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[Nan with Jon Atack in Toronto in 2015]Last night, we learned from Nan McLean’s granddaughter Phaedra Fairwell that Nan, a veteran of vicious Fair Game attacks after leaving Scientology and going public in the 1970s, died yesterday at Southlake Regional Hospital in Newmarket, Ontario. She was 96 years old. Continue reading Nan McLean, 1923-2019: One of the bravest women who ever exposed Scientology’s abuses
Some time ago, we were fortunate to get access to new documents about Scientology released by the FBI to dogged Freedom of Information Act journalist Emma Best and the Muckrock website. Continue reading SCIENTOLOGY DOCUMENT LEAKS: Stunning new revelations span the 1960s to 2017
The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) has a new article on its blog that deserves comment. CCHR has a harder time than other Scientology front groups who can keep their writings based on some truth in their chosen issue. Foundation for a Drug Free World can write truthfully about how using illegal drugs is bad. Youth for Human Rights can write about the importance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. But CCHR is stuck inventing its arguments entirely based on the teachings of L. Ron Hubbard. Continue reading Scientology’s sleep cures are enough to keep you up at night
Last Saturday, we had fun posting a 1995 Scientology bulletin that banned Scientologists from reading the 1989 ancient aliens book The Gods of Eden and warned against interacting with its author, former church member William Bramley. In our comments section, Bramley reached out to us and said he was interested in answering Scientology’s criticisms of him. We thought that was a terrific idea, and asked him to swing away at the church’s document. We hope you enjoy his lengthy response. Continue reading Scientology banned his book and trashed him as an apostate. Here’s his full-throated reply!
[Meet the new owners of the Sea Org, Christopher (Left) and Matthew Brady]We want to thank the reader who stumbled upon something strange in the state of Florida’s files, and thought we’d be interested in it. Continue reading The new leaders of ‘Scientology’ tell us about their fight to free the world
Scientology leader David Miscavige has now been served in the third of three highly visible lawsuits filed against him earlier this year, court records in Miami show. Continue reading Scientology’s David Miscavige served again: This time in a sick case alleging child abuse
[Jason Dohring and Christina]In July, we told you that an unnamed woman had gone to the Los Angeles Police Department with a dramatic account of how she had managed to escape from Scientology after being lured in through an acting class that featured Scientologist and Veronica Mars actor Jason Dohring. Continue reading Woman who fled Scientology after being lured in by Jason Dohring acting class goes public
[Miscavige and more accomplices]With his second ‘Ideal Org’ grand opening in only a week, Scientology leader David Miscavige managed to round up more local shills to make speeches, and this time he actually snagged an elected official, something we haven’t seen in a while. Continue reading Scientology snags an elected official (and JAG!) for its Central Ohio ‘Ideal Org’ ceremony
The Scientology Network (Scientology TV) may be the only digital property in the world being marketed primarily by hand. Continue reading Scientology promotes its expensive propaganda TV channel one flier at a time
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