The latest edition of Impact magazine, the propaganda and fundraising rag of the IAS is devoted almost exclusively to the “Volunteer Ministers” and the “massive” international relief efforts they engage in “thanks to the IAS.”
Of course, those who are not blinded by KoolAid know this is a scam, that virtually NO money is spent on any of these things, and in fact the “relief efforts” are miniscule. Always just enough to get a photo or video or a person or two, and then everyone loses interest and moves onto the next fundraising effort. Nobody hears anything about the Philippines or Vanatau any longer, they are yesterday’s news.
Recently there was a massive earthquake in Nepal. Within 12 hours, the money grubbing began. See below.
Hello,
Yesterday an earthquake with a magnitude 6.7 occurred near Kathmandu in Nepal.
The death toll has now gone up to over 2,300. The resque services have started.
We do know that SOMETHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT, and that we are doing something about it.
In order to bring effective help the IAS has just approved a grant which will cover VM actions including 14 Los Topos members who are a very well known and very effective earthquake rescue team.
We need your help. The whole resque operation needs to be funded within the next 5 days. This will be one of the biggest resque operations we’ve done recently. So we need your donations to the IAS.
Think big, and think about those who are currently in need of your help.
Following is a call for help from Bijay Babu, a young Scientologist in Kathmandu:
“Me and my family are safe,but helpless hands are raised asking help..sounds inside from broken walls are asking our help. So time has come to serve for humanity.
Sir Its 1:15 am here and I am writing you from ground where its raining and we are getting some shake again and again..from morning to till now earth have shake about 60 times.
Hope to hear you”
Do your donation on www.iasmembership.org/uk in the comment box write: I HELP UK – NEPAL EARTHQUAKE.
We count on you. Bijay and his family, and the many people from Nepal are counting on you.
Let me know what you did.
ml, Ann
The question this brings to mind is: How does someone have time under the circumstances to beg for money, rather than ORGANIZING the thousands of VMs who should have been mobilizing?
The latest IAS mag was published BEFORE the Nepal disaster. The pitch throughout the mag is that “we are able to do the good work and instantly mobilize relief efforts thanks to your donations to the IAS” — and a lot of super hype about the number if disasters around the world and how the VMs are a “massive relief force.”
This is a headline from the lead article which starts with a two page spread showing a tornado (as we have earlier documented, when tornadoes struck Oklahoma and Kansas and other areas last year, about 10 VM’s showed up) “INTO THE FACE OF ADVERSITY”
It does not say ANYWHERE in the Impact mag — “when a disaster strikes, BEFORE we can do anything, we have to raise funds.” Surely with a BILLION+ DOLLARS available, they don’t need to beg for more money before they DO ANYTHING to help in the wake of a disaster.
But of course, the “disaster capitalism” begging has been relentless since then.
Here are just a couple of recent examples from MANY that have been sent to me. The deluge of demands for dollars has been relentless.
VMs in Nepal – Update
Nearly 100 VMs are now in Nepal helping to rescue people as well as bringing them food, mats, etc…
Over the last few days three VM groups have been dispatched by UN Kathmandu HQ to outlying districts where there was hope there were still survivors. One group was attached to a Canadian K-9 corps called CASDDA (Canadian Search and Disaster Dogs Association). Another was the Los Topos team from Mexico. All the teams were headed to villages four hours out from Kathmandu.
VMs and Los Topos and other Rescue Organizations in the UN HQ in Nepal
Los Topos in a remote village carefully digging under the rubble in search for survivors.
Foodbags being delivered to the people in remote areas.
Get the full report on blog.volunteerministers.org
We still need experienced Volunteer Ministers and people with medical training: doctors, nurses, paramedics, etc… to go and help. The amount of injured people hugely outnumbers the amount of medical personnel on the ground. So our 100 VMs out there including medics, is not enough. we need at least 300 people.
