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On Mother’s Day, the moms who suffer and defy Scientology’s cruel ‘disconnection’ policy

 There may be no other holiday which is more anathema to Scientology than Mother’s []

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Dianetics at 70: Scientology’s bible, endorsing child molestation since May 9, 1950

 Seventy years ago today, L. Ron Hubbard published the book that changed his life and sparked a movement, Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental []

Scientology’s mystery sandwich: A ‘church’ where deception is a sacrament

 One of our readers forwarded an “FSM Newsletter” they received recently from the Church of Scientology. And reading it, we were reminded that Scientology is such a dishonest mess, we sometimes get inured to []

Tom Cruise in orbit: Why it makes sense for NASA to launch Scientology’s space cadet

 What a welcome distraction it was yesterday as news spread that NASA, Elon Musk, and Tom Cruise were in talks to launch the Mission Impossible actor to the International Space Station in order to film scenes for an as yet unplotted []

Scientology has thrown millions at Ireland in recent years, and here’s the amazing result

 Thanks to a tipster we have another interesting look inside Scientology’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. []

We’ve highlighted the parts Danny Masterson wants removed from the Scientology lawsuit

 Service journalism! We aim to please.

Yesterday, we told you about the “demurrer” that Scientologist actor Danny Masterson filed in an attempt to remove himself from a lawsuit filed by four women who say that they’ve been harassed by the That ’70s Show actor and the Church the Scientology since they came forward with rape allegations []

Danny Masterson: Drop me from Scientology lawsuit if the ‘Jane Does’ won’t name themselves

[Danny Masterson]

In February Scientologist celebrity Danny Masterson responded to a lawsuit by saying the four women (and one man) suing him were merely seeking publicity and money. Since then, the five plaintiffs filed a new amended complaint which reset the case’s legal clock, and now the That ’70s Show actor has filed another []

Scientology boasts about members keeping up online — and once again reveals its true size

 During the worldwide shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic Scientologists have been encouraged to enroll in extension courses — online courses that one pays for just as if they were studying in the orgs and missions. []

Georgia anti-psychiatry legislator goes even bigger for Scientology in the pandemic

 Remember Donzella James? We told you in January that mental health advocates were unhappy that the Georgia legislator, who made a speech at the Atlanta Scientology Ideal Org grand opening in 2016 and endorsed its quack anti-psychiatry efforts, was appointed by the state’s lieutenant governor to an important panel that is overhauling Georgia’s mental health []

Apologist journal smacked down by best ever Scientology prof — and with Bunker assist

[Prof. Stephen Kent]

You might remember that last June we took time out of our busy schedule to lay the smackdown on an apologist journal that really doesn’t deserve the []