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american citizens for honesty in government (achg) • auditing • battle creek enquirer • church of scientology of michigan • cost • daily tribune (oakland county, michigan) • detroit free press • dianetics • e-meter • earl cunard • flint journal (michigan) • fraud, lie, deceit, misrepresentation • front groups • lawsuit • legal • medical claims • membership • michigan • narconon (aka scientology drug rehab) • narconon freedom center (formerly, narconon stone hawk) • real estate • recruitment • refa postel • rudolf riefstahl • scientology's "clear" state
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Sep 14, 2008
Therapy facility takes Narconon's place — Battle Creek Enquirer
More: battlecreekenquirer.com
Type: Press
Author(s): Elizabeth Willis
Source: Battle Creek Enquirer
PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP — A new private-pay substance abuse inpatient facility has begun operation at the facilities formerly occupied by Narconon Stone Hawk, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center with links to Scientology. Operators of the new organization, A Forever Recovery, said they are not associated with either Narconon or Scientology, although some employees worked for and managed Narconon Stone Hawk. "I know there's been a lot of negativity surrounding Narconon and I want people to know it's not Narconon anymore," said ...
Jul 17, 2008
When Scientology attacks? — WWMT
Type: Press
Source: WWMT
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - The video of two men involved in an altercation outside a Church of Scientology has garnered a lot of hits on YouTube, but it happened right here in West Michigan. Two men protesting the Church of Scientology got more than they bargained for when a man and a woman from the church came out and confronted them last week. Even though they had the right to stand on the sidewalk in front of the Church ...
Mar 13, 2008
Federal Center takes bomb threat precautions — Battle Creek Enquirer
Type: Press
Source: Battle Creek Enquirer
Security was tightened today at the Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center in Battle Creek after a bomb threat was leveled nationally at the Church of Scientology, which owns a building nearby. Two parking lots were cleared, the center’s Champion Street entrance was closed and blinds were drawn in all windows at the building at 74 N. Washington Ave. Employees were told the security level was raised and they were encouraged to curtail outside activities near the building. “We learned of potential for increased ...
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Jan 6, 2008
Scientologist HQ Moves To Detroit — WDIV Detroit
Dec 24, 2007
Church of Scientology Buys One Griswold — CoStar Group
Type: Press
Author(s): Afunu Ali
Source: CoStar Group
Raymond James Exchanges 50,000-SF Office in Wayne County for $3.5M Raymond James Financial Services sold One Griswold St. in Detroit, MI, to the Church of Scientology for $3.5 million, or approximately $70 per square foot. Built in 1926, this eight-story office building is in the central business district along Detroit's waterfront. The building features an on-site property manager. Sam Munaco and Angela Arcori of Signature Associates represented Raymond James Financial Services, and Tim Jarzembowski and Dave MacDonald of the Staubach Co. ...
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Oct 10, 2005
She's put her heart in Hart Hotel project — Battle Creek Enquirer
Type: Press
Author(s): Jim Richmond
Source: Battle Creek Enquirer
For Maria Guy, renovation of the old Hart Hotel at Washington Avenue and West Van Buren Street has meant "10-to 12-hour workdays" since the Church of Scientology bought the building, gutted it and started turning it into a church facility in 2002. Guy, a petite woman and native of the Dominican Republic who moved to America in 1979, said she and a co-worker just finished installing 123 new windows in the building. The windows cost the church about $750,000. Guy also ...
May 20, 2005
Petoskey planners reject drug rehab home — Petoskey News-Review
Type: Press
Author(s): Jeremy McBain
Source: Petoskey News-Review
A packed council chamber erupted in applause Thursday as the Petoskey Planning Commission voted unanimously to deny a special use permit for TIA Corp. of Battle Creek. The company wanted to house a 63-bed residential Narconon alcohol and drug rehabilitation center in the former Rues Residential nursing center along Arlington Avenue, just east of MacDonald Drive. However, the request met great opposition from area residents who feared it would be too intensive a use for the site and would create health ...
Apr 20, 2005
Comments sought on drug rehab center — Petoskey News-Review
More: petoskeynews.com
Type: Press
Author(s): Ryan Bentley
Source: Petoskey News-Review
Petoskey planning commissioners will consider a controversial land use request that would allow a residential substance abuse treatment center to be established on the city's northeast side when they meet Thursday, April 21. The planning commission's regular meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at city hall, 101 E. Lake St. During the meeting, commissioners will take public input regarding Battle Creek-based TIA Corp.'s request for a special use permit. If the planning commission approves the permit, TIA expects to acquire the ...
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Jan 16, 2003
Stone Hawk rehabilitation ready to open — Battle Creek Enquirer
Type: Press
Author(s): Chris Springsteen
Source: Battle Creek Enquirer
A drug and alcohol rehabilitation center is set to open at the end of January in Pennfield Township.
