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Scientologists Gag Google
"Web search outfit Google has caved in to demands from the 'Church' of Scientology demanding that it delete URLs from its database directing Web surfers to certain pages maintained by Xenu.net, a well-known CoS critic." [The Register]
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/245...
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/oped...
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/...
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...
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?...
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/b...
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/n...
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.s...
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/g...
Amazon reverses decision on book ban
Company says original ban not a mistake but thanks Netizens for feedback. [ZDNet News]
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-514702....
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/sci...
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...
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/NorthPin...
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/2002/0...
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/st...
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/mu...
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/...
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
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_mi...
Church v. Google, Round 2
Update on the status of xenu.net. The majority of the pages are still censored, though the front page has been relisted. The Church of Scientology's notification of a DMCA violation is spurious since it claims a trademark infringement not a copyright infringement. [Microcontent News]
http://microcontentnews.com/articles/googl...
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?6004REQ...
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=...
"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/Worldan...
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?...
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/NorthPin...
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/archi...
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/...
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 of Scientology Wields the DMCA, Google Removes Xenu.net
"The Church of Scientology has abused the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) to get Google to remove a bunch of links. Google caved at once, even though they claim that they do not remove pages." News and reader discussion. [Kuro5hin]
http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2002/3/21/85...
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/googl...
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...
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/scien...
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/Chu...
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/tec...
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-hol...
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,...
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://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-514712....
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
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/2002/07/20/3...
Google Relists Operation Clambake
"Google only relisted Xenu.net's homepage (where the copyright claims by Scientology were clearly bogus), not the rest of the pages listed in Scientology's DMCA complaint." News and reader discussion. [Slashdot]
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/03/2...
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 an anti-Scientology site from search results and directory. [Slashdot]
http://slashdot.org/yro/02/03/21/0453200.s...
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/BRale...
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
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....
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-...
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/6/162...
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/apne...
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,...
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
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/st...
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,...
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/01/03/16/1256...
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=59...
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/NorthPi...
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_ar...
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=00/04/2...
Picket Fencing
Profile of Jeff Jacobsen, a critic of Scientology. [Phoenix New Times]
http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/issues/1999...
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/6/176...
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/archiv...
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/NorthPi...
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/2002/5/10/10...
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/Hi...
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...
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/...
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,...
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