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[Alan Walter and Dean Stokes]Our proprietor has asked me to make some comment on his splendid, corrected transcript of the Mission Holders’ Conference of 1982. I’ve long regarded this conference as the fatal turning point in Scientology, where any pretense at compassion was rejected by David Miscavige – at this time not the leader but Hubbard’s emissary – with his determination that henceforth Scientology would be “ruthless” – which is to say, without mercy. Continue reading Scientology at a crossroads: When the ruthless upstarts pushed out the less compliant
An “under the radar” Scientologist — someone who is considered an active member by the church, but who is actually reading “entheta” websites like this one — reached out to us with a startling claim. Continue reading DOCUMENT LEAK: Did the ‘Chase Wave’ cause a blacklisting of Scientology?
Janis Gillham Grady has sent us a real treat today: It’s an account taken from her first book, ‘Commodore’s Messenger,‘ along with some photos never before seen, which she plans to include in her third volume, still in progress. If you don’t have her two books, we hope this thrilling excerpt will convince you to pick them up.
Continue reading Betrayed by L. Ron Hubbard, and stuck in a desert prison: A Scientology horror story
On occasion, we like to remind readers that Scientology’s troubles did not begin with current leader David Miscavige. Continue reading Lest we forget: Scientology started out as quack cure-all, selling electronic snake oil
At 8:30 am yesterday, Judge Ronald S. Coen was scheduled to hold a “995” hearing at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles in the Danny Masterson criminal case. But instead, Masterson’s legal team, led by famous defense attorney Tom Mesereau, asked for a continuation. The reason? Because the defense team said it would be adding a couple of new members. Continue reading Is Danny Masterson adding an OJ Dream Team lawyer to his defense? Also: trial set for Aug 29
[Dincalci, in a 1997 Channel 4 documentary about L. Ron Hubbard]Hana Whitfield let us know last night that yesterday afternoon, Jim Dincalci slipped away after a lengthy fight with cancer. He was 75. Continue reading Jim Dincalci, 1946-2021: Medical officer to Scientology’s L. Ron Hubbard on the high seas
Chris Shelton continues his look at the state of ‘religious studies’ attitudes about Scientology by working through a new issue of the journal Implicit Religion. Go here for his first, second, and third installments. Continue reading Profs looking at tiny groups of American ‘indies’ miss Scientology’s big issues
[Arthur Hubbard’s blood-art]Eight years ago here at the Bunker, we asked historian Jon Atack to talk with us about Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard’s occult years (1945-46) and the strange rituals he got up to with early rocket scientist Jack Parsons in Pasadena. Continue reading Scientology’s magic and mysticism, as told by L. Ron Hubbard’s blogging son Arthur
A few days ago Scientology put out its usual press releases about how it was at the scene of yet another disaster with its yellow-shirted “Volunteer Ministers,” this time on the island of La Palma in the Canaries where a volcano began erupting on September 19. Continue reading Spanish news website calls out Scientology volcano vultures at La Palma
In a new video, Jon Atack and Karen de la Carriere discuss one of Scientology’s most hallowed sacraments: The finding of scapegoats so founder L. Ron Hubbard or David Miscavige after him would have a “head on a pike” to answer for any failing. Continue reading Heads on pikes: L. Ron Hubbard’s lasting legacy of ruthlessness in Scientology
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