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Something interesting is going on in Scientology. For years, we’ve been telling you that the movement has been shrinking, and more recently we’ve said that the church’s gravitational center has moved from Los Angeles to Clearwater, Florida. Continue reading Scientology’s own publication shows how much David Miscavige worship is growing
[Raphaël Huppé]On Tuesday, police in the Yucatan resort town of Playa Del Carmen found two Canadians, a man and a woman, dead in a condo. Both had their throats slashed. Police initially wouldn’t identify them, but said that the two were not tourists. Continue reading Scientologist scammer, long on the run, ends up murdered in Mexico
[Valerie Haney and attorney Gary Soter]We have a pretty stunning new document for you today which turned up in a recent court filing. It’s a transcript of the 2017 videotaped session when Scientology allowed Valerie Haney to leave her job in the Sea Org — but only if she signed away any right to sue the church for how she had been treated. Continue reading Transcript: When Valerie Haney completed her escape from Scientology by vowing not to sue
We’re trying to get our heads around what is revealed in a new flier that one of our great tipsters sent us. It purports to describe a fundraising event held in Atlanta, but for the purpose of raising money for an as-yet-unopened “Ideal Org” in Philadelphia. And in order to get the Atlanta folks into the spirit of the thing, they were apparently encouraged to dress up with 1776 in mind. Because, you know, Philadelphia and Ben Franklin and all. Continue reading Scientology fundraising is soaring to new heights! Scientology says so!
On Thursday, we told you that Valerie Haney’s attorneys submitted a 5-page declaration to prepare the new judge in her case for this Friday’s hearing. At that hearing, both sides will be explaining to Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Gail Killefer why, more than two years after her predecessor Judge Richard Burdge forced Valerie’s lawsuit into Scientology’s own brand of “religious arbitration,” no progress has been made toward that goal. Continue reading Scientology: Valerie Haney has no choice but to submit to the church’s authority
By now you’ve heard the news that Oscar-winning director and screenwriter — as well as former celebrity Scientologist — Paul Haggis, 69, was arrested yesterday in the southern Italian town of Ostuni on sexual assault charges. Continue reading Paul Haggis arrested in Italy: More proof he’s a villain, or is Scientology behind it?
While here in the US today many children will be reconnecting with their dads for Father’s Day, some of us know that it’s not going to happen this year. Continue reading When Father’s Day reminds you that Scientology has ripped apart your family
[Bobette Riales, Cedric Bixler-Zavala, and Chrissie Carnell-Bixler]If you wondered how Scientology was going to deal with its stunning setback in the Bixler lawsuit, it confirmed this week that it’s going to try a Hail Mary to the US Supreme Court. Continue reading Scientology: Put Bixler case on hold while we hit up the US Supreme Court about ‘arbitration’
On Monday, after we’d wondered about Joy Villa’s lowly schlepping of Scientology at a seaside vendor’s table in England, we posted Joy’s own ringing endorsement of the gig. She said that she was having a whale of a time selling copies of Dianetics to the punters, and who are we to say otherwise, right? Continue reading Scientology is bursting with news about its aging cruise ship, which is totally not sinking
On June 24, a hearing is scheduled before a new judge in the lawsuit filed three years ago by Valerie Haney. Continue reading Valerie Haney facing new court hearing: why hasn’t Scientology ‘arbitration’ happened yet?
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