L. Ron Hubbard

...presence in D.C. It also owns its historic mansion North of Dupont Circle, where the religion was founded by the late L. Ron Hubbard in 1955. The grand opening drew nearly 3,000 Scientologists and their guests, according to the Church...

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...Xenophon's motion to hold a wide-reaching inquiry into the church that was founded in 1953 by the late U.S. science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard. McBride, an Irish-Australian dual citizen, accused the church of driving his younger brother...

In this article: Church of Scientology, Nick Xenophon, Suicide, Canberra, and Allegation

...of last week. Scientology, founded in 1953 by the late science fiction pulp novelist, serial fantasist and inveterate self-publicist L Ron Hubbard, is under fire again across the globe, following years of struggle to be recognised - with...

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...prescribing drugs. The German government has recently moved to ban the organisation. Founded by the science fiction writer L Ron Hubbard in 1954, Scientology now claims millions of supporters across the world, with the Hollywood stars...

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...corpses in volcanoes on Earth 75 million years ago and blowing them up with 17 hydrogen bombs (the last word in high-tech when L. Ron Hubbard founded the group in the 1950s). In this schema, the souls, or ''thetans'', of the dead were...

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...against the current leader of Scientology, David Miscavige, who took over in the '80s shortly after the Big LRH (church founder L. Ron Hubbard) died, including a rather chilling game of musical chairs, in which 30 members of staff were...

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...view, this is two-faced organisation. There is the public face of the organisation founded in 1953 by the late science fiction writer L Ron Hubbard, which claims to offer guidance and support to its followers, and there is the private face...

In this article: Church of Scientology, Nick Xenophon, David Miscavige, Tax, St Petersburg Times, and L Ron Hubbard

...refused to meet church leaders over the claims. The Church of Scientology was founded in the US in 1954 by science-fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard. It claims to have has 12 million members, including Hollywood stars Tom Cruise, John...

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...on this," the prime minister added. The Church of Scientology has provoked controversy since it was founded by science fiction author L Ron Hubbard in 1953. Given religion status in many countries, it enjoys tax-free privileges - but...

In this article: Church of Scientology, Nick Xenophon, Kevin Rudd, Australia, Allegation, L Ron Hubbard, Sydney, and Europe

...as former spouses are when talking about their ex-partner." Founded in the United States in 1954 by science-fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard, the Church of Scientology is officially recognised as a religion in Australia for tax purposes. The...

In this article: Church of Scientology, Nick Xenophon, Allegation, Kevin Rudd, Australia, Tax, Australian parliament, and Australian Senate