Scientology beliefs and practices

The Norwegian press is reporting that Kaja Bordevich Ballo, aged 20, the daughter of Norwegian MP Olav Gunnar Ballo, committed suicide two weeks ago after taking a Scientology personality test. The family blames the Church for her death and decided to go ...  

VillageSoup BelfastThe Christian Science Journal for February 2012 includes article: Scientology ...VillageSoup BelfastThe Christian Science Journal contains instructive articles and verified reports of Christian healing, to help you understand the divine Principle, and apply the practice, of Christian Science. More Man, the image or idea of the infinite God, ...  

Scientologists don't really have a Sunday service. They like to say that they do, because they crave mainstream acceptance. But unless Xenu rested after six days and L. Ron Hubbard just forgot to...  

Pop culture continues to be on trial in the second series of this wickedly funny ten-part show hosted by the shameless Lewis Black. Each 20 minute episode pits two comedians against each other to make the case for which subject is worse. This week it is ...  

Things started out quietly enough as we began another week with some Sunday Funnies that continued a Star Wars theme Down Under. Then we kicked things up a notch with another big Monday investigative feature, this time about Scientology's secretive Church ...  

I'm sitting in a remarkable conference happening right now with Debbie Cook, her husband Wayne Baumgarten (pictured above), their attorney, Ray Jeffrey, and several other journalists. It's just a few hours after the Church of Scientology surprisingly waved ...  

By Joe Childs and Thomas C. Tobin, Times Staff Writers Friday, February 10, 2012 SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS — Stung by damaging testimony about its inner workings, the Church of Scientology abruptly ended its effort to silence former Clearwater leader Debbie Cook on Friday, beating an uncharacteristic legal retreat and emboldening Cook to keep talking. Just hours after the church dropped its request for ...  

[JURIST] A French court of appeals on Thursday upheld the 2009 fraud conviction against the Church of Scientology [church website, JURIST news archive], fining the defendants a total of €600,000. The decision upheld the original conviction of the Spiritual Association of the Church of Scientology (ASES) [church website, in French], an affiliated bookstore, and seven other members for fraud and illegal practice of pharmacy. The complaint was...  

What an amazing day we had reporting from the Bexar County Courthouse today as Debbie Cook testified in the lawsuit filed against her by her former employer, the Church of Scientology. We got back to our hotel room and saw for the first time the amazing ...  

[Quote]: A French court has slapped a fraud sentence on the Church of Scientology, saying it targets vulnerable people for commercial gain. The ruling is a major setback for Scientologists in France, and it marks the first time here that the Church of Scientology has been convicted of organized fraud.  

Twenty-six years ago today, L. Ron Hubbard decided to leave his body after using it for 74 years. A young David Miscavige, a Sea Org member who behind the scenes had been clearing the way to become Hubbard's successor as leader of the Scientology movement ...  

In the 1930s and 40s prior to founding the Scientology religion, author and humanitarian L. Ron Hubbard wrote for magazines of the day. One of his stories will be performed theatrically at the Nashville Church of Scientology this March. Nashville, TN ...  

The letter also said many church members are reaching the upper levels of spiritual awareness offered in Scientology only to be told they must redo lower-level services at great expense. These practices are against Hubbard's policies ...  

In the original trial, prosecutors had tried to get the group disbanded in France, but the court declined even to take the lesser step of shutting down its operations, saying that French Scientologists would have continued their activities anyway.  

David Miscavige's pet project, establishing huge monuments in various cities called "Ideal Orgs," took off like gangbusters as the enthusiasm whipped up by Scientology PR inspired members to donate as much as they could afford. But, it's never ...