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Jun 9, 2010
Church of Scientology to open new HQ in Moseley — Birmingham Mail
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Andy Richards Source:
Birmingham Mail THE Church of Scientology is set to open its new multi-million pound Midland headquarters in Moseley within weeks. The well-known Grade II-listed Pitmaston building, in Moor Green Lane, was snapped up by the church for £4.25 million two years ago. It has made the former insurance offices into the headquarters for its Midland operation because a rocketing membership has seen it outgrow premises in Ethel Street, Birmingham. The church, which has previously denied accusations that it is a cult, lists Hollywood ...
Mar 11, 2010
Lib Dems red-faced over Scientology pressure group blunder — Birmingham Post
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Birmingham Post Liberal Democrats have been forced into an embarrassing U-turn after inviting a pressure group founded by Scientologists to exhibit at their Birmingham conference. Lib Dem LIB DEM Liberal Democrat(s) (UK political party) leader Nick Clegg Nicholas William Peter Clegg, known as Nick Clegg, (born 7 January 1967) is the British Member of Parliament for Sheffield Hallam and Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesman. Early life Nick Clegg was born in Buckinghamshire in 1967, the third of four children. will issue a rallying ...
Oct 6, 2008
Former office block to be handed to Scientologists — Birmingham Mail
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Edward Chadwick Source:
Birmingham Mail THE controversial Church of Scientology is set to complete a multi-million pound deal for a huge new HQ in a leafy Birmingham street within weeks, it emerged today. Leaders of the organisation have written to members to confirm that the handover of Moseley’s Grade II listed Pitmaston building will take place on October 24. The Birmingham Mail exclusively revealed the sect — famed for its celebrity disciples like Tom Cruise and a belief in aliens — was ready to stump up ...
Jul 16, 2008
Church of Scientology banned from shopping centre — Birmingham Mail
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Author(s):
Edward Chadwick Source:
Birmingham Mail THE Church of Scientology has been banned from a Midland shopping centre after a string of complaints that they had been preaching to children. Church leaders understood to be from Birmingham set up a stall at Wolverhampton’s Wulfrun Centre after making a booking under the name Dianetics, the church’s main theory. Bosses ordered preachers to pack up and leave after angry parents said their children had been invited to take part in “stress tests” and then lectured about the religion. “We ...
Jun 26, 2008
Church of Scientology deal funds blow — Birmingham Mail
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Edward Chadwick Source:
Birmingham Mail THE Church of Scientology today admitted it has not yet done a deal to buy the Grade II listed Birmingham building which it plans to turn in to its Midlands headquarters. The organisation hopes to part with £4.25 million to snap up Moseley’s plush Pitmaston building on leafy Moor Green Lane, but says it must raise more funds before moving in. The news may come as a surprise to neighbours who say they have seen followers turn up for a string ...
Jun 6, 2008
Woman says she was fired for publicly objecting to on-the-job Scientology teachings — Birmingham News
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Val Walton Source:
Birmingham News A Pinson Baptist has sued a Warrior dentist, claiming she was fired from her job after she said on the "Rick and Bubba" morning show that Scientology was being forced upon her in the workplace. Cortnie L. Beasley contends in a federal lawsuit that on the first day she reported to work at Dr. Susan Wells' office she was taken to the office's basement and was required to read a book by L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of the Church of ...
Jun 1, 2007
Protesters in anti mental health unit demonstration — Birmingham Mail
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Jasbir Authi Source:
Birmingham Mail MORE than 1,000 furious campaigners disgusted at plans for a secure mental health unit on their doorstep today staged an angry demonstration. The protesters turned out in force to voice their concerns against a planned 80-bed unit on the site of the former Yardley Green Hospital in Bordesley Green. Men, women and children waved placards and banners saying "no sex offenders here", "no murderers", "no rapists", "no paedophiles" and "keep our community safe". Hordes of motorists sounded their horns and shouted ...
Jul 21, 2005
Church of stars set for city — Birmingham Mail
Apr 24, 2004
Church anger at 'cult' space — Birmingham Post
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James Cartledge Source:
Birmingham Post Church leaders and council bosses were locked in a row today after a group branded "little more than a cult" was allowed to take over prominent public space.
The Diocese of Birmingham attacked the city council's decision to let the Church of Scientology launch its volunteer ministers' centre in Centenary Square.
Diocesan spokesman Arun Arora said the controversial movement, founded by science-fiction writer L Ron Hubbard and backed by Hollywood stars Tom Cruise and John Travolta, was "as much a religion ...
Apr 22, 2004
Therapy head dimisses healing claims — Birmingham Post
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Author(s):
Sarah Probert Source:
Birmingham Post Nathan Coley is showing visitors around the Scientology Volunteer Minister exhibition. "Scientology means knowing how to know. "Volunteer ministers know how to help people," he says, pointing to a large display depicting the World Trade Centre terrorist outrages. "On September 11, they helped people in shock through spiritual healing." Mr Coley, aged 29, became involved in Scientology two years ago after reading a book on the subject. When pressed for more information, he points me in the direction of a book ...
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 ...
Apr 21, 1984
Hubbard's 'Battlefield Earth' getting ready for the cameras — Birmingham NewsMore: link
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Kenneth Shorey Source:
Birmingham News [Picture / Caption: Jeff Pomerantz and Justine Seymour pretend to battle creature that will appear in film version of Battlefield Earth ] Ken Annakin has been named director of two forthcoming multimillion-dollar motion pictures based on L. Ron Hubbard's bestselling science fiction saga Battlefield Earth at a party last month in his honor given by Bridge Publications, publishers of the book. The party, held at Oscar's on the famed Sunset Strip, coincided with the official publication of the 1,066-page mass paperback edition ...
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