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Scientology Faces French Ban
The French Justice Minister says she is prepared to consider banning the Church of Scientology, considered a cult--not a religion--in France. [BBC News]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/443271.stm
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Scientology Trial Opens in France
Seven members of the Church of Scientology have gone on trial in France on charges of fraud. [BBC News]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/452734.stm
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Police Work for Scientology
Editorial says that it is unlikely that off-duty uniformed Clearwater police officers paid by the Church of Scientology could remain objective when incidents occur between the church and protesters. [St. Petersburg Times]
http://www.sptimes.com/News/032201/Opinion/Police_work_for_Scien.shtml
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Church Pays Those it Reviled
Circuit court judge says that the Clearwater police "are coming very dangerously close to becoming a private security force for the Church of Scientology." Scientology spokesman paints all critics as criminals. [St. Petersburg Times]
http://www.sptimes.com/News/031101/NorthPinellas/Church_pays_those_it_.shtml
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Critics Public and Private Keep Pressure on Scientology
Scientology leaders say they want peace. They say they want to stay out of court. But with both foes at home and foes abroad, that goal may be elusive. [St. Petersburg Times]
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Scientology loses copyright round
Colorado nonprofit group FACTNet has won a critical round in a legal fight against the Church of Scientology, raising questions about whether Scientology has a legal right to keep hundreds of documents offline and out of the public eye. [CNET News.com]
http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-217696.html
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