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2017-10-28, Chris Shelton, YouTube
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2017-10-28, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
How we learn doesn't jive with LRH's paradigm of the human mind. Since Ron was so "stats-oriented," let's start with the numbers.
He said we've all lived for quadrillions of years. By multiplying this number times all the pictures in all our memories over this period, we come up with an amount greater than the number of grains of sand on Earth. Whoa.
Terra Math
Tags: Cancer, Clear, DC, Delphi, Google, L. Ron Hubbard, OT, OT 8, Potential Trouble Source, Suppressive Person, Terra Cognita
2017-10-28, Rod Keller, YouTube
New Continental Liaison Organization at 40 Baker St., Guelph.
2017-10-28, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
Yesterday, Ray Emmons died of a heart attack. He was 75. We're remembering him here at the Underground Bunker with the help of Robert Peterson, 68, who got to know Ray when Bob was working for the Lisa McPherson Trust in 2000.
In 1975, when buildings in Clearwater were purchased under the name "United Churches of Florida," it didn't take locals long to figure out that something was fishy. In fact, it was L. Ron Hubbard and the Church of Scientology invading the town with subterfuge. Later, shocking things about Scientology were revealed in documents uncovered in an FBI raid, and the city of Clearwater wanted to learn more about its new residents. The job of investigating Scientology locally fell to a Clearwater Police Department sergeant by the name of Ray Emmons, who soon was promoted to lieutenant. His work laid the foundation for the 1982 hearings held by the city, and Ray's famously comprehensive report was released the following year, in 1983.
Ray L. Emmons was born on March 31, 1942 in Carey, Ohio. He got a bachelor's degree from St. Leo University, and a masters degree in criminal justice from the University of South Florida. He served in the US Navy from 1960 to 1964, and in 1967 he married Georgienne "Gigi" Tice. They have two daughters, Kimberly and Christine. Ray started with the Clearwater PD in 1968 and worked there until 1985, when he went to work for the Pasco County Sheriff's Department until 1993. Following that he worked as a private investigator and later, his favorite job of all, as a substitute teacher for the Pinellas County school system.
Tags: 1942, 1960, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1975, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2014, Amsterdam, Ben Shaw, Birmingham, Bob Peterson, Clearwater, Clearwater Police Department, David Miscavige, Dublin, Emmons Report, England, Facebook, FBI, First Amendment, Flag Down, Gabe Cazares, Ideal Org, Lisa McPherson, Lisa McPherson Trust, Mark Bunker, Office of Special Affairs, Ohio, Pasco County, Pinellas County, Private investigator, Ray Emmons, Robert Minton, Scientology practice, United Churches of Florida, University of South Florida, US Navy
2016
1 year ago2016-10-28, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
Tags: Quicky, Regraded Being
2016-10-28, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
It was a video that lasted only 14 seconds. Long enough for a woman named Tiponi Grey to make a short statement behind a pair of large sunglasses...
"Hello, world. I am Tiponi Grey Magi. And I am no longer employed with the Church of Scientology. Thank you and have a wonderful Wednesday."
It's not unusual for people who work for Scientology to leave. But it is very unusual for them to announce it publicly on YouTube and Facebook.
2015
2 years ago2015-10-28, SurvivingScientology, YouTube
The cult of Scientology is a snitching culture. Family members report on each other to the mother Church, the Cult jealously wants total devotion and family love is a threat to that kind of loyalty. My ex husband in one lock down session in a room he was not permitted to leave, he wrote up 23 "Knowledge Reports" on me by the force of Religious Technical Center "missionaires."
Here is a list of some of the divorces ordered by head of Scientology Inc. David Miscavige.
2015-10-28, TheLipTV2, YouTube
Representative David Jolly is running to replace Marco Rubio for Florida's Senate seat and should Jolly succeed he will be the first to represent Scientology. Jolly's district is currently the "spiritual headquarters of Scientologists planetwide" and considered the organizations "Mecca". Will Jolly's ties to the church be a strength or weakness for his campaign? Jose Marcelino Ortiz and Nik Zecevic take a look on The Lip News.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/10/16/scientology-could-get-its-own-senator.html
2015-10-28, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
Apparently Footbullet Dave can never be satisfied with shooting himself just once or twice. He just has to keep blasting away like Yosemite Sam on steroids.
