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TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: How does Scientology keep people spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to pursue, year after year, the dream of supernatural powers? With totally true ghost stories! Yes, a new batch of ‘OT Phenomena’ is here, along with more testimonials about what it’s like to be OT! [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading For you doubters, a new batch of totally true Scientology miracles!
[Danny Masterson and his appellate attorney Cliff Gardner]TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Danny Masterson appeals court accepts Cliff Gardner’s trimmed-down brief
[David Miscavige, master of ceremonies]TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: 39 years ago today, Scientology members assembled to hear that L. Ron Hubbard had voluntarily left his body to explore ‘researches’ elsewhere. Once again we’re marking this anniversary with a transcript of the bizarre event that took place at the Hollywood Palladium that night. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading 39 years ago: The eerie Hollywood sendoff for Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard
[Scientology spent millions to open an Ideal Org in Auckland in 2017]TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology still claims to be the ‘fastest growing religion in the world,’ without any evidence. In fact, actual census numbers tend to show the opposite. And today, another country adds to that trend. ALSO: More overseas reports, including some seriously confused lawmakers. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Another census, and another country where Scientology is shrinking
[Alex Gibney and Lawrence Wright at Sundance]
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Ten years ago today, Alex Gibney’s HBO documentary ‘Going Clear’ premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, exposing Scientology’s abuses in a way that had never been done before. Hana Whitfield, one of the stars of the film, writes about the movie’s impact a decade later. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Ten years ago today: ‘Going Clear’ exposed Scientology’s abuses for a new audience
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Yesterday, former Scientology staffer Alex Barnes-Ross took the biggest step in his formidable career as a whistle-blower, meeting with an MP to discuss strategy for what the UK can do about the church’s abuses. He tells the story in this exclusive for the Underground Bunker. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading An Apostate in London: Alex talks strategy about Scientology with an MP
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology will no doubt say that it just plunked down $26 million to double the size of its European ‘Advanced Org’ because of increased demand. But we think there’s a different reason for it. ALSO: Ex-Scientologists strike back cleverly at the church’s new ad campaign. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Scientology spends $26 million to double the size of its European HQ
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: At Scientology’s New Year’s event in LA, church leader David Miscavige boasted about a new Narconon drug rehab in South Africa, where he probably figured there would be lax oversight. But now a local newspaper is accusing the new rehab of not paying its workers. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Scientology bragged on new Africa drug rehab, now it’s accused of stiffing workers
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: LA’s fires are located where Scientology has its biggest concentration of members, so it’s not surprising the ‘Volunteer Ministers’ have been called out to take advantage of it. But rarely have we had such blatant evidence of Scientology’s real agenda in an operation like this. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Briefing not meant for the public: LA fires are ‘historic opportunity’ for Scientology
TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Central to Scientology’s announced new media campaign are three TV ads that church leader David Miscavige revealed to the audience at the October IAS gala. But it’s a series of the campaign’s new billboards that have been getting noticed, and not in a good way. [What is this Substack thing, anyway?] Continue reading Scientology’s new ad push is really getting on people’s nerves
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