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[Brian Sheen and his daughter Spring, before disconnection]We heard unexpectedly from Brian Sheen yesterday, who told us why today was a grim anniversary for him. Continue reading Scientology disconnection: A toxic policy that punishes innocent people every day of the week
[Australian K9 Detection Unit at work]Two years ago, we told you that Scientology’s drug rehab in Australia was in trouble, and now there’s more evidence of it — the place is being sued for not paying its bills. And TV journalist Bryan Seymour tells us the timing couldn’t be worse for Scientology as it prepares for another push to expand its drug rehab network in that country. Continue reading Bryan Seymour: Scientology’s sniffer-dog problem is bad timing for Narconon in Australia
Last week, one of our tipsters found evidence that the Church of Scientology has convinced the country’s second-largest cable television system, Spectrum (formerly Time Warner Cable), to make room for SCNTV, a channel that will carry Scientology’s programming. Continue reading David Miscavige: Scientology TV launches by June 21, to show ‘planet’s coolest religion’
Scientology leader David Miscavige is demonstrating some real concern about Leah Remini’s upcoming second season of her A&E series, Scientology and the Aftermath. Continue reading Scientology leader David Miscavige launches new personal attacks at Leah Remini
 Jon Atack is the author of A Piece of Blue Sky, one of the very best books on L. Ron Hubbard and Scientology. He has a new edition of the book for sale, and for more than three years he’s been helping us sift through the legends, myths, and contested facts about Scientology that tend to get hashed and rehashed in books, articles, and especially on the Internet.
Continue reading Scientology’s spies: L. Ron Hubbard’s twisted legacy that proved his sickness
[Argentinian actress Malena Pichot]Our man in Paris, British journalist Jonny Jacobsen, has a report out of South America for us today… Continue reading Jonny Jacobsen: The tweets about Scientology that got a comedian in hot water
Larry Elmore has been called the best thing that ever happened to Dungeons & Dragons art (although personally, your proprietor is more of a Trampier man), and we wondered what Elmore’s legions of role-playing fans might think if they knew that for the past four years, he’s been helping out the Church of Scientology. Continue reading Dungeons & Dragons and Scientology collide: Can we get a saving throw on that engram?
Plenty of us scoffed when Scientology leader David Miscavige spent millions to purchase and renovate the KCET studios in Los Angeles and rename it Scientology Media Productions, which he opened last May. Continue reading SCIENTOLOGY TV: It’s really happening! Spectrum blocks out a channel for Miscavige
[Lawrence Wright, getting the scoop. (Illo by Observer)]Yesterday, we were still thinking about Reza Aslan’s friendly-but-not-so-friendly jabs at Alex Gibney and Lawrence Wright in his Sunday night Believer episode about Scientology. Continue reading Lawrence Wright goes to Nazareth; or, how Reza Aslan drove us into the arms of L. Ron Hubbard
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