A normal person would learn their lesson and not repeat the same idiocy again. But that would be the logic of mere mortals, not big beings like Dave . He "knows" when something he has ordered blows up in his face that it was only because the constant parade of SPs he has working for him have once again deliberately sabotaged his genius plans. So he has them "get it right this time" and do it again.
The Squirrel Busters blow up in his face so he sends them to do it again on camera at LAX. Jenny Linson, Marc Yager and Dave Bloomberg acquitted themselves brilliantly. You can even hear Dave's orders being executed:"the reason it blew up was that the idiots didn't say 'I am dong this personally not on behalf of the church."' You have to tell him he is meaningless and nobody cares about him, it will totally cave him in." More brilliant guidance that resulted in another viral video.
Tags: Academy Award, Beck Hansen, David Bloomberg, David Miscavige, Gary Morehead, Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, Jefferson Hawkins, Jennifer Linson, LAX, Leah Remini, Louis Theroux, Marc Yager, Pope, Portland, Private investigator, Quicky, Religious Technology Center, Ron Miscavige Sr, Shelly Britt, Squirrel Busters, Tax exempt
2015-10-28, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
We're just back from what turned out to be an incredible day here in Adelaide. Not only was it a big day here at the Underground Bunker with our big Leah Remini scoop, but we also had an event to put on here in this South Australian capital, and it was great. Our thanks to Bryan Seymour and Nick Xenophon for helping us put on a fun show at "The Wheaty," the funky entertainment space at the Wheatsheaf Hotel. And now, for the real capper to our day...
To help celebrate the publication of Leah Remini's book, Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology, our own TheHoleDoesNotExist has secretly been working on a new song with several other Bunker denizens. If you enjoyed her last work — the official theme song of the Underground Bunker — we think you'll enjoy her tribute to troublemaking women. Take it away, Moxie Magee!
And speaking of troublemaking women, Karen de la Carriere sent us her latest video, part four in her series about Heber Jentzsch. Give it a look!
2014
3 years ago2014-10-28, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
Remember the ad that appeared in the Thursday Funnies last week?
"We pay $1000-$2000 per week and you get Bridge and auditor and admin training to Class 8 totally free."
Follow along here as one of our Special Correspondents checked in with the South Coast Mission about their pay plan.
2014-10-28, Jonny Jacobsen, Infinite Complacency
The European Court of Human Rights has dismissed Scientology's bid to challenge its convictions for organised fraud in France. A second such French conviction could threaten its very existence there. 1
I confess I missed this one.
But then again, I don't think Scientology put out a press release on it.
2014-10-28, Steve Nichols, Fox News
The Clearwater Marine Aquarium [CMA] wants to build a $64 million attraction on a waterfront bluff now occupied by Clearwater City Hall. The church owns property on two sides of the site, including the renovated Fort Harrison Hotel. It pays more than $1 million a year in tourism "bed taxes," and the CMA wants up to $30 million of that revenue stream for its project.
"That was the reason for meeting with us," Commissioner Charlie Justice explained. "To start laying out the plan against voting for that, should we get to that point -- which I assume we will."
2014-10-28, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
If you've been with us a long while, you may look back fondly, as we do, on our series about "OT Phenomena" from old issues of Advance! magazine.
Once a week on Fridays, as part of our regular feature "This Week Aboard the Apollo," we'd pull out the most fun tall tales that Scientologists told each other as they tried to convince the newbies that if they could only get up into the expensive "Operating Thetan" levels, they would experience superhuman and otherwordly powers they called "OT Phenomena."
Jeff Hawkins, who at one time edited Advance!, tells us these were always the most popular feature in the publication. Scientologists just couldn't get enough of these eerie tales of metaphysical derring-do.
