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On this date

Type: Blog
Date: Saturday, August 18, 2012
Source: Village Voice
Author: Tony Ortega

A week ago, we reported that a former "employee" at Scientology's flagship drug treatment center in Oklahoma – Narconon Arrowhead – told us that the controversial center was delivering Scientology training rather than drug education, and that its officials have been concerned for years that its state certification was "extremely vulnerable." (The center is currently under investigation by local and state agencies for four deaths that have occurred there, three since last October.) We didn't name that source, but now, he's ...

Tags: Association for Better Living and Education (ABLE) (formerly, "Social Coordination" or SOCO)DeathFraud, lie, deceit, misrepresentationLucas A. CattonNarconon (aka Scientology drug rehab)Narconon of Oklahoma, Inc. (Arrowhead)Rena WeinbergTony OrtegaVillage Voice

Type: Book
Date: Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Source: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Author: Janet Reitman

Product Description Scientology, created in 1954 by a prolific sci-fi writer named L. Ron Hubbard, claims to be the world’s fastest growing religion, with millions of members around the world and huge financial holdings. Its celebrity believers keep its profile high, and its teams of “volunteer ministers” offer aid at disaster sites such as Haiti and the World Trade Center. But Scientology is also a notably closed faith, harassing journalists and others through litigation and intimidation, even infiltrating the highest levels ...

Tags: Inside Scientology: The Story of America's Most Secretive Religion (book)Houghton Mifflin HarcourtJanet Reitman[needtoread][needtotag]

Jun 17, 2011
Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
Scientologist accused of pressuring sex abuse victim

Type: Press
Date: Friday, June 17, 2011
Source: Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
Author: Paul Bibby Courts

IT was a rare and at times dramatic public appearance by one of the most senior members of a global religious organisation that shrouds itself in secrecy. Surrounded by supporters, senior Scientologist Janice Meyer arrived at the Downing Centre Local Court yesterday, accused of pressuring an 11-year-old girl to lie about sex abuse within the church. Ms Meyer, who also goes by the name Jan Eastgate, left with relaxed bail restrictions that will allow her to travel to and from her ...

Tags: AustraliaChildren, youthCitizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR)Fraud, lie, deceit, misrepresentationJanice "Jan" Eastgate MeyerLegalPaul Bibby CourtsSydney Morning Herald (Australia)

Jun 16, 2011
The Age (Australia)
Scientologist appears in Sydney court

Type: Press
Date: Thursday, June 16, 2011
Source: The Age (Australia)
Author: Margaret Scheikowski

A senior member of the Church of Scientology accused of coaching a child to lie about sex abuse has had her bail relaxed so she can travel to California. Janice Meyer, 57, was surrounded by supporters on Thursday as she made her first court appearance in Sydney's Downing Centre Local court. She is charged with doing an act intending to pervert the course of justice in 1985 in Sydney. Advertisement: Story continues below The allegation involves threatening and intimidating an 11-year-old ...

Tags: AustraliaChildren, youthCitizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR)Fraud, lie, deceit, misrepresentationJanice "Jan" Eastgate MeyerLegalMargaret ScheikowskiThe Age (Australia)

Type: Press
Date: Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Source: The Guardian (UK)
Author: Alison Rourke

A senior member of the Church of Scientology is due to appear in court in Australia on Thursday charged with perverting the course of justice. It is alleged that Jan Eastgate, 57, threatened and intimidated an 11-year-old girl into providing false statements to police. The case relates to an investigation into the alleged sexual assault of the girl in 1985 by her stepfather, a church member. The girl – who cannot be named for legal reasons – said on Australian television ...

Tags: Alison RourkeAustraliaChildren, youthCitizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR)Fraud, lie, deceit, misrepresentationJanice "Jan" Eastgate MeyerLegalNick XenophonThe Guardian (UK)

Type: Blog
Date: Monday, June 13, 2011
Source: Village Voice
Author: Tony Ortega

Next month, Janet Reitman's book Inside Scientology will hit bookshelves, and the world of Scientology-watching, and for Scientology itself, will never be the same. Subtitled The Story of America's Most Secretive Religion, Reitman's book delivers all it promises, and it promises a lot. "It has been my goal to write the first objective modern history of the Church of Scientology," Reitman proclaims in her introduction. "It is the goal of Inside Scientology to translate [L. Ron Hubbard's arcane] language and separate ...

