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Oldtimers tell us that it’s not unusual since the death of L. Ron Hubbard in 1986 for claimants to show up saying they’re the reincarnation of the Scientology founder. But a couple of years ago, one very unlikely figure generated a surprising amount of buzz and attention when he asserted that he was “LRH 2.0” […] 
[Peter Mansell] One of the most shocking revelations about Scientology abuses, and one of the best documented, was Tom Tobin’s masterful reporting in 2010 about the church’s decades-long policy of forcing women in the Sea Org to undergo unwanted […] 
[Just some of the many memoirs published in recent years] Chris Shelton continues his look at the state of ‘religious studies’ attitudes about Scientology by working through a new issue of the journal Implicit Religion. Go here for his first, second, third, and fourth […] 
[Mark and Stephanie Fladd on ‘Aftermath’] On Sunday, we told you about a document that had been leaked to us: It purported to be directions for Scientology’s registrars to follow as they were pressuring members to open up multiple Chase Bank credit cards in order to saddle those members with huge debts. The process was called […] 
[Alan Walter and Dean Stokes] Our proprietor has asked me to make some comment on his splendid, corrected transcript of the Mission Holders’ Conference of 1982. I’ve long regarded this conference as the fatal turning point in Scientology, where any pretense at compassion was rejected by David Miscavige – at this time not the leader but […] 
An “under the radar” Scientologist — someone who is considered an active member by the church, but who is actually reading “entheta” websites like this one — reached out to us with a startling […] 
Janis Gillham Grady has sent us a real treat today: It’s an account taken from her first book, ‘Commodore’s Messenger,‘ along with some photos never before seen, which she plans to include in her third volume, still in progress. If you don’t have her two books, we hope this thrilling excerpt will convince you to […] 
On occasion, we like to remind readers that Scientology’s troubles did not begin with current leader David Miscavige. […] 
At 8:30 am yesterday, Judge Ronald S. Coen was scheduled to hold a “995” hearing at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles in the Danny Masterson criminal case. But instead, Masterson’s legal team, led by famous defense attorney Tom Mesereau, asked for a continuation. The reason? Because the defense team said it […] 
[Dincalci, in a 1997 Channel 4 documentary about L. Ron Hubbard] Hana Whitfield let us know last night that yesterday afternoon, Jim Dincalci slipped away after a lengthy fight with cancer. He was […] |
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