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Video Vault: L. Ron Hubbard at his campiest, in 1960’s State of Man Congress!

L. Ron Hubbard is at his campiest in a 1960 lecture that is featured in this week’s “quote video” supplied by our secret source. Hubbard was born in Nebraska, grew up in the Pacific Northwest, and spent a lot of time in places like New York and Los Angeles for his writing career. But where […]

What will you do with your Scientology E-meter tchotchkes?

As we noted last night, we’re trying to land a breaking story this morning that’s taking some time to confirm. In the meantime, we were fortunate that Carnegie Mellon University professor Dave Touretzky sent us this fun item.

It appears someone has scrapped a bunch of E-meters. How do we know? The meter movements are available […]

Finally, a last stand against space cooties: It’s Scientology’s New Operating Thetan Level 7!

Claire Headley and Bruce Hines are taking us on our journey to train as Scientologists. Claire spent years working with Scientology’s “tech,” and was trusted to oversee the auditing of Tom Cruise. Bruce was in Scientology for 31 years and spent about half that time as a senior case supervisor. Go here to see the […]

DOX: Monique Rathbun’s response to bid by Scientology to stop the Miscavige deposition

Leslie Hyman, rock star

On Friday, we broke the big news that Comal County Judge Dib Waldrip had denied Scientology’s convoluted ‘anti-SLAPP’ motion which had upended Monique Rathbun’s harassment lawsuit against the church over the past few months.

What we failed to point out, however, is how central to Waldrip’s 25-page order was an argument […]

Here are the wealthy people keeping Scientology alive

If you watch Mike Rinder’s blog carefully, you can see Scientology imploding on almost a daily basis. Over the last few years, we’ve also provided plenty of evidence that Scientology is shrinking as it stumbles from one crisis to another.

But what’s been fascinating to watch is that as many longtime members flee, and as […]

With Scientology’s ‘disconnection’ policy finally hitting the mainstream, here’s more to consider

It’s gratifying to see the Daily News and the Daily Mail pick up on Joe Childs’ epic story about Scientology’s ‘disconnection’ policy that rips families apart — and has for decades.

In our own humble way, we’ve been trying for years to make the public understand how disconnection is one of the most toxic practices of […]

Ryan Hamilton files two new suits against Scientology’s drug rehab network — in California

Ryan Hamilton

Ryan Hamilton is branching out.

We’ve reported previously about the two federal fraud lawsuits the Las Vegas attorney has filed against Scientology’s drug rehab facility in Nevada. Now he’s filed two more — against a Scientology facility in San Diego County, California.

Angelo Amato of Illinois is suing the Narconon Fresh Start of Warner […]

TEXAS JUDGE DENIES SCIENTOLOGY’S ‘ANTI-SLAPP’ MOTION IN RATHBUN SUIT

Marty and Monique Rathbun

In a 25-page ruling, Comal County Judge Dib Waldrip today rejected Scientology’s ‘anti-SLAPP’ motion which had attempted to derail the harassment lawsuit of Bulverde, Texas resident Monique Rathbun.

Monique sued the Church of Scientology and its leader, David Miscavige, in August, alleging that she’d been the subject of several years of […]

Another smuggled Scientology video to warm your inner thetan: ‘Success Congress’!

Our video source has come through again, and we have another internal Scientology “quote video” for your enjoyment. As we’ve explained before, these short videos feature excerpts from L. Ron Hubbard lectures — this one took place in January 1959 — which is intended to sell the full package. Bridge Publications, Scientology’s printing arm, lists […]

‘BARE-FACED MESSIAH’ back in print: Our interview with author Russell Miller

Today is Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard’s 103rd birthday, and do we have a gift for […]

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