TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology is about finding out where you were billions of years ago with the help of an auditor and an E-meter. But its orgs do include chapels, and they hold Sunday ‘services.’ And how desperate are they to get people to come? There’s a surprising new answer! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: While most view illness as something that happens to everyone sooner or later, Scientologists live in an environment where catching a cold or getting the flu can carry stigma, blame, and often financial consequences. Once again, we have Phil Jones on another Scientology fear! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: In April we brought you Scientology’s appeal brief in the civil lawsuit filed by Danny Masterson’s victims. Now we have the calm and very readable reply by those victims’ attorneys. And wow, it sure looks to us like a shellacking. We have the entire thing for you to dig into. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

Continue reading Full brief: Jane Does answer Scientology’s appeal in Masterson civil case

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: On Tuesday, Brooke Hogan created a stir with her first interview since the death of her father Hulk Hogan. She said she was so concerned about Hulk marrying Scientologist Sky Daily, she reached out to former top Scientology exec Mike Rinder. And now, we’ve confirmed it. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

Continue reading Yes, Mike Rinder counseled Brooke Hogan about her famous dad marrying a Scientologist