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Oct 20, 1995
Woman accuses Scientology guard of threat — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: pqasb.pqarchiver.com
Type: Press
Author(s):
Jane Meinhardt Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) CLEARWATER — A Mexican woman has alleged that the Church of Scientology's security chief chased her and threatened to kill her for leaving the church. The case has been referred to the Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney's Office; no charge has been filed. A statement from a Scientology spokesman said the security guard has been suspended during a church investigation. The police investigation began Sept. 28 after Naxilly Sofia Perez-Morales, 22, called 911 about 7 p.m. from the Post Office on Cleveland Street. ...
Sep 21, 1994
Scientology saves? // The science of selling salvation — Metro Times (Detroit, Michigan)More: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
Leah Samuel Source:
Metro Times (Detroit, Michigan) Is the Church of Scientology a religion, or a multimillion-dollar corporate cult? Some former Scientologists have spoken of spending thousands of dollars or working long hours without food or sleep to pay off debts to the church. The church characterizes itself as misunderstood and persecuted, emphasizing testimonials and community outreach activities, while attempting to discredit critics. "Scientology is a racket," says Bloomfield Hills attorney Constance Cumbey, who has handled four Michigan lawsuits against the church. "That's not to say that everyone ...
Jun 26, 1990
The Scientology Story: Inside the Church // Defectors Recount Lives of Hard Work, Punishment — Los Angeles Times (California)
Type: Press
Author(s):
Robert W. Welkos ,
Joel Sappell Source:
Los Angeles Times (California) Doris Braine says the transformation of her Patty Jo was heartbreaking. "It was," she said, "like my darling daughter had died." Before Patty Jo went to work for the Church of Scientology at the age of 20, she had been "fun and pretty and a joy to be with," recalled her 72-year-old mother. "Suddenly, she became a totally different person, shooting fire from her eyes." There were those hateful looks, and the dozens of letters that Patty Jo returned unopened. For ...
Jul 21, 1989
Torts / Scientology church liable for injuries from coercive religious practices — Daily Journal (Los Angeles, California)More: link
Jul 19, 1989
Larry Wollersheim v. Church of Scientology of California — Daily Appellate Report
Aug 1, 1983
Scientologists' 'hiring' practices draw criticism — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: news.google.com , news.google.com
Type: Press
Author(s):
Tim Johnson Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) CLEARWATER — In Pinellas County — with its 7 percent unemployment rate the signs on the four Church of Scientology buildings draw attention. Two say simply, "Now Hiring." Others promise a job with "low pay — great future." One along busy U.S. 19 touts jobs for "kitchen personnel." Two others boast: "We are recruiting." What the signs don't say is that the Church of Scientology isn't looking for employees. It is trying to recruit members. The signs also don't say that ...
Mar 1, 1983
INFORMATION TO OBTAIN A SEARCH WARRANT
Jul 14, 1982
Inside Scientology: Secret agents for a church — News-Herald (Santa Rosa, California)More: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
Dennis Wheeler Source:
News-Herald (Santa Rosa, California) "Theseus and his comrade Pirithous in their descent to Hades . . . sat down to rest for a while, only to find that they had grown to the rocks and could not rise." — Carl Jung, Modern Man In Search Of A Soul Ford and Andrea Schwartz are a typical American couple, perhaps. They're 33 and 28 years old, respectively, and they live in a middle-class apartment in Concord. A Volkswagen van rests in the carport. Their three-year-old son likes ...
Jul 7, 1982
Inside Scientology: "Attack the Attacker" — News-Herald (Santa Rosa, California)More: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
Dennis Wheeler Source:
News-Herald (Santa Rosa, California) Several former policies of the Church of Scientology, founded by L. Ron Hubbard, have persistently tainted its public image. Scientologists say these policies were either "jokes" from the very beginning, or were misunderstood by the public — and in any case they have all been canceled. Most of these policies involve ways the Church deals with people it has labeled "Potential Trouble Sources" and "Suppressive Persons." The latter are "those who are destructively antisocial" or those who "actively seek to suppress ...
