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Scientology comes to town // New religion in Pittsburgh brings controversy, high hopes

Title: Scientology comes to town // New religion in Pittsburgh brings controversy, high hopes
Date: Sunday, 24 July 2005
Publisher: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Author: Virginia Linn
Main source: post-gazette.com

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In the 1900 block of East Carson Street on the South Side, there's an unassuming storefront that marked its first anniversary last month. It's the Pittsburgh office of the Church of Scientology, the controversial religious movement that recently captured international headlines when celebrity disciple Tom Cruise became increasingly public and, at times, combative, about his beliefs. Although the office opened here with little fanfare, Scientologists have high hopes for its growth as they try to regain a foothold in the region ... [Read the rest at post-gazette.com]