TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Apostate Alex broke the news as we were recording the Group Therapy podcast last night: New photos show Scientology has begun putting up its big tent for the annual IAS gala despite not applying […]

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Late last year Danny Masterson’s attempt to reverse the conviction that has him serving 30-years-to-life blasted the court for allowing so much testimony about Scientology. We’ve been looking forward to a response from the […]

[Alex Barnes-Ross and the new Dianetics]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: At the 75th anniversary ‘Dianetics’ event In May, Scientology leader David Miscavige announced that a new edition of L. Ron Hubbard’s controversial bestseller would be released. We’ve been waiting […]

 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 about finding out where you were billions of years ago with the help of an auditor and an E-meter. But its orgs do include chapels, and they hold Sunday ‘services.’ And how […]

 TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: While most view illness as something that happens to everyone sooner or later, Scientologists live in an environment where catching a cold or getting the flu can carry stigma, blame, and often financial consequences. […]