There’s nothing interesting happening in Scientology right now. I’m just waiting for Hanan Islam’s trial on November 21st. That might be interesting. Which leads me to wonder — is Scientology unnecessary? There are other interesting things happening in the neighborhood, such as a group I recently joined, which ties into my love of books: Friends …
Author: Lynn
Another Scientology Criminal Case
The local ABC affiliate in L.A. had a 43-second segment about Scientologist Hanan Islam’s court appearance for her part in the Medi-Cal scam she committed, using Old L. Ron’s technology. The judge called it a “sophisticated fraud.” That news was originally reported by Tony Ortega, and there’s lots of entertaining back story at his Underground …
Undead Scientology
People wonder all the time, “how is Scientology still alive?” When Anonymous said in 2008 that one of their goals was to dismantle Scientology in its present form, I thought it was an impossibility. Back then, Scientology looked to me like an all-powerful monolith. I had no frame of reference in the real world. But …
Scientology: Where’s David?
One of the event call-in phone messages I got for the IAS Event — which happens every year around this time — announced that this year, they’re going to be showing the 1993 “Turning Point” Event. What — like a re-run? So never mind “Where’s Shelly?” Scientology, where’s David? He’s no longer around to lord …
Scientologists Are Fragile
I suddenly realized how fragile Scientologists are during an Anonymous protest when Craig Jensen — the Scientology “whale” who owns Executive Software — wouldn’t speak to me, even though we’d met before, and I greeted him by name. He just turned away. I called after him as he crossed Sunset Blvd. on his way to …