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Xenu is here with your 2024 Scientology holiday catalog!

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: One of our readers is an ex-Scientologist who receives church mail even though they are a ‘declared’ enemy. And thank goodness, because our tipster received this gem this week: Is that Xenu, dressed up []

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Is Scientology having second thoughts about destroying families?

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: It’s only a single data point, but a report from one of our inside correspondents suggest something may be changing in Scientology regarding one of its most toxic practices. Reason for hope? Or a []

Mike Rinder steps down from Aftermath Foundation board amid cancer battle

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 Aftermath Foundation said that Mike Rinder has stepped down from its board. We have been encouraged by updates from Christie Collbran about the terrific medical team they have assembled, and that’s why []

More glimpses of Scientology’s big UK party that really swung!

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We know Tom Cruise made the scene last week at Scientology’s big annual gala in England, but there’s still a lot we don’t know as we await the church’s press release and slide show. []

Boo! A special L. Ron Hubbard treat for a spooky Scientology Halloween

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Readers know that we enjoy plunging into founder L. Ron Hubbard’s voluminous Scientology lectures searching for treasure. And we wondered, what had Ron ever said about Halloween? We did a search and found paydirt: []

If it’s a hardship to go to court in Florida, why does Priscilla Presley visit so often?

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: A new filing in the lawsuit against Priscilla Presley in Orlando filed by a former business partner reveals a few new details about where that lawsuit is going, and we thought you’d want to []

How a Scientology recruiter gets kicked out of a country

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Times may be tough for Scientology, but it never gives up, relying on several tried and true methods for puling in new people. And as Bruce Hines explains, that’s always been the case, and []

Tom Cruise once again shows up for Scientology gala in the UK

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Last year Scientology leader David Miscavige had a lot to prove about the church’s comeback from the pandemic with the first IAS gala in England since 2019. Tom Cruise made a very conspicuous showing []

Why is Trump’s ‘historic’ Madison Square Garden rally featuring a major Scientology donor?

[Donald Trump and Grant Cardone]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Grant Cardone’s loyalty to Donald Trump and his huge social media following has landed him on the program tonight at Madison Square Garden. But so close to the election, it’s []

Scientology’s IAS ‘ruby anniversary’ gala is here, and Apostate Alex is on the scene

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: It’s that time when Scientology gathers under a big tent in England for a long speech by David Miscavige and new trophies for this year’s biggest donors. Like last year, ‘Apostate Alex’ Barnes-Ross is []