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The Former GOP Operative Who Says The Party Has Become A Cult (And the Democrats Have Become Ineffectual)

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Good morning welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up we’ll meet a former Congressional staffer who worked for Republicans on Capitol Hill. He resigned last year in frustration over the direction the Republican party was taking our country. We’ll speak with him in a moment. But first two listener comments about yesterday’s program. Yesterday our guest was Chris Hedges the Pulitzer Prize wining former war correspondent. We were talking about his new book on so called sacrifice zones ...

Janet Reitman: author of Inside Scientology (The Story of America's Most Secretive Religion)

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Tags: scientology, Inside Scientology, Janet Reitman, Rolling Stone Magazine, L. Ron Hubbard, Clearwater, cult, Tom Cruise, auditing

Good afternoon, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei.

Scientology, a religion founded by science fiction writer L Ron Hubbard describes itself as the world’s fastest growing religion. The Church of Scientology is a significant player locally—owning significant amounts of real estate in Clearwater and Ybor City.

For years the church has been embroiled in scandal. Some describe it as a cult. But faithful Scientologists say the church has helped them. The Church has been embroiled in m...