BREAKING NEWS
Tap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you.
Open Search
EDITION
CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY
Jeff Kravitz via Getty Images
ENTERTAINMENT
Scarlett Johansson Slams 'Demeaning' Story About Auditioning To Date Tom Cruise
By
Cole Delbyck
The actress hotly denied a Church of Scientology defector's claim that she'd been interviewed as a potential Cruise mate.
Ted Soqui via Getty Images
RELIGION
The Church Of Scientology Is Launching A TV Network
By
Rebecca Shapiro
"It's time for us to tell our story," the organization said.
HUFFPOST LIVE 321
We Talked To The Man Directing The 47 Hour Battlefield Earth Audiobook
By
Zac Thompson
, Contributor
Outspeak Editor - in partnership with The Huffington Post
We dive deep into the process of making a 47.5 hour audiobook adaptation of L Ron Hubbard's Battlefield Earth.
WORLDPOST
What Is the Church of Scientology Doing in Israel?
By
Julie Gray
, Contributor
Writer, Editor, Media Literacy Advocate
csfotoimages via Getty Images
CRIME
Scientology's Surveillance Is Not Free Speech, Court Rules
By ERIK DE LA GARZA, Courthouse News Service
AUSTIN, Texas (CN) - The Church of Scientology’s monitoring of a Texas woman, supposedly ordered by leader David Miscavige
BENOIT DOPPAGNE/AFP/Getty Images
THE WORLDPOST
Belgium Could Expel Church Of Scientology From Country
By
Ryan Grenoble
Authorities started investigating the church 18 years ago.
RELIGION
The Cult of Two: Understanding Jonestown
By
Loren-Paul Caplin
, Contributor
Screen/TV Writer, Director, Script Consultant, Teacher
My cousin died in November 1978 in the Jonestown Massacre, the largest mass murder/suicide in American history. Gene Chaikin was a lawyer for Jim Jones and Peoples Temple.
OWN
The Heartbreaking Moment That Made Leah Remini Question Her Dedication To Scientology
By
Lisa Capretto
"I'm working most of my time, and then the other time was spent at the church," she says. "So, minimal time is really spent
COMEDY
The Scientology-Approved Version Of 'Going Clear' Is A Bit... Different
By
Ryan Grenoble
The Scientology-Approved Version Of 'Going Clear' from Funny Or Die HBO's new documentary on Scientology, "Going Clear," offers
ENTERTAINMENT
John Travolta Defends The Church Of Scientology After 'Going Clear' Airs
By
Cavan Sieczkowski
Wright and Gibney criticized Cruise and Travolta's silence regarding claims of abuse. Both Travolta and Cruise are discussed
Do you have info to share with HuffPost reporters?
Here’s how.
COMEDY
This Is How The Church Of Scientology Could Have Responded To 'Going Clear'
By
Ron Dicker
While the Church of Scientology forcefully denied the claims made in the HBO-aired documentary "Going Clear," comedian Livia
HUFFPOST LIVE 321
How Scientology Uses Its Members' 'Sexual Indiscretions' Against Them
By
Ryan Buxton
RELIGION
Will HBO's 'Going Clear' Change The Church Of Scientology Forever?
By Religion News Service, Religion News Service
“Although there have been significant reports on the church in the past, the documentary is a powerful indictment of the
ENTERTAINMENT
Everything You Need To Read, Watch And Listen To Before Seeing Scientology Doc 'Going Clear'
By
Sasha Bronner
Wearing his black turtleneck with "Mission Impossible" music playing in the background, Cruise says it's a privilege to be
ENTERTAINMENT
Here's Why The New Scientology Doc 'Going Clear' Calls Out Tom Cruise
By
E. Oliver Whitney
The latter portion of Gibney's documentary focuses on Cruise's involvement with the Church, his relationship with current
ENTERTAINMENT
Going Clear
: Why Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman Had to Part
By
Regina Weinreich
, Contributor
Author, 'Kerouac's Spontaneous Poetics'
The film goes far to show Scientology as instrumental in breaking up Tom Cruise's marriage to Nicole Kidman, her children turned against her. This particular detail was new to Lawrence Wright, who learned the truth about the tabloid breakup in the making of the film, well after he had researched his book, on which the film is based.
ENTERTAINMENT
Scientology Reps Slam 'Going Clear' After Well-Received Sundance Debut
By
Christopher Rosen
ENTERTAINMENT
Scientology Doc ‘Going Clear' Claims The Church Split Up Tom Cruise And Nicole Kidman
Alex Gibney’s Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief is arguably the most hotly anticipated film premiering at
HUFFPOST LIVE 321
Oscar-Winning Director Speaks Out On 'Chilling' Bullying By Scientologists
By
Ryan Buxton
RELIGION
Jamie DeWolf, Great-Grandson Of Scientology Founder, Shuts Down L. Ron Hubbard In 'The God Or The Man' Spoken Word Piece (VIDEO)
The piece, "The God or the Man" is podcast Snap Judgment's performance of the year. The great-grandson of Scientology founder
RELIGION
Britain: Scientology Is A Religion, U.K. Court Ruling Declares
By Religion News Service, Religion News Service
In 1970, a British court ruled that Scientology did not involve religious worship so no one could marry in its chapels. As
LOS ANGELES
DiffiCULT to Leave, a one-woman show
By
Pam Peterson
, Contributor
Just One Suitcase
In her spirited one-woman show, "DiffiCult to leave," Roslyn Cohn uses song and narrative to recount her Scientology experiences. Alternatively hilarious and moving, the show is a first-hand account of the before and after of life in a cult... perhaps the largest, and most powerful, cult in contemporary times.
RELIGION
Harlem Church Of Scientology Planned For New York City
That education comes at a price, as planned self-help classes will cost $50 each. Andrewas Heldal-Lund of anti-Scientology
RELIGION
Scientology Wedding Case Has Judges Debating The Meaning Of Religion
Five supreme court justices have spent a day wrestling with notions of God, nirvana and what constitutes worship in an attempt
PREVIOUS
NEXT
Page
1
2
3
4
5
NEWS
US News
World News
Business
Environment
Health
Social Justice
ENTERTAINMENT
Culture & Arts
Media
Celebrity
TV & Film
POLITICS
Congress
Donald Trump
2018 Elections
Extremism
COMMUNITIES
Queer Voices
Women
Black Voices
Latino Voices
Asian Voices
Style & Beauty
Food & Drink
Parenting
Travel
Finds
Wellness
Relationships
Money
Home & Living
Work/Life
SPECIAL PROJECTS
Impact: Project Zero
Impact: This New World
Highline
Listen to America
Podcasts
VIDEO
FROM OUR PARTNERS
What's Working: Purpose + Profit
HUFFPOST PERSONAL
First-person essays, features, interviews and Q&As about life today.
NEWSLETTERS
Sign up here to have the best stories delivered straight to your inbox.
Australia
Brazil
Canada
Deutschland
España
France
Ελλάδα (Greece)
India
Italia
日本 (Japan)
한국 (Korea)
Maghreb
Mexico
Quebec
United Kingdom
United States