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Mar 29, 2000		Scientology's building heads upward — St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Edit item... Type: Press Author(s): Thomas C. Tobin Source: St. Petersburg Times (Florida) The city's permit allows the church to shift from underground work to above ground, where the $45-million building will rise seven stories and a tower, 15 stories. CLEARWATER – After months of negotiations with the Church of Scientology, city officials issued a permit Tuesday that allows the church to continue construction of its massive new downtown building. The pair of towering white cranes that loom over the project, mostly idle since the fall, will come to life once more. For 16 ... Tag(s): Bob Keller • Clearwater • Purification Rundown ("Purif") • Real estate • St. Petersburg Times (Florida) • Super Power/Flag building (formerly, Gray Moss Inn) @ 215 South Fort Harrison Avenue Clearwater FL United States • Tax matter • Thomas C. Tobin Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Mar 27, 2000		Travolta and Will Smith caught in religious rows — Guardian Unlimited Edit item... Type: Press Source: Guardian Unlimited In yet another fine weekend for protest groups, the anti-scientology group FactNet has warned that "lawsuits may soon be flying" over John Travolta's upcoming Battlefield Earth. FactNet accuses the movie - adapted from a sci-fi novel by cult founder L Ron Hubbard and starring celebrity scientologist Travolta - of accommodating "subliminal messages to surreptitiously recruit new members from the movie audience". FactNet goes on to allege that the would-be religion - beloved of Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman and other film stars ... Tag(s): Battlefield Earth • FACTNet • Guardian Unlimited • John Travolta • Threat of legal action, lawsuit • Will Smith Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Mar 26, 2000		Records outline Scientology case — St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Edit item... Type: Press Author(s): Thomas C. Tobin Source: St. Petersburg Times (Florida) CLEARWATER – The records came in unrelenting batches. Medical studies, scientific research, sworn testimony and more – thousands of pages from the Church of Scientology that Medical Examiner Joan Wood considered over five months before changing her ruling in the 1995 death of Lisa McPherson. Wood refuses to say what finally tipped the scale, prompting her to rule last month that McPherson's death was an accident. But records from her office examined by the St. Petersburg Times show she reviewed a ... Tag(s): Joan Wood • Judge Susan F. Schaeffer • Lisa McPherson • Mark C. "Marty" Rathbun • Robert D. Davis • St. Petersburg Times (Florida) • Thomas C. Tobin Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Mar 24, 2000		VIP treatment / Mr. Costner, would you like a film deal with that Martini? — Wall Street Journal Edit item... Type: Press Author(s): Bruce Orwall Source: Wall Street Journal Tag(s): Battlefield Earth • Bruce Orwall • Elie Samaha • Franchise Pictures • Intertainment AG • John Travolta • Wall Street Journal • [needtotag]
Mar 23, 2000		The gospel of the web / Nick Ryan on the holy wars fought in cyberspace between religious movements and their critics — The Guardian (UK) Edit item... Type: Press Author(s): Nick Ryan Source: The Guardian (UK) Nick Ryan on the holy wars fought in cyberspace between religious movements and their critics Religion in the UK: special report August 12 1995 was a Saturday much like any other in the urban sprawl of Arlington, Virginia. Except that an alert went out over email and on Usenet groups to say that 10 people - including two federal marshals, two computer technicians, one a former FBI agent, and several attorneys - were raiding the home of former Scientologist Arnaldo Lerma. ... Tag(s): A Piece of Blue Sky (book) • alt.religion.scientology • alt.scientology.war • Amazon • American Family Foundation (AFF) • Andreas Heldal-Lund • Arnaldo P. "Arnie" Lerma • Copyright, trademark, patent • Cult Awareness Network (CAN) (earlier form, Citizen's Freedom Foundation) • Cult Information Centre • Earle C. Cooley • Helena K. Kobrin • Johan "Julf" Helsingius • Nick Ryan • Religious Technology Center (RTC) • Rick Ross • Roger Gonnet • Silencing criticism, censorship • The Guardian (UK) • xenu.net (aka Operation Clambake) Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Mar 19, 2000		Life as Satanist propelled rocketeer — Los Angeles Times (California) More: link Edit item... Type: Press Author(s): Cecilia Rasmussen Source: Los Angeles Times (California) I height [sic] Don Quixote, I live on peyote, marijuana, morphine and cocaine. I never knew sadness, but only a madness that burns at the heart and the brain. –John Whiteside Parsons * He was an unorthodox genius, a poet and rocket scientist who helped give birth to an institution that would become mankind's window on the universe. He was also a devotee of the black arts, a sci-fi junkie and host of backyard orgies on Pasadena's stately Millionaires' Row. John ... Tag(s): Cecilia Rasmussen • John Whiteside "Jack" Parsons • Los Angeles Times (California) • Occult • Sara Northrup
Mar 19, 2000		Scientology in the Machine — Wired Edit item... Type: Press Author(s): Ayla Jean Yackley Source: Wired BERLIN – A Microsoft spokesman called reports that the software maker has turned over its closely guarded Windows 2000 source code to the German government "just a rumor," but would not deny that the company has disclosed technical secrets in a probe of the operating system. "I can't confirm that we're sharing [the source code]," said Microsoft Germany's Thomas Baumgärtner after German news organizations reported this month that the company had offered federal authorities the opportunity to inspect its source code. ... Tag(s): Ayla Jean Yackley • Craig Jensen • Diskeeper (formerly, Executive Software) • Germany • Ursula Caberta • Wired Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Mar 9, 2000		Scientologists decry toll of criminal case — St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Edit item... Type: Press Author(s): Thomas C. Tobin Source: St. Petersburg Times (Florida) More than 200 church members ask a Circuit Court judge to dismiss the Lisa McPherson criminal case, saying it is an undue burden on them. CLEARWATER — A group of more than 200 Scientologists says the criminal prosecution against the Church of Scientology has hurt them personally, and they are asking a judge to dismiss the case. In affidavits filed Wednesday in Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Court, many church members said the criminal case stemming from the 1995 death of Scientologist Lisa McPherson ... Tag(s): Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization (CSFSO) • Helena K. Kobrin • Introspection Rundown (also, "Baby watch") • Kendrick L. Moxon • Kimberly Marchand • Lisa McPherson • Mary Panton DeMoss • St. Petersburg Times (Florida) • Thomas C. Tobin Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Mar 9, 2000		Scientology spin and the missing PR flack — NOW Magazine More: link, nowtoronto.com Edit item... Type: Press Author(s): Enzo Di Matteo Source: NOW Magazine The Church of Scientology is not exactly used to syrupy press coverage. Too many weird scenes inside that gold mine, if you believe the tales of ex-members. But this week the church got some favourable spin on the front page of the Town Crier for its cleanup efforts in the Yonge and Isabella neighbourhood where there've been two recent shootings at nightclubs. The Crier's acting editor, Ken Shuler, says he knows something about the church's controversial past. "Yeah, I was kinda ... Tag(s): Allan Anthony "Al" Buttnor • Canada • Enzo Di Matteo • NOW Magazine Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Mar 7, 2000		Doctors paid by church give defense — St. Petersburg Times (Florida) More: Hired pathologists take church's side Edit item... Type: Press Author(s): Thomas C. Tobin Source: St. Petersburg Times (Florida) A former member of O.J. Simpson's "dream team" defense says Lisa McPherson's death was accidental. CLEARWATER — As prosecutors consider whether to proceed with criminal charges in the death of Scientologist Lisa McPherson, the Church of Scientology on Monday presented two nationally known pathologists who said they have scientific evidence that the 1995 death was accidental. Drs. Michael M. Baden and Cyril H. Wecht also suggested their work is so conclusive the case should be dropped. Their primary conclusion: McPherson, 36, ... Tag(s): Bernie McCabe • Cyril H. Wecht • David I. Minkoff • Joan Wood • Lisa McPherson • Michael M. Baden • St. Petersburg Times (Florida) • Thomas C. Tobin Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Mar 7, 2000		Letters to the Times // Scientologists in France — Los Angeles Times (California) More: link Edit item... Type: Press Source: Los Angeles Times (California) So the French want to disband the Church of Scientology (Feb. 29). Which of the other 172 "sects" on the French list will be next? The French action is a blatant human rights violation that is opposed by many religious and human rights groups. The French government claims the right to dissolve religious organizations that have never been charged with a crime and never provided with due process of law. Apparently the French want the government to protect them from "false" ... Tag(s): Alan J. Reinach • Corrine Simon-Duneau • France • Letter • Los Angeles Times (California)