If you can go let me know on ihelpuk@ihelp.org
We still need your donations for the Nepal fund. Go to www.iasmembership.org/uk and do your donation today. Write in the comment box: for Nepal. Please do think big. Those people need your help.
ml, Ann
You see a grand total of TWO VM’s in these shots. (BTW, though they imply otherwise, Los Topos are NOT VM’s — they are a Mexican search and rescue team that has WORKED WITH VM’s in the past — coincidentally, Tony Ortega reports this morning about the fate of a Mexican journalist who joined the Topos in Nepal, only to be stranded there because there was no round trip ticket).
No VM’s at all shown in this piece, but plenty of “merchant of chaos” style horror facts…
They flew in 20 people, “including 16 members of Los Topos.” Who knows what this really means. Maybe they did pay to fly 16 Los Topos people (with one way tickets?) and 4 “other” VM’s to Nepal. But compared to the horrifying state of affairs they present at the outset, this reads like some sort of joke… Seriously, 20 people?
And of course, the REAL reason for this is a pitch for money. And you note they are VERY careful. They say “raise your status” rather than “give money to help Nepal” because if they solicited directly for Nepal then someone that gave money SPECIFICALLY for that purpose may be able to cause them problems in the future if they believe their money was NOT spent on Nepal. They stopped that sort of “direct” fundraising. But certainly the implication is that money you give to the IAS today is going to be spent to help in Nepal. The IHELP UK lady apparently isn’t quite sophisticated enough to understand this and just says what is REALLY happening.
But hold on a second, there is something very odd about this.
If you will recall the tsunami that struck eastern India a few years ago you will probably recall the hype that surrounded the fact that the VMs who flew in ‘trained X thousand NEW Volunteer Ministers” in India at the time. If I could be bothered I would go back and look it up. But rest assured it was in the thousands if not tens of thousands.
And those thousands of “trained VM’s” in India are no doubt counted in the “largest private relief force on earth” “stat.”
If they are all in Eastern India, the ONLY thing needed to get them to Nepal would be transportation. But in fact, scientology is incapable of “mobilizing” any relief force for two reasons:
1. There is no relief force in the first place
2. They won’t spend any money even if there was
These pleas for money and their magazines and “promotional” pieces are worse than the “merchants of chaos” they rail against. At least the media only tries to get you to buy their newspaper or magazine. These guys spread the bad news to try and convince you to give them ALL your money.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words.
And this is picture that says it ALL about the REALITY of the “largest private relief force on earth.”
This photo was taken THIS WEEK.
This is the “ideal” Pasadena Org “VM van.” The “soon to be SH size” “ideal org” in the “largest concentration of scientologists on earth.”
Located in a parking lot 5 miles from the org, the flat tire says it all. Ready to “mobilize” at a moment’s notice…
The VM’s of Pasadena stand ready as shining examples of the largest private relief force on earth.
Very true, Mike. Though the Topos are good guys – truly skilled at saving lives. I’ve worked with them on a few occasions. And yes, they are not VMs or Scn’s (except for Alex, who is SO in Mexico). The IAS pays to send them out because they create better PR than the VMs (and actually save lives), and they make it easier to get the VMs in the door for subsequent photo ops.
Thanks for the info. Makes perfect sense. I am sure they are really good people. As are the individual VM’s. I don’t care what color shirt they wear, anyone that sacrifices their own comfort and well-being to go and help others in times of need (even if that “help” they provide may not be what is needed even if they believe it is) is by definition a good person. It is the hypocrisy of using these people as photo ops and for fundraising and leaving them stranded without support that is so abhorrent.
New ex chiming in for 1st time. Just a side note if I may. I was walking past the Super Power building today and there were a few scientologists standing around and there was this one young beautiful young lady, couldn’t have been over 25, standing off by herself. Our eyes caught each others for a moment and her look of forlorn desperation just killed me. Just a child really starting off her life, what a tragedy. Miscavige must be brought to justice.
Report the scam. Even though the money is being sent to IAS, if the comment line includes that “I Help UK – Nepal Earthquake” statement those funds have to be used for that purpose, and nothing else.
