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Scientology Book an Open Issue - http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/1999/05/19869
A book removed from Amazon's site because of alleged legal troubles is now among the top 150 books sold by the online bookstore. [Wired] |
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Scientology link to drug case keeps jurors from reaching verdict - http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/apnews/stories/052501/D7C78G4G1.html
Jurors in a misdemeanor case against Jesse Prince, a critic of the Church of Scientology, were unable to reach a verdict after some on the panel suspected the church had set him up. The vote was deadlocked at 4-2 in favor of acquittal. [Associated Press] |
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Google Begins Making DMCA Takedowns Public - http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/5997
Search engine Google is posting "takedown" letters from lawyers wielding the DMCA. The move is thought to be a response to criticism of their censoring xenu.net at the behest of Scientology. [Linux Journal] |
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Articles on Scientology - http://www.watchman.org/sci/index.htm
Collection of articles from The Watchman Expositor. |
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Cult Awareness Network and Scientology - http://www.csj.org/announce/annoucement_archives/can.html
On October 23, 1996 the law firm which has represented the Church of Scientology for years purchased the logo and license agreement of the Cult Awareness Network (CAN). |
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A Night of Engrams and Clears - http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2002/04/03/hubbard/index.html
Journalist who was invited to a birthday bash for L. Ron Hubbard, then disinvited, decides to go anyway, and reports on the long Scientologist pep rally. [Salon.com] |
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Hush-Hush Money - http://www.lermanet.com/scientologynews/westworld-08-1997.htm
An anti-Scientology activist claims that the church made him an offer he had to refuse: $12 million. [Westword] |
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Scientologists gag Google - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/03/22/scientologists_gag_google/
Search engine Google caved in to demands from the "Church" of Scientology that it delete URLs pointing to a site critical of the cult. [The Register] |
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The Man Behind Scientology - http://www.sptimes.com/TampaBay/102598/scientologypart1.html
David Miscavige, the seldom-seen leader of the church, comes forth in his first newspaper interview to talk of a more peaceful time for Scientology. [St. Petersburg Times] |
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Scientologists Force Comment Off Slashdot - http://slashdot.org/yro/01/03/16/1256226.shtml
The Church of Scientology alleged that an anonymous comment violated their copyright. Under the terms of the DMCA, Slashdot was forced to remove the offending post--but listed links to many anti-Scientology sites. Readers responded with more than 1500 comments. [Slashdot] |
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Church Behavior? - http://www.sptimes.com/News/052601/Opinion/Church_behavior.shtml
Editorial. In the Jesse Prince case, the Church of Scientology proved once again just how far it would go to investigate, smear, intimidate, and--if possible--destroy critics. [St. Petersburg Times] |
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High Profile Couple Never Pairs Church and State - http://www.sptimes.com/Floridian/121398/High_profile_couple_n.html
Greta Van Susteren and her husband, John Coale, rub shoulders with notables in the nation's capital, they involve themselves in controversial legal cases, they like Florida living. But you rarely hear them speak of their religion, Scientology. [St. Petersburg Times] |
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Virtual Book Burning - http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/7.09/mustread.html?pg=4
Amazon's snap decision to ban two books in the face of legal threats seemingly contradicts the high-minded free-speech ideals the company often spouts. [Wired] |
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"Mental Health" Hotline a Blind Lead - http://www.sptimes.com/News/091501/Worldandnation/_Mental_health__hotli.shtml
A toll-free number which appeared for several hours on Fox News in the wake of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon offered "mental health assistance." Viewers were not told that the phone number was a Church of Scientology call center. [St. Petersburg Times] |
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Scientology's "Holocaust" - http://www.salon.com/feb97/news/news970225.html
Is Hollywood on the wrong side in Germany's "Church" vs. state furor? [Salon.com] |
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The Church of Scientology - http://www.skeptictank.org/hs/2020.htm
Tom Jarriel talks with both insiders and critics, but Scientology comes off looking very bad. Transcript. [ABC 20/20] |
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German Win2K Bug: Scientology? - http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/1999/12/33154
Officials are investigating whether the country's restrictions on Scientology might affect Windows 2000. How? Part of the software technology is provided by a company with links to the church. [Wired] |
