INTRODUCTION 

Image by Jefferson Hawkins, originally posted on Mike Rinder's Blog.

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
  Please read these Frequently Asked Questions if you have any questions regarding this site or its author. Also included are some debates with Scientologists.
• Leaving Scientology Resource Guide
  Leaving Scientology may be the most important decision of your life.
• What Is Scientology?
• Church of Scientology (from Wikipedia)
  
• Ex-Scientology Kids "I was born. I grew up. I escaped."
• Baloney Detection Kit
• Some Copyright Considerations
• The XENU Leaflet Consider using this leaflet against CoS. Available in several languages.

 WHAT IS GOING ON NOW? 

 L RON HUBBARD 

• L. Ron Hubbard (from Wikipedia)
  Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (March 13, 1911 - January 24, 1986), better known as L. Ron Hubbard, was a prolific American author and founder of Dianetics and the controversial Church of Scientology.
• Inside The Church of Scientology: An Exclusive Interview with L. Ron Hubbard, Jr.
  L. Ron Hubbard Jr being interviewed by Penthouse in 1983. Cover story.
• The death of L Ron Hubbard
  In light of CoS's very strong opposition to "psych drugs", it is ironic that its founder was taking a "psych drug" when he died.
• Bare-Faced Messiah
  The true story of L. Ron Hubbard.
• The Hubbard is Bare
  Jeff Jacobsen's excellent essay. Where did Hubbard get his ideas from? Was he really the originator, or just a simple plagiarist?
• The H Files
  Thanks to the Freedom of Information Act we now have access to over 600 files the FBI has on L. Ron Hubbard.
• The Operation Snow White FBI Files
  More unclassified files from the FBI about Operation Snow White.
• The RTC FBI Files
  More unclassified files from the FBI about Religious Technology Center.
• Hubbard And Clearwater
  Secret telexes from Hubbard to FSO in Clearwater. "The top tech org on the planet" was actually a mess per Hubbard's telexes.
• Ron the "War Hero"
  Inside the cult, L. Ron Hubbard is attributed with a fantastic past and incredible insight. However, most of these claims originate from L. Ron Hubbard and are only verified by L. Ron Hubbard himself. This is a closer look at his claims of being a war hero.

 DAVID MISCAVIGE 

• David Miscavige (from Wikipedia)
  Learn more about the man who runs the Church of Scientology today.
• Who is David Miscavige?
  Articles and videos.

 THE TECH 

• A World Without...
  Welcome to the 21st Century! Join the author of this essay for a rocket ride around the world to see if Scientology is achieving its aim of a "world without war, crime and insanity," and what it would be like if it did. Welcome aboard and fasten your seatbelts!
• The Secret Library
  View the inner most secret scriptures of the Church of Scientology.
• Xenu (from Wikipedia)
  In Scientology doctrine, Xenu (also Xemu) is a galactic ruler who, 75 million years ago, brought billions of people to Earth, stacked them around volcanoes and blew them up with hydrogen bombs.
• Things To Keep In Mind
  Important quotes from actual policy letters you should keep in mind. You might be thinking "Why does a church need to have such strict policies if it's not a military organization?" But then again, this is not your typical church.
• Scientology Grade Chart
  This is the official way "up the bridge". Would you buy a bridge from these people?
• The Techniques in Scientology
  Jon Atack explaining the basic techniques used in Scientology.
• Altering the Tech
  While Hubbard was supposed to have developed the final "science of the mind", it seems to change, even after his death.
• Dianetic Therapy
  This paper is the only formal scientific study of Dianetic therapy in existence. Made by Harvey Jay Fischer in 1953.
• The Cost Of Scientology
  What does Scientology training and membership actually cost?
• The Personality Test
  The very debated personality test, which is often an individual's first encounter with Scientology. Included are the "correct" answers.
• The Scientology Comparative Theology Page
  A web site to promote the scholarly study of the religious beliefs of Scientology.
• Scientology Acronym/Terminology FAQ
  You will soon find out that Hubbard used a strange language. This FAQ is to help you understand it better.

