Read more L. Ron Hubbard stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/7608/l-ron-hubbard.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:30:14 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/60024/france-tries-scientology-for-fraud.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe church of Scientology goes on trial for fraud today in a landmark case in France, reports the BBC. The American organization is widely regarded in the nation as a sect, and if Scientology is found guilty of a crime, it could be banned in the country. It's the first...http://www.newser.com/story/60024/france-tries-scientology-for-fraud.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 25 May 2009 6:44:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31264/so-what-if-will-smiths-school-preaches-scientology.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWill Smith denies he, wife Jada Pinkett-Smith, or the school they founded are affiliated with the Church of Scientology, writes the LA Times in an opinion piece , but who cares if L. Ron Hubbard himself is teaching Scientology 101? The school, set to open in September amid rumors that it...http://www.newser.com/story/31264/so-what-if-will-smiths-school-preaches-scientology.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 01 Jul 2008 12:19:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27895/smith-puts-his-money-where-his-church-is-maybe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDoing little to dispel widespread rumors that he's a new recruit to Scientology, Will Smith is funding a school that will use teaching methods devised by L. Ron Hubbard. Smith's own kids will attend the school, reports the Guardian . So-called "Study Technology" has been criticized for its ties to religious...http://www.newser.com/story/27895/smith-puts-his-money-where-his-church-is-maybe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 19 May 2008 12:05:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/15805/scientologists-blast-cruise-bios-claims.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Church of Scientology is preparing a libel suit against an upcoming biography of actor Tom Cruise that calls him the organization's second-most-powerful man and says it influences nearly every facet of his life, reports the Daily Mail . The book, by Princess Diana biographer Andrew Morton, says Scientology staffers from...http://www.newser.com/story/15805/scientologists-blast-cruise-bios-claims.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 07 Jan 2008 9:45:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/5108/scientology-no-weirder-than-the-others.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScientology has earned cult status for many outsiders, but Slate ’s Mark Oppenheimer argues it's no more bizarre than any mainstream faith. He says the peculiarities of the celebrity-friendly religion abound, but that they're reflected right back in the wacky ideas of more accepted theologies—say, by the Book of...http://www.newser.com/story/5108/scientology-no-weirder-than-the-others.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 01 Aug 2007 22:36:40 CDT