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| Born | 1965 Germany |
| Occupation | software developer, writer |
| Nationality | German |
| Genre | computer programming, cult critic |
| Subject | Scientology, Relational database management system |
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| 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.
A Scientology run group, Religious Freedom Watch, has alleged that "Hausherr has been harassing the Church of Scientology since late 1994. His acts of hatred include making threats against parishioners by posting their names and businesses"
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
- 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) - "Anti-Religious Extremists Tilman Hausherr". Religious Freedom Watch.
{{cite news}}:|first=missing|last=(help) - 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.