Janet Reitman wrote a 13,000-word article for the February 23rd issue of Rolling Stone magazine titled “Inside Scientology.” It may well be the most comprehensive and meticulous journalistic work about the controversial church written since 1991, when Rich Behar completed the cover story “Scientology: The Cult of Greed” for Time Magazine. Though not as tough as the Time piece […]
It has been observed that Scientology’s most important celebrities seem to almost always have Scientologists nearby in what can be seen as constant surveillance or special handling. The list of heavy hitters worthy of such an effort has included the very rich Lisa Marie Presley, John Travolta, Tom Cruise, billionaire heir James Packer and most recently Katie Holmes. A reportedly “creepy” example of […]
One of the most inane and perhaps insane films to come out since Battlefield Earth with John Travolta was “What the (bleep)? with J.Z. Knight. This is a “cult film” that was actually produced by members of a group called a “cult.” A few of the faithful from the “Ramtha School of Enlightenment” that believe a former housewife and […]
Apparently even a hernia operation couldn’t keep Madonna from her beloved “Kabbalah Centre.” Two days after a surgical procedure, which left the star “pale” with “no appetite,” she nevertheless showed up at the door of the Kabbalah Centre in Los Angeles reported E Online. Rumors continue that the pop queen’s marriage to film director Guy […]
Dr. Deepak Chopra recently has done “a guest editor stint for the Times of India” reports Starpulse and he has supposedly “exploded the myth” about the Beatles breakup with their 1960s guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. According to the good doctor Maharishi, the founder of Transcendental Meditation, “simply grew tired of the Fab Four’s drug use.” The guru also didn’t really fool […]
This month a 60-page criminal indictment came down on Hollywood PI Anthony Pellicano. The alleged wiretapper “was trying to gain a tactical advantage for his clients by uncovering embarrassing information on their courtroom opponents” reports the Los Angeles Times. More interesting is that LA lawyer Bert Fields, well known for his hardball legal maneuvers, is apparently […]
Scientology has become very adept over the years at dodging questions about how a belief regarding alien beings from outer space interlocks with its doctrines. Witness what happened when a seemingly naïve and apparently uninformed university student reporter supposedly “Infiltrat[ed] Scientology.” The article that reads more like a guided tour than an “infiltration” appeared in […]
Jenna Elfman may have a new television show, but the former sitcom star of Dharma and Greg is still doing her same old routine promoting the Church of Scientology. Elfman put in an appearance at a prayer breakfast in Inglewood Saturday and the invocation was done by her fearless leader, Scientology’s apparent President for life Heber […]
Guy Ritchie “cult” career casualty? Groups that have been called “cults” such as Scientology and the Kabbalah Centre include many celebrities and claim that their teachings somehow enhance a person’s life, notably the hi-profile stars that tout them. However, do Hollywood stars ultimately benefit or lose because of these groups? Have they been sucked into […]
According to the May issue of Source, an official Scientology magazine, “Bella Cruise” has completed the “Basic Study Manual,” which is an introductory level of Scientology. The course completion was accomplished at what is referred to as the “FLAG Land Base” in Clearwater, Florida, which is Scientology’s spiritual headquarters. The Cruise kids, Isabella, 12, and […]
