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 …
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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 …
Scientology Disaster Relief
I got an interesting call from the Volunteer Ministers’ Center a few days ago. Scientology disaster relief tactics seem to be undergoing a change. They’re still capitalizing on disasters, the way they usually do. In this case it’s Hurricane Dorian, which devastated Grand Bahama Island. But in this instance, instead of soliciting for people to …
Scientology Health Code Violations
LA Magazine has a feature called, “Ask Chris.” In a recent edition, someone asked, “Do Scientologists actually live in that huge blue building in Hollywood?” Well, that huge blue building happens to be less than a block away from my shop. So the short answer is: Yes, they do. I have a considerably longer answer …