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Jun 13, 2011
'Inside Scientology' promises a lot, and delivers: David Miscavige has much to worry about — Village Voice
Type: Blog
Author(s):
Tony Ortega Source:
Village Voice Next month, Janet Reitman's book Inside Scientology will hit bookshelves, and the world of Scientology-watching, and for Scientology itself, will never be the same. Subtitled The Story of America's Most Secretive Religion , Reitman's book delivers all it promises, and it promises a lot. "It has been my goal to write the first objective modern history of the Church of Scientology," Reitman proclaims in her introduction. "It is the goal of Inside Scientology to translate [L. Ron Hubbard's arcane] language and separate ...
Apr 21, 2011
Scientolo-split // Cruise's daughter leaves home after problems with church — The Daily iPadMore: blogs.villagevoice.com
Mar 16, 2011
Why Celebrities Love Scientology — AOL MoviefoneMore: blogs.villagevoice.com
Type: Blog
Author(s):
Gabrielle Dunn ,
Tony Ortega Source:
AOL Moviefone Over the weekend, notorious Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard celebrated what would have been his 100th birthday. The former science-fiction writer (born March 13, 1911) founded the religion Scientology in 1952 as a successor to his self-help series, 'Dianetics.'
Since then, Scientology has gone mainstream with the aid of big-name celebrity believers like Tom Cruise and John Travolta. But while Scientology's association with movie stars has gained it publicity, it's also revealed outlandish, dangerous and cult-ish aspects that leave many wondering ...
Mar 10, 2011
Katie Holmes' lawyer on defamation suit: 'We need to do something about this now.' — Law.com
Type: Press
Author(s):
Amanda Bronstad Source:
Law.com Katie Holmes filed a $50 million libel lawsuit on March 1 against American Media Inc., the publisher of Star Magazine, after the tabloid published an article in its Jan. 31 issue insinuating that she had a drug addiction. The headline of the cover story was "Addiction Nightmare — Katie Drug Shocker! — The Real Reason She Can't Leave Tom," referring to husband Tom Cruise. The article inside the magazine described the actress's alleged dependence on e-meters, which the Church of Scientology ...
Mar 6, 2011
Scientology adverts under investigation by ads watchdog — The Sunday Times (UK)More: newswhip.ie
Type: Press
Author(s):
Gabrielle Monaghan Source:
The Sunday Times (UK) Scientology adverts under investigation by ads watchdog
Row over posters that claim sessions can tackle job insecurity as former member of church describes campaign as ‘misleading and offensive’
Gabrielle Monaghan. Sunday Times
Published: 6 March 2011 [In print. Online subscrption only]
Complaints have been filed with the country’s advertising watchdog over a Church of Scientology campaign, which claims its courses can help with job insecurity.
The Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland (ASAI) is investigating claims that the ads, appearing in Dublin’s ...
Feb 24, 2011
Is Tom Cruise using slave labor? Doc Thompson gets behind the walls of the Church of Scientology. — Radio 700WLW CincinnatiMore: youtube.com
Type: Radio
Author(s):
Doc Thompson Show Source:
Radio 700WLW Cincinnati Doc Thompson 2/24/11 Hour 3
Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:27:13 -0500
Is Tom Cruise using slave labor? Doc gets behind the walls of the Church of Scientology.
[Features a Telephone Interview with webmaster and founder of Operation Clambake at www.xenu.net , Andreas Heldal-Lund]
Contributor Notes:
Podcast link mp3 audio 15Mb, running time 31m55ss. Scientology segment in first part.
Youtube link is an commercial-free edited version of just the scientology related segment. Running time 19mins.
Feb 14, 2011
The Apostate // Paul Haggis vs. the Church of Scientology — New YorkerMore: Primary Sources: L. Ron Hubbard Leaves the Navy , guardian.co.uk
Type: Press
Author(s):
Lawrence Wright Source:
New Yorker On August 19, 2009, Tommy Davis, the chief spokesperson for the Church of Scientology International, received a letter from the film director and screenwriter Paul Haggis. “For ten months now I have been writing to ask you to make a public statement denouncing the actions of the Church of Scientology of San Diego,” Haggis wrote. Before the 2008 elections, a staff member at Scientology’s San Diego church had signed its name to an online petition supporting Proposition 8, which asserted that ...