If you believe the money is going elsewhere, e.g., IAS’s coffers, make a report to the IRS using IRS Form 13909 Complaint Form. You do not have to be a US citizen to do this.
The form is available at http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f13909.pdf
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The IRS info on IAS is:
EIN: 980136012
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCIENTOLOGISTS
% SAINT HILL MANOR
SUSSEX RH194JY ENGLAND
Even though IAS is based in the UK, they have an IRS EIN because they operate in the USofA.
and
EIN: 980136014
FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL MEMBERSHIP SERVICES ADMINISTRATIONS
4751 FOUNTAIN AVE LOS ANGELES CA 90029-1712
How remarkably disgusting. That sounds more like David Miscavige than a “young scientologist in Kathmandu.” Any coincidence? Even if it is authentic that would make it even worse! They’re exploiting his situation for more money into DM’s pocket!
Btw!! This was the original letter for help by Mr. Bijay…:)
Dear Sir,
Thank you for your concern.
Situation here is more critical all hospitals are full of
patients and dead bodies over there, so terrible horrible condition in all Hospitals.Our group have started as a volunteers in different areas.
Not only Katmandu but most part of its neighboring places
are also affected by this earthquake. In news we are hearing
there is not a single houses are remaining in some places.
But we are inside Katmandu valley,so haven’t seen any
conditions in other places than in Katmandu. Katmandu is valley and is capital of Nepal.
Sir as I heard to Secretary of Ministry of Economic,he was
telling only problem we have to face is resources but not
money as being poor country many countries are showing their help towards us. India have sent about 10 helicopters for rescue along with team of 50 doctors and food and tons and tons of Medicine and Pakistan and China along with US AID is probably sending rescue team and food and other help so hope food water problem will not exist if Earthquake will not continue as it is not stopping till now.
Next thing we are doing our best from our sides to serve those who have directly affected by this . Sir as time have cometo serve our humanity, your thoughts will work as a support to my team and as we are trying to get in contact with Binod also to continue our work to Serve our mankind.
ARC
Bijay
When Scientology lies about helping out victims of natural disasters they are actually stealing money from those they profess to help.
That is right! And when they take money donated to Narconon and stash it in Sea Org Reserves account, they are stealing money from charity and the children that money was meant to help. And they did it, they did it for years. Why do you think they are pulling in all of lawsuits now for Narconon and out P.R.? Because their hands are squeaky clean? Because they have been so highly beneficial? Because they have made so many friends? Because people admire and respect them?
Testimony:
“Laurie Zurn D/ED ABLE Int — “Spent her whole career working in ABLE (Association for Better Living and Education) and SOCO before that (Social Betterment Corporation — part of the old Guardian’s Office). Have no idea what she was doing at Int as she never worked there while I was there. She was in ABLE Int in LA as the second in command (D/Executive Director ABLE International). When I was the WDC ABLE, I once sat in an all-day meeting with Laurie, Simon Hogarth (the ED ABLE Int at the time), the DSA ABLE Int, Lyman Spurlock (Corporate Coordinator CSI) and two church attorneys (Monique Yingling and Tim Bowles). Legally, the ABLE sector was not supposed to be sending money into the Sea Org reserve accounts, but it was, and the tax attorneys were trying to figure out a solution. I had made a proposal on how to organize the sector based on the attorney’s advice, which would have meant that the funds that had been going to Int Reserves would get rerouted to the social betterment programs themselves, instead. This didn’t fly with Miscavige, who said that it’s up to legal to find a way to set things up the way we (church management) want it, not the other way around. My proposal was therefore rejected and I was removed from post, restricted to the property and once again assigned to berthing out by the swamp. ”
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2012/08/scientology_concentration_camp_the_hole.php
FRAUD and EMBEZZLEMENT.
David Miscavige management style is mirror image of North Korea.
Down to the Lies and boasting non existent of help.
The IAS will sooner or later stub it’s toe on our American legal system. Having very bad or very good PR is important in our judicial system. Justice is NOT blind. It reads….
