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[The pope of Scientology wants his own sacred city]
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: In 1975, Scientology secretly crept into Clearwater, Florida, and its citizens were not consulted if they wanted to become its ‘spiritual mecca.’ Now, leader David Miscavige wants the city to turn over a street to complete plans for his Vatican City. Here’s his pitch. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Read Scientology’s pitch for the Clearwater street it wants shut down for its Vatican
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We continue the history of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard as it played out 75 years ago, and that the church hides from its members today. This time, Hubbard finally told his 2nd wife where he had absconded with their baby in a bizarre 1951 letter you have to see. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard’s year from hell: His bizarre letter from Cuba
[Dave at the 2025 IAS gala]
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology leader David Miscavige today marks 66 years on the planet. Will he have a party, with cake? We wonder. As for the Underground Bunker, we’ve turned again to the real experts for their thoughts on this occasion, and we asked them for their birthday greetings! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Scientology leader David Miscavige is 66 today, and we have presents!
[Dave is working the lines in England and Florida]
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Things are heating up on both sides of the Atlantic as David Miscavige tries to arm-wrestle a couple of cities important to Scientology’s fortunes. Alex Barnes-Ross was at a planning meeting in England, and Mark Bunker visited the new showroom in Clearwater. We hear from both! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Scientology gets biased boost in East Grinstead, submits new plans in Clearwater
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: It’s been obvious for several years that Scientology leader David Miscavige was dealing with lagging recruitment by convincing wealthy donors to give more, and to spend that money on buildings. And this year, Dave seems to have picked up the pace. Here’s the latest. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Scientology’s new building spree: Real expansion, or more baubles to impress donors?
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