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An unusual book that critically examines L. Ron Hubbard's Church of Scientology, drawing on popular accounts and startling ex-member testimony. With illustrations. ... Read more

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Chapters: Church of Scientology, Reformed Churches of New Zealand, Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport, Malaysia Baptist Convention, Chinmaya Mission, Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada, Chi Alpha Campus Ministries, Roman Catholic Diocese of Huelva, Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Tellicherry, Roman Catholic Diocese of Ubon Ratchathani, Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Los Caballeros, Weston Priory, Lumpa Church, Roman Catholic Diocese of Stockholm, Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabinda, Roman Catholic Diocese of Inongo, Roman Catholic Diocese of Belgaum, Roman Catholic Diocese of Hwange, Roman Catholic Diocese of Mutare, Roman Catholic Diocese of Maiduguri, Roman Catholic Diocese of Mweka, Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Roman Catholic Diocese of de Aar, Pentecostal Church of New Zealand, Roman Catholic Diocese of San Juan de La Maguana, Roman Catholic Diocese of La Vega, Hong Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China, Roman Catholic Vicariate Apostolic of Kuwait, Beth Ora, Liverpool Muslim Society, Franciscan Apostolic Sisters, Knights of Saint Mulumba, Presbyterian Church of the Republic of Korea. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 130. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Church of Scientology is the largest organization devoted to the practice and the promotion of the Scientology belief system. The Church of Scientology International is the Church of Scientology's parent organization, and is responsible for the overall ecclesiastical management, dissemination and propagation of Scientology. Every Church of Scientology is separately incorporated and has its own local board of directors and executives responsible for its own activities and well-being, both corporate and ecclesiastical. The first Scientology chu...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2386348 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Books Critical of Scientology, Books Published by the Church of Scientology, Scientology Books, Scientology Magazines, the Thriving Cult of Greed and Power, Blown for Good, the Way to Happiness, Dianetics: the Modern Science of Mental Health, Scientology: a History of Man, Ali's Smile: Naked Scientology, the Complex: an Insider Exposes the Covert World of the Church of Scientology, Another Gospel, Clear Body, Clear Mind, Science of Survival, Scientology, Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science, Inside Scientology: How I Joined Scientology and Became Superhuman, Hollywood Undercover, Bare-Faced Messiah, a Doctor's Report on Dianetics, the Scandal of Scientology, on the Edge, a Piece of Blue Sky, Hollywood, Interrupted, L. Ron Hubbard: Messiah or Madman?, Freedom Magazine, All About Radiation, Scientology: the Now Religion, Brain-Washing, the Mind Benders, Larson's Book of World Religions and Alternative Spirituality, Have You Lived Before This Life, Religion Inc., Scientology Filmography, Scientology Bibliography, Orientation: a Scientology Information Film, the Church of Scientology, Believe What You Like, Bridge Publications, Cults of Unreason, Foster Report, Dianetics: the Evolution of a Science. Excerpt: This is an incomplete filmography of Scientology and Scientology-related films, videos, and audiovisual materials produced within the Church of Scientology and its related organizations. 70-minute feature film directed by L. Ron Hubbard and starring Mary Jane Shippen, who also appeared in the Herschell Gordon Lewis film Miss Nymphet's Zap-In. A highly dramatic retelling of how Hubbard developed Dianetics. The actor playing Hubbard never shows his face, filmed only with his back to the camera, and never speaks a word of dialogue. The ta... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=7790891 ... Read more

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This is nonfiction commentary. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: The Way to Happiness, Dianetics: the Modern Science of Mental Health, Scientology: a History of Man, Clear Body, Clear Mind, Science of Survival, All About Radiation, Brain-Washing, Have You Lived Before This Life, Dianetics: the Evolution of a Science. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: The Way to Happiness is a 1980 booklet written by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard listing 21 moral precepts, and distributed by The Way to Happiness Foundation International, a Scientology-related non-profit organization founded in 1984. "The Way to Happiness Foundation International is a non-profit 501(c)(3), incorporated in 1984. Headquartered at 201 East Broadway, Glendale, California, the foundation coordinates the activities of the Way to Happiness international network, including continental and national officies, associates and local groups. The Way to Happiness Foundation International is a division of the Association for Better Living and Education (ABLE), and is a "Scientology-related entity" under the 1993 IRS Closing Agreement. The Way to Happiness booklet contains a set of 21 precepts, which were written by author, and founder of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard. It was first published in 1981 by Regent House, Los Angeles as a 48-page paper-covered booklet (ISBN 0-9605930-0-4). This book is frequently given out by Scientologists. A campaign in the early 1990s to distribute the book in United States schools was described in Church of Scientology publications as "the largest dissemination project in Scientology history" and "the bridge between broad society and Scientology." A song titled "The Way to Happiness" appears on the music album The Road to Freedom, with music and lyrics by L. Ron Hubbard. The Way to Happiness forms ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2160292 ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Church of Scientology has been involved in court disputes in several countries. In some cases, when the Church has initiated the dispute, question has been raised as to its motives. The Church says that its use of the legal system is necessary to protect its intellectual property and its right to freedom of religion. Critics say that most of the Church's claims are designed to harass those it perceives as its enemies. According to U.S. District Court Memorandum of Decision in 1993, Scientologists "have abused the federal court system by using it, inter alia, to destroy their opponents, rather than to resolve an actual dispute over trademark law or any other legal matter. This constitutes 'extraordinary, malicious, wanton, and oppressive conduct.' ... It is abundantly clear that plaintiffs sought to harass the individual defendants and destroy the church defendants through massive over-litigation and other highly questionable litigation tactics. The Special Master has never seen a more glaring example of bad faith litigation than this." ... Read more