Tags: Inside Scientology: The Story of America's Most Secretive Religion (book)Claire HeadleyDavid MiscavigeJanet ReitmanJason BegheJeff HawkinsLisa McPhersonMarc HeadleyMichelle "Shelly" Miscavige (né Barnett)Natalie WaletRehabilitation Project Force (RPF)Stefan CastleTanja CastleTom CruiseTony OrtegaVillage Voice

Type: Press
Date: Monday, June 13, 2011
Source: Salt Lake Tribune
Author: Nate Carlisle

A Las Vegas fundraiser earned $500,000 for soldiers and emergency responders who say chemicals sickened them and earned Utah’s attorney general coveted photographs posing with celebrities. Sandra Lucas, a Salt Lake City resident who recently became president of the nationwide Heroes Health Fund, said she and a board must decide how to split the proceeds, but Utah residents will see a share. Actor John Travolta was the headline speaker at the fundraiser Saturday at the Wynn Las Vegas. Utah Attorney General ...

Tags: Heroes Health Fund - Ocala Detoxification ProjectJohn TravoltaMark ShurtleffNate CarlislePurification Rundown ("Purif")Salt Lake TribuneSandra LucasUtah Meth Cops Project

Type: Press
Date: Saturday, June 11, 2011
Source: Salt Lake Tribune
Author: Nate Carlisle

Utah’s attorney general and a federal agent who busted drug labs in Utah County will be among the guests Saturday at a Las Vegas fundraiser with actor John Travolta. Travolta is helping generate money for what’s called the Heroes Health Fund, a nationwide program which provides treatment to soldiers and emergency responders who believe they were sickened by exposure to chemicals. The treatment — consisting largely of exercise, time in a sauna and a diet of antioxidants — has its roots ...

Tags: Heroes Health Fund - Ocala Detoxification ProjectJohn TravoltaMark ShurtleffNate CarlislePurification Rundown ("Purif")Salt Lake TribuneTim ChardUtah Meth Cops Project

Type: Press
Date: Thursday, June 2, 2011
Source: Pasadena Weekly
Author: André Coleman

Hours after an article appeared about a claim for damages filed against the city by the Church of Scientology over a sewage spill in the church’s building in Old Pasadena, a church official acknowledged that mistakes were made in the filing of the document. The church is listed as the claimant, not subrogate Lexington Insurance Co. Further, the name of the lawyer who filed the claim on behalf of the insurance company is not listed on the document. Making matters even ...

Tags: André ColemanBraley Building @ 35 South Raymond Avenue Pasadena CA United StatesCaliforniaLexington Insurance Co.Pasadena WeeklyReal estateRobert B. "Bob" Adams

May 31, 2011
Australia Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) News
Top Scientologist charged with perverting course of justice

Type: Press
Date: Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Source: Australia Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) News
Author: Steve Cannane

One of the Church of Scientology's most senior figures, Jan Eastgate, has been arrested and charged in Sydney. She has been charged with perverting the course of justice in relation to allegations she coached an 11-year-old girl to lie to police and community services about the sexual abuse she suffered from her stepfather who was a member of the Church of Scientology. Eastgate is the international president of the Citizens' Commission on Human Rights, an organisation founded by the Church of ...

Tags: AustraliaAustralia Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) NewsCarmen RainerChildren, youthCitizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR)Fraud, lie, deceit, misrepresentationJanice "Jan" Eastgate MeyerLegalPhoebe RainerSteve Cannane

Type: Press
Date: Thursday, May 26, 2011
Source: Pasadena Weekly
Author: André Coleman

Two days before the Church of Scientology was presented with an award for preserving the 115-year-old Braley Building on South Raymond Avenue, church officials filed a claim against the city for damages incurred after the historic structure was flooded with raw sewage in November. “In the early morning of Nov. 23, water backed up through the toilets and sinks [in] the basement,” the claim states. “When personnel came in, they found four inches of raw sewage covering the entire basement area.” ...

