Scientology wastes no time taking over Florida sign after 'disconnection' billboard expires - 2016-08-27

Scientology wastes no time taking over Florida sign after 'disconnection' billboard expires August 27, 2016, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker

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When Phil and Willie Jones took their idea to Florida for a billboard about Scientology's toxic 'disconnection' policy — an idea that had garnered them a huge amount of press in Los Angeles — they were able to crowdfund enough money to post their sign just off E Bay Drive in Largo, only a few miles from Scientology's spiritual headquarters in Clearwater.

There was less press at their Florida dedication party than there had been in Los Angeles, but the appearance of so many people familiar to readers of the Underground Bunker — including Jamie DeWolf, Nora Crest, Meshell Little, Brian Sheen, Skip Young, and Valeska Paris — was still pretty impressive.

This time, however, Phil and Willie weren't able to raise as much money as they had for their first billboard, in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, so they were only able to pay for their Florida sign to remain up for a single month.

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{{cite news | author = Tony Ortega | title = Scientology wastes no time taking over Florida sign after 'disconnection' billboard expires | url = https://tonyortega.org/2016/08/27/scientology-wastes-no-time-taking-over-florida-sign-after-disconnection-billboard-expires/ | work = Underground Bunker | date = August 27, 2016 | accessdate = August 21, 2017 }}