Not a lot of funnies this week, but there are some good ones... Does this entice you? I don't know what it is, but the look on her face scares me. Just a creepy shot. All your questions? How about "these volcanoes didn't exist 75 million years ago?" or "how do you pack a thetan in frozen glycol when it has no physical presence?" or "If all my questions are answered, why do I need to bother with OT V or VII or VIII?" How to get along with others... Unless, of course, they are SP's. Then there is nothing you can do. And this problem is … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2021
Scientology and Cancer by Andy Porter
I have known Andy Porter for many, many years. I had not heard from him in some time. He was somewhat of a legend due to his work opening Russia and many of its former satellites to scientology. Andy spent many years defining the term “pioneer.” He was an unsung hero who did a lot of the REAL work behind the scenes that ended up being glorified in IAS Freedom Medal winner videos and other event presentations. Andy now hails from the northwestern corner of Washington State where he lives with his wife and son. He is an accomplished landscape photographer focused on capturing the beauty … [Read more...]
Episode 59: Listener Questions Part 8
This is a special edition of Listener Questions. Leah and I recorded this when I was in LA recently. As usual, we cover a lot of ground from why any OT would wear glasses and a question about Tom Cruise's bravery to High Crimes and the traits of an SP and even an answer that shocked Leah about something Hubbard claimed about himself. This is a clip of the start of the episode: You can listen to the full episode here: We promised to include certain documents. They are below. High Crimes: This is the list of scientology "High Crimes" … [Read more...]
Become The Best
A new promo piece presents some interesting questions. Scientology is now trying to sell their ads as events that people need to see. This new 3 minute ad for training is a mixture of cartoon characters and real life actors with a twangy soundtrack. As with most of the centrally produced scientology video offerings, it has high production values. It's corny, but well produced corny. What is most interesting about it is the approach they are taking to try to persuade people to train as auditors. It is not to actually AUDIT people up the Bridge. It is to use the training to become a … [Read more...]
Regraded Being
Thursday Funnies
If he is so successful... Maybe he could do a seminar for the staff of Columbus "ideal" org. Because they are failing miserably. So bad in fact that the majority of staff there are imported Sea Org members to try to give the appearance there is a going concern inside their new empty building. The impact we are making in Ohio This event should be done and dusted in 3 seconds or less... that would be an appropriate celebration for their "impact" Valley Unites Well, they will have the old ladies from the OT Committee there. That will be about the extent of … [Read more...]
Scientology Celebrities — Where Are You?
The recent article about Laura Prepon where she announced she had not been in scientology for 5 years made me wonder how many of the other scientology celebrities may be "out." It's pretty common in the scientology world for people to simply stop participating, without making any big announcement. There is even a term for it these days: "under the radar." It spares the person the harassment that comes from declaring you are done, and in many instances the loss of friends and family or jobs. Laura Prepon hadn't made public statements about scientology for many years. But … [Read more...]
Episode 58: Nicole Norton & Becky Lovell Inside RA MA and Guru Jagat
Nicole Norton and Becky Lovell are whistleblowers, exposing the abuses of the RA MA Institute for Applied Yogic Science and Technology and its leader Guru Jagat (Katie Griggs). The stories of abuse, money motivation and a culture of worship of the guru are reminiscent of scientology and so many other high control organizations. Becky and Nicole reached out to us to tell their stories after watching The Aftermath. We had planned to do this show for some time, but scheduling issues delayed it. In the meantime, Katie Griggs died of a pulmonary embolism following surgery on her … [Read more...]
Scientology, Christianity and the IRS
Reiterating something I have covered before on this Sunday morning. The idea that you can be a scientologist and a Christian is a lie, yet scientologists claim this all the time to try to appear "normal" or "non-threatening." You can see from the official IRS publication above listing the criteria the IRS uses to determine whether an organization qualifies for tax exempt status as a religious organization, that one of them is: Membership not associated with any other church or denomination During the quest to obtain exemption, scientology explained things to the IRS like … [Read more...]
How to Support Aaron Smith-Levin for Clearwater City Council
Now that the campaign season is officially here, Aaron has a website: aaronforclearwater.com You can reach out to him to assist, and there is a page where you can donate to support his campaign. If you did not read this, here is my recent post Aaron Smith-Levin for Clearwater City Council … [Read more...]