 THE ORG 

• Scientology Cult
  A page by a think tank of loyal Scientologists formed around the recognition that Scientology´s problems trace directly to the hidden corruption and criminality of David Miscavige, the self-appointed dictator who subverted Scientology.
• The Sea Organization
  Documenting the history of the para-military "elite" Scientology organization.
• Narconon Exposed
  Drug rehab or Scientology front?
• Scientology & Totalitarianism
  A very well argued and documented senior thesis looking at Scientology in terms of the totalitarian ideological model.
• Scientology vs. Orwell's 1984
  A former Scientologist compares the disturbing parallels between the book "1984" by George Orwell and Scientology.
• Scientology Audited
  An archive of critical research into Scientology. A must read.
• Cult of Celebrities
  How come so many celebrities are Scientologists?
• Scientology's Secret Service
  Unusual for a "religion", the Church of Scientology has organised systematic intelligence activities, including bugging, burglary, forgery, framing, infilitration and intimidation since 1955.
• ScienoSitter
  Read how cult members must accept extensive censoring for them to get "the freedom to access internet"!
• How many Scientologists are there?
  Some comments regarding the claims from CoS that they have 8 million members. Critics suspect there are about 50,000 Scientologists worldwide.
• Scientology Photo Album
  Put some faces on the names inside CoS, see where the money goes and where it came from.
• Made for Propaganda
  CoS compares Germany today with how the 3rd Reich treated Jews. Let us see how Scientology compares to Nazism.
• Just like Hitler and Stalin
  An example of how CoS tries to edit history.
• The Scientology Homepage
  Take a look at how COS presents itself. Read both sides, form your own opinion, then ask why Scientologists don't dare link to this page.

 MAKING ENEMIES

• Suppressive Person Defense League
  For over half a century, Suppressive Persons have been beastified, attacked and menaced in perhaps the most vicious hate campaign ever manufactured by madness.
• Enemy Names
  Who are the enemies of Scientology, how are they identified and what does the Church of Scientology plan to do with them? Here are the secret policy letters telling everything!
• Piercing the Corporate Veil
  How Scientology defrauded the IRS through an elaborate corporate shell game.
• Operation Foot Bullet
  Despite the "fantastic" technology developed by Hubbard, Scientologists somehow end up messing everything up.
• Scientology vs. Germany
  CoS claims "human rights abuses against Scientologists in Germany". Take a look at reality according to the Germans.
• Greece Uncovers Scientology
  Scientology has been thrown out of Greece! Some of the secret communication inside the cult was discovered when the greek police raided their offices.

 COS AND THE LAW 

• Scientology and the legal system (Wikipedia)
  According to a U.S. District Court Memorandum of Decision in 1993, Scientologists "have abused the federal court system by using it, inter alia, to destroy their opponents, rather than to resolve an actual dispute over trademark law or any other legal matter. This constitutes ´extraordinary, malicious, wanton, and oppressive conduct.´
• Is Scientology breaking the law?
  This page provides links to reports alleging that Scientology is breaking the law.
• Scientology Court Files
  A collection of court papers to help everybody involved in lawsuits against or from Scientology.
• What Judges Say About Scientology
  Quotes from judges and others about Scientology.

