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Strength in their numbers: More Church of Scientology defectors come forward with accounts of abuse — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Type: Press
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St. Petersburg Times (Florida) They are stepping forward — from Dallas and Denver, Portland, Las Vegas, Montana — talking about what happened, to them and their friends, during their years in the Church of Scientology. Jackie Wolff wept as she recalled the chaotic night she was ordered to stand at a microphone in the mess hall and confess her "crimes" in front of 300 fellow workers, many jeering and heckling her. Gary Morehead dredged up his recollection of Scientology leader David Miscavige punishing venerable church ...
Aug 1, 2009
Church of Scientology's response: 'Character assassination' by liars — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
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St. Petersburg Times (Florida) This is the Church of Scientology's response to the St. Petersburg Times story that, in addition to the four church defectors the newspaper wrote about in June, quotes 11 more defectors who have provided accounts of physical or mental abuse by Scientology leader David Miscavige. The Church of Scientology provided 25 affidavits and declarations from current and former church executives and staffers who uniformly describe David Miscavige as a kind, compassionate, inspiring leader who never has been violent or abusive, physically ...
Jul 30, 2009
Letters to the Editor // Scientology story didn't give faith, its leaders a fair chance — Seattle Times
Type: Press
Source:
Seattle Times The Seattle Times recently printed a story about my church that originally was published in The St. Petersburg Times [
"Report: Violence common among Scientology managers," seattletimes.com, Nation & World, June 21 ]. The story lays bare the bias that newspaper has against my faith, and with only a few quotes from Church of Scientology representatives, it didn't even vaguely give the appearance of a balanced report. It was a disappointment that The Seattle Times republished this biased story. The article uncritically ...
Jun 27, 2009
Letters to the Editor // Report lays bare the Times' bias against Scientology — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
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St. Petersburg Times (Florida) The ''St. Petersburg Times June 24 editorial The abuse behind Scientology's facade proves beyond doubt that any aura of objectivity in the ''Times so-called "special report" was illusory. The report attempted to give the appearance of balance by quoting statements from Church of Scientology representatives, but the editorial exposes this exercise as a hollow pretense. The editorial uncritically accepts as true statements from a handful of former church staff without ever addressing their lack of credibility, their underlying motivations and the ...
Jun 22, 2009
Scientology (Part 2 of 3): Death in slow motion — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: Lisa McPherson case: events leading to the death of Scientologist Lisa McPherson
Type: Press
Author(s):
Thomas C. Tobin ,
Joe Childs Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) The night after Lisa McPherson died, the leader of the Church of Scientology sent word for one of his top lieutenants to wait by a pay phone at the Holiday Inn Surfside on Clearwater Beach. When Marty Rathbun answered the ringing phone in the lobby, David Miscavige let him have it: Why aren’t you all over this mess? The police are poking around. Do something. "Yes sir," Rathbun said. McPherson, a 36-year-old parishioner in apparent good health, had spent 17 days ...
Jun 21, 2009
Scientology (Chapter 1 of 3): The Truth Rundown — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: A letter from David Miscavige , David Miscavige bio, and bios of Scientology officials who defected
Type: Press
Author(s):
Joe Childs ,
Thomas C. Tobin Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Part ONE of THREE The leader of the Church of Scientology strode into the room with a boom box and an announcement: Time for a game of musical chairs. David Miscavige had kept more than 30 members of his church's executive staff cooped up for weeks in a small office building outside Los Angeles, not letting them leave except to grab a shower. They slept on the floor, their food carted in. Their assignment was to develop strategic plans for the ...
Jun 21, 2009
The Truth Rundown, a special report on the Church of Scientology — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Jun 1, 2009
Scientology proponents, critics banned from Wikipedia editing — Tampa Bay Tribune (Florida)
Type: Press
Author(s):
Ray Reyes Source:
Tampa Bay Tribune (Florida) Wikipedia has blocked users from the Church of Scientology, along with Scientology's critics, from editing articles about the church found on the online encyclopedia. A team of 15 senior editors called an arbitration committee had been keeping an eye on the more than 400 articles about Scientology and noticed a series of additions and deletions that slanted the bias of the entries, Wikipedia spokesman Jay Walsh said. Some of the IP addresses of users editing the articles came from Church of ...
Feb 28, 2009
Scientology to open center in downtown Ocala / The church bought the downtown property for $465,000 in January 2008 — Ocala Star-Banner (Florida)
Type: Press
Author(s):
Fred Hiers Source:
Ocala Star-Banner (Florida) OCALA - The Church of Scientology will soon call Marion County home following the controversial group's announcement that it plans to open a church and education center downtown.