Mar 3, 2000		A cry for justice — St. Petersburg Times (Florida) More: news.google.com, pqasb.pqarchiver.com Edit item... Type: Press Source: St. Petersburg Times (Florida) A Times Editorial: Despite a reversal in the autopsy report of Lisa McPherson, the state attorney still has an obligation to prosecute those his office believes to be responsible in her death in a Scientology hotel room. The tragedy of Lisa McPherson's death in a Scientology hotel room has turned into a sad, convoluted mess that cries out for justice. An unexplained reversal by Pinellas-Pasco Medical Examiner Joan Wood has prosecutors reviewing their case and raises questions about Wood's competence. Meanwhile, ... Tag(s): Alain Kartuzinski • Bernie McCabe • David Houghton • David I. Minkoff • Douglas Crow • Janis K. Johnson-Fitzgerald • Joan Wood • Lisa McPherson • St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Mar 3, 2000		Church wants judge removed in McPherson case — St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Edit item... Type: Press Author(s): Thomas C. Tobin Source: St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Questioning his impartiality, Scientology asks Judge Brandt C. Downey III to remove himself. LARGO – The Church of Scientology says it fears Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Judge Brandt C. Downey III cannot be impartial and is asking that he remove himself from presiding in the Lisa McPherson case. In a motion filed late Thursday, Scientology asserts that several of Downey's former law partners were active in anti-Scientology efforts in the late 1970s and early 1980s, after the church's controversial arrival in Clearwater. The ... Tag(s): Clearwater • Joan Wood • Judge Downey • Judge Susan F. Schaeffer • Legal • Lisa McPherson • St. Petersburg Times (Florida) • Thomas C. Tobin Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Mar 1, 2000		Confronting the Clam Cult — Pelican (Australia) Edit item... Type: Press Author(s): Alistair Duncan Source: Pelican (Australia) Tag(s): Alistair Duncan • Dianetics • L. Ron Hubbard • Letter • Oxford Capacity Analysis (aka, "free Scientology personality test" aka "U-Test" aka "Pape Test") • Pelican (Australia) • Xenu (Operating Thetan level 3, OT 3, Wall of Fire) Item contributed by: Zhent (Anonymous)
Feb 29, 2000		Report urges dissolution of Scientology church in France / Europe: Panel calls group a danger to the public and a threat to national security — Los Angeles Times (California) More: link Edit item... Type: Press Author(s): John-Thor Dahlburg Source: Los Angeles Times (California) Tag(s): Alain Vivien • Bankruptcy • Belgium • Church of Scientology International (CSI) • Cult Information Centre • Danièle Gounord • Dead agenting (Black PR, smear campaign) • Death • Denis Barthelemy • France • Fraud, lie, deceit, misrepresentation • Germany • Gold Base (also, "INT Base") @ Gilman Hot Springs • Harassment • Ian Haworth • Income • Infiltration • John-Thor Dahlburg • Karin Pouw • Lionel Jospin • Los Angeles Times (California) • Membership • Mona Vasquez • Office of Special Affairs (OSA) (formerly, Guardian's Office) • Raid • Recruitment • Stacy Brooks Young • Suicide • Tax matter • William C. "Bill" Walsh
Feb 23, 2000		Church member's death now called accident — St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Edit item... Type: Press Author(s): Thomas C. Tobin Source: St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Tag(s): Joan Wood • Kennan G. "Ken" Dandar • Larry Bedore • Lisa McPherson • Mark C. "Marty" Rathbun • Michael J. "Mike" Rinder • St. Petersburg Times (Florida) • Thomas C. Tobin Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Feb 17, 2000		Modus Operandi: Infiltration — Paris Match Edit item... Type: Press Author(s): Thomas Lardeur Source: Paris Match Tag(s): Action Academy • André Toqueville • Applied Scholastics • Business Dynamic • Capacitas • Ciborg • Danièle Gounord • Diace Conseil • Eric Ianna • Fraud, lie, deceit, misrepresentation • Guy Bergaud • Guy Cassan • Hubbard College of Administration (HCA) • International Association of Scientologists (IAS) • International Scientology News (magazine) • Jean Chevrot • Joel Berger • Marc Bromberg • Oxford Capacity Analysis (aka, "free Scientology personality test" aka "U-Test" aka "Pape Test") • Paris Match • Patrick Valtin • Phillippe Sarrazin • Recruitment • Royalties, license, trademark, management fees • Thomas Lardeur • U-Man • Valgo France • Workplace recruitment • World Institute of Scientology Enterprises (WISE)
