The Church of Scientology’s bid to dismiss a harassment lawsuit from women who accused actor Danny Masterson of sexual assault was largely rejected by a California appeals court Tuesday. The bulk of the women’s stalking and intentional infliction of emotional…[Continue Reading...]
If you go on TikTok looking for information about Scientology, you’ll likely encounter a young man named Gunnar Scharf, leading impassioned tours of church buildings and holding holy texts aloft. Scharf has blue eyes, spiky dirty blonde hair, a trim…[Continue Reading...]
Xavier Becerra is condemning the Church of Scientology after old reports and video surfaced of him speaking favorably of the organization during his tenure in Congress. Had he known what he knows now about the claims of coercive control, forced…[Continue Reading...]
Jesus Christ. Naruto. Gru and his minions. All raiding a building full of people in tight suit vests. No, this isn’t a fever dream, but rather an online trend where groups of teenagers film themselves running through Church of Scientology…[Continue Reading...]
For the past several weeks, young people have been running through Church of Scientology buildings. They’re often clad in masks and costumes and film themselves trying to get as far into the building as possible — all to the chagrin…[Continue Reading...]
A 20-year-old man is facing charges connected to a viral social media challenge involving the metro Atlanta branch of the Church of Scientology. For over a month, users on social media have been posting videos about the trends known as…[Continue Reading...]
SEATTLE — Seattle police said protesters broke into the Church of Scientology of Washington State on Saturday during a demonstration tied to an online trend. The trend started in April, after social media users started posting videos of themselves entering…[Continue Reading...]
Three teenage boys are facing hate crime and burglary charges after police say they broke into Seattle’s Church of Scientology on Saturday, in what police believe was part of a viral social media challenge to “speed run” through the famously…[Continue Reading...]
The Church of Scientology has been forced to upgrade its security across buildings in Australia following a bizarre string of attempted trespass events led mostly by groups of teenagers. The “Scientology Speedrun” TikTok trend began in the US late last…[Continue Reading...]
Over the weekend, Brisbane's Church of Scientology became the latest target of a viral trend that began in the United States just a few months ago: the Scientology speed run. Expecting a potential attempt at trespass on church property, Queensland…[Continue Reading...]
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