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Sep 24, 2008
YouTube Anti-Scientology Takedowns: Good News, Bad News — Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
Type: Press
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Eva Galperin Source:
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Now that the dust has settled on the anti-Scientology video takedown controversy, it's time to take stock. For those of you who missed this one: on September 4th and 5th, hundreds and possibly thousands of videos critical of the Church of Scientology were taken down as a result of DMCA notices reportedly sent by by American Rights Counsel, Dr. Oliver Schaper, the Schaper Company, Media House Enterprises, and ContentFactory America. It rapidly became clear that these entities did not hold the ...
Sep 21, 2008
Cult fiction: Scientologist church plans blitz of Irish schools under the guise of charity group — Sunday World (Ireland)
Sep 19, 2008
Will Smith shows off Scientology brainwashing — Village Voice
Sep 18, 2008
Holmes faces anti-Scientology protest on B'way — Associated Press
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Author(s):
Erin Carlson Source:
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Katie Holmes knows how to draw a crowd — including anti-Scientology demonstrators. Nearly 100 people lined up outside the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre Thursday night an hour before Holmes acted on Broadway for the first time in a preview performance for "All My Sons." Not in the line: roughly 30 Scientology protesters who stood behind a barricade and loudly chanted "Scientology kills!" Some wore masks like in the movie "V for Vendetta," and one poster read: "FREE KATIE." ...
Sep 18, 2008
Scientology Facing Murky Future in France — ABC NewsMore: rickross.com
Sep 18, 2008
Scientology link at Montessori school alarms parents — CBC
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CBC Some parents are upset with a study method introduced by a Montessori school in northwest Toronto, which they say has its roots in the Church of Scientology. Parents said the owner of the Bambolino Montessori Academy, a private school, told parents last week that it was introducing a new learning method called applied scholastics. Janice Blundon said parents like her weren't given a choice when the dean at her son's school told them they'd be implementing the study technique. "I let ...
Sep 16, 2008
Jason Beghe is still denouncing Scientology – This time in Germany — Village Voice
Sep 15, 2008
Church of Scientology eyes Bucks Co. property — CBS News
Type: Press
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Lesley Van Arsdall Source:
CBS News PLUMSTEAD, Pa. (CBS 3) — A religion with several famous members is hoping to turn a Bucks County building into its new home, but some people living nearby are becoming a little weary of their new neighbor. When Plumstead resident Kim Coffman heard her new neighbors might be the church of Scientology, she was not happy. "We were hoping a family would move in and my children would have some friends right out back would be the ideal situation," Coffman said. ...
Sep 14, 2008
Therapy facility takes Narconon's place — Battle Creek EnquirerMore: 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 ...
Sep 11, 2008
Marc Headley talks about Scientology — XenuTV
Sep 9, 2008
Church of Scientology faces fraud trial in France — The Guardian (UK)
Sep 9, 2008
Scientology critics fight YouTube takedown notices — The Register (UK)
Sep 8, 2008
A month for turning clean and sober — Gloucester County TimesMore: nj.com
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Author(s):
Carly Romalino Source:
Gloucester County Times September is National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery month, but for millions of reformed abusers of alcohol and other substances, the cause for celebration was a hard road. According to Derry Hallmark, recovered addict turned Certified Chemical Dependency Counselor at Oklahoma-based Narconon Arrowhead, only one in 10 addicts is successful in rehabilitation programs. The success rate for those addicted to drugs like crack, he said, is only about one in five people. "All drug use starts as an attempt to solve ...
Sep 8, 2008
Scientology 'faces French trial' — BBC News
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BBC News The Church of Scientology in France will be tried in court for "organised fraud", according to legal sources. The lawyer for one of the plaintiffs behind the case told the BBC that if convicted the controversial Church could be banned. The Church has faced stiff opposition in France as well as Germany, where it has been declared unconstitutional. The French branch of the Church of Scientology said it had been cleared of "numerous" similar charges. It said such charges should not ...
