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In a unanimous decision, a three-justice panel of the Florida 2nd District Court of Appeals has struck down a $1 million judgment Scientology had won against attorney Ken Dandar. Continue reading APPEALS COURT STRIKES SCIENTOLOGY’S $1 MILLION JUDGMENT AGAINST KEN DANDAR
Phil Jones wasted no time after the readers of this website helped him raise more than $11,000 in just over a day to fund his project for a billboard in Hollywood. He tells us that he’s now inked a three-month contract for the sign, which will put a focus on Scientology’s practice of “disconnection” that splits up families, including Phil’s own. He and his wife Willie have been raising a ruckus in Los Angeles lately as they’ve tried to get word to their two grown children, Mike and Emily, who work for Scientology in the Los Angeles area, but who have cut off all ties with their parents since Phil and Willie left the church. Continue reading DONE DEAL: Contract signed and date set for billboard about Scientology disconnection
Two former Church of Scientology members who grew up in the church but in different eras, Aaron Smith-Levin and former church spokesman Mike Rinder, are back with more from their recent conversation which Aaron recorded as part of his series, “Growing Up in Scientology.” Continue reading What Scientology kids are really taught to believe about other religions and ‘God’
What a way to celebrate Leap Day. Early this morning, Phil and Willie Jones’ project to put an anti-disconnection billboard on Hollywood Boulevard reached its funding goal, and now Phil tells us that he’ll quickly get the papers filed to make the sign a reality. Continue reading Billboard decrying Scientology ‘disconnection’ will be going up on Hollywood Blvd
Wow, are we excited to launch this new venture with longtime Scientology watcher Rod Keller! Rod goes way back, having kept a meticulous eye on the church since 1992. He’s well known for his indispensable “ARS Week in Review,” which ran for nine years when ARS — the Usenet newsgroup alt.religion.scientology — was the most important daily source for Scientology news. Continue reading Erika Christensen goes psychbuster as we launch Rod Keller’s Scientology Social Media Review!
[Scientologists learning the “havingness” of money by tossing it in the air]Frequent contributor Jeffrey Augustine is back to help us with another look at Scientology’s policies and procedures. In this case, what it means to turn over money for future use, and what happens when you ask for it back. Help us figure it out, Jeff!
Continue reading Augustine: How Scientology makes it so hard to get your money back
We know you’ve been looking for answers about some of the strange twists and turns affecting Scientology litigation lately. We’ve been pounding the pavement and ringing up our sources constantly, looking for answers. And now, we’ve hit paydirt. Continue reading The shocking space opera secret that is guiding Scientology litigation
[Judge John P. Doyle]Laura DeCrescenzo’s legal team filed its latest brief in advance of a crucial hearing, and we have the document for you. Laura’s forced-abortion lawsuit against the Church of Scientology is almost seven years old now, and trial dates have been set a couple of times. But there’s a final hurdle that she needs to get past, a motion for summary judgment that the church filed that will be considered on March 7. Continue reading Laura DeCrescenzo, on eve of crucial hearing, explains Scientology for new judge
A sharp-eyed observer pointed out to us that the Texas Supreme Court’s docket posted a countdown date for Monique Rathbun to file a response to the Church of Scientology’s petition in her harassment lawsuit. That date is set for March 21. Continue reading Monique Rathbun is on the clock at the Texas Supreme Court, and more in our legal roundup
[Chrissie and Shane Weightman]Former Sea Org worker Chris Shelton has been a regular contributor here at the Bunker and he’s made a name for himself with his video interviews of fellow former church members. Often, he premieres those videos here. But recently, he posted a “bonus” interview series at his YouTube channel, and now it’s blown up into a bigger story. Continue reading Scientology tried to suppress this video, and that’s why you’re seeing it here today
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