The October 8 article and podcast by journalist Steven Zimmerman, “Year of Faith: What is Scientology?” can be read on the El Paso Herald-Post website. The entire article is well worth reading. I’m sharing some of it here: Like most people, I wanted to know more about Scientology, who they are and what they believe. So, I reached out to the Scientology Mission of El Paso, where I was put in touch with the Mission Holder, Joni Superville. As we sat down,... Read more
The latest blog of STAND’s Rodger Clark, “Inside Scientology: The Art of Critical Thinking” is true to Clark’s description of himself as a “compulsive learner currently in recovery from authoritarian education,” as he takes aim at those who create and buy into memes without ever taking a look for themselves. At this point it’s safe to say that nothing and no one in recent history has received a more intense, relentless and sustained public smear campaign than the Church of Scientology,... Read more
Big Sonia, featured on the Scientology Network’s Documentary Showcase Friday, October 4 at 8 pm ET/PT, tells the life story of Sonia Warshawski—from her detention in Nazi death camps to her life as a great-grandmother and small business owner in Kansas City. Her stories of how she survived the Holocaust have become a surprising source of inspiration for a new generation. Co-directed by Independent filmmakers Leah Warshawski and Todd Soliday, Big Sonia follows 91-year-old Holocaust survivor Sonia Warshawski as she’s served an eviction notice for... Read more
An essay on Scientology ethics, by STAND (Scientologists Taking Action Against Discrimination) blogger Wayne Hanson. Throughout history, the less ethical the individual, the more forceful the actions taken against him by the group. An individual steals, so the society cuts off his right hand and hangs it over the city gate as a warning, then writes in the Great Book of Laws that thieves on the first offense shall lose their right hand, unless they are left-handed in which case... Read more
Stand (Scientologists Taking Action Against Discrimination) blogger Rodger Clark shares his perspective on the kind of person who rages against Scientology. While working in Florida as an installer many years ago, the boss assigned me a work partner named “A….” He was assigned to me because a DUI had just lost him his driver’s license. He’d been in jail a few times on alcohol, drug and assault charges and was sleeping on his friend’s couch. He was a proud, practicing... Read more
Scientology Religious Freedom Awards: published courtesy of the Scientology religion website The 6th annual Religious Freedom Awards at the National Church of Scientology of Spain acknowledged three stellar advocates of religious freedom. Mr. Miguel Angel Aguilar Sánchez, coordinator of the Barcelona Prosecutor’s Office on Hate Crimes and Discrimination Mr. Marcos González Sánchez, Founder of the Methodological Institute of Ecclesiastical State Law and professor at the Autonomous University of Madrid Ms. Adoración Castro Jover, professor of Ecclesiastical State Law at the... Read more
Scientology-sponsored human rights group, Youth for Human Rights, and volunteers from the Scientology Churches in Gauteng joined dozens of organizations and peace-minded people from throughout the region to promote human rights and protest the xenophobic violence that has broken out in South Africa in recent weeks. They rallied in response to the violence targeting foreign-owned businesses that broke out earlier this month, killing 12 and destroying hundreds of shops in and around Johannesburg. The march began at Pieter Roos Park... Read more
It’s certainly not living in the lap of luxury, but Scientology Volunteer Ministers wouldn’t trade the experience for anything. What’s it like being a Scientology Volunteer Minister? It’s tough. As Francesca, one volunteer on the Scientology Bahamas Disaster Response Team, explained, “We have been sleeping in sleeping bags and tents, eating canned goods. We just got electricity two or three days ago. Our shower is a hose that runs with saltwater, outside of the YMTA (Young Men’s Training Association headquarters)... Read more
Published courtesy of STAND (Scientologists Taking Action Against Discrimination), by STAND blogger John Logothetis. Why I Choose Scientology 1. It works. Plain and simple. 2. If you have any question about life, this universe or other people, there IS an answer in it to each and every question you may have. 3. It’s not dogmatic (meaning it doesn’t tell you that you must believe this or that to be one of “us”). 4. It saved my life. 5. It puts order into life. 6. It handles confusions in life. 7.... Read more
John Travolta posted a video on his Instagram along with a message: https://www.facebook.com/johntravolta/videos/747527472367153/ “I’m here, in the backyard of my house,” he says in the video. “We’re packing up the plane with food and water to take to Freeport to help out on the island. I’ve brought a bunch of Volunteer Ministers from my Church. And we’ll see you when I arrive.” The men and women in the bright yellow shirts in the background, loading and unloading his jet,... Read more
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