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Scientology Found Guilty of Libelling Bob Minton

March 27, 2001: Scientology is found guilty of libelling Bob Minton by claiming he had defrauded Nigeria in a debt buy-back scheme. In addition to being made to pay Minton's court costs, Scientology is prohibited from repeating or republishing the false information.

Scientology distributes copies of Freiheit (Freedom) magazine

August 1, 2000: Scientology distributes copies of Freiheit (Freedom) magazine by mail to Berlin residents. They allege that Bob Minton has been involved in fraud, money-laundering, and forgery. A few months later, they will be found guilty of libelling Minton, fined, and prohibited from republishing the libel.

Scientologists Plan New Training Center

March 20, 1991: The Church of Scientology said it plans to tear down the Gray Moss Inn and build a six-story, $42-million religious training center in its place. The 170,000-square-foot building would be at 215 S Fort Harrison Ave., across the street from the Fort Harrison Hotel, which Scientologists use as an international retreat. Construction could start in May and last two years.

Hard Sell to Build the Faith

March 6, 1974: Growth and expansion come close to being an obsession of the Church of Scientology. From street pamphleting to sophisticated media exposure of Scientology celebrities, Scientologists solicit new recruits in a promotional whirlwind more often associated with used car salesmanship than with religion.

A System of Engrams and Thetans

March 5, 1974: Scientologists perceive their system as a form of spiritual engineering. They make radical-sounding claims about their ability to revamp the ailing human spirit and personality on what is purported to be scientifically-based procedures.

The Reclusive Founder of Scientology

March 4, 1974: Hubbard and church leaders contend that he has resigned from the church's directorship, but that resignation seems to have made little difference. In a "policy letter" dated Sept. 1, 1966, the matter was ambiguously worded. Hubbard said that he was "resigning the title of executive director" and was being given the title of "Founder" instead - and that Scientology organizations owed him money.

Expensive Trip To Spirituality

March 3, 1974: The Church of Scientology of Missouri, a branch of a controversial organization promising total spiritual freedom for all followers, opened in 1969 with a six member staff at a small Brentwood office. Policy memorandums from the offices of the founder, L. Ron Hubbard, have not allayed Scientology's reputation as a paramilitary society that regards itself with messianic seriousness.

Church of Scientology Targets Journalist

March 20, 1999: Two pickets from the Church of Scientology appeared before the Peace Tower with placards pasted with a photograph of a beaming Ms. O'Malley and the inscriptions "the Face of Bigotry" and "Religious Intolerance."

Cult Fighters In Center Of Raging Storm

March 20, 1988: The Cult Awareness Network, a low-profile and nonprofit organization that gathers information on "destructive" cults - those that allegedly employ mind control techniques, coercion and unethical or illegal practices - serves as a warehouse of information, with files containing profiles, membership lists, and even tax returns of more than 1,000 cults and suspected cults.

Boston Herald: Church of Scientology Probes Herald Reporter

March 19, 1998: The Church of Scientology, stung by a five-part series in the Boston Herald that raised questions about its practices, has hired a private investigator to delve into the Herald reporter's private life.

They made her sign up for a billion years

March 19, 1995: Stephen Cooper was cleared of charges after he attempted to rescue a close friend from Scientology.

New York Times: Scientology Denies an Account of an Impromptu IRS Meeting

March 19, 1997: The Church of Scientology has denied that its leader and another official had an unscheduled meeting in October 1991 with Fred T. Goldberg Jr., then the commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service.

Scientology-link group is banned

March 18, 2004: A drug counselling group linked to the controversial Church of Scientology has been banned from Edinburgh University's student union. The organisation called Narconon put up posters about its services on Edinburgh Student Association (EUSA) notice boards without permission.

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