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Court May ‘Dissolve’ Scientology in France: Liberation, France
themoderatevoice.com - 5/27/2009
Court May ‘Dissolve’ Scientology in France: Liberation, France
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Is the church founded by the late science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard a unique way to obtain spiritual guidance in a troubled world, or is it a fraud designed to part the gullible from their hard earned money? It’s a debate that’s been going on since the Church of Scientology ...
Obama plans to reach out to Muslim world
usatoday.com - 6/3/2009
Obama plans to reach out to Muslim world
— usatoday.com — President Obama's four-nation trip begins today in Saudi Arabia and ends Sunday in France. A look at... his schedule: Wednesday - Saudi Arabia Obama meets with King Abdullah in Riyadh. Thursday - Egypt The president speaks to the Muslim people from Cairo ... (more) Obama plans to reach out to Muslim world

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Air France jet likely broke apart above ocean - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com - 6/4/2009
Air France jet likely broke apart above ocean - Yahoo! News
— news.yahoo.com — FERNANDO DE NORONHA, Brazil Military planes located new debris from Air France Flight 447 Wednesday while investigators... focused on a nightmarish ordeal in which the jetliner broke up over the Atlantic as it flew through a violent storm . Heavy ... (more) Air France jet likely broke apart above ocean - Yahoo! News

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Air France Flight 447: Searchers Find 23-Foot Piece of Debris, Bomb Threat Revealed
abcnews.go.com - 6/3/2009
Air France Flight 447: Searchers Find 23-Foot Piece of Debris, Bomb Threat Revealed
— abcnews.go.com — The pilot of the Air France flight that disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean sent a text message... to the airline saying the plane had encountered bad weather, ABC News has learned. As investigators examine communications sent from the plane before it ... (more) Air France Flight 447: Searchers Find 23-Foot Piece of ...

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Sayonara French Scientology
The Latest on Air America — ... the so-called religion is found with the aid of expensive vitamins for all troubles, which researchers have found gradually lower the energy levels of the person taking them, and becoming "adept" requires the aid of a $7,000 electrometer. The fraud case basically seeks to find out whether Scientology seeks to leave followers broke and lazy, in which case the ruling bodies of the religion in France, run as corporations, would be dissolved. Read more about spendy alien enlightenment here .

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Wikipedia Bans Editing from Scientology IP Addresses
librarygrape.com 5/29/2009 — The bad news keeps rolling in for the Super Adventure Club : In an unprecedented effort to crack down on self-serving edits, the Wikipedia supreme court has banned contributions from all IP addresses owned or operated by the Church of Scientology and its associates. Closing out the ...
Incoming — Daily Pundit
Wikipedia Blocks Church of Scientology From Editing Pages - Science News | Science & Technology | Technology News - FOXNews.com In an unprecedented move, Wikipedia has banned edits from an entire religion — the Church of Scientology. Cue…a tsunami of lawsuits.
Banned in Wikiland — Hit & Run
Over at the always terrific Daily Telegraph group blog (Dan Hannan, James Delingpole, Toby Harnden!), technology writer Katie Lee notes that the Wikipedia Arbitration Committee has banned all IP addresses associated with the "Church" of Scientology. This is, of course, a symbolic ...
Church of Scientology Run Off of Wikipedia — Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines
It’s been a rough week for the Church of Scientology. First came the news that the followers of L. Ron Hubbard’s controversial religion might not be welcome in France, and on Friday, it appeared that they’d been banned from Wikipedia. LA Weekly: Culling information ...
Wikipedia Bans Scientology From Site — The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
WIKIPEDIA has banned members of the Church of Scientology from contributing to articles in a bid to stamp out biased information. The site's administrators allegedly decided to impose the ban after finding members of the church were changing articles related to Scientology to promote their ...
Church of Scientology Banned from Editing Wikipedia — Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News
Source: [b]Tech-Ex[/b] Wikipedia has decided enough is enough. After too many self-serving edits by the Church of Scientology, Wikipedia has decided to ban edits from IP addresses owned or operated by the Church of Scientology and its associates. Here's a word for the church though: proxy ...
Registering Religion — The Corner on National Review Online
This Independent story about fraud prosecutions of scientologists in France, contains this very odd idea to American ears: The Church of Scientology in France went on trial today on charges of organised fraud. Registered as a religion in the United States. . . Registered? Sorry that's ...
Freak Show! Church Of Scientology On Trial In, Could Be Banned From France — Pat Dollard | Young Americans
A Scientology Rep speaks to the press about the upcoming trial. How is it possible that the French are doing something right? Why the hell hasn’t America done this yet? PARIS, FRANCE: The Church of Scientology and seven of its French leaders went on trial on Monday on charges of ...
Why Pick On Scientology? — Daily Pundit
Scientologists in France go on trial for fraud - Europe, World - The Independent The Church of Scientology in France went on trial today on charges of organised fraud. Scientology is no more fraudulent than any other religion. Not a single one of them can offer any sort of proof for their ...
France Puts Scientology on Trial — Drudge Retort
The Church of Scientology goes on trial for alleged fraud in France after a woman says she was pressured into paying large sums. France regards Scientology as a sect, not a religion, and could ban the organization if it loses the case.
Scientology on trial in France — Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News
Source: [b]beeb[/b] The Church of Scientology has gone on trial in the French capital, Paris, accused of organised fraud. The case centres on a complaint by a woman who says she was pressured into paying large sums of money after being offered a free personality test. The church, which ...
France: Church Of Scientology To Stand Trial For Organized Fraud — The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
PARIS — The Church of Scientology could be dissolved in France if it is convicted in a trial that opened Monday in a Paris court, where the group and seven of its French leaders stand charged of organized fraud and illegal pharmaceutical activity. The group, considered a sect in ...
Church of Scientology on trial in France — Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News
Source: [b]AFP[/b] PARIS (AFP) – The Church of Scientology and six of its French leaders went on trial on Monday on charges of organised fraud that could lead to an outright ban on the organisation in France. Known for its Hollywood celebrity followers Tom Cruise and John Travolta, the ...
French court tries Church of Scientology (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News
AP - The Church of Scientology could be dissolved in France if it is convicted in a trial that opened Monday in a Paris court, where the group and seven of its French leaders stand charged of organized fraud and illegal pharmaceutical activity.