While we are a country of laws, we are also American/English/Austrailan/South Africans/ that have a sense of what is right and what is wrong
Miscavige hides behind those laws while he is being very, very bad to mothers, fathers and their children. In fact, he is the type of person that we make NEW laws to protect ourselves..
After he is caught misusing this slush fund of tax payer subsidized money, Miscavige’s legal budget will go into hyper drive.
Whales will be harpooned. But there is not enough blubber on this planet to save him.
Pigs get fat. But hogs get slaughtered.
And whales get harpooned.
I’m so looking forward to five years from now. What will the dawn of AD 70 bring? What will be the state of the Ideal Morgues? Where will be He Who Must Not Be Named, The Pope of Scientology, Chairman of the Board Religious Technology Center, Mr. David Miscavige?
Bulgravia? Cirrhosis? Or strong and deviously devilish as ever???
Frankly, I’m surprised it’s lasted 65 years.
Happy Book One Day, yesterday, May 9th. FWIW.
And Happy Mother’s Day! I’m wishing all you Moms (and Dads and brothers and sisters) with kids in the SO, and all you kids with Moms (and Dads and brothers and sisters) in the SO, a happy reunion. May it happen. Soonest.
Jamie is holding a special Tourette’s Without Regrets
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/L-Ron-Hubbards-Great-Grandson-Targets-Scientology-at-Tourettes-Without-Regrets-Game-Show-302452301.html
They do perform rescue services. They work very hard 24 hours a day to rescue all those poor dollars caught in wallets and trapped in bank vaults.
It looks like the VM in the first photo is dressed for the occasion with a camera on a strap over his shoulder.
I made a YouTube Video on the FRAUD of so called “Volunteer Ministers”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vofCT3LQef4
Flat tire, and no licenseplate. I dont know the rules in usa, but here you loose your plates if you dont pay your insurance and/or roadtax
One of the rules, at least in the State of California, is that vehicles must have both a back and a front plate. This vehicle would be pulled over and ticketed without that front plate.
You do not have to have insurance if the vehicle is not driven on public roads. As for the vehicle registration (tax), you can register it as non-operational and only have to pay a small fee. But if you have it registered that way and you drive it on a public road, your ass is grass as we say here in Fabulous Oakland.
Judging by the derelict condition of the VM van, I would guess it hasn’t been driven in some time. No way to tell if it’s insured though, but I wonder if the Pasadena Ideal Org could even afford to insure that thing, what with the lack of toilet paper in the loos!
Oh I hate this group more and more every day.
It is just so hard to believe they are getting away with it.
As a side note, I’ve did get the Form 13909 Tax-Exempt Organization Complaint (Referral) Forms complete last week starting with the Church of Scientology International. Thanks to Jeffrey Augustine’s Scientology Money Project website – all of the details are there if you need to find out how you can help GET THEIR CLOAK OF A RELIGIOUS MOVEMENT removed.
I plan to get 2 done this week. I’ll be upstat and keep all 5 of my cards (Chow, Berthing, Liberty, Pay… what was the last one?? Medical??) From the Int Base. I hope I can get my CSW approved to take my 1 of 2 Saturday’s off every month. (JK)
Apropos of nothing, I found this truly strange book on Amazon today: http://www.amazon.com/Super-Power-Craig-McManama-ebook/dp/B00AS2CG84/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1431291293&sr=1-1&keywords=super+power+scientology#reader_B00AS2CG84. It is written by a Mormon who must have taken a WISE course on the conditions at one time and he has related them to the Book of Mormon. Truly bizarre.
The title of the book is Super Power.
Deluded Scientologists buy into the Tom Cruise “We are the only ones who can help” narrative.
The reality that non-Scientologist “wogs” are busy saving lives, while Scientologists are posing for the cameras is too painful to consider.
reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/ms_support_300415.pdf
The largest relief force on the planet needs to go rescue and aid the Sea Org staff. No dental medical or health,living one day at time, homeless, working for their bed at night. One day at a time. Not knowing on a daily basis if they can go back to that bed in case a CMO staffer loses his temper. In case they are thrown out on the street with minutes notice. Worked to death on slave wages. Many have had their passports TAKEN AWAY FROM THEM even though passports are the property of U.S.Gov. Why aren’t the VM’s giving aid to these people? How are they in any better condition than the displaced in Nepal?
