Because this is one of the most important series on Scientology in some time, I'm going to try to keep this as a running thread, by keepin g it up-to-date as the names and articles are released.
The Top 25 People Crippling Scientology
#13: Janet Reitman (and other journalists)
#14: Tory Christman (and other noisy ex-Scientologists)
#15: Andreas Heldal-Lund (and other old time church critics)
#16: Marc and Claire Headley, escapees of the church's HQ
#17: Jefferson Hawkins, the man behind the TV volcano
#18: Amy Scobee, former Sea Org executive
#19: The Squirrel Busters (and the church's other thugs and goons)
#20: Trey Parker and Matt Stone (and other media figures)
#21: Kendrick Moxon, attorney for the church
#22: Jamie DeWolf (and other L. Ron Hubbard family members)
#23: Ken Dandar (and other attorneys who litigate against the church)
#24: David Touretzky (and other academics)
#25: Xenu, galactic overlord
The Top 25 People Crippling Scientology, No. 13: Janet Reitman (and other journalists)
Village Voice (blog) Tony Ortega Fri., Sep. 2 2011
Janet Reitman didn't set out to cripple Scientology. She wanted to give it a fair shake. As she's made clear in interviews with the Voice and many other ...
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2011/09/janet_reitman_top_25_crippling_scientology.phpThe Top 25 People Crippling Scientology, No. 14: Tory Christman (and other noisy ex-Scientologists)
Village Voice (blog) - Tony Ortega - Aug 31, 2011
31 2011 at 9:00 AM On August 5, we started a countdown that will give credit -- or blame -- to the people who have contributed most to the sad current state of Scientology. From its greatest expansion in the 1980s, the church is a shell of what it ...
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2011/08/tory_christman_top_25_crippling_scientology.phpThe Top 25 People Crippling Scientology, No. 15: Andreas Heldal-Lund (and other old time church critics)
Village Voice (blog) - Tony Ortega
Wachter has had to defend the sites from numerous attacks, mostly from people who didn't like seeing their names there and some from Scientology itself. ...
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2011/08/andreas_heldal-lund_top_25_crippling_scientology.php The Top 25 People Crippling Scientology, No. 16: Marc Headley -Marc and Claire Headley, escapees of the church's HQ
Village Voice (blog) - Tony Ortega - Aug 26, 2011
Marc Headley and his wife Claire come up several times in the pages of Janet Reitman's book, Inside Scientology. The young couple met while working in the ...
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2011/08/marc_headley_top_25_crippling_scientology.phpThe Top 25 People Crippling Scientology, No. 17: Jefferson Hawkins the man behind the TV volcano
Village Voice (blog) - Tony Ortega - Aug 24, 2011
I couldn't help reading Counterfeit Dreams as a serious blow to Scientology. If the organization is driving away people like Jeff Hawkins, it's hard to see ...
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2011/08/jefferson_hawkins_top_25_crippling_scientology.phpThe Top 25 People Crippling Scientology, No. 18: Amy Scobee former Sea Org executive
Village Voice (blog) - Tony Ortega Mon., Aug. 22 2011
Amy Scobee was among several longtime Scientologists who not only left the organization, but then helped change the conversation about it.
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2011/08/amy_scobee_top_25_crippling_scientology.phpThe Top 25 People Crippling Scientology, No. 19: The Squirrel Busters (and the church's other thugs and goons)
Village Voice (blog) - Tony Ortega - Aug 19, 2011
Traditionally, Scientology has used the derogatory term "squirrel" to refer to people who use L. Ron Hubbard's ideas outside the official church. ...
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2011/08/squirrel_busters_top_25_crippling_scientology.phpThe Top 25 People Crippling Scientology, No. 20: Trey Parker and Matt Stone (and other media figures)...
Village Voice (blog) - Tony Ortega - Aug 17, 2011
South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone did not begin skewering Scientology with their infamous 2005 episode, "Trapped in the Closet. ...
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2011/08/trey_parker_matt_stone_top_25_crippling_scientology.phpThe Top 25 People Crippling Scientology, No. 21: Kendrick Moxon attorney for the church
Village Voice (blog) - Tony Ortega - Aug 15, 2011
Join us now as we continue on our investigation of those people most responsible... Kendrick Moxon is very good at his job. The Scientologist and attorney ...
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2011/08/kendrick_moxon_top_25_crippling_scientology.phpThe Top 25 People Crippling Scientology, No. 22: Jamie DeWolf (and other L. Ron Hubbard family members)
Village Voice (blog) - Tony Ortega - Aug 13, 2011
"Some people think I'm just coming out of the gate, the start of my anti-Scientology career," he says. But it was more than a decade ago, in 2000, ...
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2011/08/jamie_dewolf_top_25_crippling_scientology.phpThe Top 25 People Crippling Scientology, No. 23: Ken Dandar (and other attorneys who litigate against the church) Village Voice (blog) - Tony Ortega - Aug 11, 2011
Most people thought it was Bob Minton who threatened Scientology the most, but Scientology only destroyed Minton in order to get at Dandar. ...
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2011/08/ken_dandar_top_25_crippling_scientology.phpThe Top 25 People Crippling Scientology, No. 24: David Touretzky (and other academics)
Village Voice (blog) - Tony Ortega - Aug 9, 2011
This is what he said: There are few people who can articulate the concerns about Scientology as well as Dave Touretzky. It's a complex story buried under ...
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2011/08/david_touretzky_top_25_crippling_scientology.phpThe Top 25 People Crippling Scientology #25: Xenu, Galactic Overlord
Village Voice (blog) - Tony Ortega - Aug 5, 2011
[Not sure who "Xenu" is? Please see the "Special Update" below.]
It's hard to blame Xenu, the mighty celestial dictator, for infesting our planet with innumerable hungry alien souls. I mean, what would you do if you were overseeing a galactic federation of planets so overpopulated,each world had something like 150 billion sentient creatures? Obviously,
75 million years ago, contraception was not well known. Or something.
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2011/08/xenu_top_25_crippling_scientology.php