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How Scientology punishes the sick — and how leaving it saved my life

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: In Scientology, becoming sick is an ethical failing that you get punished for. So, many Scientologists would rather avoid getting treatment than admit something is wrong, and sometimes with tragic results. Val Ross explains […]

Crowd control: Why Scientology members dread being called in for a ‘briefing’

[The most recent Dianetics Day crowd, getting their LRH on]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Phil Jones tells us about another thing members of Scientology all fear: Being called down for a briefing. ALSO: Making sure your 13-year-old understands the […]

Bob and Me: What it was like to spy on Scientology’s number one enemy

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Patty Moher takes us into her time as a spy for the Church of Scientology, and its war with one of its all time greatest enemies: Boston businessman Bob Minton! [What is this Substack […]

Young actors, are you auditioning for a part, or for Scientology?

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: A casting agent is holding seminars for 8- to 18-year-olds on how to audition in Hollywood. What she isn’t saying is that she’s a longtime Scientology member and FSM who makes money getting new […]

Clearwater to Scientology about contested street: Not so fast there, bub

[David Margolis and David Miscavige wrestle over S. Garden Ave]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology claims that a 1922 map proves it already owns the roadbed it wants the city of Clearwater, Florida to vacate for a new auditorium […]

OT Phenomena: Miss your dead parents? Scientology can help with that!

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 OT Phenomena are here, and they offer a glimmer of hope that this once-vaunted feature may be turning a corner! It includes the first honest-to-goodness ghost encounter they’ve published in a long, […]

Scientology fail: The natural act every Scientologist fears

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Phil Jones is back with a fun look at the thing that strikes fear into any Scientology member paying for courses at his or her local org! [What is this Substack thing, […]

L. Ron Hubbard 2.0 gets new attorney, and solves Scientology’s biggest problem

[Ron and Ron 2, from a new Esperianism video]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Is the reincarnation of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard really sitting in a Tennessee jail awaiting trial? His followers believe so, and send him money every […]

Scientology smear job: Claire Headley is the latest to get Blossered

[Claire Headley is the subject of Blosser’s latest tune]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Marc and Claire Headley are constantly attacked by #Scientology online, but even they were surprised at the church’s latest attempt to paint Claire as a criminal. […]

Scientology to Clearwater: $1.3 million? We’re taking your street and you get bupkis

[Dave’s keeping his eyes on the prize]

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 notified Clearwater, Florida, that it will be re-applying to take over a downtown street as part of its ‘L. Ron Hubbard Hall’ project. And this time, […]

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