Must-see morning clip: Lawrence Wright talks Scientology on “The Colbert Report”

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 14:07:00 +0000

New Yorker writer and Pulitzer Prize-winner Lawrence Wright was on "The Colbert Report" last night to discuss his controversial and revealing exposé of Scientology: "Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief."

He explained to Colbert that "prison" is an almost literal description, saying, "In this case, I framed the 'prison of belief' because I was especially thinking of how in the Sea Org or the clergy ... there is a lot of physical abuse going on according to sources that I've heard from, and a lot of involuntary confinement." Through interviews and research, he also discovered that victims "are not exactly being held against their will, it's their will that's holding them there," explaining, "And that's the prison of belief."

“Parenthood’s” Erika Christensen, a Scientologist, wants to make things clear

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:59:00 +0000

Hitting bookstores this week is Lawrence Wright's "Going Clear" — an examination of the Church of Scientology told in part through the journey of a Hollywood apostate — and at least one Hollywood actress is seeking to make Scientology detractors look foolish.

Erika Christensen, an actress on NBC's "Parenthood," appeared on her costar Joy Bryant's Web talk show "Across the Board" (where the guests stand-up paddleboard while talking), and is immediately hit with a question about the biggest misconceptions about Scientology.

"Probably number one, that we're some kind of closed group," said Christensen, "that it's the 'Hollywood religion' ... and, we worship rabbits. I don't actually know how many people think that!"

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Must-see morning clip: Lawrence Wright talks Scientology on “The Colbert Report”

“Parenthood’s” Erika Christensen, a Scientologist, wants to make things clear