http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:59:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25241/narconon-rehab-called-front-for-scientology http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25241/narconon-rehab-called-front-for-scientology#comments Fri, 22 Oct 2010 09:59:26 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=25241 A father claims Narconon International and the Association for Living and Education International are fronts for Scientology, and that he paid them $35,500 for "essentially worthless treatment" for his drug-addicted son.

He says the groups run rehab programs "to enrich themselves and to provide a recruit base for the Church of Scientology rather than to provide competent treatment for chemical dependency."]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25241/narconon-rehab-called-front-for-scientology/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23341/narconon-sued http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23341/narconon-sued#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:19:37 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23341 A Florida man is suing Narconon Southern California, saying a brief stint in its Newport Beach drug rehab house subjected him to sexual assault, unwanted medication and demeaning work.

In the suit, Mendoza also complains about Scientology being practiced at Narconon. “It was never revealed that Narconon is a Scientology facility."]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23341/narconon-sued/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22595/narconon-scientolog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22595/narconon-scientolog#comments Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:07:34 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22595 The Mental Health Council of Australia has strongly criticised Victoria's national parks authority for leasing a historic public building rent free to a drug treatment service connected to Scientology.

The council's chief executive says a group with secret treatment methods should not be able to use a public asset at a time when Australia is desperate for community treatment centres.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22595/narconon-scientolog/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20820/narcanon-scientology-quackery http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20820/narcanon-scientology-quackery#comments Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:51:02 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20820/narcanon-scientology-quackery http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20820/narcanon-scientology-quackery/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17057/revealed-how-scientologists-infiltrated-britains-schools http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17057/revealed-how-scientologists-infiltrated-britains-schools#comments Sun, 07 Jan 2007 06:39:17 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17057/revealed-how-scientologists-infiltrated-britains-schools http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17057/revealed-how-scientologists-infiltrated-britains-schools/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/9575/drug-addicts-sent-to-scientologists http://www.religionnewsblog.com/9575/drug-addicts-sent-to-scientologists#comments Wed, 01 Dec 2004 21:32:59 +0000 Religion News Blog http:/?p=9575 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/9575/drug-addicts-sent-to-scientologists/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/8495/narconon-banned-from-sf-schools http://www.religionnewsblog.com/8495/narconon-banned-from-sf-schools#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2004 18:33:16 +0000 Religion News Blog http:/?p=8495 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/8495/narconon-banned-from-sf-schools/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/8336/dugs-rehabilitation-centre-opens-in-st-leonards http://www.religionnewsblog.com/8336/dugs-rehabilitation-centre-opens-in-st-leonards#comments Sat, 14 Aug 2004 00:03:55 +0000 Religion News Blog http:/?p=8336 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/8336/dugs-rehabilitation-centre-opens-in-st-leonards/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/7783/rape-at-drug-treatment-center-alleged http://www.religionnewsblog.com/7783/rape-at-drug-treatment-center-alleged#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2004 01:34:19 +0000 Religion News Blog http:/?p=7783 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/7783/rape-at-drug-treatment-center-alleged/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/7709/state-launches-probe-into-narconon-anti-drug-program http://www.religionnewsblog.com/7709/state-launches-probe-into-narconon-anti-drug-program#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2004 20:23:23 +0000 Religion News Blog http:/?p=7709 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/7709/state-launches-probe-into-narconon-anti-drug-program/feed 0