The even darker side of Scientology

Reading Time: 6 minutes The general public’s knowledge of Scientology is mostly limited to surface-level shady tales involving Tom Cruise, dark stories of David Miscavige’s leadership, and zany shenanigans from the times of L. Ron Hubbard. But that leaves out the forced transition period that took place in the wake of Hubbard’s death, leading to a coup worthy of Game of Thrones. Scientology founder Lafayette Ron Hubbard died in 1981, but not before picking a successor.  The ensuing power vacuum didn’t come from Hubbard’s accidentally forgetting his own mortality. In what can only be…