2014-10-28, Bianca Soldani, Daily Mail
A third generation Scientologist, Kate Ceberano was joined by fellow devotee Tom Cruise this month when she was awarded one of the church's highest honours.
The singer and cabaret star received the International Association of Scientologists' Freedom Medal Award in a lavish two-day ceremony on October 17 that also commemorated the 30th anniversary of the IAS.
Mission Impossible actor Cruise received a Freedom Medal Of Valour a decade ago and proudly wore his heavy gold medallion to the event.
2014-10-28, mark rathbun, YouTube
A sampling of the back story to the video Scientology's Top Managers In Action, at alturl.com/xevpd. The first segment is me interviewing a scientology paid outside professional who blew the whistle on the operation. The rest are samplings of the operation in front of - and behind - our home and other locales. The blog scientology is attempting to shut down is markrathbun.wordpress.com.
Tags: Quicky
2013
4 years ago2013-10-28, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
With no public in the orgs (or afraid that if they shoot anyone they call in specially to appear in a video they might be found to be a disaffected/SP before the video can be edited and shown) Golden Era IN LOS ANGELES — the largest single community of Scientologists on this rapidly clearing planet — has resorted to paying actors to make it appear there are people in orgs for EVENT VIDEOS.
How ironic is this?
To convince Scientologists that things are really swell in the orgs (all orgs except the one they happen to be sitting in of course) they are paying actors to PLAY Scientologists to show to Scientologists so they believe there are actually Scientologists in OTHER orgs.
2013-10-28, Charlie Frago, Tampa Bay Times
An enormous mural draped Monday over a massive tent that was erected downtown by the Church of Scientology might violate city sign laws, city officials said.
The church, which didn't alert the city in advance about the mural, later told the city's planning director that it's a religious symbol.
Planning director Michael Delk said he will have to determine how much of the mural is signage and how much is symbol.
2013-10-28, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
We don't know yet how Luis and Rocio Garcia will respond to Scientology's attempt to have their fraud lawsuit against the church thrown out of court based on jurisdictional issues. But while we wait for their attorneys Ted Babbitt and Ron Weil to try and save the lawsuit, we asked our own attorney, Scott Pilutik, to look more deeply into the issues the Garcias face.
As Scott explained to us last week, Scientology claims in a new motion to dismiss that the Garcias chose an improper venue — federal court in Tampa, Florida — to bring their lawsuit which alleges that they were duped fraudulently into giving donations to the church totaling about $400,000. Citing a very basic legal concept of "diversity jurisdiction," the church pointed out that three of its entities being sued by the Garcias are actually based in California, where the Garcias are — and that makes it a mistake to sue them in Florida.
Chief among those entities is the Church of Scientology Religious Trust (CSRT), which took in most of the Garcias' donations. In a declaration by CSRT trustee Glen Stilo filed with the church's motion, Stilo indicates that he lives in Clearwater, Florida and is one of CSRT's trustees, but other trustees live in California...
Tags: 2008, 2010, Angry Gay Pope, California, Catherine Bernardini, Church of Scientology Religious Trust, Clearwater, David Petit, Florida, Glen Stilo, Guillaume Lesevre, Hospital, J. Swift, Karen de la Carriere, Legal, Lori Hodgson, Los Angeles, Luis and Rocio Garcia, Pinellas County, Quicky, Richard Fear, Scott Pilutik, Tampa, Ted Babbitt, The Hole
2013-10-28, B.C., Erasmus, The Economist
On October 16th the movement suffered a severe blow in the highest appeals court in France, which upheld the 2009 conviction for fraud of Scientology's main institutions in the country, and of five of the group's leaders. The institutions, including a bookstore, have been fined €600,000 ($827,000) and two prominent figures received suspended prison terms of two years each. The Church of Scientology, which claims more than 10m worldwide members including film stars John Travolta and Tom Cruise, said the verdict was a blow to religious freedom and vowed to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights.
2012
5 years ago2012-10-28, Marty Rathbun, Moving On Up a Little Higher
Re: Expansion Update – Dror AO Academy
Hey Marty,
We are enjoying expansion like we've never seen before.
