From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tory Christman
Tory Christman
Tory Christman condition of epilepsy caused difficulty while in Scientol-
ogy, as the organization did not approve of taking med-
ication in order to manage her condition.
She became an ordained minister within Scientology,
and instructed celebrity member actor John Travolta in
initial coursework. Christman worked in multiple Scien-
tology staff capacities, including for its drug rehab or-
ganization Narconon, and at one of the organization’s
Celebrity Centres. After serving in these roles, Christman
came to work for the Office of Special Affairs (OSA),
which functions as an intelligence agency within Scien-
tology. She participated in multiple missions for OSA, in-
cluding a 1979 operation designed to advance the organi-
zation’s interests in Clearwater, Florida, and a 1985 oper-
Christman in 2008 ation assisting OSA agents during a lawsuit against Scien-
Born June 27, 1947 tology. In 1999, OSA agents removed the censorship soft-
ware "Scieno Sitter" from Christman’s home computer,
Residence California
in order to allow her to carry out a mission of monitor-
Nationality United States ing critical material about Scientology on the Internet. It
was in this capacity that she came across the Scientology
Other names Tory Bezazian
critic website Operation Clambake, managed by Andreas
Years active 1969-2000, Scientology member; Heldal-Lund.
2000-present, public critic Christman reported directly to OSA vice president,
Known for Critic of Scientology; Janet Weiland, about her efforts to remove criticism of
Former member, Church of Scientology Scientology from the media and online. She supervised
the Scientology Parishioners League, a group dedicated
Children 1
to removing criticism about the organization from the
Website press, media, and Internet. After an operation viewed as
successful where Christman complained to MTV about a
www.torymagoo.org
South Park parody involving Travolta and characters from
Tory Christman (formerly Tory Bezazian is a prominent
Bezazian) the comedy series which satirized Scientology, she was
American critic of Scientology and former member of the assigned in 2000 to monitor postings to the newsgroup
organization. Originally brought up to believe in Catholi- alt.religion.scientology. Christman took the screen name of
cism, Christman turned to Scientology after being intro- "Magoo", and posted multiple times to the newsgroup
duced to the book Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental in attempts to stifle criticism. This conflicted with her
Health authored by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard ideals of freedom of speech, and after Andreas Heldal-
while staying with her parents in Chicago, Illinois. She Lund reached out to her by email, she subsequently de-
identified with concepts described in the book including cided to leave Scientology.
the idea of attaining the Scientology state of clear, and After leaving Scientology, Christman’s family and
became a member of the organization in 1969. She hitch- friends in the movement ceased communication with
hiked from Chicago to Los Angeles, California in order to her, under the organization’s policy of disconnection.
begin the process of studying Scientology, and initially She traveled to Florida to join members of the Lisa
felt that it helped improve her life. In 1972, she joined the McPherson Trust, a group dedicated to protesting against
elite division within Scientology called the Sea Org. After Scientology. For leaving Scientology and joining with a
being a member of the Scientology organization for ten critic group, she felt she was subjected to the Scientology
years, Christman reached the spiritual Operating Thetan policy of "Fair Game"; a form of retribution for criticizing
level of OT III, and learned the story of Xenu. She subse- the organization. Christman has since become one of the
quently rose to a higher Operating Thetan level of OT VII, more prominent critics of Scientology; she lectures and
the second-highest within the organization. Her medical gives interviews about the organization internationally.
