Scientology - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/scientology/?source=rss&aim=scientology en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:10:00 PDT Scientology's no good, very bad week By Mary Elizabeth Williams Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2009/10/26/scientology_haggis/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2009/10/26/scientology_haggis/index.html?source=rss Oscar-winner Paul Haggis breaks with the church. Leader Tommy Davis storms off "Nightline." Whither Tom Cruise? The big secret about secret societies By Laura Miller Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/01/28/secret_societies/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/01/28/secret_societies/index.html?source=rss Step right up, folks, and read the one true guide to Western and Eastern esoteric societies from the Freemasons to the Rosicrucians. Relics, totems and secret handshakes revealed! Scott Bateman: Tom Cruise explains Scientology or something Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/comedy/2008/01/18/bateman_cruise/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/comedy/2008/01/18/bateman_cruise/index.html?source=rss An excerpt from the actor's freedom medal of valor or whatever speech thing. A friend is involved in Scientology. Should I interfere? By Cary Tennis Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/12/04/scientology/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/12/04/scientology/index.html?source=rss I've studied fringe religious movements and I know the dangers they pose. What is my role here? Girls just want to have frills (and cats) By Page Rockwell Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/11/15/vows/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/11/15/vows/index.html?source=rss The Cruise-Holmes wedding may feature some quirky vows. It's a Suri world, after all By Wendy Shanker Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/09/07/suri_photos/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/09/07/suri_photos/index.html?source=rss With all that pressure, could it be that Hollywood's No. 1 baby is already dieting? Can baby say "Photoshop"? But, Suriously... By Nona Willis-Aronowitz Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/09/07/suri_rumors/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/09/07/suri_rumors/index.html?source=rss Does Suri come from a casting agent's office, or a spaceship ... or Asia? The blogosphere spins the rumor mill. Free Katie Holmes! By Lynn Harris Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/03/29/katie_silent_birth/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/03/29/katie_silent_birth/index.html?source=rss Confirmed: Bride of Scientology expected to give birth in silence. Tom Cruise won't come out of the closet By K.L. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/comedy/2006/03/18/stone_parker/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/comedy/2006/03/18/stone_parker/index.html?source=rss The "South Park" episode that is driving Tom Cruise and other Scientologists mad. The Fix Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2005/10/17/mon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2005/10/17/mon/index.html?source=rss Scotty's strange, final frontier. The latest "celebrity" sex tape. Tune in: "The Colbert Report" debut. Holy fem-bot, Batman! By Rebecca Traister Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/07/13/katie/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/07/13/katie/index.html?source=rss Katie Holmes is turning into a zombie in front of our eyes. Pass the popcorn. Scientology's war on psychiatry By Katharine Mieszkowski Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/07/01/sci_psy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/07/01/sci_psy/index.html?source=rss The controversial church, whose founder called shrinks "terrorists" and which labels mental illness a fraud, is closer than you think to implanting its extreme beliefs in the nation's laws and schools. Tom, Dick and kitties Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tt/post/2005/07/01/post/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tt/post/2005/07/01/post/index.html?source=rss A movie star's obsession, an inept detective agency and taking care of the cats -- this week in TT. The press vs. Scientology By Joe Strupp Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/06/30/scientology/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/06/30/scientology/index.html?source=rss After years of conflict, the church and the media seem to have reached a truce. Is it because Scientology has become less confrontational -- or because the press is scared? Stranger than fiction By Laura Miller Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2005/06/28/dianetics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2005/06/28/dianetics/index.html?source=rss L. Ron Hubbard's "Dianetics" is a fantastically dull, terribly written, crackpot rant -- it's also the founding text of Scientology. So, what does it actually say? Missionary man By James Verini Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2005/06/27/cruise/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2005/06/27/cruise/index.html?source=rss Tom Cruise has become a top proselytizer for Scientology. Is it because of a new private conviction, or a new public role for the church itself? A night of engrams and clears By Sara Kelly Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2002/04/03/hubbard/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2002/04/03/hubbard/index.html?source=rss At the Scientologists' birthday bash for the late L. Ron Hubbard, it all comes down to the e-meter. On the run from L. Ron Hubbard By Damien Cave Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/05/23/henson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/05/23/henson/index.html?source=rss Keith Henson, Scientology gadfly turned fugitive from justice, explains his reasons for fleeing the United States. Cheap at the price By Damien Cave Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/view/2000/09/18/dayton/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/view/2000/09/18/dayton/index.html?source=rss Earthlink's founder, Sky Dayton, explains why spending $7.5 million for the business.com domain name was a smart deal. "Battlefield Earth" By Andrew O'Hehir Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2000/05/12/battlefield_earth/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2000/05/12/battlefield_earth/index.html?source=rss L. Ron Hubbard's pulp sci-fi classic comes incomprehensibly to the screen starring Scientologist John Travolta. Hate books still for sale on Web By Craig Offman Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/log/1999/08/17/hate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/log/1999/08/17/hate/index.html?source=rss Some smaller booksellers offer books banned in other nations. Copyright -- or wrong? By Janelle Brown Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/07/22/scientology/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/07/22/scientology/index.html?source=rss The Church of Scientology takes up a new weapon -- the Digital Millennium Copyright Act -- in its ongoing battle with critics. 21st Log: Brief reports and tidbits from the info-sphere. By Salon Tech Writers Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/log/1998/11/10/log/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/log/1998/11/10/log/index.html?source=rss HotWired advertiser sponsors a blackout. Scientologists lose a round in copyright fight. A costly tour of the Gates mansion. A Web of their own By Janelle Brown Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1998/07/15/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1998/07/15/feature/index.html?source=rss A Web of their own: By Janelle Brown. Scientologists say their Internet filter protects the faithful. Critics call it "cult mind-control."