READ update of his deposition today ~~
http://tonyortega.org/2014/01/02/the-...

Courtesy of the Tampa Bay Times series entitled "The Truth Rundown." This is a stunning expose of abuse at the top level of the Church of Scientology.

"Church" of Scientology's response:
In response to the allegations of the four defectors, spokesmen for the "Church" of Scientology vehemently deny that "church" leader David Miscavige ever hit anybody, not even a single time. They say the defectors are liars whose allegations should not be given a shred of credibility. They produced "confessions" the defectors wrote while in the church in which they admitted transgressions and praised Miscavige. The "church" says the defectors were all demoted, washouts who left the "church" and now are bent on revenge. Also, the "church" says it has enjoyed a "renaissance'' of growth since the defectors left, in improvements to the religious texts and in the opening new "churches", thanks to the hands-on leadership of Miscavige.
Source:
http://www.tampabay.com/specials/2009...
Background:
http://www.tampabay.com/specials/2009...

 

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The Church of Scientology spends Millions and Millions a year to lawyers to protect them from lawsuits and indictments. Lawyers firewall them. All Private investigators are hired by their Lawyers. These PIs hire dirty PIs and the actual unconscionable criminal acts are done a "few layers" away from the source of the Order.

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The Church of Scientology has not sued the media in some 14 years. The last time it sued was Time Magazine a to a resounding LOSS for the Church, millions of dollars later. In more recent times, Vanity Fair was threatened and threatened *See you in Court.Hot Air, Bogus Threat.Larry Wright on the book "Going Clear"  bogus threats to him and his Publisher Jenna Miscavige Bogus threats to Publisher. CNN threatened over and over again before airing of "Scientology,. a History of Violence" BBC Panorama, numerous bogus threats to Panorama Legal "Scientologists at war" documentary (recently sold to VOD) numerous threats to the videographers and the lawyers of the documentary film company ~~ all bogus, all hot air.

Burt Fields (Tom Cruise Lawyer) bogus threat to Marty Rathbun.,
On and on and On.
Idle threats. Bogus threats. Hot air.
The tactic is to huff and puff and beat on one's chest like a Tarzan.
Toothless. Dysfunctional  Duplicitous.

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Lawyers, a good estimate is 150 of them world wide protect and firewall the Church. The atrocities and elevated punishments are re-defined by the Church as "Religious Discipline". Lawyers are privy to the pathological lies the Church spouts out carefully covering up their devious conduct within. Holding people against their will is re-defined "Religious commitment departure which takes one year to complete" by the PR at Flag Pat Harney (to the Tampa Bay Times).
It is preposterous for any sane Lawyer to believe they are protecting a "Religion."
The Church "proves" they are a religion because the IRS buckled and granted it to get rid of 2500 law suits.
I want to say something to one and all
The IRS is watching.
The IRS is watching all the law suits
The IRS is watching the fall out on the Internet
The IRS is understanding all too well what a foolish donkey decision *TAX exemption* they made on the CULT of Scientology.