A Church Against Drugs
Scientology Human Rights Director, interviewed in Russia on human rights, religious descrimination and the Church's drug prevention programs. [PrimaNews]
http://www.prima-news.ru/eng/news/articles/2002/7/18/16308.htmlA Few Neighborhoods Tip Tight Contest
Covers the race for Clearwater City Commissioner, where the swing votes came from a heavily Scientologist precinct. [St. Petersburg Times]
http://www.sptimes.com/News/031501/NorthPinellas/A_few_neighborhoods_t.shtml
Actor Cruise Backs Terror Detox
Hollywood star Tom Cruise raises $1.2m to provide alternative treatment for New York firefighters. [BBC News]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3621633.stm
Actress Takes Her 'Peeps' on Wild Ride
In a benefit performance, Kirsty Alley used the emotional tone scale by L. Ron Hubbard to illustrate how it works and can be used. [The Wichita Eagle]
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/entertainment/8132817.htm
An Invitation To The Fort
The Church reaches out to the community in Clearwater, and some civic leaders are responding. [St. Petersburg Times]
http://sptimes.com/2002/01/26/TampaBay/An_invitation_to_the_.shtml
Aungst Looks To Mend Scientology, City Relations
The former mayor of Clearwater avoided mentioning the Church of Scientology. The mayor-elect admits to not knowing much about it, but hopes for better understanding between church and city officials. [St. Petersburg Times]
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/39926942.html?MAC=650fd5473eebfc7dcc9b0c5d190426e5&did=39926942&FMT=FT&FMTS=FT&date=Mar+21%2C+1999&author=THOMAS+C.+TOBIN&printformat=&d
Award Honors Student for Tutoring Classmate
Detroit girl wins contest based on The Way to Happiness book by L. Ron Hubbard. [Detroit News]
http://www.detnews.com/2002/nnwarren/0211/12/n13-7577.htm
Building Boom Expands Lodgings For Scientology
Photo and description of renovations of new hotel catering to parishioners coming to Clearwater for advanced Scientology studies and counseling. [St. Petersburg Times]
http://www.sptimes.com/News/081401/NorthPinellas/Building_boom_expands.shtml
Celebrities And Their Faith
Mark Lawson speaks with John Travolta about his beliefs. Travolta describes Scientology "assist" technology and how he has used it. [The Big Question]
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/interviews/travolta.shtml
Celebrity Religion Looks For Recruits At Show
Volunteer ministers set up tent in Tasmania to counsel people after disasters, ranging from global tragedies to everyday domestic breakdowns. [The Mercury]
http://www.themercury.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,11006610%255E3462,00.html
Church of Scientology Back to the Future
An article about the Buffalo church, the construction of it's new quarters and it's work to help the community. [Buffalo Business First]
http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/stories/2004/07/19/focus3.html
Church of Scientology Helps Disaster Victims
Describes church Volunteer Minister program and it's efforts in disaster response. [Seattle Sun Newspaper]
http://www.theseattlesun.com/2004news/0411nov/soulfood.html
Church Scores Round In Death Suit
The Church won a partial victory when a judge dismissed one of four counts in a 4-year-old wrongful death lawsuit filed by the estate of Lisa McPherson. [St. Petersburg Times]
http://www.sptimes.com/News/062201/TampaBay/Church_scores_round_i.shtml
Church Takes Case To Strasbourg
A article summarizing how the Church in Nizhnekamsk have brought a case against the Ministry of Justice in Tatarstan. [Prima News]
http://www.prima-news.ru/eng/news/news/2003/10/14/26254.html
Cisco Exec Backs Hubbardist Courses
A senior Cisco official has lent her name to an article which praises training methods based on the teachings of L. Ron Hubbard. [The Register]
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/7/18907.html
Clearwater Claims Its Future: Software and Scientology Redevelop Downtown
Downtown Clearwater undergoing upgrade: prospect of new jobs from a relocating software giant, photos and artist renditions of properties of the Church of Scientology. [Florida Sustainable Communities Center]
http://www.state.fl.us/fdi/fscc/news/local/9901/cwfuture3.htm
Columbus Volunteer's Heart's In New York
Jack Via of Columbus joins the Scientology Volunteer Ministers in New York, following the September 11th attacks. [Columbus Dispatch]
http://libpub.dispatch.com/cgi-bin/documentv1?DBLIST=cd01&DOCNUM=49875&TERMV=218:8:226:11:237:7:246:3:249:4:
