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[Scientologists taking part in ‘money processing,’ to teach them to ‘flow’ cash to the church.]One of our readers was in a local org recently, and happily for us she was handed a pamphlet that included a price list. Thinking quickly, when the staff wasn’t looking she snapped a couple of photos of it and then sent them to us. Continue reading Hey, moneybags, Scientology has a bridge to sell you. Here’s the new price list!
Oh my, what an appearance Leah Remini made last night on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to promote next week’s premiere of A&E’s ‘Scientology and the Aftermath’ season two. Continue reading Stephen Colbert: Do you believe Scientology is a religion at all? Leah Remini: No
With only a little more than a week before the start of season two for A&E’s Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, we sent over a few questions to Leah’s sidekick, former Scientology spokesman and Australian-born U.S. citizen Mike Rinder. Continue reading ‘Scientology and the Aftermath’: Mike Rinder answers a few of our questions after TCA win
For years, we’ve been telling you about Mace Kingsley Family Center, a place where Scientologists have their children — even infants — subjected to Scientology procedures. And now our Rod Keller looks into a new effort to bring this place to the attention of authorities. Continue reading Scientology subjects young children to quack therapies — now, someone is taking a stand
[The ‘Cine Castle’ at Int Base, home to the studios of Golden Era Productions]We have an intriguing item today that appears to be rather modest, but in investigating it, it opened up a new window on a place we never lose interest in: Scientology’s Int Base. Continue reading An unusual Scientology advertisement leads to new intel on secretive ‘Int Base’
We want to thank the tipster who took the time to send us some scans from the new issue of Scientology’s Source magazine, which features the “Perceptics” area on the fifth floor of the Flag Building in Clearwater, Florida, better known as the Super Power Building. Continue reading Almost four years after its grand opening, a new look inside Scientology’s ‘Super Power’
You’ll have to indulge us today. We enjoyed a special event last night in Brooklyn, and we felt like sharing. Continue reading ‘Going Clear’ author Lawrence Wright celebrates a milestone with a different kind of keyboard
[Carol Nyburg and Jeff, the son who defied ‘disconnection’]In 2013 we wrote about Carol Nyburg, a familiar face for many former Church of Scientology members who recall seeing her at the Flag Land Base in Clearwater, Florida. Wealthy Scientologists from around the world spend vast amounts of money to visit Flag, Scientology’s “spiritual” headquarters, and Carol was the person who helped you set up your accommodations and welcomed you when you arrived. Continue reading Carol Nyburg is back, and she has a Scientology story that will rough you up
[Pastor Willy Rice, during his July 23 sermon]Pastor Willy Rice of Calvary Church in Clearwater, Florida told his congregation that the church would host a “public forum” about Scientology on July 22 with Leah Remini and Mike Rinder which would be filmed as an episode of their A&E series, Scientology and the Aftermath. But after the pastor sent out a message about the plan, the event was canceled. Rinder said something about it at his blog, and on July 23, Pastor Rice talked about it during his Sunday sermon. One of our readers, Glen Alpert, took the time to transcribe Pastor Rice’s message, and we thought you’d find it interesting. It’s a shame that the event didn’t happen, but Pastor Rice doesn’t appear to be giving up on his idea about educating people about Scientology.
Continue reading Clearwater Baptist pastor reflects on his message about Scientology, stands by it
On Thursday, we published an account by Derek Bloch describing part of his experience in 2015 filming a television series about Scientology ‘disconnection’ that has yet to receive an airdate. When he saw what Derek had written, Phil Jones contacted us, asking to post his own experience with the unaired ‘Disconnection’ series and how it eventually led to the famous billboards that Phil and Willie crowdfunded in Los Angeles and Florida. As we said last time, for a short period we too became involved in that television production, serving as a consultant for Sirens Media for about a month as the series lineup was being finalized. We hope that the series does get an airdate at some point, but in the meantime we believe Phil’s account deserves to be heard.
Continue reading Phil and Willie Jones versus Scientology: The real story of how the billboard came to be
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