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{{short description|Critic of Scientology and Clearwater Council member}}
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|office = Member of the [[Clearwater City Council]]<br>
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|5|23}}
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| birth_place = [[Oshkosh, Wisconsin|Oshkosh]], [[Wisconsin]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Oshkosh, Wisconsin|Oshkosh]], [[Wisconsin]], U.S.
| nationality = [[United States|American]]
| nationality = [[United States|American]]
|party = [[Independent politician|Independent]]
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| known_for = [[Scientology controversies|Criticism of Scientology]]
| known_for = [[Scientology controversies|Criticism of Scientology]]
| occupation = [[Broadcast journalism|Broadcast journalist]], [[videography|videographer]], [[documentary film]]maker
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'''Mark Bunker''', (born May 23, 1956) is an American politician, broadcast journalist, videographer and documentary filmmaker. He won a Regional [[Emmy Award]] in 2006 from the [[Pacific Southwest Emmy Awards]] division of the [[National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences]].<ref name="recipients" /><ref name="thestar" /> He is the city councilman for [[Clearwater, Florida|Clearwater Florida's]] 2nd district.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tampabay.com/news/clearwater/2020/03/17/clearwater-city-council-seat-2-bunker-leads-four-opponents-in-early-results/|title=Clearwater City Council Seat 2: Scientology critic Bunker earns historic win, awaits coronavirus test results|website=Tampa Bay Times|language=en|access-date=2020-03-18}}</ref>
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'''Mark Bunker''', (born May 23, 1956) is an American politician, broadcast journalist, videographer and documentary filmmaker. He won a Regional [[Emmy Award]] in 2006 from the [[Pacific Southwest Emmy Awards]] division of the [[National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences]].<ref name="recipients" /><ref name="thestar" /> In 2020, Bunker was elected city councilman for Clearwater Florida's 2nd district, and was selected as [[Deputy mayor|vice-mayor]] on April 4, 2023.


He is a critic of the [[Church of Scientology]], having previously worked for [[Bob Minton]] and the [[Lisa McPherson Trust]], and is the founder of ''Xenu TV'', a website featuring videos and commentary critical of [[Scientology]].<ref name="schmidt418" />
He is a critic of the [[Church of Scientology]], having previously worked for [[Bob Minton]] and the [[Lisa McPherson Trust]], and is the founder of ''Xenu TV'', a website featuring videos and commentary critical of [[Scientology]].


==Early career==
==Early career==

Mark Bunker worked in radio in the Midwest. In the mid-1980s, he then moved to [[Los Angeles]] to work as a theater actor and as an actor in television commercials.<ref name="villagevoice">{{cite new |title=The Top 25 People Crippling Scientology, No. 7: Mark Bunker |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/news/the-top-25-people-crippling-scientology-no-7-mark-bunker-6699987|accessdate=15 November 2019 |work=The Village Voice |date=September 16, 2011}}</ref> He also worked for a company doing market research for Hollywood studios, and trained as a video editor with [[KNBC]].
Mark Bunker worked in radio in the Midwest. In the mid-1980s, he then moved to [[Los Angeles]] to work as a theater actor and as an actor in television commercials.<ref name="villagevoice">{{cite news |title=The Top 25 People Crippling Scientology, No. 7: Mark Bunker |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/news/the-top-25-people-crippling-scientology-no-7-mark-bunker-6699987|accessdate=15 November 2019 |work=[[The Village Voice]] |date=September 16, 2011}}</ref> He also worked for a company doing market research for Hollywood studios, and trained as a video editor with [[KNBC]].
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==Broadcast journalism==
==Broadcast journalism==

In 2006, Bunker along with [[KUSI-TV]] reporter Lena Lewis, won an [[Emmy Award]] from the [[Pacific Southwest Emmy Awards]] division of the [[National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences]], for a story on border issues in the [[San Diego, California]] area.<ref name="recipients">{{cite web | first= | last= |authorlink= | title=Emmy 2006 Recipients - Historic/Cultural - Program Feature/Segment | year=2006 | website=The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Pacific Southwest Chapter | url =http://www.nataspsw.org/Documents/Emmy2006WinnerList.pdf | work = | pages =8 | accessdate = 2009-11-23 | language = |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727111806/http://www.nataspsw.org/Documents/Emmy2006WinnerList.pdf | archivedate=2011-07-27}}</ref><ref name="thestar">{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/article/302118|title=Scientology Protests - Anons plan 'polite' church protest: Demonstrations - sparked by viral spread of Tom Cruise promo video - planned in 14 countries|work=[[Toronto Star]]|date=February 10, 2008|publisher=www.thestar.com|accessdate=2008-04-15|last=Whyte|first=Murray}}</ref>
In 2006, Bunker along with [[KUSI-TV]] reporter Lena Lewis, won an [[Emmy Award]] from the [[Pacific Southwest Emmy Awards]] division of the [[National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences]], for a story on border issues in the [[San Diego, California]] area.<ref name="recipients">{{cite web | title=Emmy 2006 Recipients - Historic/Cultural - Program Feature/Segment | year=2006 | website=[[National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences]], Pacific Southwest Chapter | url =http://www.nataspsw.org/Documents/Emmy2006WinnerList.pdf | pages =8 | accessdate = 2009-11-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727111806/http://www.nataspsw.org/Documents/Emmy2006WinnerList.pdf | archive-date=2011-07-27}}</ref><ref name="thestar">{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/article/302118|title=Scientology Protests - Anons plan 'polite' church protest: Demonstrations - sparked by viral spread of Tom Cruise promo video - planned in 14 countries|work=[[Toronto Star]]|date=February 10, 2008|accessdate=2008-04-15|last=Whyte|first=Murray}}</ref>


