This promo piece prompted me to re-emphasize something I have said many times in the past. The idea that scientology is "clearing the planet" is a farce. The two most populous nations on earth -- India and China -- do not have a SINGLE scientology org between them. They are not making ANY Clears, and don't even have the ability to do so. Recently, India with 1.417 billion inhabitants, overtook China (1.412 billion) -- between them they account for 35% of the earth's 7.95 billion people. If you add Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Russia, Bangladesh, Nigeria and Egypt -- all … [Read more...]
L. Ron Hubbard: My Philosophy
I recently did a post about “What Is Greatness” (L. Ron Hubbard -- Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde?). This is a follow up with another of Hubbard's "PR" pieces intended to make him sound magnanimous and benign. These are the two pillars of the Hubbard myth. If you read My Philosophy without blindly accepting what he has to say, it is apparent that his philosophy is to tell a whole lot of lies. I'm not going to document each of the lies with the factual citations — just make note of the most egregious ones in he recounting of "hi philosophy." If you want to know the truth read Barefaced Messiah by … [Read more...]
Become “Superhuman”
For many years, the German Government have cited the fact that scientology wants to create "superhumans" as a major concern and threat to their constitution based on the history of Nazis plans for a "master race" consisting of Übermensch. (From Wikipedia: The term Übermensch was used frequently by Hitler and the Nazi regime to describe their idea of a biologically superior Aryan or Germanic master race; a racial version of Nietzsche's Übermensch became a philosophical foundation for Nazi ideas. The Nazi notion of the master race also spawned the idea of "inferior humans" (Untermensche … [Read more...]
Safe in Wake of Hurricane Helene
A lot of friends have checked in on us in the wake of the hurricane that passed by yesterday. Fortunately we survived unscathed. Lots of fallen branches and we lost power and don’t know when it will be restored making for a warm house, no internet or ability to cook. But those are minor discomforts in the overall scheme of things and certainly insignificant compared to the losses of so many others. Thank you all for your thoughts and support as always. The Rinder Family … [Read more...]
Thursday Funnies
The Chan Man is back He is playing football for freedom now? I suspect he is not very good... But there is a free dinner. So maybe some hungry people will come. I get invitations like this all the time -- free dinner and we get to pitch you on our MLM scheme, Time Share, investment planning options or funeral service... Oh-oh... No confidence all those OT VII and Superpowered people aren't going to be able to keep the place safe even though the predictions are that it will NOT hit Tampa Bay? And why move it to the Mission and charge an entrance fee and not offer food? … [Read more...]
Freewinds Failure
I recently did a post How Desperate is the Freewinds? after a promo piece came in offering a $750 "wedding package" on board. I noted that the reason for the Freewinds existing at all was for the delivery of OT VIII -- which supposedly needed to be done "off the crossroads of the world." This was what Miscavige told the public -- who would have much preferred it be delivered at Flag which would not require a second trip to a different org in another part of the world once they completed SNOTs. Funny, yesterday I came across this from a fairly recent edition of Source magazine. As anyone … [Read more...]
L. Ron Hubbard — Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde?
Hubbard churned out thousands of writings -- books, magazine articles, policy letters, technical bulletins etc. I have often noted that if something Hubbard said is inconvenient to the current circumstance, you can probably find something else he said that is contradictory and will suit the current need. There are a few writings of Hubbard that were pure self-promotional propaganda. His statement: "the work was free, keep it so" comes to mind, ha ha ha. NOTHING is free in scientology. But perhaps the most blatant of all is his essay "What is Greatness?" It is used by … [Read more...]
More Miscavige Brown-nosing
These self-promotion tweets are so desperate. Miscavige is pleading: "please everyone, don't think I am a bad man. Look what these other people [sheeple caught in the scientology mind prison] say about me. The bad stuff is all lies, made up by people who want to destroy me." How can he not be embarrassed to put this foolishness out into the world? It’s hard to imagine until you remember, sociopaths have no conscience. They don't feel shame or guilt or embarrassment. They will tell the world how wonderful, kind, smart, brave, superior etc etc they are without a second thought. They b … [Read more...]
