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 [L. Ron Hubbard, circa 1952]It’s one of those L. Ron Hubbard quotes that gets brought up a lot, especially by those who want to make the point that the “Church” of Scientology really isn’t one at all. Continue reading Before Scientology was a ‘church,’ L. Ron Hubbard said religion controlled people with lies

You can hardly imagine our glee when we opened the special issue of Freedom magazine that hit Scientology’s website yesterday and found what’s going to be coming soon to the Scientology television network. Continue reading Our prayers are answered — Freedom magazine is coming to Scientology television!
 [Future Brescia Ideal Org]Rod Keller continues to keep us up to date on David Miscavige’s precious Ideal Org program as it continues to buy up empty buildings around the world. Continue reading Scientology buys another derelict building in order to pretend that it’s expanding wildly
 [Contest winners greeted on their first day at this week’s festivities.]Sunday night, Scientology will put on its annual gala to celebrate the winners of the L. Ron Hubbard Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contest. As in past years, we’ll take a peek at some of the annual broadcast to see how many of the contest winners remember to make their obligatory obeisance to Hubbard, whose portrait overlooks the proceedings. Continue reading On Day One, 2018’s Writers of the Future party betrays its connection to Scientology’s abuses
 [The “target” Scientology’s Freedom magazine put on Sara Goldberg for appearing in Going Clear]An 81-year-old former Catholic priest, Australia-born but today living in France, contacted us yesterday to tell us about his blog. Continue reading Is Scientology really any different than other ‘churches’? Oh, you bet. Here’s one example.

Is Scientology TV taking requests? We have to admit that we enjoyed the network’s show about its L. Ron Hubbard archives (a program that held back key information, of course, but was still pretty eye-opening) and we’d like to see a similarly revealing piece about another of Scientology’s most nutty facilities… Super Power! Continue reading What do super powers smell like? For around 30 grand, Scientology can help you with that.

Last week, we told you that Leah Remini has come under a new round of what appears to be a Scientology “noisy” investigation. Since then, we are learning that the operation has kicked into high gear. Continue reading Scientology cranks up its ‘noisy’ investigation of Leah Remini, and she fires back

Historian Chris Owen has another exclusive for the Bunker, and this one is a real doozy. You may know that in 1966 Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard made an effort to become influential in the African nation of Rhodesia — until he was unceremoniously deported. But new documents show that subsequent to that embarrassing failure, Hubbard tried another gambit, offering the government of another African country an incredible cash offer. Here’s Chris with the stunning details… Continue reading Newly released documents: Scientology leader L. Ron Hubbard tried to ‘buy’ an African nation

After having a conversation with Leah Remini last week, Jeffrey Augustine has a new podcast of his discussion with her co-star, former Scientology spokesman Mike Rinder. Continue reading Mike Rinder: Scientology is ‘disappearing at a consistent unchanging unwavering rate’
 [Scientology TV ads are being shown on airplanes]Rod Keller checks in with how the new Scientology Network is playing with Scientologists themselves… Continue reading Scientologists are trying to convince each other that the new TV network is a roaring success
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