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Scientology sneaks into society surreptitiously, under a number of guises - front groups, business consulting firms, and outright infiltration.

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August 21, 1976Church of Scientology alleges infiltration by state agents Los Angeles Times: Church of Scientology alleges infiltration by state agents
August 19, 1977Church of Scientology accused of infiltrating FBI Los Angeles Times: Church of Scientology accused of infiltrating FBI
September 8, 1977FBI Allegedly Infiltrated Scientology in 1974 San Francisco Chronicle: FBI Allegedly Infiltrated Scientology in 1974
November 27, 1979Released Scientology data shows infiltration of magazine Los Angeles Times: Released Scientology data shows infiltration of magazine
December 25, 1979Church infiltrated the Clearwater Sun (part 10 of a 14-part Pulitzer prize winning series) St. Petersburg Times: Church infiltrated the Clearwater Sun (part 10 of a 14-part Pulitzer prize winning series)
December 26, 1979Church tried to infiltrate Pinellas police agencies (part 11 of a 14-part Pulitzer prize winning series) St. Petersburg Times: Church tried to infiltrate Pinellas police agencies (part 11 of a 14-part Pulitzer prize winning series)
April 21, 1981Bizarre Brainwashing Cult Cons Top Stars Into Backing Its Drug Program Some of Hollywood's biggest stars have been duped into endorsing a controversial drug rehabilitation program called Narconon, which is actually operated by Scientology. More than 170 celebrities' names have been used as "Friends of Narconon." Although a few are Scientologists - such as Cathy Lee Crosby, Priscilla Presley and Karen Black - others were shocked to learn Narconon was an offshoot of the weird cult.
April 17, 19866 Teachers Balk, Fired Over Scientology Book Six teachers at a Park Ridge Montessori school were fired yesterday after refusing to use books designed by Church of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, school officials said. The teachers, described as "veterans" of the 16-year-old school, held a meeting protesting the Hubbard materials and also warned parents about the Hubbard book, Bowes said.
April 18, 1986Teachers Fired In Scientology Fuss Tell Stand Susan and Robert Volenec were out of work and their two children were out of school yesterday after an uproar at a Park Ridge Montessori facility over books designed by Church of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. The parents were among six teachers fired after they refused to use books designed by Hubbard.
April 19, 1986Park Ridge Showdown Parents Protest Firing Of Montessori Teachers Scientologists and opponents of cults waged a war of leaflets as more than 100 angry parents confronted two representatives of a Park Ridge Montessori school that fired five teachers in a furor over teaching materials. Claiming their children had been traumatized by the abrupt firings, some parents threatened a breach-of-contract lawsuit. Parents said two-thirds of the more than 200 students at the school were withdrawn because the teachers were fired when they refused to use books designed by the founder of the Church of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard.
March 18, 1989Consulting Firm Aims Pitch at Dentists A California-based consulting firm run by disciples of the Church of Scientology is staging a seminar in Atlanta this weekend, hoping to attract attention - and business - from 15,000 dentists in town for a convention.
April 15, 1990Hubbard Hot-Author Status Called Illusion Scientology's orchestration of best sellers, say former Scientologists, is merely a public relations means to a larger end. The goal is to establish an identity for Hubbard other than as the founder of a controversial religious movement. His broadened appeal can then be used to recruit new members into the Church of Scientology. The church uses two businesses to peddle its books, Author Services Inc., a Hollywood literary agency, sells the rights to publish Hubbard's works to Bridge Publications Inc., a Los Angeles company.
June 27, 1990Los Angeles Times: Scientology and the Schools The Scientology movement has launched a concerted campaign to gain a foothold in the nation's schools by distributing to children millions of copies of a booklet Hubbard wrote on basic moral values.
June 27, 1990Los Angeles Times: Scientology and Science Scientologists are trying to win recognition for Hubbard's detox/purification program in scientific and medical circles. Physicians affiliated with the regimen have touted it as a major breakthrough, and a number of patients who have undergone the treatment say their health improved. But some health authorities dismiss Hubbard's program as a medical fraud that preys upon public fear of toxins.
March 31, 1991An Unwelcome Proclamation Gov. Edgar's rescinding of "L. Ron Hubbard Day" two weeks after it was held makes many wonder what possessed the governor to declare a day for L. Ron Hubbard in the first place. Some might say that when it comes to "helping," the late Hubbard's Church of Scientology is a ripoff that helped itself to thousands of dollars members paid for so-called counseling sessions. Others say the organization is a cult.
April 11, 1994US Drug Program Being Peddled On Reserves A drug treatment program backed by a controversial church is trying to sell Alberta Natives addiction-cure services that medical experts have warned are unsafe and ineffective. As many as 10 Alberta reserves have been approached by Narconon, a U.S.-based program associated with the Church of Scientology. The program - which costs about $18,000 U.S. and prescribes daily saunas and megavitamin doses - has been rejected by a U.S. and state board of health because it "may endanger the physical or mental well-being of (its clients)."
March 23, 1995Allstate Says Training In Methods Of Scientology 'Wholly Unacceptable' Thousands of workers participated in seminars that taught them to disregard ethics in the quest for productivity. Allstate Corp. acknowledged that it hired a consultant who taught "unacceptable" Church of Scientology management principles to the insurance company's agents and supervisors between 1988 and 1992. More than two dozen agents have filed lawsuits or Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaints alleging fraud, harassment or discrimination by Allstate.
April 9, 1995Wary Allstate Agents Want Security Veteran agents are trying to unionize. They claim the insurance company's business strategy reflects certain teachings of Church of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard that stress higher sales at any cost. The company says some agents are simply unhappy with Allstate's new-found emphasis on competition and service.
April 10, 1995Letters to the Editor: Scientology in the Workplace Letters to the Editor on the Wall Street Journal's coverage of the use of Scientology administrative practices, including L. Ron Hubbard's teachings that productivity is all-important; includes letters from Heber Jentzsch, President of Scientology, a Scientologist, two directors of cult information groups, and a former Allstate agent.
October 7, 1995Inside the Cult, by Alison Braund, a reporter for the British TV newsmagazine "Twenty Twenty". Braund describes her experience infiltrating and taking secret films inside a Scientology organization in England
December 9, 1995Concerning clauses used for protection against possible infiltration attempts by the Scientology sect TAZ: Concerning clauses used for protection against possible infiltration attempts by the Scientology sect
March 2, 1998Boston Herald: Church Keys Programs to Recruit Blacks The Church of Scientology has targeted black families in Massachusetts with a learn-to-read program that critics say is just a rehash of old methods that leans heavily on the church's religious teachings. Critics and former members say the program - the World Literacy Crusade - is part of a nationwide effort by the church to entice blacks into Scientology and then convince them to take other, expensive programs.
March 2, 1998Boston Herald: Milton School Shades Ties to Scientology A Church of Scientology school in Milton is enrolling large numbers of children from middle-class and professional black families in what critics say is part of the church's nationwide plan to recruit minorities. Officials at Delphi Academy do not tell parents that the school is part of the Church of Scientology, and that they are trying to recruit blacks for Scientology's costly programs.
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