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Nov 26, 1992
'Best way to make money is to found a religion' — Chichester Observer (UK)More: link
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Chichester Observer (UK) Jesus is a fantasy Implanted in our minds millions of years ago, according to the Scientology cult. And L Ron Hubbard, who founded Dianetics and Scientology, dabbled in anti-Christian rituals with a disciple of black magician Aleister Crowley. Former Scientologists Jon Atack and Bonnie Woods spoke to a Chichester audience of head teachers and representatives from churches, Scouts, local councils and the police. Mr Atack, who thought the city was the cult's latest target, said Scientology has "200 front groups" including ...
Nov 23, 1992
Church of Scientology International (CSI): Form 1023 filing [List of five highest paid service providers in 1989, 1990 and 1991]
Nov 10, 1992
Group seeks money to expand — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: pqasb.pqarchiver.com
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Curtis Krueger ,
Wayne Garcia Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) The Church of Scientology is asking its members for $40-million in donations so it can pay for the new building it plans to put up in downtown Clearwater. The church has received at least $7.4-million, including three donations of more than $1-million each, according to a flier mailed recently by the church. But the flier asks members to contribute more, because the building would help expand Scientology worldwide. The Church of Scientology has its international spiritual headquarters in Clearwater. Some denounce ...
Sep 17, 1992
'It's immoral, sinister and corrupt' says judge — Chichester Observer (UK)
Sep 12, 1992
Church of Scientology fined $250,000 for espionage — Globe and Mail (Canada)
Sep 12, 1992
Illegal acts might have gone undetected, judge says // Globe article triggered investigation by OPP into organization's activities — Globe and Mail (Canada)
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Thomas Claridge Source:
Globe and Mail (Canada) A judge who yesterday fined the Church of Scientology of Toronto $250,000 for espionage activities carried out in the 1970s suggested the criminal acts might have gone undetected were it not for a Globe and Mail article published in 1980. Mr. Justice James Southey of the Ontario Court's General Division said the article triggered an investigation by the Ontario Provincial Police that included counterespionage activities and led to a massive raid in 1983 and the laying of charges in December of ...
Sep 12, 1992
Scientology fined $250,000 for spying on police — Toronto Star (Canada)More: link
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Bob Brent ,
Wendy Darroch Source:
Toronto Star (Canada) The Toronto branch of the Church of Scientology has been fined $250,000 for spying on police and the government during the mid- 1970s. But despite almost a decade of court battles since the largest police raid in Ontario history in 1983, church leaders say they're not about to give up. The church's odyssey through the courts has spawned a legacy of ground-breaking legal decisions interpreting the ability of the state to prosecute the non-profit church. Along the way, the founder of ...
Sep 1, 1992
Scientology: Church, cult or con? // 'People need to know there is a way out' — Australian Women's WeeklyMore: link
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Australian Women's Weekly Glen entered the trap willingly and, for a while, he didn't even realise that he'd been caught Glen McClelland has the look of hate in his eyes as he remembers what he's just been through. Now 28, Glen spent four years as a convert to the Church of Scientology. For him, this wasn't so much a religion as a way of life. And it nearly cost him his family and girlfriend, his sanity — and bank balance, too. The story starts ...
Aug 30, 1992
Couple's Scientology lesson costly // After forking over thousands of dollars, a few things become clear — Indianapolis Star (Indiana)More: link
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Kay Stephens Source:
Indianapolis Star (Indiana) The tale of Jon and Stacy Roberts and the Church of Scientology is the story of a typical couple, in many ways, who were looking for answers. When the financial advice they sought turned into spiritual guidance, the couple began to regret the direction their search had taken. In the process, they gave more than $100,000 to the Church of Scientology and an organization connected with it. Now they want to warn others not to do the same. Jon Roberts filed ...
Aug 15, 1992
Narconon gets state mental health exemption — The OklahomanMore: link
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Michael McNutt ,
Enid Bureau Source:
The Oklahoman A controversial drug and alcohol abuse center in north-central Oklahoma achieved a big victory Friday in its two-year battle for state approval. Less than a year after calling Narconon Chilocco New Life Center's treatment program unsafe and experimental, the Oklahoma Board of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services voted unanimously Friday to exempt the facility from a state requirement to be certified. The decision came after Narconon showed it had gained approval from a private organization, the Commission for Accreditation of ...
Jul 29, 1992
Silicon Valley firm sued over Scientology issue — Sacramento Bee (California)More: link
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Sacramento Bee (California) SANTA CLARA — Former employees of Applied Materials have filed suit alleging that the Silicon Valley manufacturing firm forced them to undergo Church of Scientology seminars. Trial proceedings began Tuesday as lawyers for both sides argued motions before Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Frank Cliff. In their suit, former employees Steven Hunziker, Virginia Sanders and Kate Schuchmann allege that Applied Materials hired an outside firm to teach workers communication and time-management skills. But the seminar firm, Applied Scholastics of Fremont, ...
Jul 13, 1992
Letters // Time to work together — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Jul 1, 1992
The two faces of Scientology — The American LawyerMore: link
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Author(s):
William W. Horne Source:
The American Lawyer The Church of Scientology uses private detectives and bulldog litigators to pursue its numerous detractors. It also hires low-key establishment lawyers who work quietly within the system. So who is directing the $416 million libel suit against Time ? On April 27, 1992, lawyers for the Church of Scientology International filed a $416 million libel action in federal court in New York against Time Warner, Inc., Time Inc. Magazine Company [Time Warner is a partner in American Lawyer Media, L.P. ], and writer ...
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