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May 16, 2012
Scientology, "Disconnection," and Homophobia: Derek Bloch's Story
Derek Bloch just wanted to share his story. He wanted to tell other people what he'd been through, growing up in Scientology, getting kicked out of its hardcore "Sea Org" when it turned out that he was gay, and then increasingly becoming disaffected with his parents' religion as he became more edu ... More >>
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March 11, 2012
Scientology Sunday Funnies: Countdown to LRH's Birthday!
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 day of ... 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 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 cruise ... More >>
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January 18, 2012
Scientology's Goons: Intimidating a 71-Year-Old Missouri Grandmother
On 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 Meshell Little in Saint Peters, Missouri. When the two wom ... 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? Update: More renderings of the building's odder features. And we reveal p ... 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 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 career, ... More >>
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January 1, 2012
What is Scientology?
L. Ron Hubbard, Scientology's founderAlthough we've written hundreds of articles about Scientology over the years, and other news organizations have contributed hundreds more -- not to mention the numerous books, television programs, and countless websites dedicated to the subject -- without ... More >>
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December 28, 2011
Scientology Story of the Year -- The Vote Is In!
As we continue our year-end celebrations, we've come to a big moment. We asked voters to decide which story had the most impact on Scientology watching this year. We chose five finalists that we think had lasting importance as well as immediate punch. There were many other stories worth cove ... 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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November 29, 2011
Scientology's Cruise Ship as Prison: The Voice Interviews Valeska Paris (UPDATED and CORRECTED)
NEW: Valeska's sister Melissa Paris tells her own story of imprisonment and unpaid, underaged labor in Scientology's Sea Org. ALSO: Our interview with Ramana Dienes-Browning, who knew Valeska Paris on the Freewinds and has her own story of hellish treatment. ALSO: A slideshow of Scientology celeb ... More >>
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November 28, 2011
Scientology Held Woman Aboard the Freewinds for 12 Years Against Her Will: Aussie TV
NEW: See our lengthy interview with Valeska Paris, with much more information about her background, her time aboard the Freewinds, and her memories of Tom Cruise's infamous 2004 birthday aboard the ship. Australian journalist Steve Cannane of the ABC program Lateline e-mailed us early this morning ... More >>
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October 22, 2011
Scientology Transfusion: Commenters of the Week!
Eternal soul? Works all night? Exteriorizes? Hmmm.It was a frantic week here at the underground bunker, where we keep an eye on all things Scientology-related. While we gathered material for some big stories, we managed to post several quick observations, some of which featured a medical the ... More >>
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August 9, 2011
The Top 25 People Crippling Scientology, No. 24: David Touretzky
On Friday, we started a countdown that will give credit -- or blame -- to the people who have contributed most to the sad current state of Scientology. From its greatest expansion in the 1980s, the church is a shell of what it once was and is mired in countless controversies around the world. ... More >>
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April 8, 2010
Aaron Saxton, Scientology Enforcer, Stops By For a Chat
Aaron Saxton drops in.Yesterday, we were visited by Aaron Saxton, who is in town visiting friends. Saxton is a former Scientologist, and his Orwellian tales of being one of the Sea Org's ruthless enforcers during the 1990s are part of a national scandal that has become big news in Australia. ... More >>
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August 17, 2009
Scientology Escapee Tells Skeptics' Group How It's Done
Photos by Candice M. Giove. Gathered in a room at the New York Public Library Jefferson Market Branch at the Avenue of the Americas and West 10th Street a group listening to an ex-Scientologist evaluated their traits. Bright? Of course. Curious about the world around me? Sure. Idealistic ... More >>
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June 24, 2008
Scientology's Crushing Defeat
A previously unpublished saga of an $8 million check
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June 13, 2008
Anonymous Readies 'Operation Sea Arrrgh' Scientology Protest
A previously unpublished saga of an $8 million check

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