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Critics and religious groups are eviscerating CNN for choosing to misrepresent various religions by focusing on small, sensationalistic sects that are irrelevant to those who practice the faiths. “Needs to stop trying to... READ MORE

Scientologists Taking Action Against Discrimination (STAND), an international movement of concerned Scientologists, denounces in the strongest possible terms Bavarian state government discrimination against an employee of... READ MORE

Scientologists Taking Action Against Discrimination (known as STAND) support the Hindu Mahasabha of America in their insistence that Reza Aslan and CNN refrain from airing a program that mocks their beliefs through an out-of-context... READ MORE

Two churches in West Covina, California, were vandalized and defaced by a man who spray-painted anti-religious epithets on religious statuary, signs, walkways and windowpanes. READ MORE

Scientologists Taking Action Against Discrimination condemns acts of vandalism and threats targeting Jewish communities across the United States. Once again a week started with news of cemetery desecrations and bomb threats. READ MORE

After senseless anti-religious violence in the nation, Church of Scientology Toronto hosted an interfaith service to affirm cooperation among diverse religious communities. READ MORE

Scientologists Taking Action Against Discrimination (STAND) at www.standleague.org went online on February 25, 2017. The new STAND website is a resource center for dispelling false and defamatory information on religion, vital... READ MORE

Scientologists Taking Action Against Discrimination (STAND) expressed condolences to the Muslim community in Canada and elsewhere following Sunday’s horrific shooting in a Quebec City mosque that killed six while leaving... READ MORE

On Christmas Eve 2016, A&E cancelled its controversial Escaping the KKK show when they allegedly learned that producers had made “cash payments to participants.” A&E publicly announced that “these payments are a direct... READ MORE

Quantitative analysis reported in Smithsonian Magazine places the Scientology Founder among the most significant religious figures in U.S. history. In its Spring 2015 Collector’s Edition, Smithsonian Magazine has... READ MORE

Across Britain, events commemorated October 8-15, 2016, as the nation’s fifth annual Hate Crime Awareness Week. “Hate crime has no place in Britain,” said Prime Minister Theresa May in her message of support of the week’s... READ MORE