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Jan 22, 2010
Don't panic Haiti, the Scientologists are coming! — The Guardian (UK)
Sep 4, 2009
I, car park — The National (UAE)
Type: Press
Author(s):
Bradley Hope Source:
The National (UAE) The future of vehicle storage comes to Ibn Battuta.
The future of parking can be found hidden in an unassuming new development next to Ibn Battuta Mall. The only clue that you are crossing into science-fiction territory is a hastily put-together sign taped to a light pole that reads “ROBOTIC PARKING GARAGE” with an arrow pointing to the right.
The notion of a robotic garage might evoke images of android valet drivers who politely decline your tip when they return your ...
Jun 21, 2009
Scientology (Chapter 1 of 3): The Truth Rundown — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: A letter from David Miscavige , David Miscavige bio, and bios of Scientology officials who defected
Type: Press
Author(s):
Joe Childs ,
Thomas C. Tobin Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Part ONE of THREE The leader of the Church of Scientology strode into the room with a boom box and an announcement: Time for a game of musical chairs. David Miscavige had kept more than 30 members of his church's executive staff cooped up for weeks in a small office building outside Los Angeles, not letting them leave except to grab a shower. They slept on the floor, their food carted in. Their assignment was to develop strategic plans for the ...
Jun 9, 2009
Latest news from the French Scientology trial — DigitalJournal.com
Type: Commentary
Author(s):
Michael Cosgrove Source:
DigitalJournal.com The Church of Scientology is on trial in Paris for organised fraud. Six individuals and two organisations have been charged and if they are found guilty the Church may well have to wind up some or all of its activities in France. This trial had been talked about for months here as being a make-or-break affair for Scientology and it began last Monday. The two organisations being tried are the Spiritual Association of the Church of Scientology and the Scientology library, ...
May 29, 2009
Infinite Complacency - The Paris Trial I
May 20, 2009
France declares war on sect influence in the United Nations — DigitalJournal.com
Dec 12, 2008
Feature Guest - John Anthony Duignan — Radio New Zealand National
Sep 10, 2008
Scientologist OTV Senator Candidate — Blogspot
May 26, 2008
The Post editorial board on Britain's censorship of a Scientology protest sign: A defeat for free expression — National Post
Type: Press
Author(s):
Marni Soupcoff Source:
National Post It may be one thing for freedom of expression to be an object of controversy in Canada — which is, after all, a somewhat tenuous experiment in democracy and federalism, one whose final shape and outcome may yet remain to be determined — but it is quite another to see it tormented in Great Britain, the historical anchor of most of the liberties we take for granted. When Britain injures what the rest of regard as British principles, it is a ...
May 3, 2008
Lead voice of black Muslims in the U.S. teaches inclusion — San Diego Union-Tribune
Type: Press
Author(s):
Sandi Dolbee Source:
San Diego Union-Tribune At 74, Imam W. Deen Mohammed has carved a reputation for moderation and inclusion as the leading voice of African-American Muslims across the country. A champion of interfaith dialogue, Mohammed has repeatedly encouraged people of faith to focus on what they have in common, has traveled to the Vatican to meet with the pope and was the first Muslim to give the invocation on the floor of the U.S. Senate. But when it comes to the Democratic presidential nomination race, he ...
May 1, 2008
Scientology and the state: Narconon’s influence in the prison system
Type: Research
Author(s):
Drew Tewksbury Abstract: Scientology has never been a stranger to controversy and now an alternative prison rehabilitation center based on Scientology drug treatment stirs concern with medical experts. The Second Chance Center is a small facility outside Albuquerque, N.M., which uses the Scientology-based drug treatment program called Narconon. It is the first prison-based rehabilitation center in America that was designed specifically to foster the Narconon system, and its founders hope that it will be the model for more centers around the country. The ...