Sep 8, 2008
Scientology faces French trial for fraud, prescribing drugs: source — Google News
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Google News PARIS (AFP) - The Church of Scientology is to be tried for fraud, and seven of its members for illegally prescribing drugs, legal sources said Monday, in the latest clash between French officials and the controversial religion. The charges stem from a case taken by a woman who said she paid the church more than 20,000 euros (28,000 dollars) for lessons, books, drugs and an "electrometer," a device which the church says can measure a person's mental state. She allegedly made ...
Sep 5, 2008
Letters / Fair play for Scientology Re: "Campaign of harassment or just a wild imagination?" (Gazette, Aug. 16) — Montreal Gazette
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Montreal Gazette Re: "Campaign of harassment or just a wild imagination?" (Gazette, Aug. 16). Because of the outrageous allegations in this story about the Church of Scientology I feel the need to respond. First of all, we don't know the name or whereabouts of the so-called "anonymiss," nor have we tried to find out. Her claims are ludicrous and, to be charitable, the product of her wild imagination. However, the campaign she and her "anonymous" comrades are involved in is, by their own ...
Sep 5, 2008
Massive Takedown of Anti-Scientology Videos on YouTube — Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
Sep 4, 2008
Actor Who Left Scientology Touring Germany — FOX News
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Roger Friedman Source:
FOX News Jason Beghe, the "G.I. Jane" actor who left the Church of Scientology in April after 14 years, is testifying about today in Hamburg, Germany. Beghe has been invited by Germany’s Department of Interior Affairs to be part of a three hour seminar on Scientology in Hamburg called, "That is Scientology! Reports from the USA." The program will begin with an 11 a.m. press conference followed by three hours of in-depth lectures from 5 to 8 p.m. All of this is organized ...
Sep 4, 2008
Anonymous fights Scientology in schools // We don't need no... — The Register (UK)
Type: Press
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John Leyden Source:
The Register (UK) The Anonymous collective has announced a new phase in its protests against the Church of Scientology, targeting the alleged mistreatment of youngsters by Scientologists. Operation: School's Closed is due to take place on 13 September and will involve a wave of protests against the "Church of Scientology management, its attempts to infiltrate schools, and its internal exploitation of children". The planned demos follow seven previous protest days outside Scientology centres around the world, each with a particular theme. The Church of ...
Sep 4, 2008
Open Letter to Karin Pouw, Public Affairs Director [Church of Scientology International] More: ocmb.xenu.net
Type: Press release
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Susan Lentsch Dear Ms. Pouw, I am sure you are aware that on the 11th of March, 2008, I issued a press release entitled
"Mother Bear Defends Cub" . This release detailed my efforts to bring my daughter, Katherine, home for a vacation with her family. During the fifteen years that my daughter has been a member of the Church of Scientology's Sea Organization, she had only come home for one three day visit in 1996 - cut short by the Church due ...
Sep 4, 2008
Will Smith targeted by anti-Scientology group — Arizona Republic
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Arizona Republic On Wednesday morning Anonymous activists picketed outside the New Village Academy private school in Calabasas, California, which is funded by Will Smith and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, who is a follower of Scientology. Protestors - dressed in Guy Fawkes masks - held up placards emblazoned with the words 'Scientology disconnects families' and 'what church stalks critics? Scientology'. Passing children on their way to the nearby Arthur E. Wright Middle School shouted at several people, believed to be Scientologist investigators, who ...
Sep 3, 2008
Mesothelioma a Concern for Workers Who Completed Repairs on Scientology Cruise Ship — Asbestos.com (Florida)
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Asbestos.com (Florida) New reports about Freewinds, the Scientology-owned cruise ship, suggest more people than previously recorded may have been exposed to crocidolite asbestos over the last few years. Crocidolite asbestos is one of the most toxic forms of asbestos, and is known to cause several types of asbestos cancer. Initial reports of asbestos problems surfaced in April. However, a recent statement from the vessel’s captain has indicated there may have been previous incidents where asbestos was released through the ship’s onboard ventilation system. ...
