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Dec 3, 2009
More claims against Scientology — Channel 7 (Australia)More: Youtube
Type: TV
Author(s):
Bryan Seymour Source:
Channel 7 (Australia) The Church of Scientology's musical endeavours might be laughable yet the current storm of accusations against them is deadly serious. Edward McBride, 30, electrocuted himself at a substation near Brisbane in February 2007.
Calls for Scientology inquiry The Queensland Coroner requested the Church of Scientology hand over its files as Edward had been doing intensive Scientology courses before taking his life. His brother Steve McBride is searching for answers. "I just feel my brother's life has been taken for the ...
Nov 24, 2009
Infinite Complacency: The Detheridge letters
Nov 22, 2009
Celebrities lead charge against Scientology — The Observer (London, UK)
Type: Press
Author(s):
Peter Beaumont ,
Toni O'Loughlin Source:
The Observer (London, UK) Hollywood figures quit 'rip-off' church as Australian prime minister threatens parliamentary inquiry into its activities The security at the red-brick and glass-walled horseshoe of the John Joseph Moakley courthouse on Boston's waterfront was unusually tight. Anybody who was not a member of the city's bar association was swept with a search wand. Photo IDs were checked. Mobile phones were taken from guests, who included the Hollywood star Tom Cruise. The occasion was a memorial service for Scientology's top legal adviser for ...
Tag(s):
Aaron Saxton (aka Aaron Tweddell) •
Abortion •
Anonymous (group) •
Assault •
Australia •
Blackmail •
Blown for Good / Behind the iron curtain of Scientology (book) •
Carmel Underwood •
Children, youth •
Confidential preclear (PC) folder •
Copyright, trademark, patent •
Cyrus Brooks •
David Miscavige •
David Miscavige: physical violence •
Death •
Destroying/hiding/falsifying evidences •
Disconnection •
Earle C. Cooley •
False imprisonment •
France •
Fraud, lie, deceit, misrepresentation •
Homosexuality •
Inurement •
Jason Beghe •
Kevin Rudd •
Lawsuit •
Marc Headley •
Mark C. "Marty" Rathbun •
Martin Bashir •
Michael J. "Mike" Rinder •
Murder •
Nick Xenophon •
Paul David Schofield •
Paul Haggis •
Paul Harris •
Perjury •
Peter Beaumont •
Private investigator(s) •
Scientology: The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power (article) •
Security check ("sec check") •
Silencing criticism, censorship •
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) •
Suppressive person (SP) •
The Observer (London, UK) •
The Truth Rundown (St. Petersburg Times' special report) •
TIME Magazine •
Tom Cruise •
Tom Cruise's leaked video of 2004 •
Tom De Vocht •
Tommy Davis •
Toni O'Loughlin •
Washington Post •
Xenu (Operating Thetan level 3, OT 3, Wall of Fire)
Nov 20, 2009
Infinite Complacency: Aaron Saxton's letter I: Australia
Nov 19, 2009
Police take up Scientology complaints — The Australian
Type: Press
Author(s):
Natasha Bita Source:
The Australian KEVIN Rudd raised concerns about the Church of Scientology yesterday, as NSW police began investigating complaints from seven former Scientologists. The Prime Minister said he intended to examine allegations against the church before deciding whether to back independent senator Nick Xenophon's demand for a Senate inquiry. Senator Xenophon told parliament on Tuesday that Scientology was a "criminal organisation" hiding behind religion. In response to that statement, Mr Rudd said the senator was making "grave allegations". "Many people in Australia have real ...
Nov 18, 2009
Australian News Coverage [A useful collection of TV media items re. Australian Senator Nick Xenophon] — XenuTV
Nov 17, 2009
Australian Senator Nick Xenophon calls for senate inquiry into Scientology More: Youtube 1 , Youtube 2 , PDF transcript (1.13MB) , Church of Scientology's official response
Type: TV
This is a speech Senator Nick Xenophon gave in the Senate on November 17, 2009 I rise to speak tonight on an issue of utmost seriousness that I believe deserves a great deal of scrutiny by law enforcement agencies and by this parliament. In the past few weeks, I have been contacted by former members of the Church of Scientology after I questioned the tax exemption status the organisation has under our tax laws during an interview on the Seven Network’s ...
Nov 2, 2009
Unanswered Questions: Scientology and Edward McBride — Ozsoapbox
Oct 26, 2009
My Billion Year Contract / Memoir of a former Scientologist (book) - Chapter 22 — CNM Publishing
Sep 2, 2009
Le mystère des dossiers disparus ["The lost files mystery"] [English subtitles by Anonymous] — France W9More: original French version
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 30, 2008
Scientology's crushing defeat [What Scientology paid $8 Million to hide] — Village Voice
Type: Press
Author(s):
Tony Ortega Source:
Village Voice Six years ago, when I was a reporter at New Times LA, ''I’d written several stories about Scientology (Los Angeles is one of its headquarters), and I was about to uncork the longest one yet—a 7,000 word piece about an embarrassing, $8 million defeat Scientology had just suffered, when the weekly paper suddenly folded. That unpublished story has been sitting in storage ever since. Fast forward to 2008, and the world of reporting on Scientology has changed radically, thanks in part ...
Jul 30, 2002
French Scientology case barred — Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee)
Type: Press
Source:
Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee) Paris — A Paris judge has ruled that a 13-year-old case against the Church of Scientology alleging fraud and illegal practice of medicine cannot go to trial because the statute of limitations has expired, a judicial official said Tuesday. Judge Colette Bismuth-Sauron ruled Friday that there was a lack of progress in the investigation and rejected the case on procedural grounds, said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity. The criminal probe into 16 leaders of the church was opened in ...