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Jul 19, 2002
Rehab center nears opening — Battle Creek Enquirer
Type: Press
Source: Battle Creek Enquirer
Renovation efforts are in full swing at Narconon Stone Hawk, a drug rehabilitation center on St. Mary's Lake, after its owners overcame community objections and satisfied zoning requirements. The residential treatment center was expected to open in August, but owners Kate and Per Wickstrom moved the opening date to mid-September to accommodate further renovation. "We've got a lot of things to do and we want to make sure there aren't any distractions when the students arrive," said Kate Wickstrom, executive director. ...
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Feb 5, 2002
The Church of Scientology has delayed moving into the former Hart Hotel until late 2003 — Battle Creek Enquirer
Type: Press
Source: Battle Creek Enquirer
The Church of Scientology has delayed moving into the former Hart Hotel until late 2003. The church originally had planned to move out of its present location at 66 E. Michigan Ave. this summer, but decided it would be more beneficial to wait so the former hotel could be completely renovated before the move takes place, said Mike Delaware, executive secretary of the Battle Creek church. The later date will better accommodate contractors working on the restoration of the building, said ...
May 26, 2001
Group readies Scientology toehold in Battle Creek — Kalamazoo Gazette
Type: Press
Author(s): Chris Meehan
Source: Kalamazoo Gazette
Church members renovate historic Hart Hotel for meeting place. BATTLE CREEK — Jason Blowers scooped clods of dirt and grass from a small area behind the historic hotel once owned by cereal giant W.K. Kellogg. For the past few weeks, the Kalamazoo man had been helping others haul trash from inside the four-story Hart Hotel to make way for a meeting space for the Church of Scientology of the Great Lakes. On this sunny, spring afternoon, Blowers and fellow church members ...
Feb 25, 2001
Church blends quietly in progressive Ann Arbor — Battle Creek Enquirer
Feb 25, 2001
Restoration planned for hotel — Battle Creek Enquirer
Feb 25, 2001
Scientology in Battle Creek: Church's workings a mystery to many — Battle Creek Enquirer
Apr 23, 1995
Man sues church for fraud, emotional harm — Daily Tribune (Oakland County, Michigan)
More: link
Type: Press
Author(s): Brian Murphy
Source: Daily Tribune (Oakland County, Michigan)
Macomb resident contends he was duped while attending vocational school. PONTIAC — Former Scientologist Linda Hostetler isn't the first metro Detroiter to hold a financial and emotional grudge against the Church of Scientology of Michigan. Since the Detroit branch was founded in 1969, at least 14 lawsuits have been filed against the church, according to circuit court records. Of the 14 cases, which sought damages ranging from $10,000-$60,000, six have been filed since the church moved to Royal Oak in the ...
Apr 23, 1995
The church that kept on taking? / Woman says Scientology church drained her of time, and about $150,000 — Daily Tribune (Oakland County, Michigan)
More: link
Type: Press
Author(s): Brian Murphy
Source: Daily Tribune (Oakland County, Michigan)
[Picture / Caption: Linda Hostetler, with her husband, Dan, is battling the Church of Scientology.] ROYAL OAK — At first glance, Linda Hostetler appears the vibrant, independent woman who answered a personal ad eight years ago, beckoning her to join the Church of Scientology. But a closer look reveals a puzzled 29-year-old woman, emotionally scarred by years of what she termed "psychological torture," and financially ruined by a much-maligned yet resilient and powerful empire into which she said she not only ...
Oct 19, 1994
Letter: Scientology explained — Metro Times (Detroit, Michigan)
More: link
Type: Press
Source: Metro Times (Detroit, Michigan)
The article that appeared in the Metro Times Sept. 21-27 issue is a perfect example of how the media believe they need "controversy" in order to thrive. A group of people practicing their religion, thriving and learning isn't controvetsial enough, so things get added which are intended to stop any new idea from growing. Scientology is a people's activity, a grass-roots movement, and is taken up and used by individuals who then apply it to their lives. The understanding that ...
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 ...
Aug 28, 1989
Special Report // Hubbard: Prophet or snake-oil salesman? — Daily Tribune (Oakland County, Michigan)
More: link
Type: Press
Author(s): Julie Edgar
Source: Daily Tribune (Oakland County, Michigan)
Was Lafayette Ron Hubbard, founder of Dianetics and the inspiration behind the Church of Scientology, a profoundly gifted man destined for sainthood? Or was he a fraud who routinely lied about his accomplishments in order to bilk millions from his followers? Even after his death in 1986 at the age of 75, Hubbard's writings on Scientology — often slightly updated versions of earlier "discoveries" — continue to be published and some two million followers remain faithful. The media, too, continues to ...