Tag(s):
"Blow Drill" •
A Piece of Blue Sky (book) •
Abortion •
Affinity, Reality, Communication (ARC) •
Alissa Haggis •
Amy Scobee •
An Introduction to Scientology Ethics (book) •
Anne Archer •
Anonymous (group) •
Anti-psychiatry •
Auditing •
Bare-Faced Messiah: The True Story of L. Ron Hubbard (book) •
Beverly Hills Playhouse •
Body thetans (BTs) •
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) •
Bruce Hines •
Bryan R. Wilson •
Castile Canyon School (Happy Valley ranch) @ 45750 Castile Canyon Road Hemet CA United States •
Chick Corea •
Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre International @ 5930 Franklin Avenue Los Angeles CA United States •
Church of Scientology International (CSI) •
Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) •
Claire Headley •
Commissions •
Confidential preclear (PC) folder •
Dan Sherman •
Daniel Montalvo •
David Miscavige •
David Miscavige: physical violence •
David S. Touretzky •
Deborah Rennard •
Delphi Schools, Inc. •
Diane Gettas •
Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health (book) •
Disconnection •
Donna Shannon •
E-Meter •
Ethics (Scientology) •
Exscientologykids.com •
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) •
Fraud, lie, deceit, misrepresentation •
Freeloader's debt •
Gary Morehead (aka "Jackson") •
Gerald "Gerry" Armstrong •
Gold Base (also, "INT Base") @ Gilman Hot Springs •
Haiti •
Homosexuality •
Human trafficking •
Inside Scientology (book) •
Inurement •
James A. "Jim" Logan •
Janela Webster •
Janet Reitman •
Janis (Gillham) Grady •
Jason Beghe •
Jeff Hawkins •
Jenna Miscavige-Hill •
Jessica Feshbach Rodriguez •
Jim Gordon •
Joan Wood •
John Brousseau •
John Peeler •
John Sweeney •
John Travolta •
John Whiteside "Jack" Parsons •
Julie Christofferson Titchbourne •
Karen Hollander •
Kathy Haggis •
Kirstie Alley •
L Fletcher Prouty •
L. Ron Hubbard's credentials •
L. Ron Hubbard: Messiah or Madman? (book) •
Lauren Haggis •
Lawrence "Larry" Wollersheim •
Lawrence Wright •
Lawsuit •
Life Repairs (Scientology course) •
Lisa McPherson •
Lucy James •
Marc Headley •
Margaret Louise Grubb •
Mark C. "Marty" Rathbun •
Mark Isham •
Mary Sue (Whipp) Hubbard •
Membership •
Michael J. "Mike" Rinder •
Michelle "Shelly" Miscavige (né Barnett) •
Milton Katselas •
Mimi Rogers •
Mission Earth (decalogy) •
MV Freewinds (formerly, La Bohème) •
Nerve, touch assist •
New Yorker •
Occult •
Operating Thetan (OT) •
Paul Haggis •
Potential Trouble Source (PTS) •
Protest, picket •
Psychiatry: An Industry of Death •
Purification Rundown ("Purif") •
Recruitment •
Rehabilitation Project Force (RPF) •
Religious Technology Center (RTC) •
Salary •
Saturday Evening Post •
Science of Survival (book) •
Scientology: The Fundamentals of Thought (book) •
Sea Organization (Sea Org, SO) •
Security check ("sec check") •
Settlement •
Skip Press •
Sky Dayton •
Slave labor •
Squirrels •
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) •
Study technology (Study tech) •
Supernatural abilities (aka OT powers) •
Suppressive person (SP) •
Terry Jastrow •
The Truth Rundown (St. Petersburg Times' special report) •
The Way to Happiness (TWTH) •
Tom Cruise •
Tom Cruise's leaked video of 2004 •
Tom De Vocht •
Tommy Davis •
Tone scale •
Xenu (Operating Thetan level 3, OT 3, Wall of Fire) •
Yael Lustgarten
Oct 1, 2010
Eye TV // Cult cornered (again) — Private Eye (UK)
Type: Press
Source:
Private Eye (UK) "YOU suck cock on Hollywood Boulevard." This is the word of the Church of Scientology, according to its former spokesman Mike Rinder, spilling the beans in John Sweeney’s BBC film this week. He was citing a text message from the office of the leader, David Miscavige, best man at Tom Cruise’s wedding to Katie Holmes. It was one of many bizarre obscenities quoted by Rinder who, after half a century inside the church, now says that it is a cult. ‘It ...
