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Mercury News’ Martha Ross Fails to Disclose Conflicts of Interest in Years of Anti-Scientology…
Mercury News’ Martha Ross Fails to Disclose Conflicts of Interest in Years of Anti-Scientology…
Martha Ross fails to self-report spouse’s longtime use and promotion of psychiatric medications and her own challenges with alcohol. The…
David Reid
Oct 10, 2024
The Horror of Bikini Atoll: Generations Lost to Nuclear Radiation
The Horror of Bikini Atoll: Generations Lost to Nuclear Radiation
A UN human rights report details how 67 US nuclear bomb detonations in the Marshall Islands brought untold suffering and death—that…
John Blosser
Oct 15, 2024
Dublin’s Ideal Church of Scientology and Community Centre Mark Seven Years of Community Service
Dublin’s Ideal Church of Scientology and Community Centre Mark Seven Years of Community Service
A full calendar of events for the entire community makes this Ideal Church a primary source of civic life in South Dublin, where it is the…
Logan H. Merrill
Oct 14, 2024
Bipartisan Congressional Vote Reauthorizes US Commission on International Religious Freedom for Two…
Bipartisan Congressional Vote Reauthorizes US Commission on International Religious Freedom for Two…
Responsible for monitoring the universal right to religious freedom worldwide, USCIRF’s reauthorization was signed into law by the…
David Reid
Oct 13, 2024
US Overdose Deaths Decrease for the First Time in Five Years
US Overdose Deaths Decrease for the First Time in Five Years
While estimates suggest up to 20,000 lives are being saved, overdoses still claim some 100,000 lives a year, mostly from synthetic opioids…
Freedom Staff
Oct 11, 2024
NIH and Senior Staffers Engaged in Long-Term Effort to Evade FOIA, New Documents Show
NIH and Senior Staffers Engaged in Long-Term Effort to Evade FOIA, New Documents Show
Ironically, a congressional subpoena turned up evidence of a conspiracy between senior staffers to evade freedom of information…
John Blosser
Oct 9, 2024
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Harold Sackeim’s Conflicts of Interest at the Heart of Dangerous Industry of Electroshock
Harold Sackeim’s Conflicts of Interest at the Heart of Dangerous Industry of Electroshock
A web of connections between Sackeim, manufacturers and a government official creates a profit center out of the human misery of…
John Blosser
Sep 12, 2024
Roundtable Discussion About the Future of Faith Leadership Held in Memory of First AME Pastor Chip…
Roundtable Discussion About the Future of Faith Leadership Held in Memory of First AME Pastor Chip…
After shepherding his flock at First AME for decades, his “Passing the Mantle” program at the USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture…
Logan H. Merrill
Oct 2, 2024
Debate Rages Over Taxpayer-Funded Drug Galleries in Europe, as Governments Surrender the War on…
Debate Rages Over Taxpayer-Funded Drug Galleries in Europe, as Governments Surrender the War on…
As addiction rates soar, Scottish politicians pursue a path of making hardcore drug use easy—and they aren’t the only ones. “Drug…
John Blosser
Sep 28, 2024
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International Association of Scientologists Marks 40 Years of Service to Humanity
International Association of Scientologists Marks 40 Years of Service to Humanity
Making the world a better place isn’t just lip service. It is in the DNA of every Scientologist and is the engine that runs the IAS through…
Logan H. Merrill
Oct 8, 2024
Yale Psychiatrists Using Taxpayer Millions to Get Depressed People High on a Dangerous Drug
Yale Psychiatrists Using Taxpayer Millions to Get Depressed People High on a Dangerous Drug
Two psychiatrists get $12.6 million to learn how best to use ketamine on the depressed, despite ample signs of the drug’s danger, like the…
John Blosser
Oct 7, 2024
Sex Trafficking Stings Nationwide Snare Hundreds of Arrests, Rescue Victims
Sex Trafficking Stings Nationwide Snare Hundreds of Arrests, Rescue Victims
Law enforcement reminds men that buying sex is not a “victimless crime,” but one that harms the most vulnerable members of society, who are…
Logan H. Merrill
Oct 6, 2024
Ray Pound Works on “The Other Side of the Glass”—Quietly Feeding America with Innovative Ways to…
Ray Pound Works on “The Other Side of the Glass”—Quietly Feeding America with Innovative Ways to…
Keeping food plentiful and affordable depends on science, and that includes the greenhouses designed and created to solve problems most…
Logan H. Merrill
Oct 5, 2024
After Helene Ripped Through Florida, Scientology Volunteer Ministers Arrived in Force
After Helene Ripped Through Florida, Scientology Volunteer Ministers Arrived in Force
In Pinellas County, some 400 Scientology Volunteer Ministers are providing aid and comfort in a region where the heat alone can kill the…
Logan H. Merrill
Oct 4, 2024
Convicted Trafficking Ring Leaders Used McDonald’s as a Pretext for Slavery
Convicted Trafficking Ring Leaders Used McDonald’s as a Pretext for Slavery
An English outpost of the burger chain is the unwitting enabler of a profitable racket run by a gang of Czech criminals, trapping victims…
John Blosser
Oct 3, 2024
ECT Leads to Cardiac Deaths According to New Study
ECT Leads to Cardiac Deaths According to New Study
Psychiatry still uses dangerous electroconvulsive “therapy” despite the risks and often without informed consent. Even worse, guidelines do…
John Blosser
Oct 1, 2024
Psychiatry Attempts to Improve Its Horrible Image by Befriending Religions—While Denigrating Faith
Psychiatry Attempts to Improve Its Horrible Image by Befriending Religions—While Denigrating Faith
With 60 percent of parishioners preferring clergy for mental health support, psychiatrists are looking for ways to improve their dismal…
Logan H. Merrill
Sep 30, 2024
Hate Crimes Continue to Plague US, With Major Surge in Anti-Jewish Crime Most Notable
Hate Crimes Continue to Plague US, With Major Surge in Anti-Jewish Crime Most Notable
While law enforcement and advocates look for solutions, victims of hate crimes are more common than ever—and more scared.
