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Mar 21, 2002
Google pulls anti-Scientology links — CNET
Type: Press
Author(s):
Matt Loney Source:
CNET Google was accused Wednesday of effectively removing from the Internet a Web site that is critical of the Church of Scientology after it deleted links to some of the site's pages from its search engine. The popular search company said it removed the links after it received a copyright-infringement complaint from the Church of Scientology. Andreas Heldal-Lund, Webmaster of the site Xenu.net, said in a Usenet posting that the complaint demanded that Google take down a large number of references to ...
Mar 19, 2002
Binman wins 'rubbish' film case — BBC News
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BBC News Benjamin "the binman" Pell, known for rifling through celebrities' rubbish, has won a court victory against a man who promised to make a film of his life. He will now get £77,500 back from businessman John Mappin, who told Mr Pell he could turn his story into a Hollywood blockbuster. Mr Pell said he had been "duped" into handing over the money to Mr Mappin, who claimed he would sign up a famous film director. But instead, he enlisted his best ...
Mar 12, 2002
Benji's claims con — Birmingham PostMore: highbeam.com
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Birmingham Post Benjamin Pell — better known as Benji the Binman - yesterday launched a High Court damages action claiming he was misled into handing over money for a Hollywood blockbuster to be made out of his life. Mr Pell has brought an action for fraudulent misrepresentation against businessman John Mappin. He is seeking the repayment of pounds 77,500 and unspecified damages. Mr Pell's counsel, Marion Smith, told Mr Justice Gray that his primary case was that he was 'duped' into paying out ...
Mar 5, 2002
Egypt jails two Scientologists — UPIMore: hrwf.net
Type: Press
Author(s):
Issandr El Amrani Source:
UPI United Press International (05.03. 2002) /- HRWF International Secretariat (14.03.2002) C Website http://www.hrwf.net - Two members of the Church of Scientology are being held by Egyptian authorities under charges of "contempt of religion." They are accused of trying to spread their doctrines "with the aim of sparking riots." "Contempt of religion" is a charge that has come up increasingly often in Egypt in recent years. Similar accusations have been used against other non-mainstream religious groups or to punish groups whose activities ...
Feb 23, 2002
Scientologists face Paris ban — BBC News
Feb 21, 2002
France puts Scientology sect on trial — Guardian Unlimited
Feb 8, 2002
Scientology reaches out to troubled with ad campaign — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Type: Press
Author(s):
Deborah O'Neil Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Billboards are going up in major U.S. cities claiming to have an answer for those in distress. Some mental health experts question the church's motive. For Americans troubled by economic uncertainty, fear and grief, 1,100 Church of Scientology billboards going up in major U.S. cities claim to have an answer. "No matter how bad it is ... SOMETHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT." The billboards are part of an unprecedented national media campaign by Scientology to reach what it calls "a ...
Feb 5, 2002
The Church of Scientology has delayed moving into the former Hart Hotel until late 2003 — Battle Creek Enquirer
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Battle Creek Enquirer The Church of Scientology has delayed moving into the former Hart Hotel until late 2003. The church originally had planned to move out of its present location at 66 E. Michigan Ave. this summer, but decided it would be more beneficial to wait so the former hotel could be completely renovated before the move takes place, said Mike Delaware, executive secretary of the Battle Creek church. The later date will better accommodate contractors working on the restoration of the building, said ...
Jan 31, 2002
Tom's cruising Europe for Scientology — Salon
Jan 30, 2002
Cruise lobbies over Scientology — BBC News
Jan 1, 2002
Clear Expansion Committee Directory 2002 — Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization (CSFSO)
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 ...
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