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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 7, 2012
Scientology, Cooked: Commenters of the Week!
"This Debbie Cook show is just too much!"If the rest of 2012 is going to be like this first week, the hooch reserves in the underground bunker are going to need some bolstering. Things started off one second after midnight as 2012 began, when our pre-loaded first story of the year, "What is ... 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 10, 2012
Scientology and Oiliness: More Renderings from the Super Power Building
Yesterday, we made public a leak of major proportions: we obtained hundreds of new renderings and architectural drawings of Scientology's $100 million "Super Power Building" -- what the church calls "Flag Mecca" -- in Clearwater, Florida. Of all the "perceptics" installations on the build ... 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 12, 2012
Scientology, Winning! We Hear from the Church's #1 Student
On Thursdays, Scientology's staff members race to get their statistics turned in by 2 pm, the end of their week. Here at the Voice, we do the same thing, rounding up the world's media on Scientology each Thursday and deciding whether the church has had an "upstat" or "downstat" week. [Go here ... More >>
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January 13, 2012
How Scientology Spied on Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise and David Miscavige in happy timesThree former Church of Scientology officials tell the Voice that for years -- at least between 1991 and 2005 -- church leader David Miscavige kept a close watch on Tom Cruise with the use of a man named Michael Doven, who served as Cruise's persona ... More >>
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January 13, 2012
Scientology on the High Seas: L. Ron Hubbard Frets Over His Sexy Crew
In November we started a new feature here on Fridays: the Voice has obtained hundreds of copies of L. Ron Hubbard's previously unpublished "Orders of the Day," which he gave to crew members as he sailed the Mediterranean. Our documents cover the period from late 1968 through 1971, and this ti ... More >>
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January 14, 2012
Scientology Recon: Commenters of the Week!
"Ready for your Super Power Rundown, Tom?"And we thought it was going to be tough to follow Debbie Cook. We're glad that we got those improvements to the underground bunker in place before the new year; we don't know if the old setup could have handled the hurricane-force enturbulation that ... 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 17, 2012
Scientology's Infinite Pit and Water Wall -- More Crazy Rooms in the Super Power Building!
We've gone through even more files in the massive leak of plans that describe the soon-to-open "Flag Mecca" in Clearwater, Florida -- otherwise known as Scientology's "Super Power Building" -- and we have more things to show you. In the wild "Perceptics" area on the fifth floor, there's this ... 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 19, 2012
Scientology Spokeswoman Who Disconnected From Her Father Criticizes Scientology Victim Who Didn't
On Thursdays, we bring you Scientology news from around the globe. And this week, we were planning to note that Australia's television program A Current Affair had done a nice job on a story we brought you earlier, about Ramana Dienes-Browning and her hellish 8 years on Scientology's private cruis ... More >>
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January 20, 2012
Scientology on the High Seas: The Littlest Sailors!
In November we started a new feature here on Fridays: the Voice has obtained hundreds of copies of L. Ron Hubbard's previously unpublished "Orders of the Day," which he gave to crew members as he sailed the Mediterranean. Our documents cover the period from late 1968 through 1971, and this ti ... More >>
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January 21, 2012
Scientology Viscosity: Commenters of the Week!
Someone's been waiting a long time to get his oiliness checked.It was an amazing week here at the underground bunker, where we keep an eye on all things Scientology. Let's take a look back at how the week unfolded before we recognize the work of our illustrious commenting community. We start ... 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 25, 2012
The Strange Death of Flo Barnett, Mother-in-Law to Scientology Leader David Miscavige
A Ruger 10/22 rifle: Even if you were depressed and wanted to end your life, could you shoot yourself three times in the chest, and then once in the head with this weapon? We're just asking. We were stunned when Debrah Kitchings said it: in the 26 years since she investigated the odd death o ... 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 27, 2012
Scientology on the High Seas: Wild Breakthroughs on OT 8!
In November we started a new feature here on Fridays: the Voice has obtained hundreds of copies of L. Ron Hubbard's previously unpublished "Orders of the Day," which he gave to crew members as he sailed the Mediterranean. Our documents cover the period from late 1968 through 1971, and this ti ... More >>
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January 27, 2012
Scientology vs Marty Rathbun: An Unfair Fight?
Last summer, we brought you extensive coverage of Scientology's bizarre siege of a South Texas home. A goon squad calling itself the "Squirrel Busters" claimed to be a documentary crew making a film about former high-ranking church executive Marty Rathbun. The intimidation squad even managed to ge ... More >>
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January 28, 2012
Scientology Half-Cocked: Commenters of the Week!
It's been another blast of a week here at the underground bunker, where we keep an eye on all things Scientology related. We started off the week by marveling at the "thrill" of Scientology fundraising in our regular weekend feature, Sunday Funnies. On Monday, we collected a few dozen of ... 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 30, 2012
Death of a Scientologist: Why Annie Broeker, Famous in the Church, Had to Die in Secret
Last June, a 55-year-old woman named Ann Tidman died in an apartment in Hollywood. Her own sisters, who suspected that she was ill, did not learn about Tidman's death until just a few weeks ago. They had tried to get information about her, but Tidman herself -- and the church she belonged to ... 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
The 5 Worst Things Judges Have Said About Scientology
How many times do judges have to say this stuff?Monday evening, we learned that Debbie Cook, who dared to question the health of her religion, is being sued by the Church of Scientology. That night, Joe Childs and Tom Tobin of the Tampa Bay Times broke news of the lawsuit, which alleges that ... More >>
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February 1, 2012
Indiana Senate Votes to Teach Scientology in Schools
Did Democrat Vi Simpson use Scientology to punk the majority Republicans in the Indiana Senate?Yesterday, Indiana's state senate voted 28-22 to adopt yet another creationism-in-the-schools bill, which have been routinely found unconstitutional since a 1988 Supreme Court decision. But this on ... 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
Scientology on the High Seas: Squirrel Cookery!
In November we started a new feature here on Fridays: the Voice has obtained hundreds of copies of L. Ron Hubbard's previously unpublished "Orders of the Day," which he gave to crew members as he sailed the Mediterranean. Our documents cover the period from late 1968 through 1971, and this ti ... 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 8, 2012
Scientology's Gag Reflex: The Church's History of Enforcing a Vow of Silence
Gerry Armstrong knew this was coming...Tomorrow, one of the most remarkable legal hearings in the litigious history of Scientology should unfold in a Texas courtroom. Two weeks after filing suit against Debbie Cook, the former executive who for 17 years ran its spiritual mecca in Florida, Sc ... 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 9, 2012
Scientology vs Debbie Cook, Day 1: Our Totally Unscientific Handicapping
What an amazing time we had reporting from the Bexar County Courthouse today as Debbie Cook testified in the lawsuit filed against her by her former employer, the Church of Scientology. We got back to our hotel room and saw for the first time the amazing comments left by our loyal readers. ( ... More >>
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February 10, 2012
Scientology on the High Seas: "You Chilluns Will Get Shoes"
NOTE: This is our regularly-scheduled Friday morning feature about L. Ron Hubbard aboard the Apollo. Our second day of reporting from the Debbie Cook hearing begins soon. Please check back for that coverage. In November we started a new feature here on Fridays: the Voice has obtained hundre ... 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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