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Mar 7, 2009
CPS gives Scientologists same legal protection as mainstream religions — Daily Mail (UK)
Type: Press
Author(s): James Millbank, Jonathan Petre
Source: Daily Mail (UK)
The Crown Prosecution Service has decided that anyone who attacks Scientology can be prosecuted under faith hate laws. The move will for the first time provide the controversial Church of Scientology – described by some as a cult – the same protection as other mainstream religions. Critics of the organisation, whose members include Tom Cruise and John Travolta, attacked the decision last night, saying it would encourage Scientologists to push for official recognition in Britain. The Mail on Sunday understands the ...
Jan 20, 2008
Scientologists enlist police to push antidrugs drive in school — The Times (UK)
May 20, 2007
Cult or cure? — The Scotsman (UK)
Type: Press
Author(s): Holly Marney
Source: The Scotsman (UK)
Would you be able to kill small animals? Do you twitch during the night? Would you have more than two children, even if you couldn't afford them? Just three of the bizarre questions you are asked if you try to enrol in the Hubbard Academy of Personal Independence, the Scottish base of Scientology, the controversial sect with famous adherents such as Tom Cruise and John Travolta. Labelled a cult by its critics, defended as a bona fide religion by devotees, it ...
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
May 12, 2007
Why did top policeman agree to appear in a film for the Scientologists? — Daily Mail (UK)
Type: Press
Author(s): Gordon Rayner
Source: Daily Mail (UK)
A senior policeman has appeared in a video praising the highly-controversial Church of Scientology, the Daily Mail can reveal. Chief Superintendent Ken Stewart, a divisional commander with the City of London police, agreed to be filmed outside Bishopsgate police station for the Scientology film, which is shown to members of the organisation. Although Mr Stewart insisted he was not a Scientologist, the news is the latest evidence of the extent to which the group has managed to forge links with the ...
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Mar 20, 2007
Met allows Cruise's sect access to data on security alerts — Evening Standard (UK)
Type: Press
Source: Evening Standard (UK)
The Metropolitan Police have agreed to give the Church of Scientology privileged information on security, the Evening Standard can reveal. Under the agreement, the Met has placed the church on the database of groups provided with "current, fast-time”details about safety matters. [Picture / Caption: Devotee: Tom Cruise addresses a meeting of his church which the Police have agreed to give privileged information] The revelation will raise further questions about police links with the sect of which John Travolta and Tom Cruise ...
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Mar 23, 2000
The gospel of the web / Nick Ryan on the holy wars fought in cyberspace between religious movements and their critics — The Guardian (UK)
Type: Press
Author(s): Nick Ryan
Source: The Guardian (UK)
Nick Ryan on the holy wars fought in cyberspace between religious movements and their critics Religion in the UK: special report August 12 1995 was a Saturday much like any other in the urban sprawl of Arlington, Virginia. Except that an alert went out over email and on Usenet groups to say that 10 people - including two federal marshals, two computer technicians, one a former FBI agent, and several attorneys - were raiding the home of former Scientologist Arnaldo Lerma. ...
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Feb 29, 2000
Report urges dissolution of Scientology church in France / Europe: Panel calls group a danger to the public and a threat to national security — Los Angeles Times (California)
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Jul 13, 1999
Cult or religion: What's the difference? — BBC News
Jul 19, 1994
Cults / New style, old problem
Apr 1, 1994
Scientology links with rehabilitation group — Big Issue (UK)
More: link
Type: Press
Author(s): Anthony Middleton
Source: Big Issue (UK)
A GROUP which runs a national drug rehabilitation programme and gives regular lectures to schools is closely linked to the controversial Church of Scientology. Narconon, which bases its methods on the teachings of the Church's founder L Ron Hubbard, currently treats a small number of private-paying addicts each year. But it is has recently launched a major expansion programme, and Narconon claims that Tower Hamlet's social services department has paid the £500 per week fee for the three month treatment of ...
Jan 14, 1993
Disco boss bans group in cult fear — The Advertiser (Finchley, UK)
May 15, 1988
Branson firm hired to help 'sinister' cult — The Sunday Times (UK)
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Type: Press
Author(s): Richard Palmer
Source: The Sunday Times (UK)
RICHARD BRANSON's Virgin company has been distributing thousands of newspapers and magazines for the Church of Scientology. The publications, containing propaganda and articles encouraging people to buy the cult's controversial and expensive courses, have been packaged at Virgin's distribution centre at Crawley, West Sussex, and sent to homes in Britain and abroad. Virgin won the contract to distribute the publications, Good News and Source magazine, through an agent in Los Angeles who used Branson's cargo company to fly in thousands of ...
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Other web sites with precious media archives. There is also a downloadable SQL dump of this library (use it as you wish, no need to ask permission.)   In May 2008, Ron Sharp's hard work consisting of over 1260 FrontCite tagged articles were integrated with this library. There are more contributors to this library. This library currently contains over 6000 articles, and more added everyday from historical archives.