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Religious Apartheid 1997 – Continuing Official Repression of Minority Religious Rights in Germany
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1. 1995 United States State Department Human Rights Report on Germany.
2. “Germany Enters Into Battle With Scientology Church” Amersfoortse Courant, 11 January 1996.
3. “Heavy Danger for the Democracy,” Der Spiegel, 27 November 1995; “Bonn Minister Attacks Scientology,” Reuter, 18 August 1996.
4. “Chairman of the CDU Calls for Scientologists to be Excluded from German Civil Service,” Die Welt, 28 November 1995; “Gunning for Thetans,” Focus Magazine, 18 August 1996.
5. Decision Minutes of the Permanent Conference of Ministers and Senators of Interior, 15 December 1995.
6. Preliminary Minutes, Conference of State Minister Presidents, Berlin, 7 March 1996.
7. “Bavaria is Firm Against Scientology,” Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 9 August 1996.
8. “Cities Want to Prevent Infiltration From Scientology,” Münchner Merkur, 31 August 1996.
9. “No Jobs For Scientologists in the Civil Service,” Nord West Zeitung, 20 August 1996.
10. “CDU Presents a Catalogue of Measures Against Scientology.” Welt Am Sonntag, 30 June 1996.
11. “Senate Asks for Contacts to Scientology: Even Publishing Houses are Asked for a Signature,” Der Tagesspiegel, 18 November 1995.
12. Letter of Uwe Metze, 21 June 1996.
13. “Scientologists are Undermining the Economy With Love Bombing and Life-Help,” Economy in Bremen, January 1996.
14. “No Business with Scientology,” Kolner Stadtanzeiger, 31 August 1996.
15. “Rech Warns Sport Clubs From Scientologists,” Badische Neueste Nachrichten, 4-5 May 1996.
16. “SPD For More Protection From Scientologists,” Stuttgarter Zeitung, 23 December 1995.
17. “Scherhag to Take Measures to Act Against Scientology,” Westerwälter Zeitung, 1996.
18. “Symbol Against the Scientology Organization,” Kreiszeitung Diepholz, 2 January 1996.
19. CDU Party Court Decision regarding Thomas Röder.
20. “Scientology is a Threat to Society,” Handwerk Special, February 1996.
21. “Scientologists in the District of the Chamber of Commerce,” Panorama Magazine, Chamber of Commerce of Lübeck, 1 April 1996.
22. Letter from ASB Management Center Heidelberg.
23. Statement from the Association of German Non-medical Practitioners Regarding Scientology.
24. German Network of Economics Ethics Assn., Declaration Against Scientology.
25. “Prevention Against Sects in Companies,” Conference Agenda.
26. “The Psycho Trap Scientology in Frankfurt: From the Sect to the Combine; The Sect of Profit,” Journal Frankfurt, 26 January - 8 February 1996.
27. Announcement on Scientology from the company “Josef Schmidt College.”
28. Announcement on Scientology from the company “Selectance Cosmetics,” 8 December 1995.
29. Wurth Der Montageprofi “sect filter” declaration clause disavowing membership in or sympathy with Scientology.
30. Letter from customer asking company to affirm that neither the company nor any employees are associated with Scientology.
31. “Commendable: A Business Declares Its Position,” Magazine Elektrobörse, December 1995.
32. “How Does One [a Scientologist] Behave?”, Market and Economy, December 1995.
33. “Do Not Buy From Scientology,” Die Woche, 15 August 1996.
34. “Prevention Against Sects in Companies,” Conference Agenda.
35. Ad in Focus Magazine: “False Scientologist; Clear Statement: I am not a Scientologist,” Girrbach Kontake, January 1996.
36. Club 55 Ad, Trainer Circle Newspaper.
37. Warsteiner Brewery Ad “WANTED: Looking for Persons Who Commit Character Assassination,” Hannoversche General Newspaper, 28 May 1996.
38. “State Prosecutor Investigates Scientology Suspicion,” Westfalenblatt Zeitung, January 1996.
39. “End of Character Assassination,” Magazine of the Federal Association for the Chimney-Sweep Handicraft, November 1995.
40. “Postbank Cancels Accounts of Scientology Sect,” Niedersachsische Allgemeine, 23 August 1996.
41. “CDU against Scientology - Young Union Collects Signatures,” Nord West Zeitung, 23 April 1996.
42. “The Last Battle?,” HH, 19 May 1996.