==Criticism of Scientology==
==Criticism of Scientology==

[[File:Mark Bunker and the Clearwater Police.jpg|thumb|Mark Bunker talking to a police officer in Clearwater, Florida]]
[[File:Mark Bunker and the Clearwater Police.jpg|thumb|Mark Bunker talking to a police officer in Clearwater, Florida]]
Bunker started Xenu TV in 1999 and moved to [[Clearwater, Florida]], where he produced videos for the [[Lisa McPherson trust]].<ref>{{cite web | first = Don | last = Lattin | title = Travolta's Religious Battlefield: Critics say movie bolsters Scientology | url = http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2000/05/15/DD13098.DTL | publisher = www.sfgate.com | work = [[San Francisco Chronicle]] | date = 2000-05-15 | accessdate = 2007-10-28 }}</ref>
Bunker started Xenu TV in 1999 and moved to [[Clearwater, Florida]], where he produced videos for the [[Lisa McPherson trust]].<ref>{{cite web | first = Don | last = Lattin | title = Travolta's Religious Battlefield: Critics say movie bolsters Scientology | url = http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2000/05/15/DD13098.DTL | publisher = www.sfgate.com | work = [[San Francisco Chronicle]] | date = 2000-05-15 | accessdate = 2007-10-28 }}</ref>


In 2001, Mark Bunker and Jeff Jacobsen, a fellow critic of the Church of Scientology, were refused service by businesses operated by Scientologists in Clearwater.<ref name="oneil0923" /> Together they filed discrimination complaints with the Pinellas County Office of Human Rights.<ref name="oneil0923" /> The Office of Human Rights rejected their complaints, ruling that the church members had not broken any laws in denying them service.<ref name="oneil0923" /> Bunker, Jacobson, and other members of the Lisa McPherson Trust saw this as a sign of the escalating control the Church of Scientology held over the town.<ref name="oneil0923" /> Ray Arsenault, a [[University of South Florida]] professor and then acting president of the [[Pinellas]] chapter of the [[American Civil Liberties Union]], also viewed the denials as acts of discrimination. "It really is a way of trying to bring pressure to stop them from exercising their First Amendment rights."<ref name="oneil0923">{{cite web|url=http://www.sptimes.com/News/092301/NorthPinellas/Scientologist_merchan.shtml|title=Northpinellas: Scientologist merchants can bar critics: A ruling says church opponents are not protected from discrimination and can be refused service|publisher=www.sptimes.com|work=[[St. Petersburg Times]]|accessdate=2008-05-14|date=2001-09-23|last=O'Neil|first=Deborah}}</ref>
In 2001, Mark Bunker and Jeff Jacobsen, a fellow critic of the Church of Scientology, were refused service by businesses operated by Scientologists in Clearwater. Together they filed discrimination complaints with the Pinellas County Office of Human Rights. The Office of Human Rights rejected their complaints, ruling that the church members had not broken any laws in denying them service. Bunker, Jacobson, and other members of the Lisa McPherson Trust saw this as a sign of the escalating control the Church of Scientology held over the town. Ray Arsenault, a [[University of South Florida]] professor and then acting president of the [[Pinellas]] chapter of the [[American Civil Liberties Union]], also viewed the denials as acts of discrimination. "It really is a way of trying to bring pressure to stop them from exercising their First Amendment rights."<ref name="oneil0923">{{cite web|url=http://www.sptimes.com/News/092301/NorthPinellas/Scientologist_merchan.shtml|title=Northpinellas: Scientologist merchants can bar critics: A ruling says church opponents are not protected from discrimination and can be refused service|work=[[St. Petersburg Times]]|accessdate=2008-05-14|date=2001-09-23|last=O'Neil|first=Deborah |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011111092544/http://www.sptimes.com/News/092301/NorthPinellas/Scientologist_merchan.shtml |archive-date=November 11, 2001}}</ref>


Since 2010, Bunker has been producing a feature-length independent documentary film entitled ''Knowledge Report: Scientology's Spies, Lies, and the Eternity Prize'' concerning the [[Church of Scientology]].<ref name="krmov">{{cite web |url=http://www.knowledgereport-themovie.com/about/ |title=About the Film |work=Knowledge Report |date=May 16, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110808161618/http://www.knowledgereport-themovie.com/about/ |archivedate=August 8, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Ortega|first1=Tony|title=Scientology Apocalypse! Mark Bunker and Marty Rathbun Reveal Their Ties|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/news/scientology-apocalypse-mark-bunker-and-marty-rathbun-reveal-their-ties-6719713|accessdate=March 22, 2016|work=The Village Voice|date=July 26, 2011}}</ref> According to Bunker, the planned release date is May 2016.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ortega|first1=Tony|authorlink1=Tony Ortega (journalist)|title=Hey, Mark Bunker, what’s taking that film of yours — 'Knowledge Report' — so long?|url=http://tonyortega.org/2015/11/04/mark-bunker-whats-taking-that-film-of-yours-knowledge-report-so-long/|accessdate=March 18, 2016|work=The Underground Bunker|date=November 5, 2015}}</ref> This film is being funded by Bunker himself and through [[crowdfunding]].
Since 2010, Bunker has been producing a feature-length independent documentary film entitled ''Knowledge Report: Scientology's Spies, Lies, and the Eternity Prize'' concerning the [[Church of Scientology]].<ref name="krmov">{{cite web |url=http://www.knowledgereport-themovie.com/about/ |title=About the Film : Knowledge Report |work=Knowledge Report |date=May 16, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110808161618/http://www.knowledgereport-themovie.com/about/ |archive-date=August 8, 2011}}</ref> According to Bunker, the planned release date is May 2016.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ortega|first1=Tony|author-link1=Tony Ortega (journalist)|title=Hey, Mark Bunker, what's taking that film of yours — 'Knowledge Report' — so long?|url=http://tonyortega.org/2015/11/04/mark-bunker-whats-taking-that-film-of-yours-knowledge-report-so-long/|accessdate=March 18, 2016|work=The Underground Bunker|date=November 5, 2015}}</ref> This film is being funded by Bunker himself and through [[crowdfunding]].