Excellent point Oracle
Slave labor is a “solution” for any organization that cannot survive by delivering honest products to the public in exchange for money… If they paid just $10 per hour, Scientology would NEVER make the ranks of even the bankrupt Yugo automobile company…
The slaves are promised a dream in exchange for their free labor. But when they realize the dream is not delivered, it is too late.
That is why we have a government to protect us with an ample supply of orange jump suits. Midget sized suits too…
“in case a CMO staffer loses his temper.”
lol, in most cases with those CMO staffers it would be “loses her temper.” I always referred to the CMO as “the screaming teenaged girls.”
It’s a total crock that the “largest relief force in the world” has to raise funds for this disaster. Real relief agencies don’t always explain it, but what they do is raise funds to be used for the next disaster down the road. That enables them to have stockpiled supplies and funds ready to move people and supplies right away.
For example, ShelterBox already had some ShelterBoxes in Nepal before the earthquake and more ready to go at depots. http://www.shelterboxcanada.org/news.php?id=1597 Other NGO aid groups work the same way.
With the VMs, most of the funds raised will disappear into the IAS. Next disaster, the VM suckers will have to pay most of their own way while another round of mystery fund-raising happens.
You guys have got this all wrong! Their regging money to clear the planet. No matter how they have to lie to get it; after all its for your own good anyway.
Be sure to let the Canadian rescue team know that these fucking Scientology criminals are using them to swindle money from people, dragging their good name down in to the toilet with them. Message them on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/casdda
Send them email: casdda@hotmail.com
All search and rescue teams were asked by the Nepal government to leave a week ago. The Canadian Search and Disaster Dogs Association team returned home to Edmonton, Alberta on Friday.
The only people who are supposed to be in the area are relief workers now — taking PR selfies and handing out food and water brought in by other groups isn’t relief work, and the Nepalese can hand out supplies by themselves, thanks bye.
I cannot think of another slimy organization in the history of humanity that jumped on every large human catastrophe for the sole purpose showing their members they were doing something humanitarian but in fact they were conning their members to get more money from them..
Koolaid drinkers might be buying this con but no one else is buying it…The anger among people who actually do charitable work will continue to grow…. This really, really bad PR. Miscavige has got to know by now that NO public figure can associate their name with Scientology because they will be jeered and ridiculed by the general public. Even Scientology missions and Org body routers do not mention the word Scientology anymore…
I would like to see the Churches books and David Miscaviges secret books with PIN numbers.
One group was attached to a Canadian K-9 corps called CASDDA (Canadian Search and Disaster Dogs Association).There are special tweezers for removing ticks — those might work.
Anyone want to bet that if asked about the VMs, CASDDA would either say “Who?” or “Oh. Them.“?
Service to the world at large has always been a photo op for Scientology. The motive has always been to make more Scientologists (money).
The motive has never been pure service based on love and selfless service. There is always a selfish motive in Scientology “service” to the world.
I think this sentiment is an extension of Ron’s way of seeing and doing.
The true power in love and giving expects no return.
To do good and expect a return is called business, not religion.
“Love knows no business”
Swami Satchitananda
Happy Mothers Day to all the Moms here.
For those whose kids are with you, cherish them. For those who are disconnected this holiday, keep the faith and know that you have so much support and love out here.
Until they all come home, we are here.
You are reading it wrong. IAS volunteers are needed. We need you to donate and be a at least a patron of the IAS AND need you to volunteer to go and get your picture taken on your own dime.
Just what every disaster scene needs, questionable ‘massages’ and ‘Way to Happiness’ booklets. The Los Topos resque squad looks a little like a boy scout troop with no leader. I wonder how much ‘commission’ those who ran the ‘fund raiser’ received? All in all, they used more resources than they brought and did very little good.
