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NEW YORK — Mike Rinder had spent virtually all of his life in the Church of Scientology. From the age of 6 he was raised in the church, eventually rising to become its chief spokesman. Everyone he ...

The body of the church of Scientology is not well. Will its main legacy be its contribution to US tax law? A 2008 survey by Trinity College estimated there are about 25,000 committed Scientologists in ...

There's a moment early in the HBO documentary Going Clear — a rigorous, damning takedown of the Church of Scientology — when Lawrence Wright, on whose book the documentary is based, explains why he ...

Scientology has certainly become all the rage in the last couple years; pop culture is crowded with movies, television series, and exposés all claiming to have the latest scoop on the corrupt church ...

For anyone who has never plunged into the rabbit hole of Scientology debunking, the new documentary "Going Clear," directed by Oscar-winner and Summit resident Alex Gibney, will shock you. There's the ...

(RNS) The only murky thing in “Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief,” HBO’s scathing new documentary, is: What will happen to the church that sci-fi writer L. Ron Hubbard built more than ...

As you may have heard, there's a big documentary premiering on HBO this week, and it's apparently striking fear into the heart of a hugely controversial organization: the Church of Scientology. On ...

Director Alex Gibney's explosive new documentary on Scientology, which opened theatrically in limited release on Friday and airs on HBO March 29, alleges many things the church is not happy about. One ...

The Church sent The Hollywood Reporter its response to a point-by-point breakdown of the film's biggest claims.. By Emmet McDermott As Alex Gibney‘s documentary Going Clear opens around the country, ...