http://www.metafilter.com/tags/scientologists Posts tagged with 'scientologists' at MetaFilter. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:52:13 -0800 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:52:13 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/76504/More%2Dfun%2Dwith%2DScientology Recently, everyone who pre-ordered a certain book on Amazon.co.uk <a href="http://rejecter.blogspot.com/2008/11/moment-for-grandstanding.html">received a letter</a> notifying them "This item has been removed from sale for <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/11/11/amazon_pulls_scientology_expose/print.html">legal reasons</a>." Amazon.com claims the book is temporarily out of stock. The book? <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1903582849/metafilter-20/ref=nosim/"><em>The Complex: An Insider Exposes the Covert World of the Church of Scientology</em></a> by John Duignan. Interestingly, on November 5th, <a href="http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/amazon/archives/153991.asp">Tom Cruise</a> attended an "all hands" meeting of Amazon.com bigwigs. <a href="http://www.tomcruisefan.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=1023&pos=0">Photos.</a> A random coincidence? What about all those one and two-star reviews that <a href="http://glosslip.com/2008/04/18/more-scientology-censoring-amazoncom-review-guidelines-disallow-critics-of-authors-or-their-intentions/">kept disappearing</a> from books like <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/140314446X/metafilter-20/ref=nosim/"><em>Dianetics</em></a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0884044181/metafilter-20/ref=nosim/"><em>Science of Survival</em></a>? tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.76504 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:52:13 -0800 amazon amazoncom censorship clams libel scientologists scientology tomcruise changeling http://www.metafilter.com/10521/ <a href="http://www.sacbee.com/news/calreport/data/N2001-09-17-2015-0.html">Scientologists accused of misrepresenting themselves during the terror attack crisis</a> This cult filled with terrible people (at the top) and saps below. Note the service they claim to provide during the crisis. The problem is that in America (unlike German, say) any one claiming to be religious gets away with whatever madness or evil they want. tag:metafilter.com,2001:site.10521 Tue, 18 Sep 2001 10:04:05 -0800 brokenlink cult lronhubbard scam scientologists scientology september11 Postroad