Anti-Scientology crusader and actor Jason Beghe, on trying to get the church's records turned over to him: "One week ago, I contacted The President's Office at The Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre International and asked for their help in getting my folders returned to me. The Press Office artfully refused to directly respond to my request. So, I wrote a letter to David Miscavige but, when I tried to route it to him through the proper Church communication system, it was refused.

"As the Church of Scientology carefully monitors all anti-scientology websites, I am posting the letter here, on xenu.net, to assure that it be received by the C of S. A transcript of the meat of the letter is as follows:"

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Actor Jason Beghe's video rampage against Scientology continues — on Vimeo, not the church-fearing YouTube, which pulled his videos. Learn about Scientology's pricing structure, how to get sucked into the church, and the lucrative business of selling E-Meters.

We thought the Church of Scientology was getting smart about how public relations and the interwebs mix: If you fight a scandal, it will only grow bigger, and online, it grows about 5,000,000X faster than The Blob.

They saw that when Tom Cruise's birthday videos popped up online. They saw that when Anonymous began attacking the church.

And now they're seeing it again with their attempts to silence actor Jason Beghe, whose Scientology-critical video racked up hundreds of thousands of views before the church managed to get YouTube to pull it. If Beghe's story wasn't a media hit to begin with, the attempts to kill it (when it had already been seen by so many) are only fueling the controversy.

Case in point: Videographer Mark Bunker, of XenuTV, who filmed the Beghe video, now has a new talking point:

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Late yesterday, YouTube pulled the anti-Scientology video from actor Jason Beghe, which was posted by videographer Mark Bunker. Naturally, that's sent the legions of ex-Scientologists, who cutely refer to the cult as "Co$," for "Church of $cientology," into a panic, believing the Google-owned YouTube caved to the church's almighty power — and ability to craft a tersely worded letter.

Or maybe YouTube canceled Bunker's account because of previous copyright violations, according to one theory making the rounds. It's not like Beghe's video is gone from the video site; just search for his name and you'll pull up another copy.

But ousting the original certainly becomes easier if the church can point out its publisher's account is also housing copyright-violating material.

The Church of Scientology may be a vindictive cult, but at least they issue refunds.

Actor Jason Beghe – of Cane, Numb3rs, Criminal Minds, CSI, and all the other shows that rip off each others' plotlines – got back the $60-$70,000 he paid toward future study when he finally cut ties with David Miscavige's legion. But now he never gets to talk to a Scientologist ever again. It's policy.

Beghe is, according to gossip Roger Friedman, "the bravest actor in Hollywood" for coming out against Scientology, which he was a member for 14 years and spent about $1 million becoming a senior level "OT5 auditor."

So what's Beghe doing now? Fashioning himself into a video blogger, posting clips to YouTube exposing the church's brainwashing ways and declaring his wish to "meet a motherfucking clear."

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