Journalist Tony Ortega's Scientology Gathering Began as a Joke

Second edition is happening this weekend in Denver

Festivities for HowdyCon 2017, an event spearheaded by Church of Scientology watchdog journalist Tony Ortega, kick off tonight in Denver with a Q&A screening of My Scientology Movie featuring Marc Headley. At a locale where alcohol can be consumed while watching the documentary. Smart move, Ortega.

In a post celebrating the start of the event, the second HowdyCon following an initial one in 2016, the journalist recaps how it all started:

Back in 2015, we were on a barnstorming book tour, visiting cities all over the place in support of our book about Paulette Cooper, The Unbreakable Miss Lovely.

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