Cruise Blesses Faith For His Samurai Prowess
Tom Cruise discusses the inner peace and serenity he projects in his latest movie, The Last Samurai. [Sydney Morning Herald]
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/11/20/1069027240990.html?from=storyrhs
Cruise Draws Religious Inspiration For Latest Movie Role
Tom Cruise who explains why he feels Buddhism is the grandfather of Scientology. [ABC News Online]
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1023568.htm
Cruise Lobbies Over Scientology
Actor Tom Cruise meets with the U.S. ambassador to Germany. [BBC]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/showbiz/1791617.stm
Cruising To Stardom
Interview with Erika Christensen. [New York Daily News]
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/story/159171p-139689c.html
Detox Center Seeks Wider Acceptance
Describes the new Narconon center in Clearwater, Florida, utilizing the discoveries of L. Ron Hubbard in the field of drug rehabilitation. (St. Petersburg Times)
http://www.sptimes.com/2003/03/30/NorthPinellas/Detox_center_seeks_wi.shtml
DIY Rubbish Collectors Help Council Clean Up Area
Volunteer ministers organize clean up of the Park Road Bridge site in East Grinstead. [ic SurreyOnline]
http://icsurreyonline.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0600eastgrinstead/content_objectid=13109493_method=full_siteid=50101_headline=-DIY-rubbish-collectors-help-council-clean-up-area-name_page.html
Do The Right Thing
Microsoft's decision to remove a utility from Windows 2000 in Germany is a new low in software analysis. [ZDNet]
http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2654011,00.html
Elfman Gives Back To Scientology
Dharma and Greg star opens a new Church of Scientology mission in San Francisco. [Zap2it.com]
http://tv.zap2it.com/news/tvnewsdaily.html?20902
Europe German Scientologists Rally
Members of the movement have protested in Berlin against alleged persecution of religious minorities in Germany. [BBC News]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/16768.stm
French Scientology Case Barred
Paris judge drops thirteen year old case against Church in France. [Associated Press]
http://www.jsonline.com/news/intl/ap/jul02/ap-france-scientol073002.asp
Germany Apologises To Switzerland For Spying On Scientologists
Germany has apologised for the activities of a security agent suspected of spying. [BBC News]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/76287.stm
Germany Grants Tax Exemption To Scientology Church
An article summarizing the latest favorable legal decision in Germany, providing tax examption.
http://www.prima-news.ru/eng/news/news/2003/2/5/22890.html
Glebe Group Makes A Difference About Drugs At The Glebe Fair
Drug Free Ambassadors, sponsored by the Scientology Church in Australia, provide information on drugs. Article includes copy of their anti-drug pledge and summary of their activities. [Onlypunjab.com]
http://www.onlypunjab.com/fullstory1104-insight-Glebe+Group+Makes+Difference+About+Drugs-status-22-newsID-7376.html
Hallock's Sells City Building - Business Plans To Relocate Locally
The Church in New Haven purchases a 35,000-square-foot building and finds a new downtown home. (New Haven Register)
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=10194936&BRD=1281&PAG=461&dept_id=7546&rfi=6
Hollywood's Higher Powers
Brief description of Scientology and comparison with Kabbalah. [Ball State Daily News]
http://www.bsudailynews.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/03/09/404d69fa425f4
Hope For The Autistic In A Boston School
A Boston school teacher helps autistic child using Scientology "locational assist". [Boston Peoples Voice - reprint]
http://www.liveandgrow.org/bostonpeoplesvoice_autistic.html
John Travolta Interview
Travolta on his career and the German attitude toward Scientology. Excerpts. [Stern]
http://www.scientology.de/scnnews/press/eng/mar/stern.htm
John Travolta Says Scientology Helped Him Through Career Slump
Brief article based on interview with the actor. [Ananova]
http://www.ananova.com/entertainment/story/sm_491896.html
Keeping Current With Electro-Faith
Describes a special inter-faith Sunday Service held by the Church of Hawaii. [Honolulu Star-Bulletin]
http://starbulletin.com/2001/10/27/features/adamski.html
Kelly Preston Leads Protest Against Psychiatrists
Describes how this celebrity led the protest of psychiatric labeling and drugging of children at American Psychiatric Association convention in San Francisco.
