Leah Remini's season three of Scientology and the Aftermath officially begins on November 27th, but on the 13th, she released a two-hour special on the Jehovah's Witnesses. They decided to do this because Remini has been asked to cover the controversial religion since many find them very similar. I have also been asked to cover … Continue reading Leah Remini’s Special on Jehovah’s Witnesses →

Warning --This post may be biased because of my personal beliefs that Scientology does not deserve its tax-exempt status-- The church, founded in 1954, gained tax-exempt status in 1957, but lost it in 1967. Hubbard refused to pay these taxes, and years of lawsuits against the IRS and litigation followed. Along with these lawsuits, Hubbard … Continue reading Scientology Tax-Exempt Status →

One major aspect of Scientology are the different levels. To move up the levels, one must complete courses which increase in cost as one moves up. The first level is OT I. "OT" stands for Operating Thetan. According to the church's website, "Operating is meant 'able to act and handle things' and by Thetan is meant 'the spiritual … Continue reading Levels of Scientology →

The Path was a Hulu television series which portrayed a fictional religion called Meyerism. It aired for three seasons, ending earlier this year, in 2018. I have watched all three seasons of The Path. In this show, the main character begins questioning his faith in Meyerism, as he envisions its leader dying, which turns out … Continue reading The Path and Scientology →

Xenu/Xemu: Xenu is an extremely controversial topic for Scientology. Xenu is a galactic god that Hubbard supposedly reveals at a certain level of Scientology. Xenu is also the cause of body thetans being trapped in every human born on Earth. The story is, 75 million years ago Xenu was about to be kicked out of … Continue reading Terminology Part 2 →

Previously, I have explained some terms such as auditing, the Sea Org, going clear, E-Meter, and reactive mind. However, these are not all of the important Scientology terms. In this blog post, I will attempt to explain a few more essential terminology as best as I can. A couple of these words are associated with … Continue reading Terminology →

After L. Ron Hubbard died in 1986, David Miscavige took over as leader of Scientology. How did he gain that position of power and how did this affect the church? While looking deeper into Miscavige, an interesting thing that I found was that his father and former Scientologist for more than 40 years, Ron Miscavige, … Continue reading David Miscavige →

Lafayette Ron Hubbard is the founder of Scientology, Dianetics (explanation of Dianetics can be found at this Wikipedia page or this Scientology page), and the Sea Org. According to Scientologists, Hubbard is a founder, a humanitarian, and an artist. According to the rest of the world, Hubbard is a science fiction author and founder of … Continue reading L. Ron Hubbard →

The Sea Organization is possibly the most controversial aspect of Scientology. It is a level of Scientology in which members join by signing a one billion year contract. Scientologists believe in reincarnation, so signing the contract guarantees that member will serve throughout all of his/her lives. This is a fact that the church has also … Continue reading The Sea Org →

A few of the most famous celebrities associated with the Church of Scientology are: Tom Cruise John Travolta Kirstie Alley Elisabeth Moss Laura Prepon A few of the most famous celebrities who have left the church are: Katie Holmes Nicole Kidman Jerry Seinfeld Demi Moore Leah Remini Whenever anyone thinks of Scientology, they likely think … Continue reading Celebrities →