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Jan 15, 2010
Scientology plans new center // Ex-cable building will transform into an 'ideal church' — Columbus Dispatch
Type: Press
Author(s):
Meredith Heagney Source:
Columbus Dispatch This year, Columbus is set to join a worldwide push in the Church of Scientology to improve its buildings and increase its reach. The Church of Scientology of Central Ohio has existed in Columbus for 30 years in various Downtown locations. Leaders plan to move the church from its current spot at 30 N. High St. to the former Time Warner building at 1266 Dublin Rd. on the Northwest Side. The new church will classify as an "Ideal Church of Scientology." ...
Jun 3, 2009
Scientologists buy Florence church — Cincinnati Enquirer
Type: Press
Author(s):
Patrick Crowley Source:
Cincinnati Enquirer FLORENCE – The Church of Scientology is coming to Northern Kentucky, setting up in a building formerly owned by the Florence Baptist Church.
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Florence Baptist, which recently moved to a new $15 million church on Mount Zion Road, sold its former church building at 283 Main St. in Florence for $1.64 million to the Cincinnati-based Church of Scientology of Ohio.
The deal closed last week and was announced to Florence Baptist members in a letter from the church trustees.
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Nov 7, 2008
Developers eye opportunities in down market — Columbus Business First
Type: Press
Author(s):
Brian R. Ball Source:
Columbus Business First [...] Andy Mills, an agent with the Continental Realty Ltd. brokerage, said there is interest in the central business district buildings north of Capitol Square with the construction of the Broad and High offices by the Casto real estate group. He said the office building he’s marketing for sale at 30 N. High St. also has steady interest for commercial and residential redevelopments even though the seller, the Church of Scientology, has yet to finalize the date of its move to ...
Apr 22, 2008
Variance clears way for scientology church on Dublin Road — ThisWeek Community Newspaper
Type: Press
Author(s):
Gary Seman Jr. Source:
ThisWeek Community Newspaper The Church of Scientology has been given the go-ahead to build a new facility on Dublin Road. Columbus City Council on Monday night voted 7-0 on a variance that will allow the organization to construct a 50,000-square-foot church in the old Time-Warner headquarters, 1266 Dublin Road, just outside of Grandview Heights. No one spoke against the request. "The new quarters will permit us to serve our parishioners and the community better," said Rev. John Carmichael, president of the Church of Scientology ...
Mar 29, 2008
Church of Scientology needs bigger building / Officials want city to rezone former Time Warner site — Columbus Dispatch
Type: Press
Author(s):
Meredith Heagney Source:
Columbus Dispatch The Church of Scientology plans to move into a former Time Warner building on Dublin Road on the Northwest Side, near Grandview Heights. The church has to move out of its Downtown headquarters, 30 N. High St., because there isn't enough room, said the Rev. John Carmichael, president of the Church of Scientology of New York. The new church will be used for Sunday services, classes and counseling, Carmichael said. Plans call for an opening by mid-2009. The church asked the ...
Aug 29, 2007
The Invasion Begins: Scientology's Plan To Conquer Cleveland — Cleveland Free Times
Type: Press
Author(s):
James Renner Source:
Cleveland Free Times The optometrist wants to hear about my most painful memories.
This is an auditing session, an important component of a religion called Scientology. The optometrist is the auditor. His name is Steve Sasala. He is skinny. And tall. His face is long and narrow. I can make out the shape of his skull. We sit across from each other, on opposite sides of a tiny desk inside a claustrophobic room at the back of some historic building in Parma Heights. The ...
Nov 19, 2006
Scientology: Stress test or recruiting? — WLWT 5 (Cincinnati)
Type: TV
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WLWT 5 (Cincinnati) CINCINNATI — It is a church that critics believe is dangerous, but members say it's completely misunderstood. You may not realize it, but during this holiday season, a visit to the mall may come with an invitation to a religion that sparks passion and controversy. Sylvia Stanard/Scientology Spokeswoman: "It's really the religion of religions." To those who believe, it's both a church and a lifestyle. Worker #1: "I know that this works." To critics, it's a money machine and mind-controlling cult. ...
Apr 7, 2006
Ex-chiropractor to plead guilty in health care fraud case — Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Type: Press
Author(s):
Torsten Ove Source:
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The jailed owner of the Hemorrhoid Relief Centers of Pittsburgh is set to plead guilty today in Columbus, Ohio, to multiple charges in connection with his role as an orchestrator of one of the largest health care fraud cases in the United States. Markell D. Boulis, 45, a former chiropractor from Collier who ran seminars across the country designed to illegally boost revenue for chiropractic practices, has informed federal authorities that he will enter a plea in two federal cases in ...
Feb 10, 2003
Obituary / L.J. Fafard, 67, CSO violinist — Cincinnati Enquirer
Type: Press
Author(s):
Nicole Hamilton Source:
Cincinnati Enquirer By: Nicole Hamilton
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Retired Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra violinist Laurent Joseph Fafard spent his life inspiring others through music.
As a violin teacher, it wasn't unusual for one-hour lessons to turn into three-hour lessons about life.
"He was a very compassionate person who gave of his talents beyond what was expected," said his sister-in-law, Elizabeth Fafard of Brooks, Maine.
Mr. Fafard died a few days before his 68th birthday, which he would have celebrated Jan. 23, in his Avondale ...
May 1, 1997
Scientologist Lisa McPherson's tragic death — Watchman Expositor
Type: Press
Author(s):
Craig Branch Source:
Watchman Expositor The death of 36 year old Lisa McPherson while in the "care" of fellow Scientologists at the Clearwater headquarters has led to an ongoing investigation by Clearwater police and has been the focus of numerous stories in the Tampa Tribune , St. Petersburg Times , New York Times , local media, NBC Nightly News , and episodes on Inside Edition . Lisa's tragic story began when she joined Scientology upon high school graduation. But two weeks before Thanksgiving, 1995, Lisa "told friends that she was ready ...
Aug 30, 1990
Scientology advertising to stop, mission head says — Akron Beacon Journal (Ohio)
Type: Press
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Akron Beacon Journal (Ohio) Robert Bosan said Wednesday, that he has agreed, for now, to stop advertising his Church of Scientology but he plans to apply again to run the mission on Streetsboro's far west side. On Tuesday, Bosan, of the 200 block of state Route 303, withdrew his application for a conditional use permit that would allow him to use a neighboring house as a Scientology mission. He said he intends to reapply, perhaps for a zoning variance, and [...]
Jan 21, 1990
A tale of capture and brainwashing / Medina clan tells how cult ruled lives — Akron Beacon Journal (Ohio)More: link
Nov 28, 1979
Scientologists vowed to 'crush' man, files show — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Dec 12, 1975
Customs sued — The Bryant Times (Ohio)
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