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[Jim Fonda and Merrell Vannier]Almost three years ago, our friend and attorney Scott Pilutik wrote an article for Forbes describing the unique position “independent” Scientologists are in when it comes to challenging the Church of Scientology on its trademarks and its tax exempt status. Continue reading Scientology faces a trademark fight we’ve been waiting for — but will it get spoiled?
A television production company filming an upcoming series about Scientology has apparently rattled the organization, judging by the nasty threat letter that attorney Bert Deixler sent out to Karen de la Carriere yesterday and which she shared with the Underground Bunker. Continue reading Scientology attorney Bert Deixler writes a threat letter to Karen de la Carriere over TV show
Our video source has come through again, and we have something for you today that hasn’t previously been online. It’s the 2007 LRH Birthday Event, held in Clearwater, Florida, the holiest day on the Scientology calendar (March 13), when church leader David Miscavige throws a celebration of L. Ron Hubbard on the anniversary of his 1911 birth. Continue reading L. Ron Hubbard’s magic chalk, and other Scientology miracles at the ’07 Birthday Event
Well this is a fun coincidence. Just three days after we heard from Australian television journalist Bryan Seymour about Scientology’s attempt there to interest his network in favorable coverage of the church, Scientology Australia spokeswoman Sei Kato (Broadhurst) has sent out a fresh new media guide! Continue reading Scientology puts out a new ‘media guide’ that is as honest as you would imagine
[Seagoing monks, apparently]Yet again, Scientology is defending itself in court by claiming that it treats people no worse than the Roman Catholic Church does. We wonder when, if ever, the Catholic Church is going to take notice of this. Continue reading Scientology, in forced-abortion case: We treat people no worse than the Catholic Church does
[Pat Broeker gives a lip-smacking performance]On Friday, January 24, 1986, L. Ron Hubbard, then 74 years old, went to his reward after suffering a stroke at the Creston, California ranch where he’d been hiding out for several years. Three days later, the top management of Scientology gathered Sea Org, staff, and public members of the organization at the Hollywood Palladium in order to announce the news of Hubbard’s death, which up to that point they had successfully managed to keep from the press. Continue reading 30 years ago today: ‘L. Ron Hubbard discarded the body he had used in this lifetime’
Australian television journalist Bryan Seymour posted something interesting to his Facebook page yesterday, so we asked him for the back story. Continue reading Bryan Seymour challenges Scientology’s ‘Freedom’ magazine to show itself
[Judge Edward Chen]In April, we told you that a new class-action lawsuit had been filed with two initial plaintiffs against Scientology’s drug rehab “Narconon” networks in California. Then, in August, we brought you a startling update — Judge Edward Chen in San Francisco had called for a trial to settle a disagreement in the lawsuit before it could go any further. Continue reading For a class-action lawsuit against Scientology’s rehab network, a setback in California
Thirty years ago today, this planet lost a singular individual to parts unknown. Lafayette Ronald Hubbard had lived one of the most unique lives in history. He had literally created his own personal navy from crew members who signed pledges to serve him for a billion years. He convinced thousands of people that they could become gods by paying him large sums of money and ridding themselves of invisible sentient entities. He had become fabulously rich at the same time that he had spent the last ten years of his life mostly in hiding and fearing that he’d be arrested or sued. Continue reading On the 30th anniversary of L. Ron Hubbard’s galaxial soul ejection, an obit by an old friend
One of our very helpful readers let us know that he had the new Impact magazine and wanted to let us in on this year’s parade of whales that we look forward to each year. Continue reading Whale watching, 2016 edition: Who’s keeping Scientology afloat?
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