===Project Chanology===
===Project Chanology===
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[[File:Scientology - XENU TV Speaks to Anonymous.ogv|thumb|left|Mark Bunker addresses [[Anonymous (group)|Anonymous]]<br />(January 26, 2008)]]
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In 2008, Bunker posted a video to [[YouTube]] critical of the Internet-based group "[[Anonymous (group)|Anonymous]]" and asked them to tone down their campaign against the Church of Scientology; a movement called "[[Project Chanology]]".<ref name="puzzanghera">{{cite news | last =Puzzanghera | first =Jim | title =Scientology feud with its critics takes to Internet: Cyber attacks and threats against the church erupt after it asks YouTube to pull Tom Cruise clips. | work =[[Los Angeles Times]] | pages = | language = | publisher =[[Tribune Company]] | date =February 4, 2008 | url =http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-me-scientology5feb05,1,4813130.story | accessdate = 2008-02-05 }}</ref> In the video "Message to Anonymous", Bunker urged the group to work legally and pursue peaceful ways to protest Scientology.<ref name="landers">{{cite web|url=http://www.citypaper.com/columns/story.asp?id=15543 |title=Feature by Chris Landers: Serious Business |work=Baltimore City Paper |date=April 2, 2008 |publisher=www.citypaper.com |accessdate=2008-04-16 |last=Landers |first=Chris |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080608050312/http://www.citypaper.com/columns/story.asp?id=15543 |archivedate=June 8, 2008 }}</ref>


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[[File:Scientology - XENU TV Speaks to Anonymous.ogv|thumb|left|Mark Bunker addresses hacker group [[Anonymous (group)|Anonymous]]<br />(January 26, 2008)]]
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According to [[National Public Radio|NPR]]'s ''[[Morning Edition]]'', Bunker has "become a revered voice to many members of Anonymous",<ref name="masters">{{cite news | last =Masters | first =Kim |author2=[[Renée Montagne]] | title ='Anonymous Wages Attack on Scientologists: The fight started when the Scientologists tried to get a video of Tom Cruise off the Internet. | work =[[Morning Edition]]: Digital Culture | pages = | language = |publisher=[[National Public Radio]] | date =February 7, 2008 | url =https://www.npr.org/templates/player/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=18764756&m=18764810 | accessdate = 2008-02-07 }}</ref> and they refer to him as "Wise Beard Man".<ref>{{cite web|first=Tony |last=Ortega |title=What to Get L. Ron Hubbard for His Birthday |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0811,ortega,357974,2.html |work=[[The Village Voice]] |publisher=[[Village Voice Media]] |date=2008-03-11 |accessdate=2008-03-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080315060642/http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0811%2Cortega%2C357974%2C2.html |archivedate=2008-03-15 }}</ref> Anonymous has adopted a slogan referring to Bunker: "Wise Beard Man. His words are wise, his face is beard."<ref name="landers" /> The refrain along with a picture of Bunker has become an [[Internet meme]] on the website [[4chan]].<ref name="davies0508">{{cite web|url=http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=459256 |title=We've toned down the hate: Anonymous: Anonymous's initial attack on Scientology was highly aggressive — the group collapsed the church's website on January 17 and "declared war" soon after |publisher=news.ninemsn.com.au |work=[[National Nine News]] |accessdate=2008-05-08 |date=2008-05-08 |last=Davies |first=Shaun |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225204816/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=459256 |archivedate=2009-02-25 }}</ref>
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In 2008, Bunker posted a video to [[YouTube]] critical of the Internet-based group "[[Anonymous (group)|Anonymous]]" and asked them to tone down their campaign against the Church of Scientology; a movement called "[[Project Chanology]]".<ref name="puzzanghera">{{cite news | last =Puzzanghera | first =Jim | title =Scientology feud with its critics takes to Internet: Cyber attacks and threats against the church erupt after it asks YouTube to pull Tom Cruise clips. | work =[[Los Angeles Times]] | date =February 4, 2008 | url =http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-me-scientology5feb05,1,4813130.story | accessdate = 2008-02-05 }}</ref> In the video "Message to Anonymous", Bunker urged the group to work legally and pursue peaceful ways to protest Scientology.<ref name="landers">{{cite web|url=http://www.citypaper.com/columns/story.asp?id=15543 |title=Feature by Chris Landers: Serious Business |work=[[Baltimore City Paper]] |date=April 2, 2008 |accessdate=2008-04-16 |last=Landers |first=Chris |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080608050312/http://www.citypaper.com/columns/story.asp?id=15543 |archive-date=June 8, 2008 }}</ref>