Mar 3, 2008
The truth about Scientology — National Post
Type: Press
Author(s):
Yvette Shank Source:
National Post The truth about Scientology
Yvette Shank, National Post
Published: Monday, March 03, 2008
Jonathan Kay's article on Scientology and its founder L. Ron Hubbard ("In fear of Xenu," Jan. 18.) certainly didn't give the picture of the religion I have known for the past 40 years. From a very young age I found myself asking many questions: Who am I? What am I? Where do I come from? How can I help my friends and family? And I finally found what ...
Dec 4, 2007
The Catholic Church in Samoa concerned new religions eroding the nation's faith — Radio New Zealand International
Type: Press
Source:
Radio New Zealand International A spokesman for Samoa’s Catholic archbishop says new religions are threatening to erode the country’s faith.
On Friday, Samoa’s head of state is due to ask for divine forgiveness of his country’s sins for the first time, in a ceremony organised by the Catholic church.
Father Penitito Mauga says he expects up to 20 thousand Christians of all denominations to attend.
He says as the beliefs of the population change, it’s time for the people to reaffirm their faith.
“We have ...
Oct 31, 2007
Booklet sent to Winnipeg Mayor's office insinuates politician endorses Scientology — National Post
Type: Press
Source:
National Post A religious booklet sent to his office makes it seem that Winnipeg Mayor Sam Katz officially endorses the musings of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. Mayor Katz's image and the official City of Winnipeg logo appear on the back cover of the 68-page booklet, which implores readers to observe life lessons such as "do not take alcohol to excess," "don't be promiscuous," "preserve your teeth" and "don't do anything illegal." The booklet, called The Way to Happiness, purports to be "presented ...
Aug 3, 2007
Scientologists Descend on Minneapolis Collapse Site — ABC News
Type: Press
Author(s):
Marcus Baram Source:
ABC News They're ubiquitous at almost every disaster zone, assisting the wounded and consoling grieving families, from Ground Zero to Indonesia to New Orleans and now Minneapolis.
The Church of Scientology and its globetrotting team of volunteer ministers have been active over the last several years, arousing the ire of critics who read unholy motives into the group's charitable works.
Soon after Wednesday's bridge collapse, at least 20 Scientology volunteers in Minneapolis and surrounding areas headed to the disaster zone, according to a ...
Jan 24, 2007
Today's CCHR demo in Sudbury, MA — Daily KosMore: link
Mar 11, 2006
Scientology group finds support in Legislature — Arizona RepublicMore: rickross.com
Type: Press
Author(s):
Amanda J. Crawford Source:
Arizona Republic A group affiliated with the Church of Scientology has forged close ties with several influential members of the Arizona Legislature as part of a nationwide battle against the mental-health industry. The Citizens Commission on Human Rights has courted key lawmakers with trips to glitzy Scientologist events in Hollywood. And, observers say, it has been the force behind more than two dozen bills in Arizona in recent years, including measures to restrict prescriptions of Ritalin and mood-altering drugs. One of the measures ...
Oct 6, 2005
Phoenix DO SAC Timothy J. Landrum Speaks Before The National Foundation for Women Legislators — U.S. Department of Justice
Sep 9, 2005
State: Scientology reaches out and touches a nerve — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Jul 1, 2005
Scientology's war on psychiatry — Salon
Type: Press
Author(s):
Katharine Mieszkowski Source:
Salon The controversial church, whose founder called shrinks "terrorists" and which labels mental illness a fraud, is closer than you think to implanting its extreme beliefs in the nation's laws and schools. It may be easy to dismiss Tom Cruise's recent outbursts against psychiatry as the ravings of an egomaniacal celebrity. Comedians have certainly had a field day with Cruise, a fervent disciple of the Church of Scientology, ever since he scolded Brooke Shields for taking prescribed medication to treat her postpartum ...