43. “Last Not Least,” Werben & Verkaufen, April 15 1996.
44. Affidavit of Gloria Schlüter.
45. “Broad Opposition Against Scientology” Kölner Stadt Anzeiger, 14 March 1996.
46. Letter from Postbank to New Era Publications Germany canceling its accounts on the grounds that the organization “supports” Scientology through publishing.
47. Affidavit of Heinz Stoll, 18 January 1996.
48. Report from Mario Vink, 12 January 1996.
49. Order of the President of the Federal Labor Office which instructs all labor offices to initiate special measures against suspected Scientologists.
50. Letter to Gerhard Waterkamp from Carl Freudenberg, November 1995; Report on Dismissal of Mr. Waterkamp Due To His Religious Beliefs.
51. Report of Martin Weller.
52. “Tom Cruise Film Under Attack,” Associated Press, August 1996.
53. “Travolta the Latest Anti-Scientology Target” Star, 30 August 1996.
54. “Travolta Film to be Scrutinized by German Ministry,” Agence France Presse, 28 August 1996; “Writer Slams Campaign Against ’Phenomenon’ as Censorship,” Agence France Presse, 31 August 1996.
55. “Outraged CSU sect-expert: Scientologist Performs at the Jazz Week,” Suddeutsche Zeitung, 21 March 1996.
56. “Jazz and Scientology: Dispute in the CSU,” AZ München, 22 March 1996; “Top pianist - and Scientologist Chick Corea at the International Jazz Week in Burghausen,” Schwabische Zeitung, 23 March 1996; “Burghausen - Sect-Dispute about Jazz Festival,” BILD München, 22 March 1996.
57. “Performance by Jazz-Scientologist Prohibited,” Abendzeitung Munich, 13 April 1996.
58. “Bad Marks For The Master Of The Schools. Stoibers Deputy is Becoming Unpopular,” Abendzeitung Munich, 20-21 April 1996.
59. Bavaria is Firm Against Scientology,” Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, August 9, 1996; “Bavaria Takes Up the Fight,” Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung August 8, 1996.
60. “Gerster Speaks in Favor of Prohibition,” Rheinzeitung, 28 June 1996.
61. “Gerster Speaks in Favor of Prohibition,” Rheinzeitung, 28 June 1996.
62. “Contact to Scientology: Concert cancelled,” Allgäuer Newspaper, 13 March 1996.
63. “Park Hotel Shuts Exhibition,” Ahrensburger Zeitung, 30 May 1996.
64. “Enlightenment About the Scientology Organization,” Bavarian Ministry for School, Culture, Science and Arts, 5 March 1996.
65. “New Year Reception of the Lutheran Academy, Church and State Go Hand in Hand, Closer Coordination in Dealing With Sects is Desired,” Suddeutsche Zeitung, 19 January 1996.
66. “All Clear? Information about Scientology,” Schulreport, April 1996.
67. “Drastic Comics on Psycho-Terror, Ickstatt-School Wants to Warn of Scientology by an Exhibition,” Süddeutsche Zeitung, 21 March 1996.
68. Photos of comics and posters from exhibition.
69. “Lecture About Scientology,” Münchner Merker, 22 April 1996.
70. Action Day of the class 8a, 22 December 1995, “Psycho cults (youth sects) - especially Scientology.”
71. Letter to the Werner-von-Siemens-Realschule regarding Scientology from Counselor for the Ministry, 14 December 1995.
72. Action Day of the class 8a. Letter to Bavarian Ministry for Education, Cult Science and Arts from Georg Stoffel, 23 April 1996.
73. Although under continuous “investigation” by hostile authorities, the Church of Scientology is duly incorporated under German law and has never been found guilty of any crime. The Church has rigorously adhered to the laws in Germany as it is a fundamental tenet of the Scientology religion to observe the laws of the land.
74. “Recent Incidents of Bomb Threats and Other Threats.”
75. Anonymous Letter received 29 April 1996.
76. April 1996 anonymous flyer left near the Church in Berlin.
77. Letter threatening Scientologists with “a gruesome death.”
78. Anonymous threat left on 16 March 1996 at the Dianetics Center Steindaum, Hamburg. Affidavit of Olha Kossar, 21 June 1996.
79. Affidavit of Gloria Schlüter.
80. Report regarding the Young Union event in Hamburg: “Insects like Scientology need to be eradicated from society,” 25 June 1996.
