AUTHOR

Cathy Norman, Texas & Midwest Regional Director STAND

A minister heading the Office of Public Affairs for the Church of Scientology Texas, Cathy Norman coordinates STAND activities as the Regional Director for Texas and the Midwest. Based in Austin, she specializes in academic religious studies, interfaith initiatives and religious freedom issues.

COMBATING BIGOTRY & HATE
On December 15, 2015, a hate crime was committed against our Church of Scientology and Scientologists in Austin. A 31-year-old woman, Erin McMurtry, drove her car through the front doors of the Church, obviously intending destruction and harm to Scientologists.