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According to [[National Public Radio|NPR]]'s ''[[Morning Edition]]'', Bunker has "become a revered voice to many members of Anonymous",<ref name="masters">{{cite news | last =Masters | first =Kim |author2=Renée Montagne |author2-link=Renée Montagne | title ='Anonymous Wages Attack on Scientologists | work =[[Morning Edition]]: Digital Culture |publisher=[[National Public Radio]] | date =February 7, 2008 | url =https://www.npr.org/2008/02/07/18764756/anonymous-wages-attack-on-scientologists | accessdate = 2008-02-07 }}</ref> and they refer to him as "Wise Beard Man".<ref>{{cite web|first=Tony |last=Ortega |author-link=Tony Ortega |title=What to Get L. Ron Hubbard for His Birthday |url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2008/03/04/what-to-get-l-ron-hubbard-for-his-birthday/ |work=[[The Village Voice]] |date=2008-03-11 |accessdate=2008-03-18 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080315060642/http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0811%2Cortega%2C357974%2C2.html |archive-date=2008-03-15 }}</ref> Anonymous has adopted a slogan referring to Bunker: "Wise Beard Man. His words are wise, his face is beard."<ref name="landers" /> The refrain along with a picture of Bunker has become an [[Internet meme]] on the website [[4chan]].<ref name="davies0508">{{cite web|url=http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=459256 |title=We've toned down the hate: Anonymous |work=[[Nine News]] |accessdate=2008-05-08 |date=2008-05-08 |last=Davies |first=Shaun |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225204816/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=459256 |archive-date=2009-02-25 }}</ref>
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When actor [[Jason Beghe]] decided to leave Scientology in 2008, he contacted [[Andreas Heldal-Lund]], founder of [[Operation Clambake]], who convinced him to meet with Bunker.<ref name="ortega">{{cite web|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0815,celebrity%20denounces%20scientology,411801,2.html/full |title=Scientology's First Celebrity Defector Reveals Church Secrets: 'I was Miscavige's favorite boy,' says veteran TV actor Jason Beghe |publisher=www.villagevoice.com |work=[[Village Voice]] |date=April 8, 2008 |accessdate=2008-04-16 |last=Ortega |first=Tony |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420044729/http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0815%2Ccelebrity%20denounces%20scientology%2C411801%2C2.html/full |archivedate=April 20, 2008 }}</ref> Heldal-Lund and Bunker went to Beghe's house, where Beghe participated in an interview about his experiences as a Scientologist.<ref name="ortega" /> Bunker published a 3-minute portion of the 3-hour interview to YouTube in mid-April 2008,<ref name="friedman416">{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,351426,00.html|title=Actor: Scientology Is 'Brainwashing'|work=[[Fox News]]|date=April 16, 2008|publisher=www.foxnews.com|accessdate=2008-04-16|last=Friedman|first=Roger}}</ref> and in the video Beghe calls Scientology "very dangerous for your spiritual, psychological, mental, emotional health and evolution".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10504428|title='Sex and the City' star's cancer battle, Mills follows McCartney|publisher=www.nzherald.co.nz|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|accessdate=2008-04-17|date=April 16, 2008}}</ref> He also comments "I don't have an agenda. I'm just trying to help. I have the luxury of having gotten into Scientology and after having been in it, been out. And that's a perspective that people who are still in and not out do not have."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/253483/hollywood-scientologist-slams-church.html|title=Hollywood Scientologist slams church: A former friend of Tom Cruise and long-term member of the Church of Scientology has slammed the controversial religion in an online video rant|work=[[Marie Claire]]|publisher=www.marieclaire.co.uk|accessdate=2008-04-23|date=April 23, 2008|last=Staff

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When actor [[Jason Beghe]] decided to leave Scientology in 2008, he contacted [[Andreas Heldal-Lund]], founder of [[Operation Clambake]], who convinced him to meet with Bunker. Heldal-Lund and Bunker went to Beghe's house, where Beghe participated in an interview about his experiences as a Scientologist.<ref name="ortega">{{cite web|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0815,celebrity%20denounces%20scientology,411801,2.html/full |title=Scientology's First Celebrity Defector Reveals Church Secrets |work=[[Village Voice]] |date=April 8, 2008 |accessdate=2008-04-16 |last=Ortega |first=Tony |author-link=Tony Ortega |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420044729/http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0815%2Ccelebrity%20denounces%20scientology%2C411801%2C2.html/full |archive-date=April 20, 2008 }}</ref> Bunker published a 3-minute portion of the 3-hour interview to YouTube in mid-April 2008,<ref name="friedman416">{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/actor-jason-beghe-scientology-is-brainwashing|title=Actor Jason Beghe: Scientology Is 'Brainwashing'|work=[[Fox News]]|date=April 16, 2008|accessdate=2008-04-16|last=Friedman|first=Roger}}</ref> and in the video Beghe calls Scientology "very dangerous for your spiritual, psychological, mental, emotional health and evolution".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10504428|title='Sex and the City' star's cancer battle, Mills follows McCartney|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|accessdate=2008-04-17|date=April 16, 2008}}</ref> He also comments "I don't have an agenda. I'm just trying to help. I have the luxury of having gotten into Scientology and after having been in it, been out. And that's a perspective that people who are still in and not out do not have."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/hollywood-scientologist-slams-church-190599|title=Hollywood Scientologist slams church: A former friend of Tom Cruise and long-term member of the Church of Scientology has slammed the controversial religion in an online video rant|work=[[Marie Claire]]|accessdate=2008-04-23|date=April 23, 2008|last=Staff
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[[File:Scientology - Jason Beghe Interview Tease.ogv|thumb|Clip of Bunker's interview with [[Jason Beghe]]<br />(April 14, 2008)]]
[[File:Scientology - Jason Beghe Interview Tease.ogv|thumb|Clip of Bunker's interview with [[Jason Beghe]]<br />(April 14, 2008)]]
The video was taken down from YouTube on April 17, 2008 but was reposted by multiple other YouTube users shortly thereafter.<ref name="friedman418">{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,351678,00.html#2|title=Cruise, Travolta: Homo-novis|publisher=Fox News Network, LLC. |work=[[Fox News]]|accessdate=2008-04-18|date=April 18, 2008|last=Friedman|first=Roger}}</ref> By April 18, 2008, at least 45 users had reposted the video interview using their own YouTube accounts.<ref name="schmidt418">{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article3772918.ece|title=Jason Beghe Scientology video removed from YouTube|work=[[The Times|Times Online]]|publisher=entertainment.timesonline.co.uk|accessdate=2008-04-18|date=April 18, 2008|last=Schmidt|first=Veronica}}</ref> Bunker's account was also canceled on April 17, and he believes this was due to copyright issues with a clip from ''[[The Colbert Report]]'' that he had uploaded.<ref name="friedman418" /><ref name="metz">{{cite web|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/24/mark_bunker_you_tube_account_axed/|title=Anti-Scientology crusader vaporized from YouTube: 'Help me, Stephen Colbert. You're my only hope'|work=[[The Register]]|publisher=www.theregister.co.uk|date=April 24, 2008|accessdate=2008-04-24|last=Metz|first=Cade}}</ref> Bunker said that those issues had been resolved, and that YouTube should have given him time to prove that before pulling the Jason Beghe interview.<ref name="friedman418" /> Bunker believes that YouTube removed the Beghe interview after receiving pressure from Scientology.<ref name="friedman418" /> A representative for YouTube told ''Fox News'' "There’s no conspiracy here.", but would not say whether Scientology pressured YouTube to remove the video, saying: "We do not comment on individual videos."<ref name="friedman418" />