Sep 20, 1999
Scientology trial opens in France — BBC News
Sep 9, 1999
Files destroyed in Scientology case — The Guardian (UK)
Sep 9, 1999
Loss of Scientology files studied — New York Times
May 9, 1999
Is Scientology above the law? — France 2
Jan 31, 1999
Scientology: A church and its foes / Ex-church member fight for right to speak out — Press-Enterprise (Riverside, California)
Type: Press
Author(s):
Susan Thurston Source:
Press-Enterprise (Riverside, California) Tag(s):
Abortion •
Aron Mason •
Assault •
Bankruptcy •
Blackmail •
Confidential preclear (PC) folder •
Copyright, trademark, patent •
Daniel A. Leipold •
Destroying/hiding/falsifying evidences •
Disconnection •
Fraud, lie, deceit, misrepresentation •
Gold Base (also, "INT Base") @ Gilman Hot Springs •
Golden Era Productions •
Intimidation •
Jesse Prince •
Ken Hoden •
Kidnapping •
Lawsuit •
Membership •
Perjury •
Pregnancy •
Press-Enterprise (Riverside, California) •
Rehabilitation Project Force (RPF) •
Release contract, form, waiver •
Religious Technology Center (RTC) •
Sea Organization (Sea Org, SO) •
Silencing criticism, censorship •
Susan Thurston
Jan 1, 1999
"When Scholars Know Sin" forum debate / Clarifying contentious issues / A rejoinder to Melton, Shupe, and Lewis / Stephen A. Kent and Theresa Krebs — Skeptic magazineMore: link
Dec 6, 1998
The life & death of a Scientologist // After 13 years and thousands of dollars, Lisa McPherson finally went 'Clear.' Then she went insane — Washington PostMore: xenutv.com
Type: Press
Author(s):
Richard Leiby Source:
Washington Post CLEARWATER, Fla. - Dec 6, 1998 - "I am L. Ron Hubbard," the woman on the hotel room bed announced in a robotic voice. "I created time 3 billion years ago." She rambled on and on, every outburst dutifully scribbled down by those assigned to watch her. "I can't confront force . . . I need my auditor . . . I want to take a toothbrush and brush the floor until I have a cognition." The jargon of Scientology was ...
Sep 24, 1998
A classic example of the fair game policy at work More: groups.google.com
Type: Account
Author(s):
Stacy Brooks Young (Gerry Armstrong is my friend now that we are both out of Scientology, and I have already told him this story. I have told him how sorry I am for my part in trying to destroy him when I was still an
OSA staff member. I’ve told several other people this story as well, and they have urged me to share it because it is such a classic illustration of how far
DM and his cronies are willing to ...
Sep 1, 1998
When Scholars Know Sin — Skeptic magazineMore: skeptic.com
Aug 25, 1998
Jesse Prince interviews – Tape 3 — FACTnet
Aug 1, 1998
Jesse Prince interviews – Introduction — FACTnet
Jan 30, 1998
Special feature / An in-depth examination of Wollersheim v. Church of Scientology of California, a remarkable case poised for another round of appellate review [article authored by the Church of Scientology International] — Daily Journal (Los Angeles, California)More: link
Dec 12, 1997
Ex-Scientologist wins $6 million after 17-year fight — Daily Journal (Los Angeles, California)More: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
Kathy Kinsey Source:
Daily Journal (Los Angeles, California) Type: Tort, intentional infliction of emotion distress,
alter ego.
Bench decision: Amendment of judgment - $6,025,857
($4,649,328 renewed judgment plus $1,376,529 accrued
interest).
Case/Number: Larry Wollersheim v. Church of Scientology of
California / C332027.
Court/Date: L.A. Superior Central / Oct. 29, 1997.
Judge: John P. Shook.
Attorneys: Plaintiff - Craig J. Stein (Gartenberg, Jaffe,
Gelfand & Stein, LLP, L.A.); Daniel A. Leipold, Cathy Shipe,
Robert F. Donohue (Hagenbaugh & Murphy, Orange); Lita
Schlosser (Encino); Ford Greene (Hub Law Offices, San
Anselmo). ...
Aug 27, 1997
Scientology's system "hacker proof" More: link
Type: Account
Author(s):
Robert Vaughn Young (To be included in OSA US DR re RVY) INCOMM was created to be the computer data base for Scientology. Foster Thompkins was put in charge of the setup. It was to serve as a repository for all LRH writings so they could be word searched. (That was "SIR" or Source Information Retrieval). Routing forms were to go into the computer base. Time machine programs were to run the programs, automatically ordering the person to do the step. And there was ...
May 9, 1997
When did she die? — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: pqasb.pqarchiver.com
Type: Press
Author(s):
Thomas C. Tobin Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) CLEARWATER — Was it an honest mistake, a slip of the tongue? Or was it the naked truth, carelessly uttered on camera A top official for the Church of Scientology told a German television crew recently that church member Lisa McPherson died in a room at the Fort Harrison Hotel in Clearwater. On its face, the statement marks a major change in Scientology's version of events surrounding McPherson's unexplained death at age 36. It came in the presence of one of ...
Mar 25, 1997
The Scientology problem — Wall Street JournalMore: holysmoke.org , link
Type: Press
Source:
Wall Street Journal As no doubt befits a society founded by Pilgrims, America has a long tradition of controversial movements maturing to success, whether Mormons or Christian Scientists or Jehovah's Witnesses. Today, the latest cult forcing itself to our attention is the Church of Scientology. Scientology was founded in the early 1950s by L. Ron Hubbard, a science fiction writer. He fashioned a creation myth around Xenu, who froze and transported thetan souls to volcanoes in Teegeeack, now earth. The creed holds that humans ...
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