Religious Freedom
March 6, 2017
Scientology Taught Me Human Rights
Just recently I was scrolling idly through some Internet news when I came across a statement uttered by some C-list actress...
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Religious Freedom
March 5, 2017
Dying to Believe
Most of us will never have to die for our convictions. The question of whether we would be strong enough to stand up to a...
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Religious Freedom
March 4, 2017
Three Universes
Rather than using the third universe—the one we all share—to dominate others and impose our own sense of what is true...
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Religious Freedom
February 28, 2017
Is Hate Speech Free Speech?
It is then up to the rest of us, the majority of people, the decent folk who choose to live in harmony with our fellow human...
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Religious Freedom
February 22, 2017
STAND Joins with Jewish Community to Declare: It’s Time to End the Bigotry
I was saddened and outraged to learn of the depraved act of vandalism that left 170 Jewish gravestones toppled in Missouri’s...
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Religious Freedom
February 19, 2017
Starting at Home
To discriminate against a minority religion is to discriminate against any and all religion. Think about it for a moment—every...
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Religious Freedom
February 17, 2017
The State of Religious Freedom in America
Freedom of religion is under attack in our country, where more so than any other it should be protected. I am appalled.
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
February 13, 2017
There’s Nothing New About Fake News
The topic of “Fake News” is getting a lot of attention these days. The funny thing is, there is nothing new about fake...
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Religious Freedom
February 10, 2017
My Scientology
I don’t need to know much about the guy who threatened Scientologists in a recent post on Facebook.
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
February 5, 2017
When Media Crosses the Line and Feeds the Flames of Religious Bigotry
When major media becomes unfair, unjust and dishonest it threatens the bedrock of our society that depends on an honest evaluation...
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Religious Freedom
February 2, 2017
Meet Me Halfway
When it comes to understanding the religious beliefs of others, there is often some inherent unwillingness to meet the other...
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
January 28, 2017
Times of San Diego uses Extremist Hate Blogger as Source
Times of San Diego writer Ken Stone’s “Inside Scientology’s New Church at Old San Diego Home” should have told a straight-ahead...
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
January 25, 2017
Aziz Ansari Hits the Mark in SNL Monologue
Aziz Ansari said something interesting on Saturday Night Live , and I laughed, because he’s freaking hilarious. And because,...
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
January 23, 2017
Religious Group “Charged” with Offering Donuts at Meeting
American Humanist Association slights Muslims and Scientologists, likening them to The Satanic Temple and asking parents to...
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
January 20, 2017
A Real Story A&E TV Doesn’t Want You to See
I run a website about Scientology and parenting. If you Google the terms “Scientology” and “parenting,” it’s the...
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
January 16, 2017
Get An Honest Day Job, Leah Remini
A&E has stooped to a new low with their religion-bashing show with Leah Remini .
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
January 12, 2017
Anti-Religious Hate Crimes Should Be No Smirking Matter for A&E, Leah Remini and Mike Rinder
An A&E series produced by Slauson Productions allowing avowed anti-Scientologists Leah Remini and Mike Rinder to smirk and...
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
January 10, 2017
It’s a Wonderful Life
Every Christmas I watch It’s a Wonderful Life with my family. It’s become a holiday tradition. Ninety-four percent of...
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
January 7, 2017
Jews, Gays, Scientologists—Media Abuse and Bigotry
I am 34 years old. I was born and raised in Scientology. Both my parents worked for the Church of Scientology until very recently.
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
December 18, 2016
Hate Speech a Burning Issue with Remini A&E Series
On December 15, 2015, a hate crime was committed against our Church of Scientology and Scientologists in Austin. A 31-year-old...
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
December 1, 2016
Southern California Police Launch Efforts to Deter Hate Crimes
When mosques in Southern California received handwritten letters over the Thanksgiving weekend that threatened genocide of...
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
November 21, 2016
FBI Reports Sharp Increase in Hate Crimes Against Muslims in America
The FBI’s Hate Crimes Statistics, 2015 shows that hate crimes against Muslims increased by 67% in 2015, from 154 incidents...
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Religious Freedom
November 11, 2016
A Top Sociologist Warns: How Intolerance Leads to Violence
For an in-your-face discussion of the effects of religious extremism and intolerance, log in to the series of talks given...
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Religious Freedom
November 7, 2016
U.S. Department of Education Acts to Quell Religion-based Bullying in the Nation’s Schools
“Few issues in American public life engender more controversy than religion and public education,” says Americans United...
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Religious Freedom
November 4, 2016
Let’s Do Talk About Religion
The Alarming Reality of Religious Discrimination “Talk about anything but religion or politics.” This old saw arose from...
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