Scientology in Turmoil: Debbie Cook's E-Mail, Annotated - 2012-01-06

Scientology in Turmoil: Debbie Cook's E-Mail, Annotated January 6, 2012, Tony Ortega, Runnin' Scared, Village Voice

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Since news broke Sunday of Debbie Cook's stunning e-mail, sent to thousands of her fellow Scientologists, word of a serious rift inside the church has been appearing in many news outlets, particularly in Europe. In the meantime, we provided additional depth and context about Debbie Cook, her career, and her salvo against church leader David Miscavige.

This morning, the Cook story showed up on ABC's Good Morning America. We couldn't help noticing that the editing on it was a bit strange, and it leads us to think it was only part of a larger segment -- perhaps something that's going to play tonight on Nightline?

If so, that means a whole group of new folks may be coming to this story, and we figure they're going to have a lot of questions about who this Debbie Cook is and what her e-mail is all about. (And plenty more will wonder, "What is Scientology?")

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{{cite news | author = Tony Ortega | title = Scientology in Turmoil: Debbie Cook's E-Mail, Annotated | url = http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2012/01/scientology_in_3.php | work = Runnin' Scared | publisher = Village Voice | date = January 6, 2012 | accessdate = January 14, 2017 }}