Scientology Critical Directory

What is Scientology?

MAKE MONEY. MAKE MORE MONEY. MAKE OTHER PEOPLE PRODUCE SO AS TO MAKE MORE MONEY. — L. Ron Hubbard, HCOPL of 9 March 1972, MS OEC 384. ^[ref]

First, what is wrong with the Church of Scientology?

Breaking family through its doctrine of "disconnection"
Doctrine of "destroying utterly" what it perceives as opposition to Scientology, through its "dead agent", and "fair game" policies
Long track record of false imprisonment against its own members
Fanatical, irrational, (and outright creepy) anti-psychiatry doctrine
Doctrine of hard sell with no regards to the financial well-being of people
Doctrine of infiltration to gain leverage to spread its own worldview, and to shield against accountability
Condoning lying to protect and further Scientology goals
Attack on free speech, in order to keep people uninformed
A worthless "Personality test" deceptively used for recruitment purpose
Practicing medicine without a license, while deceptively describing itself as a science that can cure disease, physical illnesses
Forcing its members to go through mental and physical duress through the "Rehabilitation Project Force" in order to coerce them to comply to Scientology doctrine
"Suppressive Person" doctrine promoting hate and intolerance
Treatment of children
Its track record of using blackmail to prevent its own members from leaving, speaking out
Track record of destroying evidences to escape full accountability
L. Ron Hubbard/Scientology vs. Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The Church of Scientology: a hate group?
Etc.

The leaders of the Church of Scientology

David Miscavige, current leader of the Church of Scientology (updated April 29, 2008)
L. Ron Hubbard, founder of Scientology, died in 1986
Did he really state that he "would like to start a religion, because that's where the money is"?

Great insights (from shortest to longest)

Why Scientology hates the Internet by Dr. David S. Touretzky
Is Scientology a Scam? by Roland Rashleigh-Berry
Scientology's fanatical military by John Duignan
"... memories were stirred up and, of course, one in particular came to mind: a rather horrific account of a girl I knew quite well."
My perspective on auditing by Stacy Brooks
How scientologists come to accept the Xenu story.
Looking over my shoulder: The Inside Account of the Story That Almost Killed Me by Paulette Cooper
I Escaped Scientology by John Duignan
"During my last year in the cult, I was involved in wide ranging plan that involved among other things, the infiltration of a relatively important local government institution."
What is expected from you as a life long Scientologist
"Every Scientologist is taught, and has it drilled into him, that to be critical of L. Ron Hubbard and/or the Church of Scientology is to be guilty of hidden crimes, most likely against that which you are criticizing."

Do you have any documents evidencing past, or ongoing wrongdoings in the Church of Scientology, or any of its affiliated organizations? Pass them anonymously to Wikileaks.

"The public scrutiny of otherwise unaccountable and secretive institutions forces them to consider the ethical implications of their actions." — Wikileaks

Former scientologists, share your experience (anonymously if you wish), help others understand more about why people leave the Church of Scientology: Scientology - Through the Door.

Great blogs

The Wog Blog (Mark Bunker)
Xenubarb's diary (Barbara Graham)
Reality based community (Scott Pilutik)
The Beacon
Pseudoscientology (American Religious Studies Center)

More resources on the net

Cult of Eternal Litigation (Hartley Patterson)
Destructive Cults, Mind Control, Warning Signs, Help (Steven A. Hassan)
Lisa McPherson Memorial Page (Jeff Jacobsen)
Operation Clambake (Andreas Heldal-Lund)
Scientology (Wikipedia)
Scientology lies (Kristi Wachter)
Secrets of Scientology (Dr. David S. Touretzky)
Suppressive Person Defense League (Gerry Armstrong, Caroline Letkeman)
Tory and Scientology - 30 Years Before I Woke Up (Tory Christman)
Xenu TV (Mark Bunker)

Great new sites

Ex-Scientology Kids (Jenna Miscavige Hill, Kendra Wiseman, Astra Woodcraft)
- See their excellent video: In search of children locked in the chain locker.
Enturbulation.org (Anonymous)
- This is what started it: Message to Scientology. See the Road To February 10, 2008
- Then, March 15, 2008: An Anonymous Message to the Religious Technology Center, and there is a song even!
- And further, April 12, 2008: Operation Reconnect April 12th. See the RECONNECT: Road to April 12, 2008.
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Latest news

[W]e do not want Scientology to be reported in the press, anywhere else than on the religious page of newspapers. [...] Therefore we should be very alert to sue for slander at the slightest chance so as to discourage the public presses from mentioning Scientology. — L. Ron Hubbard, as quoted in the Reader's Digest in 1980.

