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Why would an academic speak up for Scientology? Dr. Stephen Kent has an answer.

 Rod Keller continues to dig deep into Scientology’s online and social media offerings, and this week, he takes another look at the organization’s newest []

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From those who left, a special Christmas message for Scientology’s remaining members

 We asked some former members of the Church of Scientology if they had a message for the people still in the organization on this Christmas []

A Christmas Eve treat: Our man Down Under on Scientology’s antipodean troubles in 2016

 How’s this for a Christmas Eve miracle? We asked Bryan Seymour to give us a look back at 2016 for Scientology in Australia, and he was good enough to send us this []

LAPD needs two more weeks to respond to Leah Remini about missing wife of Scientology leader

[LAPD Chief Charlie Beck notified Leah Remini that he needs more time]

The Los Angeles Police Department has notified Leah Remini’s attorney, Douglas Mirell, that it needs an additional two weeks to fulfill Remini’s December 12 records request regarding the whereabouts of Shelly Miscavige, wife of Scientology’s leader, David []

February made us shiver, but it was another Astounding month here in the Bunker

 We’re continuing to count down the months in our 2016 year-in-review, and today we’re looking back at the stories covered here at the Underground Bunker during February. (But we’re still continuing to cover breaking news, never []

The Underground Bunker’s 2016 Scientology year-in-review starts today!

[Illustration by Bruno Moraes]

Oh, this awful year. From the deaths of David Bowie and Prince, to the senseless violence of the Orlando shooting and the horrific Bastille Day in Nice, to a grinding presidential election that put everyone at each other’s throats, this has been a year to forget and one we’re happy to turn []

Scientology’s 2015: Another year is in the books at the Underground Bunker!

 What a year it’s been. As 2015 slips away, we hope you celebrate another revolution around the Sun with good friends and good cheer. And as much fun as we hope to have, our celebrations will also be tinged with some regret: Somewhere, a youngster in the Sea Org’s RPF barely knows that tonight is []

What Scientology’s ‘social betterment’ front groups are really all about

 A lot of our coverage this year was about Scientology’s numerous front groups. From Legoland giving the Scientology front Youth for Human Rights $10,000 to play with, to the various disasters of Narconon drug rehabs, Scientology’s sneaky “social betterment” groups seemed to make a bigger push than ever to get L. Ron Hubbard’s name out []

Scientology’s 2015 in review: In September, Erika Christensen was out of this universe

 We love these last few days of the year. Winter is finally setting in here, and it’s nice having two four-day weekends in a row. Also, it means were still looking back at the most significant stories we covered this year at the Underground Bunker. In this post we’re remembering the stories of []

Confirmed: Narconon’s entire Northern California network splits with Scientology

 Last month, we told you that Scientology leader David Miscavige was in the process of detonating and rebirthing his drug rehab network, Narconon. He’s opening new centers around the world, and the existing centers are being given an ultimatum: Get with the new program and be more tightly managed by Scientology itself, or get []