Feb 14, 2000		Baby hurt in fall — Daily Telegraph (Australia) Edit item... Type: Press Source: Daily Telegraph (Australia) Tag(s): 201 Castlereagh Street Sydney NSW Australia • Australia • Children, youth • Daily Telegraph (Australia)
Feb 8, 2000		France recommends dissolving Scientologists — BBC News Edit item... Type: Press Source: BBC News Tag(s): BBC News • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) • France Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Feb 8, 2000		France urged to ban Scientology — BBC News Edit item... Type: Press Source: BBC News Tag(s): Alain Vivien • BBC News • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) • Danièle Gounord • France Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Feb 6, 2000		How much oddity can one town take? — St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Edit item... Type: Press Author(s): Thomas C. Tobin Source: St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Tag(s): Clearwater • David Miscavige • Grady Ward • Jesse Prince • Lisa McPherson • Lisa McPherson Trust • Mark Bunker • Mark C. "Marty" Rathbun • Mike Roberto • Patricia Greenway • Robert S. "Bob" Minton • Sidney R. "Sid" Klein • St. Petersburg Times (Florida) • Thomas C. Tobin • Weapons Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Feb 3, 2000		Beck learning to be a loser — NOW Magazine Edit item... Type: Press Author(s): Tim Perlich Source: NOW Magazine Tag(s): Beck Hansen • NOW Magazine • Tim Perlich Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Feb 1, 2000		A E van Vogt — The Guardian (UK) Edit item... Type: Press Author(s): Steve Holland Source: The Guardian (UK) Tag(s): A. E. Van Vogt • Dianetics • L. Ron Hubbard • Steve Holland • The Guardian (UK) Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Jan 18, 2000		Letters / Psychiatrists are to blame — West Australian Edit item... Type: Press Source: West Australian Tag(s): Carmen Sferco • Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) • Letter • Mental illness • West Australian Item contributed by: Zhent (Anonymous)
Jan 18, 2000		Master of lateral movement finds freedom in expression — Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) Edit item... Type: Press Author(s): John Shand Source: Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) Tag(s): Chick Corea • Gary Burton • John Shand • L. Ron Hubbard • Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) Item contributed by: Zhent (Anonymous)
Jan 15, 2000		Bowfinger — New Zealand Herald Edit item... Type: Press Author(s): Russell Baillie Source: New Zealand Herald Tag(s): New Zealand Herald • Russell Baillie Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Jan 13, 2000		Ex-Scientology celebs recall swingin' 70s — NOW Magazine Edit item... Type: Press Author(s): Enzo Di Matteo Source: NOW Magazine Tag(s): Celebrity Centre • Enzo Di Matteo • NOW Magazine Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Jan 10, 2000		Scientologists admit to altering New Year photos — ZDNet Edit item... Type: Press Author(s): Will Knight Source: ZDNet Tag(s): Arnaldo P. "Arnie" Lerma • Fraud, lie, deceit, misrepresentation • Karin Pouw • Will Knight • ZDNet Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Jan 9, 2000		First picket from the LMT — XenuTV Edit item... Type: Account Source: XenuTV A few days after the LMT opened, Bob Minton and Grady Ward held a small picket on Watterson Street. Jesse Prince went along to observe. Ten minutes after the picket, we decided to go back outside and discovered that Mike Rinder, the head of the Office of Special Affairs, had called the police. Tag(s): Grady Ward • Jesse Prince • Lisa McPherson Trust • Michael J. "Mike" Rinder • Protest, picket • Robert S. "Bob" Minton • Stacy Brooks Young • XenuTV
Jan 8, 2000		Scientology vs. Psychiatry: The origins of Scientology's hostility to psychiatry Edit item... Type: Essay Author(s): Chris Owen Tag(s): Anti-psychiatry • Chris Owen • L. Ron Hubbard
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