Today in Scientology -- July 22nd
Scientology Today
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Copyright -- or wrong?
July 22, 1999, Janelle Brown, Salon
http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/07/22/scientology/index.html
In June, the Church of Scientology subpoenaed AT&T Corp., invoking the
Digital Millennium Copyright Act to demand that it reveal the identity
of a WorldNet subscriber who was posting excerpts from "Introduction to
Scientology Ethics" on alt.religion.scientology under the pseudonym
"Safe." Faced with the law, AT&T quickly ponied up the user
information, an act that Steele says "the fourth amendment protects
against -- it's a misuse of the civil justice system for companies to
be [defeating] anonymous speech."
Tags: alt.scientology.war, Bridge Publications, David Miscavige, DMCA,
Electronic Frontier Foundation, Helena Kobrin, James Lippard
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Scientology goes visiting
July 22, 1999, Enzo Di Matteo, NOW Magazine
http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/18/47/News/brief.html
From the regular demos in front of the church's Yonge Street offices to
the photographing of church members and posting of their mugs on the
Internet, Hagglund has been relentless in his attempts to expose the
"truth" about the curious practice of Scientology. Behind the scenes,
he's been trying to put the kibosh on the church's controversial
efforts to win charitable status.
Tags: Al Buttnor, Canada, Gregg Hagglund
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Probe opens in disappearance of papers in Scientology case
July 22, 2000, AP, New Haven Register
http://www.nhregister.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=662442&BRD=1281&PAG=461&dept_id=517515&rfi=8
The dossiers, which disappeared in 1998 from the Justice Ministry, were
part of a case opened in 1990 against 16 regional Scientology leaders
for alleged fraud, illegal practice of medicine and premeditated
violence.
The case stemmed from a complaint by a former Scientologist, Juan
Esteban Cordero, who accused the Church of Scientology of "progressive
mental conditioning" that led him to spend more than $177,000 on
Scientology-related courses.
Tags: France
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Exclusive: Weird Science
July 22, 2005, Laurie Hanna, Mirror.co.uk
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=15766200&method=full&siteid=94762&headline=weird-science--name_page.html
IT'S the belief system which actor Tom Cruise says has changed his life
and made him a better man.
But the controversial Church of Scientology was criticised last week
after claims it was preying on people caught up in the London bombings.
Packs of yellow-shirted believers arrived at the scenes of carnage,
offering "spiritual healing" to distraught relatives - and #3 booklets
titled How To Improve Conditions In Life.
And yesterday 200 "volunteer ministers" were sent out across the
capital to talk to people after the latest alerts.
Tags: London, UK, Volunteer Ministers
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Web version:
http://home.primus.ca/~ronsharp/FrontCiteTW.html#ScientologyToday
rhill
> ===================================
>
> Probe opens in disappearance of papers in Scientology case
> July 22, 2000, AP, New Haven Register
> http://www.nhregister.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=662442&BRD=1281&PAG=461&dept_id=517515&rfi=8
>
>
> The dossiers, which disappeared in 1998 from the Justice Ministry, were
> part of a case opened in 1990 against 16 regional Scientology leaders
> for alleged fraud, illegal practice of medicine and premeditated violence.
>
> The case stemmed from a complaint by a former Scientologist, Juan
> Esteban Cordero, who accused the Church of Scientology of "progressive
> mental conditioning" that led him to spend more than $177,000 on
> Scientology-related courses.
>
> Tags: France
>
>
> http://home.primus.ca/~ronsharp/FrontCiteTW.html#ScientologyToday
Do you have the whole article for this one? (It's no longer online).
--
Ray.
Chef Xenu
wrote:
> On July 22nd in Scientology history
> ===================================
>
> Copyright -- or wrong?
>
> In June, the Church of Scientology subpoenaed AT&T Corp., invoking the
> Digital Millennium Copyright Act to demand that it reveal the identity
> of a WorldNet subscriber who was posting excerpts from "Introduction to
> Scientology Ethics" on alt.religion.scientology under the pseudonym
> "Safe." Faced with the law, AT&T quickly ponied up the user
> information, an act that Steele says "the fourth amendment protects
> against -- it's a misuse of the civil justice system for companies to
> be [defeating] anonymous speech."
>
> Tags: alt.scientology.war, Bridge Publications, David Miscavige, DMCA,
> Electronic Frontier Foundation, Helena Kobrin, James Lippard
>
> ===================================
>
> Scientology goes visiting
>
> From the regular demos in front of the church's Yonge Street offices to
> the photographing of church members and posting of their mugs on the
> Internet, Hagglund has been relentless in his attempts to expose the
> "truth" about the curious practice of Scientology. Behind the scenes,
> he's been trying to put the kibosh on the church's controversial
> efforts to win charitable status.
>
> Tags: Al Buttnor, Canada, Gregg Hagglund
>
> ===================================
>
> Probe opens in disappearance of papers in Scientology case
>
> The dossiers, which disappeared in 1998 from the Justice Ministry, were
> part of a case opened in 1990 against 16 regional Scientology leaders
> for alleged fraud, illegal practice of medicine and premeditated
> violence.
>
> The case stemmed from a complaint by a former Scientologist, Juan
> Esteban Cordero, who accused the Church of Scientology of "progressive
> mental conditioning" that led him to spend more than $177,000 on
> Scientology-related courses.
>
> Tags: France
>
> ===================================
>
> Exclusive: Weird Science
>
> IT'S the belief system which actor Tom Cruise says has changed his life
> and made him a better man.
>
> But the controversial Church of Scientology was criticised last week
> after claims it was preying on people caught up in the London bombings.
