--- description: In parody following release of scathing HBO documentary "Going Clear." title: Watch 'SNL' Take on Scientology With 'Church of Neurotology' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte2c97aae65eacd61/698786c3cd6848136a09a7f4/snl-scientology.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch _SNL_ Take on Scientology With 'Church of Neurotology'  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Apr 5, 2015 7:58 PM CUT  SNL/NBC  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Apr 5, 2015 7:58 PM CUT The HBO documentary _Going Clear_ got people talking about its allegations against the Church of Scientology when it aired recently. So it’s only natural that _SNL_ weighed in over the weekend. In a music video for the fictional Church of Neurotology, _SNL_ cast members play followers who sing happily about beliefs like the immortality of its leader and “brain machines.” Text added to the video highlights the real-life allegations made in _Going Clear_, suggesting how followers may have left the church and what happened to them afterward. Per _SNL_, some became critics while another “lives in a hospital”—and many are simply “missing.” _Read More_: [_See the First Trailer for Scathing Scientology Documentary_ Going Clear](http://time.com/3716022/first-trailer-scientology-documentary-going-clear/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3771641/snl-scientology-ad/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3771641/snl-scientology-ad/"},"headline":"Watch SNL Take on Scientology With 'Church of Neurotology'","datePublished":"2015-04-05T19:58:26.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T05:42:38.295Z","description":"In parody following release of scathing HBO documentary Going Clear","url":"https://time.com/3771641/snl-scientology-ad/","keywords":["Television"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte2c97aae65eacd61/698786c3cd6848136a09a7f4/snl-scientology.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Justin Worland","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/justin-worland/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte2c97aae65eacd61/698786c3cd6848136a09a7f4/snl-scientology.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"snl-scientology","caption":"","creditText":"SNL/NBC","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3771641/snl-scientology-ad/","name":"Watch SNL Take on Scientology With 'Church of Neurotology'"}}]}] ```