Listen: Austin Author Lawrence Wright on 'Going Clear,' His Controversial Book on Scientology

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Listen: Austin Author Lawrence Wright on 'Going Clear,' His Controversial Book on Scientology

KUT 90.5 | By Jennifer Stayton

Published January 28, 2013 at 4:09 PM CST

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Lawrence Wright believes religion is a more powerful influence in people's lives than politics.

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KUT's Jennifer Stayton talks with Austin author Lawrence Wright about his latest book "Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief."
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What do and have in common?

. Swanson is said to have "flirted" with it. Cruise is an active and long-time member of the church.

What attracts celebrities to the Church of Scientology? And why do they stay? Austin author has turned his investigative attention to the Church. What started as a has turned into an over 400-page book.

KUT's Jennifer Stayton talked with Wright about his new book , the controversies about the Church, and what its membership shows us about religious beliefs.

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Listen: Austin Author Lawrence Wright on 'Going Clear,' His Controversial Book on Scientology