SettingsCritics of Scientology
Aaron Saxton
Aaron Saxton (born 1974) is a former Scientologist and member of the organisation's elite group called the Sea Org.
Aaron Saxton (born 1974) is a former Scientologist and member of the organisation's elite group called the Sea Org.
Alexander Dvorkin
Alexander Leonidovich Dvorkin (Александр Леонидович Дворкин; 20 August 1955, Moscow) is a Russian-American anti-cult activist and president of the Saint Ireneus of Lyons Informational Consultati...
Alexander Leonidovich Dvorkin (Александр Леонидович Дворкин; 20 August 1955, Moscow) is a Russian-American anti-cult activist and president of the Saint Ireneus of Lyons Informational Consultati...
Andre Tabayoyon
Andre Tabayoyon is a former member of the Church of Scientology who is primarily known for an affidavit in which he describes the inner workings of the Church.
Andre Tabayoyon is a former member of the Church of Scientology who is primarily known for an affidavit in which he describes the inner workings of the Church.
Andreas Heldal-Lund
Andreas Heldal-Lund (born December 10, 1964 in Oslo) is a Norwegian anti-Scientology activist best known for operating the website Operation Clambake.
Andreas Heldal-Lund (born December 10, 1964 in Oslo) is a Norwegian anti-Scientology activist best known for operating the website Operation Clambake.
Andrew Morton (writer)
Andrew David Morton is a journalist and writer who has published biographies on celebrity subjects including Tom Cruise, Angelina Jolie and Monica Lewinsky; several of his books have been unauth...
Andrew David Morton is a journalist and writer who has published biographies on celebrity subjects including Tom Cruise, Angelina Jolie and Monica Lewinsky; several of his books have been unauth...
Anonymous (group)
Anonymous (used as a mass noun) is an Internet meme that originated in 2003 on the imageboard 4chan, representing the concept of many online and offline community users simultaneously existing a...
Anonymous (used as a mass noun) is an Internet meme that originated in 2003 on the imageboard 4chan, representing the concept of many online and offline community users simultaneously existing a...
Arnie Lerma
Arnaldo (Arnie) Pagliarini Lerma (born November 18, 1950) is an American writer and activist, a former Scientologist, and critic of Scientology, who has appeared in television, media and radio i...
Arnaldo (Arnie) Pagliarini Lerma (born November 18, 1950) is an American writer and activist, a former Scientologist, and critic of Scientology, who has appeared in television, media and radio i...
Bob Minton
Robert Schenk Minton (October 1946 – January 20, 2010) was a retired banker who helped Nigeria manage its debt and a former critic of Scientology.
Robert Schenk Minton (October 1946 – January 20, 2010) was a retired banker who helped Nigeria manage its debt and a former critic of Scientology.
Bonnie Woods
Bonnie Woods is an American former Scientologist and critic of the Church of Scientology.
Bonnie Woods is an American former Scientologist and critic of the Church of Scientology.
Carmen Llywelyn
Carmen Llywelyn is an American actress and fine art photographer.
Carmen Llywelyn is an American actress and fine art photographer.
Catherine Picard
Catherine Picard (August 14, 1952 - ) is a French politician from the French Socialist Party.
Catherine Picard (August 14, 1952 - ) is a French politician from the French Socialist Party.
Centre contre les manipulations mentales
The Centre contre les manipulations mentales (Centre against mind control), widely named CCMM or Center Ikor Roger, is a French anti-cult association.
The Centre contre les manipulations mentales (Centre against mind control), widely named CCMM or Center Ikor Roger, is a French anti-cult association.
Christopher Evans (computer scientist)
Christopher Riche Evans was a British psychologist, computer scientist, and author.
Christopher Riche Evans was a British psychologist, computer scientist, and author.
Cyril Vosper
Cyril Ronald Vosper was a Scientologist and later a critic of Scientology.
Cyril Ronald Vosper was a Scientologist and later a critic of Scientology.
David Mayo
David Mayo is a former member of Church of Scientology and affiliated organizations.
David Mayo is a former member of Church of Scientology and affiliated organizations.
David S. Touretzky
David S. Touretzky is a research professor in the Computer Science Department and the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition at Carnegie Mellon University.
David S. Touretzky is a research professor in the Computer Science Department and the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition at Carnegie Mellon University.
Fight Against Coercive Tactics Network
Fight Against Coercive Tactics Network, also known as FACTNet, co-founded by Robert Penny and Lawrence Wollersheim, is a Colorado-based organization committed to educating and facilitating...