Tags: André ColemanBraley Building @ 35 South Raymond Avenue Pasadena CA United StatesCaliforniaPasadena WeeklyReal estate

May 18, 2011
Courier Mail (Australia)
Fire at Church of Scientology in Annerley

Type: Press
Date: Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Source: Courier Mail (Australia)
Author: Anna Chisholm

A FIRE broke out at The Church of Scientology of Brisbane at Annerley overnight. Emergency services said material in a courtyard caught fire and affected a couple of air-conditioning units. The flames started just before 2am on the corner of Dudley and Hastings streets. QFRS Brisbane Duty Manager of Operations Phil Klemm said the fire was not suspicious. "From our perspective there was nothing suspicious - the courtyard was open to the street," Mr Klemm said. "We're unsure of the cause ...

Tags: Anna ChisholmAustraliaCourier Mail (Australia)

Type: Press
Date: Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Source: Haaretz
Author: Yaniv Kubovich

Attorney Gur Finkelstein, who represents the Scientology Center in Israel, was detained several weeks for allegedly hiring this gang to help him with his own criminal endeavors. Israel Police forces have uncovered a Jaffa-based gang allegedly behind a series of attacks and attempted assassinations in the Tel Aviv area, including a plot to kill a senior sheikh of a local mosque, it was revealed after a gag order was lifted on Tuesday. Those mobsters are suspected of plotting to plant an ...

Tags: Gur FinkelsteinHaaretzIsraelWeaponsYaniv Kubovich

May 16, 2011
Brisbane Times
Soldier death to remain a mystery

Type: Press
Date: Monday, May 16, 2011
Source: Brisbane Times

AAP – The mysterious death of a young soldier was likely to remain a mystery until the Church of Scientology chooses to release its file on its extended dealings with him, a defence commission of inquiry has found. There's no dispute that Private Edward McBride, 30, took his own life in Brisbane on February 7, 2007. A trained electrical fitter before joining the army, he climbed into an electrical sub-station and deliberately contacted a 110,000 volt power line. Just why he ...

Tags: AustraliaBrisbane TimesDeathEdward Alexander McBrideSuicide

Type: Press
Date: Saturday, May 14, 2011
Source: Clearwater Patch
Author: Aiyana Baida

Clearwater Fire and Rescue responded to a structure fire at 531 Franklin Street, owned by the Church of Scientology, at 3:28 a.m. Saturday. An electrical fire caused $700,000 in damages to a building owned by the Church of Scientology, city officials said. Clearwater Fire and Rescue responded to a structure fire at 531 Franklin Street at 3:28 a.m. Saturday. To put out the blaze the department needed 35 personnel, five engines, two trucks and two rescues. It took firefighters about an ...

Tags: 531 Franklin Street Clearwater FL United StatesAiyana BaidaClearwater PatchReal estate

On this day

Type: Press
Date: Friday, March 19, 2010
Source: St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Author: Rita Farlow

TARPON SPRINGS — Fred W. "Bill" Howard made a name for himself in his native Tarpon Springs as a real estate developer in the 1980s. But he left the area after a series of controversies, from his dealings with the Church of Scientology to a failed business venture that ended in bankruptcy, several longtime Tarpon Springs residents said this week. "He disappeared off the face of the Earth," said City Manager Mark LeCouris. "I hadn't seen him in over 20 years." ...

Tags: BankruptcyFirst Liberty Group LLCFraud, lie, deceit, misrepresentationFred W. "Bill" HowardReal estateRita FarlowSt. Petersburg Times (Florida)

2010
Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
Not all grievances are created equal in politics

Type: Press
Date: Friday, March 19, 2010
Source: Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
Author: Mark Davis

When allegations emerged that shonky insulation installers operating under the Federal Government's home insulation program had exposed householders to the risk of fires and workers to injury or death, the Liberal and National Parties promptly referred the matter to a Senate inquiry. And when trade unions claimed that Australia Post was cutting its workers compensation costs by using company doctors to force injured employees back to work prematurely, the Labor Party was more than willing to ask a Senate committee to ...

