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A personal selection of articles from national and local UK press, radio and television concerning
L. Ron Hubbard's cult of Scientology.
http://scn.martinobrien.com/ABUSE/CASTLE/MEDIA.htm
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Cult church censured on drug ads
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]
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,922770,00.html
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Turning people into slaves according to the Russian constitution
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]
http://english.pravda.ru/main/2002/07/20/32898.html
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Scientologist drug claim on poster is censured
The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint against the Church of Scientology. The
ASA ruled that Scientology had not proven its claim to have rescued hundreds of thousands of drug
addicts. [Telegraph]
http://www.dailytelegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/03/27/nasa27.xml&sSheet=/new....
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ScientologyWatch
Blog of recent news about Scientology, with archive and opportunity for discussion.
http://www.scientologywatch.org/postnuke/index.php
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Scientology's "Holocaust"
Is Hollywood on the wrong side in Germany's "Church" vs. state furor? [Salon.com]
http://www.salon.com/feb97/news/news970225.html
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Amazon reverses decision on book ban
Company says original ban not a mistake but thanks Netizens for feedback. [ZDNet News]
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-11-514702.html
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Amazon Drops Controversial Book
Amazon.com has removed a controversial book from its listings, a book well known for angering the
Church of Scientology. [Wired]
http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/19787.html
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Clark's big score, Case's big bore
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]
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-11-514712.html
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Amazon Relents, Reinstates Book
Amazon.com, responding to customer complaints, will restore a book pulled from its online catalog
to comply with a ban on the publication in the United Kingdom. [Wired]
http://www.wired.com/news/news/politics/story/19811.html
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Scientology Book an Open Issue
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]
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,19869,00.html
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Virtual Book Burning
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]
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/7.09/mustread.html?pg=4
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A Night of Engrams and Clears
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]
http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2002/04/03/hubbard/index.html
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German Win2K Bug: Scientology?
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]
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,33154,00.html
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Scientology in the Machine
The German government is examining whether a utility developed by a Scientologist would
prohibit public agencies from installing Windows 2000. [Wired]
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,35054,00.html
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The Man Behind Scientology
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]
http://www.sptimes.com/TampaBay/102598/scientologypart1.html
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Scientologists Buy Red Cross Building
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]
http://www.sptimes.com/News/122998/NorthPinellas/Scientologists_buy_Re.html
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Church's Complaints Take Buses off Road
Scientologists say side panels on the buses carried ads attacking their church, violating state
law. [St. Petersburg Times]
http://www.sptimes.com/TampaBay/120998/Church_s_complaints_t.html
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High Profile Couple Never Pairs Church and State
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]
http://www.sptimes.com/Floridian/121398/High_profile_couple_n.html
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PSTA Aims to Avoid Ad Flap
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]
http://www.sptimes.com/News/12899/NorthPinellas/PSTA_aims_to_avoid_ad.html
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Public Service Ads Banned from Buses
The transit authority limits ads to "commercial transactions" after anti-Scientology
messages draw church protest. [St. Petersburg Times]
http://www.sptimes.com/News/22599/NorthPinellas/Public_service_ads_ba.html
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German Visitor Takes on Scientology
German official Ursula Caberta reports that in her country, Scientology is viewed as "a new
kind of political extremism." [St. Petersburg Times]
http://www.sptimes.com/News/072600/NorthPinellas/German_visitor_takes_.shtml
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Church Behavior?
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]
http://www.sptimes.com/News/052601/Opinion/Church_behavior.shtml
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"Mental Health" Hotline a Blind Lead
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]
http://www.sptimes.com/News/091501/Worldandnation/_Mental_health__hotli.shtml
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Scientology ordered to stop harassment
A Florida appeals court has ordered the Church of Scientology to stop harassing the estate of Lisa
McPherson. [ABC 28 News]
http://www.abcactionnews.com/stories/archive/020405scientology.shtml
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Hubbard's Scientology is the practice of crazies
Warns college students about the deceptive cult of Scientology, a greedy corporation which is
almost the exact opposite of a religion. [Daily Cougar]
http://www.stp.uh.edu/vol68/8/opinion/oped3.html
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Google keeps the faith with the Church of Scientology
Search engine straddles the fence, both giving in to the demands of the "vicious and dangerous
cult" and furnishing the text of the complaints to an anti-DMCA site. [Silicon.com]
http://www.searchutilities.com/news/archive/51/1538.html
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Testimony: Church of Scientology spurred critic's arrest
Private detectives employed by Scientology law firm Moxon & Kobrin trailed critic Jesse Prince
for months before succeeding in getting him arrested. [Tampa Tribune]
http://lisatrust.freewinds.cx/print/tampa-jesse-052301.htm
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Clams Pay Wollersheim
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]
http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2002/5/10/104726/587
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Cult Abuse Victim Wins [Euro]6M Payout
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]
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/page.cfm?objectid=11860716&method=full
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Church of Scientology Pays $8.7 Million to Ex-Member
Thought to be the first time the Church of Scientology has paid a judgement to an ex-member.
