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Scientology holds its ‘Writers of the Future’ awards back on schedule, same garish display

 
After having its schedule disrupted for a couple of years by the pandemic, Scientology’s sci-fi front operation, “L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers & Illustrators of the Future” is back to having its Achievement Awards gala in the spring.

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Scientology’s saddest celebrity, Eddie Deezen, arrested again

 
Last June, we told you about the bizarre dustup between Eddie Deezen, a young waitress, and a restaurant in Cumberland, Maryland that resulted in the arrest of the Grease and Wargames actor, and his strange justifications for his behavior at his Facebook account.

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Mark Bunker reminds us that there are actually Scientology physicians out there

 
We always enjoy hearing from Wise Beard Man, our old friend Mark Bunker, who is a city councilman in the Scientology-besieged city of Clearwater, Florida.

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When you’re a child in Scientology’s Sea Org, the stress is meant to overwhelm you

[Mark in Clearwater with his grandmother, who died in the Sea Org]

It was night when I landed in Florida after leaving England. I was accompanied by a female stewardess who had been charged with seeing me to a security point.

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This time, Scientology puts up no fight as Jane Doe 1’s new attorneys join the fray

[Brad Edwards and Brittany Henderson]

Two years ago, you may remember, Scientology fought tooth and nail to keep out the Philly lawyers who were suing Danny Masterson and the church.

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YouTube king, chiropractor Eric Berg, sued for forcing Scientology on employee

[Eric Berg]

Chiropractor and OT 8 Scientologist Eric Berg, who has a YouTube following 5 million strong, was scheduled to be deposed this week in a lawsuit filed by a former employee who says that working for Berg meant being subjected to constant pressure to take Scientology courses.

Then, we got involved and apparently it caused everything to change. Let us explain.

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The Scientology oversharer goes Clear! Check out this epic graduation speech.

Melissa McPhail: A fantasy writer’s travel through time to her Scientology Sea Org past

[Melissa McPhail]

Friday, April 15, 2022. Chariot, a film described as a “science fiction dark comedy” debuts in theaters. It stars John Malkovich, Thomas Mann, and Rosa Salazar. It is written and directed by Scientologist Adam Sigal, who told the Tampa Bay Times that he had fallen into filmmaking when he was working as a private investigator in Los Angeles. One of the film’s executive producers is Scientologist OT 6 and Delphian graduate Melissa McPhail.

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Scientology private eye found guilty of contempt after judge sees alleged rape on video

[Yanti Mike Greene/Michael Moretti Ford Cruz]

Former NYPD detective and Scientology private eye Yanti Mike Greene has been found guilty of both criminal and civil contempt by a Nassau County judge after she got the chance to view video Greene had taken of an incident a woman alleges was a sexual assault.

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How Scientology’s notorious prison program, the RPF, got its birth at sea

[Commodore L. Ron Hubbard rechristens the Royal Scotman the Apollo in Corfu, 1968]

 
Flag Order 3434 landed in my in-basket as if with a resounding thud. I had gone to my promenade deck office to start my day on January 8, 1974. It sent chills of dread down my spine.

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