Bunker had posted a 3-minute teaser video about the Beghe interview on his YouTube channel, receiving 595,000 views in just four days. But on April 17, 2008, the day before Bunker had planned on posting the full interview, his YouTube account was taken down due to a DMCA claim for an unrelated video. In an uproar over the loss of the channel, 45 of his over 10,000 subscribers reposted the video clip on their own channels by the following day. Bunker established a [[Vimeo]] channel to post the full Beghe interview and by June his YouTube account had been restored after Bunker filed a counter-notification and the original DMCA claimant declined to press charges.<ref>{{multiref2 |1={{cite web|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article3772918.ece|title=Jason Beghe Scientology video removed from YouTube|work=[[The Times|Times Online]]|accessdate=2008-04-18|date=April 18, 2008|last=Schmidt|first=Veronica |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719032022/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article3772918.ece |archive-date=July 19, 2008}} |2={{cite web|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/24/mark_bunker_you_tube_account_axed/|title=Anti-Scientology crusader vaporized from YouTube|work=[[The Register]] |date=April 24, 2008|accessdate=2008-04-24|last=Metz|first=Cade}} |3={{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,351678,00.html#2|title=Cruise, Travolta: Homo-novis |work=[[Fox News]]|accessdate=2008-04-18|date=April 18, 2008|last=Friedman|first=Roger |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080430232201/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,351678,00.html |archive-date=April 30, 2008}} |4={{cite web |url=https://xenutv.wordpress.com/2008/04/ |title=Archive for April 2008 |website=xenutv blog |access-date=May 12, 2023 |first=Mark |last=Bunker}} |5={{cite web |url=https://xenutv.wordpress.com/2008/06/07/back-on-youtube/ |title=Back on YouTube |date=June 8, 2008 |website=xenutv blog |first=Mark |last=Bunker}} }}</ref>
On February 24, 2009, Bunker was arrested while photographing the arrest of another individual who was protesting against Scientology outside of the organization's [[Gold Base]] compound near [[Hemet, California]].<ref name="twoprotesters">{{cite news | last =Glick | first =Julia | title =Two protesters arrested, cited outside Church of Scientology compound | work =The Press-Enterprise | publisher =www.pe.com | date =February 24, 2009 | url =http://www.pe.com/localnews/religion/stories/PE_News_Local_S_base25.4635e68.html | accessdate = 2009-02-25 }}</ref> The protester was also arrested, after Scientology officials had made a [[citizen's arrest]].<ref name="twoprotesters" /> Bunker stated that five protesters had previously walked in front of the Scientology property, and crossed its driveway.<ref name="twoprotesters" /> Police allege that the two individuals arrested were blocking the entrance to the facility, but according to ''[[The Press-Enterprise]]'': "protesters say they were neither trespassing nor blocking the entryway".<ref name="twoprotesters" /> A protester was arrested, and Bunker said that while he was photographing police deputies arrest the individual, he was arrested as well.<ref name="twoprotesters" /> The protesters were released the same day, and the Riverside County District Attorney dropped the case because of insufficient evidence.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_E_protest25.4393933.html | date =April 25, 2009 | first = John|last= Asbury | title = Scientology protesters won't face charges | accessdate = 2009-06-27 | work = The Press-Enterprise |publisher=PE.com }}</ref>


