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Scientology TV gives viewers a glimpse of the church’s most secret locations — but why?

 Scientology TV is still unwatchable, but since its debut more than a week ago, we’ve enjoyed keeping an eye on the reactions it’s generating on social []

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Kirstie Alley goes OT 8, celebrates her ‘confront’ level on Scientology’s cruise ship ‘Freewinds’

[Finally, she’s ready to blast off!]

Kirstie Alley has finally gone OT 8! []

Ginger Sugerman is facing enormous challenges — and here’s how you can help

[Ginger Sugerman, left, and her longtime friend Penny Thomas]

Ginger Sugerman will be making multiple trips in the coming days to her local hospital — which is nearly two hours away by car. She lives in Sylvania, Georgia, a rural spot in the road about halfway between Augusta and Savannah. []

Not-ready-for-Scientology TV: L. Ron Hubbard’s fortune telling tricks still being sold today

 Scientology has sent out another precious mailer to its members that includes an amazing L. Ron Hubbard quote, and we thank our tipster who sent it in. Once again, Scientologists are privately getting sent wacky Hubbard material that you aren’t going to see on the new Scientology television []

Help us dig through this financial disclosure by Scientology’s sneaky front groups

[ABLE president Shannon Walker]

Once again our great tipsters came through with a cool new document, and we’re looking forward to our smart commenters digging through it for []

Scientology’s L. Ron Hubbard considered James Bond’s nemesis SMERSH his biggest enemy

[L. Ron Hubbard, circa 1971, and some actual SMERSH officers.]

We’re getting into round two of SMERSH Madness today, and by now we’ve heard from some newer readers who have asked us, what the heck are you talking []

Hey, IRS: You might want to look at this new photo Scientology posted of David Miscavige

 We have to hand it to our great tipsters. They are constantly on the lookout for us, and we truly appreciate it. In this case, we have an alert correspondent who brought our attention to the most recent issue of Freedom []

What do you want to see in Leah Remini’s third season of ‘Scientology and the Aftermath’?

 So the news became official yesterday and there will be a third season later this year for A&E’s Emmy-winning docu-series, Leah Remini: Scientology and the []

Lori Hodgson’s fight with Scientology for her kids is now a book you can pre-order

 Scientology’s ‘disconnection’ policy is an abomination. It’s a form of political extortion, pitting family member against family member in order to further Scientology’s tight control of its followers’ lives.

Every disconnection story is heartbreaking, but Lori Hodgson’s saga is particularly cruel and []

Scientology TV kicks off with Miscavige monologue, settles into familiar propaganda

 We’ve seen a lot of video of Scientology leader David Miscavige over the years. We’ve lost track of how many Scientology events we’ve watched him address. []