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Amazon to restore Scientology title - http://news.cnet.com/2100-1017-226171.html
Responding to customer criticism, Amazon.com said it will restore a book critical of Scientology to its list of available titles. [CNET News.com] |
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See You in Court - http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Library/Shelf/bfm/punch.htm
Ron Hubbard was dead but the Scientologists were still out to make their mark on the world. Starting with unauthorized biographer Russell Miller. [Punch] |
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Church of Scientology wields the DMCA, Google removes xenu.net - http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2002/3/21/8503/37759
Anti-Scientology site suddenly disappeared from Google. The reason: the search engine buckled to the Church of Scientology's abuse of the DMCA to silence critics. [Kuro5hin] |
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Scientologist Web site rips off urban75.com - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/01/22/scientologist_web_site_rips_off/
The self-styled addiction "experts" at Scientology front group Narconon stole graphics, navigation, stylesheets, layout, code, everything, from a popular rave web site. . . and added a rat-on-your-friends form. [The Register] |
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Slashdot caves in to Scientology loonies - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/03/16/slashdot_caves_in_to_scientology/
Geek paradise Slashdot has taken the unprecedented step of removing a post which contained text allegedly copyrighted by the "Church" of Scientology, after receiving threats from Hubbard Space Command shysters citing the dreaded Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). [The Register] |
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Turning people into slaves according to the Russian constitution - http://english.pravda.ru/main/2002/07/20/32898.html
Editorial. In France, in Germany, in the United States, the Church of Scientology has been recognized as a dangerous sect. In dismissing the Justice Ministry's suit, the court has said, in effect, that slavery is perfectly legal in Russia. [Pravda] |
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France puts Scientology sect on trial - http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/feb/21/jonhenley
The Church of Scientology has been charged with abuse of civil liberties and attempted fraud, in the first French court case against the organisation rather than its individual members. [The Guardian] |
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eBay E-Meter Auctions Yanked - http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/04/27/1712248
Although anyone can buy an e-meter, eBay has yanked auctions of e-meters after the Church of Scientology claimed that copyright protection applies to the devices under the provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. [Slashdot] |
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Unfair Game: Scientologists Get Their Man - http://www.laweekly.com/news/news/unfair-game/4713/
Feature story concentrates on Keith Henson's misdemeanor conviction for picketing Scientology, and airs the belief that the Church of Scientology considers critics and ex-members to be "fair game" for harassment and injury. [L.A. Weekly] |
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Scientology in the Machine - http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/2000/03/35054
The German government is examining whether a utility developed by a Scientologist would prohibit public agencies from installing Windows 2000. [Wired] |
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Scientologists Buy Red Cross Building - http://www.sptimes.com/News/122998/NorthPinellas/Scientologists_buy_Re.html
The Church of Scientology has completed the latest in a series of land purchases that will help clear the way for its downtown expansion project. [St. Petersburg Times] |
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PSTA Aims to Avoid Ad Flap - http://www.sptimes.com/News/12899/NorthPinellas/PSTA_aims_to_avoid_ad.html
The transit agency is examining its policies after anti-Scientology ads were posted on county buses in December, sparking a legal debate. [St. Petersburg Times] |
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Public Service Ads Banned from Buses - http://www.sptimes.com/News/22599/NorthPinellas/Public_service_ads_ba.html
The transit authority limits ads to "commercial transactions" after anti-Scientology messages draw church protest. [St. Petersburg Times] |
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Scientologists in trademark disputes - http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-207618.html
Church of Scientology International threatens to sue two sites critical of it, on grounds of alleged trademark and copyright violations. [CNET news.com] |
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BU's Scientology Connection - http://www.bostonphoenix.com/alt1/archive/specials/scientology/SCIENTOLOGY_1.html
Earle Cooley is chairman of Boston University's board of trustees. He's also made a career out of keeping L. Ron Hubbard's secrets, by raiding critics and suing journalists. [Boston Phoenix] |
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Google Relists Operation Clambake - http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/03/22/0141250
After a furor over Google's removal of xenu.net from its database, the search engine relisted it--but only the main page. The other pages named in Scientology's DMCA complaint are still banned from Google. [Slashdot] |