http://www.zap2it.com/movies/news/story/0,1259,---16998,00.html
Marathon Message
Runners to raise awareness on drugs. [The Budapest Sun Online]
http://www.budapestsun.com/full_story.asp?ArticleId={8512F1FDA7EC4FC8847969FDE0A5FC1D}&From=Sport
More People In K.C. Finding Way To Scientology's Door
Church of Scientology Kansas City received an international award at ceremony in Clearwater. (The Kansas City Star)
http://www.kcstar.com/item/pages/religion.pat,fyi/30daffec.520,.htm
More People In KC Finding Way To Scientology's Door
Feature story on the fastest-growing Scientology church in the country. [Kansas City Star]
http://www.kcstar.com/item/pages/religion.pat,fyi/30daffec.520,.html
Music Store Owner Offers Instruments, Conversation
Feature article on Gar Dickerson and his unusual life. [Battle Creek Enquirer]
http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/news/stories/20040413/localnews/220967.html
Nevada Lawmaker Promotes Prison Program With Scientology Link
Nevada legislator proposing legislation to establish the Second Chance program, which relies on detoxification and self-betterment principles by L. Ron Hubbard. (Associated Press)
http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/5158035.htm
New Church of Scientology Opens in Madrid
Actor Tom Cruise addresses the thousands in attendance. [Beliefnet.com]
http://www.beliefnet.com/story/153/story_15301_1.html
No more Mr Nice Guy
An interview with Tom Cruise. [Guardian Unlimited]
http://film.guardian.co.uk/interview/interviewpages/0,6737,1302369,00.html
Q & A With Brian Fester
Special affairs director in the Twin Cities discusses the Church's community activities. [Skyway News Online]
http://www.skywaynews.net/articles/2004/06/25/news/news06.txt
Report: Firefighters Seek "Scientology Treatment"
Describes Scientology detoxification treatment that N.Y. firefighters are participating in. [1010 Wins Online]
http://1010wins.com/siteSearch/local_story_277085805.html
Scientologist Fights Panda Bashing
The owner of Panda Software blasts the Register and speaks about the effect of religious bigotry in France on his company. [The Register]
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/35/18766.html
Scientologists Donate Funds to Firefighters
Explains why Volunteer Ministers raised the funds to pay to uniform the Clearwater Fire Department Honor Guard. [St.Petersburg Times]
http://www.sptimes.com/2002/08/23/NorthPinellas/Scientologists_donate.shtml
Scientologists Lend Support To Roberto
Support for embattled city manager is a sign of a thaw in relations between the city of Clearwater and the Church. [St. Petersburg Times]
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/main/document.html?QDesc=%5bsptimes%5d+Scientologists+lend+support+to+Roberto&QCPP=http:%2f%2fpqasb.pqarchiver.com%2fsptimes%2fmain%2fresults.html%3fnum%3d25%26
Scientologists Spread Their Roots In Capital
A two-day exhibition opened in Delhi, India and will also travel to Ahmedabad, Ambala and Patiala. [Delhi Newsline]
http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=102595
Scientologists' Copyright Suit Shapes Net Liability
Coverage of Dutch case in which the Church's contention is upheld: that linking to a site that infringes copyrights is itself an infringement. [CNET News.com]
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-226917.html
Scientology "Detox" Furor
An article that looks into the workability of the program of two detox centers open in New York. [New York Post]
http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/18735.htm
Scientology Believes Most Are Peaceful
Angie DeRouchie of the Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre in Portland, Oregan, explains her views on mankind's basic nature, and why she and the church are so involved in the field of Human Rights. [Oregon PeaceWorks]
http://www.oregonpeaceworks.org/site/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=1068&Itemid=86
Scientology Breaks Ground With Lasers, Fireworks, Music
Hollywood-style ground breaking event in Clearwater celebrates the launch of construction on the new building. [St. Petersburg Times]
http://www.sptimes.com/SouthPinellas/112298/Scientology_breaks_gr.html
Scientology Church Explains Itself
Scientology exhibition creates interest in New Zealand.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/latestnewsstory.cfm?storyID=3500735&thesection=news&thesubsection=general
Scientology Drug Rehab Program Claims 80% Success Rate
Story of Stacey Paynes success through the Narconon drug rehabilitation program, based on techniques developed by Scientology founder, L. Ron Hubbard. [Mountain Democrat]
http://www.mtdemocrat.com/articles/2003/11/20/features/p1411_f.txt
Scientology Group Supports Crow Bill
With help from the Citizens Commission on Human Rights, Florida state Rep. Larry Crow sponsored a bill to restore parental authority over treatments given to their kids in school. [St. Petersburg Times]
http://www.sptimes.com/News/040801/NorthPinellas/Scientology_group_sup.shtml
Scientology Head Acquited In Spain
Details of end of the Scientology legal case in Spain. [Associated Press]
http://www.courttv.com/trials/news/0402/12_scientology_ap.html
Scientology Hires Top Clearwater Law Firm
Johnson Blakely Pope Bokor Ruppel & Burns hired to represent the Church in legal affairs in Clearwater. Partner Ed Armstrong will handle the account. [St. Petersburg Times]
http://www.sptimes.com/News/120299/NorthPinellas/Scientology_hires_top.shtml
Scientology Press Office
Church of Scientology media relations site providing press releases, biographical information and demographics.
