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Scientology and Nazi Germany

Most of you likely saw the clip of Leah reading the letter from scientology before last night's show: https://twitter.com/i/status/1072634441669971970 This is the transcript of the statement: The Church states that it supports religious freedom for all and respects the religious beliefs of others, for all faiths, as enshrined in its Creed. The Church accuses Remini of spreading vitriolic religious hate and bigotry that instigates violence. The Church also insists that this disgustingly bigoted show spreads lies and foments discrimination, as was done in Germany in the 1930s. The Church urges [the network and its owners] to stop turning a blind eye to their effort to profit by spreading lies and religious hate.​ Here are some things y … [Read More...]

STAAD Gives Itself a Pat on the Back

Here we have an example of classic scientology spin. Like they claim the IAS was founded with the Portland Crusade to "defend the rights of scientologists" (when it was actually a way of keeping money outside the purview of the IRS), so too STAAD … [Read More...]

Recruiting Up A Storm

The "Ideal Org" in Melbourne (where you can "have it all" -- guitars, Mercedes', kids etc) seems to be having some difficulty locating a few good men. They are advertising on a site called "SeekVolunteer" to try to fill various staff … [Read More...]

Media Links

Articles
Tampa Bay Times:
The Truth Rundown:  Part 1  Part 2  Part 3
Sara Goldberg's Disconnection Story
Pat Broeker Spied On For 2 Decades
Church of Scientology vs. Debbie Cook:   Part 1  Part 2  Part 3
LA Times: Scientology Head's Father Was Spied On
The New Yorker:  The Apostate (Paul Haggis Story)
Vanity Fair:  What Katie Didn't Know (the Cruise/Katie Holmes story)
Digital Media
Leah Remini - Scientology And The Aftermath
Going Clear (HBO)
BBC Panorama
Megyn Kelly (Kelly File)  Part 1 Part 2
TodayTonight (Australia) Part 1 Part 2

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