A Sci-Fi Faith - 1976-04-05
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A Sci-Fi Faith April 5, 1976,
The purchaser, it turned out, was the rich, mysterious Church of Scientology, an international cult that for two decades has specialized in a unique form of psychological counseling, often against hysterical opposition. Scientology, in turn, has tended toward defensiveness bordering on paranoia, filing scores of libel suits on the slightest provocation. In February, the Church of Scientology sued Mayor Cazares, then threatened the Clearwater Sun, the St. Petersburg Times and radio station WDCL. "We are not a turn-the-other-cheek religion," Spokesman Arthur Maren told TIME Correspondent David Beckwith.
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{{cite news | title = A Sci-Fi Faith | url = http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,913995,00.html | work = Time magazine | date = April 5, 1976 | accessdate = May 22, 2019 }}