In 2008 she joined in protests organized by the move-
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ment against Scientology called Project Chanology start- astic positions in the church hierarchy".[16][17] In 2010,
ed by the Internet-based group Anonymous, but criti- there were 5,000 members in the Sea Org.[18] Her Sea Org
cized the group for some of their initial illegal acts. career was short lived; she was instructed to cease taking
Christman maintains an account on YouTube with the prescribed medication for her epilepsy, and as a result
identification "ToryMagoo44", where she posts topically experienced multiple serious seizures.[19][6][20] In one in-
about Scientology. The Sunday Times characterized Christ- stance two of her front teeth came out after she suf-
man in a 2009 article as "a fierce critic of the church". [1] fered a fall caused by a seizure while in the bathroom.[1]
She recounted these incidents of seizures, in an interview
Early life with CBS News, "So I started having grand mal seizures,
and I wasn’t even off the medicine. I was only off part of
Christman was born in 1947; she is the daughter of Paul the medicine, and I started having very bad grand mal
Christman,[2] an American football player and member seizures."[21] Christman recalled that her epilepsy was
of the College Football Hall of Fame who played college not recognized as a genuine medical condition by the
football for the University of Missouri and professionally Scientology organization; whose practice was to instruct
for the Chicago Cardinals and Green Bay Packers.[3][4] members to attempt self-treatment utilizing saunas and
Christman was brought up to believe in Catholicism.[5] In vitamins.[22] After a few months she was finally con-
1969 at age 22, Christman went through a difficult peri- vinced by her mother to resume her medication, even
od abusing heroin in San Francisco, California.[6] Christ- though this meant expulsion from the Sea Org.[19] She re-
man had left home for California with the intent of be- mained a member of the church.
coming a hippie.[6] She required medical treatment after After being a member of the Scientology organization
using a dirty hypodermic needle, and returned to her for ten years, Christman reached the spiritual "Operating
parents’ residence in Chicago, Illinois.[6] While recuper- Thetan" level of OT III.[16][17] She recounted her experi-
ating in Illinois after a stay at Lake Forest Hospital,[2] two ence of reading the Xenu story upon reaching the level
Scientologist friends persuaded her to join the Scientol- of OT III: "You’ve jumped through all these hoops just to
ogy organization.[6] get to it, and then you open that packet, and the first
She read the foundational text Dianetics: The Modern thing you think is, ’Come on.’"[17] She explained, "You’re
Science of Mental Health by Scientology founder, science surrounded by all these people who’re going, ’Wow, isn’t
fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard, and came to believe "it it amazing, just getting the data? I can tell it’s really
was a solution for helping other people".[7] In recalling changed you.’ After a while, enough people say it and
her initial thoughts upon reading the book by Hubbard, you’re like, ’Wow. You know, I really feel it.’"[17]
Christman commented, "I was really looking for a higher While a member of the organization, Christman rose
state of consciousness and a way of helping people. And I to the Operating Thetan level of OT VII, "the near-pin-
read Dianetics and I felt "WOW this is it!" You know, "I can nacle of enlightenment",[16][17] and second-highest level
help people go CLEAR."[8] She hitchhiked from Chicago within the movement.[6][8] She worked for a time in one
to Los Angeles, California to study Scientology in 1969.[8] of the organization’s Celebrity Centres,[23] and became
Her first course in Scientology cost US$35.00.[9] Christ- acquainted with celebrity members including John Tra-
man was quoted with a positive comment about Scien- volta and Kelly Preston.[24] She became an ordained min-
tology, in the 1992 edition of the Church of Scientology ister within Scientology, and in this role trained new
International-produced book What is Scientology?.[10] She recruits to the organization, including Travolta.[8] She
stated in the book, "I find life just gets better and bet- trained Travolta on the "Hubbard Qualified Scientolo-
ter."[10] Christman has a son.[11] gist", the second Scientology class after the initial com-
munication course.[8] Christman spent time working at
Scientology Narconon International,[25] a group affiliated with Scien-
tology and promoted as a drug rehabilitation program
using methods created by L. Ron Hubbard.[26] She later
Rise within organization came to realize that Narconon was a recruitment arm for
In 1972, Christman joined the division of Scientology Scientology, "Narconon’s orders come from the Church
