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America’s Most Dangerous Cult
“Everybody knows” what a cult is. “Cult” is one of those words promoted by the media. Yet if you question anyone using the word, they invariably fall into a blubbering stammer when trying to define it.
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Car Crashes and Nut Jobs
I have some non-Scientologist friends who will hit me up when some new “exposé” rehashes ancient disproven allegations or some once-celebrity grasps for a bit of former spotlight by trying to sling mud at Church staff members or high-profile parishioners.
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If Even Saints are Smeared by the Media, Can We Believe What We Read?
Surely Mother Teresa, who received the Nobel Prize in 1979 and was made a saint in 2016 would be a perfect candidate. To my chagrin, here were the headlines that turned up on my search: “Mother Teresa’s Sainthood Is a Fraud, Just like She Was.”
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If I Were to Tell the Story of You
Pretend for a moment that I am a journalist. You’ve become something of a big deal, a hot topic. Lots of important people are mixing it up with you and it’s got the media all abuzz, so I want to do a feature piece on you. Sounds good, right? But I don’t want to interview you personally.
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Scientologist’s Commencement Advice: How to Make This the Best of Times
It was the best of times. I was on YouTube the other day and began watching some great commencement speeches, including one by U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts and one by actor Matt Damon.
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Terrorists are Insane, Not Religious
I think of myself as very fortunate.
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Today’s “Journalism”—Now That’s Entertainment
Who cares if Brian Williams is a stone cold liar? Do we really care about honest journalism? It’s boring to watch all these talking heads spewing out actual facts and reporting honest news. Give me my DVR, give me my Slingbox, give me my PlayStation, give me fake news! Give me fake news, not facts.
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Why My Staff Don’t Believe I’m a Scientologist
When asked, or if it just comes up, I tell all my co-workers and associates I am a Scientologist. The funny thing is, they don’t believe me! Every time I ask why, the answer is always the same: “But you’re just a regular guy.” I ask: “What do you think a Scientologist is?”
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Leah Remini – Scientology and the aftermath
The show with Leah Remini that you are airing is a sham.
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Children that have grown up in Scientology
Why don’t you do a story that has some originality and feature actual currently practicing Scientologists and find out why people practice the religion to begin with?
