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You’re Not as Tolerant and Inclusive as You Think, and Here’s Why
Living in diverse Los Angeles, you would think bigotry is the last thing I’d have to worry about in my daily life, but it’s not. That’s because I’m a Scientologist, and for most of my life, the press has been engaged in an all-out attack against my religion .
MEDIA WATCH
Disney: if you are dedicated to human rights, as you say, rethink promoting Leah Remini
I decided to write you as I recently found out that A&E has just green lit another season of “Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath.” I’m not sure if you are aware of this or what this show is about, but I wanted to share with you how it has affected my family.
MEDIA WATCH
Daily Beast Disparagement Does Not Sit Well With The Facts
Please do not invent fake news where there is nothing but simplicity: some people want to help others and expect nothing in return. Stay tuned.
NEWS
30 Diverse Religious Traditions Join Government Leaders to Tackle Religious Freedom
The bipartisan, three-day summit, with over 1,000 registered to attend, was organized by U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom (2018-2021) Sam Brownback, and Katrina Lantos Swett, chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (2012-2015), president of the Lantos Foundation and daughter of the late U.S. Congressman Tom Lantos, the only Holocaust survivor to serve in Congress.
NEWS
In Victory for Religious Freedom, European Court of Human Rights Sanctions Russian State, Awards Damages to Russian Scientologist
On September 28, 2021, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that Vladimir Leonidovich Kuropyatnik, a Moscow Scientologist, was illegally detained by a Russian police officer who questioned him for over one hour on the basis of his membership in the Scientology religion—an act which violated his human rights.
NEWS
Honoring International Human Rights Day
Sixty-nine years ago today, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights —what would become the most widely agreed upon text on the subject of human rights and the most translated document in the world—was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly.
NEWS
STAND Joins With the Faith Community on Religious Freedom Day to Celebrate the Right to Believe
October 27, 2020 marks the 22nd anniversary of the 1998 International Religious Freedom Act (IRF Act), described by the U.S. State Department as “landmark legislation that—for the first time—made promoting and defending international religious freedom a specific focus of U.S. foreign policy.
Church of Scientology: Champion of Human Rights since 1954
Overview The Church of Scientology is deeply committed to human rights for all. Its human rights education programs and human rights activities throughout the world stand second to none. In the words of Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard, “Human rights must be made a fact, not an idealistic dream.
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Can Scientology do anything to improve the world situation?
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Does Scientology engage in brainwashing or mind control?
