TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: The news coming at us is pretty distressing, but at least we can take a brief break from the latest apocalypse to enjoy just how ridiculous the Church of Scientology is as it prepares this planet for the triumphant return of science fiction giant L. Ron Hubbard! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

Continue reading The world is on fire, but Scientology is here to make everything OK!

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Valerie Ross has another meaningful piece for us today, and our thanks for the job she does tackling a difficult subject. It’s never easy to lose someone in your life. But Scientology, she explains, makes it so much harder to deal with. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

Continue reading Saying goodbye is hard. Scientology makes it so much harder.

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: New documents from London police help explain why they thought it necessary to detain Alex Barnes-Ross at the May 15 ‘Mission: Impossible’ premiere which featured actor Tom Cruise in attendance. They were lied to, the records show, and Alex figures Scientology was behind it. [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: Last night Clearwater’s city council once again took up the subject of Scientology’s domination of its downtown, and Mark Bunker made the scene. He broke down the latest issues facing the city in a conversation we had last night after he got home. [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: We’ve been disappointed by academic types in the past, so it’s really refreshing to see an academic journal take a serious swipe at Scientology and its arbitration scheme, which has been used to derail several lawsuits brought by former church members. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

Continue reading Scientology ‘arbitration’ ripped apart by trafficking experts in law journal