Source	Item	Author	Tags
Sydney Morning Herald May 10	See ya, Tom: Packer quits Cruise's church	Andrew Hornery	Australia, Gambling, James Packer, Tom Cruise
ninemsn May 10	The internet pranksters who started a war	Shaun Davies	Anonymous (group), Australia, Project Chanology, Threat, Tom Cruise, Vicki Dunstan, YouTube
Village Voice May 9	Anonymous Plans 'Operation: Fair Game: Stop. For Saturday	Candice M. Giove	Anonymous (group), Fair game, Mike Vitale
Glosslip May 9	Marc Headley	Dawn Olsen	Anonymous (group), Asbestos, David Miscavige, Disconnection, Fair game, Marc Headley, MV Freewinds, Office of Special Affairs (OSA), Tommy Davis
People May 9	Matt Lauer to Tom Cruise: No Hard Feelings	Jeffrey Slonim	Anti-psychiatry, Brooke Shields, Matt Lauer, Tom Cruise
CNN May 8	Scientologists decry threats		Anonymous (group), Body thetans, Disconnection, Exscientologykids.com, FBI, Jenna Miscavige-Hill, Membership, Threat, Tommy Davis
Missoula Independent May 8	Scientology and the Blackfeet	Paul Peters	Author Services, Inc. (dba, Galaxy Press), Blackfeet, Celebrity Centre, Clark Carr, John Goodwin, L. Ron Hubbard, Larry Ground, Narconon, Pat Calf, Patricia Devereaux, Rayola Running Crane, Rick Ross, Saginaw Grant, Stephen Kent
Village Voice May 8	Scientology Spokesman Gives Non-Answers on CNN	Tony Ortega	CNN, Operating Thetan (OT), Super Power, Tommy Davis, Xenu
Radar Online May 6	Cancer on the Lido Deck: Clean Team Enters Scientology's S.S. Asbestos	Tyler Gray	Asbestos, Curaçao, MV Freewinds
Tiger Weekly May 6	Local ex-Scientologist speaks out - ‘Originally, Scientology worked’	Kelley Cox	Auditing, Clear, Cost, Rhett Westerman, Xenu
More...

Commentaries

If you oppose Scientology we promptly look up—and will find and expose your crimes. If you leave us alone we will leave you alone. It's very simple. Even a fool can grasp that. And don't underrate our ability to carry it out. — L. Ron Hubbard, "Critics of Scientology", HCOB of 5 November 1967.

Xenu TV (April 17, 2008): Mark Bunker's Youtube account pulled, again (updated)
Wikileaks (March 26, 2008): "Church of Scientology collected Operating Thetan documents" (updated)
Radar (March 17, 2008): "Cult Friction" by John Cook
Youtube (March 15, 2008): Ex-Scientologist share story about the suicide of her dad
Gerry Armstrong (March 14, 2008): "Letter to David Miscavige on L. Ron Hubbard's birthday"
KROQ 106.7 (March 5, 2008): Astra Woodcraft on the "Kevin & Bean Show"
KFI 640 AM (March 4, 2008): Kendra Wiseman on the "Bryan Suits Show"
KHOW 640 AM (March 7, 2008): Kendra Wiseman on the "Peter Doyle Show"
You got that right, "Nick"
More from the archives...

