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![Mike Ellis [Photo by Doug Owens]](http://tonyortega.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Mike_Ellis.jpg) Mike Ellis [Photo by Doug Owens] But its legal chicanery can also be a hoot. We have a series of documents that have been flying back and forth between parties as the Luis and Rocio Garcia federal fraud lawsuit against Scientology approaches a crucial February 18 evidentiary hearing. And we have a feeling you’re going to find the material in these documents rather entertaining.
Rathbun spent 27 years in Scientology and was its “inspector general for ethics,” the second-highest ranking official in the organization. He was known as a ruthlessly effective enforcer who then became disaffected and left the group in 2004. Today, he’s considered one of the biggest threats to Scientology’s continued existence, and on December 22, for the first time since his defection, he sat for a deposition and was questioned by the church’s own attorneys. Continue reading VIDEO LEAK: See former Scientology official Marty Rathbun interrogated under oath
In the early 1960s, the Food and Drug Administration was concerned enough about the health claims being made by Scientology with its “e-meters,” that it raided the “Founding Church” in Washington DC after several years of investigations.
This is a fun one: New York Times staffer Michael Cieply reporting on an ad in his own newspaper. Cieply reports that the Church of Scientology has taken out a full page ad in the Times to slam Alex Gibney, whose documentary about Scientology, Going Clear, premieres at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25. You just knew Scientology was going to make this fun, didn’t you? Continue reading Scientology takes out full-page ad in the New York Times to attack Alex Gibney Advertisement
A few days ago, it was announced that Barbour was taking on the title role in Broadway’s longest-running production, Phantom of the Opera. And then, last night, the producers of the show felt compelled to answer an overwhelming Internet response to the news that Barbour was joining the cast. Here’s what the show released… Continue reading ‘Phantom of the Opera’ gets a two-fer: Scientologist and child molester!
Now, Scientology has put out a website with a lot more detail about the new plans, and we thought we’d excerpt some of the more relevant parts of it, for informational purposes. Continue reading Scientology reveals a lot more of its lofty plans for the former KCET studios
Claire explains how she grew up in Scientology, what it meant to be a young member of the Sea Org — and signing a contract for a billion years at only eight years of age — and what it was like to dedicate your entire life to L. Ron Hubbard.  Back in the day, still infested with space cooties. Yesterday, once again, he had actress Kirstie Alley on his show, and once again he let her off easy regarding her involvement in Scientology and her rivalry with Leah Remini. The last time Alley was on, she called Remini a “bigot” after Remini had left Scientology and then made public that her former friends in the organization had dropped her like a hot potato — a result of Scientology’s “disconnection” policy. Continue reading What Howard Stern should have asked Kirstie Alley about Scientology
We decided to keep that announcement up the rest of the weekend, so today we’re going to post our delayed Sunday Funnies — they’re our Monday Funnies! And we’re going to start off with more evidence which convinces us that Scientology is taking very seriously the threats it is facing in 2015. We know that the organization has been dealing with dwindling membership for years, key defections by important officials, a tenacious “indie” movement that tries to entice other members to leave, and the growing legal problems of Narconon. |
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