Making money off the backs of the desperate. Truly despicable. Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers, especially those that have been disconnected due to Scientology. You deserve better.
Why do they need ‘medical professionals’? Didn’t Tom Cruise say they were the ONLY ones who could help?
If I was rescued after being stuck under a ton of rubble, I know the last thing I would want would be for someone touching me and me having to ack each touch rather than a doctor/nurse/EMT setting my broken bones…….
When Dustin Hoffman broke COBs leg, did someone provide an assist or did they take his tiny ass to a hospital?
C’mon OSA staff reading this…..your emperor is naked. And no one wants to see that……..
Laughter! When I was pregnant and my water broke, I was living in Glendale and my insurance was at Kaiser hospital across from the A.O. in L.A.. This was a few years after I had left the S.O.. I was running from my car in the parking lot at the hospital, my husband holding on to me, sneaking in the shadows of the parking lot structure beams into the the labor/deliver entrance, in labor with twins, I had only had one contraction and one was heading already, I was literally holding the baby in, and, all could think of was that I did not want someone from the Church to see me.
Happy Birthday Taylor!
Although it’s going on 4 years since you’ve talked to me, I can feel you in my heart and I know I’ll see you soon.
You are more precious than I can say..
Love, Mom
You have the empathy of thousands. Keep the faith..
Hi Martin, I echo your post for Cathy. If I have learned anything this time around & those that know me will tell you I can be really stubborn, I’ve learned that miracles will happen when least expected, & that sunlight, moonlight, & starlight can penetrate the darkest hole. In my life I couldn’t tell you how or why that happens but it does.Thank you always & my love to all Mums’ out there. I’m a Mum to four footed kids. Take care, Ann B.
+ The rest of the world (- cult members).
Thank you, guys.
I can contact my local parish, request an accounting of funds received and spent. Can a scientologist do that?
Depends if he has enough left on his credit cards to pay for his Sec-Check at the MAA. Then yes he can ask and remain in good standing but the answer will be “what are your crimes?”
After all they’re “The most ethical people on the planet” so there most be something wrong with you if you can’t simply trust them. According to them trust issues never come from having been burned in the past and having WISEd up but always stem from your own misdeeds.
This flat tire photo is hilarious!
There really should be more piss taking on this blog.
Laughter makes the world go around and with the IAS about the whole world is laughing but not with them.
Its hard to laugh when you are the victim of smooth talking pick pockets!
Footnote: Lest my prior comment sounds too harsh, I want to clarify that I do believe in giving to legitimate charities and helping others, and I do donate routinely to several worthy groups. It’s just that I want to be sure that when I give money to help a homeless, hungry person, that the “charity” isn’t going to pocket 90 cents of every dollar, while giving the needy person only 10 cents of my donation. – T.J.
ThE photo ops make me sick and so sad. Look at the villagers faces,it looks like they are like wtf,we have to pose for two bags of food with 2 cans inside. They look so puzzled as to wtf they are being pictured for. It’s so disturbing,when is this going to end,this company literally sucking on humanity like a lamprey. I’ll bet any help that went to Kansas was ALL from Kirsty alley or from her fans. This can’t go on much longer,the scientology org. Is worse than all the imagined commies Mcarthyisms paranoid dilusions litigated,could you imagine if he was around for this shit,they are proven and convicted treasonous domestic spy’s allowed to operate freely in the USA it’s insane,they ALL belong in jail!
Here is some refreshing truth. Our town has a Pulmonoligist who is from a small village outside Khatmandu. He had his wife hadn’t seen their family for a few years so flew back to see them. They landed 3 hours before the earthquake hit. We did a gofundme for them as all their possessions, passport etc were destroyed,
In five days we raised our goal and sent it to them. He was able to communicate with the outside world by then, he sent us photos of the devastation, told us he was ok, talked of sleeping in tents in the fields and thanked us for the money, telling us he he’d been truly blessed by his profession, but would use it to help take care of those in need.