Xenu TV (April 17, 2008): Mark Bunker's Youtube account pulled, again (updated)

Update, April 21, 2008: Mark Bunker posted the long version of Jason Beghe interview to his blog. Here is the whole version, although small, low-bandwidth (download):

Mark Bunker of Xenu TV presents: Jason Beghe

"There is a moment where you just feel a loss. [...] It's a regret of having invested so much in something that is empty. [...] It's a con. It's a con. [...] I don't have an agenda. [...] I'm trying to help." — Jason Beghe

Here is a list of news items related to the full interview of Jason Beghe — I will update as fresh news articles come out:

Mark Bunker's Youtube account has been suspended for the second time.

This happened just shortly after Tory "Magoo" Christman's account was also suspended by Youtube, and shortly before Mark Bunker was poised to post the long version of Jason Beghe’s interview. For good measure, here is the teaser Youtube video featuring celebrity Jason Beghe's public disavowal of Scientology, along with Mark Bunker's comment about the current event:

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Jason Beghe's teaser interview by Mark Bunker
Download it for your own archive.

Mark Bunker comments on his account cancellation

There is currently a strong protest to the removal of Mark Bunker's Youtube account (as there was with Tory Christman's account removal). Here is where the action is:

Let's see what comes out of all that.

Wikileaks (March 26, 2008): "Church of Scientology collected Operating Thetan documents"

Secret Scientology teachings are now available on Wikileaks. This is a quite an event. Consider^*:

Date	Event	Consequences	Outcome
1995	Dennis Erlich posts portions of secret Scientology teachings to alt.religion.scientology.	Dennis Erlich's home raided. Scientology files lawsuit.	Lawsuit settled.	Ref.
1995	FACTnet has an extensive library of Scientology materials.	Scientology alleges copyright infringement. FACTnet's directors Lawrence Wollersheim's, Robert (Bob) Penny's homes are raided. FACTnet files lawsuit.	Lawsuit settled.	Ref.
1995	Arnaldo Lerma posts portions of secret Scientology teachings to alt.religion.scientology.	Arnaldo Lerma's home raided. Scientology files lawsuit.	Arnaldo Lerma fined 2,500 USD.	Ref.
1995	Washington Post publishes one paragraph of Scientology secret teachings.	Scientology files lawsuit.	Lawsuit dismissed by judge Brinkema.	Ref.
1995	Karin Spaink published excerpts of secret Scientology teachings on her web site.	Scientology files lawsuit.	Karin Spaink won, upheld after numerous appeals.	Ref.
1996	Keith Henson posts secret Scientology teachings titled "NOTs 34," claiming that it is evidence the Church of Scientology engages in illegal practice of medicine.	Scientology files lawsuit.	Keith Henson fined 75,000 USD, declares bankruptcy.	Ref.
1996	Zenon Panoussis posts the secret Scientology NOTs levels to alt.religion.scientology (see his original post).	Zenon Panoussis' apartment raided, Scientology files lawsuit.	Zenon Panoussis fined 1,000 USD for damages, and 200,000 USD for legal costs.	Ref.
2001	An excerpt secret Scientology teaching, OT 3, is posted on Slashdot	Scientology threatens lawsuit.	Slashdot removes post, but retaliates by posting links to anti-Scientology websites.	Ref.
2002	Operation Clambake (OC) website contains large amount of materials related to exposing Scientology.	Scientology claims copyright infringement, sends a DMCA notification to Google, in order to have links to OC removed from its indexes.	OC's rank in Google search for "Scientology" improved from 4th, to 2nd.	Ref.
2002	The Wayback Machine contains archived versions of Operation Clambake (OC).	Scientology claims copyright infringement on materials contained in archived versions of OC.	The Wayback Machine removed all archived versions of OC from its database.	Ref.
2005	A South Park episode titled "Trapped in the Closet," in which the secret Scientology teaching OT 3 is described, is aired.	None.	None.	Ref.
2008	Secret Scientology teachings published on Wikileaks. (the authenticity still need to be confirmed, at this point this appears authentic though.)	Scientology threatens Wikileaks with legal action.	?

* In the context, "Scientology" means any organizations/people linked with the Church of Scientology. Also, of course not a complete list.

