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Apr 23, 1995
Man sues church for fraud, emotional harm — Daily Tribune (Oakland County, Michigan)More: link
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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
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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 ...
Aug 28, 1989
Special Report // Hubbard: Prophet or snake-oil salesman? — Daily Tribune (Oakland County, Michigan)More: link
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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. ...
Aug 21, 1980
Sues cult — The Macomb Daily (Michigan)More: link
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The Macomb Daily (Michigan) LANSING (UPI) — A man seeking damages from the Church of Scientology on the grounds he shot another man after the group's theories convinced him to discontinue psychotherapy has won a new trial from the Michigan Court of Appeals. Frank Sternicki said he lost control of himself and shot Charles Schang in a restaurant parking lot after the controversial Scientology group's "misrepresentations" persuaded him to end his treatment with a psychotherapist, the appeals court said Tuesday.
Jan 10, 1979
Public crooks beware: there's a bounty on you — The Macomb Daily (Michigan)
Mar 31, 1971
'U' life sparked by spiritual revival — Michigan Daily
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