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Church of Scientology Details Error in Lawrence Wright’s Book

His fact checking consisted of about a dozen esoteric and obtuse questions, six of which concerned the brand of cigarettes L. Ron Hubbard smoked.
The Daily Beast
added Jan 23, 2013 14:39
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[India] Calendar showing Jesus with beer, cigarette angers Christian bodies

Lawyers Vikram E Amolik and Pankaj K Bhandari have filed private criminal complaints regarding the calendar before a Pune court and the matter is expected to come up for hearing soon, Dias added.
DNA India (in)
added Jan 22, 2013 12:25
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Lawrence Wright's scrupulous reporting in 'Going Clear' aims facts at Scientology

"Even as Hubbard was inventing the doctrine, each of his decisions and actions would become enshrined in Scientology lore as something to be emulated -- his cigarette smoking, for instance, which is still a feature of the church's culture at the upper lev
Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer
added Jan 23, 2013 14:36
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[Ohio] Bible study group blends stogies with Scripture

It's a twice-a-month Bible study group that meets at Cigar Cigars, a storefront smoke shop in a Rocky River shopping plaza. "It's an opportunity to get out of the cold, have a cigar and learn some Bible," says Larry Gilbert, tapping the burning end of h
Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer
added Jan 23, 2013 03:46
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[Saudi Arabia] Smoking ban in holy cities stays

Officials in Makkah and Madinah have denied rumors that they were about to lift the ban on tobacco sales in the two holy cities. They reaffirmed that no new licenses for selling tobacco, cigarettes and hubble-bubble will be issued. Many cafes suffer heav
Arab News (sa)
added Jan 15, 2013 13:29
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Egypt Lawsuit Seeking to Close Eastern Tobacco Delayed to Feb. 3

The lawsuit, filed in March 2012, seeks the withdrawal of Eastern Co. (EAST)’s license to operate and the closure of its plants on grounds the production of cigarettes and the tobacco used in water pipes runs counter to the principles of Islamic law, as s
Bloomberg News
added Jan 8, 2013 12:40
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[UK] FAIRWEATHER: God knows how I finally quit smoking

Could a higher power succeed where acupuncture, drugs and nicotine patches had failed - by terminating a 40-a-day habit?
Electronic Telegraph (uk)
added Jan 4, 2013 09:40
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Islamists’ Harsh Justice Is on the Rise in North Mali

dozens of other residents have been publicly flogged with camel-hair whips or tree branches for offenses like smoking, or even for playing music on the radio. Several were whipped in Gao on Monday for smoking in public, an official said,
New York Times
added Dec 28, 2012 19:48
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[Egypt] Islamists 'ban' smoking in Sinai

An Islamist group in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula threatened to launch a crusade against drug use and cigarette smoking in the lawless desert region on Wednesday, prompting fears about the growing influence of radical groups in post-revolutionary Egypt.
Reuters
added Dec 27, 2012 05:28
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[California] RIVERSIDE: Tobacco Blessing Ceremony held at UCR

Native Americans from Inland Southern California gathered on the Interdisciplinary Building lawn Dec. 4 to perform a Serrano-Cahuilla ceremony blessing the structure that houses the California Center for Native Nations.
Riverside (CA) Press-Enterprise
added Dec 18, 2012 10:13
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