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During the main event at HowdyCon in Chicago, we revealed there’s a new book coming soon which we’re pretty excited about. Continue reading Coming soon, our collaboration with ‘Miss Lovely’ herself, Paulette Cooper!
We have another entry in our ongoing series of book excerpts about Scientology, this time some startling material about the church’s obsession with celebrities which appears in Amy Scobee’s book Scientology — Abuse at the Top. Amy was one of several high-ranking executives who came out of Scientology in the 2000s and changed the way the church is viewed by the media. Continue reading Scientology and celebs: ‘Miscavige had several of us catering to Tom Cruise behind the scenes’
Last October, we sent Michele Fiore’s office a request for information, and we never received a reply. What we wanted to know was, what was the infamous Nevada politician doing on Scientology’s private cruise ship, the Freewinds? Continue reading Why we think nutty Las Vegas councilwoman Michele Fiore might be a Scientologist
[Dax Shepard and Erika Christensen]Your proprietor was on a family vacation a couple of weeks ago when a splash of Scientology celebrity news lit up the intertubes. Erika Christensen, second-generation Scientologist and accomplished actress, had uttered some interesting things about the church in a podcast with her actor friend, Dax Shepard. Continue reading Opportunity missed: What Erika Christensen should have been asked about Scientology
Our man in Los Angeles, Jeffrey Augustine, did us a huge favor by attending a preliminary hearing yesterday at Los Angeles Superior Court. And that’s why we can tell you that Hanan Islam and her fellow defendants, including three of her own children, are scheduled to go to trial on August 28 for defrauding the state’s Medi-Cal insurance program with the use of a Scientology front operation. Continue reading Scientologists charged with Medi-Cal insurance fraud will stand trial on August 28
We’ve been watching Scientologist singer Stacy Francis for a long time. At the Voice, we covered a controversy over the stories she was telling about herself in order to become an X-Factor contestant. It was obvious even then that for years she had downplayed her extensive connection to Scientology when it suited her, and that she was someone who would turn on just about anyone if it meant advancing her “career.” Continue reading Stacy Francis goes to Washington: Are we witnessing another Scientology political op?
[Black Scientologists conference held in April on the ‘Freewinds’]Our tipster Communicator I/C keeps trying to convince us that the Nation of Islam/Scientology mashup is more substantial than we’ve given it credit for. And we have to hand it to him this time for digging up a new piece of evidence that bolsters his point of view. Continue reading Another sign Nation of Islam members are moving from Dianetics to full Scientology
Rod Keller has a pretty alarming update for us on Scientology’s sneaky “interfaith” efforts scoring some pretty serious paydirt… Continue reading Scientology scores with political conservatives in Europe using the ‘religious freedom’ gambit
This week in our series of book excerpts, Chris Shelton has been good enough to share with us a key section from his book Scientology: A to Xenu — An Insider’s Guide to What Scientology is All About. And if you like this, we hope you can join Chris at HowdyCon in Chicago later this week!
Continue reading The trauma of leaving Scientology: ‘Who wants to believe they’ve thrown away their best years?’
[Sunny Pereira at 15]Once again, our technical expert Sunny Pereira has supplied us with a remarkable glimpse into growing up in Scientology and serving in the Sea Org. We learn that when you have a planet to clear, terrorizing children is just an unavoidable feature of the job.
Continue reading First person: In Scientology, children are punished for being kids
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