Tags: AssaultAustraliaBlackmailChris EvansEric AbetzFalse imprisonmentFraud, lie, deceit, misrepresentationHarassmentJoe LudwigLance MilneMark DavisNick XenophonSteve FieldingSydney Morning Herald (Australia)Tax matter

2010
Private Eye (UK)
Scientology / Doctor's order

Type: Press
Date: Friday, March 19, 2010
Source: Private Eye (UK)
More: transcript, Source, Background information

An ex-police officer with close connections to the Church of Scientology, which opposes psychiatric medicine, served as a panel member in professional conduct cases held by the doctor's watchdog, the General Medical Council, which has lost its battle to cover up its handling of the affair. Between 2002 and 2004 former Detective Chief Superintendent Chris Brightmore sat on the GMC's professional conduct panel in 70 cases and more than 50 private hearings. The extent of Brightmore's work for the GMC was ...

Tags: Anti-psychiatryChristopher "Chris" BrightmoreCitizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR)Fraud, lie, deceit, misrepresentationGeneral Medical Council (aka GMC) (UK)Narconon (aka Scientology drug rehab)PolicePrivate Eye (UK)United Kingdom (UK)William Thackeray

2010
St. Lucia Star
Scientology in St Lucia?

Type: Press
Date: Friday, March 19, 2010
Source: St. Lucia Star
Author: Alisha Ally

[Picture / Caption:Ludwig Alpers (Freewinds Port Captain) playing harmonica with Ras Abdular of the Wilton's Yard Association.] St Lucians beware! Scientology is coming!” That was the cry coming from a passerby near the Derek Walcott Square in the heart of Castries on Tuesday. It was the official launch of The Way To Happiness Program in St Lucia. Before the meat and potatoes of the program are delved into, organizers note that although the primary book is written by the founder of ...

Tags: Alisha AllyCriminonLudwig AlpersMichele HendricksMV Freewinds (formerly, La Bohème)Narconon (aka Scientology drug rehab)Paula JamesPeter ReynoldsSt. LuciaSt. Lucia StarStudy technology (Study tech)The Way to Happiness (TWTH)

Type: Blog
Date: Thursday, March 19, 2009
Source: Gawker
Author: John Cook

Sarah Palin is seeking the advice of a Scientologist as she plots her 2012 presidential run, which just makes sense to us. John P. Coale, a prominent Washington lawyer and power-broker, is secretly running Palin's political action committee and working to "protect the Palin brand," according to the Washington Post. He is very, very good at doing that because he can walk through walls and read minds and leave his body and never gets sick because he is a Scientologist. Coale ...

Tags: GawkerGreta Van SusterenJohn CookJohn P. CoaleSarah PalinWashington Post

2009
Pasadena Weekly
Letters / Who knew?

Type: Press
Date: Thursday, March 19, 2009
Source: Pasadena Weekly

Who knew? I find these Anonymous letters brutal, unthinking, indecent and disrespectful to the religious beliefs of others. It is easy to say whatever you want to say, even if it’s untrue, if you don’t sign your name to it. Is it really possible to hold on to so much hatred and evil? Doesn’t Anonymous know that Scientology is expanding at a much faster rate than ever before? Yes, it’s true. In the last 20 years, churches, missions and groups in ...

Tags: Eden SteinMembershipPasadena Weekly

2009
The Acorn (California)
Parents oppose Narconon connection

Type: Press
Date: Thursday, March 19, 2009
Source: The Acorn (California)
Author: Stephanie Bertholdo

Parents oppose Narconon connection By Stephanie Bertholdo Bertholdo@theacorn.com Parents of Calabasas High School students complained to the school when they learned that the drug counselor scheduled to speak at a parent education night in midFebruary was a representative of Narconon, a drug rehabilitation program based on the teachings of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. The Narconon approach to drug education purportedly is based on Church of Scientology doctrine rather than proven medical interventions. An objection from parents, as well as an ...

Tags: Anthony C. "Tony" BylsmaCalabasas High SchoolChildren, youthJack O'ConnellNarconon (aka Scientology drug rehab)Narconon Drug Prevention and Education, Inc.SchoolsStephanie BertholdoThe Acorn (California)

Type: TV
Date: Thursday, March 19, 2009
Source: KESQ Channel 3 (CA)
Author: Nathan Baca
More: Transcript

PART SEVEN Since our News Channel 3 investigation into the Church of Scientology began, nearly a dozen former church members came forward to tell us their accounts of what happens inside the church's world headquarters in Hemet. Jeff Hawkins was the first. He is the church's former marketing director. Hawkins explained the Scientology faithful, "It's a combination of fear and faith. Because anybody who is in Scientology is there because they believe. It's a very fundamentalist sort of cult. They believe ...

