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Tom De Vocht takes on Scientology’s draconian confidentiality contract!

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Tom De Vocht let us know he was stunned by the Scientology Sea Org confidentiality agreement that we posted yesterday, and sent over his line-by-line critique! It is really great to have Tom back []

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Join Scientology’s inner hardcore and sign your life away — here are the terms

[Ready to set sail with Dave?]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We got our hands on a contract Scientology’s Sea Org workers sign, promising to keep their mouths shut about all of the horrendous things they’re going to be seeing []

Scientology’s next ‘Ideal’ grand opening revealed: Dave’s on his way!

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: The fliers have gone out, and Scientology leader David Miscavige will most likely be on hand to preside over the grand opening of his latest ‘Ideal Org,’ this time in South Africa. Or will []

Leah Remini unveils a lovely and fitting tribute to Mike Rinder in Clearwater

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Yesterday, Leah Remini revealed an inspiring location for a bench that has been dedicated to Mike Rinder in Clearwater, Florida. And what made it even better was the memory that it jarred loose from []

VIDEO: Can Scientology lure you to the happiest place on Earth?

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology tries so hard to get you to give up your current life, turn your back on family and friends, and start a new journey as an indentured servant to David Miscavige and L. []

Scientologist sentenced to 25 years for kidnapping and assault

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: On March 13 a prominent Scientology family got a shock: One of its own was sentenced to 25 years in prison. The case had gone entirely unreported in local news. But we’ve pieced together []

Oops! Scientology spills a secret as it prepares to co-opt another holiday

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology’s annual effort to turn Christmas into a recruiting event is pretty well known, but it also does what it can with Easter, holding an annual egg hunt in Florida to lure in new []

Eyewitness reports from celebrations of Scientology’s founder, L. Ron Hubbard!

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Yesterday #Scientology members were asked to come down to their local ‘orgs’ to watch video of the L. Ron Hubbard birthday event filmed the week before in Florida. We have a couple of eyewitness []

When my friend Wings Hauser stunned Scientology about its high prices

[Wings Hauser, 1980s]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Geoff Levin was close with actor Wings Hauser for more than 50 years, and they met in Scientology. With news of Hauser’s death at 77, Geoff shares details of their friendship in []

San Francisco rules the Scientology universe — for this week, at least

[The Golden Gate gang!]

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox, or go to this link: Scientology has not yet sent out a press release about its annual birthday bash for founder L. Ron Hubbard, but already one secret from it has []