As any scientology watcher knows, David Minkoff has a less than stellar record as a doctor, though he has certainly distinguished himself in his efforts to comply with the wishes of scientology, even though it has gotten him into some deep hot water. He will always be remembered by those outside the bubble as the doctor who "took care" of Lisa McPherson and ultimately pronounced her dead when she was driven 45 minutes to him at a hospital in New Port Richey rather than to Morton Plant just 5 minute down the road. He had earlier prescribed valium and chloral hydrate without seeing Lisa beforehand which resulted in a one year suspension of his medical license, and a $10,000 fine. More recently, he has been named as a defendant in the … [Read More...]
Thursday Funnies
Information gotten nowhere else... Flag miracles in Mary Jo's backyard Walking on water across the swimming pool? Turning one hot dog bun into a feast for all attendees? They finally got one... Well on the way to Clearing their zone now. One Clear a year will get them there in… never. They got one too! A cause for great celebration. How many of these staff are SO members? They're not close to St Hill size. Highest what? At least they're not all old people. But sad they are young people wasting their lives... Kiddie Corner They're coming to Columbus I will be epic for sure. But what about food? They got two! Two a year will have t … [Read More...]
An Event You Don’t Want to Miss
Scientology advertises every event as "epic," "monumental" etc etc and every one of them is something nobody can afford to miss. But this one stands out. "In support of the Gothenburg ideal org" it promises to be memorable if only for the choice of title. It is also interesting as there is not a peep about the "ideal org" in Stockholm -- which should be where the effort to build a second ideal org (after Malmo) is directed -- the capital, cultural center and largest city in Sweden. But back to the "Have You Lived Before This Life" event. There used to be a book of that title published by scientology -- they subtitled it on Amazon "A scientific survey: a study of death and evidence of past lives.” Yeah, very scientific. When … [Read More...]
Media Links
The Truth Rundown: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
Sara Goldberg's Disconnection Story
Pat Broeker Spied On For 2 Decades
Church of Scientology vs. Debbie Cook: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
LA Times: Scientology Head's Father Was Spied On
The New Yorker: The Apostate (Paul Haggis Story)
Vanity Fair: What Katie Didn't Know (the Cruise/Katie Holmes story)
Digital Media
Leah Remini - Scientology And The Aftermath
Going Clear (HBO)
Megyn Kelly (Kelly File) Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
Today Tonight (Australia) Part 1 Part 2
Panorama
TV3 Midweek (Ireland)
Trinity College
NY Times (Going Clear)
Deadline's Emmy Contenders (2017)
Deadline's Emmy Contenders (2018)
60 Minutes Australia