Religion and Spirituality: Scientology: Church of Scientology: News and Media

Johnson Blakely Pope Bokor Ruppel & Burns hired to represent the Church in legal affairs in Clearwater. Partner Ed Armstrong will handle the account. [St. Petersburg Times]

The Church saves 100-year-old live oak tree by moving it to make way for new building in Clearwater, Florida. [St. Petersburg Times]

Hollywood-style ground breaking event in Clearwater celebrates the launch of construction on the new building. [St. Petersburg Times]

Downtown Clearwater undergoing upgrade: prospect of new jobs from a relocating software giant, photos and artist renditions of properties of the Church of Scientology. [Florida Sustainable Communities Center]

Travolta on his career and the German attitude toward Scientology. Excerpts. [Stern]

Feature story on the fastest-growing Scientology church in the country. [Kansas City Star]

Coverage of Dutch case in which the Church's contention is upheld: that linking to a site that infringes copyrights is itself an infringement. [CNET News.com]

With help from the Citizens Commission on Human Rights, Florida state Rep. Larry Crow sponsored a bill to restore parental authority over treatments given to their kids in school. [St. Petersburg Times]

The Church reaches out to the community in Clearwater, and some civic leaders are responding. [St. Petersburg Times]

A senior Cisco official has lent her name to an article which praises training methods based on the teachings of L. Ron Hubbard. [The Register]

Support for embattled city manager is a sign of a thaw in relations between the city of Clearwater and the Church. [St. Petersburg Times]

Several commentaries claiming bias in St. Petersburg Times coverage, and taking up events affecting the Church in Clearwater. [St. Petersburg Times]

Complaining about the spin put on news coverage, three readers discuss the Church's legal battles in Clearwater. [St. Petersburg Times]

The Church won a partial victory when a judge dismissed one of four counts in a 4-year-old wrongful death lawsuit filed by the estate of Lisa McPherson. [St. Petersburg Times]

Covers the race for Clearwater City Commissioner, where the swing votes came from a heavily Scientologist precinct. [St. Petersburg Times]

Photo and description of renovations of new hotel catering to parishioners coming to Clearwater for advanced Scientology studies and counseling. [St. Petersburg Times]