Logan H. Merrill
Investigative Reporter
ABOUT
Logan graduated from Brandeis University under the writing tutelage of famed playwright William Gibson. After authoring scripts for film and television, Logan shifted his focus to online journalism. He specializes in media and ethics, human rights and psychiatric abuse.
LATEST STORIES
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Bipartisan Congressional Vote Reauthorizes US Commission on International Religious Freedom for Two More Years
Responsible for monitoring the universal right to religious freedom worldwide, USCIRF’s reauthorization was signed into law by the President against a backdrop of a survey showing a new high of governmental restrictions on religion.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Sex Trafficking Stings Nationwide Snare Hundreds of Arrests, Rescue Victims
Law enforcement reminds men that buying sex is not a “victimless crime,” but one that harms the most vulnerable members of society, who are often enslaved.
SCIENTOLOGISTS
Ray Pound Works on “The Other Side of the Glass”—Quietly Feeding America with Innovative Ways to Help Food Grow
Keeping food plentiful and affordable depends on science, and that includes the greenhouses designed and created to solve problems most people never think about.
VOLUNTEERISM
After Helene Ripped Through Florida, Scientology Volunteer Ministers Arrived in Force
In Pinellas County, some 400 Scientology Volunteer Ministers are providing aid and comfort in a region where the heat alone can kill the vulnerable. Available on a moment’s notice, their mission is to carry out their motto: “Something can be done about it.”
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Roundtable Discussion About the Future of Faith Leadership Held in Memory of First AME Pastor Chip Murray
After shepherding his flock at First AME for decades, his “Passing the Mantle” program at the USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture trained the next generation.
MENTAL HEALTH
Psychiatry Attempts to Improve Its Horrible Image by Befriending Religions—While Denigrating Faith
With 60 percent of parishioners preferring clergy for mental health support, psychiatrists are looking for ways to improve their dismal trust rating with the public. Perhaps they would be better served ending psychiatric abuse.
CHURCHES
Church of Scientology of New York Celebrates 20 Years as an Ideal Organization Serving America’s Crossroads—and the World’s
Since its opening as an Ideal Church on September 26, 2004, the spiritual home of the Scientology religion in the Big Apple has been on a mission to offer help and hope for New Yorkers on the path to freedom.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Andrea Powell’s New Memoir Urges “a Total Revolution of Compassion” in the Fight for Survivors of Sex Trafficking
As Americans celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act, human rights champion Andrea Powell’s new memoir shows us we still have a very long way to go.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Faith Is More Important Than Ever to Americans, New Study Finds
Six thousand Americans underline the importance of religious life; illustrate a clear separation between politics and faith. Americans overwhelmingly understand the difference—and want religious pluralism.
DRUG PREVENTION
From Addict to Advocate, He’s Fighting Drugs and Drug Crime in Italy as Part of Foundation for a Drug-Free World
Nearly dead from drugs at 19, Oreste Depaoli took a new path, and is saving lives and cleaning up communities from the endless misery of drugs.
