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What difference does one person make?

At the celebration of the 26th anniversary of the International Association of Scientologists in southern England, where the association was founded in October 1984, I witnessed the release of a new short video scheduled for broad publication by the Church … Continue reading

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2007, John Sweeney and producer Sarah Mole do a crap TV show about running away from the truth about Scientology, and call it ‘investigative journalism’. After failing miserably thanks to John Sweeney losing his temper, the Church of Scientology made … Continue reading

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Scientology: An Invitation to Freedom

As we enter the second half of 2010, Churches of Scientology and their parishioners around the world have just finished three weeks of celebratory gatherings, updating them on news of the Church’s religious and secular activities since the beginning of … Continue reading

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Election: Scientology and Politics

Someone asked me recently if there were any “teachings” in the Scientology religion concerning politics, or anything that might indicate a particular political leaning among Scientologists. So, having just returned from the polling station, I thought I’d answer the question … Continue reading

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Scientology Volunteer Ministers Helping Haiti

The International Association of Scientologists (IAS) is funding Scientology Volunteer Ministers to help in Haiti, in the spirit of their motto, “Something CAN be done about it”. To Scientologists: if you want to volunteer, contact vm@volunteerministers.org To all: To make … Continue reading

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Christmas, we get, but what do Scientologists celebrate?

Damn good question; Christians have Christmas, Hindus (and Sikhs and Jains) have Diwali, Muslims have Eid-ul-Fitr, Jews have Hanukkah, and so on. So it’s only fair you should know what Scientologists consider the important dates in their yearly calendar, particularly … Continue reading

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Scientology and the Christmas Season

In the secularised world of the United States, Christmastime is ‘officially’ referred to by most institutions as the “holidays,” not to be confused with the English word “holiday,” roughly translating into the American English “vacation”. But here in the UK, … Continue reading

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Flourish and Prosper

Flourish: to be in a state of activity and production; expanding in influence; thriving; visibly doing well. Prosper: to achieve economic success; succeeding at what one does. Recently the truly excellent (IMHO) short film director and Scientologist Taron Lexton completed … Continue reading

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Scientology and War

“A civilisation without insanity, without criminals and without war, where the able can prosper and honest beings can have rights, and where man is free to rise to greater heights, are the aims of Scientology.”—L. Ron Hubbard, September 1965.

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Some truths concerning Scientology of late

Having been away for a while, I haven’t written on this blog for 27 days. A lot can happen in 27 days… Today we’re going to add some truth to the media soup. Firstly, the majority of time I have … Continue reading

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