Scientology Studies | The Underground Bunker

You read about her encounter on a plane, now hear Tammy Synovec’s Scientology saga

Tammy Synovec’s tale about sitting down next to a Scientologist on a flight out of Los Angeles generated a big reaction. For three hours, she had an opportunity she’d been hoping would happen for a long time: To talk to a current Scientologist about the problems she saw when she was a […]

Andreas Heldal-Lund, 1964-2024: Our original story about Scientology’s ‘Lucifer’

[Andreas Heldal-Lund and Tory Christman, in Toronto in 2015]

In August 2022, we talked to Andreas Heldal-Lund about his diagnosis of terminal brain cancer, and we expressed how much admiration we had for this man of conviction. As ever, he was facing things with humility and wonder, and our esteem for him grew even […]

It was a conversation about Scientology she’d wanted to have forever. And then it happened.

[Tammy Synovec]

It was an encounter she had hoped might happen some day, and she had even played it out in her mind, over and over.

And then, suddenly, it […]

PODCAST: Apostate Alex helps us deconstruct David Miscavige’s recent speeches

Twice now, we’ve partnered with “Apostate Alex” Barnes-Ross to bring you the speeches of Scientology leader David […]

HAPPY 70TH BIRTHDAY, CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY

Ah, what an auspicious day! Seventy years ago to this day, the very first “Church of Scientology” entity was incorporated, and it’s been a hell of a ride ever […]

PODCAST: Apostate Alex exposes English mayor for sucking up to Scientology

Alex Barnes-Ross, a/k/a ‘Apostate Alex,’ continues to be on a roll.

Fresh off of his success with his three days of protest at Scientology’s IAS weekend, he dug into one of the details of the third day, the Sunday charity […]

Patty Moher drops in on the ‘ideal’ Scientology scene in New Haven

I went to the New Haven Org on November 6, a Monday morning. I was curious how they were doing on their “Ideal Org” […]

Scientology started with a bang, but critics were on L. Ron Hubbard right away

[Ron showing off his parlor trick, 1950]

Our newspaper archivist is at it again, and once again has sent us some really fun things from Scientology’s early history that you might not have seen very often, if […]

Bruce Hines: Scientology, its spies, the World Cup, and an irrepressible friend

[Mick Wenlock loved to root for the Englanders]

I just learned about Mick Wenlock’s passing. It’s sad. I’ve read a few tributes to him and decided to add my […]

PHOTO: Jenna Elfman emceeing Scientology’s concert, and more IAS fallout

Once again we have Alex Barnes-Ross to thank after he sent over the photo you see above, our first image of Jenna Elfman actually emceeing last week’s Scientology IAS charity concert, which occurred on the final night of the big IAS three-day series of events at Saint Hill Manor in East Grinstead, […]

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