Florida Paper Goes In-Depth on Co$

The St. Petersburg Times (online at TampaBay.com) is running the three part series on the $cilons. These are a very juicy read with all the down and dirty on the cult.

Part One The Truth Run-Down -- an expose on David Miscavige as seen through the eyes of four high-ranking former Sea Orgs members.

Part Two Death In Slow Motion -- new information about the death of Lisa McPherson.

Part Three Ecclesiastical Justice -- insiders discuss Miscavige's misdeeds

Leaving Co$ Is A Huge Step

Story Gets Worldwide Response

And the inevitable fallout to other publications:

MSNBC

Of course, most of you have heard that Co$ has responded by creating an counter "report" in their Freedom Magazine. Taken On Faith has weighed in, pointing out the substantive differences between the responsible journalism of the St. Petersburg Times and the self-serving hatchet job of the cult.

And further fallout from the SP Times (ooh, I so like that name ) appears in this communication dated August 9, 2009 to Mark Rathbun on black PR and the IRS.