Lawrence Wright

It sure is.

It sure is.

It sure is.

Yeah, it's the headquarters. Back when L. Ron Hubbard had taken to the high seas to avoid subpoenas and finally decided to come back to America, and he sent a delegation around looking for the right place, and they settled on Clearwater. And they wouldn't tell anybody at the time what they were. They were some sort of vaguely Christian organization, just let the word out. But when...

Yeah, it's the headquarters. Back when L. Ron Hubbard had taken to the high seas to avoid subpoenas and finally decided to come back to America, and he sent a delegation around looking for the right place, and they settled on Clearwater. And they wouldn't tell anybody at the time what they were. They were some sort of vaguely Christian organization, just let the word out. But when...

Yeah, it's the headquarters. Back when L. Ron Hubbard had taken to the high seas to avoid subpoenas and finally decided to come back to America, and he sent a delegation around looking for the right place, and they settled on Clearwater. And they wouldn't tell anybody at the time what they were. They were some sort of vaguely Christian organization, just let the word out. But when...

people in Clearwater found out, they were pretty upset, you know, and he was buying up a lot of the real estate downtown, which is still a part of the church catalog. It's a fascinating story. I mean, I was... You know, Scientology had kind of put this electric fence of legal threats and reputational threats around their story. And so the other writers had taken wax at it.

people in Clearwater found out, they were pretty upset, you know, and he was buying up a lot of the real estate downtown, which is still a part of the church catalog. It's a fascinating story. I mean, I was... You know, Scientology had kind of put this electric fence of legal threats and reputational threats around their story. And so the other writers had taken wax at it.

people in Clearwater found out, they were pretty upset, you know, and he was buying up a lot of the real estate downtown, which is still a part of the church catalog. It's a fascinating story. I mean, I was... You know, Scientology had kind of put this electric fence of legal threats and reputational threats around their story. And so the other writers had taken wax at it.

But I still felt that there was a great story on the ground to be told. And it was a fabulous story. I was... Despite all the, you know, we're going to get you sort of stuff that comes along with dealing with Scientology, it was always just a great story. And so, you know, you're always grateful as a writer to have that opportunity.

But I still felt that there was a great story on the ground to be told. And it was a fabulous story. I was... Despite all the, you know, we're going to get you sort of stuff that comes along with dealing with Scientology, it was always just a great story. And so, you know, you're always grateful as a writer to have that opportunity.

But I still felt that there was a great story on the ground to be told. And it was a fabulous story. I was... Despite all the, you know, we're going to get you sort of stuff that comes along with dealing with Scientology, it was always just a great story. And so, you know, you're always grateful as a writer to have that opportunity.

Well, I don't have those powers. You see a lot of people.

Well, I don't have those powers. You see a lot of people.

Well, I don't have those powers. You see a lot of people.

The Sea Org, which is their clergy, you know, dresses in naval outfits.

The Sea Org, which is their clergy, you know, dresses in naval outfits.

The Sea Org, which is their clergy, you know, dresses in naval outfits.

And so you see a lot of that in Clearwater because that's their base.

And so you see a lot of that in Clearwater because that's their base.