I want to give a plug to my old and dear friend Jefferson Hawkins who has started this group in Portland OR for former scientologists.
Jeff has some others working together with him on this, but he is the “name” and I encourage anyone in the Portland area to connect up with them. Head over on February 25 to meet up with some really good people.
Perhaps this is something that could be done in other cities too. Sort of an adjunct to The Aftermath Foundation.
Thanks Jeff, for this and so much else you have done. You are voice of reason, intelligence and compassion.
Thanks for putting this together! Wishing all the best for this group, and continued healing for all!
Much needed
How lovely! I wish I could attend. Such a wonderful, helpful plan. And the venue looks so homey and cozy too. Thank you, Jeff Hawkins for doing this.
I agree. This is wonderful. I live in New York. I would attend if there was one here for sure. This blog has been my only support group. It helps me greatly. Thank you Mike and and everyone who is doing something about it.
This is great and there should be more. Unfortunately Hubbard effects people so much they never want to try or trust psychology or any type therapy. So groups like this could be a great alternative.
Nice. Really good.
For ex-LDS members there are lots of groups where people find community and/or someone to talk to. There even is a website where you can find a group near you.
https://www.mormonspectrum.org/msip-map-directory
(Of course the exmormon community is WAAAY bigger than the ex-COS community.)
What a great idea, Jefferson Hawkins.
I would be very concerned, however, with scientologists infiltrating and disrupting your meetings. There is nothing a scientologist won’t do to corrupt anything decent, productive and helpful–all in the name of L. Ron Hubbard (and, for that matter, Mr. Mickiewicz).
Given the total number of victims in the cult today, there are just not enough to make any kind of serious disruption. How much of a disruption could 3 people make? It might have been different in the 1970s. But today’s cult is a very different cult than it was in 1970s. This cult is on their last legs. In fact, many have sold their legs, their blood and their kidneys to get money to give the cult. I was once in a Blood Drive Center and some cult victim came in and wanted to know how much money we would give him for his liver. We explained that you can donate a kidney because you have two and can live on one. But if you donate your liver, it is “Lights Out, Charlie. Time to join the Fat Con Man!”
Why do they need money today when they are going to live for another billion years? How important can today actually be? It’s eternity that matters, don’t you know!
In addition, they have spent all their money and begged, borrowed and stolen all they could to give to the cult. How they gonna afford any gas to get to the meeting?
I think they would be stuck in their rut and could never get there unless they walked.
I think they would be easily found and shamed if they did.
My hunch is that any current COS member would have more to “risk” by attending than anything they could do to negatively impact a support group. Just thinking aloud…
what a wonderful idea.
I would like to suggest something that may help people who do not live in Portland or are somewhat disabled or cannot get to the Portland meeting in person for any number of reasons. Personally, I will be at home worshipping Aquamarine and so I will be unable to attend in person.
But I suggest you look into using some technology like ZOOM or SKYPE or something else that would enable people who can’t get to the live meeting to attend remotely. For people who are truly interested, this would be better than not attending the meeting at all.
Perhaps some people might even consider having live meetings in their cities that are co-incident with your meeting so that people would not be prevented from attending for geographical or health resons.
Good ideas, Howie. Zoom, Skype, etc. Especially since, like you, countless others will also be at home worshipping me.
To: Howie Spinner
From: David Miscavige COB RTC
Re: worshipping Aquamarine
How can you sink to such a low level? Worshipping that disgusting SP ho rather than a theta awesome personality such as myself?
You need to get your priorities straight.
ML,
Dave.
To: David Miscavige COB RTC
From: Alcoboy
Re: recent comm particle.
You cannot be serious.
YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS!
YOU CALLED AQUAMARINE A HO?
AND YOU WANT HOWIE SPINNER TO WORSHIP YOU?
AQUAMARINE IS MORE WORTHY OF WORSHIP AND ADORATION THAN YOUR SO-CALLED THETA PERSONA!
Call Aquamarine a ho one more time and I will send process servers after your ass.
YOU have been warned this time.
No love at all,
Alcoboy.
To: Alcoboy
From: David Miscavige COB RTC
Re: recent comm particle
You have to find me first, SP!
Aquamarine is a ho.
ML,
Dave.
To: David Miscavige COB RTC
From: Alcoboy
Re: process servers.
That’s it. I’m making the call now.
Your ass is going to the witness stand.
As for your whereabouts, I will tell them to case Clearwater, FL, Hemet, CA and anyplace where one of your supposed “Ideal Orgs” is having a grand opening.
They’ll get you at some point.
No love at all,
Alcoboy.
Boy oh Boy, Alcoboy!
Now you’ve done it! You wanted to see me angry? Well, you got it buddy! Now I’m angry!
Real angry! Real Real angry! Tommy Davis angry! Angry enough to eat a BLT! Dammit!
Who called Aquamarine a Ho? Did you intimate that I called her a Ho? I never did any sech a thing! And anyone who says I did is a G.D. Liar.
Oh boy! I’m real angry now and I won’t get over it until this cult collapses into a pile or rubble. After all, when you let bullshit stand out in the sun for a few days, it turns into dust and then collapses back into the bullshit it always was.
To: David Miscavige COB RTC
From: Alcoboy
Re: above comm particle
Have the process servers found you yet?
No love at all,
Alcoboy
Hey Alcoboy, don’t forget to have the process servers check all the rat holes in those areas also.
Hey Alcoboy, don’t forget to have the process servers check any rat holes in the buildings, because you know King Rat is tiny enough to crawl into one.
With room to spare!