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November 22, 2011
More Scientology Hip Hop, Yo: The Curious Career of Chill EB
Thursday night, we were quick to jump on the leak of a video that was only meant for internal Scientology consumption. It featured pallid European Scientologists breakdancing and pantomiming to a hip hop track that extolled the virtues of the International Association Scientologists -- the IA ... More >>
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November 23, 2011
Chill EB and Me: Rappin' About Scientology
Chill EB and a fan on set (from Chill's Facebook page)Last night, rapper Chill EB showed up in the comments to the story we had written about his interesting career as a 1990s Bay Area up-and-comer who today is Scientology's in-house hip hop act. What ensued was several hours of interaction, ... More >>
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November 24, 2011
Paulette Cooper, Scientology's Original and Worst Nightmare: A Thanksgiving Tribute by the Village Voice
I couldn't think of a better way to give thanks this year than to pay homage to the woman who was there first, paid the highest price, and remains a mentor, an inspiration, and a total class act. In gratitude to our many loyal Scientology watchers who have made this year so special, here at ... More >>
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December 4, 2011
Scientology Cruise Ship as Hellhole: The Ramana Dienes-Browning Story
Ramana Dienes-Browning and IyanaLast week, Steve Cannane of Australia's ABC network and its program Lateline broke the story of Valeska Paris, a woman who says she was held against her will on Scientology's private cruise ship, the Freewinds, from 1996 to 2007. In that story, Cannane also ta ... More >>
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December 5, 2011
Scientology's Shame: Lisa McPherson, 16 Years After Her Death
On December 5, 1995, a 36-year-old woman perished while several people were taking her to a hospital in Florida. Within a few years, the mysterious and strange circumstances around the death of Lisa McPherson -- who had been a Scientologist since the age of 18 -- had the Church of Scientolog ... More >>
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December 11, 2011
Scientology Sunday Funnies: Learn PR from the Sea Org!
Scientology doesn't really have a Sunday service. They like to say that they do, because they crave mainstream acceptance. But unless Xenu rested after six days and L. Ron Hubbard just forgot to mention it, there's no reason for Scientologists to treat Sunday any differently than every other ... More >>
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December 12, 2011
Scientology Leader David Miscavige Digs Israel; BONUS: Black People are Cool! (UPDATED)
The Voice was leaked a copy of Scientology's latest gala -- its October meeting of the International Association of Scientologists -- which took place in the UK, near L. Ron Hubbard's legendary home, Saint Hill Manor. At three hours long, it's an interminable amount of time to watch diminuti ... More >>
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December 14, 2011
Scientology Story of the Year: Cast Your Vote Now!
This has been some year of Scientology reporting and commenting here at the Village Voice, and with the calendar about to flip, we wanted to hand out some awards. But first, we need your help. We're asking our many loyal readers to help us choose three major year-end awards for Best Sciento ... More >>
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December 15, 2011
Martin Bashir Compares Newt Gingrich to Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard, and more in our Thursday Stats Roundup!
It's that time of the week, when Scientology workers scramble to get their statistics turned in. And with the Thursday 2pm deadline looming, we like to do the same, rounding up the church's stats for the past week. First up, a little political humor... Yesterday, Martin Bashir did a bit of editor ... More >>
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December 15, 2011
Jason Lee, Twitter Newbie, Goes After Dude with 6 Followers For Asking About Scientology
A day after joining Twitter, actor Jason Lee didn't take kindly to a fan, Sean Coleman, griping about his being a member of the Church of Scientology. So Jason took a swipe at Coleman, who has all of 6 followers.
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December 18, 2011
Scientology Sunday Funnies: In the Sea Org at 18 and on Top of the World!
Scientology doesn't really have a Sunday service. They like to say that they do, because they crave mainstream acceptance. But unless Xenu rested after six days and L. Ron Hubbard just forgot to mention it, there's no reason for Scientologists to treat Sunday any differently than every other ... More >>
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December 19, 2011
Scientology's Scourge, Paulette Cooper, Visits with the Voice
Paulette Cooper, still keeping tabs on ScientologyOur regular readers can probably imagine why we were pretty thrilled this morning to finally meet the original badass of Scientology watchers, none other than Paulette Cooper. She was in town to visit her sister and found time to have breakf ... More >>
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December 20, 2011
Scientology Kids: Fully Indoctrinated by 18
On Sunday, we published a disturbing new document which was produced by Scientology recruiters in Australia. It purports to be the testimony of an 18-year-old named Denny Chang, who extols the virtues of Scientology's most hardcore contingent, the Sea Org, and urges other young church members ... More >>
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December 21, 2011
Scientology Scuffle Over Xenu: When a Protester is Attacked!
