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Public Scientologists are those individuals who are not staff. They pay the Church of Scientology for training or auditing services, and live and work independent of the organization. [3]: 70 Collectively, non-staff Scientologists may be referred to as "members", the "public", or the "field". [4]: 128, 228
The organization has had a written program governing celebrity recruitment since at least 1955, when L. Ron Hubbard created "Project Celebrity", offering rewards to Scientologists who recruited targeted celebrities. [1] [2] [3]: 254 Early interested parties included former silent-screen star Gloria Swanson and jazz pianist Dave Brubeck.
David Miscavige (/ m ɪ ˈ s k æ v ɪ dʒ /; born April 30, 1960) [1] is an American Scientologist who is serving as the second and current leader of the Church of Scientology.His official title within the organization is Chairman of the Board of the Religious Technology Center (COB RTC).
Recently, Alex Gibney, the filmmaker behind the documentary Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, expressed shock that Tom Cruise, a famed Scientologist, has not been called out for ...
Laura Prepon has been one of Scientology's most famous faces, but it turns out the actress left the church several years ago. "I'm no longer practicing Scientology," the Orange Is the New Black ...
Erika Christensen credits Scientology with giving her structure growing up, while still 'fostering independent thought and freedom of personality.'
This category is for people who are publicly known as members or former members of the Church of Scientology. Many former members are now critics; see Category:Critics of Scientology. Other former members practice Scientology without being connected to the COS. They refer to themselves as Freezoners.
The Church of Scientology prevented a woman from seeking mental health treatment before she took her own life, a lawsuit states.. The woman, Whitney Mills, 40, was a high-level Scientologist who ...