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In recent weeks, conditions at Scientology’s UK headquarters, known as Saint Hill Manor, and its relations with local elected leaders, has become an issue thanks to the hard work of Alex Barnes-Ross. Alex asked for accounts of what life in Saint Hill is really like, and today we have a real treat. Karen Pressley answered that call by adapting and augmenting some of the material in her 2017 book, Escaping Scientology, for this extended look at life there in the 1990s. Continue reading Getting the stink out of Scientology’s Saint Hill Manor: A special remembrance
A very happy winter solstice to our northern hemisphere readers, and to our antipodean friends, enjoy your summer! Once again it’s time to take stock of the year just past with our annual review, and there’s no doubt about it, this year really delivered! Continue reading The Underground Bunker’s 2023 Scientology year-in-review starts today!
It’s happened again! We were leaked audio of Scientology leader David Miscavige’s IAS speech that he gave November 3, and now, audio of his New Year’s event speech which he gave just this past Saturday in Los Angeles has also gotten to us. We want to thank Chris Shelton in particular for helping to make this happen. Continue reading Scientology leader David Miscavige’s New Year’s speech in Los Angeles — the transcript
[Early Scientology had several raids, including the FDA in 1963, pictured]The Bunker marked the auspicious 70th anniversary of the Church of Scientology yesterday with birthday wishes from its contributors. Today, historian Chris Owen brings us the previously unreported story of the events that prompted L. Ron Hubbard to take the momentous step of declaring Scientology to be a religion. Continue reading How a police raid in Detroit prompted the creation of the Church of Scientology
Ah, what an auspicious day! Seventy years ago to this day, the very first “Church of Scientology” entity was incorporated, and it’s been a hell of a ride ever since. Continue reading HAPPY 70TH BIRTHDAY, CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY
Anyone who has been involved in Scientology likely knows about “FSMing.” FSM stands for Field Staff Member. In the 1960s founder L. Ron Hubbard wrote a policy letter that established this system. Continue reading Life in Scientology: Saving the planet and lining your pockets at the same time!
[Scientology leader David Miscavige at the last NYE celebration in LA, to bring in 2020]Ah, New Year’s Eve! Can you feel the excitement? We know, we know, it’s not even Christmas yet, what is this about New Year’s Eve? Continue reading Help Scientology celebrate its New Year’s event by signing a petition!
Our thanks to the reader who forwarded along another propaganda mailing from the Church of Scientology that has struck us as a little unusual and that we thought you’d want to see. Continue reading Scientology knows things are bad, so they’re selling nostalgia for their golden age
[Sunny and her mother]“She knows what she has to do.” It was a matter-of-fact statement to my husband from my mother. I was pregnant with our second child and we wanted to let my Sea Org mother know about it. She had never met my children or my husband. We had thought he could call her up and let her know she was welcome to see our children and us. Of course she would not, because I, her daughter, was labelled a “Suppressive Person” by Scientology, over a decade earlier. Continue reading How Scientology makes forced disconnection even worse than the separation
[Judge Robert Broadbelt III]We’ll have a correspondent in the courtroom today as Jane Doe 1’s forced-marriage lawsuit has a hearing at Los Angeles Superior Court. And in this case, Judge Robert Broadbelt III has already tipped his hand: Last night he issued a tentative ruling showing that he’s going to side with Jane Doe 1. Continue reading Judge: Jane Doe 1 can have ‘limited discovery’ before arbitration showdown
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