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Scientology becoming a ghost town; ALSO: Illinois man arrested for threatening Miscavige

The “L. Ron Hubbard Golden Age” theater troupe visited a middle school in St. Petersburg, Florida recently in order to bring back to life the words of the pulp fiction writer. Having actors read the corn-pone tales that Hubbard cranked out in the 1930s is just one of a dizzying number of stealthy ways that […]

Scientology posts the new ad that will likely be its Super Bowl entry this year

The new ad that Scientology uploaded to its website right around midnight on New Year’s Eve is now on Scientology’s YouTube page, and so we can embed it, […]

Scientology’s state of the union, 2016: Former spokesman Mike Rinder predicts ‘more pain’

A year ago, Jeffrey Augustine interviewed former Scientology spokesman Mike Rinder for his predictions about Scientology’s 2015. It went so well, they’re back again this year. Jeff leads Rinder through the highlights of what happened to Scientology in the last year, with observations about what David Miscavige is likely to do in the […]

On Boxing Day, we remember the last time Scientology tried to knock out the press

While we’re recovering from Christmas here in New York, in other parts of the world our readers are celebrating Boxing Day, a holiday which is generally a complete mystery to us Americans. (And yes, we know it has nothing to do with the sport of boxing.) Well, whatever it is you all get up to […]

Australian media outs Scientologist behind ‘super city’ plans near Melbourne

We want to thank our friends Down Under, who sent us news early this morning about an intriguing story breaking in Melbourne. Aussie publication The Age has revealed that there are plans for a “super city” development in a suburb west of town known as East Werribee, a massive development that will include huge residential […]

Jon Atack: Scientology’s notion of ‘case gain,’ and how it reinforces the prison of belief

Jon Atack is the author of A Piece of Blue Sky, one of the very best books on L. Ron Hubbard and Scientology. He has a new edition of the book for sale, and for more than a year on Saturdays he helped us sift through the legends, myths, and contested facts about Scientology that […]

Jeffrey Augustine: Part two of his conversation with Jesse Prince

We’re still recovering from our big series on Lisa McPherson. In the meantime, Jeffrey Augustine sent over a copy of his latest podcast, a continuation of his conversation with Jesse […]

Augustine: How Scientology changes its story to fit what it’s trying to get away with

[David Miscavige, captain of a legal fiction]

Frequent contributor Jeffrey Augustine is back, and this time he digs into the way Scientology changes its story, depending on who it’s trying to threaten or hoodwink. Take it away, […]

Where it all began for us: Rick Ross, David Koresh, and the Church of Scientology

Twenty years ago today, the new weekly edition of the Phoenix New Times featured a man named Rick Ross on its cover, and a byline that was printed there for the first time: “By Tony […]

Jonny Jacobsen: Why the Moscow ban on Scientology may be built on shaky foundations

Our man in Europe, Jonny Jacobsen, finally found some time in his busy schedule covering the Scientology prosecution in Belgium to give us his thoughts about the other big story this week — the Moscow court’s decision to ban the church. Like us, Jonny has his concerns about the way Russia goes about its opposition […]

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