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| Born | 1965 Germany |
| Occupation | software developer, writer |
| Nationality | German |
| Genre | computer programming, cult critic |
| Subject | Scientology, Relational database management system |
| Website | |
| http://www.xenu.de/ | |
Template:ScientologySeries Tilman Hausherr is a German citizen born 1965 and living in Berlin, Germany. He is a software developer and the author of the software Xenu's Link Sleuth, but he is best known for his criticism of Scientology.
Scientology critic
He has been described as a "critic of Scientology", an "anti cult-figure", and an "anti-cultist" . Hausherr maintains a website with material related to Scientology, including the the Scientology celebrities FAQ, as well as the FAQ: Scientology in Germany (2001), which was cited as a reference by Salon.
In 1998, Scientology sent a letter to Hausherr, telling him to remove altered Scientology images from his Web site. Parody alterations included changing the Scientology "S" to a dollar sign, as well as elongating the nose of the president of the organization, which was a comparison to Pinocchio, a liar. In the course of the dispute Compuserve - hosting the pages and altered images - blocked his website for TOS violation. Hausherr had maintained that the altering of the images showed that this was a fair use parody.
Tech sector
Aside from his work at a branch of Siemens AG Hausherr has contributed to the magazine Berliner Dialog, published until 2005 by the non-profit organization Dialog Zentrum Berlin e.V..
Sources credit Hausherr for coining the term "Sporgery" in the Usenet newsgroup alt.religion.scientology, to which he is a regular contributor.
Hausherr's Xenu's Link Sleuth software was called the "fastest link-checking software" by PC Magazine.
References
- Tilman Hausherr's "Zauber FAQ" of 21 June 1995
- Kent, Stephen A. (2003). "Scientology and the European Human Rights Debate: A Reply to Leisa Goodman, J. Gordon Melton, and the European Rehabilitation Project Force Study". Marburg Journal of Religion. 8 (1).
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - Hexham, Irving (1999). ""Verfassungsfeindlich": Church, State, And New Religions In Germany". Nova Religio. 2 (2): 208–227.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - Cowan, Douglas E. (2002). "Cult Apology: A Modest (Typological) Proposal" (PDF).
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help); Unknown parameter|booktitle=ignored (help) - Hudson, David., Scientology's "Holocaust" : Is Hollywood on the wrong side in Germany's "Church" vs. state furor?, Salon, February 25, 1997.
Although the organization has lost many cases, it has won a few. (Several of the landmark cases are outlined in Tilman Hausherr's "FAQ: Scientology in Germany".)
- ^ Macavinta, Courtney (January 29, 1998). "Scientologists in trademark disputes" (in English). CNET News.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - Zehnder, Matthias W. (1998). "Extremismus im Internet" (in german). Birkhäuser Verlag.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - Hartwig, Renate (2002). Die Schattenspieler (3rd ed.). Direct Verlag. p. 194/195. ISBN 3935264021.
{{cite book}}: Check|isbn=value: checksum (help) - Berliner Dialog 1/2000
- Berliner Dialog Article by Tilman Hausherr, "Helnwein und Scientology"
- Berliner Dialog all existing issues 1995-2005
- Attack of the Robotic Poets, ZDNet, by Kevin Poulsen, May 06, 1999.
- "70 assists for a winning site.(WEB BUILDER'S TOOLKIT)", PC Magazine, April 23, 2002.