Sep 28, 2010
Secrets of Scientology: A Panorama Special — BBC NewsMore: youtube.com
Type: TV
Source:
BBC News Tag(s):
Abortion •
Amy Scobee •
Anne Archer •
Anti-psychiatry •
Auditing •
BBC News •
BBC Panorama •
Benjamin Rinder •
Blackmail •
Body thetans (BTs) •
Charles Hendry •
Children, youth •
Christine King "Christie" Collbran •
Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre International @ 5930 Franklin Avenue Los Angeles CA United States •
Claire Headley •
Confidential preclear (PC) folder •
David Miscavige •
Dead agenting (Black PR, smear campaign) •
Disconnection •
E-Meter •
Freedom (Scientology magazine) •
Freeloader's debt •
Gold Base (also, "INT Base") @ Gilman Hot Springs •
Hidden camera •
Janice "Jan" Eastgate Meyer •
Jason Beghe •
John Sweeney •
Juliette Lewis •
Kirstie Alley •
Larry Anderson •
Marc Headley •
Mareka James •
Mark C. "Marty" Rathbun •
Michael J. "Mike" Rinder •
Office of Special Affairs (OSA) (formerly, Guardian's Office) •
Operating Thetan (OT) •
Private investigator(s) •
Psychiatry: An Industry of Death •
Release contract, form, waiver •
Saint Hill Manor @ East Grinstead (UK) •
Sea Organization (Sea Org, SO) •
Silencing criticism, censorship •
Suppressive person (SP) •
Tom Cruise •
Tommy Davis •
Tone scale •
United Kingdom (UK) •
Xenu (Operating Thetan level 3, OT 3, Wall of Fire)
Sep 7, 2010
Today Tonight: Australian Senate inquiry release special — Channel 7 (Australia)
Jul 22, 2010
Today Tonight: Scientology Mastermind — Channel 7 (Australia)More: Youtube Part 2 , Church of Scientology's response
May 13, 2010
Ex-Scientologist reveals details behind 'dangerous cult,' Tom Cruise in new book — PopEater
Type: Press
Author(s):
Mike Hess Source:
PopEater Most people know very little about Scientology aside from the fact that Tom Cruise, John Travolta and other celebrities are a part of it, and that it's had its fair share of controversy over the years. A new book is looking to pull back the curtain on the mysterious religion founded by L. Ron Hubbard, and the author certainly knows her stuff. Amy Scobee is a former Scientologist who was in the church for more than two decades, and worked in ...
May 7, 2010
Tom Cruise was secretly videotaped so Scientology leader David Miscavige could regale party guests? — Village Voice
Type: Press
Author(s):
Tony Ortega Source:
Village Voice Mark Bunker (Wise Beard Man) pointed us to something remarkable over at Marty Rathbun's blog. Rathbun is a former high-level member of Scientology who defected and is now providing some of the most damning statements against his former employer. We had heard earlier from Jason Beghe that one of Rathbun's roles was to provide "auditing" to Tom Cruise. And now, Rathbun is speaking out about it. Rathbun says that Scientology leader David Miscavige ordered that Rathbun's private counseling sessions with Cruise ...
