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
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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.
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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
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