2012-10-28, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
Once again, our tipsters have come through, and we have a great new set of Scientology mailers to share with you. On Sunday mornings, we love to show you the fliers and come-ons that were forwarded to us during the week. We seem to be getting more than ever. (Although we haven't heard from Australia in a while. What's happening down there?)
Anyway, this week we have a fun selection for you: There's a new mission in Texas! People in LA have yet another chance to experience the IAS gala! You'll be happy to know that the Sea Org is still hiring. And best of all — prices are going up!
Well, after what David Miscavige had to say about the state of Texas, we're happy to see that, in fact, Scientology is not giving up on the Lone Star State. In fact, there's a new mission opening in the Dallas area that is apparently aimed at our Spanish-speaking friends there.
2011
6 years ago
2011-10-28, Tony Ortega, Runnin' Scared, Village Voice
"They handed me a copy of Dianetics when I first started doing work for them, and I just threw it in the trash. It didn't catch my attention," he says. "As long as they paid me in a timely fashion, I wasn't going to judge. I'm a fucking mercenary.
"I give the Church of Scientology props. It's funny, I had a potential client call me who wanted some background done on certain people. You could call these people a borderline religious organization, a borderline cult. I told them they could take an example from Scientology, because they seem to do it right when it comes to gathering data."
I asked him if he could characterize the kind of work the church asked him to do. "Most of the cases I worked on were doing background information on ex-members who were saying things about them that weren't pleasant," he answered.
2010
7 years ago2010-10-28, Marty Rathbun, Moving On Up a Little Higher
Well, with mixed emotions, we are announcing we are now declared "suppressive persons" – the mixed emotions are amusement and embarrassment – our amusement, but not our embarrassment. It is embarrassment for IJC and CJC and all those involved in writing or approving this issue.
We will share part of it with you, so you can see that it must have been written quickly and under a lot of pressure to do so – thus it was general (in violation of writing an ethics order), full of out points and very inaccurate.
Number one, it says: "Mark and Lisa Hamilton of Henderson, NV"…now come on, don't they read their emails? their mail? or any website? At least they could have looked in the phone book. We live in Gardnerville, NV – which is almost 500 miles north of Henderson…we have NEVER been to Henderson, nor do we even know anyone who does. We are debating if they are simply that sloppy or they thought there might be people trying to stay friends with us or find us and this might throw them off the trail….hmmm…
2009
8 years ago2009-10-28, Jefferson Hawkins, Leaving Scientology
That's right, Disconnection is cancelled. Tommy Davis said so, twice.
As reported here, last year Davis told CNN's John Roberts, "There's no such thing as disconnection as you've characterized it…Scientology actually mandates – it's really part of the code of being a Scientologist – to respect the religious beliefs of others, so certainly a Scientologist is going to respect their family members' beliefs…We consider the family to be a building block of any society, so anything that is characterized as disconnection or this kind of thing is just not true. There isn't any such policy in the Church dictating who you can and cannot be in communication with, it just doesn't happen."
He's just repeated the statement, in response to Paul Haggis' letter. An AP story here reports that "Davis again disagreed with Haggis and said the church doesn't mandate disconnection with anybody and that it was an entirely 'self-determined decision.'
2009-10-28, Australian Associated Press, The Australian
Mr Lock also found that Mr McBride's intention to take his own life "was not reasonably foreseeable" by the Church of Scientology, which the private had recently joined.
The coroner said the church's psychological audit file of Mr McBride, which was not produced during this inquest, may have been able to shed some light on what caused his mental state to deteriorate prior to his death.
An ADF commission of inquiry will begin this month to investigate issues arising from Mr McBride's death.
2009-10-28, Christopher Beam, Slate
A French court fined the Church of Scientology $888,000 on Tuesday after a couple claimed they'd been manipulated into buying between $30,000 and $73,000 worth of church products. The verdict is "a historical turning point for the fight against cult abuses," said the leader of France's "government cult-fighting unit." How does this special cult-busting unit distinguish between cults and bona fide religions?
