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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 20, 1997)
Church wins lawsuit Acclaimed Qospel singers The C hurch o f Scientology Inter national announced victory and “ the end o f an era o f religious te rro rism ” after w in n in g a libel suit by a leader of the fo rm e r cu lt Awareness N et w ork . T oby Palmer The netw ork's form er executive director, C ynthia Kisser, had sued the Church fo r lib e llin g her a “ long tim e advocate o f fo rcib le restraint C '^nQ eneration and assault conducted under the guise o f “ deprogram m ing” in the C hurch’ s Freedom magazine sev eral years ago. perform across the county. The ju ry decision came after a tria l that lasted 11 days in C hicago Federal Court. The C hurch presented extensive testim ony and evidence o f K isse r’ s a f f ilia t io n w ith n o to r io u s “ deprogram mers” ... those w ho en For information call Maria Russell at (301) 967-1038 gage in the often unlaw ful and mostly unsuccessful practice o f fo rc ib ly extricating and in d ivid u a l fro m a re lig io n . The decision fo llo w s a series o f other legal blow s to the group, in cluding a W ashington state court Call 503-288-0033 to Advertise In (Llie ÏJnvtlanù (Dhseritcr * * 1 judgm ent aw arding $1 m illio n in punitive damages against the net w o rk fo r th e fa ile d , u n la w fu l deprogram m ing attempt o f a young Christian man. Obituary T h e g ro u p file d fo r b a n k ru p tc y h o p in g to c o n tin u e its o p e ra tio n s w h ile a v o id in g its o b lig a tio n s , b u t i t ’ s hopes w e re s h o rt liv e d and th e g ro u p w as o rd e re d in to liq u id a tio n w h e n e v id e n c e re ve a le d th a t it was im p ro p e rly se e kin g to a v o id re s p o n s ib ility fo r its a c tio n s and d ebts. T he g ro u p w as p u rch a se d by a p riv a te la w y e r and has since been re - fo r m e d w it h a m u l t i - f a it h b o a rd o f d ire c to rs , and a p o lic y o f re lig io u s to le ra n c e and e d u c a tio n s . It's new directors prom ote that the g ro u p now p re v e n ts deprogram m ings on a regular basis, provides factual in fo rm a tio n and helps reconcile fa m ily difference, all activities they say the old net w o rk claim ed to be doing. Cox Funeral Home Inc. Gladys Violet Shephard G la d y s V io le t S hepard w as b o rn on N o v . 17, 1917 in B is m a rc k , N .D . to W illia m A . and Sarah E. M a rs h a ll. She liv e d f o r 33 y e a rs in Y a k im a , W ash, b e fo re m o v in g to P o rtla n d in 1960. She was m a rrie d on Sept. 9, 1940 to C la re n c e A . S he p h a rd H e r o c c u p a tio n was a h o m e m a ke r. She was a m e m b e r o f St. Paul C .O .G .I.C . c h u rc h w hen she fir s t cam e to P o rtla n d and she becam e a c h a rte r m e m b e r African choir performs in Oregon A m ong the countless victim s caught up in con flic ts in such places as southern Sudan, Rwanda, Albania, Romania, and Bosnia are thousands o f c h il dren. o f Em m anuel another group - amazing young survivors o f the worst kinds o f w o rld tragedies. The tw e n ty-six young members o f the A frica n C h ild re n ’ s C h o ir are currently touring the Untied States and Canada raising th e ir voices to help other children in crisis. Friends in the West, and interna tional humanitarian organization, w hich form ed the first A frica n C h ild re n ’ s C h o ir more than a decade ago, w ill soon be o ffe rin g a concert o f u p liftin g , jo y - fille d music in yo u r area. The ch o ir members, w ho travel the U nited States and Canada by bus, o ffe r their com bination o f native A frica n , A m erican gospel, and mainstream popular tunes to audiences a, local churches and p ublic audi torium s. T h e ir concerts are free and open to the p ublic; donations w ill be accepted. The children stay in homes with local families and learn about North American culture as they share insight about F u ll L a rry A ., Jack L ., R a ym o n d W , R o g e r L ., a ll o f P o rtla n d ; D o n a ld E. o f S eattle and K e n T e rry and D o ro th y G ra tto n - H a rt o f S e a ttle and M a ry E. W illia m s o f Y a k im a . W ash. B u ria l fo llo w e d at L in c o ln M e m o ria l P ark in P o rtla n d . She leaves to m o u rn her hus band C la re n c e A . o f P o rtla n d ; e ig h t sons, C la re n c e R. o f S u rv iv o rs a lso in c lu d e 31 g ra n d c h ild re n and 27 g re a t g ra n d c h ild re n . She was preceeded in death by a g ra n d so n , three b o rth e rs , Issaquah, W a sh .; W illia m A ., a siste r, a n e p h e w and a niece. o Gresham, Saturday at 6 & 7:30 p.m., E asthill Four Christian Church Portland, Sunday, Aug 3 1 at 9:30 & 11 a m. Sunset Presbyterian Church Vancouver, Sunday, Aug 3 1 at 6 p.m., Glad Tidings CHARLENE COX TANNER Manager JEROME G. TANNER A. Funeral Director The Loss o f a loved one is always a traumatic experience. lint it can he made easier i f you contact a facility that has you r interest at heart. 2736 NE Rodney, Portland, OR 97212 SIZZLIN'SEVENS! SAFEWAY FO O D & DRUG Look For Your Safeway Weekly Shopping Guide Beef Chuck Steak EXPIRES 8/26/97 • SAVE up Io $1.02 lb. 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