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Finally, Scientology finds the perfect way to sell its holiest book at Christmastime!

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: While other people look forward to seeing family and friends over the holidays, imagine being a Scientology staffer, wondering how you can sell a few more books by L. Ron Hubbard to Christmas shoppers? […]

New immigration headaches for Scientology and its ‘religious worker’ visas

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Underground Bunker reader and researcher Cannonball has been closely watching rule changes for R-1 ‘religious worker’ visas that Scientology relies on so heavily. He says that major new shifts for these visas could create […]

Scientology took her father away, but today Jamie Sorrentini offers him a gift from the heart

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology forced her father to turn away from her when she left the church. Now, 15 years later on her father’s birthday, Jamie Sorrentini tells us how she’s dealing with this ‘disconnection’ by offering […]

Scientology’s license to host large events at its UK headquarters faces challenge

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Former Scientology staffer Alex Barnes-Ross has really done it this time. He’s filed a challenge to Scientology’s license that allows it to host events at its UK headquarters, relying on his own knowledge of […]

Will Scientology redo its amicus? TX Lawyer on Dave’s big favor for Danny Masterson

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Yesterday the Church of Scientology’s offer of an amicus brief in Danny Masterson’s criminal appeal was denied but ‘without prejudice.’ We think the brief may get re-filed, and so we’re still very interested in […]

Scientology DENIED: Court turns down church ‘amicus’ brief for Danny Masterson

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Yesterday we had so much fun telling you how Scientology’s amicus brief submitted in Danny Masterson’s appeal was actually one long tantrum by church leader David Miscavige. But the court has already weighed in: […]

Scientology’s attempt to get Danny Masterson out of prison: The full ‘amicus’ brief

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: On Saturday we told you the docket in Danny Masterson’s appeal indicated Scientology was still backing him in a big way by filing an amicus brief on his behalf. We have now received a […]

Postscript: How David Miscavige spun the death of Lisa McPherson

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We’re glad to be done with our series about Lisa McPherson, who died 30 years ago Friday, and we thought we owed you some comic relief, namely, Scientology leader David Miscavige spinning conspiracies about […]

Scientology’s new plan for Saint Hill’s newts: If they die, they die

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology has updated its plans to pave over fields near its UK headquarters for its once-a year gala, and is seeking council approval. And what of the poor protected amphibians in the way? Alex […]

Scientology ransomware data breach: Alex Barnes-Ross on how bad it really is

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: As a former London staffer and with his annual protests of the IAS gala at Scientology’s UK headquarters Saint Hill Manor, Alex Barnes-Ross is uniquely positioned to judge the severity of the ransomware breach […]

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