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Scientology’s 2012 in Review: Parting Shots from a Year David Miscavige Won’t Soon Forget

Tiziano Lugli does his best Tom Cruise

And so we come to the end of this lengthy year in review, which no doubt has already gone on far too long for some readers.

If we’ve been longwinded, our excuse is that 2012 has been such an exceptional year for Scientology, and there were so many []

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Belgium Prosecuting Scientology as a Criminal Organization [UPDATED]

Oh Belgium, how we love you

UPDATE: See more analysis from journalist Jonny Jacobsen after the jump. The latest: Jonny’s thoughts on the Belgian investigating magistrate, Michel Claise.

We sure picked a great day to go for a long hike.

Turns out, minutes after we left for our day-long stroll, we received an e-mail from []

Scientology’s 2012 in Review: The Master Goeth Before a Fall

We’re still looking back at this amazing year for Scientology watchers, refreshing your memory about what got our attention in 2012.

We hope you have plenty to say as we look back at the stories that mattered in the past twelve months…

As the fall began, we were enjoying all the speculation by reviewers about the Scientology []

Narconon Georgia Facing Closure: It Shouldn’t Have Taken a Death

Patrick Desmond

By now you’ve probably seen our update on today’s year-in-review piece, or perhaps you’ve heard the news another way: Atlanta’s local media is reporting that state regulators are beginning a process to revoke the license of Scientology’s drug rehab program there, the Narconon Georgia facility which is at the center of a []

Scientology’s 2012 in Review: Narconon Goes Into Withdrawal [UPDATED]

Stacy Dawn Murphy

Happy Boxing Day! We’re still looking back at this amazing year for Scientology watchers, refreshing your memory about what got our attention in 2012.

We hope you have plenty to say as we look back at the stories that mattered in the past twelve months…

One of the most surprising things about 2012 []

Scientology’s 2012 in Review: Eight Days that Shook the World

Merry Christmas! We’re still looking back at this amazing year for Scientology watchers, refreshing your memory about what got our attention in 2012.

We hope you have plenty to say as we look back at the stories that mattered in the past twelve months…

June 29, 2012 will be remembered as the day the news broke that []

Scientology’s 2012 in Review: Springtime for Miscavige

We’re looking back at this amazing year for Scientology watchers, and over the next several days we’re going to refresh your memory about what got our attention in 2012.

Of course, one of the things that made this year so memorable was the level of involvement of our commenting community, and we hope you have plenty []

Scientology’s 2012 in Review: Debbie Cook Makes Us Remember the Alamo

We’re looking back at this amazing year for Scientology watchers, and over the next several days we’re going to refresh your memory about what got our attention in 2012.

Of course, one of the things that made this year so memorable was the level of involvement of our commenting community, and we hope you have plenty []

Scientology’s 2012 In Review: Debbie Cook Starts January Off With a BANG!

Right at midnight on New Year’s Eve, we posted a primer on Scientology, starring LRH

It’s time to look back at this amazing year for Scientology watchers, and over the next several days we’re going to refresh your memory about what got our attention in 2012.

Of course, one of the things that made this []

VIDEO: Tiziano Lugli’s “Shit Scientologists Say,” Featuring Prominent Ex-Church Members

In an Underground Bunker exclusive, we’re giving you the first look at two slick videos shot and assembled by Tiziano Lugli and numerous other former members of the Church of Scientology. Among those you’ll see are video blogger Tory Christman, former church spokesman Mike Rinder, and character actor Michael Fairman. Also taking part was Jenna []