Tags: Jeff HawkinsKESQ Channel 3 (CA)Marc HeadleyNathan BacaOffice of Special Affairs (OSA) (formerly, Guardian's Office)Sea Organization (Sea Org, SO)Security check ("sec check")

Type: Press
Date: Tuesday, March 19, 2002
Source: BBC News

Benjamin "the binman" Pell, known for rifling through celebrities' rubbish, has won a court victory against a man who promised to make a film of his life. He will now get £77,500 back from businessman John Mappin, who told Mr Pell he could turn his story into a Hollywood blockbuster. Mr Pell said he had been "duped" into handing over the money to Mr Mappin, who claimed he would sign up a famous film director. But instead, he enlisted his best ...

Tags: BBC NewsBenjamin PellFraud, lie, deceit, misrepresentationJohn MappinLawsuitPerjuryUnited Kingdom (UK)William Iain Jones

2000
Los Angeles Times (California)
Life as Satanist propelled rocketeer

Type: Press
Date: Sunday, March 19, 2000
Source: Los Angeles Times (California)
Author: Cecilia Rasmussen
More: link (666 KiB)

I height [sic] Don Quixote, I live on peyote, marijuana, morphine and cocaine. I never knew sadness, but only a madness that burns at the heart and the brain. –John Whiteside Parsons * He was an unorthodox genius, a poet and rocket scientist who helped give birth to an institution that would become mankind's window on the universe. He was also a devotee of the black arts, a sci-fi junkie and host of backyard orgies on Pasadena's stately Millionaires' Row. John ...

Tags: Cecilia RasmussenJohn Whiteside "Jack" ParsonsLos Angeles Times (California)OccultSara Northrup

Type: Press
Date: Sunday, March 19, 2000
Source: Wired
Author: Ayla Jean Yackley

BERLIN – A Microsoft spokesman called reports that the software maker has turned over its closely guarded Windows 2000 source code to the German government "just a rumor," but would not deny that the company has disclosed technical secrets in a probe of the operating system. "I can't confirm that we're sharing [the source code]," said Microsoft Germany's Thomas Baumgärtner after German news organizations reported this month that the company had offered federal authorities the opportunity to inspect its source code. ...

Tags: Ayla Jean YackleyCraig JensenDiskeeper (formerly, Executive Software)GermanyUrsula CabertaWired

Ron Sharp contributed to this entry

Type: Press
Date: Thursday, March 19, 1998
Source: Boston Herald
Authors: Jim MacLaughlin, Andrew Gully

The Church of Scientology, stung by a five-part series in the Boston Herald that raised questions about its practices, has hired a private investigator to delve into the Herald reporter's private life. The Rev. Heber Jentzsch, president of the Church of Scientology International, confirmed that the church's Los Angeles law firm hired the private investigative firm to look into the personal life of reporter Joseph Mallia, who wrote the series. "This investigation will have to look at what's riving this" coverage, ...

Tags: Andrew GullyBoston GlobeBoston HeraldBritish Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)Children, youthChurch of Scientology International (CSI)Daily Telegraph (UK)Earle C. CooleyFraud, lie, deceit, misrepresentationHeber C. JentzschJim MacLaughlinJoseph MalliaNarconon (aka Scientology drug rehab)Private investigator(s)Richard BeharSchoolsScientology: The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power (article)St. Petersburg Times (Florida)Steve LongTheftVision Investigative ServicesWorld Literacy Crusade

Ron Sharp contributed to this entry

1998
Metro Newspapers
EarthLink & Scientology

Type: Press
Date: Thursday, March 19, 1998
Source: Metro Newspapers
Author: Michael Michael

[Picture / Caption: Sky's The Limit: Electronic free-speech advocates are concerned about the Scientology leanings of Earthlink founder Sky Dayton and the church's history of litigation over copyright infringements on the Net.] EarthLink says the Scientology preaching of its founder has no bearing on the Internet service company, but not everyone on the Net is convinced By Michael Learmonth WHEN EARTHLINK Network Inc. joined forces with long distance carrier Sprint last month, the deal created a flurry of publicity. EarthLink, a ...

