Religious Literacy
May 1, 2018
Isn’t there more to life than this, a Scientologist Asks?
“Life is short—live it up.” This seems to be the mantra I hear more and more every day. Now, I’m all about fun. I...
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
March 20, 2018
Tear Down That Wall!
I had a very interesting thing happen to me recently. My church was sponsoring a Human Rights Symposium and I got a true look...
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
February 17, 2018
Don’t be an “ic” or an “ist”
I met a very nice Persian man who was Jewish. His family was driven out of Iran because they were Jewish. Then in America...
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
February 10, 2018
Why Scientologists Do the Right Thing—And Those Who Don’t Don’t Like Us
Some of the nicest people you know might be Scientologists, but people who weren’t very nice and were kicked out have made...
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Scientology Religion
December 19, 2017
Scientologists DO Have An Agenda!
I’ve been in Scientology since 1975. For 32 of those years I worked in a Church of Scientology as a staff member. For 19...
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
November 3, 2017
What Cops and Scientologists Have in Common
A very good friend of mine is a police officer. She and I recently took a lovely vacation to Scotland and Ireland. Man, did...
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
September 26, 2017
What Little Old You Can Do About Bigotry & Evil
“I’m just one person. What could I possibly do?” You’ve heard it, you’ve probably thought it and you’ve very possibly...
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
July 24, 2017
The Liability of Religion Labels
Labels can be great. You can look at can labels and find out whether what you’re getting ready to eat is good for you. You...
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Religious Freedom
July 12, 2017
A Scientologist’s Great-Grandmother’s Poem
I was fortunate enough to know, and have wonderful conversations, with a truly fascinating woman—my great grandmother. Just...
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
June 14, 2017
Has Social Media Become Antisocial?
Okay, I finally did it: I divorced Facebook. I let my friends know that I am done and won’t be visiting that space any more....
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
May 29, 2017
How to Make a Monster
I came across an article the other day that was so outrageous my mind locked up on it for some time. Here’s what it said:...
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
May 22, 2017
Where Do You Stand on Taking a Stand?
People are social creatures, and this is one of our greatest strengths and one of our greatest weaknesses, all at the same...
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Religious Freedom
May 11, 2017
The Good, the Bad and the Judgment
I was told many times growing up that I needed to use a little judgment. This was usually after I had brought about a disaster...
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
May 10, 2017
Impulse to Attack the Unknown
I recall an incident from many years ago where a couple of misguided radio personalities in my city decided it would be a...
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
April 28, 2017
Sympathy for the Devil
If I were the devil I would strike up the band and throw a party. I’d be scrubbing my hands in glee right now as I watched...
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Religious Freedom
April 11, 2017
What it Means to Be an American
I’ve studied the Constitution of the United States more than once and I love what our founders put in place for future generations.
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
March 28, 2017
Another Holocaust
I’ve heard many people say that something like WWII or the Holocaust could never happen again. I beg to differ. If we aren’t...
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
March 18, 2017
American Rights and the Thought Police
When our Founding Fathers started this country, they put certain rights into place to protect the citizens of a new nation....
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Religious Freedom
March 5, 2017
Dying to Believe
Most of us will never have to die for our convictions. The question of whether we would be strong enough to stand up to a...
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Religious Freedom
February 17, 2017
The State of Religious Freedom in America
Freedom of religion is under attack in our country, where more so than any other it should be protected. I am appalled.
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