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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 Millenni - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/03/16/slashdot_caves_in_to_scientology/    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/2002/03/22/scientologists_gag_google/ 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/2001/01/22/scientologist_web_site_rips_off/ Articles on Scientology - Collection of articles from The Watchman Expositor. - http://www.watchman.org/sci/index.htm 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.html 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.html 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 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 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=/news/2003/03/27/ixhome.html 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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. Peters - http://www.sptimes.com/Floridian/121398/High_profile_couple_n.html 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 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 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 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 "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 Scien - http://www.sptimes.com/News/091501/Worldandnation/_Mental_health__hotli.shtml 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Picket Fencing - Profile of Jeff Jacobsen, a critic of Scientology. [Phoenix New Times] - http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/issues/1999-01-21/feature2.html 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 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 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 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 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 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 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&rfi=6 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 co - http://slashdot.org/articles/01/03/16/1256226.shtml 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 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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