More Scientology woes: Marc Headley sues Church of Scientology for ’slave labour’

[Cross-posted from For Great Justice] In the wake of public requests for a re-examination of Scientology’s relationship to medicine following the tragic death of 16 year old Jett Travolta, Scientology now faces a potentially devastating lawsuit against it for massive labor exploitation of its staff. …

More on Jett Travolta: an audio recording of L. Ron Hubbard talking about epilepsy

In the wake of Jett Travolta’s death from a seizure, it is timely to present this audio recording of L. Ron Hubbard speaking about epilepsy:   And then people who have epilepsy, which is a type of disease which gives them seizures, are almost always …

What will the Church of Scientology do about Jett Travolta?

Former Scientologist and prominent critic of the “Church” Michael Pattinson has written an interesting post at the Why We Protest forums entitled “What Scientology will probably do about the tragic death of Jett Travolta”. Counterknowledge contributor Damian DeWitt has added his thoughts at his Scientology-related blog, …

Jett Travolta: It is time for the authorities to take Scientology’s quackery seriously

Jett Travolta (Picture: AP) This week, we learned that 16-year-old Jett Travolta died after hitting his head during a seizure. His parents have always denied his autism, claiming instead that he suffered from an obscure condition known as Kawasaki syndrome, contracted from “carpet-cleaning chemicals”. According …

Scientology drug rehab facility to be shut down

A drug rehabilitation facility run by the “Church” of Scientology front group Narconon in Alberquerque, New Mexico, had its lease agreement terminated for violating its terms. Second Chance was only intended to house non-violent criminals from the local county jail. However, the facility housed violent …

Scientology: Former employees of Diskeeper sue owner for violation of First Amendment rights

Two ex-employees of Diskeeper Corporation have filed a lawsuit against their former employer after they were wrongfully dismissed for refusing to undergo compulsory “religious” indoctrination. Alexander Godelman, the former CIO, and Marc Le Shay allege that the owner of Diskeeper, Craig Jensen, forced them to …

Scientology 101: Front Groups, or The Lipstick On The Pig

  “The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.” — Charles Baudelaire  The video above is a Public Service Announcement from “Youth For Human Rights International”. Youth For Human Rights certainly seems like a laudable initiative at first glance, …

U.S. Court rules Orthodox Jews cannot use the same tax deductions as Scientologists

An American court ruled this week that an Orthodox Jewish couple could not use tax deductions that Scientologists can use (deductions they obtained by way of a secret 1993 agreement with the Internal Revenue Service). In the case Sklar v. Commissioner of the IRS, Michael …

Scientology 101: How the Church of Scientology uses ‘lawfare’ to silence its critics

[Note: if you're using Internet Explorer, er, don't. But seriously – you might need to click here to see the video] In the post 9/11 era, new terms and new ideas to describe how war is being fought today have emerged in the media. One …

Church of Scientology loses to First Amendment

Recently, the “Church” of Scientology pushed an ordinance in Riverside County, California, to keep “members” of the group Anonymous away from their fortress-like Gold Base, and it was passed almost unanimously by Riverside County supervisors. But today, Riverside County decided to back away from that …