http://www.scientologytoday.org
Scientology Reaches Out To Troubled With Ad Campaign
Describes the Volunteer Ministers program to help those in distress after 9/11. [St. Petersburg Times]
http://www.sptimes.com/2002/02/08/Worldandnation/Scientology_reaches_o.shtml
Scientology Takes Mission To The Streets
News about community activities and new buildings in the Tampa Bay area. [St.Petersburg Times]
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/355182071.html?FMT=FT&FMTS=FT&PMID=33031&desc=Scientology+takes+mission+to+the+streets
Scientology Tries To Move Forward Despite Attacks
Complaining about the spin put on news coverage, three readers discuss the Church's legal battles in Clearwater. [St. Petersburg Times]
http://www.sptimes.com/News/060701/Opinion/Scientology_tries_to_.shtml
Scientology's Town
First of a two-part special report on the Church of Scientology's expansion in downtown Clearwater. [St. Petersburg Times]
http://www.sptimes.com/2004/07/18/Tampabay/Scientology_s_town.shtml
Scientology: "We Like to Make Peace"
Special report based on interviews with Marty Rathbun, Mike Rinder, and five attorneys who work for the Church of Scientology. They say that litigation is a last resort. [St. Petersburg Times]
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/40134759.html?MAC=f6cfed9e3beef49aeb3fd986027fd577&did=40134759&FMT=FT&FMTS=FT&date=Mar+28%2C+1999&author=LUCY+MORGAN&printformat=&desc=
Scientology: Church Now Claims More Than 8 Million Members
The church currently says it's has more than 8 million members in 159 countries. [Deseret Morning News]
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,595091823,00.html
Shock Therapy
Pointing to Soviet psychiatric abuses of the '60s and '70s, the Citizens' Commission on Human Rights lambastes mental health practices today. [Moscow Times]
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2004/08/06/103.html
Stately Tree To Take Short Trip
The Church saves 100-year-old live oak tree by moving it to make way for new building in Clearwater, Florida. [St. Petersburg Times]
http://www.sptimes.com/NorthPinellas/51898/Stately_tree_to_take_.html
Striving for Mainstream
Covers local acceptance of the church by community leaders. [St. Petersburg Times]
http://www.sptimes.com/2004/07/19/Worldandnation/Striving_for_mainstre.shtml
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
The Passion of the Cruise
A Neil Strauss interview with Tom Cruise. [Rolling Stone]
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story?id=6420217
Tom Cruise: Scientology Helped Me
Tom Cruise describes how L. Ron Hubbard Study Technology helped him overcome learning disabilities. [Associated Press/Kansas.com]
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/entertainment/6281824.htm
U.S. Officials To Visit Mexico Prison To Get Look At Drug Program
One hundred female legislators from the United States visit the state prison in Ensenada to see the results of a Narconon prisoner rehabilitation program based on the works of L. Ron Hubbard. [San Diego Union-Tribune]
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20021121-9999_1m21prisons.html
Unmistakable Presence
Shows the progress of the construction of the Church's headquarters in Clearwater, Florida. Includes photographs, and comments on impact it will have on the city. [St. Petersburg Times]
http://www.sptimes.com/2002/07/28/NorthPinellas/Unmistakable_presence.shtml
Why Subject Scientology To Discrimination?
Several commentaries claiming bias in St. Petersburg Times coverage, and taking up events affecting the Church in Clearwater. [St. Petersburg Times]
http://www.sptimes.com/News/032801/Opinion/Why_subject_Scientolo.shtml
Work And Study Mark The Way
Scientology Volunteer Minister from San Diego, California interviewed on her life experience and current service to the community. [SanDiego Union-Tribune]
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/roberts/20040302-9999_1c2ozzie.html
Ybor Adds Scientolgy To The Mix On Saturday
Describes the Church's newest addition to its presence in the Tampa/Clearwater area - a Life Improvement Center in Ybor City, Florida. [St. Petersburg Times]
http://www.sptimes.com/2003/06/06/Citytimes/Ybor_adds_Scientolgy_.shtml
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