Vaguely. French law doesn't define the term "cult." Rather, it uses the expression "cultlike movements" to describe groups that demand unreasonable financial contributions, encourage nonparticipation in elections, promote anti-social behavior, or cut members off from their families. It's easier to target bad behavior, the thinking goes, than to get into a semantic debate over what is and isn't a cult. The French government has, however, tried to define the term in the past. In 1995, a special parliamentary commission compiled a list of 10 cultish characteristics, including the indoctrination of children, a mentally unstable membership, and the attempt to infiltrate public institutions. The commission also released a list of 173 groups that qualify as cults—that is, they meet at least one of the 10 criteria—including the Jehovah's Witnesses and the Church of Scientology. (At least one group—the followers of Anthroposophy—sued the report's main author for defamation and won.) *
2009-10-28, Christine Kellett, Brisbane Times
In a 31-page interim report, released ahead of an army Commission of Inquiry, Mr Lock expressed frustration at the Church of Scientology and its Sydney leaders, who spirited away secret files on Mr McBride to the church's US headquarters in defiance of a Queensland Police warrant for their seizure.
The coroner also dismissed as "selective" evidence given to the hearings by a spiritual counsellor, known in Scientology parlance as an "auditor", who had led Mr McBride through an intensive course designed to help followers face distressing issues from their past.
For this "draining, straining, personal and confronting" experience, the soldier paid the Church of Scientology $25,000.
2009-10-28, Jefferson Hawkins, Leaving Scientology
We just received the following message from Sherry Katz, who recently posted her Knowledge Report on Marty Rathbun's blog. Sherry says:
"I thought you and all who read your blog might be interested to know, that, in demonstration of the new 'no disconnection' policy in Scientology, as stated by Tommy Davis just a couple days ago, this Scientologist, JoJo Zawawi, (in the photo) sent around the following to three friends of mine who then forwarded it to me. Evidently, JoJo was not informed of the 'no disconnection' policy. Perhaps OSA Int was not informed either. Here is what JoJo sent:
'Subject: Sherry Katz
2009-10-28, Bryan Seymour, Today Tonight
Bad luck really does come in threes, if you're a Scientologist.
First - the controversial cult was today convicted of fraud by a court in France for harassing members to hand over large sums of money.
Second - just hours later, a two-time Oscar winner quit the group, branding them cowards and liars.
Third - the spokesperson for Scientology walked out on a national television show.
2009-10-28, American Greed, CNBC
The Clients
It's the 'A" list. Hollywood filmmakers. Santa Barbara socialites. Wealthy corporate leaders. The rich and famous believe Slatkin is a savvy investment advisor. They give him cash but Slatkin takes more than just their money.
The Scam
The lie is over. The truth is out. Slatkin confesses to operating one of the nation's largest Ponzi schemes pulling in more than $600 million from his investors. American Greed profiles his crimes and the investigators who brought him to justice.
2007
10 years ago2007-10-28, Alan Shanoff, Canoe
The Church of Scientology sued the Sun and Bono. Three or four times in short order, as I recall. Some Scientologist managed to intercept a letter sent by Bonokoski to a colleague in a Florida paper. Bono sued the Church for this invasion of privacy.
The Sun files on Scientology disappeared. It was feared a Scientologist had taken the file. Years later I learned a Scientologist got a job at my law firm and took copies of documents from my files at night -- the young lady pleaded guilty to theft, but I digress.
2007-10-28, Chris Gourlay, The Sunday Times
THE Church of Scientology is preparing to expand its creed to the north of England by opening a centre in Manchester next year. The church, which has been criticised as a cult, has paid £3.6m for a disused distillery in the city. It plans to turn the five-storey building, near Old Trafford, into "a place of worship and religious instruction".
The move is part of a world-wide expansion strategy by the American organisation, which was founded by L Ron Hubbard, a science fiction writer, in 1952. According to Graeme Wilson, Scientology's head of communications, its aim is to establish "large new centres in major cities around the world, and Manchester is one of the priority cities for having such a centre".
