December 18, 2001Hassan on Cults, Here and Now (Audio 13:50-22:00) (John Walker is being called a traitor after he was discovered fighting for the Taliban. Steve Hassan, an expert on mind control and religious cults, discusses whether or not there's something else at play.)
December 9, 2001Church loads up for one last fight, By DEBORAH O'NEIL, St. Petersburg Times (Six years after Lisa McPherson died, one lawyer delves through sheaves of Scientology challenges to pursue a wrongful-death suit.)
November 6, 2001Cult following, Kate Coxon, Guardian Unlimited (...was recruited into the Church of Scientology aged 18 during his first year at Birmingham University...)
November 3, 2001Scientology critics to decamp, by DEBORAH O'NEIL, St. Petersburg Times (Members of the Lisa McPherson Trust, embroiled in litigation with the church, are leaving Clearwater.)
October 1, 2001Supreme Court refuses to review Church of Scientology libel case, The Associated Press via The Nando Times (Ten years after Time magazine ran an award-winning article portraying the Church of Scientology as a "ruthless global scam," the Supreme Court refused Monday to consider reinstating the church's libel case...)
May 6, 1991The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power, Time Magazine (Ruined lives. Lost fortunes. Federal crimes. Scientology poses as a religion but is really a ruthless global scam -- and aiming for the mainstream.)
October 1, 2001 Supreme Court declines to review libel case from Church of Scientology, The Associated Press via NewsOK (Ten years after Time magazine ran an award-winning article portraying the Church of Scientology as a greedy cult, the Supreme Court refused Monday to consider reinstating the church's libel case...)
September 27, 2001Sympathy For The Devil, By Tony Ortega, New Times Los Angeles (Tory Bezazian was a veteran Scientologist who loved going after church critics.) (Photos included.) (Profanity included.)
September 20, 2001Religious Leader Takes His Calling to Ground Zero The New York Times (...Dissidents have accused Scientology of having cultlike overtones, and of preying on members financially...) (registration required)
September 20, 2001 Cults on campus, BY FLEUR BRENNAN, The Times
(...the University of Birmingham’s Guild of Students has banned the International Church of Christ, the Church of Scientology, and a...)
September 19, 2001Church accused of preying on tragedy, Battle Creek Enquirer (Shortly after last week's terrorist attacks, a sign went up outside the Church of Scientology's temporary downtown location urging those disturbed by the tragedy to come in for free counseling...)
September 17, 2001Beware Scientologists Claiming To Be Mental Health Professionals, NMHA News, The National Mental Health Association (ALEXANDRIA, VA (September 17, 2001) - The National Mental Health Association (NMHA) today is warning the public and media to beware of representatives of the Church of Scientology who are claiming to be mental health professionals assisting individuals in New York City...)
September 15, 2001'Mental health' hotline a blind lead, St. Petersburg Times (The televised blurb offered mental health assistance dealing with the attacks. Callers reached Scientologists.)
September 4, 2001Using power to create a cult, The Oracle, University of South Florida (Director Peter Alexander creates a film portraying the power cults can have over people and attracts criticism from the Scientology religion...)
August 28, 2001Firms wise up to Scientology, People Management (Silhouet UK, L Ron Hubbard and World Institution of Scientology Enterprises (Wise) in the news.)
August 24, 2001Real problems with a fictional movie, St. Petersburg Times (Church of Scientology and the Foundation for Religious Tolerance in Florida in the news.)
August 23, 2001Scientology Inc., Sacramento News and Review (The Folsom-based publishing company e.Republic is becoming known for its tech expertise ?and for management's collective devotion to L. Ron Hubbard's agenda.)
August 17, 2001 Scientology claim upsets Church man, Birmingham Post (UK) via Industry Watch (Church of Scientology in the news.)
August 10, 2001 Scientologists Complain About French Law On Sects, Record - Bergen County via Industry Watch
August 7, 2001Will Bush's faith-based plan aid fringe groups, hate mongers and cults? - Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune via Capitol Hill Blue via the Wayback Machine (Includes news on the Church of Scientology International, Narconon, World Literacy Crusade and Criminon.) (CultsOnCampus.com does not recommend the kidnapping of anyone.)
August 6, 2001 Would faith-based initiative fund fringe groups, cults? - Star Tribune (Includes news on the Church of Scientology International, Narconon, World Literacy Crusade and Criminon.) (CultsOnCampus.com does not recommend the kidnapping of anyone.)
August 4, 2001 Florida Doctor Suspended, Associated Press
via Los Angeles Times (Church of Scientology in the news.)
August 2, 2001Man's film a veiled look at Scientology, St. Petersburg Times (Church of Scientology, Lisa McPherson Trust and the Foundation for Religious Tolerance of Florida in the news.)
July 28, 2001Judge sets new rules for Scientologists and protesters, Associated Press via WTSP-TV
July 26, 2001 Judge sentences Golden Era protester to 1 year, Inland Empire (Church of Scientology, Golden Era Productions and Keith Henson in the news.)
July 14, 2001 Court refuses application to stop action for damages, The Irish Times
(The High Court has refused an application by the Church of Scientology to strike out an action for damages taken against it...)
http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/ireland/2001/0714/courts1.htm
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July 1, 2001Controversial drug treatment center moving, The Oklahoma (News on the Church of Scientology, Narconon, L. Ron Hubbard and the Association for Better Living and Education.)
May 19, 2001Church critic trailed, arrested St. Petersburg Times (The Church of Scientology investigated critic Jesse Prince, then passed information along to police.)
May 18, 2001 Court rejects appeal against Scientology center in Moscow, Associated Press via New Jersey Online
May 17, 2001Trustee Named in Slatkin Case, Los Angeles Times (...managed money for a nationwide network of more than 500 Internet executives, Hollywood players, socialites and fellow Scientologists.)
May 17, 2001HEAT'S ON CELEB $$ GURU, NEW YORK POST (...the devoted Scientologist was not just networking...)
May 17, 2001Protester is subject to arrest, Inland Empire (Henson's conviction on a charge of interfering with a religion stemmed from his picketing at the Church of Scientology's Golden Era Productions in Gilman Hot Springs.)
May 12, 2001FBI and IRS Raid Offices of Slatkin, Los Angeles Times (The SEC complaint claims that Slatkin accepted a total of at least $320 million from more than 500 investors across the country, including Internet moguls, Hollywood executives, Santa Barbara socialites and fellow members of the Church of Scientology, of which Slatkin is an ordained minister.)
March 11, 2001Church pays those it reviled, St. Petersburg Times (News on Church of Scientology and Clearwater Police Department.)
February 25, 2001Scientology in Battle Creek: Church's workings a mystery to many, Battle Creek Enquirer (News on the Church of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard and Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health.)
February 12, 2001Leaving the Fold/Third-generation Scientologist grows disillusioned with faith, San Francisco Chronicle (News on Church of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard, Sea Organization, Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health and study technology.) (Photos included.)
February 10, 2001Scientology-linked project to get scrutiny, Boston Herald (News on the Church of Scientology, H.E.L.P. Boston-Hollywood Education and Literacy Project and study technology.)
February 9, 2001Scientology-linked project gets city grant, Boston Herald (News on the Church of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard, H.E.L.P. Boston - Hollywood Education and Literacy Project, Delphi Academy of Milton, Study Tech and Association for Better Living and Education.)
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