Agreed. But if just one anon were to be mentioned I would like to see it be Dr. Lilly Von Marcab. I don't think there is an anon who has been so widely loved and respected for her awesome research, writing, and trolling of Louanne Lee.
I would have hoped Sen. Xenophon would have been higher on the list. Can't wait to see who is 10 through 1. My guess is Anonymous for the WIN!.
I couldn't narrow it down to just one person due to the difference in the way people have helped to fight. But Lilly would get my vote too.
A Scientology Countdown Announcement: Before We Start the Top Ten, a Programming Note by Tony Ortega, Village Voice. 8th Sept 2011 http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2011/09/a_scientology_c.php Do you think he's dropping a hint? Send moar bourbon!!!111!!!
The Top 25 People Crippling Scientology, No. 10: Lisa McPherson ^^This is why! nice to see her at this spot.
State joins inquiry in Scientologist's death January 16, 1997, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times Examiner, Scientologists differ on death January 23, 1997, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times Local lawyers, prosecutor defend medical examiner January 24, 1997, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times Scientology's bullying January 25, 1997, Editorial, St. Petersburg Times Church sues medical examiner January 29, 1997, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times Official, Scientology take battle to court February 14, 1997, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times Family sues Scientology in '95 death of woman February 20, 1997, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times Hubbard was longtime opponent of psychiatry February 21, 1997, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times Scientology had woman in isolation February 21, 1997, Thomas C. Tobin, Scientology, St. Petersburg Times Scientology reporters target police on race February 26, 1997, Jane Meinhardt, St. Petersburg Times Church can see some records February 28, 1997, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times Examiner lied, Scientology lawyer says March 1, 1997, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times Scientologist hospitalized after jump into harbor March 2, 1997, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times Nightmare on the Net March 6, 1997, Alan Prendergast, Denver Westword News, Village Voice Media Scientologists clash with protesters March 9, 1997, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times Five doctors agree with examiner in Scientology death March 9, 1997, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times Re: Five doctors agree with examiner in Scientology death, March 9. March 19, 1997, Elliot Abelson, Letters, St. Petersburg Times Troubles dogged `medical liaison' March 22, 1997, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times When did she die? May 9, 1997, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times A tale of two stories May 10, 1997, Editorial, St. Petersburg Times In her final years, Scientologist spent $175,000 October 31, 1997, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times Distrust in Clearwater -- A special report.; Death of a Scientologist Heightens Suspicions in a Florida Town December 1, 1997, Douglas Frantz, New York Times For some Scientologists, pilgrimage has been fatal December 7, 1997, Lucy Morgan, St. Petersburg Times Scientology sponsored suit against opponent December 23, 1997, Lucy Morgan, St. Petersburg Times Church Of Scientology Hits Critics Where They Live December 28, 1997, David O'Reilly, Knight-Ridder, Seattle Times Hardball: When Scientology goes to court, it likes to play rough -- very rough. January 28, 1998, Lucy Morgan, Special Report, St. Petersburg Times Scientology: 'We like to make peace' January 28, 1998, Lucy Morgan, St. Petersburg Times Scientology in Clearwater February 1, 1998, Thomas C. Tobin, Scientology in Clearwater: Digging In, St. Petersburg Times Scientology got blame for French suicide February 8, 1998, Lucy Morgan, St. Petersburg Times
German panel brings concerns on Scientology to Washington February 28, 1998, Jack R. Payton, St. Petersburg Times Scientologists ask for mediator February 28, 1998, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times Millionaire's bizarre feud with Scientology escalates August 3, 1998, Lucy Morgan, St. Petersburg Times Scientologists fighting to keep files secret August 6, 1998, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times Doctor settles his part of wrongful death suit September 15, 1998, Lucy Morgan, St. Petersburg Times The Man Behind Scientology October 25, 1998, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times McPherson's death incites Web protests November 14, 1998, Lucy Morgan, Scientology Charged, St. Petersburg Times Scientology charged in member's death November 14, 1998, Thomas C. Tobin, Scientology Charged, St. Petersburg Times Hubbard's teachings guide treatment of mental illness November 14, 1998, Thomas C. Tobin, Scientology Charged, St. Petersburg Times Scientology's new tack November 20, 1998, Editorial, St. Petersburg Times State takes middle road against Scientology November 23, 1998, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times McPherson relatives lead protest December 6, 1998, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times Picket Fencing January 21, 1999, Tony Ortega, Phoenix New Times, Village Voice Media Scientologists, Florida city at odds February 1, 1999, Lori Rozsa, Miami Herald Store selling Scientology vitamin regimen raises concerns March 28, 1999, Geoff Dougherty, St. Petersburg