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Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Yukos, Church of Scientology Moscow V. Russia, Moldovan Schools in Transnistria, Vassili Kononov, Vasily Aleksanyan, Ilie Ilaşcu, Bombing of Katyr-Yurt, Zura Bitiyeva, Ruslan Alikhadzhiyev, Grigory Pasko, Mikheyev V. Russia, Vladimir Gusinsky, Slivenko V. Latvia, Musayev, Labazanova and Magomadov V. Russia, Baysayeva V. Russia, Estamirov and Others V. Russia. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Yukos Oil Company (Russian: , IPA: ) was a petroleum company in Russia which, until recently, was controlled by Russian businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky and a number of other prominent Russian businessmen. Khodorkovsky was convicted and sent to prison. Yukos headquarters was located in Moscow. On August 1, 2006, a Russian court declared Yukos bankrupt. Mikhail Khodorkovsky in 2001 The company was created on April 15, 1993 by Resolution . 354 of the Russian government and consisted of the following enterprises: a Western Siberian oil extraction enterprise Yuganskneftegaz and oil refineries in Samara Oblast: Novokuybyshevsk NPZ, Kuybyshev NPZ and Syzran NPZ (NPZ stands for NeftePererabatyvayushchy Zavod, literally "petroleum processing plant"). In 1995, decree . 864 of the Russian government added Samaraneftegaz to Yukos. Its Russian abbreviation comes from the names of the main entities that initially comprised the company: (Yuganskneftegaz: Nefteyugansk + petroleum + gas) and (Kuybyshevnefteorgsintez: Kuybyshev + petroleum + organical synthesis). Yukos was one of the world's largest non-state oil companies, producing 20% of Russian oilabout 2% of world production. Its assets were acquired in controversial circumstances from the Russian Government during the privatization process of the early 1990s. The initial period of "oligarchic privatization" was character...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=327209 ... Read more

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Chapters: Church of Scientology. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 254. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Church of Scientology is the largest organization devoted to the practice and the promotion of the Scientology belief system. The Church of Scientology International is the Church of Scientology's parent organization, and is responsible for the overall ecclesiastical management, dissemination and propagation of Scientology. Every Church of Scientology is separately incorporated and has its own local board of directors and executives responsible for its own activities and well-being, both corporate and ecclesiastical. The first Scientology church was incorporated in December 1953 in Camden, New Jersey by American science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard. The church has been the subject of much controversy. The church's world headquarters are located in the Gold Base, unincorporated Riverside County, California. The first Scientology church was incorporated in December 1953 in Camden, New Jersey by L. Ron Hubbard, his wife Mary Sue Hubbard, and John Galusha, although the Hubbard Association of Scientologists International (HASI) had already been operating since 1952 and Hubbard had been selling Scientology books and other items. Soon after, he explained the religious nature of Scientology in a bulletin to all Scientologists, stressing its relation to the Dharma. The first Church of Scientology opened in 1954 in Los Angeles. Hubbard stated, "A civilization without insanity, without criminals and without war, where the able can prosper and honest beings can have rights, and where man is free to rise to greater heights, are the aims of Scientology." Hubbard had official control of the organization until 1966 when this function was transferred to a group of executives. Though Hubbard...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2386348 ... Read more