Apr 26, 2010
Today Tonight // Scientology: Amy Scobee speaks out — Channel 7 (Australia)More: youtube.com
Type: TV
Author(s):
Bryan Seymour Source:
Channel 7 (Australia) Inside Scientology, superstar Tom Cruise is regarded as its most dedicated follower. The mystery is why he never joined its most elite unit. Now, a former top-ranking defector who was just a teenager when recruited into Scientology says she knows why. Amy Scobee claims she knows the truth about how the cult controls celebrities, the way it handled Tom Cruise's marriage to Nicole Kidman and tells eyewitness accounts of what happens when its leader loses it. She began life and work ...
Apr 12, 2010
My Scientology nightmare / 'Earl' star's ex-wife exposes inner workings of celebrity church — National EnquirerMore: forums.whyweprotest.net
Apr 12, 2010
Was Tom Cruise worried his 'drug history' would keep him out of Scientology? — Gawker
Type: Press
Author(s):
Adrian Chen Source:
Gawker Amy Scobee is a former high-ranking Scientologist. She's about to publish a book about her time with the Church, which contains some interesting details about Tom Cruise. Last week, Cruise's lawyer has sent her an angry letter, countering the claims. Scobee, who'd been with the Church since age 14 and used to work at the LA Celebrity Centre, has spoken out before—most recently during Anderson Cooper's CNN Scientology expose. Next month, her book, Scientology: Abuse at the Top, will be (self-?) ...
Apr 9, 2010
Juliette Lewis on her big screen comeback — Daily Mirror (UK)
Type: Press
Author(s):
John Hiscock Source:
Daily Mirror (UK) She was the original Hollywood wild child, leaving school at 14, winning an Oscar nomination at 18 and then sliding into drug addiction. But now Juliette Lewis, 36, who played unhinged outlaws in Natural Born Killers and Kalifornia, is back on the big screen after five years, again playing a bad girl in the roller derby drama Whip It. Lewis credits the Church Of Scientology for helping her beat her drug habit and putting her back on the path to recovery. ...
Mar 29, 2010
Scientology: A history of violence / Scientology under scrutiny — CNN
Mar 27, 2010
Scientology Workgroup of the Ministry of the Interior in Hamburg: Educational Symposium [Amy Scobee] [Part 1] More: Part 2 , Part 3
Mar 17, 2010
Tom Cruise, New York Politician: Mission Impossible — The Hollywood Reporter
Type: Press
Author(s):
Roger Friedman Source:
The Hollywood Reporter Tom Cruise and his Scientology buddies must be upset this morning. They’ve lost their political supporter in New York City. Disgraced state senator Hiram Monserrate lost a special election yesterday to Queens Assemblyman Jose Peralta. Monserrate was kicked out of the State Senate after being convicted on misdemeanor charges for slashing his girlfriend’s face with a glass. As a city councilman in 2007, Monserrate drew criticism for creating an L. Ron Hubbard Day in honor of the science-fiction writer who invented ...
Mar 14, 2010
Weekend Sunrise: New Scientology claims — Channel 7 (Australia)More: Youtube
Mar 6, 2010
Defectors say Church of Scientology hides abuse — New York TimesMore: New York Times' Youtube channel: Christie Collbran interview
Type: Press
Author(s):
Laurie Goodstein Source:
New York Times CLEARWATER, Fla. — Raised as Scientologists, Christie King Collbran and her husband, Chris, were recruited as teenagers to work for the elite corps of staff members who keep the Church of Scientology running, known as the Sea Organization, or Sea Org. They signed a contract for a billion years — in keeping with the church’s belief that Scientologists are immortal. They worked seven days a week, often on little sleep, for sporadic paychecks of $50 a week, at most. But after ...