Getting a face full of unhappy ScientologistTommy Gorman has a pretty in-your-face way of protesting the Church of Scientology. He positions himself outside the entrance to San Francisco's Scientology "org" holding a video camera and another device that plays an audio recording. As workers a ... More >>
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December 25, 2011
Scientology Sunday Funnies: Merry Christmas 2011!
"Santa, were you an implant too?"Scientology doesn't really have a Sunday service. They like to say that they do, because they crave mainstream acceptance. But unless Xenu rested after six days and L. Ron Hubbard just forgot to mention it, there's no reason for Scientologists to treat Sunday ... More >>
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December 27, 2011
Scientology Shoop of the Year -- The Vote Is In!
The squirrel theme was popular this year.We're continuing our year-end celebrations here at the (newly refurbished and upgraded) underground bunker. Today, we have the voting results for best Photoshopped image as chosen by you, our fellow Scientology watchers. The talented Photoshoppers ove ... More >>
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December 29, 2011
Scientology Goes Upstat for the Final News Roundup of the Year (And Why We're Grateful)
Feeling upstat, feeling sexy!On Thursdays, we like to put together a rundown of stories related to Scientology watching from around the world. We do this on Thursdays, because it's that day when Scientologists rush to turn in their weekly stats. Most of the time, those stories are embarrassi ... More >>
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January 1, 2012
Scientology Rocked By Allegations of Greed in E-mail to 12,000 Church Members
Debbie Cook: Cooked after this broadside against church management?UPDATE: Debbie Cook has asked me to take down her e-mail, and I am complying. See note below. Very shortly after midnight last night, after the ball had dropped in Times Square to welcome in 2012, we started to receive fevere ... More >>
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January 2, 2012
Scientology in 2012: Mark Bunker and Mike Rinder Give Us a Preview of Enturbulation To Come
The new year has already started with a bombshell, but we wanted to get a longer view of how 2012 might turn out for Scientology watching. So we asked a couple of far-seeing church observers to give us their thoughts. We have some fascinating prognostication from Mark Bunker, whose film Knowledge ... More >>
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January 3, 2012
Is Scientology Imploding? Watching the Panic After a Former Executive Dares to Question Church Management
A young Debbie Cook, back before the trouble startedThe world of Scientology watching is still reeling after Debbie Cook's New Year's Eve e-mail landed in the inboxes of thousands of church members Saturday night. A few minutes after midnight, we began receiving copies of the broadside, writ ... More >>
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January 4, 2012
Scientology in Crisis: Debbie Cook's Transformation from Enforcer to Whistleblower
Debbie Cook and her husband Wayne Baumgarten, Christmas 2010Most of the press reporting on Debbie Cook so far has focused on her past as a high-ranking executive in the Church of Scientology and her sudden transformation this week into a whistleblower trying to rally her fellow church members ... More >>
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January 6, 2012
Scientology in Turmoil: Debbie Cook's E-Mail, Annotated
Since news broke Sunday of Debbie Cook's stunning e-mail, sent to thousands of her fellow Scientologists, word of a serious rift inside the church has been appearing in many news outlets, particularly in Europe. In the meantime, we provided additional depth and context about Debbie Cook, her ... More >>
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January 8, 2012
Scientology Sunday Funnies: Happiness Coming to a Library Near You!
Scientology doesn't really have a Sunday service. They like to say that they do, because they crave mainstream acceptance. But unless Xenu rested after six days and L. Ron Hubbard just forgot to mention it, there's no reason for Scientologists to treat Sunday any differently than every other ... More >>
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January 9, 2012
Scientology: Secrets of the Super Power Building
The Voice has obtained hundreds of new renderings of Scientology's Super Power Building in Clearwater, Florida, as well as a comprehensive collection of its architectural drawings. [Go here for our primer: What is Scientology?] A few renderings of Scientology's expensive new "mecca" were pub ... More >>
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January 11, 2012
Scientology's "Super Power Rundown:" What is it, Anyway?
Prepare to unleash your super self! Secrets ahead!On Monday and Tuesday, we released previously unseen renderings and architectural drawings of what Scientology's $100 million "Flag Mecca" -- also known as the "Super Power Building" -- is going to look like when it finally opens. (The buildin ... More >>
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January 16, 2012
Did You See a Scientology Ad This Weekend?
