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Tough time for Scientologists: A Story in The New Yorker and a lawsuit in Portland

Title: Tough time for Scientologists: A Story in The New Yorker and a lawsuit in Portland
Date: Wednesday, 9 February 2011
Publisher: Willamette Week
Author: James Pitkin
Main source: wweek.com

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It's shaping up to be a tough month both in Portland and nationwide for the Church of Scientology. On a national level, a takedown published this week in The New Yorker can't be good for the religion founded by sci-fi writer L. Ron Hubbard. And locally, Scientologists face a lawsuit filed Feb. 4 by a woman claiming exposure to toxic fumes in a downtown Portland building owned by the Church. The suit filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court claims Teresa Barney ... [Read the rest at wweek.com]