called the Sea Org,[8] an elite unit within the organiza- of Scientology’s senior management. Their programs,
tion.[12][13] 3 News characterised the Sea Org as "Scien- policies -- it’s all church policy. There’s no question about
tology’s senior management".[14] In their book Cults and this to anyone involved. ... At Narconon (they’re) han-
New Religions, Douglas E. Cowan and David G. Bromley de- dling drugs in society. But in truth, it’s to ’safe point the
scribe the Sea Org writing, "Described by the Church as ’a environment’ – a goodwill gesture so they can recruit
fraternal religious order,’ members of the Sea Org ’occu- people."[26]
py the most essential and trusted positions in the senior According to Rolling Stone, Christman became a "high-
churches in the Scientology hierarchy’."[15] Rolling Stone ranking Scientologist" during her time in Scientol-
notes, "Sea Org members staff all of the senior ecclesi- ogy.[16][17] She had difficulty progressing higher than OT
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VII within the organization, in part due to her medical such critical websites and report to the organizsation
condition of epilepsy.[6] about her findings, so they removed the Scieno Sitter
censorship software from the computer at her residence
Office of Special Affairs in 1999, allowing her to research sites online freely.[6]
"I was in a cult. Scientology promotes not watching the She came across the Scientology critic website Operation
news. It keeps you inside a Truman Show where you’re to- Clambake, managed by Andreas Heldal-Lund.[6]
tally unaware of things. It’s like your own thinking gets Christman reported directly to OSA vice president,
shut down and you get used to not considering anything Janet Weiland, about her efforts to remove criticism of
that might be critical of Scientology." Scientology from the media and online.[6] She assisted
—Christman reflecting in 2001 upon her experiences as- in dealing with public relations for Scientology.[8][27]
sisting Office of Special Affairs agents[6] Within the organization, negative publicity in the media
Christman worked with the Office of Special Affairs (OSA) was referred to as "Black PR".[8] In 2000, Christman was
in her efforts to curtail or remove material critical of in charge of the Scientology Parishioners League, a divi-
Scientology from the press, media, and the Internet.[6] sion formed by volunteers on orders from Weiland in or-
She spent a total of 20 years working for the OSA agency der to respond rapidly to incidents of critical coverage
while a member of the Scientology organization.[8] OSA of Scientology in the press.[6][8] Weiland recruited Christ-
agents serve as the "internal security force and intel- man to the Scientology Parishioners League in 1999.[6]
ligence unit" within Scientology.[6] Christman assisted She would receive instruction from OSA agents, and pro-
OSA agents in 1979, when a politician in Clearwater, ceed to complain to journalism editors and television
Florida was attempting to hinder the Scientology organi- producers in an attempt to convince them to pull a crit-
zation’s efforts to establish a presence in the city.[6] She ical segment on Scientology.[6] A&E Network produced a
was ordered to participate in public meetings, and divert special television program analyzing cults, and the Scien-
the focus of these events to questioning of the politician, tology Parishioners League complained to the network
Richard Tenning.[6][8] He was defeated in a subsequent and attempted to have Scientology removed from cov-
election, and the Scientology organization proceeded to erage in the program, asserting, "Scientology isn’t a
increase its activities in Clearwater.[6] In 1985, Christman cult."[8]
helped OSA agents during a lawsuit from a former Scien- Christman was tasked with refuting facts posted on
tology member.[6] She attended the court proceedings the Internet about the organization.[28] She observed
and wrote reports about members of the jury, and assist- about her time working with OSA, "The guys I worked
ed Scientology lawyers in compiling profiles of the ju- with posted every day all day. It was like a machine. I
rors.[6] At the time, Christman was an ardent believer in worked with someone who used five separate comput-
the Scientology organization and did not question the ac- ers, five separate anonymous identities...to refute any
tivities of the OSA agents.[6] Reflecting back on her ex- facts from the internet about the Church of Scientol-
periences assisting OSA agents, she commented, "I was ogy."[29] She acknowledged that she setup multiple iden-
in a cult. Scientology promotes not watching the news. tities for use in this purpose online, "I was in charge of
It keeps you inside a Truman Show where you’re totally setting up phony accounts on the Internet that were de-
unaware of things. It’s like your own thinking gets shut signed to shut down free speech by blocking out oppo-