>
> Packs of yellow-shirted believers arrived at the scenes of carnage,
> offering "spiritual healing" to distraught relatives - and #3 booklets
> titled How To Improve Conditions In Life.
>
> And yesterday 200 "volunteer ministers" were sent out across the
> capital to talk to people after the latest alerts.
>
> Tags: London, UK, Volunteer Ministers
>
> ===================================
>
> Web version:http://home.primus.ca/~ronsharp/FrontCiteTW.html#ScientologyToday
Safe was granted honorary SP level 4 status by the A.R.S.C.C.
(W.D.N.E.) in late 1999. Searching your (or google's) ars archive for
A.R.S.C.C. (W.D.N.E.) can result in hours of entertaining reading.
Text of the motion pasted below from that thread:
From: Fr...@LinkLine.COM (Fredric Xenu L. Xenu Rice Xenu)
Subject: ARSCC (wdne) Awards Committee Motion -- Mr. Safe
Date: 1999/12/11
Message-ID: <3851c...@news2.lightlink.com>#1/1
X-Deja-AN: 559251957
X-NNTP-Posting-Host: 207.137.59.176
Organization: The Xenu Skeptic Xenu Tank Xenu
Reply-To: Fr...@LinkLine.COM
Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology,alt.clearing.technology
A nomination came forward for January's unofficial ARSCC (edne) AC
SP award, naming Mr. Safe as having deserved the honor of receiving
a plate attesting to Mr. Safe having achieved SP level 4.
Though Mr. Safe's identity was illegally and unconstitutionally
acquired by the Scientology crooks, he wasn't sued so can't acquire
the higher level award. But he _has_ been very responsible for the
following achievements:
o Destruction of the AOL Scientology forum -- which is a good
thing since it was run by cult leaders and brooked no reason,
questions, or criticism of the cult's management or the
bastardization of Scientolgy technology.
o He's maintained his courage and committment in the light of
criminal racketeering and intimidation by the leaders of his
own putative religion and, even more impressive, maintains
his committment toward being a solid Scientologist harboring
no expressed bitterness toward the cult management that has
wronged him.
o He actually _defends_ and _fights_ for his religion and his
science rather than quietly allows the cult's bastardization
of Hubbard's tech to go unmentioned. Few Scientologists are
willing to stick their necks out and demand a return to the
_real_ Scientology. Damn few FreeZoners seem to have the guts
or the desire to speak up about it, either.
o He has bridged the gap between critics and Scientologists,
proving himself to be what critics only wish _all_
Scientologists
could be like: Honest, questioning outside matters of faith,
willing to reason, willing to discuss, willing to engage in
Comm Cycles with anyone who would engage him. He'll take "no"
for an answer but he'll then ask "why." He won't take silence
for an answer and will thereafter _demand_ "why."
Mr. Safe is a Scientologist so there's a deal of irony involved in
unofficially recognizing him as SP4. Indeed, Mr. Safe may not find
it to be the honor that the critics do. }:-}
Yet if there are people agreed, and if Mr. Safe accepts the honor,
the January ARSCC (wdne) Awards Committee would like to recognize
Mr. Safe with an engraved plate.
Who say ye all either nay or yea?
--- "de omnibus dubitandum" All is to be doubted --- Descartes
24-hour file archive access: (626) 335-9601 (FidoNet 1:218/890.0)
SP4
The Skeptic Tank: http://www.linkline.com/personal/frice/index.htm
Scientology Criminals: http://www.linkline.com/personal/frice/csindex.htm
What the Scientology cult doesn't want you to know: http://www.xenu.net/
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Sure, in HTML, with ads and everything.
Probe opens in disappearance of papers in Scientology case
Associated Press
07/22/2000
PARIS - Prosecutors opened an investigation Friday into the disappearance of
hundreds of documents that were to be used as evidence in a case against
Church of Scientology members, judicial officials said.
Authorities were expected in the coming days to name a special magistrate to
carry out the investigation, the officials said, speaking on the customary
condition of anonymity.
The dossiers, which disappeared in 1998 from the Justice Ministry, were part
of a case opened in 1990 against 16 regional Scientology leaders for alleged
fraud, illegal practice of medicine and premeditated violence.
The case stemmed from a complaint by a former Scientologist, Juan Esteban
Cordero, who accused the Church of Scientology of "progressive mental
conditioning" that led him to spend more than $177,000 on
Scientology-related courses.
In June, the ministry said it had asked the judicial watchdog organization
to investigate Judge Marie-Paule Moracchini, who was handling the
Scientology case when certain records were lost and others destroyed. She
risks possible disciplinary sanctions.
Justice Minister Elisabeth Guigou has said she believed fraud was involved
in the dossiers' disappearance.
The Church of Scientology's French headquarters could not be reached for
comment late Friday.
France has long had a contentious relationship with the Los Angeles-based
Church of Scientology, which is seeking recognition as a legitimate religion
in Europe. In France, the Church of Scientology figures on a list of 173
groups that should be tracked to prevent cult activities.
A Paris court decided to go ahead with the case against the Scientologists
despite the loss of the documents.
�New Haven Register 2007
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> Probe opens in disappearance of papers in Scientology case
> Associated Press
> 07/22/2000
>
> PARIS - Prosecutors opened an investigation Friday into the disappearance
> of hundreds of documents that were to be used as evidence in a case
> against Church of Scientology members, judicial officials said.
>
> --
> Ron of that ilk.
>
Another web page in the making : documented instances of evidence
disappearing in scientology-related cases.