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Eleventh Circuit will hear oral arguments in key Scientology ‘religious arbitration’ case

[Coming this July: The Garcias and the Eleventh Circuit in Atlanta]

We haven’t heard anything about the Garcias’ appeal at the Eleventh Circuit in a long time, but now there’s a significant development. The court has announced that it will hear oral arguments from both sides in Atlanta the week of July []

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Bobette Riales’ house burned? Scientology: ‘Can’t sue us. Didn’t happen in California.’

[Bobette Riales and her dog Jet]

Scientology has filed a do-over demurrer against Bobette Riales, which it was compelled to do after Bobette and the other women suing Scientology and actor Danny Masterson filed an amended complaint and re-set the clock in their []

With Scientology largely shut down by the pandemic, the few remaining members reminisce

[Ah, back in the day…]

We’ve been telling you for years that Scientology is in trouble. From a height of about 100,000 active members around the year 1990 (Scientology has never had the “millions” it’s always claimed), that number has steadily decreased until our most recent estimate from a recent high-ranking defector is fewer than 20,000 []

In the pandemic epicenter, Scientology’s New York Org puts on a fab virtual ‘Sunday Service’

 We want to thank the tipster who sent us a link to this fabulous video put out by Scientology’s New York ‘Ideal Org.’ It’s pretty much everything we needed in this []

Scientology million-dollar donor on COVID-19: ‘Healthy people don’t get sick’

 For years we’ve kept tabs on Jim Mathers, a particularly high-energy Scientology gladhander, OT 8 parishioner, Gold Meritorious donor ($1 million) and all around globetrotting ambassador for []

Whoopi Goldberg recommends Scientology’s drug rehab Narconon on ‘The View’

 On Friday, as the hosts of The View were shooting an episode from each of their homes, Whoopi Goldberg tried helpfully to remind the audience that some people getting through the pandemic will also be struggling with addictions to alcohol and []

Scientology, stop being so stupid during the pandemic. We have some advice for you.

 We have a message for the Orlando Scientology org. There is no such thing as coming together to fight the coronavirus. Staying apart is how you fight the pandemic. And yet, you sent a team of six into this Catholic priest’s home to spray disinfectant (see above), and all you did is expose him to []

Scientology’s new attempt to force ‘religious arbitration’ on Danny Masterson’s accusers

[David Miscavige and RTC’s attorney, Matthew Hinks]

We’ve been focusing the past couple of weeks on Scientology’s schizophrenic approach to the coronavirus pandemic, but life marches on, and so does Scientology []

Scientology is dying to keep you well from the pandemic it doesn’t believe in

 Don’t miss our bonus coverage last night about Clearwater Police Chief Dan Slaughter’s inspection of the Flag Land []

Clearwater police chief: Scientology is complying with orders during the pandemic

[Bunker, with Leah Remini and Mike Rinder, in a previous exchange with Clearwater police]

We followed up with Mark Bunker today, and he had news for us about Scientology continuing to operate its “Flag Land Base” in Clearwater, Florida, where Bunker was sworn in this week as a new city []