Lawrence Wollersheim sued, claiming mental abuse by the church, and won. [Reuters]
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/3245385.htm?template=contentModules/printst....
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Church of Scientology Settles Case
In 1986, a jury awarded Lawrence Wollersheim damages in a suit he filed against the Church of
Scientology. Sixteen years later, Scientology officials finally wrote a check to end the case.
[Associated Press]
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-1726623,00.html
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Google Does the Right Thing (Finally)
After protests, Google restored xenu.net's main page, but none of the subpages. The search engine's
decision to publish the DMCA complaints, with URLs, is a smart move. [infoAnarchy]
http://www.infoanarchy.org/story/2002/4/13/1258/31858
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Whacking Google
Google's reputation for meaningful search results and targeted text ads took a nosedive among its
fans when the search engine kowtowed to Scientology and refused ads from critics. [Tech Central
Station]
http://www.techcentralstation.com/1051/techwrapper.jsp?PID=1051-250&CID=1051-040402B
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Spirituality in cyberspace
From the pope to practicing pagans, virtually every religious body maintains a Web site. . . from
the Church of Scientology to UFO-worshiping cults. [MSNBC]
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-513236.html
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Amazon to restore Scientology title
Responding to customer criticism, Amazon.com said it will restore a book critical of Scientology to
its list of available titles. [CNET News.com]
http://news.com.com/2100-1017-226171.html
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Google Begins Making DMCA Takedowns Public
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]
http://linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=5997
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BU's Scientology Connection
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]
http://www.bostonphoenix.com/alt1/archive/specials/scientology/SCIENTOLOGY_1.html
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Picket Fencing
Profile of Jeff Jacobsen, a critic of Scientology. [Phoenix New Times]
http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/issues/1999-01-21/feature2.html
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Google versus Church, round 3
Google now refuses to accept paid advertising for sites critical of Scientology. They are willing
to accept payment from the Church of Scientology, however. [Microcontent News]
http://microcontentnews.com/articles/googleround3.htm
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Google U-turn in Scientology row
Google reinstated a link to an anti-Scientology site after coming under fire from free speech
advocates. [Silicon.com]
http://www.silicon.com/public/door?6004REQEVENT=&REQINT1=52212&REQSTR1=silicon.com
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Church v Google, round 2
Although xenu.net is once again listed in Google, the core issue has not changed: the Church of
Scientology is using the DMCA to censor its critics. And, through sleight of hand, Scientology
tries to apply copyright law to alleged infringement of trademarks in meta tags. [Microcontent
News]
http://microcontentnews.com/articles/googleupdate.htm
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Google Relists Operation Clambake
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]
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/03/22/0141250
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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]
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/24533.html
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Church v. Google: How the Church of Scientology is Forcing Google to Censor its Critics
Long article on the popular search engine Google, attempts of webmasters to boost ratings,
Scientology's use of copyright law to muzzle critics. Questions raised by Scientology's using the
DMCA to remove critics from search engine database. [Microcontent News]
http://www.microcontentnews.com/articles/googlechurch.htm
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Church of Scientology wields the DMCA, Google removes xenu.net
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]
http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2002/3/21/8503/37759
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Scientology Uses DMCA to Delist Critic's Website
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]
http://slashdot.org/yro/02/03/21/0453200.shtml
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France puts Scientology sect on trial
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]
http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,653557,00.html
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Scientologists in trademark disputes
Church of Scientology International threatens to sue two sites critical of it, on grounds of
alleged trademark and copyright violations. [CNET news.com]
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-207618.html
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Doc suspended for prescribing Valium
The Florida Board of Medicine suspends Scientologist Dr. David I. Minkoff's medical license for one
year, and furthermore rules that he is on probation for two years after that. [Associated Press]
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=2178956&BRD=1697&PAG=461&dept_id=44551&am....
