"THERE WAS such contrast between what Scientology did publicly in its first few
months in Clearwater, and what went on secretly in the Guardian office in the Fort
Harrison.
Oh, the church lost no time in letting the community know that its velvet glove
concealed a rock-hard fist. On Feb. 6, just a week after Maren's announcement, the
church filed a $1 -million lawsuit against Mayor Gabriel Cazares — a consistent critic
of the secrecy with which United Churches came to Clearwater — accusing him of libel,
slander and violation of the church's civil rights. But five days later, the public was invited
to an open house at the Fort Harrison. About 500 people showed up and they found the old
hotel looking better, cleaner."
This was the first large attempt by local media to cover what had been happening between Clearwater and Scientology.
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