Appeals court moves back hearing, and asks if Scientology arbitration is ‘neutral’

[Chrissie Bixler and the state supreme court that granted review of her suit against Danny Masterson]

There seems to have been a pretty interesting development in the Bixler v. Scientology lawsuit — the case that is getting an appeal thanks to the California Supreme Court.

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Scientology’s personality test is a hit on TikTok: Can David Miscavige capitalize on it?

Why didn’t Dave think of this earlier? It’s how things work now, and Scientology has finally stumbled on it.

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Where is Scientology in 2021? Outside the US, it’s largely in Taiwan and Mexico

[Scientology opens its ‘Ideal Org’ in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on December 7, 2013]

The Australian SBS network had a very good story at its website this week, looking at the way Scientology’s hapless front groups have tried to spread the word about L. Ron Hubbard in Indonesia (Criminon), Guam (Applied Scholastics), and East Timor (Youth for Human Rights).

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Russia’s latest strategy to curb Scientology: Shut down the money pipeline

[A WISE conference in Russia in 2015]

Scientology faces new restrictions in Russia following an announcement by the Office of the Prosecutor General (GPRF). In a Telegram post on 24 September, the GPRF stated:

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Oregonian newspaper names Scientology prep school best small employer in the state

[The Delphian, Scientology’s Hogwarts]

We want to thank the reader who made us aware that a newspaper we’ve long had a lot of respect for, the Oregonian, this week named Scientology’s pricey boarding school, Delphian, not only the best small business to work for in Oregon, but also the small employer, get this, with the best values.

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Scientology OT 8 and ‘STAND’ blogger who expressed anti-vax views dies of Covid

Brian Duimovich was well known in the Camarillo area in Ventura County, California, where he owned a Mexican eatery a few years ago. But he lived most recently in Happy Valley, Oregon, a suburb of Portland, where he worked as a real estate agent and financial consultant.

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Scientology donor and promoter, OT 8 Greg Winteregg, fails his postulate

OT 8 Scientologist and dentist Dr. Greg Winteregg died of a heart attack on July 13 in Palm Harbor, Florida. He was 66.

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Scientology and anti-vaxx, a marriage made in heaven?

A month ago my disconnected Scientology OT 3 brother went to California with his wife to attend his son’s wedding. My brother and his wife are both strongly anti-vaxx. My other brother, a non-Scientologist and a medical doctor tried to convince our anti-vaxx brother before he left to get vaccinated but he wouldn’t have it. He said he’d done some “research” on it. Sure.

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