Fight Against Coercive Tactics Network, also known as FACTNet, co-founded by Robert Penny and Lawrence Wollersheim, is a Colorado-based organization committed to educating and facilitating...
Ford Greene
Aylsworth Crawford Greene III (born December 21, 1952) is an American attorney from San Anselmo, California, noted for having successfully conducted litigation against Scientology and alleged cults.
Aylsworth Crawford Greene III (born December 21, 1952) is an American attorney from San Anselmo, California, noted for having successfully conducted litigation against Scientology and alleged cults.
Frank Zappa
Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American composer, singer-songwriter, electric guitarist, recording engineer, record producer and film director.
Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American composer, singer-songwriter, electric guitarist, recording engineer, record producer and film director.
Gabe Cazares
Gabriel "Gabe" Cazares was a mayor of Clearwater, Florida, a Pinellas County commissioner, a civil rights advocate, and a noted critic of the Church of Scientology.
Gabriel "Gabe" Cazares was a mayor of Clearwater, Florida, a Pinellas County commissioner, a civil rights advocate, and a noted critic of the Church of Scientology.
Gerry Armstrong (activist)
Gerald "Gerry" Armstrong is a former member of the Church of Scientology and one of its most active critics.
Gerald "Gerry" Armstrong is a former member of the Church of Scientology and one of its most active critics.
Grady Ward
William Grady Ward (born April 4, 1951) is an American software engineer, lexicographer, and Internet activist who has featured prominently in the Scientology versus the Internet controversy.
William Grady Ward (born April 4, 1951) is an American software engineer, lexicographer, and Internet activist who has featured prominently in the Scientology versus the Internet controversy.
Jamie DeWolf
Jamie DeWolf (born 1977) is an American slam poet and spoken word comedian.
Jamie DeWolf (born 1977) is an American slam poet and spoken word comedian.
Jason Beghe
Jason Beghe (born March 12, 1960) is an American film and television actor and critic of Scientology.
Jason Beghe (born March 12, 1960) is an American film and television actor and critic of Scientology.
Jenna Miscavige Hill
Jenna Miscavige Hill is a former Scientologist who, after leaving the Church of Scientology in 2005, has become one of its most prominent critics.
Jenna Miscavige Hill is a former Scientologist who, after leaving the Church of Scientology in 2005, has become one of its most prominent critics.
Jeremy Blake
Jeremy Blake (October 4, 1971 – July 17, 2007) was an American digital artist and painter.
Jeremy Blake (October 4, 1971 – July 17, 2007) was an American digital artist and painter.
Jim Lippard
James Joseph Lippard (born 1965) is an American skeptic and activist freethinker who has written and spoken widely.
James Joseph Lippard (born 1965) is an American skeptic and activist freethinker who has written and spoken widely.
John Gordon Clark
John 'Jack' Gordon Clark (1926–1999) was a Harvard psychiatrist and authority in research on the alleged damaging effects of cults.
John 'Jack' Gordon Clark (1926–1999) was a Harvard psychiatrist and authority in research on the alleged damaging effects of cults.
John Sweeney (journalist)
John Sweeney (born 1958) is an award-winning journalist and author, currently working as an investigative journalist for the BBC's Panorama series.
John Sweeney (born 1958) is an award-winning journalist and author, currently working as an investigative journalist for the BBC's Panorama series.
Karin Spaink
Karin Spaink (born December 20, 1957 in Amsterdam) is a journalist, writer and feminist.
Karin Spaink (born December 20, 1957 in Amsterdam) is a journalist, writer and feminist.
Keith Henson
Howard Keith Henson (born 1942) is an American electrical engineer and writer on life extension, cryonics, memetics and evolutionary psychology.
Howard Keith Henson (born 1942) is an American electrical engineer and writer on life extension, cryonics, memetics and evolutionary psychology.
Kendra Wiseman
Kendra Wiseman is one of the founders of Exscientologykids.com, a website that offers "non-judgmental support for those who are still in Scientology, discussion and debate for those who've alrea...
Kendra Wiseman is one of the founders of Exscientologykids.com, a website that offers "non-judgmental support for those who are still in Scientology, discussion and debate for those who've alrea...
Kenneth Robinson
Sir Kenneth Robinson PC (19 March 1911–16 February 1996) was a British Labour politician who served as Minister of Health in Harold Wilson's first government, from 1964 to 1968, when the p...
Sir Kenneth Robinson PC (19 March 1911–16 February 1996) was a British Labour politician who served as Minister of Health in Harold Wilson's first government, from 1964 to 1968, when the p...
