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[Scientology spent millions to open an Ideal Org in Auckland in 2017]TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology still claims to be the ‘fastest growing religion in the world,’ without any evidence. In fact, actual census numbers tend to show the opposite. And today, another country adds to that trend. ALSO: More overseas reports, including some seriously confused lawmakers. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Another census, and another country where Scientology is shrinking
[Alex Gibney and Lawrence Wright at Sundance]
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Ten years ago today, Alex Gibney’s HBO documentary ‘Going Clear’ premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, exposing Scientology’s abuses in a way that had never been done before. Hana Whitfield, one of the stars of the film, writes about the movie’s impact a decade later. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Ten years ago today: ‘Going Clear’ exposed Scientology’s abuses for a new audience
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Yesterday, former Scientology staffer Alex Barnes-Ross took the biggest step in his formidable career as a whistle-blower, meeting with an MP to discuss strategy for what the UK can do about the church’s abuses. He tells the story in this exclusive for the Underground Bunker. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading An Apostate in London: Alex talks strategy about Scientology with an MP
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology will no doubt say that it just plunked down $26 million to double the size of its European ‘Advanced Org’ because of increased demand. But we think there’s a different reason for it. ALSO: Ex-Scientologists strike back cleverly at the church’s new ad campaign. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Scientology spends $26 million to double the size of its European HQ
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: At Scientology’s New Year’s event in LA, church leader David Miscavige boasted about a new Narconon drug rehab in South Africa, where he probably figured there would be lax oversight. But now a local newspaper is accusing the new rehab of not paying its workers. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Scientology bragged on new Africa drug rehab, now it’s accused of stiffing workers
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: LA’s fires are located where Scientology has its biggest concentration of members, so it’s not surprising the ‘Volunteer Ministers’ have been called out to take advantage of it. But rarely have we had such blatant evidence of Scientology’s real agenda in an operation like this. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Briefing not meant for the public: LA fires are ‘historic opportunity’ for Scientology
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Central to Scientology’s announced new media campaign are three TV ads that church leader David Miscavige revealed to the audience at the October IAS gala. But it’s a series of the campaign’s new billboards that have been getting noticed, and not in a good way. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Scientology’s new ad push is really getting on people’s nerves
[Becky, in white, enjoying post-Scientology life in 2016 on a cruise with Ron and others, including Janis Gillham Grady, Steve Hall, Dan Koon, and Jefferson Hawkins]TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology’s smears of Ron Miscavige and Becky Bigelow remain online, more than 12 years after they escaped Int Base and embarrassed Ron’s son, David Miscavige. We’re glad we got to know Becky as much as we did, and wish she could have enjoyed her freedom for a little longer. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Becky Bigelow, 1962-2025, escaped from Scientology with Ron Miscavige
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: On Tuesday, the 17th anniversary of Anonymous declaring war on the Church of Scientology will arrive, and we wanted to mark the occasion with a story that recently came up thanks to Alex Barnes-Ross, and with help from Pete Griffiths and Wise Beard Man himself, Mark Bunker. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Anonymous fought ‘disconnection’ — but Scientology never stops destroying families
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We can’t get enough of the wonderful things readers send in which help us keep an eye on what the Church of Scientology is up to this very minute. Recent items include news of big donations, and claims that church founder L. Ron Hubbard was a civil rights icon! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Have you got what it takes to afford the Scientology good life?
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