The church, which can claim such notables as actors John Travolta and Tom Cruise among its ranks, bought property at 50 S.E. 1st Ave., formerly home to the Weiner and Argo law firm.
A spokeswoman for the church said there is no definite date set as to when the church would open, saying ...
Feb 21, 2009
Lawyer again takes on Church of Scientology — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Type: Press
Author(s):
Mike Brassfield Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) CLEARWATER — Taking on the Church of Scientology in court is like picking a fight with the Russian army. When attacked, the church defends itself aggressively, wearing down opponents with a barrage of litigation while peering into their personal lives. Ken Dandar knows this better than anyone. In the 7-year-long Lisa McPherson case, the Tampa lawyer and the church waged one of the most grueling, fiercely contested legal battles in Tampa Bay history. The wrongful death lawsuit became intensely acrimonious, with ...
Feb 18, 2009
Police report found no Scientology role in suicide — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Type: Press
Author(s):
Jonathan Abel Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) CLEARWATER — Police investigated the role Scientology played in the suicide of a troubled young man two years ago, but did not conclude church members forced him off his antidepressant medication or contributed to his death. Last week, the mother of Kyle Brennan filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Scientology's Clearwater-based Flag Service Organization and three Scientologists, claiming they took away Brennan's medication. The suit names the boy's father, Thomas Brennan, as a defendant; along with Denise Gentile, who is the ...
Feb 17, 2009
Mom sues Church of Scientology in son's death — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Type: Press
Author(s):
Jonathan Abel Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) CLEARWATER — A mother has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Church of Scientology, its Flag Service Organization and three parishioners, claiming they brought about her son's death by denying him access to his antidepression medication. Among the three parishioners named as defendants: Denise Gentile, the twin sister of the church's current worldwide leader, David Miscavige, as well as her husband, Gerald Gentile. The lawsuit stems from the death of Kyle T. Brennan, 20, who shot himself in the head ...
Sep 2, 2008
Church of Scientology, USD70+ million Hotel Renovations with Nova HRC — Press Release Network
Type: Press release
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Press Release Network Church of Scientology, USD70+ million Hotel Renovations with Nova HRC Nova Hotel Renovation & Construction selected as General Contractor Clearwater, FL - Sep 2, 2008 (PRN): Nova HRC, a leader in hotel and resort renovations has just completed a USD$30 Million hotel renovation of the Oak Cove Hotel for the Church of Scientology, and is in the process of renovating their historical Fort Harrison Hotel USD$40 Million. Nova Hotel Renovation & Construction will continue to build its relationship with the Church ...
Jul 15, 2008
Peter Letterese v. Church of Scientology International, Inc.: RICO lawsuit in Florida
Jun 13, 2008
Scientology hires Staubach Co. to shepherd $45M revival — Tampa Bay Business Journal
Type: Press
Author(s):
Janet Leiser Source:
Tampa Bay Business Journal CLEARWATER — The Church of Scientology — the largest downtown property owner — expects to begin work on the interior of its world spiritual headquarters almost 10 years after it first began construction of the building. The organization has hired Staubach Co., an international construction management firm founded by former NFL star Roger Staubach, to oversee the $45 million interior design of the six-story Mediterranean Revival building. The church hasn't yet hired a general contractor, but work on the 380,000-square-foot building, ...
