Scientologist on Clearwater downtown board does a classic ‘dead agenting’ of Mark Bunker

[Board Chairman Paris Morfopoulos]

Wednesday evening, Mark Bunker went to the Clearwater Downtown Development Board to explain something about Scientology.

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Nancy Cartwright tops $17 million as Scientology celebrates its whales

[Nancy at $15 million, left, and now at $17.5 million]

Nancy Cartwright has topped herself again, moving up to “Diamond Laureate with Honors,” which means she’s given about $17.5 million in cumulative donations to Scientology’s membership organization. That ‘Simpsons’ money is so spendy!

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CLEARWATER APOCALYPSE! No, not really. But let’s help Scientology run its new board

Last night Tampa Bay Times stalwart Tracey McManus reported that for the first time, Scientologists had won a majority on a government body in the city of Clearwater.

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Scientologists will face trial after judge cites ‘sophisticated fraud’ scheme

[Hanan Islam and her son Rizza]

Once again, Jeffrey Augustine was on hand as the preliminary hearing continued yesterday in the case of Scientologist Hanan Islam and three of her children, accused of a scheme using a Scientology Narconon drug rehab clinic, corrupt local educators, and unwitting high school students to defraud the state’s Medi-Cal program of nearly $4 million between 2010 and 2013.

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As Scientologists face another day in L.A. court, we have a bizarre twist to the case

[Hanan Islam, with Alfreddie Johnson at the World Literacy Crusade]

Today, testimony is scheduled to resume in the preliminary hearing of a Medi-Cal insurance fraud prosecution at the Los Angeles Superior Court that we’ve been following for several days, the latest development in a wild scam involving Scientology, its drug rehab network Narconon, the Nation of Islam, and recently, even “sovereign citizen” conspiracy theories.

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For you doubters, here’s proof of Scientology miracles that demonstrate the power of ‘OT’!

It’s that time again, campers! And we like how much we introduced this idea last time, here it is again…

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Fight Scientology, and you can end up paying the price for years and years

[Pete Griffiths and your proprietor, HowdyCon 2016]

Readers of this website know how much we benefit from our vast network of tipsters and correspondents because, well, we constantly tell you so. And you have also many times heard us talk about one of our very best and reliable sources, our man in Ireland and a former member of the Church of Scientology, Pete Griffiths.

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For $100, Scientologist sorcerer will share secret of living to 150 (and we have the secret!)

[Rey Robles on CNN’s Believer]

You might remember that we were not very impressed with Reza Aslan’s short-lived Believer series that aired in 2017 on CNN, in particular its dishonest episode about Scientology. Admitting that he had “a soft spot” for Scientology, Aslan pretended that the teeny tiny “indie” movement of Scientologists was so potent, it might become one of the world’s great religions some day.

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Scientologist removed from L.A. court again after screaming at judge in fraud hearing

[Hanan Islam, circa 2014]

It was another strange day at Los Angeles Superior Court yesterday as a long-delayed preliminary hearing went into its second day, and our correspondent Jeffrey Augustine was on the scene.

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Scientologists led away in handcuffs after stunning evidence of fraud heard in L.A. court

At the conclusion of the first day in their preliminary hearing yesterday afternoon at Los Angeles Superior Court, Scientologists Hanan Islam, 60, and her son Ronnie “Rizza” Islam, 29, were led away in handcuffs to spend the night in jail.

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