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Perspectives on church clash: Ex-member claims he was locked up
Article based on several interviews with Jesse Prince, former Inspector General of Scientology's
Religious Technology Center, who says that when he tried to escape, he was kidnapped and forcibly
detained. [Battle Creek Enquirer]
http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/news/stories/20010225/localnews/310879.html
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Unfair Game: Scientologists Get Their Man
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]
http://www.laweekly.com/ink/01/31/news-holland.shtml
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Lev L'Achim Launches Campaign to Fight Scientology
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]
http://www.shemayisrael.com/chareidi/archives5761/shemini/SMIlevlchm.htm
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Scientologist Web site rips off urban75.com
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]
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/16273.html
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Leaving the Fold
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]
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2001/02/12/MN171898.DTL
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Lev L'Achim Wages Battle Against Scientology Cult
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]
http://www.shemayisrael.com/chareidi/BRalevlachim.htm
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The Church of Scientology
Tom Jarriel talks with both insiders and critics, but Scientology comes off looking very bad.
Transcript. [ABC 20/20]
http://www.skeptictank.org/hs/2020.htm
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FRG on W2K: No CoS
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]
http://slashdot.org/yro/00/11/05/1335233.shtml
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Slashdot caves in to Scientology loonies
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]
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/17677.html
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Stalking the Net
In the online brawl over Scientology, Internet users discover that virtual reality bites back.
[Westword]
http://www.westword.com/issues/1995-10-04/feature.html/page1.html
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Nightmare on the Net
A web of intrigue surrounds the high-stakes legal brawl between FACTnet and the Church of
Scientology. [Westword]
http://www.westword.com/issues/1997-03-06/feature2.html/page1.html
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Hush-Hush Money
An anti-Scientology activist claims that the church made him an offer he had to refuse: $12
million. [Westword]
http://www.westword.com/issues/1997-08-14/news.html
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Scientology's Internet Wars
Scientology is locked in an international legal war to remove copies of their super-secret
"scriptures" from the Internet, obtaining federal court orders to raid and confiscate the
homes and offices of four of their most vocal critics. [The Watchman Expositor]
http://www.watchman.org/sci/c0$p1.htm
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Scientology link to drug case keeps jurors from reaching verdict
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]
http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/apnews/stories/052501/D7C78G4G1.html
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Xenu TV
The most comprehensive video coverage of Scientology on the Web, in RealVideo format. Some radio
broadcasts, in RealAudio format. Archive of newspaper and magazine articles from the 1950s to the
present.
http://www.xenutv.com/
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eBay E-Meter Auctions Yanked
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]
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/04/27/1712248
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Cult Awareness Network and Scientology
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).
http://www.csj.org/announce/annoucement_archives/can.html
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Scientology's War Against Judges
The Scientologists' "attack" litigation strategy amounts to an all-out war on district
court judges, including harassment, contempt, and recusal motions. [The American Lawyer]
http://alfa.ist.utl.pt/~dif/ic/courts/judges.htm
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See You in Court
Ron Hubbard was dead but the Scientologists were still out to make their mark on the world.
Starting with unauthorized biographer Russell Miller. [Punch]
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Library/Shelf/bfm/punch.htm
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Scientologists Force Comment Off Slashdot
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]
http://slashdot.org/articles/01/03/16/1256226.shtml
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A Mother's Betrayal by the New CAN
Since Scientology has taken over the old Cult Awareness Network, parents have contacted human
rights group TranceNet with horror stories. CAN is now merely a front group for Scientology.
http://trancenet.org/groups/can.shtml
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Scientologists accused of misrepresenting selves during crisis
The National Mental Health Association accuses the Church of Scientology of attempting to recruit
members under the guise of providing mental health counseling after the terrorist attacks on the
World Trade Center and the Pentagon. [Associated Press]
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2001/09/17/state2121EDT0127.DTL
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The Prisoners of Saint Hill
The Scientologists call it 'baby-watching', but it has nothing to do with looking after infants.
Tim Kelsey and Mike Ricks investigate the potentially dangerous, and possibly illegal, secret
treatment that the world's largest cult uses to deal with difficult members. [The Independent II]
http://www.factnet.org/Scientology/sainthil.htm
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Scientology Doctor Faces Suspension
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]
http://www.lisamcpherson.org/tt_7-25-01_minkoff.htm
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Newspaper & Magazine Articles on Scientology
Plus a little bit of radio and TV. Part of Ron Newman's "The Church of Scientology vs. the
Net".
http://www2.thecia.net/users/rnewman/scientology/media/home.html
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Critical Information Studies--Alternative Religion
Newspaper articles translated from German and Russian into English, special reports. Mainly about
Scientology, with some coverage of other cults in Europe.
http://www.cisar.org/
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