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Dec 17, 2007
Germany's Battle Against Scientology — TIME Magazine
Type: Press
Author(s): Andrew Purvis
Source: TIME Magazine
The interior ministers of Germany's 16 states have launched an investigation into the activities of the Church of Scientology, hoping to assemble evidence to support banning the U.S.-based organization from operating in Germany. But skeptics question whether such a move is politically and legally tenable — or wise. A similar move by state-level interior ministers in 1997 concluded in a report that "the Scientology organization, agenda and activities are marked by objectives that are fundamentally and permanently directed at abolishing the ...
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Dec 15, 2007
Some see Scientology as business — The Oklahoman
Type: Press
Author(s): Andrew Tevington
Source: The Oklahoman
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Dec 10, 2007
Germany Acts to Legally Ban Scientology — Christian Post
Type: Press
Author(s): Ethan Cole
Source: Christian Post
The homeland of legendary church reformer Martin Luther said over the weekend it will seek to ban the Church of Scientology – an organization considered to be in conflict with Germany’s constitution. High level German officials, including all 16 state interior ministers, agreed to give the nation’s domestic intelligence agency the job of preparing necessary information to ban the organization, which is considered by most Christians a cult, according to The Associated Press. The ministers, including federal Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, ...
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Dec 10, 2007
Germany attacks Scientology — The Scotsman (UK)
Type: Press
Author(s): Louis Charbonneau
Source: The Scotsman (UK)
WOLFGANG Schaeuble, the German interior minister, launched a verbal assault against the Church of Scientology yesterday, accusing it of trying to gain political power. Mr Schaeuble and the country's 16 state interior ministers have declared Scientology unconstitutional. And in a newspaper interview, he said: "Scientology is working in Germany to secure political power and influence. Fundamental rights, including human rights like the right to equal treatment, are limited or abrogated. The democratic system is rejected." Mr Schaeuble and his state counterparts ...
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Dec 10, 2007
Lack of Evidence: Agencies Warn Scientology Ban Doomed to Fail — Spiegel
Type: Press
Source: Spiegel
Germany's domestic intelligence agencies are warning that an effort by the country's interior ministers to ban Scientology could fail. They say the group has failed to gain a foothold in German society and that there isn't enough evidence to support freezing its activities. A plan by Germany's state interior ministers to attempt to ban Scientology appears to have little chance of success. According to an assessment made by officials at the country's state and federal intelligence agencies, the Offices for the ...
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Dec 10, 2007
Minister says Scientologists seek power in Germany — Reuters
Type: Press
Author(s): Louis Charbonneau
Source: Reuters
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble launched a verbal assault against the Church of Scientology on Sunday, accusing it in a newspaper interview of trying to secure political power and influence in Germany. A spokeswoman for Scientology in Germany dismissed Schaeuble's allegations as "insane". Schaeuble and the country's 16 state interior ministers declared Scientology unconstitutional on Friday, opening the way for a possible ban on the organisation. "Scientology is also working in Germany to secure political power and influence," ...
Dec 9, 2007
Court fight looms as Germany seeks to outlaw Scientologists — The Sunday Times (UK)
Type: Press
Author(s): Imre Karacs
Source: The Sunday Times (UK)
The Church of Scientology vowed yesterday to invoke America’s help in its battle against the German government, which declared it unconstitutional last week in the first step towards an outright ban. Sabine Weber, president of the church in Berlin, said the organisation would drag the German government through the courts and expected to win, with support from the US State Department. “Criminal examinations [in the past] all ended in our favour,” said Weber. Last Friday the German government gave the security ...
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Dec 8, 2007
German ministers try to ban Scientology — The Guardian (UK)
Type: Press
Source: The Guardian (UK)
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Dec 8, 2007
Germany moves to ban Scientology — BBC News
Type: Press
Source: BBC News
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Dec 8, 2007
Germany working to ban 'unconstitutional' Scientology — JURIST
Type: Press
Author(s): Bernard Hibbitts
Source: JURIST
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Dec 7, 2007
German ministers say Scientology unconstitutional — Washington Post
Type: Press
Author(s): Louis Charbonneau
Source: Washington Post
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Dec 7, 2007
German officials want Church of Scientology banned in the country — Globe and Mail (Canada)
Type: Press
Source: Globe and Mail (Canada)
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Dec 7, 2007
Germany moves to ban Scientology — CNN
Type: Press
Source: CNN
Tag(s): CNNGermanySabine Weber
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Dec 7, 2007
Germany Prepares to Ban Scientology — Spiegel
Type: Press
Source: Spiegel
Tag(s): GermanySpiegel
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Dec 7, 2007
Germany to step up Scientology surveillance — Monsters and Critics
Type: Press
Source: Monsters and Critics
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Dec 7, 2007
Germany's Interior Ministers Label Scientology Unconstitutional — Deutsche Welle
Type: Press
Source: Deutsche Welle
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Dec 7, 2007
Scientology responds to German ban proposal — CNN
Type: Press
Source: CNN
Tag(s): CNNGermany
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Dec 6, 2007
If we can't ban 'em, let's bankrupt 'em — Spiegel
Type: Press
Source: Spiegel
Germany's interior ministers have faced frustrating setbacks fighting the far-right in court. A new tactic under consideration involves hitting organizations that support the party where it really hurts – in the wallet. [...] Some interior ministers have also voiced their support for using this tactic on other groups. "That must also be valid for left extreme or radical foreign establishments," Bouffier said. Such a foreign establishment could include the Church of Scientology, which German politicians have labelled as a money-making cult ...
