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NEWS ABOUT: L. Ron Hubbard

L. Ron Hubbard stories: 5 news summaries

France Tries
Scientology for Fraud


May 25, 09 6:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - The church of Scientology goes on trial for fraud today in a landmark case in France, reports the BBC. The American organization is widely regarded in the nation as a sect, and if Scientology is found guilty of a crime, it could be banned in the country. It's the first... More »

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fraud • Scientology • Tom Cruise • crime • France • religion • Paris • L. Ron Hubbard • criminal trial

OPINION

So What If
Will Smith's
School Preaches Scientology?

Actor denies it, but live and let live, writes LAT

Jul 1, 08 12:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Will Smith denies he, wife Jada Pinkett-Smith, or the school they founded are affiliated with the Church of Scientology, writes the LA Times in an opinion piece, but who cares if L. Ron Hubbard himself is teaching Scientology 101? The school, set to open in September amid rumors that... More »

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Scientology • Los Angeles • L. Ron Hubbard • Will Smith • private schools

Smith Puts His Money Where His Church Is (Maybe)

Actor funds school that uses Scientology teaching methods

May 19, 08 12:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Doing little to dispel widespread rumors that he's a new recruit to Scientology, Will Smith is funding a school that will use teaching methods devised by L. Ron Hubbard. Smith's own kids will attend the school, reports the Guardian. So-called "Study Technology" has been criticized for its ties to... More »

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Scientology • L. Ron Hubbard • Will Smith

Scientologists Blast Cruise Bio's Claims

Diana scribe threatened with lawsuit over explosive allegations

Jan 7, 08 9:45 AM CST
(Newser) - The Church of Scientology is preparing a libel suit against an upcoming biography of actor Tom Cruise that calls him the organization's second-most-powerful man and says it influences nearly every facet of his life, reports the Daily Mail. The book, by Princess Diana biographer Andrew Morton, says Scientology staffers from... More »

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Nicole Kidman • Scientology • Tom Cruise • Katie Holmes • L. Ron Hubbard

Scientology: No Weirder Than The Others

Group may be wacky but it's no cult, Slate writer says

Aug 1, 07 10:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scientology has earned cult status for many outsiders, but Slate’s Mark Oppenheimer argues it's no more bizarre than any mainstream faith. He says the peculiarities of the celebrity-friendly religion abound, but that they're reflected right back in the wacky ideas of more accepted theologies—say, by the Book of... More »

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Scientology • Tom Cruise • religion • intelligent design • L. Ron Hubbard • Mormonism

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