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Tax Court Denies Scientology-Like Deduction for Jewish Courses

December 21, 2005: The US Tax Court rules against Michael and Maria Sklar, who were seeking the right to deduct the cost of their children's religious education, a right that the IRS grants only to Scientologists.

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October 19, 1987 City Shouldn't Pay For Guide

Clearwater Scientologists, in their ongoing "let's-be-friends" effort, have agreed to update a 2-year-old downtown shopping guide. They produced the original one and provided copies to merchants for distribution throughout the downtown area. This time they want somebody else to pick up the $6,000 to $8,000 printing bill. Scientologists and others who feel the brochure is worthwhile want the Community Redevelopment Agency to pick up the tab. "My initial reaction was there's no way I will support paying the Scientologists to do a brochure on downtown," Mayor Rita Garvey said.

Clearwater, Press, Scientology and Society
October 29, 1986 Class Action Suit Thrown Out A $467-million class action filed by a member of the Church of Scientology against a consumer protection group and four of its employees has been thrown out by Quebec Superior Court Justice Jean Marquis. lawsuits, Montreal, Press, Scientology and Society
September 27, 1986 Verdict Is Upheld Against Scientology A Los Angeles judge last week rejected a request that he either overturn a $30 million verdict against the Church of Scientology of California or grant a new trial in a suit by former member Larry Wollersheim, who said Scientologists destroyed his business and drove him to the brink of insanity when he left the church after 11 years. harassment, Larry Wollersheim, lawsuits, Los Angeles, CA, Press, Scientology and Society
April 11, 1986 Scientologists Told To Leave Denmark The Danish Government ordered yesterday that 40 leaders of the Church of Scientology's European and African headquarters leave Denmark when their visas expire. Jens Moeller, a department chief in the Justice Ministry, said the Scientologists were informed last July that their two-year missionary visas would not be renewed. Press, Scientology and Society
November 6, 1985 Xemu and the Thetans Documents obtained by the Los Angeles Times show that members of the Church of Scientology believe that mankind's ills were caused by an evil ruler named Xemu who lived 75 million years ago. Scientologists have been trying to prevent the release of the documents, which they consider secret and sacred, and about 1500 church members crammed three floors of the Los Angeles County Courthouse, effectively blocking public access to documents. Los Angeles, Press, Scientology and Society, space opera, Xenu
November 5, 1985 Scientologists Block Access to Secret Documents In one of the largest court demonstrations in Los Angeles in years, about 1,500 Church of Scientology members crammed three floors of the County Courthouse on Monday, effectively blocking public access to documents that the church considers secret and sacred. For hours, Scientologists swamped workers in the clerk's office with hundreds of requests to photocopy the documents, which reveal some of the organization's most fundamental beliefs. Scientology attorneys have argued that disclosure of the materials is a violation of the group's religious freedom. Los Angeles, Press, Scientology and Society
October 30, 1984 One More Step In Legal Battle Taken By Church Of Scientology The Church of Scientology went another round in court yesterday in its marathon fight against Ontario's legal establishment. The case, and another scheduled for this morning before a panel of three judges of the Court of Appeal, aren't by themselves particularly noteworthy. But they form part of a long trail of litigation left by the church since a massive police raid on its Toronto headquarters in March, 1983. The police alleged that the church and several employees defrauded the public by making fraudulent representations about several church courses and a device called an E-meter, which the church claims is used in its confessional. lawsuits, Press, Scientology and Society, Toronto
October 16, 1980 Student Council To Campaign Against 'Predatory' Cult Tactics An anti-cult campaign has been launched by the Students Administrative Council at the University of Toronto in an effort to stem what it calls growing recruitment by cultists on campus. The student council has put its stamp on a $300 pamphlet, which is highly critical of cults, and is distributing it to U of T students. The pamphlet warns students who are feeling totally overwhelmed by a decision, who feel the world is falling apart around them or who are alone and lonely that they are particularly vulnerable to cult influences. Press, Scientology and Society, Toronto
April 22, 1980 Scientologists Tried To Silence Enemies The Las Vegas Church of Scientology attempted to silence its enemies and critics in Nevada by waging propaganda and espionage campaigns against Las Vegas law-enforcement and business agencies. Documents seized from the church by the FBI reveal the church on a national scale conspired to steal grand jury transcripts, attempted to infiltrate the CIA, and launched a myriad of dirty tricks against public officials. crimes, harassment, Las Vegas, Press, Scientology and Society
April 20, 1970 Dear South End - Scientology A chapter of the Church of Scientology is now in the process of forming on the campus of Wayne State. These people seem quite sincere in what they are doing. They want to make the world a better place in which to live by making man better. However, their sincerity seems more like $incerity. The first of four levels cost only $650.00 and as far as I could tell each successive level costs more. What is Scientology?, Press, Scientology and Society

Scientology and Society in the News

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December 21, 2005 Tax Court Denies Scientology-Like Deduction for Jewish Courses The US Tax Court rules against Michael and Maria Sklar, who were seeking the right to deduct the cost of their children's religious education, a right that the IRS grants only to Scientologists. court rulings, Scientology and Society