My brother, the Scientologist: Trying to bridge the gap when Hubbardism is in the way

We heard from a reader who told us about her situation trying to deal with a sibling who is a dedicated Scientology staffer. They aren’t disconnected, but this brother-sister pair have an interesting situation we thought you’d want to read about. Here’s our reader’s account about what it’s like growing up with a brother so committed to the cause…

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Scientology’s efforts to suck up to power is appearing to pay off

[Big time Scientology donor Tom Cummins gets a thumb’s up.]

It was a good week for Scientology’s efforts to connect with powerful people.

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Scientology in a nutshell: The lights are on, but nobody’s home

We continue to get great tips from our readers, including this report from a correspondent in Los Angeles. Their account seems like such a good description of Scientology in general, which is involved in so many front groups and fake do-gooderism, but in reality is shrinking and barely able to staff its locations.

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TOM CRUISE CAUGHT ON TAPE: Saving face after a Scientology disaster

[Tom Cruise in 2006 — from ‘Mission: Impossible III’]

In November 2006, Tom Cruise was at a major crossroads in his charmed life. Early that month, he and his producing partner Paula Wagner had become heads of a studio and were about to meet their new employees.

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‘Aftermath’ supporters put Scientology on notice in its own ‘spiritual mecca’

Now that’s what we call getting up in C.O.B.’s grill.

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Scientologists behaving badly: What’s prison time to a trillion-year-old thetan?

We want to thank Mike Rinder for sending over the photo you see above, which he came across and thought we could use.

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Scientology’s secret weapon to get its clutches on your children

You’ve seen us mention Charlie Wakley numerous times.

The product of a Scientology family, Charlie has emerged as a notable fixture at Scientology’s London Ideal Org. He shows up frequently in the org’s promotional materials and videos. It’s his job to give the impression that Scientology is exploding in popularity in London. It isn’t, but he succeeds, at least, in appearing to be the org’s tireless cheerleader and its mascot.

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Scientology is the coolest religion on earth, video proves

Copenhagen has done it again.

Just when if feels like it couldn’t get any more miserable in this terrible modern world we live in, and the news is so grim we try not to catch sight of the national news, along come our Danish friends to remind us that things could always be worse: we could be Scientologists!

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Scientologist-led anti-vaxx ‘Conscience Coalition’ is off to a humble start

[Coalition member Veronica Rodriguez‎ (in yellow) and friends meet with Assembly member Ed Chau]

The Conscience Coalition is continuing to organize against SB 276, a bill that would require California health officials to monitor doctors and schools that have more than usual rates of medical exemptions from required childhood vaccines. Members are being asked to contact or visit their legislators to oppose the bill.

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Out of sight, out of MIND: How Scientology tried & failed to destroy psychiatry in the UK

[Robert Lindsay, Lord Balniel]

Fifty years ago this summer, Scientology mounted a lengthy and concentrated campaign to take over Britain’s National Association of Mental Health (NAMH). Driven by L. Ron Hubbard’s paranoid belief that he and Scientology were being targeted by a supposed global psychiatric conspiracy, Scientologists attempted to infiltrate the NAMH ahead of its annual leadership elections and take over the organisation. It was a vivid demonstration of Hubbard’s hatred of psychiatry and his followers’ willingness to put his anti-psychiatric agenda into practice.

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