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9/11 • anti-psychiatry • auditing • celebrity centre • cost • david miscavige • detox • e-meter • france • fraud, lie, deceit, misrepresentation • front groups • john travolta • lawsuit • legal • medical claims • narconon (aka scientology drug rehab) • new york rescue workers detoxification program • oxford capacity analysis (aka, "free scientology personality test" aka "u-test" aka "pape test") • public funding • purification rundown ("purif") • real estate • recruitment • sea organization (sea org, so) • tom cruise • xenu (operating thetan level 3, ot 3, wall of fire)
Reference materials Scientology's Purification Rundown (Purif)Deceitful study used in promoting Scientology's detoxification programAmerican Detoxification FoundationNew York Rescue Workers Detoxification Program
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May 17, 1993
Church members file suit against professor, officials — Daily Bruin (University of California)
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Type: Press
Author(s): Nancy Hsu
Source: Daily Bruin (University of California)
Two UCLA extension students in the Church of Scientology have filed suit against UCLA professor Louis Jolyon West, the Board of Regents and Chancellor Charles Young for allegedly using taxpayer money to fund anti-religious activities. The university has yet to respond to the suit filed last month with the Santa Monica Superior Court. John Van Dyke and Mario Majorski charge that, while on the University of California payroll, West used his position to organize anti-religious seminars and two groups that target ...
Mar 1, 1993
The life and death of Mr Motivala [exact date unknown] — Private Eye (UK)
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Jan 14, 1993
Disco boss bans group in cult fear — The Advertiser (Finchley, UK)
Sep 15, 1992
Kirstie's secret sweatbox diet
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Type: Press
Author(s): Claire Thomas
Shocking way Cheers gal shaped up for the [?] Star melts off 35 lb on bizarre sect's red-hot program She roasted 4 hours a day and fasted on water & vitamins KOOKY Kirstie Alley used her own special version of a bizarre diet concocted by the Scientology sect to slim down before hosting the Emmy Awards, says a source close to the Cheers star. For four weeks, hefty Kirstie drank gallons of water laced with vitamin B3 and spent four hours ...
Apr 29, 1992
La Marche du siècle [French] — France 3
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Dec 17, 1991
Narconon decision draws fire — Daily Oklahoman
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Dec 15, 1991
Drug center may be forced to leave tribal site — The Oklahoman
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Dec 14, 1991
Board denies certification for Narconon — The Oklahoman
Dec 13, 1991
Findings of Fact regarding the Narconon-Chilocco Application For Certification by the Board of Mental Health, State of Oklahoma
Nov 10, 1991
Scientology's children: Members laud schooling, church's no-drug stance — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
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Type: Press
Author(s): Curtis Krueger
Source: St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
[Picture / Caption: Happy Scientologists: Marie C. Gale poses with her husband, David, son Philip and daughter Elizabeth.] Marie C. Gale is raising her children the same way her parents raised her: using the principles of Scientology. "Considering my parents and grandmother, my children are fourth- generation Scientologists," Mrs. Gale, 36, said in a letter. Mrs. Gale, of Clearwater, is one of many local Scientologists who say their religion offers benefits to their families, their children in particular. Members say Scientology ...
Sep 6, 1991
Religious Technology Center Executive Directive no. 450 — Religious Technology Center (RTC)
Aug 9, 1991
Testimonial, but no trust // Son saved, but dad still suspicious — Winnipeg Sun
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Type: Press
Author(s): Riva Harrison
Source: Winnipeg Sun
A Vancouver man whose testimonial is used by Narconon in its promotional material says the organization is "extremely suspect" because of its links to the Church of Scientology. "They (Narconon) are definitely a part of the Scientology operation," Tom Perry said yesterday in an interview from B.C. "I know they rehabilitated my son, I know they rehabilitated his wife, but I wouldn't trust them as far as I can throw them." Although Perry doesn't deny writing the 1987 testimontial praising Narconon, ...
Aug 8, 1991
Narconon 'bad news': Experts // 'Amateur notions of biology' — Winnipeg Sun
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Type: Press
Author(s): Pat St. Germain, Dawna Dingwall
Source: Winnipeg Sun
If you have a drug problem, Narconon isn't the answer, some experts say. "As far as I'm concerned, it's bad news, and I would not advise anyone to go near it," says UCLA psychiatry professor Dr. Louis West, who has studied the church since 1950, when it was L. Ron Hubbard's Dianetics, and not a recognized religion. "If someone needs help, they (Narconon) are taking the time and money away from a program that could actually help them," West said yesterday. ...
Aug 6, 1991
Drug plan panned // Cult authority warns of Scientology's tactics — Winnipeg Sun
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Type: Press
Author(s): Riva Harrison
Source: Winnipeg Sun
Winnipeggers should steer clear of the Church of Scientology and its many organizations, which include a drug rehabilitation program called Narconon, a U.S cult expert said yesterday. "There are far safer programs," Cynthia Kisser, executive director of the Cult Awareness Network, said in an interview from Chicago. "Narconon is more likely to do harm than good." The Sun reported Sunday about 60 Winnipeg teenagers have been hired to sell pepperoni and T-shirts door-to-door to raise money for Narconon. However, a Narconon ...
