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Scientology makes it official: New Paris ‘Ideal Org’ is best thing ever

[Paris gets its first Clear]

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 new Paris ‘Ideal Org’ is in a somewhat shabby corner of town. How many people are going to pull off the A1 for a personality test? But David Miscavige […]

Trish Duggan, Scientology’s richest, is keeping another donor in jail in… Switzerland?

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: EXCLUSIVE: We describe a bizarre situation that involves Scientology’s richest donor, Trish Duggan, having another church donor jailed in Switzerland as a private accuser. But the jailed man says Trish invested in his company […]

Scientology suicide: How Quentin Hubbard’s death was covered in the press

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: After we posted the most recent version of our ‘Not Forgotten’ memorial, which included Quentin Hubbard, the troubled son of #Scientology’s founder, we received this touching tribute from Val Ross, looking back at the […]

John Travolta’s special friend is really getting a taste of the good life

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox. [What is this Substack thing, […]

VIDEO: Claire Headley on Scientology’s insane employment contracts

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Last week’s story about a leaked new version of the #Scientology staff contract got a big reaction. We heard from a lot of readers, and Claire Headley invited us on her podcast. And she […]

More job listings for Scientologists from Scientology’s sneaky front

[Come work in paradise, pilgrim!]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Last month we told you that WISE, Scientology’s sneaky front that targets dentists, chiropractors and veterinarians for recruitment had put out classified ads for Scientologists, and well, they’ve done it […]

Ready to sign your life away, pilgrim? Get a load of this Scientology staff contract

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We’ve seen numerous examples of Scientology employment contracts and pledges over the years. But we think this might be what new staff members are signing today as they dedicate themselves to a religion that […]

For Memorial Day 2024: Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard’s bogus war injuries

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: As on past Memorial Days, we think it’s important to remind readers about Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard’s ‘stolen valor.’ Historian Chris Owen looks at Hubbard’s claims about being injured in war versus the […]

TikTok battle between exes captivates the country — and has a Scientology angle?

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We’ve seen numerous examples of Scientology employment contracts and pledges over the years. But we think it might be what new staff members are signing today as they dedicate themselves to a religion that […]

Scientology thinks it’s caught a reporter in a scandal. Has it?

[Salacious illo from the Stand League article]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology is pretty unique in the way it openly attacks reporters with smeary broadsides supposedly written by concerned individual Scientologists. Recently, the church redoubled its attack on […]

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