Radar (March 17, 2008): "Cult Friction" by John Cook

An excellent "must read" article, covering many Scientology topics:

And mentioning many people:

Youtube (March 15, 2008): Ex-Scientologist share story about the suicide of her dad

Ex-Scientologist shares her story with March 15 protesters, talk about the suicide of her father, and her views that the Church of Scientology is responsible for this tragedy. This is a heart wrenching story, and from watching it, anybody will understand why so many people oppose the Church of Scientology.

Gerry Armstrong (March 14, 2008): "Letter to David Miscavige on L. Ron Hubbard's birthday"

An excellent must-read letter from Gerry Armstrong, to Church of Scientology boss David Miscavige, on why people oppose the Church of Scientology, and five steps on how to start fixing it:

Release everyone from any restraint, whether legal, financial, social, mental or spiritual, that prohibits them from speaking freely about their experiences and knowledge of any kind;
Repudiate the "Suppressive Person" (SP) doctrine;
Pay reparations to everyone harmed in any way by Scientology's or Scientologists' or their agents' application of the SP doctrine;
Pay back Scientology's fraud victims;
Tell the truth;

I particularly appreciate the final part of Gerry Armstrong's letter:

These five goals are terribly simple and easily achievable. Good, non-sociopathic organizations and people everywhere already and naturally do these things, and don't require people protesting, masked or not, to force them or embarrass them into doing these simple and easy things. No wog, anonymous or not, is preventing any Scientologist from speaking freely about their experiences or knowledge. It is the Scientologists, who will commit immoral, criminal acts to suppress and destroy good people's and good organizations' basic human rights. Astonishingly, the only real impediment is you, and the only real reason for your intransigence is your common sociopathy.

This is the kind of letter I would hope to see in a major newspaper, as it eloquently and concisely make the point as to why good people oppose the Church of Scientology.

Kendra Wiseman and Astra Woodcraft on radio (updated)

On January 26, 2008, Barbara Graham posted the following to ARS:

There was a highly intelligent, extremely humorous young woman who had a couple of nyms. Emma Goldman was one. She was the daughter of a high ranking family of Scientologists, going to school in Beijing. This is long enough ago that presumably she's graduated from that, but she had a rebellious streak that made her think she could post here if she felt like it. Her family put the hammer down and made it clear to her that, if she continued in that direction, they would disconnect and leave her stranded in China. [If] she complied, they would continue to fund her schooling.

Alas, she capitulated, yanked all her email accounts, and disappeared. I hope that rebellious streak she had still lives. I'd love to hear from her again, we has some extremely entertaining exchanges on the web.

I wish her the best of everything.

Barbara Graham wishes have been granted, as Kendra Wiseman started to speak out publicly since then, and created a new web site, Ex-Scientology Kids, along with Astra Woodcraft and Jenna Hill Miscavige.

Even more, on March 4, 2008, Kendra was interviewed yesterday on Los Angeles' KFI 640 AM on the Bryan Suits Show. Listen to the interview here:

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Download it from CoS Watch for your archives.

And then on March 5, 2008, Astra on Los Angeles' KROQ on the Kevin & Bean Show. Listen to the interview here:

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Again, on March 7, 2008, Kendra on Denver's KHOW 630 AM on the Peter Boyles Show. Listen to the interview here:

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Three ~~Two~~ radio shows in four days, and all very well spoken. Quite a start for Ex-Scientology Kids!

There is a section on Ex-Scn Kids Forums where you will find all news coverage of Astra, Kendra and Jenna's Ex-Scientology Kids.

You got that right, "Nick"

From time to time, I take a little bit of time to work on old materials on Scientology, as I believe all historical archives regarding Scientology should find its way online. This week, I spent time to web and read proof OCR scans of a portion of the transcript of the City of Clearwater Commission Hearing: The Church of Scientology, more precisely, page 89 to 141, which concern Rosie Pace's testimony on day three of the hearings. Rosie Pace was a staff member of the Church of Scientology.