Aug 28, 1989
Special Report // Mainstreaming Scientology — Daily Tribune (Oakland County, Michigan)
More: link
Type: Press
Author(s): Julie Edgar
Source: Daily Tribune (Oakland County, Michigan)
Six-month project Julie Edgar, 28, has worked for The Daily Tribune since 1987. Edgar, a Farmington native and graduate of the University of Michigan, wrote this report following six months of research and interviews. —– Church of Scientology members hawking free "personality test" used to be a common sight on Main Street in Royal Oak. That was before the church moved from its previous location at the corner of Main and Third streets to a building at Williams and Fourth streets ...
Aug 28, 1989
Special Report // Members praise church 'technology' — Daily Tribune (Oakland County, Michigan)
More: link
Type: Press
Author(s): Julie Edgar
Source: Daily Tribune (Oakland County, Michigan)
Alan Kellman and Curt Larson share a long and unabashed commitment to the Church of Scientology — a loyalty that is rare in the peripatetic "network of seekers," according to one scholar. Gary Shepherd, an Oakland University sociology professor, says membership is often transient in groups like the Church of Scientology "because people become disillusioned with the unreality, the commitment becomes too great or their therapeutic needs have been met and they no longer require the help of Scientology or Dianetics." ...
Aug 28, 1989
Special Report // Promise the moon; then ask for money — Daily Tribune (Oakland County, Michigan)
More: link
Type: Press
Author(s): Julie Edgar
Source: Daily Tribune (Oakland County, Michigan)
"They promise you the moon — that's what's wrong with it," says an ex-staff member of the Church of Scientology. Despite her disillusionment, "Nanu," as she prefers to be called, maintains that it is the organization that is destructive, not the principles it espouses. "The technology does work; the church doesn't," she states. "They're so into money, money, money." When she and her husband, a painting contractor, left the church in 1984 — primarily because of disagreements with other staff members ...
Aug 28, 1989
Special Report // Scientology: Religion or cult? — Daily Tribune (Oakland County, Michigan)
More: link
Type: Press
Author(s): Julie Edgar
Source: Daily Tribune (Oakland County, Michigan)
The Church of Scientology is often denounced as a cult profiting from the blind faith of its members. But arguments over its true nature — Scientology a religion or a cult? — seem irrelevant except when referring to its legal status, because the organization has features common to mainstream religions as well as to so-called cults. The Church of Scientology has won the legal right to function as a religious organization, and therefore is entitled to tax-exempt status in most states. ...
Apr 11, 1983
Ex-chief of Scientology mission quits church — Flint Journal (Michigan)
More: link
Type: Press
Author(s): Betty Brenner
Source: Flint Journal (Michigan)
The Rev. Enid Vien, former director of the Church of Scientology's Flint mission, has resigned from the church. Her letter of resignation is strongly critical of the church's operation. Her letter, submitted after nearly 18 years as a Scientologist and a minister since 1967, says in part: "I can no longer support a church that bleeds its parishioners, abuses its staff, uses fear tactics to insure everyone at least pretends to agree and engages upon coercive tactics to sew its missions ...
Apr 3, 1983
Have Scientology practices led to suicide tries? — Flint Journal (Michigan)
More: link
Type: Press
Author(s): David V. Graham
Source: Flint Journal (Michigan)
It is not uncommon for present or former Scientology members to try to kill themselves, according to three national experts on the controversial religion founded by L. Ron Hubbard. The head of the Scientology Church in Michigan, however, denies that Scientology practices have led to suicides. And the president of the international Church of Scientology, the Rev. Heber C. Jentzsch, headquartered in Los Angeles, dismisses the experts quoted in this story as "liars," who he says are out to discredit a ...
Apr 3, 1983
Scientology and Dr. 'Jane Smith' // The case of a physician and her suicide attempt — Flint Journal (Michigan)
More: link
Type: Press
Author(s): David V. Graham
Source: Flint Journal (Michigan)
A Flint-area physician who once had a promising career is now in a Colorado rehabilitation center, unable to take care of herself or communicate, the result of a suicide attempt. Her doctors report she may have suffered permanent brain damage from a self-administered overdose of insulin. Family members, her psychologist and her associates say she had been emotionally unstable for some time. They contend the local Church of Scientology and the Michigan Purification Project, a detoxification program, aggravated her condition. Glenn ...
Apr 1, 1983
$2,500 refund paid family of Dr. 'Smith'; more due? [exact date unknown] — Flint Journal (Michigan)
Apr 1, 1983
Scientology officials deny charges that it practices 'brainwashing' [exact date unknown] — Flint Journal (Michigan)
Mar 9, 1983
Scientology staff leaves mission — Flint Journal (Michigan)
More: link
Type: Press
Author(s): Betty Brenner
Source: Flint Journal (Michigan)
The local Scientology mission has closed temporarily because its three staff members — the only members of its board of directors — have resigned, a member of the church says. A note on the front door of the mission at 3101 Clio says that the mission is closed temporarily for reorganization and will reopen Monday. Signs on the building and on a high pole have been removed. The note 'tells those seeking more information to call Glenn C. Currier, who alse ...
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