David Reid
Sep 29, 2024
Church of Scientology of New York Celebrates 20 Years as an Ideal Organization Serving America’s…
Church of Scientology of New York Celebrates 20 Years as an Ideal Organization Serving America’s…
Since its opening as an Ideal Church on September 26, 2004, the spiritual home of the Scientology religion in the Big Apple has been on a…
Logan H. Merrill
Sep 26, 2024
Over 1,500 Kids Dead in a Year from Fentanyl—and You Won’t Believe How Dealers Are Finding Them
Over 1,500 Kids Dead in a Year from Fentanyl—and You Won’t Believe How Dealers Are Finding Them
Each day, 150 Americans die due to synthetic opioids, ordered as easily as pizza using social media platforms, whose owners deny liability…
John Blosser
Sep 25, 2024
Andrea Powell’s New Memoir Urges “a Total Revolution of Compassion” in the Fight for Survivors of…
Andrea Powell’s New Memoir Urges “a Total Revolution of Compassion” in the Fight for Survivors of…
As Americans celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act, human rights champion Andrea Powell’s new memoir shows us we…
Logan H. Merrill
Sep 24, 2024
As Election Season Unfolds, Americans Struggle with the Media’s New Hyperbole
As Election Season Unfolds, Americans Struggle with the Media’s New Hyperbole
Trust in media is at an all-time low in an era when facts are “out” and objectivity is “relative.” It turns out that integrity matters, and…
David Reid
Sep 23, 2024
Corruption and Heartbreak: “Body Brokers” and Addiction Centers Exploit Addicts for Profit
Corruption and Heartbreak: “Body Brokers” and Addiction Centers Exploit Addicts for Profit
Despite laws targeting the practice, addiction centers have turned into havens for the criminal enterprise of steering victims into…
John Blosser
Sep 22, 2024
Faith Is More Important Than Ever to Americans, New Study Finds
Faith Is More Important Than Ever to Americans, New Study Finds
Six thousand Americans underline the importance of religious life; illustrate a clear separation between politics and faith. Americans…
Logan H. Merrill
Sep 21, 2024
From Addict to Advocate, He’s Fighting Drugs and Drug Crime in Italy as Part of Foundation for a…
From Addict to Advocate, He’s Fighting Drugs and Drug Crime in Italy as Part of Foundation for a…
Nearly dead from drugs at 19, Oreste Depaoli took a new path, and is saving lives and cleaning up communities from the endless misery of…
Logan H. Merrill
Sep 20, 2024
Mass Slaughter Against Religious Minorities Remains Endemic Worldwide
Mass Slaughter Against Religious Minorities Remains Endemic Worldwide
On the 10th anniversary of the Yazidi Genocide, organizations are looking for solutions that will end the scourge of genocide—often…
Logan H. Merrill
Sep 19, 2024
Big Pharma Profits While Making Sick Americans Sicker on Designer Weight Loss Drugs
Big Pharma Profits While Making Sick Americans Sicker on Designer Weight Loss Drugs
As Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen prepares to testify before the Senate on the high cost of his designer weight loss drugs, a…
John Blosser
Sep 18, 2024
Neighborhood Bigots Object to New Latter-day Saints Temple in Las Vegas—While Playing Slot Machines…
Neighborhood Bigots Object to New Latter-day Saints Temple in Las Vegas—While Playing Slot Machines…
As The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints prepares to build their first new temple in the state in 35 years, a low buzz of bigotry…
David Reid
Sep 17, 2024
On September Asia-Pacific Tour, Pope Francis Spreads the Gospel of Interfaith Cooperation
On September Asia-Pacific Tour, Pope Francis Spreads the Gospel of Interfaith Cooperation
Pope Francis’ trip illustrates how he embodies and lives the values of Catholicism.
Logan H. Merrill
Sep 16, 2024
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