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Nov 9, 2010
In Pasadena, a model for Scientology’s growth plan — New York Times
Type: Press
Author(s):
Fred A. Bernstein Source:
New York Times PASADENA, Calif. — The opening of a Scientology center in this city’s Old Town neighborhood was a significant local event. Church members spent $10 million to buy a historic four-story building and $6 million more to restore it to its 1906 luster before a gala dedication ceremony on July 18. But the Pasadena project is just one part of a much larger undertaking for the church: the creation of about 50 new centers in 16 countries. The global real estate firm ...
May 2, 2010
Scientology leader David Miscavige accused of snooping in secret celeb confessional files — NY Daily News (New York)
Type: Press
Author(s):
Joanna Molloy ,
George Rush Source:
NY Daily News (New York) [Picture / Caption: Scientology leader David Miscavige (l.) is being accused of gossiping about Lisa Marie Presley and Michael Jackson after snooping in her confidential confessional file.] The Church of Scientology is bringing down the hammer on a renegade member who alleges leader David Miscavige loves to gossip about his star parishioners. Former high-ranking member Amy Scobee claims in her just-out book, "Scientology: Abuse at the Top," that Miscavige and other officials "snooped" in confidential confessional files - a charge vehemently ...
Apr 28, 2010
It's time to end the Church of Scientology's tax-exempt status — Huffington Post
Type: Press
Author(s):
Steven Hassan Source:
Huffington Post For more than 25 years, the IRS denied tax-exemption to the Church of Scientology. The long-running policy flowed from an IRS determination in 1967 that Scientology was in fact a commercial entity operated solely for the benefit of founder L. Ron Hubbard. In 1993, seven years after Hubbard's death, the IRS made a puzzling and highly suspicious reversal. It settled its tax bill with Scientology for just $12.5 million and conferred on it the title of tax-exempt "religion." Both the Wall ...
Mar 28, 2010
I penned the suckiest movie ever - sorry! — New York Post
Type: Press
Author(s):
J. D. Shapiro Source:
New York Post This month, "Battlefield Earth," the blockbuster bomb based on the novel by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, won the Razzie for "Worst Movie of the Decade." J.D. Shapiro, the film's first screenwriter, accepted the award in person. Shapiro, who also wrote the screenplay for "Robin Hood: Men in Tights," "We Married Margo," and is developing a King Arthur spoof called "524 AD" (524AD.com), explains what it's like to be attached to one of Hollywood's most notorious flops. Let me start by ...
Mar 17, 2010
Tom Cruise, New York Politician: Mission Impossible — The Hollywood Reporter
Type: Press
Author(s):
Roger Friedman Source:
The Hollywood Reporter Tom Cruise and his Scientology buddies must be upset this morning. They’ve lost their political supporter in New York City. Disgraced state senator Hiram Monserrate lost a special election yesterday to Queens Assemblyman Jose Peralta. Monserrate was kicked out of the State Senate after being convicted on misdemeanor charges for slashing his girlfriend’s face with a glass. As a city councilman in 2007, Monserrate drew criticism for creating an L. Ron Hubbard Day in honor of the science-fiction writer who invented ...
Mar 9, 2010
Alleged abuses in Scientology are far from unique — Huffington Post
Type: Press
Author(s):
Clay Farris Naff Source:
Huffington Post Scientology. The name is a travesty of science. The reality is a burlesque of religion. Following the lead of the Saint Petersburg Times, where my late friend Steve Marquez once reported on the same church, the New York Times recently published tales of abuse told by Scientology "defectors." The term seems apt, since the harsh treatment former insiders describe brings to mind totalitarian states like North Korea. Beatings, fleecings, and exploitation of teen labor - these are just some of the ...
Mar 9, 2010
Today show and New York Times profile Scientology defector — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Mar 9, 2010
Today Show: Scientology defector breaks her silence — MSNBC
Mar 6, 2010
Defectors say Church of Scientology hides abuse — New York TimesMore: New York Times' Youtube channel: Christie Collbran interview
Type: Press
Author(s):
Laurie Goodstein Source:
New York Times CLEARWATER, Fla. — Raised as Scientologists, Christie King Collbran and her husband, Chris, were recruited as teenagers to work for the elite corps of staff members who keep the Church of Scientology running, known as the Sea Organization, or Sea Org. They signed a contract for a billion years — in keeping with the church’s belief that Scientologists are immortal. They worked seven days a week, often on little sleep, for sporadic paychecks of $50 a week, at most. But after ...
Jan 31, 2010
Travolta gala will benefit detoxification project // Some say detoxification program works; others say there is no evidence. — Ocala Star-Banner (Florida)
Type: Press
Author(s):
Dave Schlenker Source:
Ocala Star-Banner (Florida) As one of the beneficiaries of Thursday's "From Paris With Love" movie gala, the Ocala Detoxification Project has puzzled many locals. The Paris-themed party will raise money for local deputies, police officers, firefighters and a college scholarship fund. But few in Marion County know anything about detoxification. Up front, here are some facts: The Ocala Detoxification Project is designed to help firefighters and other uniformed personnel who are exposed to toxins. It likely will launch with funds from the gala. "From ...
Jan 29, 2010
Robert S. Minton, a former Scientology critic, dies of heart ailment — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Jan 22, 2010
Don't panic Haiti, the Scientologists are coming! — The Guardian (UK)
Jan 20, 2010
Scientologists barred — NY Daily News (New York)
Jan 8, 2010
Restoration of lost Scientology materials complete — New York Times
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