Feb 2, 2010
Based on a true story / TV movie portrays dark side of Scientology — Spiegel Online
Feb 1, 2010
Whistleblower: working for Scientology — New Humanist (UK)
Jan 23, 2010
Trouble in the house of Hubbard — Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)More: Partial scan of article
Dec 21, 2009
Tom Cruise sued for allegedly spying — TMZ
Type: Press
Source:
TMZ Tom Cruise is being sued for allegedly hiring a notorious P.I. to illegally wiretap a magazine editor's phone ... according to documents obtained by TMZ. [Link to document: http://tmz.vo.llnwd.net/o28/newsdesk/1221_cruise.PDF] The plaintiff, Michael Davis Sapir, claims Cruise, attorney Bert Fields and jailed private investigator Anthony Pellicano conspired to spy on him. There is a long history between Cruise and Sapir. In 2001, Cruise sued Sapir for $100 million after Sapir claimed to have video evidence that Cruise "engaged in a homosexual relationship." ...
Dec 16, 2009
Church of Scientology hoping South End move will clear up misconceptions — South End News (Massachusetts)
Type: Press
Author(s):
Kate Lindsmith Source:
South End News (Massachusetts) Timeframe of move remains undecided almost a year after sale of Alexandra Hotel
Having spent more than three decades in the heart of the Back Bay, the Church of Scientology is still working on moving its headquarters to the South End. The church plans to renovate space in the Alexandra Hotel building and a neighboring brownstone, thus expanding its base to nearly twice the size of its current 26,000-square-foot location at 448 Beacon Street. The church bought the space in early ...
Nov 22, 2009
Celebrities lead charge against Scientology — The Observer (London, UK)
Type: Press
Author(s):
Peter Beaumont ,
Toni O'Loughlin Source:
The Observer (London, UK) Hollywood figures quit 'rip-off' church as Australian prime minister threatens parliamentary inquiry into its activities The security at the red-brick and glass-walled horseshoe of the John Joseph Moakley courthouse on Boston's waterfront was unusually tight. Anybody who was not a member of the city's bar association was swept with a search wand. Photo IDs were checked. Mobile phones were taken from guests, who included the Hollywood star Tom Cruise. The occasion was a memorial service for Scientology's top legal adviser for ...
Tag(s):
Aaron Saxton (aka Aaron Tweddell) •
Abortion •
Anonymous (group) •
Assault •
Australia •
Blackmail •
Blown for Good / Behind the iron curtain of Scientology (book) •
Carmel Underwood •
Children, youth •
Confidential preclear (PC) folder •
Copyright, trademark, patent •
Cyrus Brooks •
David Miscavige •
David Miscavige: physical violence •
Death •
Destroying/hiding/falsifying evidences •
Disconnection •
Earle C. Cooley •
False imprisonment •
France •
Fraud, lie, deceit, misrepresentation •
Homosexuality •
Inurement •
Jason Beghe •
Kevin Rudd •
Lawsuit •
Marc Headley •
Mark C. "Marty" Rathbun •
Martin Bashir •
Michael J. "Mike" Rinder •
Murder •
Nick Xenophon •
Paul David Schofield •
Paul Haggis •
Paul Harris •
Perjury •
Peter Beaumont •
Private investigator(s) •
Scientology: The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power (article) •
Security check ("sec check") •
Silencing criticism, censorship •
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) •
Suppressive person (SP) •
The Observer (London, UK) •
The Truth Rundown (St. Petersburg Times' special report) •
TIME Magazine •
Tom Cruise •
Tom Cruise's leaked video of 2004 •
Tom De Vocht •
Tommy Davis •
Toni O'Loughlin •
Washington Post •
Xenu (Operating Thetan level 3, OT 3, Wall of Fire)
Nov 18, 2009
Australian News Coverage [A useful collection of TV media items re. Australian Senator Nick Xenophon] — XenuTV
Nov 18, 2009
Scientology’s top gun pays respects — Boston Herald
Type: Press
Author(s):
Gayle Fee ,
Laura Raposa Source:
Boston Herald Hollywood heavy Tom Cruise looked like just another member of The Firm the other night when he turned up at attorney Earle Cooley’s jam-packed memorial service at the John Joseph Moakley Courthouse .
The “Knight & Day” leading man, wearing a dark suit and his trademark Tinseltown smile, joined rarely seen Church of Scientology leader David Miscavige at the service for Cooley, who was the religious group’s legal Top Gun for more than 25 years. Talk about Risky Business . . ...
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