities claiming to have an answer for those in distress. Some mental health experts question the church's motive. For Americans troubled by economic uncertainty, fear and grief, 1,100 Church of Scientology billboards going up in major U.S. cities claim to have an answer. "No matter how bad it is ... SOMETHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT." The billboards are part of an unprecedented national media campaign by Scientology to reach what it calls "a ...
Jan 1, 2002
Clear Expansion Committee Directory 2002 — Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization (CSFSO)
Nov 15, 2001
Columbus Volunteer's Heart's In New York — Columbus Dispatch
Sep 20, 2001
Changed Lives; Religious Leader Takes His Calling to Ground Zero — New York Times
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Amy Waldman Source:
New York Times AMID faces gray with grief and grime, theirs are fresh, even smiling. Among blackened uniforms and sooty equipment, their yellow T-shirts are bright buoys. They are clean.
At any time, well over 100 volunteer ministers from the Church of Scientology mill around the remains of the World Trade Center. On the day of the attack, they took in food to workers. Since then, they have taken the mind-altering techniques developed by the church's founder, L. Ron Hubbard.
When rescue workers stagger ...
Sep 18, 2001
Scientology at Ground Zero — Operation Clambake Message Board
Sep 17, 2001
Beware Scientologists Claiming To Be Mental Health Professionals — National Mental Health AssociationMore: mhatexas.org
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National Mental Health Association Alexandria, VA – The National Mental Health Association (NMHA) today is warning the public and media to beware of representatives of the Church of Scientology who are claiming to be mental health professionals assisting individuals in New York City.
"This is a very important and sensitive time," said Michael M. Faenza, President and CEO of NMHA. "I urge the Church of Scientology to stay out of mental health. The public needs to understand that the Scientologists are using this tragedy to ...
Sep 15, 2001
'Mental health' hotline a blind lead — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
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St. Petersburg Times (Florida) The televised blurb offered mental health assistance dealing with the attacks. Callers reached Scientologists. Television viewers who turned to Fox News on Friday for coverage of the terrorist attack also saw a message scrolling across the bottom of their screens – National Mental Health Assistance: 800-FOR-TRUTH. Unknown to the cable news channel, the phone number connects to a Church of Scientology center in Los Angeles, where Scientologists were manning the phones. Scientology officials said the number is a hotline offering referrals ...
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