down and you get used to not considering anything that nents’ sites or trick-routing people to pro-Scientology
might be critical of Scientology."[6] sites when they were looking for opposing informa-
In 1998, the Scientology organization publicized an tion."[7]
initiative to hand out software on CDs to all its members, She was assigned to try to stop the MTV Movie
which would help them create their own websites de- Awards from featuring a South Park satire which poked
scribing their activity in the movement, and linking back fun at Scientology and the film based on a book by its
to the main site at www.scientology.org.[6] The Scien- founder L. Ron Hubbard, titled Battlefield Earth.[6] Christ-
tology organization did not reveal to these individuals man repeatedly called the New York office of MTV in an
that the CD was simultaneously bundled with censorship attempt to get them to stop the satire from airing.[6] In
software which blocked websites critical of the organiza- the eventual broadcast, which ran June 8, 2000, the South
tion.[6] This censorship software was termed, "Scieno Sit- Park character Cartman was shown using a Scientology
ter" by critics of the organization.[6] (Janet Weiland, vice personality test as toilet paper.[6] Christman believed she
president of the OSA, has stated that it remains Scien- had succeeded in her mission, for she thought that her
tologists’ personal choice whether to use the filter, to efforts prevented the book Dianetics from being used by
protect them and their family members from encoun- Cartman, instead of the personality test.[6]
tering on-line harassment, and some Scientologists have After the perceived success of her South Park assign-
always chosen to surf the Internet without filtering.[6]) ment, OSA agents instructed Christman to deal with
OSA agents wished for Christman to specifically monitor Scientology critics who congregated on the Internet.[6]
Her initial activities focused on a Warner Bros.-operated
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Decision to leave
Actor Jason Beghe, Tory Christman, Mark Bunker, and Andreas
Heldal-Lund (March 2008)
During this period of time in her efforts on behalf of
the OSA agents, Christman felt conflicted in her activi-
ties, because she supported freedom of speech and she
felt her activities constituted censorship.[6] The operator
of Xenu.net, Andreas Heldal-Lund, saw Christman’s posts
on ARS and reached out to her via email on July 14,
2000.[6] The two engaged in communication, and Heldal-
Lund explained to Christman his motivation for manag-
ing the Operation Clambake site.[6] Christman identified
with Heldal-Lund’s ideals of free speech, and on July 20,
2000, she announced her intention to leave Scientology
in a public post to ARS.[6] She realized she would face
repercussions from the organization for her actions, and
asked Heldal-Lund for help; he recommended she con-
tact a group of protesters against Scientology called the
Audio of Tory Christman discussing Office of Special Affairs op- Lisa McPherson Trust (LMT) who were based in Clear-
erations against criticism of Scientology on the Internet, and water, Florida.[6] The LMT was started by Robert Minton
her views on freedom of speech (April 2008) and former Scientologists to highlight the controversial
death of Scientology member, Lisa McPherson.[6]
bulletin board which focused on Battlefield Earth, and she Through the Scientology practice of "disconnection",
subsequently progressed to posting on the newsgroup Christman’s husband and the majority of her acquain-
alt.religion.scientology (ARS).[6] In 2000, ARS functioned as tances and friends who were Scientologists at the time of
a community of individuals whose efforts included post- her exit from the group were excommunicated from her
ing material which reflected negatively on the Scientol- and cut off contact.[16][17] Christman recounted how af-
ogy organization.[6] Christman took the screen name of ter leaving the organization, the Church of Scientology
"Magoo".[6][8] From her Burbank, California residence in attempted to damage her reputation through a policy re-
2000, Christman posted numerous attacks on Scientology ferred to as "dead agenting".[16][17] According to Christ-
critics that were active on ARS.[6] She worked to become man, the Scientology organization publicized inaccurate
the most frequent poster on the newsgroup by July information about her online, tried to get her removed
2000.[6] Scientology critics on ARS were mystified as to from her position of employment, and opened a lawsuit
the identity of the individual behind the Magoo handle, related to her protesting against the group on church
and posited that it was either a collective of OSA agents, property.[16][17] Then Scientology-spokesperson, Mike
or David Miscavige himself, the leader of Scientology Rinder, called her a "wacko" and rejected her assertions
