TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: She had done Scientology’s dirty work for years, following people the church considered its enemies, and even stealing their trash. But then she had a moment of clarity and changed her mind, and spent the next four years spying on Scientology. Until, that is, they caught her. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

Continue reading When a Scientology spy becomes a double agent — and then gets burned

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: The holidays are still months away, but Scientology is already thinking about how it can get you to spend the big bucks and come to the cruise ship Freewinds for pricey services in the Caribbean over Christmas and New Year’s. Take the survey they just sent out to members! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

Continue reading Take the survey: How can Scientology lure you to its cruise ship for Christmas?

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Character assassination is how Scientology reacts to questions about its abuses, and for Alex Barnes-Ross it’s coming at him from all sides. He let us into the details of just one operation the ‘church’ threw at him recently, and how he’s managed to turn the tables on them. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

Continue reading Scientology critic obtains documents of church plot against him

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Australian Scientologist Luke Ayers has a slick website where he’s asking 3 grand for photography lessons. Is that a fair price? We don’t know. But we were thrilled to see Ayers again as an excuse to post once again one of our favorite Scientology rap videos of all time! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

Continue reading GOLD RUSH: Another Scientology youngster asks thousands for online course

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We’ve pointed out numerous times that Scientology has slowed lawsuits by filing appeals of preliminary matters, and asking for filing extensions. Well, this week Leah Remini apparently decided that she’d had enough of her lawsuit being slow-rolled by David Miscavige. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

Continue reading Fed up with Scientology’s court delays, Leah Remini puts her foot down