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Sam Brownback Confirmed as U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Religious Freedom
Sam Brownback was sworn in as U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Religious Freedom by Vice President Mike Pence on February 1, filling an important position that has been vacant since Rabbi David Saperstein left the office in January 2017.
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STAND Hosts Year-In-Review Celebration in Los Angeles
Last week, Scientologists Taking Action Against Discrimination held its first annual year-end celebration at the Church of Scientology of the Valley in Los Angeles, honoring nine successful months of operation and setting high goals for the year ahead.
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STAND Salutes Independence Day
The Declaration stands as one of the greatest milestones along humanity’s long, winding and often rocky path toward greater freedom and human rights.
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STAND Supports German Law Curbing Digital Hate Speech
Scientologists Taking Action Against Discrimination (STAND) appreciates that the German federal government has taken upon itself to more forcefully curtail hate speech on digital platforms, as reported in the New York Times.
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STAND to Attend RCC Annual Convention
Edward Parkin, the International Director of Scientologists Taking Action Against Discrimination (STAND), will soon be headed for this year’s Religion Communicators Council (RCC) convention in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Taking a Stand Amid Escalating Religious Hatred
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 in an era where hate crimes are on the rise.
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The Effectiveness of STAND
Following the outreach from members of your organization last September, our company added the Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath to our ‘do not air’ list and updated our media buying guidelines to exclude programs that feature content like that.
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Kellogg’s: Stop Enabling Leah Remini’s Bigotry
Please stop enabling Leah Remini and her destructive behavior. Stop your sponsorship of the Game Show Network.