Sep 2, 2008
Church of Scientology, USD70+ million Hotel Renovations with Nova HRC — Press Release Network
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Press Release Network Church of Scientology, USD70+ million Hotel Renovations with Nova HRC Nova Hotel Renovation & Construction selected as General Contractor Clearwater, FL - Sep 2, 2008 (PRN): Nova HRC, a leader in hotel and resort renovations has just completed a USD$30 Million hotel renovation of the Oak Cove Hotel for the Church of Scientology, and is in the process of renovating their historical Fort Harrison Hotel USD$40 Million. Nova Hotel Renovation & Construction will continue to build its relationship with the Church ...
Sep 1, 2008
Chronicles of L. Ronia — Forbes
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Author(s):
Allison Fass Source:
Forbes Do your kids prefer adventure stories to doctrinal tomes? Skip Dianetics . Have them read Hubbard's pulp fiction. Before L. Ron Hubbard published Dianetics in 1950 and founded Scientology two years later he penned adventure, mystery and sci-fi stories for pulp magazines. Now, Galaxy Press, a for-profit publisher that is owned by the Church of Scientology International in Los Angeles, is releasing those "Stories from the Golden Age" in a series of 80 paperback books—accompanied by a $1.9 million marketing blitz aimed ...
Aug 27, 2008
Church of Scientology seeks home in Bucks — The Intelligencer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Type: Press
Author(s):
Freda R. Savana Source:
The Intelligencer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) A. Rhodes Wilson is no stranger to Plumstead Township, nor is his property at 5571 Easton Road. For nearly five years, Wilson and his wife, Jana, have been at war with the township over how they can use the single-family dwelling they have never lived in. The couple lives in Buckingham. In the most recent turn of events, the Wilsons are looking for approval to use the building, once home to Rhodes Wilson's accounting business, as the Church of Scientology Mission ...
Aug 27, 2008
Man plans to build Scientology church in Bucks County — FOX News (Philadelphia)
Aug 26, 2008
Pay no mind — Scientology vs. Beck vs. Barb's Bars — The Stranger (Seattle, Washington)
Type: Press
Author(s):
Brandon Ivers Source:
The Stranger (Seattle, Washington) SCOTT BEALE Beck Don't believe everything that you breathe. "Hi! Could we tempt you with some delicious bars?" It's 10:00 a.m. on Sunday morning, and my sister and I are at the Minneapolis Church of Scientology. We've been standing at the entryway for two minutes now, completely paralyzed. Our secret plan is definitely not working—these people cannot be bought by conventional means. "Okay. If you don't want any bars, can I ask you a few questions?" The middle-aged guy standing in ...
Aug 25, 2008
Beck still puzzled about Scientology-linked deaths — Channel 3 (New Zealand)
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Channel 3 (New Zealand) Rocker Beck is still trying to make sense of the deaths of two acquaintances that have been linked to his Church of Scientology faith. Theresa Duncan died of a drug overdose in July 2007 after telling friends she feared Scientologists were stalking her for trying to help Beck escape from the Church. Her grief-stricken fiance Jeremy Blake committed suicide a week later. Beck maintains he knew Blake socially but only knew Duncan through a film script she handed him, about a ...
Aug 22, 2008
Scientology fight with 'Anonymous' hits home in New York — NY Daily News (New York)
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NY Daily News (New York) The war between the Church of Scientology and the group that calls itself Anonymous is heating up. New York City has become one of the chief battlefronts. Critics of the church - which counts John Travolta and Tom Cruise among its members - have staged at least nine protests here in the last year. Last Saturday, Anonymous members picketed the Scientology Center on W. 46th. Many came dressed as nurses and doctors to lampoon what one protester tells us is "the ...
Aug 19, 2008
Secret Lives of Women: Extreme Beliefs (Scientology portion excerpt on Vimeo) — Women's EntertainmentMore: wetv.com
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