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COMBATING BIGOTRY & HATE
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
COMBATING BIGOTRY & HATE
Two churches in West Covina, California, were vandalized and defaced by a man who spray-painted anti-religious epithets on religious statuary, signs, walkways and windowpanes.
COMBATING BIGOTRY & HATE
Scientologists Taking Action Against Discrimination condemns acts of vandalism and threats targeting Jewish communities across the United States. Once again a week started with news of cemetery desecrations and bomb threats.
COMBATING BIGOTRY & HATE
After senseless anti-religious violence in the nation, Church of Scientology Toronto hosted an interfaith service to affirm cooperation among diverse religious communities.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
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.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Scientologists Taking Action Against Discrimination (STAND) expressed condolences to the Muslim community in Canada and elsewhere following Sunday’s horrific shooting in a Quebec City mosque that killed six while leaving five in critical condition.
COMBATING BIGOTRY & HATE
On Christmas Eve 2016, A&E cancelled its controversial Escaping the KKK show when they allegedly learned that producers had made “cash payments to participants.” A&E publicly announced that “these payments are a direct violation of its policies and practices for a documentary.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Smithsonian Magazine Acknowledges L. Ron Hubbard as One of the Most Significant Americans of All Time. Quantitative analysis reported in Smithsonian Magazine places the Scientology Founder among the most significant religious figures in U.S. history.
