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Scientology Book an Open Issue
May 25, 1999, Polly Sprenger, Wired
http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/1999/05/19869
A book removed from Amazon's site because of alleged legal troubles is
now among the top150 books sold by the online bookstore.
The book, a controversial exposi of the Church of Scientology,
languished deep in Amazon's list of 4.5 million titles before being
dropped in February. A Wired News report on that decision prompted
Amazon to reinstate the book late last week.
The book jumped to No. 700 before hitting a high of 148 on Tuesday.
Tags: A Piece of Blue Sky, Amazon, Chris Owen, Jon Atack, Library theft,
Peter Hodkin
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Scientology link to drug case keeps jurors from reaching verdict
May 25, 2001, Associated Press, Florida Times-Union
http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/apnews/stories/052501/D7C78G4G1.html
Jurors in a misdemeanor marijuana case against a prominent critic of
the Church of Scientology were unable to reach a verdict after some on
the panel suspected the church had set him up.
A hung jury was declared Thursday in the cases against Jesse Prince,
who was charged with growing a marijuana plant in his backyard. The
jury deliberated for five hours and was split 4-2 in favor of
acquittal, jurors said.
Tags: Jesse Prince, Judge Andrews, Lisa McPherson, Mike Rinder
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Dr. Cruise says don't touch the meds
May 25, 2005, People in the News, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/people/225601_people25.html
While the focus of Tom Cruise news is his romance with young actress
Katie Holmes as well as his upcoming movies -- "War of the Worlds" and
"Mission Impossible III" -- the actor took time out of his busy
schedule to blast Brooke Shields for taking Paxil.
Tags: Brooke Shields, Tom Cruise
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BBC v Scientology: A YouTube Story Starring John Sweeney
May 25, 2007, Emil Steiner, OFF/beat blog, Washington Post
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/offbeat/2007/05/bbc_v_scientology_a_youtube_st_1.html
While the verdict may still be out as to whether Scientology is a
brainwashing cult or not, after a recent run-in with the BBC, two
things are abundantly clear: Scientologists can't stand being called
cult members, and they have the power to drive even seasoned
journalists absolutely insane.
Tags: John Sweeney, Tommy Davis
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net.wars: bent copyright
May 25, 2007, Wendy M Grossman, newswireless.net
http://www.newswireless.net/index.cfm/article/3396
The Church of Scientology has always claimed that its goal was not to
stifle criticism but to protect its "trade secrets", as it called the L.
Ron Hubbard writings that adherents study for many expensive hours.
Whether the CoS's claim was true or not doesn't really matter.
Copyright maximalism (as Pamela Samuelson calls it) is that it provides
a legal structure people can use to stifle critics if that's what they
want to do and that remains the core issue no matter what anyone's
motives were in a particular case.
Tags: DMCA, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Uri Geller
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Scientologists to pay $6.7 million for Pinellas-owned properties
May 25, 2011, David DeCamp, St. Petersburg Times
http://www.tampabay.com/news/localgovernment/scientologists-to-pay-67-million-for-pinellas-owned-properties/1171552
The Church of Scientology will expand its footprint in downtown
Clearwater after Pinellas County commissioners voted 6-0 Tuesday to
sell about 2 acres of county property there.
The county's parcels are vacant or being phased out as part of
downsizing and budget cuts. The church, whose growth downtown has
miffed some critics, was the sole bidder, agreeing to pay $6.7 million.
Tags: Clearwater, Frank Hibbard, Joe Lauro, Ken Welch, Neil Brickfield, Pat
Harney
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Web version:
http://home.primus.ca/~ronsharp/FrontCiteTW.html#ScientologyToday
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Scientology Book an Open Issue
May 25, 1999, Polly Sprenger, Wired
http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/1999/05/19869
A book removed from Amazon's site because of alleged legal troubles is
now among the top150 books sold by the online bookstore.
The book, a controversial exposi of the Church of Scientology,
languished deep in Amazon's list of 4.5 million titles before being
dropped in February. A Wired News report on that decision prompted
Amazon to reinstate the book late last week.
The book jumped to No. 700 before hitting a high of 148 on Tuesday.
Tags: A Piece of Blue Sky, Amazon, Chris Owen, Jon Atack, Library theft,
Peter Hodkin
=====================================
Scientology link to drug case keeps jurors from reaching verdict
May 25, 2001, Associated Press, Florida Times-Union
http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/apnews/stories/052501/D7C78G4G1.html
Jurors in a misdemeanor marijuana case against a prominent critic of
the Church of Scientology were unable to reach a verdict after some on
the panel suspected the church had set him up.
A hung jury was declared Thursday in the cases against Jesse Prince,
who was charged with growing a marijuana plant in his backyard. The
jury deliberated for five hours and was split 4-2 in favor of
acquittal, jurors said.
Tags: Jesse Prince, Judge Andrews, Lisa McPherson, Mike Rinder
=====================================
Dr. Cruise says don't touch the meds
May 25, 2005, People in the News, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/people/225601_people25.html
While the focus of Tom Cruise news is his romance with young actress
Katie Holmes as well as his upcoming movies -- "War of the Worlds" and
"Mission Impossible III" -- the actor took time out of his busy
schedule to blast Brooke Shields for taking Paxil.
Tags: Brooke Shields, Tom Cruise
=====================================
BBC v Scientology: A YouTube Story Starring John Sweeney
May 25, 2007, Emil Steiner, OFF/beat blog, Washington Post
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/offbeat/2007/05/bbc_v_scientology_a_youtube_st_1.html
While the verdict may still be out as to whether Scientology is a
brainwashing cult or not, after a recent run-in with the BBC, two
things are abundantly clear: Scientologists can't stand being called
cult members, and they have the power to drive even seasoned
journalists absolutely insane.
Tags: John Sweeney, Tommy Davis
=====================================
net.wars: bent copyright
May 25, 2007, Wendy M Grossman, newswireless.net
http://www.newswireless.net/index.cfm/article/3396
The Church of Scientology has always claimed that its goal was not to
stifle criticism but to protect its "trade secrets", as it called the L.
Ron Hubbard writings that adherents study for many expensive hours.
Whether the CoS's claim was true or not doesn't really matter.
Copyright maximalism (as Pamela Samuelson calls it) is that it provides
a legal structure people can use to stifle critics if that's what they
want to do and that remains the core issue no matter what anyone's
motives were in a particular case.
Tags: DMCA, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Uri Geller
=====================================
Scientologists to pay $6.7 million for Pinellas-owned properties
May 25, 2011, David DeCamp, St. Petersburg Times
http://www.tampabay.com/news/localgovernment/scientologists-to-pay-67-million-for-pinellas-owned-properties/1171552
The Church of Scientology will expand its footprint in downtown
Clearwater after Pinellas County commissioners voted 6-0 Tuesday to
sell about 2 acres of county property there.
The county's parcels are vacant or being phased out as part of
downsizing and budget cuts. The church, whose growth downtown has
miffed some critics, was the sole bidder, agreeing to pay $6.7 million.
Tags: Clearwater, Frank Hibbard, Joe Lauro, Ken Welch, Neil Brickfield, Pat
Harney
=====================================
Web version:
http://home.primus.ca/~ronsharp/FrontCiteTW.html#ScientologyToday
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