81. Postcard threatening violence.
82. Threats received by the Hamburg Church in November 1995.
83. Report of parishioner in Frankfurt.
84. Signed by Germany on 9 October 1968 and ratified on 17 December 1973.
85. Human Rights Committee, United Nations, General Comment No. 22 (48) on Art. 18, ICPR, adopted by the Committee at the 48 Session on 20 July 1993, UN Document CCPR/C/21/Rev. 1/Add. 4/27 September 1993.
86. Mr. Jules Deschenes of the UN Sub-Commission defined a minority as “a group of citizens of a State, constituting a numerical minority and in a non-dominant position in that State, endowed with ethnic, religious or linguistic characteristics which differ from those of the majority of the population, having a sense of solidarity with one another, motivated by a collective will to survive and whose aim is to achieve equality with the majority in fact and law.” A strikingly similar definition which is also widely accepted is contained in the UN Study on the Rights of Persons Belonging to Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities by Francis Capotorti. Scientologists compose less than .037% of the German population and clearly fit within this definition of religious minorities.
87. Application No. 3798/68, X and Church of Scientology vs. Sweden, Dec. 05.05.79, D.R. 16 p. 68; Application No. 8282/78 - Church of Scientology and Members v. Sweden, Dec. 14.07.80, D.R. 21, p. 109.
88. See, e.g., Church of Scientology Hamburg v. Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, (Administrative Appeal Court of Hamburg, August 24, 1994) (Article 4 of the German Constitution prohibited the City of Hamburg from funding the distribution of propaganda pamphlets designed, not to inform the public objectively about Scientology, but, rather, to scare the public away from Scientology through propaganda); Scientology Mission Frankfurt v. City of Frankfurt, (Administrative Court of Frankfurt am Main, September 4, 1990) (As a religious organization engaged in fundraising for religious purposes, the Frankfurt Mission was entitled to a special use permit for evangelism on the city’s streets); Padin v. Mission der Scientology, Frankfurt/Main, (Regional Court of Frankfurt/Main, June 7, 1989) (Scientology is a religion and the receipt of religious services in return for a contribution is not a commercial transaction, so former church member was not entitled to a refund for moneys paid in connection with religious services actually received); Church of Scientology Berlin v. Land of Berlin, (Administrative Court of Berlin, October 12, 1988) (As a religious organization engaged in fundraising for religious purposes, the Berlin Church was entitled to a special use permit for evangelism on the city’s streets); In the Register Association Case concerning the Registration of the Scientology Church Celebrity Center Hamburg, (Superior Court of Hamburg, February 17, 1988) (The Scientology Church Celebrity Center Hamburg had the characteristics of a church and was entitled to recognition of its judicial existence through registration as a church); People v. Karl Friedrich Munz, (District Court Stuttgart, January 30, 1985) (Member of Stuttgart Mission could not be prosecuted for religious evangelism on city streets).
89. “UN Rights Body Urges German Restraint,” Reuters, 5 November, 1996.
90. “Bubis Criticizes Actions against Scientology,” Berliner Morgenpost, 1 November, 1996.
91. Report of the Special Rapporteur on Religious Intolerance to the Human Rights Commission of the United Nations Regarding the Application of the Declaration on the Elimination of ALL Forms of Intolerance Based on Religion or Belief, December, 1994.
92. 1995 United States State Department Human Rights Report on Germany.
93. 1994 Human Rights Report, United States Department of State, 1 February 1995.
94. 1993 Human Rights Report, United States Department of State, 1 February 1994.
95. “Human Rights and Democratization in Unified Germany”. Prepared by the Staff of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, Washington, D.C., September 1993.
96. Letter dated 31 July 1996 to United States Secretary of State Warren Christopher.
97. Letter dated June 14 1996 to United States Secretary of State Warren Christopher.
98. Letters dated June 19 1996 and August 30 1996 to United States Secretary of State Warren Christopher.
99. Letter dated 29 July 1996 from Department of State Office of Legislative Affairs to Chairman Gilman.
100. Letter from Congressman Carlos Moorhead to Juergen Chroberg, German Ambassador to Washington.
101. Handbook on Religious Liberty Around the World (Rutherford Institute 1996).
102. “Scholars Demand Resolution of German Abuses of Religious Liberty,” CESNUR Press Release August 1996.
103. “Scientology and Populism,” Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 6 September 1996.
104. “German Parliamentarian Raps Bavaria on Scientology” Reuters, 1 November 1996.
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