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Brave Men Give Their Lives to Protect Religious Freedom When Jeremy Christian began harassing two dark-skinned teenage females, one of whom wore a hijab, on a train in Portland, two men who stepped up to defend them did not know they would lose their lives in the process.
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STAND extends its deepest sympathy and heartfelt support to victims and survivors of yesterday’s attack in Manchester arena, during which 22 were left dead and another 59 injured.
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Scientologists from all walks of life came together in North Hollywood, California, at the Church of Scientology of San Fernando Valley to review the first quarter of the year and discuss the latest successes of the STAND movement since website launch.
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The former Personnel Administrator of Munich’s House of Art, a 22-year veteran of the museum, has sued the institution for wrongful dismissal for terminating him based solely on suspicion about his personal religious beliefs and religious association, charging religious discrimination...
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An internationally recognized religious expert viewed Reza Aslan’s Believer show on Scientology and posted his assessment on his website. We present it here in full.
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The Small Claims Court of the Province of Quebec, Canada, dismissed David Edgar Love’s claim against the Church of Scientology of Montreal and two Scientologists finding zero merit to his claims of mistreatment. The Judge also ordered Love to pay costs to the Church.
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CNN’s new “Believer” series hosted by Reza Aslan is getting scorched in the media for misrepresenting faith communities by focusing on tiny, bizarre sects as a ratings gimmick. Now a member of Congress is weighing in. Rep.
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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 shock.
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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 Munich’s Haus der Kunst Museum solely due to his religious beliefs.
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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 program centered on a small fringe group that engages in cannibalis