INTRODUCTION 

• Frequently Asked Questions
  Please read these Frequently Asked Questions if you have any questions regarding this site or its author. Also included are some debates with Scientologists.
• What Is Scientology?
• What Scientology Won't Tell You - an info pack NEW!
• Scientology Illustrated
• Answers for Scientology kids
• Baloney Detection Kit
• Some Copyright Considerations

WHAT IS GOING ON NOW? 

• Gerry Armstrong vs. Scientology
  Armstrong was inside Scientology for over twelve years, from 1969, to when he escaped in 1981. The cult has spent 22 years and millions on trying to fight him and they are not giving up. Read the latest updates.
• A.r.s. Week In Review
  Summarized the most significant postings from the usenet group alt.religion.scientology for the preceding week. Updates stopped January 2004.
• Demand For Investigation of The Church of Scientology
  Sign the petition to make the United States Department of Justice commence an investigation into the activities of the Church of Scientology.
• Blocked by the WaybackMachine
  The Internet Archive removes all archived copies of this site based only on undocumented claims from the cult. Will the cult succeed in trying to amend history?
• The XENU Leaflet
  Consider using this leaflet against CoS. Available in several languages.

L RON HUBBARD 

• Bare-Faced Messiah
  The true story of L. Ron Hubbard.
• The Hubbard is Bare
  Jeff Jacobsen's excellent essay. Where did Hubbard get his ideas from? Was he really the originator, or just a simple plagiarist?
• The H Files
  Thanks to the Freedom of Information Act we now have access to over 600 files the FBI has on L. Ron Hubbard.
• Hubbard And Clearwater
  Secret telexes from Hubbard to FSO in Clearwater. "The top tech org on the planet" was actually a mess per Hubbard's telexes.
• Ron the "War Hero"
  Inside the cult, L. Ron Hubbard is attributed with a fantastic past and incredible insight. However, most of these claims originate from L. Ron Hubbard and are only verified by L. Ron Hubbard himself. This is a closer look at his claims of being a war hero.
• Ron the Nut
  The biography of L. Ron Hubbard describes a man who was incapable of telling the truth; a pathological liar who hated and despised humanity. It describes a sociopath caught between the conflicting desires to earn the admiration of humanity and his desire to inflict great pain and misery upon those who ignored him and refused him his self-perceived due measure of honor and reverie.
• Documents of a Lifetime
  The uncensored L. Ron Hubbard papers.

THE TECH 

• A World Without...
  Welcome to the 21st Century! Join the author of this essay for a rocket ride around the world to see if Scientology is achieving its aim of a "world without war, crime and insanity," and what it would be like if it did. Welcome aboard and fasten your seatbelts!
• The Secret Library
  View the inner most secret scriptures of the Church of Scientology.
• Things To Keep In Mind
  Important quotes from actual policy letters you should keep in mind. You might be thinking "Why does a church need to have such strict policies if it's not a military organization?" But then again, this is not your typical church.
• Scientology Grade Chart
  This is the official way "up the bridge". Would you buy a bridge from these people?
• The Techniques in Scientology
  Jon Atack explaining the basic techniques used in Scientology.
• Altering the Tech
  While Hubbard was supposed to have developed the final "science of the mind", it seems to change, even after his death.
• Dianetic Therapy
  This paper is the only formal scientific study of Dianetic therapy in existence. Made by Harvey Jay Fischer in 1953.
• The Cost Of Scientology
  What does Scientology training and membership actually cost?
• The Personality Test
  The very debated personality test, which is often an individual's first encounter with Scientology. Included are the "correct" answers.
• The Scientology Comparative Theology Page
  A web site to promote the scholarly study of the religious beliefs of Scientology.
• Scientology Acronym/Terminology FAQ
  You will soon find out that Hubbard used a strange language. This FAQ is to help you understand it better.

THE ORG 

• The Sea Organization
  Documenting the history of the para-military "elite" Scientology organization.
• Narconon Exposed
  Drug rehab or Scientology front?
• Scientology & Totalitarianism
  A very well argued and documented senior thesis looking at Scientology in terms of the totalitarian ideological model.
• Scientology vs. Orwell's 1984
  A former Scientologist compares the disturbing parallels between the book "1984" by George Orwell and Scientology.
• Scientology Audited
  An archive of critical research into Scientology. A must read.
• Scientology Celebrities FAQ
  Who's in and who's out?
• Scientology's Secret Service
  Unusual for a "religion", the Church of Scientology has organised systematic intelligence activities, including bugging, burglary, forgery, framing, infilitration and intimidation since 1955.
• ScienoSitter
  Read how cult members must accept extensive censoring for them to get "the freedom to access internet"!
• How many Scientologists are there?
  Some comments regarding the claims from CoS that they have 8 million members. Critics suspect there are about 50,000 Scientologists worldwide.
• Scientology Photo Album
  Put some faces on the names inside CoS, see where the money goes and where it came from.
• Occupied Clearwater
  Since 1975, downtown Clearwater, Florida has been occupied by the Cult of Scientology. For more than two decades, the cult has waged a covert war against the government, citizens, and institutions of the city. Scientology aims to seize economic and political control of the region and to establish the first "Scientology city".
• Made for Propaganda
  CoS compares Germany today with how the 3rd Reich treated Jews. Let us see how Scientology compares to Nazism.
• Just like Hitler and Stalin
  An example of how CoS tries to edit history.
• The Scientology Homepage
  Take a look at how COS presents itself. Read both sides, form your own opinion, then ask why Scientologists don't dare link to this page.