 PERSONAL ACCOUNTS 

• Niece of David Miscavige speaks out (Inside Edition)
  Video of Jenna Hill, the niece of David Miscavige, speaks out against the cult.
• Geir Isene's Doubt write-up
  Geir is the most respected hig level Scientologist in Norway, an OT VIII in very good standing. While he says he's had an enormous amount of spiritual gain from Scientology, he's now stepping forward publicly saying it has been in spite of the malpractice and suppression of free will by the Church of Scientology.
• The Jason Beghe Interview
  He is the first celebrity to leave Scientology and publicly discuss his involvement and then disillusionment with the group. He made it to OT V on Scientology's "Bridge to Total Freedom" and discovered the best way to get free was to get up and walk out the door.
• The Marc Headley Interview
  Marc Headley is a 15-year veteran of the CoS where he worked closely with leader David Miscavige and actor Tom Cruise. In this radio interview he reveals some of his amazing stories.
• How to believe in Scientology
  Ex scientologists are accused of stupidity for being so gullible. Many think they are not gullible at all ordinarily, so how come they fell prey to this cult?
• Kyle Brennan
  A mothers tragic loss of her son while he visited his Scientology father.
• The death of Lisa McPherson
  On December 5, 1995, Lisa McPherson was dead on arrival at a hospital 45 minutes north of Clearwater Florida.
• Jeremy Perkins: A Scientology Family Tragedy
  On March 13, 2003, Jeremy Perkins, a 28 year old untreated schizophrenic, stabbed his mother Elli 77 times.
• Ida Camburn's Promise
  Read the moving story from a mother of a Scientologist and her 25 year effort to keep her promise.
• Thank you xenu.net!
  "SL" was about to fall for Scientology hook, line and sinker. Then he found Operation Clambake and started thinking. This is his letter of thanks.
• Tory's Story
  30 years on the front lines for Scientology, now out and here is her story!.
• Kathryn's Story
  A personal story on how CoS can mess you up.
• The Cheryl S Story
  This is a true story from inside the cult from 1977 to 1991.
• The Tech Runs its Course
  A commentary on the Lisa McPherson case.
• Comments from Scientologists
  Scientologists have frequently been offered to add their comments to this site so that everyone can have easy access to both sides. Sadly, few Scientologists are able to send me anything but undocumented allegations that this site distorts the truth.

 THE PRESS 

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• Scientology Inside Out
  Any journalist who wants to investigate Scientology should read Robert Vaughn Young's Quill article. Young handled public relations and the media for L. Ron Hubbard and his Scientology empire for 20 years.
• Hubbard's policy and practice in media and PR
  Master's Thesis: Case Study that looks at the world of press through the eyes of L.R. Hubbard.
• The Fabulous Fifties
  Media coverage in the early, early years of Dianetics and Scientology
• The Radio & TV Vault
  A multimedia archive of the best TV and radio programs regarding Scientology.
• The Cult Of Greed
  The Time Magazine article from 1991 that really kicked things off.
• Scientology vs the Internet
  Free speech & copyright infringement on the information superhighway by Jim Lippard and Jeff Jacobsen.

 BOOK SHELF 

• Counterfeit Dreams
  One man's journey into and out of the world of Scientology.
• Scientology - Abuse at the Top
  Amy Scobee tells the eye-opening account of her 27 years inside the Church from innocence at age 14 to her nightmarish experiences in the highest management body at Scientology's secret International Headquarters.
• The Scandal of Scientology
  Paulette Cooper's book; she was victim of the worst Dead Agenting attacks by the Church of Scientology ever. At least the worst we are aware of today...
• The Road to Xenu
  A narrative account of life in Scientology.
• My Nine Lives in Scientology
  Personal account from the inside of the cult.
• The Total Freedom Trap
  A highly-recommended book by Jon Atack.
• BLOWN FOR GOOD - Behind the Iron Curtains of Scientology
  Marc Hedley's book where he reveals his experiences from 15 years at the International Headquarters of Scientology
• Scientology Booklist
  Lists most known books in English about Dianetics or Scientology.
• Mind Control etc Booklist
  Books on cults, mind control etc.

 WHERE TO GO FROM HERE 

• Resource Center for Freedom of Mind
  Get help from the famous cult expert, counselor and author Steven Hassan. Learn how you can help loved ones in cults by interacting.
• International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA)
  Founded in 1979, provides information, education, and help to those adversely affected by or interested in cultic and other high-control groups and relationships.

 ALWAYS REMEMBER TO LAUGH 

• The Clam FAQ - why we talk about clams and clambake
• South Park takes on Scientology - episode available online
• National Lampoon - Diarrhetics (1989)
• The Orientation Film 2 and now 3 - two parody sequels of the Scientology film Orientation that the cult often show to newcomers