May 6, 2008
Declaration of Lawrence H. Brennan
Type: Declaration
Author(s):
Lawrence H. "Larry" Brennan Tag(s):
Author Services, Inc. (ASI) (dba, Galaxy Press) (subsidiary of Church of Spiritual Technology) •
Bridge Publications, Inc. (BPI) •
Church of Scientology International (CSI) •
Church of Scientology of California (CSC) •
Church of Spiritual Technology (CST) (dba, L. Ron Hubbard Library) •
David Miscavige •
David Miscavige: physical violence •
Disconnection •
Elwood Rickless •
Fair game •
Fort Harrison Hotel (also, Flag Land Base) @ 210 South Fort Harrison Avenue Clearwater FL United States •
Fraud, lie, deceit, misrepresentation •
Front groups •
Gordon Cook •
Hana Eltringham Whitfield •
Hard sell •
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) •
International Association of Scientologists (IAS) •
Inurement •
Julie Christofferson Titchbourne •
L. Ron Hubbard •
Lawrence "Larry" Wollersheim •
Lawrence H. "Larry" Brennan •
Legal •
Lyman D. Spurlock •
Mark C. "Marty" Rathbun •
Mary Sue (Whipp) Hubbard •
Mission Corporate Category Sort out (MCCS) •
New Era Publications International, ApS (NEPI) •
Norman F. Starkey •
Office of Special Affairs (OSA) (formerly, Guardian's Office) •
Omar V. Garrison •
Patrick D. "Pat" Broeker (aka Mike Mitchell) •
Perjury •
Rehabilitation Project Force (RPF) •
Religious cloaking •
Religious Research Foundation (RRF) •
Religious Technology Center (RTC) •
Ronald L. Pook •
Royalties, license, trademark, management fees •
Scientology Missions International (SMI) •
Sea Organization (Sea Org, SO) •
Security check ("sec check") •
Southern Land Development and Leasing Corporation (SLDLC) •
Tax matter •
United Churches of Florida •
United Kingdom (UK) •
Watchdog Committee (WDC) •
William W. "Bill" Franks •
World Institute of Scientology Enterprises (WISE) Apr 7, 2007
Tie to rights march wasn't revealed // Some sponsors back out upon learning the Church of Scientology is the organizer — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Type: Press
Author(s):
Meg Laughlin Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) ST. PETERSBURG - Just weeks after opening their first facility in St. Petersburg, Scientologists have irked two of the city's most respected institutions - the Holocaust and Dali museums. Representatives of both museums say they were misled when asked to support a human rights march but not told that the organizers are a rights advocacy group affiliated with the Church of Scientology. The Florida Holocaust Museum has withdrawn its sponsorship of the Human Rights Walkathon scheduled for today in Straub Park ...
Sep 29, 2006
Former Clearwater mayor dead at 86 // Gabe Cazares was a civil rights activist and vocal enemy of the Church of Scientology. — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Type: Press
Author(s):
Mike Donila Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) CLEARWATER — Former Clearwater Mayor Gabe Cazares, a civil rights advocate, champion of the disadvantaged and arch-enemy of the Church of Scientology, died Friday (Sept. 29, 2006). He was 86. As a politician, Mr. Cazares led the local Democratic Party and won public office at a time when few Hispanics even lived in Pinellas County. As a community activist, he worked to help the poor and build bridges in Clearwater during the early years of integration. But after the Church of ...
Jul 9, 2006
Scientologists spreading into Plant City, beyond — Tampa Bay Tribune (Florida)
Type: Press
Author(s):
Baird Helgeson ,
Ray Reyes Source:
Tampa Bay Tribune (Florida) Scientologists describe their religion as a cathartic journey toward happiness and clarity of mind. Church of Scientology critics call it kooky science fiction disguised as religion. Whatever you believe, the church says it is growing. Although the church's membership remains a much-debated mystery, its land holdings tell the story of a robust organization in the midst of a new chapter of growth. Worldwide, Scientologists say they have bought 21 buildings they plan to turn into churches. Still, some former Scientologists and ...
May 19, 2006
Scientologists branching out — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: rickross.com
Type: Press
Author(s):
Robert Farley Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) The church is purchasing a building in St. Petersburg, where it plans to start a new recruiting effort. ST. PETERSBURG — After more than 30 years in Clearwater, the Church of Scientology is making its first significant step toward recruiting members in the heart of downtown St. Petersburg. The church has a contract to purchase a historic 7,000-square-foot building at 336 1st Ave. N, near Williams Park. The sale is not final, but church officials hope it will be by June. ...
Mar 30, 2006
Editorial / City late, but right to enforce code — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Sep 1, 2004
Is Scientology in your schools? — The Humanist
Type: Press
Author(s):
Robin Jacobs Source:
The Humanist For obvious reasons, the lauding of religious leaders isn’t supposed to be practiced in U.S. public schools, at least not as a class activity. Yet one widely used school program concludes by having students applaud Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. The program is called Narconon, and it has notable Scientology links. The state of California is now in the midst of a three-month investigation of the Narconon Drug Prevention and Education program with an eye to possibly barring it from the ...
Jun 17, 2004
Man hit by bus still listed serious — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Type: Press
Author(s):
Robert Farley Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) The driver, a Church of Scientology employee, says the man ran at the bus; others disagree. CLEARWATER — A Largo man remained in serious condition at Bayfront Medical Center on Wednesday, a day after being struck by a Church of Scientology bus in downtown Clearwater. The bus driver, an employee of the church's Flag Service Organization in Clearwater, told church officials the injured man ran at the moving bus and punched a window before slipping under it, according to church spokesman ...