On February 24, 2009, Bunker and another person were cited for trespassing after a [[citizen's arrest]] by Church of Scientology's Catherine Fraser. Bunker was part of a group of five demonstrators walking outside the entrance to Scientology's [[Gold Base]] in Hemet, California following a meeting earlier in the day of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors where protesters and church members debated a proposed anti-picketing ordinance. Two months later, the [[district attorney]] announced charges would not be pursued due to insufficient evidence.<ref>{{multiref2 |1={{cite news | last =Glick | first =Julia | title =Two protesters arrested, cited outside Church of Scientology compound | work =[[The Press-Enterprise]] | date =February 24, 2009 | url =http://www.pe.com/localnews/religion/stories/PE_News_Local_S_base25.4635e68.html | accessdate = 2009-02-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228063552/http://www.pe.com/localnews/religion/stories/PE_News_Local_S_base25.4635e68.html |archive-date=February 28, 2009}} |2={{cite web |url=https://xenutv.wordpress.com/2009/02/24/how-was-your-day/ |title=How was your day? |date=February 24, 2009 |first=Mark |last=Bunker |website=xenutv |access-date=May 13, 2023}} |3={{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P04Dngak38Q |title=Cult protester Mark Bunker arrested without cause by Scientology |date=February 24, 2009 |publisher=Angry Gay Pope |via=YouTube |access-date=May 12, 2023}} |4={{cite news | url =http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_E_protest25.4393933.html | date =April 25, 2009 | first = John|last= Asbury | title = Scientology protesters won't face charges | accessdate = 2009-06-27 | work = [[The Press-Enterprise]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090428161329/http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_E_protest25.4393933.html |archive-date=April 28, 2009}} }}</ref>
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== Clearwater City Council Run ==
== Clearwater City Council ==

On June 21, 2019, Bunker announced that he would be running for Clearwater City Council in the [[2020 Clearwater, Florida municipal elections|March 2020 election]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tampabay.com/clearwater/he-has-publicly-criticized-scientology-for-decades-now-hes-running-for-clearwater-city-council-20190621/|title=He has publicly criticized Scientology for decades. Now he's running for Clearwater City Council.|date=2019-06-21|website=Tampa Bay Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-30}}</ref> Among his campaign issues were demanding accountability and openness from the leaders of the Church of Scientology. His campaign was endorsed by [[Scientology and the Aftermath]] hosts [[Leah Remini]] and [[Mike Rinder]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cltampa.com/news-views/local-news/article/21119972/scientology-critic-leah-remini-endorses-clearwater-city-council-candidate-mark-bunker|title=Scientology critic Leah Remini endorses Clearwater City Council candidate Mark Bunker|website=Creative Loafing: Tampa Bay|language=en|access-date=2020-03-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://q101radio.net/2020/03/04/leah-remini-takes-battle-with-scientology-to-clearwater-political-race/|title=Leah Remini Takes Battle With Scientology to Clearwater Political Race|website=Q101|language=en|access-date=2020-03-18}}</ref> On March 17, 2020, Bunker was elected to the Clearwater City Council.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tampabay.com/news/clearwater/2020/03/17/clearwater-city-council-seat-2-bunker-leads-four-opponents-in-early-results/|title=Clearwater City Council Seat 2: Scientology critic Bunker earns historic win, awaits coronavirus test results|website=Tampa Bay Times|language=en|access-date=2020-03-18}}</ref>
On June 21, 2019, Bunker announced that he would be running for Clearwater City Council in the [[2020 Clearwater, Florida municipal elections|March 2020 election]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tampabay.com/clearwater/he-has-publicly-criticized-scientology-for-decades-now-hes-running-for-clearwater-city-council-20190621/|title=He has publicly criticized Scientology for decades. Now he's running for Clearwater City Council.|date=2019-06-21|website=[[Tampa Bay Times]]|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-30}}</ref> Among his campaign issues were demanding accountability and openness from the leaders of the Church of Scientology. His campaign was endorsed by [[Scientology and the Aftermath]] hosts [[Leah Remini]] and [[Mike Rinder]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cltampa.com/news-views/local-news/article/21119972/scientology-critic-leah-remini-endorses-clearwater-city-council-candidate-mark-bunker|title=Scientology critic Leah Remini endorses Clearwater City Council candidate Mark Bunker|website=[[Creative Loafing]], Tampa Bay|language=en|access-date=2020-03-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/leah-remini-takes-scientology-battle-to-clearwater-political-race/ |title=Leah Remini Takes Battle With Scientology to Clearwater Political Race|website=[[Us Weekly]]|date=March 4, 2020 |language=en|access-date=2023-03-24}}</ref> On March 17, 2020, Bunker was elected to the Clearwater City Council for a four-year term.<ref name="tampabay.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/clearwater/2020/03/17/clearwater-city-council-seat-2-bunker-leads-four-opponents-in-early-results/|title=Clearwater City Council Seat 2: Scientology critic Bunker earns historic win, awaits coronavirus test results|website=[[Tampa Bay Times]]|language=en|access-date=2020-03-18}}</ref> On April 4, 2023 the city council chose Bunker as [[Deputy mayor|vice-mayor]], a position that is rotated amongst the council members.<ref>{{multiref2 |1={{cite web |url=https://patch.com/florida/clearwater/following-mayors-resignation-city-council-discuss-filling-seat |title=Following Mayor's Resignation, City Council To Discuss Filling Seat |date=March 22, 2023 |first=D'Ann Lawrence |last= White |website=[[Patch Media|Patch]] |quote=The vice mayor title in Clearwater is usually rotated among city council members.}} |2={{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O28WL8-W6Ng |time-caption=Time stamp |time=1:42-3:35 |title=Mark Bunker becomes Vice-Mayor of Clearwater at City Council meeting |date=April 4, 2023 |via=YouTube}} }}</ref>

