“Most of the speakers expressed concern about what they’d heard about the religion, which Linowes and Blocher attorney Bruce Dean addressed. Dean has been representing the property owner through their presentations and applications to the county.There’s been some discussion about Scientology and how it’s bad,” Dean said. Though others may judge Scientologists’ beliefs or practices, he said, “I don’t know. I’m a land-use attorney.”
SOCIAL BETTERMENT PROPERTIES INTERNATIONAL (SBPI) WAS FORMED TO ACQUIRE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN BUILDINGS AND OTHER REAL ESTATE UTILIZED BY SOCIAL BETTERMENT ORGANIZATIONS CARRYING OUT PROGRAMS THAT UTILIZE TECHNOLOGY AND METHODS DEVELOPED BY L. RON HUBBARD AND THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH AND SUPPORTED BY THE SCIENTOLOGY RELIGION.
Rodgers said the Narconon center is not intended to be a recruiting tool for the Church of Scientology and that Narconon is “a non-religious program.”
The Frederick County Council voted Tuesday to postpone a decision on a historic designation for the Scientology-affiliated drug treatment center planned for Thurmont....
Holy bitch-slap smackeroos! The AP did a shortened version of the above story that is spreading fairly quick! This being the highest profile reprint I've seen so far:Some Fight Drug Rehab Center At Former Presidential Retreathttp://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2015/04/08/some-fight-drug-rehab-center-at-former-presidential-retreat/