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THE Church of Scientology has been banned from a Midland shopping centre after a string of complaints that they had been preaching to children. Church leaders understood to be from Birmingham set up a stall at Wolverhampton’s Wulfrun Centre after making a booking under the name Dianetics, the church’s main theory. Bosses ordered preachers to pack up and leave after angry parents said their children had been invited to take part in “stress tests” and then lectured about the religion. More

Tony Ortega
Six years ago, when I was a reporter at New Times LA, I’d written several stories about Scientology (Los Angeles is one of its headquarters), and I was about to uncork the longest one yet—a 7,000 word piece about an embarrassing, $8 million defeat Scientology had just suffered, when the weekly paper suddenly folded. That unpublished story has been sitting in storage ever since. Fast forward to 2008, and the world of reporting on Scientology has changed radically, thanks in part to the lunacy of Tom Cruise, but also in part to a worldwide, leaderless movement that calls itself Anonymous. Ravenous for any information about L. Ron Hubbard’s strange organization, Anonymous scours the world for the least tidbit about Scientology.

Well, here was a pretty meaty morsel just sitting in my hard drive. It’s still a substantial bit of reporting, and it fills in some gaps in the historical record of one of the most humiliating court losses Scientology has ever suffered. Originally scheduled to be printed in October 2002, the piece follows. (It’s unchanged except for updates in [brackets].) This material may come as a revelation to some readers, but even for the know-it-alls at Anonymous, there are juicy bites. —Tony Ortega More
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Hidden cameras go inside the London Scientology.
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“This video illustrates the complicated, but well-orchestrated efforts by the Church of Scientology to manipulate tax structure of the United States Government. Please pay special attention to the end of this extremely well-done video, as key components of ex-Scientologist Larry Brennan’s May 6th affidavit is stated. Larry, who may have coined the phrase ‘religious cloaking’ goes on record to reveal a systematic and sustained effort by CoS officials to coerce and infiltrate essential entities of our society for ultimate goal of taking over the world using founder and science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard’s philosophies and ‘tech’”.

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Beasley, hired as an insurance billing clerk, said in the suit filed in Birmingham federal court last week that she was fired Oct. 22 after she said on the “Rick and Bubba” morning radio show that on her first day of work she was required to read a book by L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of the Church of Scientology.

Beasley said she was asked to sign a staff training waiver allowing her to be trained on the teachings during work hours. Wells said she has employees who are of different religions and that she uses a nonreligious management system that helps the staff to be more organized and efficient.

According to the suit, Beasley told the radio show she was Baptist and objected to Scientology being forced upon her. The radio show was playing in the dentist’s office when she got to work and she felt a “coolness” from the staff, the suit says. She was fired from the $11.50-an-hour job almost immediately after reporting to work and was told, “This is not working out,” according to the suit. More

June 14 protest of the Cult of Scientology.

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It appears as if the Scientology haters over at Anonymous will be trading in the V for Vendetta masks for costumes more befitting of Johnny Depp’s Jack Sparrow. According to a press release we just received, Anonymous’ latest phase in its war on the Church, slated for June 14, entails having all members dress up like pirates to protest the Church’s totally insane (even for them) Sea Organization outside of regional Scientology offices around the country. More
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The teenager held up a sign which read, “Scientology is not a religion, it is a dangerous cult”, in May outside its headquarters in the City of London. City of London Police said it had received complaints and warned the teenager to get rid of the sign as it breached the Public Order Act. Human rights campaigners vowed to take action against the police.

Lawyers for the human rights group Liberty represented the teenager in his legal battle. James Welch from the organisation said: “The police may have ended their inquiries into this tawdry incident but rest assured that Liberty’s inquiry will continue. “Democracy is all about clashing ideas and the police should protect peaceful protest, not stifle it.” Read more

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Will Smith’s new private school, on which he has spent over a million dollars, will have at least six Scientologists on staff and will teach “study technology” - developed by L.R. Hubbard.

“An educational model developed by L.R. Hubbard, study technology focuses on three principles. First is the use of “mass” (manipulatives and hands-on experiences) to foster understanding – children need to see and feel what they are learning about. Second is the attention to the “gradient,” which ensures sure students master one level before moving on to the next.

Third is the “misunderstood word,” in which students master word definitions and are taught not to read past words they don’t know the meanings of in order to understand completely what they are reading and learning. NVA uses study technology as an umbrella methodology woven through the subjects.” Read more

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The Guardian
A teenager is facing prosecution for using the word “cult” to describe the Church of Scientology. The unnamed 15-year-old was served the summons by City of London police when he took part in a peaceful demonstration opposite the London headquarters of the controversial religion.

Officers confiscated a placard with the word “cult” on it from the youth, who is under 18, and a case file has been sent to the Crown Prosecution Service. A date has not yet been set for him to appear in court. The decision to issue the summons has angered human rights activists and support groups for the victims of cults.

The incident happened during a protest against the Church of Scientology on May 10. Demonstrators from the anti-Scientology group, Anonymous, who were outside the church’s £23m headquarters near St Paul’s cathedral, were banned by police from describing Scientology as a cult by police because it was “abusive and insulting”. Read more

Footage from the May 10th Anonymous raid on the Church of Scientology in San Diego, California. Protesters demonstrated against what they call “Fair Game”, a term used to describe various aggressive policies and practices carried out by the Church of Scientology towards people and groups it perceives as its enemies.

According to Wikipedia:

As early as the mid-1950s, Hubbard advocated taking a punitive line towards the perceived enemies of Scientology. In 1955, Hubbard (COS founder) told Scientologists that “the law can be used very easily to harass … The purpose of the suit is to harass and discourage, rather than to win – if possible, of course, ruin [the target] utterly”. Read more on “Fair Game” here.

Short clip of Actor Jason Beghe discussing the woes of Scientology.

From The Village Voice article: Veteran television actor Jason Beghe tells the Village Voice that the Church of Scientology will be feeling blindsided by the YouTube video of him that hit the Internet on March 14. Long-held frustrations with the church motivated Beghe to leave Scientology seven months ago, after he had spent about 12 years in the organization as one of its most celebrated success stories. Read more