Jul 21, 1991
The two sides of Scientology — Indianapolis Star (Indiana)
May 6, 1991
The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power — TIME Magazine
Type: Press
Author(s): Richard Behar
Source: TIME Magazine
By all appearances, Noah Lottick of Kingston, Pa., had been a normal, happy 24-year-old who was looking for his place in the world. On the day last June when his parents drove to New York City to claim his body, they were nearly catatonic with grief. The young Russian-studies scholar had jumped from a 10th-floor window of the Milford Plaza Hotel and bounced off the hood of a stretch limousine. When the police arrived, his fingers were still clutching $171 in ...
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
May 1, 1991
CCHR and Narconon — The Southern California Psychiatrist
Type: Press
Author(s): Louis Jolyon West
Source: The Southern California Psychiatrist
Originally printed in "The Southern California Psychiatrist," May 1991, pp. 6-13. Dr. West has granted permission to upload this article to computer networks and bulletin boards In a previous article (SCPS Newsletter, July, 1990) I provided an historical account of the Church of Scientology. It is a pseudo-scientific healing cult that was formed in the 1950s, and has grown, with the help of extravagant lies and deliberate deception, into a multimillion dollar, international enterprise. Through its many publications, but especially through ...
Apr 21, 1991
Letters to the Editor // For shame! — Daily Yomiuri (Japan)
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Type: Press
Source: Daily Yomiuri (Japan)
I was surprised by the emotional tone of Mark Wilkinson's review (April 14 P7) of the book by L. Ron Hubbard titled "Clear Body, Clear Mind." Mr. Wilkinson made his feelings about Mr. Hubbard very clear in his "review" but in the process of giving vent to these in a sarcastic diatribe of transparent intent, Wilkinson violated the cardinal principle of the journalistic profession, which is to maintain objectivity. To completely omit major sections of what is probably the most significant ...
Apr 14, 1991
More hokum from guru Hubbard — Daily Yomiuri (Japan)
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Type: Press
Author(s): Mark Wilkinson
Source: Daily Yomiuri (Japan)
CLEAR BODY, CLEAR MIND: The Effective Purification Program, by L. Ron Hubbard; Bridge Publications; 306 pages. After years of polluting your body, there's hope: L. Ron Hubbard's Clear Body Clear Mind. It gives insights into the horrible toxins in all of us and provides home remedies for flushing our bodies. And if you're an utter rube, you may find comfort in the evangelical, condescending tone of this astounding example of self-promotion. Claiming to have discovered the presence of impurities in our ...
Jun 27, 1990
The Scientology Story: Reaching into Society // Church Seeks Influence in Schools, Business, Science — Los Angeles Times (California)
Type: Press
Author(s): Robert W. Welkos, Joel Sappell
Source: Los Angeles Times (California)
Emerging from years of internal strife and public scandal, the Scientology movement has embarked on a sweeping and sophisticated campaign to gain new influence in America. The goal is to refurbish the tarnished image of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard and elevate him to the ranks of history's great humanitarians and thinkers. By so doing, the church hopes to broaden the acceptability of Hubbard's Scientology teachings and attract millions of new members. The campaign relies on official church programs and a ...
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Mar 1, 1990
Cult targets MPs in expansion drive — East Grinstead Courier (UK)
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Aug 17, 1989
Scientific and medical accuracy of Narconon program questioned
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Type: Press
A Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Oklahoma calls it "pure unadulterated 'cow pies"'. A Doctor of Internal Medicine in Ponca City says it is "filled with ...many false generalizations, internal inconsistencies, outright lies, and potentially dangerous treatments." They are talking about the Purification part of the Narconon drug rehabilitation program that will be offered at Chilocco. According to a document called the Narconon Technical Line-Up copyrighted 1984 by Narconon, their rehabilitation program consists of several steps: First, ...
Jul 27, 1989
Mayor launches Narconon inquiry after receiving adverse reports from at least five other states
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Type: Press
Newkirk Mayor Garry Bilger says in the past two weeks he has been receiving mail from all over the country since an Associated Press article concerning Narconon Chilocco was released. The article, which appeared in newspapers from Corpus Christi, Tx. to the New York Times, seems to have prompted the letters to Bilger. "I haven't received a letter favorable to the Narconon program yet... they are all negative." For example, a writer from Illinois says, "I can empathize with your town' ...
