Home Weather Lottery Classifieds Sports Comics Interact AP Wire Web Specials David Miscavige, the seldom-seen leader of the church, comes forth in his first newspaper interview to talk of a more peaceful time for Scientology. Stories by THOMAS C. TOBIN Photos by ROBIN DONINA SERNE of the Times Staff Called intense by his friends, David Miscavige, 38, has been Scientologys leader for 11 years. ...

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Home Weather Lottery Classifieds Sports Comics Interact AP Wire Web Specials Church pleads innocent to criminal charges The Church of Scientology requests a jury trial in the case of member Lisa McPherson, who died in 1995. By THOMAS C. TOBIN St. Petersburg Times, published December 1, 1998 LEARWATER -- The Church of Scientology pleaded innocent Monday to criminal charges that it mistreated and ...

Home Weather Lottery Classifieds Sports Comics Interact AP Wire Web Specials Scientology promises long fight The church will vigorously battle charges in the Lisa McPherson case, an attorney says. By THOMAS C. TOBIN St. Petersburg Times, published December 16, 1998 LEARWATER -- The Church of Scientology has notified the Pinellas court system that it plans to mount a long and complex legal ...

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Home Weather Lottery Classifieds Sports Comics Interact AP Wire Web Specials Former Scientologist shares familiar tale of force-feeding Church officials say the Denmark man's allegations lack credibility in a case similar to that of Lisa McPherson. By THOMAS C. TOBIN St. Petersburg Times, published December 5, 1998 LEARWATER -- A former Scientologist from Denmark said Friday that he helped force ...

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Home Weather Lottery Classifieds Sports Comics & Games Interact AP Wire Web Specials Public service ads banned from buses The transit authority limits ads to commercial transactions after anti-Scientology messages draw church protest. By THOMAS C. TOBIN St. Petersburg Times, published February 25, 1999 LARGO -- Pinellas County's transit agency has decided its buses will not be a public forum for ...

Home Weather Lottery Classifieds Sports Comics Interact AP Wire Web Specials McPherson relatives lead protest Protesters gather in a somber ceremony outside the Fort Harrison Hotel, where Lisa McPherson spent her final days. By THOMAS C. TOBIN St. Petersburg Times, published December 6, 1998 LEARWATER -- Relatives of Lisa McPherson made a tear-filled trip Saturday night to the Scientology hotel ...

Home Weather Lottery Classifieds Sports Comics Interact AP Wire Web Specials High profile couple never pairs church and state Greta Van Susteren and her husband, John Coale, rub shoulders with notables in the nation's capital, they involve themselves in controversial legal cases, they like Florida living. But you rarely hear them speak of their religion, Scientology. By MARY JACOBY St.

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Home Weather Lottery Classifieds Sports Comics Interact AP Wire Web Specials Scientology's new tack Church of Scientology officials now admit they made a mistake in the case of the Lisa McPherson, who died in the organization's care, but questions remain. By EDITORIAL St. Petersburg Times, published November 20, 1998 hen Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney Bernie McCabe filed two criminal charges ...

Home Weather Lottery Classifieds Sports Comics Interact AP Wire Web Specials Church, critics may share path A permit mix-up results in Scientology and its protesters both claiming the right to use a sidewalk near the Fort Harrison Hotel this weekend. By THOMAS C. TOBIN St. Petersburg Times, published December 3, 1998 LEARWATER -- In what is fast becoming a local tradition, the Church of ...

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Home Weather Lottery Classifieds Sports Comics & Games Interact AP Wire Web Specials PSTA aims to avoid ad flap The transit agency is examining its policies after anti-Scientology ads were posted on county buses in December, sparking a legal debate. By THOMAS C. TOBIN St. Petersburg Times, published January 28, 1999 CLEARWATER -- A vigorous complaint last month from the Church of Scientology has ...

Home Weather Lottery Classifieds Sports Comics Interact AP Wire Web Specials Scientologists buy Red Cross building By THOMAS C. TOBIN St. Petersburg Times, published December 29, 1998 LEARWATER -- The Church of Scientology has completed the latest in a series of land purchases that will help clear the way for its downtown expansion project. Property records show that Scientology recently spent ...

Home Weather Lottery Classifieds Sports Comics Interact AP Wire Web Specials Church's complaints take buses off road Scientologists say side panels on the buses carried ads attacking their church, violating state law. By THOMAS C. TOBIN St. Petersburg Times, published December 9, 1998 LEARWATER -- Pinellas County's transit chief pulled 10 buses off the road Sunday after the Church of Scientology ...

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Home Weather Lottery Classifieds Sports Comics Interact AP Wire Web Specials State takes middle road against Scientology Colleagues of State Attorney Bernie McCabe say charging the church, not the members, and deciding against a manslaughter charge walks the line between acting too harshly and too weakly. By THOMAS C. TOBIN St. Petersburg Times, published November 23, 1998 LEARWATER -- Bob ...

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