The Church of Scientology bought network TV ad time in a big way this weekend. On Saturday, we started noticing Twitter users complaining that they were running into Scientology ads on Hulu -- a place where the church's ads have been pretty common in the past. But then that night, a lengthy a ... More >>
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January 18, 2012
Scientology's Goons: Intimidating a 71-Year-Old Missouri Grandmother
Edie Fields, declared an enemy of all that is goodOn December 29, the Church of Scientology-Missouri's media relations officer, Ellen Maher-Forney, and another executive, Jill James, drove the 40 minutes it takes to go from the church on Delmar Boulevard in St. Louis to the home of Jim and Me ... More >>
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January 22, 2012
Scientology Sunday Funnies: The "Thrill" of Fundraising!
Scientologists don't really have a Sunday service. They like to say that they do, because they crave mainstream acceptance. But unless Xenu rested after six days and L. Ron Hubbard just forgot to mention it, there's no reason for Scientologists to treat Sunday any differently than every other ... More >>
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January 23, 2012
Scientology Network TV Ads: More Precious Reactions!
Scientology's aggressive network TV ad campaign continued last night with another 2-minute commercial that aired on Fox's American Idol right after the New York Giants defeated the San Francisco 49ers to win the NFC championship and earn a spot in the Super Bowl. Poughkeepsie's Michael Farre ... More >>
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January 24, 2012
Scientology: L. Ron Hubbard Still Surfing the Galaxy
Twenty-six years ago today, L. Ron Hubbard decided to leave his body after using it for 74 years. A young David Miscavige, a Sea Org member who behind the scenes had been clearing the way to become Hubbard's successor as leader of the Scientology movement, announced Hubbard's death to his follow ... More >>
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January 26, 2012
The Decline and Fall of Scientology? Skeptic Magazine Makes the Case
A colleague of mine once explained to me why he keeps away from Scientology stories at his publication (which will remain nameless). He wasn't concerned about the church's reputation for litigiousness, and he wasn't worried that a story about Scientology's most recent controversies and exces ... More >>
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January 29, 2012
Scientology Sunday Funnies: May the Force Be With You!
Scientologists don't really have a Sunday service. They like to say that they do, because they crave mainstream acceptance. But unless Xenu rested after six days and L. Ron Hubbard just forgot to mention it, there's no reason for Scientologists to treat Sunday any differently than every other ... More >>
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January 31, 2012
Scientology Sues Debbie Cook Over Her New Year's Eve E-Mail
Cook, from her websiteMonday evening, the Tampa Bay Times reported that the Church of Scientology filed a lawsuit Friday in San Antonio against Debbie Cook and her husband Wayne Baumgarten. The lawsuit, which accuses Cook of violating the terms of a non-disclosure agreement when she dared to ... More >>
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February 1, 2012
Vi Simpson: The Woman Who Punked The Radical Republicans in the Indiana State Senate and Their Creationist Bill
After interviewing Vi Simpson, the Indiana State Senate Minority Leader, I'm wondering why the hell I haven't already seen this woman on national television or in the mainstream press. I hope you see what I mean after you hear what she had to say about the way she crippled the latest Creatio ... More >>
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February 2, 2012
Scientology in France: Still Guilty of Fraud
French Scientologists had held protests outside the appeals court in ParisBig news this morning out of a French appeals court, where a decision was handed down regarding Scientology's 2009 conviction for fraud. Scientology watchers around the world have been keeping an eye on the proceedings ... More >>
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February 2, 2012
Debbie Cook Files to Dissolve Scientology's Temporary Restraining Order: We Talk To Her Attorney, Ray Jeffrey
Ray Jeffrey, just hired as Debbie Cook's attorneyYesterday, Debbie Cook began her defense against Scientology's lawsuit which seeks $300,000 in damages because she dared to speak out to her fellow church members in an e-mail sent on New Year's Eve. Cook, through her newly hired San Antonio a ... More >>
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February 3, 2012
Debbie Cook's Motion Denied: Scientology's Restraining Order Remains in Place Until Thursday Hearing
Judge Janet LittlejohnAs we reported yesterday, Debbie Cook, who is being sued by the Church of Scientology for speaking out to her fellow church members in a New Year's Eve e-mail, filed a motion to dissolve a temporary restraining order so broad, it prevented her from hiring an attorney (sh ... More >>
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February 3, 2012
Scientology Cartoon Tops Reddit: We Talk to its Creator, Abbey Neslen, 18
A "rage comic" created by an 18-year-old college sophomore in Bozeman, Montana has grabbed the attention of Reddit users tonight. At more than 100,000 views, the cartoon, titled "What the Church of Scientology did to my family" is a quick success, and has generated more than 900 comments at ... More >>
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February 4, 2012
Scientology Jurisprudence: Commenters of the Week!
