Longread #53 -- Inside Scientology -- 4/17/12

This is a seriously long longread. You could almost argue that it’s a short book, so reading it is a serious commitment. Nevertheless, it provides a lot of background on Scientology from a critical but non-polemical lens. There is no doubt that some people feel helped and empowered by Scientology, but this article also makes clear that in other cases create personal and family discord and other ills that are papered over by the highly-regulated leadership style. 

“Paul Haggis Vs. The Church of Scientology”
Published in the New Yorker, February 14, 2011
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/02/14/110214fa_fact_wright?currentPage=all

Eric