Times At home: Critics public and private keep pressure on Scientology March 29, 1999, Lucy Morgan, St. Petersburg Times Scientology files motions to drop charges May 12, 1999, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times Police no longer monitoring Scientology November 6, 1999, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times Foe of Scientology plans move to area November 16, 1999, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times Scientology prompts review of death case November 24, 1999, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times Scientology hires top Clearwater law firm December 2, 1999, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times Belief called irrelevant in death December 7, 1999, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times When can a church be accused of a crime? December 8, 1999, Howard Troxler, St. Petersburg Times Scientology foe sets up office close to church January 6, 2000, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times How much oddity can one town take? February 6, 2000, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times Church member's death now called accident February 23, 2000, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times A cry for justice March 3, 2000, Editorial, St. Petersburg Times Church wants judge removed in McPherson case March 3, 2000, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times Doctors paid by church give defense March 7, 2000, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times Hired pathologists take church's side March 7, 2000, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times Scientologists decry toll of criminal case March 9, 2000, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times Records outline Scientology case March 26, 2000, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times Scientology to argue for dismissal of case April 4, 2000, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times Scientology goes to court - Hearing weighs church claims April 6, 2000, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times Scientology's defense impresses judge April 7, 2000, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times Judge rejects church argument April 8, 2000, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times Travolta's Religious Battlefield: Critics say movie bolsters Scientology May 15, 2000, Don Lattin, San Francisco Chronicle Florida Drops Charges Against Scientology in 1995 Death June 13, 2000, Douglas Frantz, New York Times The case of Lisa McPherson June 13, 2000, Timeline, St. Petersburg Times State drops charges against Scientology June 13, 2000, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times McPherson case expected to haunt medical examiner June 13, 2000, Craig Pittman, St. Petersburg Times
Scientology leader wanted a deal June 14, 2000, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times Charges Dropped in Scientologist's Death June 17, 2000, Larry B. Stammer, Los Angeles Times German visitor takes on Scientology July 26, 2000, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times Building Scientopolis September 4, 2000, Jody Veenker, Christianity Today Medical examiner leaves office September 30, 2000, William R. Levesque, St. Petersburg Times Scientology critics plan protest this weekend December 2, 2000, Deborah O'Neil, St. Petersburg Times Brained December 21, 2000, Ron Russell, New Times Los Angeles Leaving the Fold / Third-generation Scientologist grows disillusioned with faith February 12, 2001, Don Lattin, San Francisco Chronicle Nicole's Scientology nightmare February 17, 2001, Sarah Chalmers, Daily Mail Church pays those it reviled March 11, 2001, Deborah O'Neil, St. Petersburg Times Police work for Scientology March 22, 2001, Editorial, St. Petersburg Times Scientology critics to get bricks April 26, 2001, Deborah O'Neil, St. Petersburg Times Church critic trailed, arrested May 19, 2001, Deborah O'Neil, St. Petersburg Times Testimony: Church of Scientology spurred critic's arrest May 23, 2001, David Sommer, Tampa Tribune Scientology link to drug case keeps jurors from reaching verdict May 25, 2001, Associated Press, Florida Times-Union Scientology critic won't face retrial May 26, 2001, Deborah O'Neil, St. Petersburg Times Church behavior? May 26, 2001, Editorial, St. Petersburg Times Church scores round in death suit June 22, 2001, Robert Farley, St. Petersburg Times Man's film a veiled look at Scientology August 2, 2001, Robert Farley, St. Petersburg Times Doctor in Lisa McPherson case suspended August 4, 2001, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times Doc suspended for prescribing Valium August 5, 2001, AP, The Trentonian Church targets lawsuit attorney April 29, 2002, Deborah O'Neil, St. Petersburg Times Medical examiner needs to rebuild credibility of office April 30, 2002, Editorial, St. Petersburg Times Scientology turncoat taken to task June 13, 2002, Deborah O'Neil, St. Petersburg Times How Scientology turned its biggest critic July 7, 2002, Deborah O'Neil, St. Petersburg Times Death of a Scientologist August 15, 2002, Tori Marlan, Chicago Reader Lawsuit blames medical examiner December 17, 2002, Cary Davis, St. Petersburg Times Church requests that trial be moved May 23, 2003, Robert Farley, St. Petersburg Times Scientology seeks millions as punishment August 20, 2003, Robert Farley, St. Petersburg Times Scientology wanted millions, gets $4,500 August 21, 2003, Robert Farley, St. Petersburg Times A Church's Lethal Contract December 1, 2003, David S. Touretzky, Razor Magazine Scientologists settle death suit May 29, 2004, Robert Farley, St. Petersburg Times Church settlement brings relief June 6, 2004, Robert Farley, St. Petersburg Times Scientology case takes toll on doctor July 9, 2005, Susan Taylor Martin, St. Petersburg Times Chief Klein's balance isn't an act January 1, 2006, Jacob H. Fries, St. Petersburg Times Scientology - A Question of Faith October 28, 2006, 48 Hours, CBS News Banner plane used to mark death of a Scientologist December 6, 2006, Staff, St. Petersburg Times Tribal Instincts November 2, 2007, Sabrina Buckwalter, Little India Public never warned about dangerous device November 19, 2007, Christine Willmsen, Seattle Times