The underground bunker might need some new paneling after the way we were bouncing off the walls this week. I mean seriously, how are we going to keep up with all of this Scientology news? It's like this is turning into a real job or something. We started off the week with our regular featur ... More >>
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February 4, 2012
Scientology Wants It Both Ways: The Church's Opposite Legal Strategies In Florida and Texas
Back in November, the St. Petersburg Times uncorked its best expose of the Church of Scientology yet -- "The Money Machine," a look at Scientology's incredible appetite for fundraising among its members. Just three months later, two court cases are putting an exclamation point on that invest ... More >>
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February 5, 2012
Scientology Sunday Funnies: The Denver Miracle!
Scientologists don't really have a Sunday service. They like to say that they do, because they crave mainstream acceptance. But unless Xenu rested after six days and L. Ron Hubbard just forgot to mention it, there's no reason for Scientologists to treat Sunday any differently than every other ... More >>
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February 6, 2012
Scientology's Secret Vaults: A Rare Interview With a Former Member of Hush-Hush "CST"
Trementina's ventilation house: Vault entrance? What vault entrance?Over the years, we've talked to a lot of former Scientologists, many of whom worked at the church's secretive desert headquarters in Southern California, "Int Base." They were cut off from their families and the outside world ... More >>
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February 7, 2012
5 Biggest Lies in Scientology's 2-Minute TV Ad
We keep seeing Twitter reactions as people are stunned to see a 2-minute ad for Scientology show up on network television. We've written earlier about the negative reactions the ad is getting as it appeared during NFL playoff games, the Miss America pageant, the Golden Globes, and during such ... More >>
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February 7, 2012
Scientology Headaches: Another Felony Count for Exec; Anonymous Anniversary Saturday
The Internet grows feet: Feb. 10, 2008 on 46th St. [Photo by tacosdelaluna]There's so much happening in the world of Scientology watching right now, we can hardly keep up with it all. Most of our attention is being taken up with the Debbie Cook lawsuit and its big hearing on Thursday -- we're ... More >>
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February 9, 2012
Scientology, Deep in the Heart of Texas: The Voice at the Debbie Cook Hearing
Today, former Scientology executive Debbie Cook will try to convince a Bexar County, Texas district judge to lift the strict terms of a temporary injunction as she defends herself against a lawsuit filed by her former employer. The Church of Scientology is seeking a minimum of $300,000 in dam ... More >>
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February 10, 2012
Scientology vs Debbie Cook, Day 2: More Live-Blogging by the Voice
We're heading down to the courthouse now to begin talking to folks before the action heats up again. Yesterday afternoon, Bexar County district judge Martha Tanner said that she'd begin day 2 of the temporary injunction hearing at 9:30 am, CST. If you're just joining us, the Church of Scie ... More >>
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February 10, 2012
Scientology Waves the White Flag in Texas: The Debbie Cook Interview
I'm sitting in a remarkable conference happening right now with Debbie Cook, her husband Wayne Baumgarten (pictured above), their attorney, Ray Jeffrey, and several other journalists. It's just a few hours after the Church of Scientology surprisingly waved the white flag and dropped its atte ... More >>
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February 11, 2012
VIDEO: The Debbie Cook Interview
We can't remember a time when the attorneys of the Church of Scientology gave up on a case like they did today when they withdrew their request for a temporary injunction that would keep Debbie Cook and Wayne Baumgarten under a gag order until the church's lawsuit against them could come to ... More >>
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February 11, 2012
Scientology Dramaturgy: Commenters of the Week!
"And you say these policy letters are infallible?"Things back at the underground bunker are peaceful and calm -- the cats dig the new scratching post, we hear, and they're finally getting some quiet time while we're on the road frantically trying to keep up with Scientology's ongoing implosio ... More >>
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February 12, 2012
Scientology Sunday Funnies: Fresh Meat in the Windy City!
Scientologists don't really have a Sunday service. They like to say that they do, because they crave mainstream acceptance. But unless Xenu rested after six days and L. Ron Hubbard just forgot to mention it, there's no reason for Scientologists to treat Sunday any differently than every other ... More >>
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