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Lev L'Achim Launches Campaign to Fight Scientology - http://chareidi.shemayisrael.com/archives/SMIlevlchm.htm
The cult of Scientology is dangerous to the human mind, harmful to one's pocketbook, and uses deception to violate laws against forced religious conversion. [Dei'ah veDibur] |
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Amazon reverses decision on book ban - http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-514702.html
Company says original ban not a mistake but thanks Netizens for feedback. [ZDNet News] |
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Leaving the Fold - http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2001/02/12/MN171898.DTL
Third-generation Scientologist, disillusioned, broke away from the Church of Scientology. In turn, they declared her father a "suppressive person" and tried to paint her as an extortionist. [San Francisco Chronicle] |
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Clams Pay Wollersheim - http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2002/5/10/104726/587
After a vicious 22-year legal battle, the Church of Scientology finally paid Lawrence Wollersheim $8.7 million they owed him from a lawsuit judgment. [Kuro5hin] |
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Scientology Uses DMCA to Delist Critic's Website - http://slashdot.org/yro/02/03/21/0453200.shtml
The Church of Scientology used the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to strong-arm search engine Google into removing several pages of anti-Scientology site xenu.net from search results and directory. [Slashdot] |
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Google U-turn in Scientology row - http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,11032212,00.htm
Google reinstated a link to an anti-Scientology site after coming under fire from free speech advocates. [Silicon.com] |
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Picket Fencing - http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/1999-01-21/news/picket-fencing/1
Profile of Jeff Jacobsen, a critic of Scientology. [Phoenix New Times] |
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Cult Abuse Victim Wins [Euro]6M Payout - http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/page.cfm?objectid=11860716&method=full
The Church of Scientology has been ordered to pay 6 million euros in damages to a former member who claimed they pushed him to the brink of suicide. [The Daily Record] |
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Scientology Doctor Faces Suspension - http://www.lisamcpherson.org/tt_7-25-01_minkoff.htm
Judge rules that Dr. David Minkoff illegally prescribed Valium and chloral hydrate to Lisa McPherson at the behest of fellow Scientologists, and recommends a $10,000 fine and one-year license suspension. [Tampa Tribune] |
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Cult church censured on drug ads - http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2003/mar/27/religion.anglicanism
The Advertising Standards Authority found that the Scientology poster's claim of "salvaging" drug users included prescription medication, occasional social drinking and environmental toxins as "drug use." [Guardian] |
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Testimony: Church of Scientology spurred critic's arrest - http://lisatrust.freewinds.cx/print/tampa-jesse-052301.htm
Private detectives employed by Scientology law firm Moxon and Kobrin trailed critic Jesse Prince for months before succeeding in getting him arrested. [Tampa Tribune] |
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Nightmare on the Net - http://www.westword.com/1997-03-06/news/nightmare-on-the-net/
A web of intrigue surrounds the high-stakes legal brawl between FACTnet and the Church of Scientology. [Westword] |
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Stalking the Net - http://www.westword.com/1995-10-04/news/stalking-the-net/
In the online brawl over Scientology, Internet users discover that virtual reality bites back. [Westword] |
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Lev L'Achim Wages Battle Against Scientology Cult - http://chareidi.shemayisrael.com/archives5760/bereshis/BRalevlachim.htm
Lev L'Achim's Anti-Cult Department attempts to close a school opened by the cult of Scientology in Tel Aviv. The Education Ministry officially announced that the school will never be licensed, and that parents who send their children there are violating the Law of Compulsory Education. [Dei'ah veDibur] |
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German Visitor Takes on Scientology - http://www.sptimes.com/News/072600/NorthPinellas/German_visitor_takes_.shtml
German official Ursula Caberta reports that in her country, Scientology is viewed as "a new kind of political extremism." [St. Petersburg Times] |
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Clark's big score, Case's big bore - http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-514712.html
As Compaq looks to clean up yet one more mess, Amazon offers a textbook example of how to shoot one's self in the foot. [ZDNet News] |
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FRG on W2K: No CoS - http://slashdot.org/yro/00/11/05/1335233.shtml
Readers discuss Microsoft's decision to provide instructions to Germans on how to remove defrag from Win2K because the software developer's CEO is a Scientologist. The security risk is no joke. [Slashdot] |