Tag(s): GermanySpiegel
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Dec 4, 2007
Hamburg Official Proposes Ban On Scientology In Germany — AHN
Type: Press
Author(s): Vittorio Hernandez
Source: AHN
Hamburg, Germany (AHN) - Hamburg's Interior Minister Udo Nagel wants a national ban in Germany on Scientology, which claims many high-profile adherents, including Hollywood actor Tom Cruise. Nagel's opposition to Scientology is premised on his view of the religion as a commercial enterprise and an anti-constitutional body with aggressive tactics. Nagel shared his thoughts with fellow state interior ministers in a gathering at Hamburg. He apparently has the state on his side. The German Office for the Protection of the Constitution ...
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Oct 7, 2007
The Hitler curse — Ynet
Type: Press
Author(s): Eldad Beck
Source: Ynet
Could footage of Claus Schenk von Stauffenberg's execution in Tom Cruise's new film have been sabotaged by Berlin officials? Eldad Beck Published: 10.07.07, 19:44 / Israel Culture Berlin - What is causing the series of mishaps taking place on the set of a movie starring Tom Cruise in the role of Claus Schenk von Stauffenberg - the man who attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler? Over the weekend the movie's production team confirmed that footage for the movie entitled “Valkyrie," shot some ...
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Sep 17, 2007
Cruise Film Gets German OK — TIME Magazine
Type: Press
Author(s): Stephanie Kirchner
Source: TIME Magazine
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Sep 5, 2007
Scientology branded a 'criminal organisation' and may face charges — The Scotsman (UK)
Type: Press
Author(s): Alastair Dalton
Source: The Scotsman (UK)
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Aug 9, 2007
Scientology Targets Europe Amid Fresh Calls for Ban in Germany — Deutsche Welle
Type: Press
Author(s): Marcus Bösch
Source: Deutsche Welle
An alarming book, fresh demands for a ban and a rejection of those calls for a prohibition: the controversial Scientology organization has been all over the media, yet still aims to missionize Europe. Ursula Caberta expressed her opinion loud and clear: "Scientology is a dangerous, extremist organization which has declared war on Europe." As Commissioner for Scientology issues for Hamburg, Caberta is considered an expert on the subject. She has been observing the movement since 1992 and just presented her new ...
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Aug 8, 2007
Controversial Cult: German Parties Reject Bid to Ban Scientology — Spiegel
Type: Press
Source: Spiegel
Senior politicians from Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition have rejected calls for a ban on the Scientology cult. A legal bid to outlaw it would fail because authorities haven't had time to build a proper case against the organization, they say. Politicians from Germany's two ruling parties have rejected calls for Scientology to be banned in Germany. A bid to outlaw Scientology may fail because Germany's domestic intelligence service is unlikely to have gathered enough evidence against it to back court action ...
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Aug 8, 2007
Germany: Scientology a security threat? — UPI
Type: Press
Source: UPI
HAMBURG, Germany, Aug. 8 (UPI) — The interior minister of Hamburg, Germany, sees Scientology as a threat to his state's security. Scientology is not a religious community but an "extremist grouping" that needs to be banned, said Udo Nagel, the interior minister of the northern German state of Hamburg. According to Nagel, Germany’s Interior Ministry in Berlin is currently probing whether a ban of Scientology would hold up in court. Observers and virtually all political parties in Germany see Scientology as ...
Tag(s): Children, youthGermanyUdo NagelUPI
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Jul 26, 2007
Go Home, Tom Cruise! Why does Germany hate Scientologists? — Slate Magazine
Type: Press
Author(s): Michelle Tsai Michelle Tsai
Source: Slate Magazine
Last Sunday, the German Protestant Church's religious cult specialist called Tom Cruise the "Goebbels of Scientology." This comparison of the War of the Worlds actor and the head of the Nazi propaganda machine is only the most recent example of a German official having harsh words for the Church of Scientology. Last month, a German Defense Ministry spokesman said Cruise couldn't film his movie at military sites because the actor had "publicly professed to being a member of the Scientology cult." ...
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Jul 19, 2007
Cruise & Scientology — CNN
Type: Press
Author(s): Anderson Cooper
Source: CNN
[...] RANDI KAYE, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): He's played a top gun and secret agent. But it's his latest role, anti-Nazi war hero that's landed Tom Cruise in hot water. Germany is boiling over his religion. Filming began outside Berlin today, for a movie starring Cruise, as Count Klaus von Stauffenberg, a famed colonel who tried to kill Hitler. Back in 1944, Stauffenberg and his coconspirators were executed here at the defense ministry building. Cruise was planning to shoot scenes at the ...
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Jun 26, 2007
Why Germany Hates Tom Cruise — TIME Magazine
Type: Press
Author(s): Andrew Purvis
Source: TIME Magazine
Tom Cruise may suit up nicely as an American flying ace or an acrobatic crime buster, but when it comes to portraying Germany's most beloved anti-Nazi, Germans would prefer a different actor, bitte. Cruise is due to play German officer Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, celebrated for trying to kill Hitler in 1944, but the German Defense Ministry has warned that if Cruise gets the role, Ministry sites will be off-limits to the filmmakers. The reason? Because Cruise, as the Defense ...
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Mar 27, 2007
Scientology's New European Offensive: The March of the 'Orgs' — Spiegel
Type: Press
Author(s): Holger Stark
Source: Spiegel
Scientology has started a new propaganda offensive in Europe, opening new offices in capitals across the continent. German authorities are responding by increasing their efforts to monitor the controversial organization. At first sight, the building in Berlin's Charlottenburg neighborhood looks like a run-of-the-mill office complex: a functional, seven-story construction covered with glass windows. The young receptionist is dressed in black and wears a futuristic-looking headset. But for Scientologists, the building is a chapel, a place for studying their own doctrine and, ...
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Jan 26, 2007
Keep Sunday Special: German Sunday Closing Law Applies to New Scientology Center — Spiegel
Type: Press
Source: Spiegel
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
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