2007-10-28, Manchester Evening News
THE CHURCH of Scientology is pressing ahead with plans to convert a Trafford distillery into a "place of worship" for hundreds of followers.
The controversial group - whose celebrity members include Tom Cruise and John Travolta - bought the Grade II-listed building on Chester Road for a reported £3.6m.
2006
11 years ago
2006-10-28, Paul Lewis, Special report, The Guardian
Close to the end of the course, and on the verge of my first auditing session, I asked Dorothy about the claims that Scientologists believe humans derive from aliens. She left the room. For several minutes, Dorothy and a shorter woman stood in the corridor, staring at me through a glass panel. Neither smiled. Eventually the shorter woman came back in and sat down opposite me. "I heard you had some questions for us," she said. "Do we look like aliens? Are you a journalist?"
Tags: Real estate, UK
2006-10-28, 48 Hours, CBS News
In the fall of 2002, the Perkinses drove their 27-year-old son to Dr. Conrad Maulfair, a Scientologist and osteopath in Pennsylvania who promotes natural, drug-free healing methods.
"They had to physically forcibly drag him in there. He didn't appreciate the treatment," says Case.
Nuchereno says Maulfair's clinic had an unusual explanation for Jeremy's symptoms. "They conclude that he was suffering from certain digestive problems, that he had certain chemical toxins in his body. And he needed to be purged of it. And he needed to be energized through vitamin therapy," he explains.
Asked if vitamin therapy for this profound mental illness is a treatment, Dr. Joseph says, "No, it's nonsense."
2005
12 years ago2005-10-28, Roger M. Grace, Metropolitan News-Enterprise
A jury trial is slated to start in Los Angeles Superior Court Tuesday in a case in which an attorney who failed to secure a written representation agreement is seeking to recover the reasonable value of her services.
So far, that probably seems hum drum. What makes this case worthy of note is that the proceeding will take place in Case No. C332027 -- which was filed on July 28, 1980.
2000
17 years ago
2000-10-28, Los Angeles Times
Thousands joined actress Kirstie Alley and singer Isaac Hayes in a protest against the French government attitudes toward the Los Angeles-based Church of Scientology.
After the rally in the city center, the international group of protesters moved elsewhere for a day of speeches and concerts.
1997
20 years ago
1997-10-28, AP, Seattle Times
The Los Angeles-based Church of Scientology won a legal battle in July when a court in the Baden-Wuerttemberg state capital, Stuttgart, ruled that Scientology was a religious society, not a business as many critics argue. The state is seeking to overturn the decision in the Berlin court.
The court case could be the first to clarify Scientology's status in Germany, where the government has taken steps to outlaw the group. Scientology says its members suffer discrimination, including banning its members from membership in political parties and putting the group under surveillance as a threat to democracy, a step toward seeking an official ban.
Tags: Germany
1997-10-28, Seattle Times
A day after thousands of Scientologists demanded religious freedom in Germany, the Church of Scientology was trying to convince a German court today that it is a religion.
A favorable decision by Germany's highest administrative court would entitle the group to benefits such as tax-exempt status and the freedom to recruit followers.
The Los Angeles-based Church of Scientology won a legal battle in July when a court in the Baden-Wuerttemberg state capital, Stuttgart, ruled that Scientology was a religious society, not a business as many critics argue. The state is seeking to overturn the decision in the Berlin court.
Tags: Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
1997-10-28, Reuters, Los Angeles Times
"Scientology is our religion," Travolta said in the video message, taped in Los Angeles. "It has helped us a lot, as it has helped so many others around the world."
Police said there were up to 3,000 at the protest, while organizers, who had hoped for a crowd of 10,000, put the figure at 6,500.
1997-10-28, Associated Press
BERLIN (AP) _ Federal judges considering Germany's fight with Scientology signaled today that they would not decide the central question of whether the Los Angeles-based church is a religion or a business.