management.[6] as "absolute bullshit".[16][17]
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Christman contacted the Scientology critics based in when the great invasion is coming."[6][32] This experi-
Clearwater, and arranged flight transportation to Flori- ence was a defining period for Christman, as she was con-
da.[6][8] She arrived at the airport in California to find cerned that her former church would attempt to char-
that her flight was cancelled.[6] Her former supervisor, acterize her as a criminal.[6] She maintained that the ac-
Janet Weiland, was waiting for her close to the ticket tions by representatives of Scientology against her were
counter, and tried to convince her to remain in the or- examples of the policy, "Fair Game"; a form of retribution
ganization.[6][8] Christman eventually got on a flight to for criticizing the organization.[33]
Tampa, Florida, but was met at the gate when she arrived In 2008, Christman was engaged in traveling around
by agents of Scientology.[6][8] Tampa police were noti- the world lecturing about Scientology and gave media in-
fied, and escorted Christman safely away from the Scien- terviews about the subject.[9] In his 2008 book Tom Cruise:
tologists.[6][8] While a member of Scientology, Christman An Unauthorized Biography, author Andrew Morton
had given over $1 million to the organization; she used thanked Christman in the acknowledgements section for
her inheritance money to pay for coursework.[9] She advising him with regard to the jargon and complicated
commented to the St. Petersburg Times of Florida about the history of Scientology.[34] In February 2008, Christman
thought process she underwent after leaving the organi- appeared on the National Public Radio program Morning
zation, "When you get out and you get the whole thing, Edition in a piece about the protest movement against
you’re like, ’What was I thinking?’. I know the people in- Scientology called Project Chanology started by the
side are brainwashed and they’re laughing at me. But to Internet-based group Anonymous; she said she objected
me, the truth is, I’m free. I can do what I want. I can say to any illegal methods used, but appreciated new ac-
what I want."[30] tivists taking part in criticizing Scientology.[35] Along
with Scientology critic Mark Bunker, she took part in the
Public criticism international protests against the organization in 2008
as part of Project Chanology.[36] Christman maintains an
account on YouTube with the identification "ToryMa-
goo44", where she posts topically about Scientol-
ogy.[37][38] Her YouTube account was briefly shut down
in April 2008 around the time period that the same thing
happened to Mark Bunker; soon afterwards an unidenti-
fied individual posted to alt.religion.scientology and boast-
ed of "silencing" Christman.[39] Christman resided in Los
Angeles, California in 2009.[1] The Sunday Times character-
ized Christman in a 2009 article as "a fierce critic of the
church".[1]
See also
• List of Guardian’s Office operations
• List of Scientologists
• Scientology controversies
• Scientology and the legal system
• Scientology versus the Internet
Christman at protest by Project Chanology in London (July
2008) Notes
[1] ^ Harlow 2009
Shortly after leaving the organization, Christman began
[2] ^ Walker 1969
protesting in Florida against Scientology with members
[3] College Football 2010
of the Lisa McPherson Trust.[6] She picketed with signs
[4] Pro-Football 2010
outside of the organization’s Fort Harrison Hotel in
[5] Sommer 2005
Clearwater, Florida.[31] Scientology representatives in
[6] ^ Ortega 2001
Clearwater complained to police in November 2000 about
[7] ^ Kozlowski 2005
the picketing, and Christman and Minton were fined
[8] ^ Gersztyn 2002
US$100.[6][32] On February 21, 2001, Judge Thomas E.
[9] ^ Svendsen 2008
Penick dismissed other charges in the case, and criticized
[10] ^ Scientology 1992
Scientology for its treatment of critics, commenting, "I’m
[11] Tisdall 1993
missing the point here. I hope someone will let us know
[12] Ternieden 2009
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[14] Davies 2009 03/12/2844150.htm. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
[15] Cowan 2007, p. 39 • Cowan, Douglas E.; David G. Bromley (2007). Cults and New
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[17] ^ ASME 2007, pp. 317, 333 ISBN 1405161280.
[18] Collerton 2010 • Davies, Melissa (November 26, 2009). "Video - A New
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[20] Morton 2008, p. 306 all the way to the Australian parliament". 3 News
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• Gersztyn, Bob (July 1, 2002). "Scientology - Are we
Clear on This?". The Wittenburg Door (Dallas, Texas:
Trinity Foundation). Archived from the original on
2007-02-17. http://web.archive.org/web/
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