Portland Observer, June 19, 1985, Page 3
METROPOLITAN
Scientologists leave Rose City
by Lamia Duke
GRASSROOT NEWS. N W —
Since May 17, Portland has experi­
enced an in flu x o f 10,000 Scientol­
ogists who believe a $39 m illion de­
cision by a Multnom ah County ju ry
posed a threat to the freedom o f
religion.
They protested at the courthouse,
marched on Salem and held a variety
o f free concerts to call the court de­
cision an assault on the First Amend­
ment and Portland became the place
for the Scientologists' Religious Free­
dom Crusade.
A parade o f musicians and cele­
brities followed the crusade with sup­
port, music and song. Among those
who came were A l Jarreau. Edgar
Winter, Chick Corea. Frank Stallone,
John Travolta and Michael Roberts.
Currently, they are heading home
awaiting a decision on whether a mis­
trial occurred because the p la in tiff
attorney pul their religion on trial
A decade ago, Julie Christofferson
became a Scientologist but was later
deprogrammed. In 1979 she filed suit
and won a $2 m illion judgment
against the church. The judgment was
later overturned by the appcls court.
The appeals court returned the
case fo r retrial, directing the lower
court to determine one narrow pur-
What is Scientology?
Scientology was founded by L. Ron
Hubbard who laid down a set o f prin­
cipals for individual application.
Through a counselling procedure
called Auditing, Scientology slates
that a person can improve his or her
ability to communicate and under
stand Scientology is pan-denomina­
tional It supplements rather than
substitutes a person’s religious be­
liefs.
Scwntologists uMintaMwd a downtown vigil
pose: Was she promised
gains or business gains?
spiritual
Scientologists said their religion
was placed on trial and records from
the trial proved that it was. The plain­
t if f s attorney told the jury that Scien­
tology was not a religion sinci her
Food drive begins
Customers at selected Shell stations
w ill be ask d to fill Salvation Arm y
food barrels as they fill their tanks,
beginning June 28.
Salvation Arm y officials are o p ti­
mistic this “ Drive for F ood" pro­
gram w ill help bolster food donations
during the summer months.
Salvation A rm y food collection
barrels w ill be placed at participating
Shell stations in the Port land-met ro
area and in the Willamette Valley
Barrels w ill be in place through A u ­
gust 10.
"W e have a critical need for lood
during the summer months,” said
Li. Col. David P Riley, commander
o f The Salvation A rm y ’s Cascade D i­
vision. "J u ly traditionally is our sec­
ond heaviest month in terms o f the
number o f people who come to us for
fixtd, so we're grateful Shell is get­
ting involved."
The “ Drive for F o o d " will run
in conjunction with Shell’ s SU 2, (XX)
anniversary celebration.
For more inform ation, contact The
Sals at ion Arm y at 234-0825.
Nicaragua teachers' tour set
"Nicaragua: A Two-Week Pro­
gram for Educators and Others”
will be offered by Lewis & ( lark C o l­
lege August 1-15.
Zaher Wahab, prolessor o l educa­
tion, w ill lead (he trip to Nicaragua.
The program w ill offer an overview of
the country’s education, culture,
economy and relations wnh ihe Unii-
ed Slates.
Participants w ill travel as a group
from Pori land lo Mexico Cily io
Managua and back. Arrangements in
Managua include nxtms al the I ido
Hotel, three meals a day, a micro-
bus and bilingual guide.
The program fee is $1,350 if taken
for credit; $1,277 without Early reg­
istration is recommended
I.Q. and eyesight did not improve.
pat Jones, a Scientologist since 1979,
said the church was not selling some­
thing. "T h is is an issue that is religion
based It’ s like saying my partiopa
lion in my religion did not enlarge me
as a spiritual being Do you sue that
religious denomination'’ ”
According to Scientologists, the
C hristofferson case placed their relig­
ion on trial Six anti-Scieniologists
testified on the religion o f Scientology
which was forbidden by the appellate
court In their literature. Scientolo­
gists said, "T h e seed o f religious in­
tolerance that have been sown in the
court room in Portland poses a grave
threat to all religions. If there is any
hope at all o f restoring religious lib ­
erty, the legal community must take a
firm stand to uphold the justice sys­
tem And take any action necessary to
effect an immediate reversal o f the
Portland jury verdict.”
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