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Nov 1, 1974
Intellectual Freedom // Anti-Scientology books targets of lawsuits — The Library JournalMore: link
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The Library Journal Having won out of court settlements and apologies from publishers of four recent books exposing the "inside story" on the "religion" of Scientology and its founder, Ron Hubbard, defenders of Scientology have vowed to take to court any Canadian library or bookstore that refuses to get rid of these "libelous" books. The Scientologists have conducted similar suits in England, Australia, and the U.S. The books in question are
The Mind Benders by Cyril Vosper (reportedly once a high official at ...
Jun 27, 1974
Libraries Face Libel Threat — Winnipeg Free Press
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Winnipeg Free Press The Church of Scientology of Canada has advised some libraries that they may be cited as party defendants in a libel suit unless they remove certain books from their shelves, Steven Horn, council member of the Canadian Library Association said Wednesday. But, in an advisory memorandum signed by the association's incoming president, Belly Henderson, association members were told, "... the threat is potential rather than actual." The memo said, "In view of the objectives of the ... association, it may be ...
Oct 1, 1973
The Awful Truth About Scientology — The RealistMore: ep.tc
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The Realist [Reproduced here with express permission of Paul Krassner — Publisher of The Realist. Thank you! Transcribed from scanned pages at The Realist Project Archive .] Although many people have had some brief acquaintance with Scientology, very few have gotten into the subject far enough to find out what it is really all about. It is a subject which doesn't easily lend itself to study. The courses are many and tend to become quite expensive, not only in terms of money, ...
Jul 19, 1973
Review // The soul washers — New ScientistMore: books.google.com
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Donald Gould Source:
New Scientist Inside Scientology by Robert Kaufman Olympia Press, pp 279, £2.25 An American musician called Robert Kaufman spent several years dallying with Scientology, finally submitting himself to a period of full time indoctrination at this strange cult's international headquarters at Saint Hill Manor, Sussex, before recovering from the experience in an American psychiatric hospital. Now he has written a book telling of his experiences. Inside Scientology, or How I Joined Scientology and Became Superhuman, describes in a lambent fashion the basic metaphysics ...
May 22, 1972
Scientology fights back — The NationMore: link
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Clay Steinman Source:
The Nation Mr. Steinman is a free-lance writer living in New York. Like all true believers, the members of the young Church of Scientology (or Dianetics as it is sometimes known) believe they have found the answers. A visit to their New York headquarters in the Hotel Martinique shows that Scientology has at least put smiles on a few faces and seems to have solved many of the existential problems of the members who work and study there. According to the recent U. ...
Feb 20, 1972
Church of Scientology Sues at Drop of Its Name — Yuma Daily Sun
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Lester Kinsolving Source:
Yuma Daily Sun Churches have been generally reluctant to engage in the expense and acrimony of lawsuits ever since St. Paul counseled the Corinthian church to avoid property litigation between members before pagan magistrates. (1 Cor. 6: 1-9) But an organization called "the church of Scientology" appears to have taken just the opposite course, in what seems to be a means of acquiring extensive publicity and at the same time frightening anyone inclined to expose their operations.
Dec 1, 1971
Suit-happy scientologists [exact date unknown] — Los Angeles Times (California)More: link , transcript from another publication
Type: Press
Author(s):
Lester Kinsolving Source:
Los Angeles Times (California) Churches have been generally reluctant to engage in the expense and acrimony of lawsuits ever since St. Paul counseled the Corinthian church to avoid property litigation between members before pagan magistrates. (1 Cor. 6: 1-9) But an organization called "the church of Scientology" appears to have taken just the opposite course, in what seems to be a means of acquiring extensive publicity and at the same time frightening anyone inclined to expose their operations. Scientology, which focuses upon intimate interviews using ...
Nov 20, 1971
Law Report November 19 1971 // Ban on book on scientology is lifted — The Times (UK)More: link
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The Times (UK) Hubbard and Another v Vosper and Another Before Lord Denning, the Master of the Rolls, Lord Justice Megaw and Lord Justice Stephenson. The court allowed an interlocutory appeal by defendants, Mr Cyril Ronald Vosper, of Inverness Terrace, W, and Neville Spearman Ltd, publishers, and set aside an injunction granted to Mr. Lafayette Ronald Hubbard and the Church of Scientology of California, of Saint Hill Manor, East Grinstead, Sussex, by Mr Justice Kilner Brown in chambers on October 4 restraining the defendants ...
Jan 1, 1971
The Scandal of Scientology - 09 Attacking the Attackers — Tower Publications, Inc.
Oct 1, 1970
Scientology church files $6 million suit (exact date unknown) More: link
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A $6 million libel and damage suit was filed in Federal court here yesterday by The Church of Scientology of California against Dell Publishing Company, Inc. The suit claims a recent Dell book, "Scientology, the Now Religion," was libelous and defamatory in calling Scientology a "con game" and "evil cloud" which "settles on a person." The suit by the church and its chief executive officer the Rev. Robert H. Thomas, asks $2 million general damages and $4 million punitive damages.
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