Scientology angers Internet; but Internet strikes back February 15, 2008, Philip Seward, Collegiate Times, Virginia Tech Death Of Scientology Critic 'Does Appear To Be Suicide' February 19, 2008, Carlos Moncada, MSNBC Scientology Critic's Death Thought To Be Suicide February 20, 2008, Baird Helgeson, Tampa Bay Online Aide details phony billings in Wecht case February 21, 2008, Jonathan D. Silver, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Prosecutors examine Wecht's private practice February 22, 2008, Jonathan D. Silver, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Cult Friction March 17, 2008, John Cook, Radar Online Anons Mark Anniversary of a Scientology Victim's Awful Death December 6, 2008, Candice M. Giove, Runnin' Scared, Village Voice Lawyer again takes on Church of Scientology February 21, 2009, Mike Brassfield, St. Petersburg Times Scientology: The Truth Rundown, Part 1 of 3 in a special report on the Church of Scientology June 21, 2009, Joe Childs, St. Petersburg Times Ex-Scientologist had evidence destroyed June 22, 2009, St. Petersburg Times, Seattle Times Death in slow motion: Part 2 of 3 in a special report on the Church of Scientology June 22, 2009, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times Lisa McPherson case: events leading to the death of Scientologist Lisa McPherson June 22, 2009, St. Petersburg Times Scientology: A smiling storefront, a darker interior June 23, 2009, Howard Troxler, St. Petersburg Times Scientology: Ecclesiastical justice, Part 3 of 3 in a special report on the Church of Scientology June 23, 2009, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times Allegations against Scientology leader David Miscavige are out there, but all else is normal July 9, 2009, David DeCamp, St. Petersburg Times Chased by their church: When you try to leave Scientology, they try to bring you back October 31, 2009, Joe Childs, St. Petersburg Times How Scientology got to Bob Minton November 2, 2009, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times Chief Sid Klein retires after 29 years February 17, 2010, Alexandra Caldwell, Clearwater Beacon Lawyer in Scientology case is stuck between state and federal judges September 1, 2010, Craig Pittman, St. Petersburg Times Federal judge suspends state judgment against lawyer in dispute with Scientology September 4, 2010, Craig Pittman, St. Petersburg Times Federal judge tells Pinellas judge to back off in Scientology lawsuit September 29, 2010, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times Federal court hearing ends impasse between judges October 13, 2010, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times The Apostate: Paul Haggis Vs. the Church of Scientology February 14, 2011, Lawrence Wright, New Yorker
Awesome. Maybe you could mirror some over here a bit more permanently: http://forums.whyweprotest.net/threads/fact-sheet-a-documented-history-of-scientology.6542/ Found that thread extremely useful when I first arrived.
Same here! And possibly mirroring them for posterity, in the event that original sources stop hosting / micro-file them away.
It really makes me wonder who the rest are? -Mark Bunker -Anon -Miscavige -Hubbard -Cruise -the SP Times-Tobin and Childs(with a nod to Bette Orsini) I'm missing two, other thoughts?
Rathbun and Rinder will likely share an entry. I'd guess another entry on the non-Cruise celebs. Travolta might merit his own entry but the rest certainly don't. I still think a psychiatry / big-pharma related entry is likely. After all, in terms of competition for mental health dollars they are certainly beating the pants off the CoS.
It's not a little list. http://home.primus.ca/~ronsharp/frontcite.html Also this: http://www.xenu-directory.net/news/library.php
Hey Hamster, I just got a crappy warning from Google when I navigated to your page: Warning: Something's Not Right Here! home.primus.ca contains content from www.nypress.com, a site known to distribute malware. Your computer might catch a virus if you visit this site. lulz?
Well he did say all the top ten would be single entries except for one number which would have two people-perhaps that is the R and R one. Maybe it's OSA and SP Times are each a single entry.
Right now, I think it is too soon to claim R & R are crippling scientology. If R & R just quietly left and stayed quietly gone...I think we would still be in the same place we are now.
Wait, what game? aw, Shit. Here's my suggestion to rock the vote: C ruise H ubbard A nonymous N ews coverage: BBC, St. Petersburg Times, etc O peration Snow White L ulz - Many were had O T3 - srsly? G oogle Takedown Y outube Fail EDIT: I guess OTIII is already #25. Maybe OSA instead - or Operation Footbullet(s)
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Number 9 http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2011/09/jason_beghe_top_25_crippling_scientology.php
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Rinder is next: http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2011/09/mike_rinder_top_25_crippling_scientology.php
