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Jon Atack: Why I call Scientology a cult and not a church

Jon Atack is the author of A Piece of Blue Sky, one of the very best books on L. Ron Hubbard and Scientology. He has a new edition of the book for sale, and on Saturdays he’s helping us sift through the legends, myths, and contested facts about Scientology that tend to get hashed and […]

Jon Atack: Why it takes so long to recover from Scientology

Jon Atack: The harassment of independent Scientologists didn’t begin with David Miscavige

Jon Atack puts it to Scientologists — did L. Ron Hubbard have the qualities of a leader?

Did John Travolta reveal too much about Scientology?

Last week, a flattering interview with John Travolta showed up in the Telegraph in advance of the actor’s appearance this weekend in London. Since then, numerous media outlets have been making much of one statement Travolta made in the piece about how he coped after the 2009 death of his son Jett…

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Jon Atack: Why I call Scientology a cult and not a church

Jon Atack: Why it takes so long to recover from Scientology

Jon Atack: The harassment of independent Scientologists didn’t begin with David Miscavige

Jon Atack puts it to Scientologists — did L. Ron Hubbard have the qualities of a leader?

Did John Travolta reveal too much about Scientology?

Jon Atack on Scientology’s methods of ‘thought stopping’

Jon Atack takes apart the Scientology E-meter

Jon Atack: Do Scientology’s training routines turn you into a sociopath?

Jon Atack on Scientology’s fundamental feature: the thousand-yard stare

Jon Atack: For Scientologists, thinking outside the church can feel like breaking a taboo

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