Critical Q&A #5
The fifth installment of my question-and-answer video show, where I take up questions subscribers and commenters have asked me in my videos and answer them as best I can. Questions in this video:Read More »Critical Q&A #5
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Critical Q&A #4
The fourth installment of my question-and-answer video show, where I take up questions subscribers and commenters have asked me in my videos and answer them as best I can. Questions in this video:Read More »Critical Q&A #4
[VIDEO] #GoingClear – Alex Gibney Clears the World of Scientology
The new documentary from Alex Gibney called Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief has now aired on HBO and the public reaction to this has been outstanding.
The night it aired, #GoingClear was a nationally trending topic on Twitter as people live-tweeted their responses. Other than the few Tweets that Scientology purchased to forward their own messages of hate against the people speaking out in the film, almost every tweet expressed horror and outrage that the Church of Scientology would do the kinds of things depicted in the documentary, and even worse, that it has the luxury of spending tax-exempt monies to do them.Read More »[VIDEO] #GoingClear – Alex Gibney Clears the World of Scientology
[VIDEO] Road to Reason – HBO Documentary Pre-show
Today I was proud to be a guest on the Road to Reason, a show which airs on Fairfax County Public Access in the Washington… Read More »[VIDEO] Road to Reason – HBO Documentary Pre-show
Critical Q&A #3
The third installment of my question-and-answer video show, where I take up questions subscribers and commenters have asked me in my videos and answer them as best I can. Questions in this video:Read More »Critical Q&A #3
What is Scientology?
(A presentation on Scientology I gave at The Secular Hub in Denver, Colorado on the evening of March 14, 2015. This transcript is not exactly what I said but this is what I had on the podium when I was talking.)
Hi there!
Well, the Church of Scientology is taking a severe beating in the media right now and the first thing I want to tell you is that they deserve every bit of it. I flew down to Texas a few days ago and saw the new documentary about Scientology that is all over the media. It’s called Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, based on the book by Pullitzer-prize winning author Lawrence Wright. I also got to meet the director, Alex Gibney and Lawrence Wright at the movie screening.Read More »What is Scientology?