We had so much fun at the Reason Rally in 2012 we had already planned on going again this year. But then, the organizers were kind enough to ask us if we’d give the event a plug. Why sure!
If you have Saturday, June 4 free and can be in Washington DC, you should come to the Lincoln Memorial and hear speakers like Johnny Depp, Bill Nye, Carolyn Porco, Penn Jillette, and James Randi.
We’ll be hanging around, hoping it doesn’t rain this time, and maybe we’ll have a few books with us to sign, if you still need one. OK, so here’s our plug. Please share it far and wide…
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Chris Shelton sec checks his mom
Says Chris about interrogating his own mom: “Last week I went out to California and my Mom agreed to be on video with me to talk about Scientology. So this is the first of a 4-part series where my Mom and I discuss Scientology, our history with it and what happened to her and us through the years. The first two parts go over her story and some questions showing the differences and similarities between Scientology back in the 1970s versus how it is now (such as how ethics has gotten more harsh, etc). By Part 3, we will be going heavily into how she handled me while I was in to NOT disconnect from her and we have a very frank discussion about what she could have done through the years that might have helped me get out earlier.”
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Bonus items from our tipsters
Can the dedicated folks in Cali, Colombia whip up a crowd to raise enough funds for a new mission in Panama?
…whoops. Apparently not.
Venezuelan beauty Ruddy Rodriguez is clearing the planet!
We’re here, we’re Clear, and we’d like to say hello!
In Atlanta at the new Ideal Org opening this Saturday, the big ribbon is in place! Thanks to Tom Daly for the vid.
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Posted by Tony Ortega on March 31, 2016 at 07:00
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Our book, The Unbreakable Miss Lovely: How the Church of Scientology tried to destroy Paulette Cooper, is on sale at Amazon in paperback and Kindle editions. We’ve posted photographs of Paulette and scenes from her life at a separate location. Reader Sookie put together a complete index. More information about the book, and our 2015 book tour, can also be found at the book’s dedicated page.
Learn about Scientology with our numerous series with experts…
BLOGGING DIANETICS: We read Scientology’s founding text cover to cover with the help of L.A. attorney and former church member Vance Woodward
UP THE BRIDGE: Claire Headley and Bruce Hines train us as Scientologists
GETTING OUR ETHICS IN: Jefferson Hawkins explains Scientology’s system of justice
SCIENTOLOGY MYTHBUSTING: Historian Jon Atack discusses key Scientology concepts
Other links: Shelly Miscavige, ten years gone | The Lisa McPherson story told in real time | The Cathriona White stories | The Leah Remini ‘Knowledge Reports’ | Hear audio of a Scientology excommunication | Scientology’s little day care of horrors | Whatever happened to Steve Fishman? | Felony charges for Scientology’s drug rehab scam | Why Scientology digs bomb-proof vaults in the desert | PZ Myers reads L. Ron Hubbard’s “A History of Man” | Scientology’s Master Spies | Scientology’s Private Dancer | The mystery of the richest Scientologist and his wayward sons | Scientology’s shocking mistreatment of the mentally ill | Scientology boasts about assistance from Google | The Underground Bunker’s Official Theme Song | The Underground Bunker FAQ
Our Guide to Alex Gibney’s film ‘Going Clear,’ and our pages about its principal figures…
Jason Beghe | Tom DeVocht | Sara Goldberg | Paul Haggis | Mark “Marty” Rathbun | Mike Rinder | Spanky Taylor | Hana Whitfield
