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Why Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard isn’t coming back to Earth

[Ron had his eyes on Target Two]

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: A question from a reader sent us on a wild goose chase into Scientology’s dim past in search of something L. Ron Hubbard supposedly said about his future []

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O Christmas Tree: A Scientology yuletide miracle in Merry Old England

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Another Scientology Christmas memory, this time thanks to ‘Apostate’ Alex Barnes-Ross, who tells us what happened one year when he tried to bring some holiday cheer to the London center where he worked, and []

Scientology issues stunning declaration of victory over global critics

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: You thought Scientology was going through a rough time? Think again, you doubter. We nearly overlooked it, but in the new issue of Impact magazine, there’s a bold recounting of the IAS’s history, and []

Scientology making a new effort to get its clutches on your kids?

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Five years ago we were leaked a Scientology survey that suggested the church had plans for new books aimed at kids. Then we heard about a ‘first ever’ graduation for children held last night []

What Trish Duggan is worth annually to Scientology leader David Miscavige

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We’ve been meaning to check Trish Duggan’s financials for some time now, and when we saw that she was once again Scientology’s number one trophy winner at this year’s IAS gala, we figured it []

Scientology school answers abuse lawsuit by blaming 13-year-old victim

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: In October we posted the lawsuit against Delphi Academy, a Scientology school in Lake View Terrace over a notorious case of abuse. We were interested to see who would end up defending Delphi, and []

Reincarnated Scientology founder can’t get a new judge while in Tennessee lockup

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Last time we checked on Lafayette Ronald Hubbard — a/k/a LRH 2.0, the former California prison inmate who says he’s the returned Scientology founder — he was complaining to followers about a toothache. Now, []

Scientology delays again in Whitney Mills case, hinting they expect to be off the hook

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: The Scientology defendants in the Whitney Mills wrongful death case are again asking for more time to answer the newest version of the lawsuit, and once again they are hinting that they believe changes []

Scientology and Christmas: How one Hubbardite space cadet got the Santa magic back

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Valerie Ross is back to help us understand what Christmas can mean to the committed Scientology member, and what it means after getting out. [What is this Substack thing, []

What Scientology leader David Miscavige told his minions at the IAS gala

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We know that David Miscavige can’t level with his followers and admit that Scientology has been on a long, slow decline. However, we did find it interesting that he came close in October to []