In March, 2024, Bunker lost his bid for re-election to Clearwater City Council, losing to Ryan Cotton.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fink |first=Jenni |date=2024-03-19 |title=Scientology critic issues warning after losing his reelection |url=https://www.newsweek.com/scientology-critic-issues-warning-after-losing-his-reelection-1881104 |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Janelle Irwin |date=2024-03-19 |title=Ryan Cotton ousts anti-Scientology Mark Bunker on Clearwater City Council |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/665719-ryan-cotton-ousts-anti-scientology-mark-bunker-on-clearwater-city-council/ |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=[[Florida Politics]] |language=en-US}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==


Bunker was born on May 23 1956, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.<ref name="imdb">{{cite web |title=Mark Bunker Biography |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4392085/bio |accessdate=15 November 2019 |work=Internet Movie Database}}</ref><ref name="blog">{{cite blog |title=WBM Turns His Camera On |url=https://xenutv.wordpress.com/2008/05/23/wbm-turns-his-camera-on/|accessdate=15 November 2019 |work=Xenu TV WOG Blog |date=23 May 2008}}</ref> He has never been married<ref name="imdb"/>
Bunker was born on May 23, 1956, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.<ref name="imdb">{{cite web |title=Mark Bunker Biography |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4392085/bio |accessdate=15 November 2019 |work=[[IMDb]]}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 02:16, 6 December 2024

Mark Bunker
Portrait of Mark Bunker
Member of the Clearwater City Council
Personal details
Born (1956-05-23) May 23, 1956 (age 68)
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, U.S.
OccupationBroadcast journalist, videographer, documentary filmmaker
Known forCriticism of Scientology
Websitemarkbunker2024.com
YouTube information
Channel
GenreCommentary
Subscribers38K[1]
Total views11M[1]

Mark Bunker, (born May 23, 1956) is an American politician, broadcast journalist, videographer and documentary filmmaker. He won a Regional Emmy Award in 2006 from the Pacific Southwest Emmy Awards division of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.[2][3] In 2020, Bunker was elected city councilman for Clearwater Florida's 2nd district, and was selected as vice-mayor on April 4, 2023.

He is a critic of the Church of Scientology, having previously worked for Bob Minton and the Lisa McPherson Trust, and is the founder of Xenu TV, a website featuring videos and commentary critical of Scientology.

Early career

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Mark Bunker worked in radio in the Midwest. In the mid-1980s, he then moved to Los Angeles to work as a theater actor and as an actor in television commercials.[4] He also worked for a company doing market research for Hollywood studios, and trained as a video editor with KNBC. [4]

Broadcast journalism

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In 2006, Bunker along with KUSI-TV reporter Lena Lewis, won an Emmy Award from the Pacific Southwest Emmy Awards division of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, for a story on border issues in the San Diego, California area.[2][3]

Criticism of Scientology

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Mark Bunker talking to a police officer in Clearwater, Florida

Bunker started Xenu TV in 1999 and moved to Clearwater, Florida, where he produced videos for the Lisa McPherson trust.[5]

In 2001, Mark Bunker and Jeff Jacobsen, a fellow critic of the Church of Scientology, were refused service by businesses operated by Scientologists in Clearwater. Together they filed discrimination complaints with the Pinellas County Office of Human Rights. The Office of Human Rights rejected their complaints, ruling that the church members had not broken any laws in denying them service. Bunker, Jacobson, and other members of the Lisa McPherson Trust saw this as a sign of the escalating control the Church of Scientology held over the town. Ray Arsenault, a University of South Florida professor and then acting president of the Pinellas chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, also viewed the denials as acts of discrimination. "It really is a way of trying to bring pressure to stop them from exercising their First Amendment rights."[6]

Since 2010, Bunker has been producing a feature-length independent documentary film entitled Knowledge Report: Scientology's Spies, Lies, and the Eternity Prize concerning the Church of Scientology.[7] According to Bunker, the planned release date is May 2016.[8] This film is being funded by Bunker himself and through crowdfunding.

Project Chanology

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Mark Bunker addresses hacker group Anonymous
(January 26, 2008)

In 2008, Bunker posted a video to YouTube critical of the Internet-based group "Anonymous" and asked them to tone down their campaign against the Church of Scientology; a movement called "Project Chanology".[9] In the video "Message to Anonymous", Bunker urged the group to work legally and pursue peaceful ways to protest Scientology.[10]

According to NPR's Morning Edition, Bunker has "become a revered voice to many members of Anonymous",[11] and they refer to him as "Wise Beard Man".[12] Anonymous has adopted a slogan referring to Bunker: "Wise Beard Man. His words are wise, his face is beard."[10] The refrain along with a picture of Bunker has become an Internet meme on the website 4chan.[13]

When actor Jason Beghe decided to leave Scientology in 2008, he contacted Andreas Heldal-Lund, founder of Operation Clambake, who convinced him to meet with Bunker. Heldal-Lund and Bunker went to Beghe's house, where Beghe participated in an interview about his experiences as a Scientologist.[14] Bunker published a 3-minute portion of the 3-hour interview to YouTube in mid-April 2008,[15] and in the video Beghe calls Scientology "very dangerous for your spiritual, psychological, mental, emotional health and evolution".[16] He also comments "I don't have an agenda. I'm just trying to help. I have the luxury of having gotten into Scientology and after having been in it, been out. And that's a perspective that people who are still in and not out do not have."[17]

Clip of Bunker's interview with Jason Beghe
(April 14, 2008)

Bunker had posted a 3-minute teaser video about the Beghe interview on his YouTube channel, receiving 595,000 views in just four days. But on April 17, 2008, the day before Bunker had planned on posting the full interview, his YouTube account was taken down due to a DMCA claim for an unrelated video. In an uproar over the loss of the channel, 45 of his over 10,000 subscribers reposted the video clip on their own channels by the following day. Bunker established a Vimeo channel to post the full Beghe interview and by June his YouTube account had been restored after Bunker filed a counter-notification and the original DMCA claimant declined to press charges.[18]