MAKING ENEMIES

• Suppressive Person Defense League
  For over half a century, Suppressive Persons have been beastified, attacked and menaced in perhaps the most vicious hate campaign ever manufactured by madness.
• Enemy Names
  Who are the enemies of Scientology, how are they identified and what does the Church of Scientology plan to do with them? Here are the secret policy letters telling everything!
• Piercing the Corporate Veil
  How Scientology defrauded the IRS through an elaborate corporate shell game.
• Operation Foot Bullet
  Despite the "fantastic" technology developed by Hubbard, Scientologists somehow end up messing everything up.
• Dead Agenting on the Net
  Scientologists have made a site called "Religious Freedom Watch" where they have Dead Agent packs on Scientology critics. See how Scientology responds to criticism.
• Scientology vs. Germany
  CoS claims "human rights abuses against Scientologists in Germany". Take a look at reality according to the Germans.
• Greece Uncovers Scientology
  Scientology has been thrown out of Greece! Some of the secret communication inside the cult was discovered when the greek police raided their offices.

COS AND THE LAW 

• Woods vs. Scientology
  Ex-Scientologist Bonnie Woods finally got justice after six years. She was being libelled by Scientology and in June 1999 Scientology totally capitulated in court!
• Is Scientology breaking the law?
  This page provides links to reports alleging that Scientology is breaking the law.
• Scientology Court Files
  A collection of court papers to help everybody involved in lawsuits against or from Scientology.
• What Judges Say About Scientology
  Quotes from judges and others about Scientology.

PERSONAL ACCOUNTS 

• The death of Lisa McPherson
  On December 5, 1995, Lisa McPherson was dead on arrival at a hospital 45 minutes north of Clearwater Florida.
• Ida Camburn's Promise
  Read the moving story from a mother of a Scientologist and her 25 year effort to keep her promise.
• Thank you xenu.net!
  "SL" was about to fall for Scientology hook, line and sinker. Then he found Operation Clambake and started thinking. This is his letter of thanks.
• Deaths at Flag
  Why are these people dead, Scientology?
• Tory's Story
  30 years on the front lines for Scientology, now out and here is her story!.
• Kathryn's Story
  A personal story on how CoS can mess you up.
• The Cheryl S Story
  This is a true story from inside the cult from 1977 to 1991.
• The Tech Runs its Course
  A commentary on the Lisa McPherson case.
• Dear Amanda...
  Amanda is a bright, engaging girl of 15. She, her older brother, and her mother are members of CoS. This web page is a cry from her dad.
• Comments from Scientologists
  Scientologists have frequently been offered to add their comments to this site so that everyone can have easy access to both sides. Sadly, few Scientologists are able to send me anything but undocumented allegations that this site distorts the truth.
• More affidavits and personal stories
  A huge collection of personal accounts,

THE PRESS 

• Scientology Inside Out
  Any journalist who wants to investigate Scientology should read Robert Vaughn Young's Quill article. Young handled public relations and the media for L. Ron Hubbard and his Scientology empire for 20 years.
• Hubbard's policy and practice in media and PR
  Master's Thesis: Case Study that looks at the world of press through the eyes of L.R. Hubbard.
• The Fabulous Fifties
  Media coverage in the early, early years of Dianetics and Scientology
• The Radio & TV Vault
  A multimedia archive of the best TV and radio programs regarding Scientology.
• The Cult Of Greed
  The Time Magazine article from 1991 that really kicked things off.
• Scientology vs the Internet
  Free speech & copyright infringement on the information superhighway by Jim Lippard and Jeff Jacobsen.

BOOK SHELF 

• A Piece of Blue Sky
  The book that the cult tried to remove from amazon.com, now available on the net!
• The Scandal of Scientology
  Paulette Cooper's book; she was victim of the worst Dead Agenting attacks by the Church of Scientology ever. At least the worst we are aware of today...
• The Road to Xenu
  A narrative account of life in Scientology.
• My Nine Lives in Scientology
  Personal account from the inside of the cult.
• The Total Freedom Trap
  A highly-recommended book by Jon Atack.
• Scientology Booklist
  Lists most known books in English about Dianetics or Scientology.
• Mind Control etc Booklist
  Books on cults, mind control etc.

WHERE TO GO FROM HERE 

• Resource Center for Freedom of Mind
  Get help from the famous cult expert, counselor and author Steven Hassan. Learn how you can help loved ones in cults by interacting.
• Escape NEW!
  Helping families under Scientology stress.
• Cult Information Centre
  CIC is concerned about the use of deceptive and manipulative methods used by cults to recruit and indoctrinate unsuspecting members of society.
• AFF Cult Group Information
  Information about cults, cultic groups and psychological manipulation.
• Dialog Center International
  A Christian organization with the famous cult expert Dr. Johannes Aagaard as president. Regarded as a big enemy by CoS.
• FreeZone International
  Freezone is a loose affiliation of people who still believe in some of the ideas of Scientology auditing procedures, but who have left the formal structure of the cult in a type of Scientology reformation.
• ARS Web Page Summary
  The most extensive list of links regarding Scientology and Dianetics on the Internet.

ALWAYS REMEMBER TO LAUGH 

• The Clam FAQ - why we talk about clams and clambake
• National Lampoon - Diarrhetics (1989)
• Fun with scientologists and their critics
• The Orientation Film 2 and now 3 - two parody sequels of the Scientology film Orientation that the cult often show to newcomers