Scientology

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Going Clear

Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief

by Lawrence Wright

Going Clear, by Lawrence Wright

Spring books

Apr 22, 2013 reviewed by Randall Balmer

I’m sure it’s only a coincidence, but nearly every time I’ve shoehorned a brief lecture on Scientology into my survey of religion in North America course—brief because I’m not at all sure it merits being classified as a religion—I’ve received a phone call or e-mail from some Scientology entity or another offering to send a representative or materials so my students will be properly informed.

News

Briefly noted

Oct 07, 2008
A New York judge has dismissed the first challenge to a new state policy that recognizes same-sex marriages performed out of state, saying the current policy is in line with state law.
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In Britain, Scientology wins battle over taxes

Government forced to reimburse millions of pounds
Sep 05, 2006
The Church of Scientology has won a tax fight with British authorities, a victory that means the government will be forced to reimburse the millions of pounds in past payments the church has made.
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Scientology: More than a celebrity Cruise?

"A religion based on a rebuilt Gnostic myth"
Aug 09, 2005
A brash Hollywood actor with a boyish smile and slim tailored suits would not seem the first source that ordinary folks would seek out for psychiatric advice. Yet who could miss Tom Cruise lately, swinging through the news, spinning off from movie promotion to set us straight about the motives of doctors who treat mental illness?