Some we've seen before, but this article was on the Yahoo home page, so I thought it belonged here, too. 
It’s been a few weeks since the New Yorker’s major Scientology expose, and the controversial group is still making news—though not as much as Charlie Sheen. To catch you up, here’s a rundown of what’s going on in the world of L. Ron, Tom and the whole tribe this week:
1. The new Scientology commercials look old for one reason: the in-house production team. The New York Times’s Blog 6th floor took a look at the non-stop ads flooding networks in recent months. Why do they all seem so '70s? “The church does all of its ad campaigns in house and relies on marketing policies that L. Ron Hubbard wrote in the 1970s and ’80s, according to Steve Hall, a former senior writer in the Scientology marketing department,” writes the Times' Lauren Kerns. Hall revealed when he was on call to write spots back in the day, he made a meager $46 a week for up to 100 hours of work.
2. A major journalist may be a scientology spy. John Cook alleges in The New York Observer that a contributor for media outlets like Vanity Fair, The Daily Beast and Gawker, may double as an informant for the religious network. Journalist John Connolly, a 20-year veteran of Scientology, was outed by former members Marty Rathburn and Mike Rinder as a potential plant who scopes out what major outlets are going to cover about the group in advance. But Cook suggests Connolly could also be using the access in reverse, double agent-style.
3. Katie Holmes is suing Star magazine for their Scientology addiction story. The cover story emblazoned with the headline “Katie Drug Shocker” is under fire by Holmes and her legal team for “falsely suggesting that she is a drug addict.” The headline alludes to the cover story that suggests Holmes is addicted to e-meter auditing, the group’s patented confession process, that Star asserts has a similar ‘high’ effect to the drug percocet. The magazine responded with the following statement: “ “The physical effect of the e-meter on its users is a matter of significant public concern and we plan to vigorously defend the suit filed by Ms. Holmes.”
4. One person who supports the auditing process is Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, who praised Gaddafi and Scientology's rituals in the same breath. He also warned of Earth-exploding UFOs.
5. A little bad press about mistreatment of fellow-Scientologists hasn't kept Tom Cruise from his 30 year gig as a movie star. He's going to be singing and dancing in the movie version of the Broadway musical "Rock of Ages." Joining him will likely be dancing queen and clear skin braggart Julianne Hough.
6. On March 13th L.Ron Hubbard turns 100. The founder of Scientology died in 1986, but the organization is planning a three day event in Xenu mecca, Clearwater, Florida. A recent press statement announced: “The weekend of events will include a special presentation about the life of Mr. Hubbard, a dinner for the Church membership and the grand opening of greatly expanded quarters for the Church of Scientology of Tampa.”
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It’s been a few weeks since the New Yorker’s major Scientology expose, and the controversial group is still making news—though not as much as Charlie Sheen. To catch you up, here’s a rundown of what’s going on in the world of L. Ron, Tom and the whole tribe this week:
1. The new Scientology commercials look old for one reason: the in-house production team. The New York Times’s Blog 6th floor took a look at the non-stop ads flooding networks in recent months. Why do they all seem so '70s? “The church does all of its ad campaigns in house and relies on marketing policies that L. Ron Hubbard wrote in the 1970s and ’80s, according to Steve Hall, a former senior writer in the Scientology marketing department,” writes the Times' Lauren Kerns. Hall revealed when he was on call to write spots back in the day, he made a meager $46 a week for up to 100 hours of work.
2. A major journalist may be a scientology spy. John Cook alleges in The New York Observer that a contributor for media outlets like Vanity Fair, The Daily Beast and Gawker, may double as an informant for the religious network. Journalist John Connolly, a 20-year veteran of Scientology, was outed by former members Marty Rathburn and Mike Rinder as a potential plant who scopes out what major outlets are going to cover about the group in advance. But Cook suggests Connolly could also be using the access in reverse, double agent-style.
3. Katie Holmes is suing Star magazine for their Scientology addiction story. The cover story emblazoned with the headline “Katie Drug Shocker” is under fire by Holmes and her legal team for “falsely suggesting that she is a drug addict.” The headline alludes to the cover story that suggests Holmes is addicted to e-meter auditing, the group’s patented confession process, that Star asserts has a similar ‘high’ effect to the drug percocet. The magazine responded with the following statement: “ “The physical effect of the e-meter on its users is a matter of significant public concern and we plan to vigorously defend the suit filed by Ms. Holmes.”
4. One person who supports the auditing process is Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, who praised Gaddafi and Scientology's rituals in the same breath. He also warned of Earth-exploding UFOs.
5. A little bad press about mistreatment of fellow-Scientologists hasn't kept Tom Cruise from his 30 year gig as a movie star. He's going to be singing and dancing in the movie version of the Broadway musical "Rock of Ages." Joining him will likely be dancing queen and clear skin braggart Julianne Hough.
6. On March 13th L.Ron Hubbard turns 100. The founder of Scientology died in 1986, but the organization is planning a three day event in Xenu mecca, Clearwater, Florida. A recent press statement announced: “The weekend of events will include a special presentation about the life of Mr. Hubbard, a dinner for the Church membership and the grand opening of greatly expanded quarters for the Church of Scientology of Tampa.”
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