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Whether it’s about the shocking way people have been treated at a remote Tennessee facility, or the infamous death of a woman in Florida, for years we’ve been writing about Scientology’s poor record of handling the needs of the mentally ill. Now, Chris Shelton and Sunny Pereira are beginning a series of discussions specifically about Scientology’s ideas about mental health. We think you’re going to find it very interesting. Here’s what Chris has to say about today’s first installment… Continue reading Why Scientology has no business pontificating on mental health — a discussion
We have to apologize to University of Alberta Professor Stephen A. Kent. He sent us a copy of his newest book ages ago, and we simply haven’t had time to do more than leaf through it. Continue reading A new academic book takes apart Scientology and pop culture, and the apologists hate it
[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
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