Scientology’s War on Marijuana
I recently noted the bizarre scientology stance on marijuana that is contrary to Hubbard's pronouncements in Dianetics that marijuana is less harmful than alcohol. The exact passage from Dianetics comparing marijuana and other drugs to alcohol: Scientology would not dream of running campaigns to educate the world on the "dangers of alcohol" and seek to have it have it deemed illegal like old time prohibitionists. Yet, here they are, holding an event in the Ft Harrison ballroom -- the "Mecca of Tehnical Perfection" and most "on-Source" org on earth that flies in the face … [Read more...]
David Minkoff: “One of the Greatest Doctor on the Planet”
As any scientology watcher knows, David Minkoff has a less than stellar record as a doctor, though he has certainly distinguished himself in his efforts to comply with the wishes of scientology, even though it has gotten him into some deep hot water. He will always be remembered by those outside the bubble as the doctor who "took care" of Lisa McPherson and ultimately pronounced her dead when she was driven 45 minutes to him at a hospital in New Port Richey rather than to Morton Plant just 5 minute down the road. He had earlier prescribed valium and chloral hydrate without seeing Lisa … [Read more...]
Thursday Funnies
Information gotten nowhere else... Flag miracles in Mary Jo's backyard Walking on water across the swimming pool? Turning one hot dog bun into a feast for all attendees? They finally got one... Well on the way to Clearing their zone now. One Clear a year will get them there in… never. They got one too! A cause for great celebration. How many of these staff are SO members? They're not close to St Hill size. Highest what? At least they're not all old people. But sad they are young people wasting their lives... Kiddie C … [Read more...]
An Event You Don’t Want to Miss
Scientology advertises every event as "epic," "monumental" etc etc and every one of them is something nobody can afford to miss. But this one stands out. "In support of the Gothenburg ideal org" it promises to be memorable if only for the choice of title. It is also interesting as there is not a peep about the "ideal org" in Stockholm -- which should be where the effort to build a second ideal org (after Malmo) is directed -- the capital, cultural center and largest city in Sweden. But back to the "Have You Lived Before This Life" event. There used to be a book of that title published … [Read more...]
How Desperate is The Freewinds?
The history of the Freewinds has been relegated to the “we don’t talk about that” category like Mary Sue Hubbard, where’s Shelly? what Briefing Course? And so many other inconveniences we don't talk about any more. The Freewinds was purchased for ONE reason. To make the delivery of OT VIII possible. That is what David Miscavige told the scientology sheeple. It required a location "off the crossroads of the world" which is the reason the Freewinds exists. Had to be a big ship to accommodate all the people who would bf flooding up to the top of the Btidge. Delivering it at Flag just wasn’t an … [Read more...]
I Would Follow David Miscavige Anywhere
Lizzie (daughter of David and Sheila Gaiman, sister to Neil Gaiman) is a hard-core scientology true believer. Miscavige must really be feeling the heat -- re-airing the "Turning Point" 1993 IRS event video all over the world and churning out things like this from from his "Leader of the Scientology Religion" X account. Caught inside the bubble of his own adulation, he does not even recognize how incredibly culty a statement like this is. "I would follow David Miscavige absolutely anywhere to the end of the world." Jim Jones? David Koresh? Marshall Applewhite? Ring any bells? … [Read more...]
Scientology Fair Game: Intelligence Operations to Frame “Enemies”
This is the second post concerning the Guardian Office drills sent to me by a dear friend. The first is Scientology Fair Game: Hate/Love & Valuable/Protect. As with the previous post, I begin with the Hubbard directive, again written on 28 March 1972. This one is titled Intelligence Principles. I have highlighted key passages. Confidential INTELLIGENCE PRINCIPLES When Intelligence fails it becomes a PR matter. When PR fails it becomes a Legal matter. When Legal loses or declines it becomes an LRH matter. It will be found … [Read more...]