The Church of Scientology claims widespread discrimination against its members in Germany, and had hoped for a ruling that would give it legal grounds to challenge the treatment of followers.
Scientologists went to court after the southwestern state of Baden-Wuerttemberg revoked the non-profit status of a local branch in Stuttgart in 1986. The state said the group was primarily concerned with making money by selling books and self-improvement courses, not the "idealistic goals" generally associated with a non-profit organization.
1997-10-28, Associated Press
BERLIN (AP) _ Federal judges considering Germany's fight with Scientology signaled today that they would not decide the central question of whether the Los Angeles-based church is a religion or a business.
The Church of Scientology claims widespread discrimination against its members in Germany, and had hoped for a ruling that would give it legal grounds to challenge the treatment of followers.
Scientologists went to court after the southwestern state of Baden-Wuerttemberg revoked the non-profit status of a local branch in Stuttgart in 1986. The state said the group was primarily concerned with making money by selling books and self-improvement courses, not the "idealistic goals" generally associated with a non-profit organization.
1995
22 years ago
1995-10-28, Washington Post
The Founding Church of Scientology dedicated its new center last weekend in the renovated Fraser Mansion at 20th and R streets NW, near Dupont Circle.
The mansion, built in 1890 for former representative George S. Fraser, will serve as a spiritual center for local members and as the East Coast center for ministerial training, spokeswoman Sylvia Stanard said. The church, with about 3,000 members in the area, will continue to operate its "celebrity center" on 16th Street NW for counseling purposes, she said.
L. Ron Hubbard, who founded the Church of Scientology in Washington in 1952, was director of the first organized church, at 1826 R St. NW, from 1955 to 1959. Today, the organization lists 2,000 centers in 107 countries.
1993
24 years ago
1993-10-28, David Dahl, St. Petersburg Times
Even before the IRS granted tax-exempt status to the church this month, the organization planned considerable renovations to Scientology housing and office space. Scientology spokesman Richard Haworth has said the church has no immediate plans to purchase additional downtown Clearwater properties.
1993-10-28, David Dahl, St. Petersburg Times
The church's bold plans were outlined more than a year ago in documents filed in Washington to persuade the IRS that Scientology was a bona fide religion that deserved tax-exempt status. On Oct. 1, the IRS ended years of dispute by granting the tax-exempt status to 153 Scientology churches, missions and corporations. The tax agency then made public nine boxes of its examiners' questions and Scientology's answers in connection with the tax dispute.
The church's spending plans were outlined in response to an IRS inquiry about the Scientologist's reserve account. Along with continuing to build up its reserves for a rainy day, the church said it has specific plans to spend $432-million on renovations, property acquisitions and dissemination of Hubbard's works.
1984
33 years ago1984-10-28, John Barnes, Sunday Times Magazine
The temperature must have been well over 100°F, a dry burning heat that shimmered the figures on the roof. They were dressed in faded blue denim, heads bare under the sun. One looked towards the road and our car. But the guard below yelled and the man bent his head back to his work of resurfacing the roof. My companion in the car said quietly, "That's a Rehabilitation Project Force. They're RPFers, psychological prisoners -slave labour - , in a way."
This was America, summer 1984, on a major highway between the southern Californian city of Riverside and the millionaires' playground of Palm Springs. Here, in the cactus hamlet of Gillman Hot Springs, where the masts of a $565,000 clipper ship sway incongruously in the desert winds, is the world headquarters of the Church of Scientology.
Yet the great helmsman of this bizarre cult was not on board. No one knows for sure whether L. Ron Hubbard, the 74-year-old founder, is even alive. His round, smiling face gazes down from the walls of more than 100 Scientology offices around the world, orders are given in his name, but he hasn't been seen in nearly five years. He may be in seclusion, as Church leaders claim, or he may be, as recent defectors believe, either dead or in failing health and under the control of half a dozen young followers who are manipulating big fortune.
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See also:
FrontCite Mediawiki
UmbraXenu - The Home Game
xenu-directory.net: Scientology in the news
Scientology in the UK Media