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An Update

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I have just uploaded am putting out a series of short YouTube videos on my channel to update why I have been somewhat invisible recently. For all the people who have sent me messages of support and concern, this will explain, plus a lot more. This is the first of them -- you can access the rest on my YouTube channel from this one.     I make reference to some things in these videos and am including them below:   Redacted Colombia Email   Tampa Bay Times article   Sociopathy Series Sociopathy: What is a Sociopath? Sociopathy Part 2: … [Read more...]

NEW Exposing Scientology Podcast: Brendan Tighe “Young Sea Org Member”

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Brendan Tighe was born and raised in Scientology. By age five he was a cadet in the Sea Organization and went on to work in the Office of Special Affairs, the Renovations Organization and as a Security Guard at Flag Land Base. In this conversation between Christie & Brendan he shares interesting stories from his life in Scientology including interactions he had with David and Shelly Miscavige. Listen to the episode here: … [Read more...]

Health Update

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Hi   Christie and I wanted to provide a brief health update as so many people ask. Due to some recent symptoms my oncologist ordered a bronchoscopy and a biopsy of lung tissue last week. This saga began a year ago with a persistent cough and difficulty breathing which set in motion a chain of events that resulted in a thoracentesis (draining of fluid from lungs) which when tested showed cancerous cells. I then had a PET scan that showed the cancer to be in the esophagus, but also showing up in my right lung fluid (which automatically designated it Stage 4). I ended up being a … [Read more...]

Scientology Mother’s Day

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  One of the most galling things about scientology is their claim they are "pro-family" and consider relationships and communication the most fundamental things in life. Mother's Day slams home the cruelty of what scientology ACTUALLY practices when it comes to familial relations. For everyone out there who IS connected to their mother, please enjoy this day and make it special. You never really appreciate the value of family until it is no longer available to you. But in remembering and enjoying the good, let's not forget the horrors of disconnection enforced by scientology. … [Read more...]

Scientology Finally Admits Disconnection is Real

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  A great discussion about disconnection and Scientology's policies and public statements. These are the documents (and video) we used.   Tommy Davis' infamous CNN interview: https://youtu.be/eC5hoyIgpKc?si=8XmlXy8rjAsKglD8   Christie and her disconnection story o0n the front page the Sunday edition of the NY Times.   From the scientology website: And the completely contradictory statement from the same Scientology.org website that a viewer pointed out during the episode: … [Read more...]