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January 2008
- Scientologists Blast Cruise Bio's Claims
  
  Daily Mail (UK) | 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 cleaners to nannies scrutinize and influence Cruise's every move. More »
- Cruise is second most powerful Scientologist, Morton book claims
  
  Independent (UK) | Jan 7, 08
  
  Tom Cruise has been promoted to second in command of the Church of Scientology, according to an extraordinary new book by Princess Diana's biographer, Andrew Morton. The Hollywood star is now allegedly consulted by Scientology leader David Miscavige on "every aspect of planning and policy", claims Morton. The unauthorised Cruise biography makes a number of surprising claims about the actor and his growing interest in the movement.
December 2007
- Germany to Try Scientology Ban
  
  Der Spiegel | Dec 7, 07 10:22 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - German ministers accused Scientology of being unconstitutional today and took steps to ban it from the country, Der Spiegel reports. They ordered spies to assemble a dossier on the group, based on 10 years of surveillance, to support the ban. Scientologists were outraged, and called themselves victims of "on-going and never-ending discrimination," the BBC reports. More »
October 2007
- Scientology and Seinfeld: What's the Deal?
  
  Access Hollywood | Oct 30, 07 11:34 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - After raising a ruckus by acknowledging that he dabbled in Scientology, Jerry Seinfeld has cleared the record: “It is not my complete wacko resume. It’s just one aspect!” Seinfeld said he spent his younger days exploring “self-help things” —meditation, Aikido, yoga, and karate. Of Scientology, he told "Access Hollywood," “I just did a little, but I liked it.” More »
August 2007
- German Leaders Reject Scientology Ban
  
  Der Spiegel | Aug 8, 07 1:30 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - German leaders say they won't press for a ban on Scientology—not because they're against it, but because they don't think it would succeed. The German government officially considers the organization a cult, Der Spiegel reports, but politicians from both major parties say that they probably don't have enough evidence to take their case to court. More »
- Scientology: No Weirder Than The Others
  
  Slate | 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 Mormon or Intelligent Design. More »
June 2007
- Cruise Can Film in Germany Despite 'Cult' Status
  
  Hollywood Reporter | Jun 29, 07 12:31 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Tom Cruise will be allowed to shoot his new movie, about a German military officer who tried to assassinate Hitler, on German soil. Earlier reports said the megastar would be banned because of his ties to Scientology, which Germany regards as a threat to democracy and keeps under "official observation," as it does neo-Nazi groups, reports Yahoo News. More »
- Cruise Film Can't Shoot at German Sites
  
  Reuters | Jun 25, 07 4:49 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The makers of a new Tom Cruise movie will be barred from filming at key German military sites, Reuters reports, because of the star's Scientology connection. Cruise is to play the lead in "Valkyrie," about a failed assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler. But the Germans don't recognize Scientology as a real church and are apparently opposed to its teachings. More »
March 2007
- Germans Spy on Scientologists
  
  Der Spiegel | Mar 29, 07 8:06 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Celeb church-of-choice Scientology is under surveillance from German intelligence officials, alarmed at the recent opening of its new chapel in Berlin, just blocks from the Reichstag. Leaders' phones have been tapped. "This is a dangerous group… that wants to break the will of each of its members. That's why we have to take massive counter-action,” says one German intelligence official. More »
January 1900
- Scientology, What is it?
  
  Whatisscientology.org | Jan 1, 00
  
  The full body of knowledge that comprises the Scientology religion is contained in more than forty million spoken and written words on the subject%u2014all by L. Ron Hubbard, the source and founder of Scientology. That public interest in Scientology is mounting rapidly is undeniable. This volume was first compiled in 1992 to fill the demand for a concise reference on Scientology. In the seven years since then, the explosive growth of Scientology churches, missions and groups around the world has necessitated the publication of this updated and expanded edition. While continued expansion will...

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