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The Danny Masterson court cases and Scientology: A video update

[Danny Masterson doesn’t like the rulings from Judge Charlaine Olmedo]

YouTuber Derek Lambert asked us for an update on what’s going on with Scientology and the courts, and we were happy to fill him in. []

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Scientology ‘honors’ veterans by lying about founder L. Ron Hubbard’s war record

[Pat Harney]

Here’s the thing: We wouldn’t even have known about Scientology’s latest “stolen valor” claim if they hadn’t put out a freaking press release about []

Scientology’s academic champion: An eager copyright attorney who shills with alacrity

[Scientology’s loving portrait of Introvigne, from Freedom magazine]

Today I am wrapping up my series of articles responding to Implicit Religion: The Journal for the Critical Study of Religion and the series of articles advocating for a new, more “enlightened” approach to studying Scientology in academia. In this week’s analysis, I am taking on the king []

Scientology returns to ‘Christmas’ implant in earnest: L. Ron is the reason for the season!

 Scientology has a long and complex relationship with the R6 Christianity implant that each of us thetans struggles with thanks to the galactic warlord Xenu. []

In Scientology the ‘executive’ bossing you around is likely to be half your age

 You can rest when you’re dead. That should be the motto of Scientology’s Sea Org. (It’s actually “We come back,” a not so subtle reference to being an indentured servant working under a billion-year contract, lifetime after lifetime.) []

A triple BONANZA of Scientology vids promoting its rockin’ cruise ship, the Freewinds!

 Now this is a great way to keep our Thanksgiving weekend vibe going! []

As Thanksgiving begins to get back to normal, it’s time to pass the Source again!

 A year ago, we hoped that our U.S. readers were marking the Thanksgiving holiday by not gathering with their friends and family. []

Check out the US government’s new whales: Feshbachs go Diamond Meritorious for the IRS!

 Monday we told you about Scientology’s newest million-dollar donors, Shawn and Colleen May, who had given at least $1 million toward leader David Miscavige’s “Ideal Org” program. []

Court finds schizophrenic teen not responsible for killing at Aussie Scientology HQ

[The grand opening crowd at the Chatswood AO]

Two big takeaways this morning from the news in Australia that a schizophrenic 16-year-old was found not responsible for his 2019 killing of a security guard at Scientology’s new “Advanced Org” in a Sydney []

Scientology gets another $1 million donor to make entire United States ‘ideal’ for takeover

 We wanted to help Scientology get the word out about its newest “New Civilization Builders,” which is church jargon for donors who have given at least $1 million toward Scientology’s “Ideal Org” building projects. As you see below, Shawn and Colleen May reached that exalted position at a recent “Alliance USA” fundraising event as Scientology []