How Scientology actually works, according to a former Scientologist

2026-10-15T21:02:01.471Z

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Jenna Miscavige is the niece of David Miscavige, the leader of the Church of Scientology. She was raised as a Scientologist and left when she was 22 years old.

Founded by science-fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard in 1954, Scientology developed into a global religious movement, reportedly reaching over 100,000 members at its peak in the 1990s. Even as its ranks have contracted, Scientology has retained an outsize place in popular culture due in no small part to high-profile…