Apr 27, 1989
Narconon-Chilocco drug treatment plant may be part of notorious religious cult — Newkirk Herald Journal (Oklahoma)
Type: Press
Author(s): Robert W. Lobsinger
Source: Newkirk Herald Journal (Oklahoma)
NEWKIRK, OK – A proposed drug treatment and rehabilitation center which could be in operation on Indian land at the former Chilocco Indian School north of Newkirk by June 15th may be part of a notorious religious cult. Narconon was approved for a 75-bed facility by the State Health Planning Commission in January of this year as part of The Chilocco Development Authority. The projected cost is $400,000 for renovation and the five Indian tribes involved are projected to receive $16,000,000 ...
Tag(s): All God' s Children (book)Anderson Report (Australia)Arthur J. MarenAssociation for Better Living and Education (ABLE) (formerly, "Social Coordination" or SOCO)AuditingAustraliaBetsy CarterBlackmailCarroll StonerClearwater Sun (Florida)ConvictionCostDianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health (book)DisconnectionE-MeterEdna FultonEngramFair gameFood and Drug Administration (FDA)Fort Harrison Hotel (also, Flag Land Base) @ 210 South Fort Harrison Avenue Clearwater FL United StatesFranceFraud, lie, deceit, misrepresentationGabriel "Gabe" CazaresGarry BilgerGene ChillHeber C. JentzschJo Anne ParkeJohn BrodieJohn DuffJohn McMasterJudge Jose Maria Vazquez HonrubiaJulie Christofferson TitchbourneL. Ron Hubbard's credentialsLawsuitLife MagazineLos Angeles Times (California)Martin KasindorfMedical claimsMembershipMichael ReeseNarconon (aka Scientology drug rehab)Narconon Chilocco New Life CenterNarconon InternationalNewkirk Herald Journal (Oklahoma)NewsweekOklahomaOperating Thetan (OT)Orange County RegisterOvert, withholdPurification Rundown ("Purif")Religious Technology Center (RTC)Rena WeinbergRichard OfsheRobert W. LobsingerRonald "Nibs" Edward DeWolf (L. Ron Hubbard, Jr.)San Diego Union-TribuneScientology's "Clear" stateSilencing criticism, censorshipSouthern Land Development and Leasing Corporation (SLDLC)SpainSt. Petersburg Times (Florida)Supernatural abilities (aka OT powers)Suppressive person (SP)TIME MagazineUnited Churches of FloridaUnited Kingdom (UK)William C. BenitezWilliam Menninger
Dec 25, 1987
Scientology president — Glendale News-Press (California)
Jan 1, 1987
Advertisement: Purification of mind and body — Whole Life Monthly
Dec 5, 1986
Search for salvation ended in death — San Jose Mercury News
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Type: Press
Author(s): David Schrieberg
Source: San Jose Mercury News
[The following is from the article 'Search for Salvation Ended in Death', printed originally in the San Jose Mercury News, December 5, 1986. I have omitted some parts of the original, mostly those giving a general discussion of Scientology, and paraphrased others, since I don't have permission of the copyright holders. The author of the story is David Scrieberg. My discussion is enclosed in brackets, except for some analysis at the end.] Two years ago, confused and unsure of his future, ...
Jun 14, 1986
Scientology 'purification' rite used by anti-addiction centres — Toronto Star (Canada)
Type: Press
Author(s): Lindsay Scotton
Source: Toronto Star (Canada)
A controversial "purification" regime used by the Church of Scientology to advance members' spiritual enlightenment is also being used by Narconon, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre, and is being offered at a Toronto health clinic. The "Purification Rundown" used by Narconon and the Lafayette Health Centre uses large vitamin dosages, exercise and long hours in the sauna to "cleanse" the body of accumulated impurities, according to Narconon officials and the health centre's director. Costs of the treatment offered ...
Apr 4, 1986
Inside Scientology — Finally [Payment before enlightenment] — L.A. Weekly (California)
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Type: Press
Author(s): Ron Curran, Jennifer Pratt
Source: L.A. Weekly (California)
Payment Before Enlightenment "Total freedom" through Scientology does not come cheap. With registered trademarks affixed to every Scientology term and title, Hubbard's religion sometimes more closely resembles K-mart than, say, Catholicism. Scientology's policy of payment before enlightenment is perhaps the leading cause of questions concerning the church's credibility as an altruistic institution. Although Ken Hoden initially dragged his feet in supplying a promised list of auditing fees because, as he put it, "when you walk into a Baptist church or any ...
Apr 4, 1986
Inside Scientology — Finally [Therapy as religion] — L.A. Weekly (California)
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Type: Press
Author(s): Ron Curran, Jennifer Pratt
Source: L.A. Weekly (California)
Therapy as Religion Though the Berendo Street headquarters is the hub of Scientology activity in Los Angeles, the church's showplace is its Celebrity Center at Franklin and Bronson. A grand gothic chateau built for William Randolph Hearst in the 1920s, this complex of Scientology offices and apartments has retained much of its charm, replete with garden grounds and flowing fountains The idyllic setting is reinforced as you enter the mansion's foyer. The walls are lined with original art, and music from ...
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