[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. …
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 …
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 (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 …
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 …
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 …
“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, …
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 …
[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 …
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 …