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[Hubbard in 1950]Earlier this week, Sunny Pereira mentioned that Brad Pitt took a Scientology course that would have involved reading part of L. Ron Hubbard’s 1951 follow up to Dianetics, the ponderous tome Science of Survival. So for our ‘Scientology Lit’ feature this week, we thought we’d introduce you to that delightful volume of Hubbard thought, which is known in particular for its description of the “Tone Scale” of human emotion. In the name of Fair Use, for criticism and analysis, we’re taking a glance at Chapter 18, “Sexual Behavior, Attitude Toward Children,” which is really something. Keep in mind, this is bedrock “scripture” in Scientology, the word of “Source.” We think you’ll especially enjoy the final few paragraphs.
Continue reading Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard on family and sex: As enlightened as you’d imagine
On Monday we posted a report from Phil Jones about how dead the Cambridge, Ontario “Ideal Org” is. Among the reactions to that piece were a couple of additional dispatches from our tipsters. Is Scientology dying? And how fast? Continue reading Scientology, breaking bad: Signs of desperation here and abroad
[Chrissie Carnell and Cedric Bixler Zavala with a mostly concealed additional Masterson victim]Yesterday, we told you we were anticipating that Mike Rinder’s estranged daughter Taryn Teutsch might repeat her ploy from last year and attempt to co-opt the message of the Denim Day rally in Los Angeles for Scientology’s disingenuous smear campaign against her father. Continue reading VIDEO: Danny Masterson accusers face down Scientology ploy at Denim Day rally
[Taryn Teutsch at Denim Day last year]One year ago, Scientology took its disingenuous attacks on Mike Rinder to a new level when his estranged daughter, Taryn Teutsch, tried to co-opt the message at the Denim Day rally in Los Angeles. Continue reading It’s an anniversary of shame for Scientology: Will they go for a repeat?
[Juliette Lewis and Brad Pitt in 1991]Sunny Pereira asks how we’re going to angle this story, and we tell her that it’s really up to her. It’s something she experienced — how would she angle it? Continue reading Brad Pitt’s Scientology adventure: The sauna, the auditing, the… lizard?
All the Scientology propaganda in the world, pumped out through leader David Miscavige’s fancy TV station and a million fliers, can’t make up for the reality that Scientology is dying — and in some places, it’s going quickly. Our thanks to Phil Jones, who sent in this report from on location in our great neighbor nation to the north. Continue reading Where is Scientology dying most Ideally? Could it be our neighbor to the north?
[Westfield House, Scotland’s future Ideal Org]The quest to completely replace old Scientology org buildings with new quarters continues, and the consequences can be severe for some members caught up in the project. Continue reading Scientology’s mad real estate splurge has real consequences for its indentured workers
It’s great to hear from Margery Wakefield again. After some time away from the fray, Margery is back with another book about Scientology, and this one is very personal. For our ‘Scientology Lit’ series, she pulled a gritty chapter out of her new book, I Survived!: Overcoming Abuse, Scientology and Life in General, which went on sale this week.
Continue reading Bull baiting and so much worse: Margery Wakefield on surviving Scientology
We’re extremely excited to tell you that Chris Owen’s masterful investigation of L. Ron Hubbard’s World War II experience, Ron the War Hero: The True Story of L. Ron Hubbard’s Calamitous Military Career, will be published on May 9 by Silvertail Books. (Full disclosure: Silvertail is also the publisher of our book, The Unbreakable Miss Lovely.) Continue reading COMING MAY 9: Silvertail Books publishes Chris Owen’s ‘Ron the War Hero’
[Scientology kids protesting the Snow White prosecution in 1978, Denver Post photo]Yesterday, Chris Owen gave us a wonderful dive into Scientology’s history as an intelligence agency. We thought we’d follow up with a fun document today that helps illustrate what he’s talking about. Continue reading When Scientology is caught spying, it always pretends it was the victim
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