On February 24, 2009, Bunker and another person were cited for trespassing after a citizen's arrest by Church of Scientology's Catherine Fraser. Bunker was part of a group of five demonstrators walking outside the entrance to Scientology's Gold Base in Hemet, California following a meeting earlier in the day of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors where protesters and church members debated a proposed anti-picketing ordinance. Two months later, the district attorney announced charges would not be pursued due to insufficient evidence.[19]

Clearwater City Council

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On June 21, 2019, Bunker announced that he would be running for Clearwater City Council in the March 2020 election.[20] Among his campaign issues were demanding accountability and openness from the leaders of the Church of Scientology. His campaign was endorsed by Scientology and the Aftermath hosts Leah Remini and Mike Rinder.[21][22] On March 17, 2020, Bunker was elected to the Clearwater City Council for a four-year term.[23] On April 4, 2023 the city council chose Bunker as vice-mayor, a position that is rotated amongst the council members.[24]

In March, 2024, Bunker lost his bid for re-election to Clearwater City Council, losing to Ryan Cotton.[25][26]

Personal life

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Bunker was born on May 23, 1956, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.[27]

Awards

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Year Award Organization Work Category Result
2006 Emmy Award Pacific Southwest Emmy Awards Border Special, KUSI Historic/Cultural - Program Feature/Segment Won[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "About Mark Bunker". YouTube.
  2. ^ a b c "Emmy 2006 Recipients - Historic/Cultural - Program Feature/Segment" (PDF). National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Pacific Southwest Chapter. 2006. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 27, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
  3. ^ a b c Whyte, Murray (February 10, 2008). "Scientology Protests - Anons plan 'polite' church protest: Demonstrations - sparked by viral spread of Tom Cruise promo video - planned in 14 countries". Toronto Star. Retrieved April 15, 2008.
  4. ^ a b "The Top 25 People Crippling Scientology, No. 7: Mark Bunker". The Village Voice. September 16, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  5. ^ Lattin, Don (May 15, 2000). "Travolta's Religious Battlefield: Critics say movie bolsters Scientology". San Francisco Chronicle. www.sfgate.com. Retrieved October 28, 2007.
  6. ^ O'Neil, Deborah (September 23, 2001). "Northpinellas: Scientologist merchants can bar critics: A ruling says church opponents are not protected from discrimination and can be refused service". St. Petersburg Times. Archived from the original on November 11, 2001. Retrieved May 14, 2008.
  7. ^ "About the Film : Knowledge Report". Knowledge Report. May 16, 2009. Archived from the original on August 8, 2011.
  8. ^ Ortega, Tony (November 5, 2015). "Hey, Mark Bunker, what's taking that film of yours — 'Knowledge Report' — so long?". The Underground Bunker. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  9. ^ Puzzanghera, Jim (February 4, 2008). "Scientology feud with its critics takes to Internet: Cyber attacks and threats against the church erupt after it asks YouTube to pull Tom Cruise clips". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 5, 2008.
  10. ^ a b Landers, Chris (April 2, 2008). "Feature by Chris Landers: Serious Business". Baltimore City Paper. Archived from the original on June 8, 2008. Retrieved April 16, 2008.
  11. ^ Masters, Kim; Renée Montagne (February 7, 2008). "'Anonymous Wages Attack on Scientologists". Morning Edition: Digital Culture. National Public Radio. Retrieved February 7, 2008.
  12. ^ Ortega, Tony (March 11, 2008). "What to Get L. Ron Hubbard for His Birthday". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on March 15, 2008. Retrieved March 18, 2008.
  13. ^ Davies, Shaun (May 8, 2008). "We've toned down the hate: Anonymous". Nine News. Archived from the original on February 25, 2009. Retrieved May 8, 2008.
  14. ^ Ortega, Tony (April 8, 2008). "Scientology's First Celebrity Defector Reveals Church Secrets". Village Voice. Archived from the original on April 20, 2008. Retrieved April 16, 2008.
  15. ^ Friedman, Roger (April 16, 2008). "Actor Jason Beghe: Scientology Is 'Brainwashing'". Fox News. Retrieved April 16, 2008.
  16. ^ "'Sex and the City' star's cancer battle, Mills follows McCartney". The New Zealand Herald. April 16, 2008. Retrieved April 17, 2008.
  17. ^ Staff (April 23, 2008). "Hollywood Scientologist slams church: A former friend of Tom Cruise and long-term member of the Church of Scientology has slammed the controversial religion in an online video rant". Marie Claire. Retrieved April 23, 2008.
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  20. ^ "He has publicly criticized Scientology for decades. Now he's running for Clearwater City Council". Tampa Bay Times. June 21, 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  21. ^ "Scientology critic Leah Remini endorses Clearwater City Council candidate Mark Bunker". Creative Loafing, Tampa Bay. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  22. ^ "Leah Remini Takes Battle With Scientology to Clearwater Political Race". Us Weekly. March 4, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  23. ^ "Clearwater City Council Seat 2: Scientology critic Bunker earns historic win, awaits coronavirus test results". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
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  25. ^ Fink, Jenni (March 19, 2024). "Scientology critic issues warning after losing his reelection". Newsweek. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  26. ^ Taylor, Janelle Irwin (March 19, 2024). "Ryan Cotton ousts anti-Scientology Mark Bunker on Clearwater City Council". Florida Politics. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  27. ^ "Mark Bunker Biography". IMDb. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
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