May 8, 1982
City of Clearwater 1982 Hearings - Church of Scientology: Janie Peterson
Sep 14, 1981
Preliminary report to the Clearwater city commission re: The power of a municipality to regulate organizations claiming tax exempt or non-profit status
Apr 14, 1980
Defector describes Scientology // Scientology at Gilman — Press-Enterprise (Riverside, California)More: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
Terry Colvin Source:
Press-Enterprise (Riverside, California) The Church of Scientology first moved into Riverside County when it opened a mission in Riverside in 1972. Later, it was revealed that the Church had a secret operation at La Quinta, near Indio. Now, from court records, it has been learned the church has established its worldwide command center at Gilman Hot Springs near Hemet. Here is the second of a two parts on the Gilman operation. ''[I do not have the first part of this special Gilman coverage. Of ...
Apr 5, 1980
For some it was hard to forsake Scientology — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: news.google.com , news.google.com , news.google.com
Type: Press
Author(s):
Craig Roberton Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) On Dec. 13, former Scientologist LaVenda Van Schaick filed a $200-million class-action lawsuit against the Church of Scientology in Federal Court in Boston, contending that the church falsely promises to improve the lives of its members. Since then, 10 other ex-Scientologists have filed affidavits in support of the suit, giving a glimpse of life within Scientology. The church has filed a motion to dismiss that case. It also sued Mrs. Van Schaick and others, contending that she is "motivated by malice." ...
Apr 4, 1980
Suit: Church promised much, delivered little — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: news.google.com
Mar 1, 1980
Affidavit of Anne Rosenblum [exact date unknown, circa March 1980 assumed] More: link
Type: Affidavit
AFFIDAVIT OF ANNE ROSENBLUM In December, 1972, after my first semester of college (in the state of Washington), I was introduced to Scientology when another Scientologist encouraged me to take a "Personality Test" at the Portland "Org". I was given a poor evaluation on the test. I later learned, however, that it is a customary practice of the "Church" to give one a poor evaluation on the test in order to induce the person into Scientology processing. The Scientologists also told ...
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Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre International @ 5930 Franklin Avenue Los Angeles CA United States •
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Confidential preclear (PC) folder •
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Estates Project Force (EPF) •
Ethics (Scientology) •
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Former Bank of Clearwater building @ 500 Cleveland Street Clearwater FL United States •
Fort Harrison Hotel (also, Flag Land Base) @ 210 South Fort Harrison Avenue Clearwater FL United States •
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Oxford Capacity Analysis (aka, "free Scientology personality test" aka "U-Test" aka "Pape Test") •
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[needtotag] Jan 25, 1980
Affidavit of Tonja Burden
Jul 22, 1974
Probe of religious sect's practices sought by ex-members — Globe and Mail (Canada)More: groups.google.com
Type: Press
Author(s):
John Marshall Source:
Globe and Mail (Canada) Directors from the Church of Scientology in Ontario and Alberta are seeking Government inquiries into its practices. One of them,
Lorna Levett , was the head of the Scientology mission, a franchise operation in Calgary. After 12 years in the movement she walked out and took all but a few of her Calgary disciples with her. A Scientologist franchise, Mrs. Levett said, is a charter granted by the Scientology head office. The holder agrees to send 10-3/4 per cent of the ...
May 31, 1974
Scientology has ways of dealing with those who go against church — Albertan (Canada)More: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
Eric Denhoff Source:
Albertan (Canada) The former head of Calgary's Scientology mission, by attacking that organization, has left herself open to the feeding of "lurid, blood sex crime actual evidence" to the press. That's the way Scientology officially deals with those who attack the organization, such as Lorna Levitt, who resigned April 19. Levitt began attacking the organization in newspaper advertisements more than a month and a half ago, but as yet the church has has not responded according to its policy. Levitt says that, so ...
Oct 1, 1973
The Awful Truth About Scientology — The RealistMore: ep.tc
Type: Press
Source:
The Realist [Reproduced here with express permission of Paul Krassner — Publisher of The Realist. Thank you! Transcribed from scanned pages at The Realist Project Archive .] Although many people have had some brief acquaintance with Scientology, very few have gotten into the subject far enough to find out what it is really all about. It is a subject which doesn't easily lend itself to study. The courses are many and tend to become quite expensive, not only in terms of money, ...
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