Rosie Pace's testimony covers many issues concerning Scientology: the misrepresentation of L. Ron Hubbard's background (page 3-126); the poor living condition of staff members (page 3-131); the vilification of formal education (page 3-91, 3-125); the Scientology doctrine of "Fair game" (page 3-106).

A passage of her testimony stood out for me, as she related that even though she became very unhappy about her life within the Church of Scientology, she was simply unable to leave (page 3-101):

MRS. GARVEY: [...] Why did you leave, finally?

MS. PACE: Because I hated it. I wanted to die while I was there. I was hoping — and this is the truth — I was hoping that when I went to the doctor that he would tell me I had cancer. And that — that way, I could get out, because, mentally, I could not leave Flag Land Base unless I was dying. [...] I was a nervous wreck; I was shaking, I couldn't sleep, I couldn't eat. I lost twenty pounds. I was miserable and unhappy, and I couldn't walk out the door. I thought I couldn't walk out the door.

These sure are heart wrenching words. And then I reminded myself of this great insight from one Anonymous, referred as "Nick" in a news article titled "Anonymous: Inside the war on Scientology," which ran at Nouse York University:

[It’s] going to take years to get down to the nitty-gritty; the people who really need help, the people whose lives have been completely destroyed by Scientology. There are people so deep within the cult that they cannot get out at all. They're the people that we really need to get to.

You got that right "Nick." I don't know where is Rosie Pace today, but I can imagine that this would warm her heart to see people taking a (Ghandi) stand for those inside, like she used to be.

Posted on Match 6, 2008

About this web site

The evidence presented to the court shows brazen criminal campaigns against private and public organizations and individuals. The Scientology officials hid behind claims of religious liberty while inflicting injuries upon every element of society. — Raymond Banoun, Assistant U.S. Attorney ^[ref]

Dull excuse for any improper English found on this site: English is not my first language, and I actually learned it late in life.

This site is dedicated to all the people that have worked to expose the Church of Scientology, especially the ones that stood up against it before the Internet became widespread. Some have paid dearly in standing up to expose Scientology (just ask Paulette Cooper.)

In March 2002, I became interested in Scientology when the Church of Scientology attempted to have links to xenu.net removed from Google listing (see this ZDNet article.) I wondered, "Hmm... What is it that Scientology doesn't want me to see?" I read a lot, enough to see the hidden face of Scientology, which is not pretty.

Consider the Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights:

Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.

It annoyed me highly that by removing links to critical information about Scientology from Google and from the internet, the Church of Scientology was stifling my right to have an informed opinion about Scientology. With this March 2002 event, I actually learned that the Church of Scientology has a very long history of trying to conceal factual information which it perceives to be damaging to Scientology. This site is my modest contribution to be sure that people seeking information about Scientology will also be able to see the other side, the one the Church of Scientology is trying to conceal.

Important note: This site contains a lot of materials from people who have stood up, one way or another, to expose the Church of Scientology. It used to be a very risky endeavour to talk openly about the hidden face of Scientology and that of its founder Hubbard. I still learn more about this regularly. Whether or not they have been shuddered into silence, the ones that stood up at one time or another long before I decided to do my bit are the ones deserving all our respects and admirations, these are the ones to be thanked — without them, there wouldn't be anything to web. Hubbard and his organizations were very well aware of that fact (hence Snow White). Scientology organizations are still very well aware of that fact.

This site is for non-profit, informational purpose only. My use of the copyrighted material throughout this site is legally protected because it falls within the "fair use" provision of the copyright regulations, as defined in 17 USC 107. (Thanks Dr. Touretzky for this Do-It-Yourself Counter Notification Letter)

Special thanks to Jeroen Wijering for his free Media Player, used throughout this site.

To avoid confusion, any text appearing as follow:

"Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction." —Blaise Pascal, Pensée #895

is an excerpt from the linked site.

This site is a work in progress, more will be added everyday. Contact me if you have suggestions, corrections, etc.:

Raymond Hill.

Appeared online: June 27, 2005
Last changed: May 10, 2008
Mirrors: xenu-directory.net, xenu-directory.org (Web traffic: notable events)