Tags: alt.religion.scientologyDelphi Schools, Inc.Dennis ErlichEarthlinkElectronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)Janet WeilandKirsten KapposMartin HuntMetro NewspapersMichael MichaelMindspringNetcom On-line Communication Services, Inc.Religious Technology Center (RTC)Robert Vaughn YoungSky DaytonTilman Hausherr

Ron Sharp contributed to this entry

Type: Promotion
Date: Wednesday, March 19, 1997
Source: New York Times

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Tags: Church of Scientology International (CSI)Douglas FrantzGermanyInternal Revenue Service (IRS)New York TimesTax matter

Type: Press
Date: Wednesday, March 19, 1997
Source: St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Author: Elliot Abelson
More: pqasb.pqarchiver.com

The truth in the McPherson case Re: Five doctors agree with examiner in Scientology death, March 9. A great deal of false information has been circulated by the media concerning the Lisa McPherson case, the most recent of which appeared in the Times with quotes from medical experts purportedly in support of the allegations made by the Pinellas/Pasco medical examiner, Dr. Joan Wood. But as with much else in this case, the truth was not made known, and a false picture ...

Tags: Elliot J. AbelsonJoan WoodLetterLisa McPhersonSt. Petersburg Times (Florida)

Ron Sharp contributed to this entry

Type: Press
Date: Wednesday, March 19, 1997
Source: New York Times
Author: Douglas Frantz
More: link (679 KiB)

The Church of Scientology has denied that its leader and another official had an unscheduled meeting in October 1991 with Fred T. Goldberg Jr., then the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service. A statement released by the church, which was sharply critical of an article on March 9 in The New York Times, said that its leader, David Miscavige, had not had an impromptu meeting with Mr. Goldberg and that all meetings between church representatives and I.R.S. officials had been attended ...

Tags: David MiscavigeDouglas FrantzFred T. Goldberg Jr.Internal Revenue Service (IRS)International Scientology News (magazine)Mark C. "Marty" RathbunNew York TimesSettlementTax matter

Ron Sharp contributed to this entry

Type: Press
Date: Wednesday, March 19, 1969
Source: Detroit News
More: link (20 KiB)

CORFU, Greece — (Reuters) — Lafayette Ron Hubbard, American founder of the Scientology cult, and 200 of his followers aboard a ship docked off this Ionian island received Greek government orders last night to leave the island. Hubbard, who started the movement which is considered psychotherapy with religious overtones, claimed his ship is unseaworthy. A Corfu spokesman said "the ship requires some minor repairs which can be done within a few hours." The controversial movement has been banned in several countries. ...

Tags: Corfu (Greece)Detroit NewsGreece

1969
The Times (UK)
Greeks expel scientology group (273 KiB)

Type: Press
Date: Wednesday, March 19, 1969
Source: The Times (UK)

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Tags: Apollo (formerly, "Royal Scot Man"; often misspelled "Royal Scotman", "Royal Scotsman")Athena (formerly, Avonriver)Corfu (Greece)DisconnectionGreeceThe Times (UK)

1967
Sunday Telegraph (Australia)
"Ratbagology" is here

Type: Press
Date: Sunday, March 19, 1967
Source: Sunday Telegraph (Australia)
Author: Leslie Wilson

Scientology - or ratbagology as it has often been dubbed - made a bid to get started in Sydney this week, at a public meeting. The Hubbard Scientology Organisation is the mob of hustlers run out of Victoria last year and described in the British House of Commons two weeks ago as a group "extracting money from the weak and mentally ill." Boss of the show is L. Ron Hubbard - referred to as "L Ron, Mr Hubbard, Our Ron, Old ...

Tags: Anderson Report (Australia)AustraliaBrainwashingCostDianeticsE-MeterKenneth RobinsonL. Ron HubbardL. Ron Hubbard's credentialsLeslie WilsonMartin BentleyMedical Journal of AustraliaRatbagologySequoia University of CaliforniaSunday Telegraph (Australia)

Zhent (Anonymous) contributed to this entry