Lance Kennedy
Lance Lawrence Kennedy is a philanthropist, politician, political activist, and former voice actor for ABC Radio Disney.
Lance Lawrence Kennedy is a philanthropist, politician, political activist, and former voice actor for ABC Radio Disney.
Leipzig Human Rights Award
The Leipzig Human Rights Award is an honor given by the European-American Citizens Committee for Human Rights and Religious Freedom in the USA, which recognizes "efforts towards human rights and...
The Leipzig Human Rights Award is an honor given by the European-American Citizens Committee for Human Rights and Religious Freedom in the USA, which recognizes "efforts towards human rights and...
Louis Jolyon West
Louis Jolyon West was an American psychiatrist, human rights activist and expert on brainwashing, mind control, torture, substance abuse, post traumatic stress disorder and violence.
Louis Jolyon West was an American psychiatrist, human rights activist and expert on brainwashing, mind control, torture, substance abuse, post traumatic stress disorder and violence.
Margaret Singer
Margaret Thaler Singer was a clinical psychologist and a part-time Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, U.S.
Margaret Thaler Singer was a clinical psychologist and a part-time Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, U.S.
Maria Pia Gardini
Maria Pia Gardini (born 14 October 1936, Rovereto) is an Italian entrepreneur and a former Scientologist.
Maria Pia Gardini (born 14 October 1936, Rovereto) is an Italian entrepreneur and a former Scientologist.
Mark Ebner
Mark Charles Ebner (born 1959) is an American investigative journalist and the host of TruTV's Rich and Reckless.
Mark Charles Ebner (born 1959) is an American investigative journalist and the host of TruTV's Rich and Reckless.
Matt Stone
Matthew Richard "Matt" Stone is an American actor, voice actor, animator, screenwriter, producer, musician, best known for being the co-creator of South Park along with his creative partner ...
Matthew Richard "Matt" Stone is an American actor, voice actor, animator, screenwriter, producer, musician, best known for being the co-creator of South Park along with his creative partner ...
Maurice Davis
Maurice Davis (December 15, 1921 - December 14, 1993) was a rabbi, and human rights activist.
Maurice Davis (December 15, 1921 - December 14, 1993) was a rabbi, and human rights activist.
Maynard James Keenan
Maynard James Keenan is an American rock singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, winemaker, and actor.
Maynard James Keenan is an American rock singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, winemaker, and actor.
Mitch Daniels
Mitchell Elias "Mitch" Daniels, Jr. is the 49th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana.
Mitchell Elias "Mitch" Daniels, Jr. is the 49th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana.
Mona Vasquez
Mona Vasquez was a former Scientologist who was active in Scientology's headquarters in Europe, in Copenhagen, in the 1980s.
Mona Vasquez was a former Scientologist who was active in Scientology's headquarters in Europe, in Copenhagen, in the 1980s.
Nick Xenophon
Nicholas "Nick" Xenophon is a South Australian barrister, anti-gambling campaigner and politician.
Nicholas "Nick" Xenophon is a South Australian barrister, anti-gambling campaigner and politician.
Operation Clambake
Operation Clambake, also referred to by its Web address, Xenu.net, is a Web site and Norway-based non-profit organization, launched in 1996, that publishes criticism of the Church of Scien...
Operation Clambake, also referred to by its Web address, Xenu.net, is a Web site and Norway-based non-profit organization, launched in 1996, that publishes criticism of the Church of Scien...
Pat Condell
Patrick "Pat" Condell, is an Irish-born English writer, political commentator, comedian and atheist internet personality.
Patrick "Pat" Condell, is an Irish-born English writer, political commentator, comedian and atheist internet personality.
Paul Haggis
Paul Edward Haggis (born March 10, 1953) is a Canadian screenwriter, producer, and director.
Paul Edward Haggis (born March 10, 1953) is a Canadian screenwriter, producer, and director.
Paul Morantz
Paul Morantz is an attorney at law specializing in the prosecution of fanatical cults or religious leaders.
Paul Morantz is an attorney at law specializing in the prosecution of fanatical cults or religious leaders.
Paulette Cooper
Paulette Marcia Cooper is an American author who is best known for activism against the Church of Scientology and the harassment she suffered as a result.
Paulette Marcia Cooper is an American author who is best known for activism against the Church of Scientology and the harassment she suffered as a result.
Project Chanology
Project Chanology is a protest movement against the practices of the Church of Scientology by members of Anonymous, a leaderless Internet-based group that defines itself as ubiquitous.
Project Chanology is a protest movement against the practices of the Church of Scientology by members of Anonymous, a leaderless Internet-based group that defines itself as ubiquitous.
