In “Scientology: The Religion of the Stars” author Ian Halperin goes undercover to reveal never-before-told secrets of the strange, science-fiction inspired church of the stars.
Halperin infiltrates the Church of Scientology posing as a gay actor attracted by the church’s claim that it can cure homosexuality. Rebuffed until he claims that his uncle is a rich […]
February 6th, 2010
Parents found guilty in Oregon City faith-healing trial…
February 6th, 2010By Steven Mayes, The Oregonian, February 02, 2010, 9:02PM
OREGON CITY — A Clackamas County jury sent a clear signal Tuesday that parents who rely solely on faith healing to treat their children face prison if a child dies.
Parents found guilty in Oregon City faith-healing trial
Jeffrey and Marci Beagley were found guilty Tuesday of criminally negligent […]
Continue reading »William Rex Fowler, Scientologist and Adams Co. business owner, thought to be victim now charged with murder…
January 30th, 2010By Jeremy P. Meyer, 01/22/2010, The Denver Post
William Rex Fowler, 58, at first to believed to be the victim in a Dec. 30 shooting at his Adams County office, has been arrested and charged with the murder of his former business partner.
Investigators say Fowler shot Tommy Ciancio, 42, three times in the head with […]
Robert S. Minton, a former Scientology critic and true warrior, dies of heart ailment…
January 30th, 2010By Thomas C. Tobin and Joe Childs, Times Staff Writers Saturday, January 30, 2010
Robert S. Minton, a retired investment banker who poured millions into efforts to fight the Church of Scientology in the 1990s, has died. He was 63.
Minton burst on the local scene in late 1997 when he began financing a lawsuit against […]
Russia may restrict destructive cults…
January 27th, 2010RT.com (Russia Today) 27 January, 2010,
A recent draft law in Russia’s State Duma would ban “cults” from operating within the Russian Federation. RT spoke with cult expert Steve Hassan about what makes a cult, what crosses the line between a religion and a cult, and where freedom of religion comes in.
Russia is considering changing […]
Continue reading »The Value of Your Opinions and the Disinfecting Value of Open Dialog in our and Every Organization
January 26th, 2010Why does FactNet Protect the Rights of individuals to speak out?
“If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.” -John Stuart Mill
….The peculiar evil of silencing the expression of an […]
Travolta leads Scientology “Ambulance Chasing Recruiters” to the target rich environment of Haiti…
January 26th, 2010John Travolta to Airlift Desperately Needed E-Meters to People of Haiti
Gawker.com Jan 26th, 2010
Scientologists have mobilized to seize on the promotional and recruitment opportunities presented by the horror going on in Haiti, and John Travolta has personally arranged to fly “volunteer ministers” to Haiti to inflict his junk science on victims there.
Anywhere people are suffering, […]
Larry Anderson, star of Scientology’s ‘Orientation’ film, wants his money back
January 26th, 2010St. Petersburg Times By Joe Childs and Thomas C. Tobin, Times Staff Writers, Sunday, January 24, 2010
If you watched TV in the past three decades, you probably saw Larry Anderson. He appeared on more than 30 shows, including Charlie’s Angels, Mork and Mindy, Desperate Housewives and Mad Men. He hosted three game shows […]
FLDS: 7 years handed down in plea deal
January 24th, 2010Man accused of sex assault of child may appeal…
SAN ANGELO, Texas — Michael Emack, a member of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, pleaded no contest to the accusation of sexual assault of a child Friday, was found guilty and was sentenced to seven years in prison.
Judge Barbara Walther of the […]
Twelve Tribes groups in Southern California insists it’s not a cult…yeah right…
January 19th, 2010FACTNet Editors note: And just because it fits every model of a cult doesn’t mean it’s a cult…. If one expert calls you a horse, you can shrug it off…If two experts call you a horse you might want to think about it…If three experts call you a horse…GET A FREAKIN SADDLE!
North County group […]
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