Rod Keller's ARS Week in Review

Rod Keller's creation continues, in somewhat different form, here

Here's Rod's introduction to this series:

Alt.religion.scientology Week in Review summarizes the most significant postings from the Usenet group Alt.religion.scientology for the preceeding week for the benefit of those who can't follow the group as closely as they'd like. Out of thousands of postings, I attempt to include news of significant events, new affidavits, court rulings, new contributors, whatever. I hope you find it useful. Like many readers of a.r.s, I have a kill file. So please take into consideration that I may not have seen some of the most significant postings.

Note that the posts in this archive are the sole work of Rod Keller; except for minor formatting changes for conversion into HTML, David Dennis and David's Amazing Internet Services is presenting them "as is".

August 6, 1995 Highlights include another attempted rmgroup of ars; full text of canadian case posted; more Kobrin correspondence; Las Vegas refund attempt; getting AB's phone number; WISE convention; Fishman court documents; Project Squirrel; Hubbard backs Goldwater. July 29, 1995 Highlights include more followups to the UK's anti-Scientology story; more PI dirty tricks; Helena threatens virtually everyone who posts the legendary seven lines; Helena caught making frivolous lawsuits; ARS promoted to "Hill 10 situation", Paulette Cooper posts; Eradication of Psychiatrists; Airplane Door goals; CoS rituals.

July 22, 1995 Highlights include harassment of people at last week's anti-Scientology demonstration; Canadian libel award upheld; Helena expands her pen pal list; Prosperity article exerpts; Erlich case documents from the defense; Finnish police report on the Penet raid; OSA against psychiatry.

July 16, 1995 Highlights include UK TV story, legal threats and demonstration; Helena Kobrin keeps busy making threats; a new Cancelpoodle rears its ugly head; Dennis Erlich loses his home; details on the penet raid; Tom K dead agent; the SP Levels explained; Scamizdat 9 comes out, including the full text of the History of Man; more on Church detectives.

July 9, 1995 Highlights include Return of the Cancelpoodle, Martin Poulter's temporary account suspension, Watchman [a cult awareness group] threatened, Eugene Ingram update, Helena Kobrin threatens Grady Ward, Chris Miller defends herself (again!), William S Burroughs on Scientology, Forbes article on Scientology, French bombing, Letter from Ron to his wife, Overheard on the Apollo.

July 2, 1995 Highlights include MTV Special on the Church, Auditing AIDS on AOL, the very undistinguished Ronartist (from aol.comm!), Where is -AB- now?, J J McGaw, PI trolls for Netcom troubles, Cos backs out after Kiel Week protest, anti CoS condominium conversion protest in Berlin, Kobrin confirms authenticity of SCAMIZDAT, Koos news.

June 24, 1995 Highlights include details of the San Jose hearing in the Erlich case, Chris Miller update, hilarious Hubbard quotes, fun with the Squirrelle and internal Church forms, radio frequencies, and the Church in hot water in Spain.

June 18, 1995Highlights include a very busy CoS stooge Chris Miller, Dennis Erlich update, CoS staff log books paint an acronym-packed picture of life in the org, the Squirrelle plays cat and mouse, Diane comments on extracts from Keeping Scientology Working, Freedom magazine articles available, one CoS member's experience with Applied Scholastics schools, Tom K Update.

June 10, 1995 Highlights include threats against Jeff Jacobson, Allstate follow-up, Birthday Game suggestion, evidence about Andrew Milne's position, Chilocco Indians Sick of Narconon, KSW News exerpts, Ingram update, Tom K update, wire transfers for Erlich Fund, and sad experiences for leaver of Church.

June 4, 1995 Highlights include Dennis Erlich Update, LAPD denies 911 record, The Hunt for Eugene Ingram, Kim Baker's SP Declare, Author Services' tape transcripts, Pet Dianetics, an Education program in Scotland, Tony McClelland Responds again, Woody says Goodbye.

May 28, 1995 Highlights include the Blue Sky ruling, Dennis Update, the transfer of the Dennis fund to MoFo, more on Eugene Ingram and Grady Ward, an assault at the Scientology Anniversary event, a curious article in Keep Scientology Working, Vera departs Earthlink, and the CoS finally puts up a Web server.

May 22, 1995 Highlights include some intriguing interviews with Helena Kobrin and friends, Scientology demonstration statuses, legal history of the church, liens placed against it, and more. A small number of long items, but all of them choice; a must-read!

May 13, 1995. Highlights from anti-CoS protests from around the country; Australian charges of anti-CoS harassment; Dick Weigand's activities in the cult after his conviction; Gauntlet magazine publishes article on Scientology; Grady Ward harassment update; information on the Wollersheim Court Decision; Peter Green; South African report on Scientology; reports from German magazines.

May 7, 1995 Cult Seminar Update, Harlan Ellison witnesses the founding of Scientology, Freedom Magazine (CoS propaganda rag) in Clearwater, Retirement of "The Idiot", Scientology and the OkC bombing, and more.

April 30, 1995 Clams, Columbia, Dennis Erlich Update, FACTNet Archives, Mojo Nixon, harassment of ARS posters, and more.

April 23, 1995 A new affidavat, Bob Penny on Scientology's internal justice system, How to detect a Scientology infiltrator, more Harassment of Dennis Erlich, News from France, soc.religion.scientology, Hubbard's report card, and more.