{"id":363,"date":"2011-02-08T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-02-08T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beliefbeat\/2011\/02\/must-read-new-yorker-investigation-of-church-of-scientology.html"},"modified":"2011-02-08T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-02-08T13:00:00","slug":"must-read-new-yorker-investigation-of-church-of-scientology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beliefbeat\/2011\/02\/must-read-new-yorker-investigation-of-church-of-scientology.html","title":{"rendered":"Must-Read: New Yorker Investigation of Church of Scientology"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updated to add<\/em> Rolling Stone <\/em><\/a>link.<\/em><\/p>\n

Scientology has come under a lot of fire in the past year, as the St. Petersburgh Times, CNN and other media outlets — helped along by Anonymous, a kind of WikiLeaks of the organization — have investigated shocking allegations of physical, mental, emotional and financial abuse claims made<\/a> by former members.<\/p>\n

Now there’s a stunning cover story in The New Yorker — quite long, but worth reading — about Scientology, prompted by the public defection of Oscar winner Paul Haggis from the church\/cult (depends on whom you ask).<\/p>\n

The Apostate: Paul Haggis vs. the Church of Scientology<\/a><\/p>\n

This story is making global news. (After all, as actress and devoted church member Anne Archer claims in the New Yorker piece, the church is in 165 countries.) Here are some related links:<\/p>\n