Tom De Vocht takes on Scientology’s draconian confidentiality contract!

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Tom De Vocht let us know he was stunned by the Scientology Sea Org confidentiality agreement that we posted yesterday, and sent over his line-by-line critique! It is really great to have Tom back making waves. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Join Scientology’s inner hardcore and sign your life away — here are the terms

[Ready to set sail with Dave?]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We got our hands on a contract Scientology’s Sea Org workers sign, promising to keep their mouths shut about all of the horrendous things they’re going to be seeing as billion-year slaves in David Miscavige’s ersatz navy. Keep your traps shut, swabbies! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Scientology’s next ‘Ideal’ grand opening revealed: Dave’s on his way!

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: The fliers have gone out, and Scientology leader David Miscavige will most likely be on hand to preside over the grand opening of his latest ‘Ideal Org,’ this time in South Africa. Or will he? A local correspondent explains why she has her doubts that Dave will risk it. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Leah Remini unveils a lovely and fitting tribute to Mike Rinder in Clearwater

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Yesterday, Leah Remini revealed an inspiring location for a bench that has been dedicated to Mike Rinder in Clearwater, Florida. And what made it even better was the memory that it jarred loose from a former Scientology slave who began his journey out on that very spot. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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VIDEO: Can Scientology lure you to the happiest place on Earth?

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology tries so hard to get you to give up your current life, turn your back on family and friends, and start a new journey as an indentured servant to David Miscavige and L. Ron Hubbard! Is that asking so much? We have the latest staff recruitment video for your perusal! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Scientologist sentenced to 25 years for kidnapping and assault

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: On March 13 a prominent Scientology family got a shock: One of its own was sentenced to 25 years in prison. The case had gone entirely unreported in local news. But we’ve pieced together what took place, and it involves an infamous character we all met more than a decade ago. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Oops! Scientology spills a secret as it prepares to co-opt another holiday

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology’s annual effort to turn Christmas into a recruiting event is pretty well known, but it also does what it can with Easter, holding an annual egg hunt in Florida to lure in new meat. And we also found some other Easter recruiting plans that contained a small surprise. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Eyewitness reports from celebrations of Scientology’s founder, L. Ron Hubbard!

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Yesterday #Scientology members were asked to come down to their local ‘orgs’ to watch video of the L. Ron Hubbard birthday event filmed the week before in Florida. We have a couple of eyewitness reports from those local celebrations of the 114th birthday of Scientology’s founder. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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When my friend Wings Hauser stunned Scientology about its high prices

[Wings Hauser, 1980s]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Geoff Levin was close with actor Wings Hauser for more than 50 years, and they met in Scientology. With news of Hauser’s death at 77, Geoff shares details of their friendship in and out of the church, and the moment when Wings dared to speak up like no celebrity before or since. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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San Francisco rules the Scientology universe — for this week, at least

[The Golden Gate gang!]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox, or go to this link: Scientology has not yet sent out a press release about its annual birthday bash for founder L. Ron Hubbard, but already one secret from it has leaked out, and it’s a detail with some profound evidence about the state of the church, and San Francisco’s moment in the sun! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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