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The Church of Scientology International (CSI) is a Californian 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Within the worldwide network of Scientology corporations and entities, CSI is officially referred to as the "mother church" of the Church of Scientology. According to the official website of the Church of Scientology, "CSI provides overall direction, planning and guidance for the network of churches, missions, field auditors and volunteer ministers which comprise the Scientology hierarchy it spans, and ensures these various organizations are all working effectively together. [...]" "CSI broadly plans and coordinates Scientology expansion. This planning is then carried out by the individual networks of organizations which comprise ecclesiastical management at the continental echelon. Through CSI?s ecclesiastical management activities, Scientology churches receive guidance in applying the scriptures both technically and administratively. [...] "In addition to guiding the growing Scientology hierarchy, CSI sees to the publication of Scientology scripture, both in written and audiovisual form, including some three thousand of L. Ron Hubbard's tape-recorded lectures. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Cult Awareness Network (CAN) was founded in the wake of the November 18, 1978 deaths of members of the group Peoples Temple and assassination of Congressman Leo J. Ryan in Jonestown, Guyana. CAN is now owned and operated by associates of the Church of Scientology, an organization that the original founders of CAN strongly opposed. Prior to its hostile takeover, CAN provided information on groups that it considered to be cults, as well as support and referrals to exit counselors and deprogrammers. From 1978 until 1996 when the Cult Awareness Network was bought out by associates of the Church of Scientology in United States bankruptcy court, CAN and its representatives were highly critical of Scientology, Landmark Education, and other groups and new religious movements that it considered to have potentially harmful tendencies. The Cult Awareness Network referred to some of these groups as "destructive cults." Cynthia Kisser, the then executive director of CAN, was quoted in the controversial 1991 TIME article, "The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power." ... Read more

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Chapters: Hill V. Church of Scientology of Toronto, Grant V. Torstar Corp., Halton Herald, Cherneskey V. Armadale Publishers Ltd.. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 22. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Supreme Court of Canada Hill v. Church of Scientology of Toronto 2 S.C.R. 1130 was a libel case against the Church of Scientology, in which the Supreme Court of Canada interpreted Ontario's libel law in relation to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. After consideration, the Supreme Court of Canada determined that it would not follow the actual malice standard set forth in the famous United States Supreme Court case of New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964). On 17 September 1984 Morris Manning, a lawyer working for the Church, and representatives of the Church of Scientology held a press conference on the courthouse steps in Toronto. Manning, wearing his barrister's gown, read from and commented upon allegations in a notice of motion by Scientology, intending to commence criminal contempt proceedings against a Crown Attorney, Casey Hill. The motion alleged Hill had misled a judge and had breached orders sealing certain documents belonging to Scientology in R. v. Church of Scientology of Toronto. At the contempt proceeding where the appellants were seeking a fine or imprisonment against the defendant, the allegations against Hill were found to be completely untrue and without foundation. Thus Hill launched a lawsuit for damages in libel against the appellants. Both appellants were found jointly liable for general damages of C$300,000 and Scientology alone was liable for aggravated damages of C$500,000 and punitive damages of C$800,000. The judgement was affirmed in a 1993 decision by the Court of Appeal for Ontario. The major issues raised in this appeal were: Was...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=229903 ... Read more

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This is nonfiction commentary. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Books Critical of Scientology, Books Published by the Church of Scientology, the Thriving Cult of Greed and Power, Blown for Good, the Way to Happiness, Dianetics: the Modern Science of Mental Health, Scientology: a History of Man, Ali's Smile: Naked Scientology, the Complex: an Insider Exposes the Covert World of the Church of Scientology, Another Gospel, Clear Body, Clear Mind, Science of Survival, Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science, Inside Scientology: How I Joined Scientology and Became Superhuman, Hollywood Undercover, Bare-Faced Messiah, a Doctor's Report on Dianetics, the Scandal of Scientology, on the Edge, a Piece of Blue Sky, Hollywood, Interrupted, L. Ron Hubbard: Messiah or Madman?, All About Radiation, Scientology: the Now Religion, Brain-Washing, the Mind Benders, Larson's Book of World Religions and Alternative Spirituality, Have You Lived Before This Life, Religion Inc., Scientology Bibliography, Believe What You Like, Cults of Unreason, Foster Report, Dianetics: the Evolution of a Science. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: "The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power" is an article, written in 1991 by U.S. investigative journalist Richard Behar, which is highly critical of Scientology. It was first published by Time magazine on May 6, 1991, as an eight-page cover story, and was later published in Reader's Digest in October 1991. Behar had previously published an article on Scientology in Forbes magazine. He stated that he was investigated by attorneys and private investigators affiliated with the Church of Scientology while researching the Time article, and that investigators contacted his friends and family as well. Behar's article covers topics including L. Ron Hubbard and the development of Scient...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2180530 ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Church & State, published by Americans United for Separation of Church and State on April 1, 2009. The length of the article is 491 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Ca. officials investigate tutoring firm's links to scientology church.(PEOPLE & EVENTS)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: Church & State (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2009
Publisher: Americans United for Separation of Church and State
Volume: 62Issue: 4Page: 21(1)

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Scientology has been present in Germany since 1970. The Church of Scientology, a new religious movement with a long history of controversy in countries all over the world, has encountered particular antagonism from the German press and government. A majority of the German population favours banning Scientology altogether. The German authorities estimate that there are 5,000?6,000 active Scientologists in Germany today; the Church of Scientology gives a membership figure of around 30,000. ... Read more