Jul 1, 2002
12 least-known teachings of Scientology — The Wittenburg DoorMore: web.archive.org
Type: Press
Author(s):
Becky Garrison Source:
The Wittenburg Door 1. Scientologist doctors recommend that all thetans who want to be clear and disease free undergo a regimen of proper auditing and constant expulsion of liquid assets of at least $300,000 in order to drain completely their minds (and bank accounts). 2. A Tribble is a thetan that seeks to obtain OT III level status by foregoing shaving. Notable tribbles who have donned beards include Nancy Cartwright (voice of Bart Simpson), Tom Cruise and John Travolta. 3. Xenu is the name ...
Jan 1, 2002
The news about the news / American journalism in peril / A risky story — Random House, Inc.
Type: Press
Author(s):
Leonard Downie Jr. ,
Robert G. Kaiser Source:
Random House, Inc. READ THE ARTICLE (Thanks to nytimes.com for access to their archives.):
Scientology's Puzzling Journey From Tax Rebel to Tax Exempt
New York Times
March 9, 1997
By Douglas Frantz
The Church of Scientology was founded in 1954 by a writer named L. Ron Hubbard. For years Scientology sought to persuade the Internal Revenue Service that it was a religion and deserved the same tax deduction given to traditional religious groups. Scientology took in hundreds of millions of dollars, and for decades ...
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)More: link
Nov 28, 1999
John Travolta's alien nation — Washington Post
Oct 5, 1999
Travolta shocker / The gay charges and the truth about his marriage — National Enquirer
May 9, 1999
Is Scientology above the law? — France 2
Dec 10, 1998
Scientology wants city's kids — NOW MagazineMore: nowtoronto.com
Type: Press
Author(s):
Enzo Di Matteo Source:
NOW Magazine Quaint Clarkson, tucked away on the westernmost edge of Mississauga, seems as unlikely a place as any to find L. Ron Hubbard, sci-fi-writer-turned-icon and founder of the much-vilified Church of Scientology.
But here, just past the picket fences and over the train tracks where the old post office used to be, the portrait that graces Hubbard's opus Dianetics: The Modern Science Of Mental Health – sailor cap, face turned upward, blue sky in the background – hangs in the foyer of ...
Mar 9, 1997
Scientology's puzzling journey from tax rebel to tax exempt // Taxes and tactics behind an I.R.S. reversal — New York TimesMore: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
Douglas Frantz Source:
New York Times On Oct. 8, 1993, 10,000 cheering Scientologists thronged the Los Angeles Sports Arena to celebrate the most important milestone in the church's recent history: victory in its all-out war against the Internal Revenue Service. For 25 years, I.R.S. agents had branded Scientology a commercial enterprise and refused to give it the tax exemption granted to churches. The refusals had been upheld in every court. But that night the crowd learned of an astonishing turnaround. The I.R.S. had granted tax exemptions to ...
Jan 21, 1997
Real-life angel John Travolta: My hands can heal the sick — National ExaminerMore: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
Laurie Campbell Source:
National Examiner LIKE a real-life angel, Michael star John Travolta has the otherworldly power to heal with his hands. Back in 1994, The EXAMINER was the first to report the amazing healing magic in John's fingertips. Since then, he's added dozens of "patients" to the list of pals and co-workers who've received his miraculous touch. * Rock musician Sting's sore throat disappeared after a healing session with John. * On the set of the movie Phenomenon, he cured a crew member's injured leg. ...
Mar 22, 1995
In whose hands? / How Allstate applied Scientology methods to train its managers — Wall Street JournalMore: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
Rochelle Sharpe Source:
Wall Street Journal Two years ago, an Allstate agent stood up at Sears's annual meeting to ask what then seemed a bizarre question. "To what extent," he inquired, "are the teachings of L. Ron Hubbard's Church of Scientology present today in Allstate and in Sears?" Edward Brennan, chairman of Sears, Roebuck & Co., and Wayne Hedien, then-chairman of Sears's Allstate Insurance Co. unit, both appeared bewildered. Mr. Brennan said he had no knowledge of any relationship at all. Mr. Hedien said he didn't even ...
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