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Rod Keller’s story last week about former staff members of Scientology drug rehabs dying produced some fascinating results. Here he is to follow up… Continue reading Our story last week about Narconon deaths kicked up a fuss — and news of two more deaths
Our thanks to Danil Tylevich for making us aware that numerous Russian media outlets are carrying stories about a woman named Darya Varnovskaya, who spent more than a year working at Scientology’s St. Petersburg org in order to secretly gather information about it. Continue reading Scientology’s latest drama in Russia: The mystery woman who infiltrated an org
[L. Ron Hubbard, circa 1954]Previously, our tipster who searches through old newspaper clippings found for us a rare interview of L. Ron Hubbard that took place in Tunisia in 1968. One of our favorite revelations in that interview was that Hubbard didn’t deny that he’d claimed to have made trips to “Heaven.” Continue reading Older than Pythagoras, and guaranteed to raise your IQ: What Scientology promised in 1954
This week Chris Shelton finishes his series about Larisa Smith with a disturbing conclusion — so prepare yourself. Here’s how Chris has chosen to introduce this final episode in his series… Continue reading Attempted murder, a fancy lawyer, and the long path to healing: A Scientology life, exposed
And here we are, at the end of our weekly series of dramatic footage shot by an anonymous drone pilot who has flown over Scientology’s most secret compounds. Continue reading DRONE FLYOVER FINALE: Getting a close look at Scientology’s secret New Mexico compound
Jefferson Hawkins sent us this dispatch from the great state of Oregon after he attended a screening of My Scientology Movie there. If you’ve seen the film, you know that Jefferson provides some of the most sobering words about the state of Scientology and the role its enforcers played. We’re glad to hear that Jeff got some recognition for his part in the movie… Continue reading Louis Theroux’s movie comes to Oregon, and Jefferson Hawkins is there to talk Scientology
On September 5 last year, the Church of Scientology opened a Narconon drug rehab center in a country that it had forsaken several years earlier. Narconon United Kingdom was formally opened on that day at its East Sussex location with the usual fanfare — a fancy backdrop, some confetti, and a few speeches. Continue reading One of Scientology’s new Narconons got inspected — and turned up one surprising result
Rod Keller watches Scientology social media for us, and this week he got wind of the death of a former Narconon staff member. As he looked into it further, Rod discovered a disturbing trend… Continue reading EXCLUSIVE: Recent deaths of Scientology rehab staffers points to ongoing problem
 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 Atack: The forgotten history of disproving Scientology’s status as a “religion”
It’s the kind of nightmare courtroom scenario that keeps all but a few lawyers from going near litigation with the Church of Scientology. Continue reading What’s the worst that can happen when you sue Scientology? Here’s one frightening example.
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