A reader sent me an email about Benjamin, confirming much of what I wrote about in my book, A Billion Years. There are some small details added and I appreciate the time they took to send this to me. I am publishing it because it demonstrates the absurd and grotesque lengths scientology goes to keep families apart. Also, some of you may recall that Ben had some form of aggressive skin cancer (you can see the scar tissue under his right eye). He should be made aware of the blood mutation discovered in me as a result of extensive testing, as it can be passed on genetically. Of course, … [Read more...]
Taryn Kelly Rinder
My daughter, Taryn, was born on 22 January 1978. Today she turns 45. I thought I would take the opportunity to reprint the letter addressed to her and her brother at the start of A Billion Years. And also to put some photos of her here. As you may know if you read my book, after I escaped in 2007 my personal belongings were sent to me, without ANY of my photos or anything that memorialized my life in the Sea Org. Since then, scientology has spent inordinate amounts of money creating internet hate sites about me, many focused around my children and ex-wife. They have used some of my photos … [Read more...]
Want to be a Sea Org Parent?
Thanks to Christi Gordon for uncovering some new documents that have not seen the light of day before. This one is a fascinating glimpse into the mindset of the Sea Org with respect to children. The basic gist of this issue from 1982 is this. Sea Org members are supposed to produce 5X what it costs to retain them Babies produce no monetary exchange to the Sea Org Babies cost the Sea Org at least $3000 a year To be able to keep a child in the Sea Org you have to prove that you are providing more than adequate exchange for yourself AND for your child(ren) otherwise you are not … [Read more...]
Joburg Org Getting ‘Em Young
Joburg Org is working overtime to get those old thetans in young bodies back onto the Bridge. Quite possibly these are the only public on service in the org.... There are after all only two students' graphs on the wall. When these courses are delivered in schools or businesses, they are denominated as "secular"... They are exactly the same thing in a scientology org (in this case Jobur) as they are in a Delphi school or a WISE Consulting business. Here is a screenshot from the ABLE website promoting exactly the same book for "secular" use: … [Read more...]
More Wasted Lives
How sad is this? Embarking on a "career" path to nowhere. I assume these are children of scientologist parents -- probably some commenters here know their families. Such a horrific waste. … [Read more...]
Scientology Child Auditors — Child Abuse
Thanks to "10000 OT VIII" we can bring you this. So much to unpack. Former scientologists have often discussed "child auditors" in scientology, and I think some believe it is an exaggeration. This child has already been through the grueling TR's, including TR 0 bullbait -- where you are goaded, teased or intimidated "bullbaited" to react in some fashion whether flinching, laughing, blushing or blinking and then made to do endure the abuse over and over until there is no reaction. Now, this 9 year old child is counseling another child through their traumatic experiences, … [Read more...]
Grooming the “Next Generation” of “Org Execs”
This is how scientologists are groomed from an early age. Indoctrination into the Hubbard "study tech" which teaches you that if something he said doesn't make sense, it is simply because there is a word or symbol you have not understood. According to Valentina Smith, these are the "next generation of org execs". Valentina is one of the Admins on the "Scientology - Perth" Facebook group (where this was posted). As I recall, she is one of the lonely staff of the Perth "ideal org", though I may be mistaken. Scientology increasingly relies on second and third generations to be their "new … [Read more...]