Jan 1, 2004
Advertisement: What is Scientology — Church of Scientology of Tampa
Jul 6, 2003
Scientology takes mission to the streets — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Type: Press
Author(s):
Robert Farley Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) The church is buying property, increasing staff and raising its profile with TV ads and special offers. TAMPA — A group of high-ranking Scientologists, concerned the church's Tampa facilities aren't up to snuff, is investing more than $2.5-million to buy a second cigar factory in West Tampa and to lease and renovate a two-story building on one of the hottest corners in Ybor City. The church's three properties, staffed by nearly 100 people, will be the base for Scientology's most aggressive ...
Mar 1, 2003
Scientologists establish missions in their back yard / A Belleair storefront opened more than a year ago to spread "hope for man." Four more sites are planned in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Aug 16, 2002
Death of a Scientologist — Chicago ReaderMore: scientology-lies.com
Type: Press
Author(s):
Tori Marlan Source:
Chicago Reader Greg Bashaw's father respected him and trusted him to make wise choices. Even after he chose to devote his life to Scientology. While the shock and grief of his son's suicide were still fresh, Bob Bashaw read back through their decades-long correspondence, looking in particular for references to Scientology. "I wanted to see what there was here I missed," he says. His son Greg had been a member of the Church of Scientology for more than 20 years. During that time ...
Tag(s):
American Psychological Association (APA) •
Anti-psychiatry •
Auditing •
Blackmail •
Body thetans (BTs) •
Chicago Reader •
Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization (CSFSO) •
Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) •
Communications Course •
Confidential preclear (PC) folder •
Cost •
Cult Awareness Network (CAN) (earlier form, Citizen's Freedom Foundation) •
Cynthia Kisser •
Dead agenting (Black PR, smear campaign) •
Death •
Deprogramming •
Disconnection •
Divorce •
E-Meter •
Engram •
Erich Fromm •
FACTNet •
Fair game •
False imprisonment •
Freedom (Scientology magazine) •
Greg Barnes •
Greg Bashaw •
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) •
International Association of Scientologists (IAS) •
Introspection Rundown (also, "Baby watch") •
Jason Scott •
Jim Beebe •
Lawrence "Larry" Wollersheim •
Lawsuit •
Lisa McPherson •
Lisa McPherson Trust •
Margaret Thaler Singer •
Mary Anne Ahmad •
Mental illness •
Nazi labelling •
Noah Lottick •
Operating Thetan (OT) •
Operation Snow White •
Philip Gale •
Potential Trouble Source (PTS) •
Protest, picket •
Quentin Geoffrey MaCauley Hubbard •
Reader's Digest •
Reg Alev •
Rehabilitation Project Force (RPF) •
Release contract, form, waiver •
Religious Technology Center (RTC) •
Scientology's "Clear" state •
Scientology: The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power (article) •
Sea Organization (Sea Org, SO) •
Security check ("sec check") •
Silencing criticism, censorship •
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) •
Steven Hassan •
Sue Strozewski •
Suicide •
Supernatural abilities (aka OT powers) •
Suppressive person (SP) •
Tax matter •
Tori Marlan •
Wedding •
Xenu (Operating Thetan level 3, OT 3, Wall of Fire) Jul 28, 2002
Unmistakable presence — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Type: Press
Author(s):
Deborah O'Neil Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Scientology's largest facility in the world, still more than a year from completion, has altered the Clearwater skyline. CLEARWATER – From arched 31-foot windows to the 1,140-seat dining room, there is much that will be grand in the Church of Scientology's new downtown religious center. It will have 889 rooms, 447 windows, 42 bathrooms. A two-story lighted cross will perch atop the highest tower, 150 feet up. The building even has a hefty nickname, "Super Power." In recent weeks, the building's ...
Apr 14, 2002
Reader Views // . . . Improving Society — Orlando Sentinel
Type: Press
Source:
Orlando Sentinel As a Scientologist, I was encouraged by Mayor Glenda Hood's op-ed piece regarding Leadership Florida's initiative, "Faces of Florida," which she co-chairs and whose goal is to curtail prejudice. As a new religion, Scientology has come up against discrimination from time to time. Discriminating against a religion is not a new activity for prejudiced individuals. Having a group such as Faces of Florida promoting communication between citizens of diverse backgrounds whether they be religious, racial or geographic will certainly improve our ...
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 ...
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