Robert Vaughn Young
Robert Vaughn Young (April 23, 1938 - June 15, 2003) commonly known by his initials RVY, was a whistleblower against the Church of Scientology after working high inside their organization ...
Robert Vaughn Young (April 23, 1938 - June 15, 2003) commonly known by his initials RVY, was a whistleblower against the Church of Scientology after working high inside their organization ...
Ronald DeWolf
Ronald Edward DeWolf (May 7, 1934 – September 16, 1991), born Lafayette Ronald Hubbard, Jr., also known as "Nibs" Hubbard, was the eldest child of Scientology founder L. Ron Hub...
Ronald Edward DeWolf (May 7, 1934 – September 16, 1991), born Lafayette Ronald Hubbard, Jr., also known as "Nibs" Hubbard, was the eldest child of Scientology founder L. Ron Hub...
Roy Wallis
Roy Wallis, (1945-1990) was a sociologist and Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences at the Queen's University Belfast.
Roy Wallis, (1945-1990) was a sociologist and Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences at the Queen's University Belfast.
Russell Miller
Russell Miller is an award-winning British journalist and author of fifteen books, including biographies of Hugh Hefner, J. Paul Getty and L. Ron Hubbard.
Russell Miller is an award-winning British journalist and author of fifteen books, including biographies of Hugh Hefner, J. Paul Getty and L. Ron Hubbard.
Scientology Task Force of the Hamburg Interior Authority
The Scientology Task Force for the Hamburg Interior Authority (Behörde für Inneres – Arbeitsgruppe Scientology) was founded in 1992 to monitor the activities and publications of Scientology, rai...
The Scientology Task Force for the Hamburg Interior Authority (Behörde für Inneres – Arbeitsgruppe Scientology) was founded in 1992 to monitor the activities and publications of Scientology, rai...
ScienTOMogy
ScienTOMogy was a New Zealand-based parody site lampooning actor Tom Cruise's involvement with Scientology.
ScienTOMogy was a New Zealand-based parody site lampooning actor Tom Cruise's involvement with Scientology.
Shawn Lonsdale
Shawn Lonsdale (1969 - February 16, 2008) was a videographer and prominent critic of the Church of Scientology.
Shawn Lonsdale (1969 - February 16, 2008) was a videographer and prominent critic of the Church of Scientology.
Stacy Brooks
Stacy Brooks (born April 8, 1952) is a critic of the Church of Scientology.
Stacy Brooks (born April 8, 1952) is a critic of the Church of Scientology.
Stephen A. Kent
Stephen A. Kent, is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Stephen A. Kent, is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Theresa Duncan
Theresa Duncan (October 26, 1966 — July 10, 2007) was an American game designer, blogger, filmmaker and critic.
Theresa Duncan (October 26, 1966 — July 10, 2007) was an American game designer, blogger, filmmaker and critic.
Tom Theo Klemesrud
Tom Theo Klemesrud (born October 12, 1950) is an American publisher and writer.
Tom Theo Klemesrud (born October 12, 1950) is an American publisher and writer.
Tory Christman
Tory Christman (formerly Tory Bezazian) is a prominent American critic of Scientology and former member of the organization.
Tory Christman (formerly Tory Bezazian) is a prominent American critic of Scientology and former member of the organization.
Trey Parker
Trey Parker is an American actor, voice artist, animator, screenwriter, director, producer and musician, best known for being the co-creator of South Park along with his creative partner and...
Trey Parker is an American actor, voice artist, animator, screenwriter, director, producer and musician, best known for being the co-creator of South Park along with his creative partner and...
Union nationale des associations de défense des familles et de l'individu
The Union nationale des associations de défense des familles et de l'individu (UNADFI) is a French anti-cult association founded in 1974, recognized as a public utility association by a de...
The Union nationale des associations de défense des familles et de l'individu (UNADFI) is a French anti-cult association founded in 1974, recognized as a public utility association by a de...
Ursula Caberta
Ursula Caberta y Diaz (born 1950) is a German politician, State of Hamburg government official and was the Commissioner for the Scientology Task Force of the Hamburg Interior Authority.
Ursula Caberta y Diaz (born 1950) is a German politician, State of Hamburg government official and was the Commissioner for the Scientology Task Force of the Hamburg Interior Authority.
William S. Burroughs
William Seward Burroughs II (; also known by his pen name William Lee; – ) was an American novelist, poet, essayist and spoken word performer.
William Seward Burroughs II (; also known by his pen name William Lee; – ) was an American novelist, poet, essayist and spoken word performer.