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Scientology lessening the Disconnection madness? Our readers are skeptical

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Yesterday’s dispatch from one of our correspondents, suggesting that Scientology leader David Miscavige might be softening the church’s notorious ‘Disconnection’ policy, turned out to be pretty controversial with our ex-Scientologist readers, and they let us know it. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Is Scientology having second thoughts about destroying families?

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: It’s only a single data point, but a report from one of our inside correspondents suggest something may be changing in Scientology regarding one of its most toxic practices. Reason for hope? Or a mirage? [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Leaked: A Scientology plan to ‘clear’ Hollywood

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: One trait of Scientology members is their confidence that L. Ron Hubbard’s ‘tech’ really can take over the world if they can get it to enough people. In an entertaining example of that, an appeal was sent out to Scientology’s Hollywood types this week by a sneaky producer. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Priscilla Presley asks for more time to answer explosive new version of Florida lawsuit

[Brigitte Kruse and Priscilla Presley in happier times]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We’re not the only ones bowled over by the new version of the Orlando lawsuit against Priscilla Presley. After seeing the new allegations — including the claim that Priscilla and Elvis Presley have an unidentified grandkid in Florida — Priscilla has asked for more time to respond. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Scientology ruins everything — even a massive onion farm in England

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: UK readers sent us links to stories that popped up there about a court decision involving Scientology and an onion farmer. We asked our friend Apostate Alex if he had heard anything about it, and he did us even better by snagging the actual court decision for us to look at. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Mike Rinder steps down from Aftermath Foundation board amid cancer battle

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Yesterday, the Aftermath Foundation said that Mike Rinder has stepped down from its board. We have been encouraged by updates from Christie Collbran about the terrific medical team they have assembled, and that’s why we remain optimistic about the outcomes for Mike. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Prime premieres ‘The Pasta Queen,’ who happens to be a major Scientology donor

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Prime’s ‘The Pasta Queen’ is getting raves as Nadia Caterina Munno scours her native Italy for ingredients to cook back home in Clearwater, FLA. But just because that’s also home to Scientology, it doesn’t mean Munno is a member, does it? Well, hold on to your linguine, paisano. What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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More glimpses of Scientology’s big UK party that really swung!

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: We know Tom Cruise made the scene last week at Scientology’s big annual gala in England, but there’s still a lot we don’t know as we await the church’s press release and slide show. In the meantime, Apostate Alex sent us more leaked items, and we thought you’d want to see them! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Scientology relieved the natural disasters came to them this time

 
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: While you were trick-or-treating yesterday, Scientology put out a press release patting itself on the back for getting photo opportunities out of the hurricanes that hit Florida recently. After reading this, how can you doubt the power for good that Scientology is for the world? [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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Boo! A special L. Ron Hubbard treat for a spooky Scientology Halloween

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Readers know that we enjoy plunging into founder L. Ron Hubbard’s voluminous Scientology lectures searching for treasure. And we wondered, what had Ron ever said about Halloween? We did a search and found paydirt: another one of those times when Ron really gave the game away. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]

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