We are looking forward to the return of he his wife return to our community when their compassionate mission is complete. He is one of my personal physicians, an amazingly brilliant and caring person, our community is thrilled to have people like them as members.
He is not a Scientologist. I do not know his religion, but if I were to hazard a guess, I would say Hindu. It is. It something he has shared nor the reason he is now there.
I wonder how many testimonials you get like that of yellow shirts?
This is what real compassion looks like
http://www.gofundme.com/neupane-pokhrel?utm_source=internal&utm_medium=email&utm_content=cta_button&utm_campaign=upd_n
I’m not posting this to ask you to donate to the gofundme but so you can see real pictures of real people who actually care.
Wow, I just went to the gofundme site and Dr Neupane (the person for whom we originally created the site) has logged in and donated $1000 of his own funds to the site to help the most needy in his village – the new purpose of the site. He is there, boots on the ground providing competent medical care and lifting bricks alongside his family as well. I wish Volunteer Ministers actually did this kind of work.
I read that IAS rag Mike talked about, that had all that bragging about the Scn volunteer ministers. This story about Dr. Neupane is so refreshing after reading the Impact rag.
The IAS and its VMs go to these places for the purpose of fundraising and photo ops. Well, maybe the individual VMs are sincere and think they are doing something good, but the IAS is pimping their good intentions for money. But why does this Doctor help? Why do the people who donated money to him help? Why is the Doctor going to give much of the money (or all of it) to his village?
The reason they help is not so complicated and convoluted as the IAS’s purpose.
The Doctor and his friends, and so many many others like them, help simply because people need help. That is all.
Thanks for posting his story.
Valerie, Nepal is a very Buddhist nation. However, he certainly could be Hindu.
OSD You could certainly be right I have no clue.
Pretending to be good when the Topos have their own organization, logo and everything else: http://www.topos.mx and coordination with International Agencies.
As other commenter pointed out there are many honorable true charity organizations that even have the transparency financial reports in their web pages, specific one will be Melinda Gates.
Criminals hide; that is why the so called leader and IAS pages will do anything to never show where the money goes.
But to keep cindering your already rotten soul is not worth the billions they have stolen.
Although according to a story on Tony O’s site it SEEMS there is a link between Scientology and Topos in Mexico at least. Some poor sucker got stranded out there with no funds in a yellow jacket having to wait a month to “make it worthwhile” financially – see the site for the full story but I think that’s the gist of it. Maybe the “month” thing is because it is taking a few weeks to get the Gold cameramen out there.
I was wondering when they were going to get around to Nepal. I was surprised we didnt hear anything until now. Such a great opportunity to rip off more people.
Fortunately these infected parasites are only able to fool cult members for most part. And not even all cult members believe them.
Scientology’s Volunteer Minister Scam:
Another thing Scientology does to give the clubbed seals the delusion that the Church HAS a Volunteer Minister program is to buy each Org a yellow van with Volunteer Minister painted on it.
It sits in the parking lot to give the clubbed seals the delusion that they have a program.
If you look closely – there are no license plates on the vehicles and they are not insured. They don’t get used.
It is part of the propaganda program being run on the clubbed seals.
It is part of the delusion.
Scientologist’s are delusional.
I figured out fairly quickly that the church does not help anyone. The members have to pay their own way to go help and then GOLD sends their hotties in to take photos for the propaganda mags for the members.
Scientology Works when standardly applied.
Very interesting point about the vans having no license plates and being uninsured. That’s visible at least on the front of the Pasadena van; now I’m curious about whether there’s a plate on the rear, either.
Scientologists are not just delusional, Idle Morgue, they’re hypnotized:
“Hypnotism, Scientology-style”
(Through a report delivered from the sanctity of Los Angeles International Airport, Terminal One, Women’s Bathroom, Stall No. 3, JennyAtLAX explains how, through a lecture given in late 1954, L. Ron Hubbard predicted the future of Scientology which he entitled, “Hypnotism, Scientology-style.”)
It’s a well-known “secret” at the Church of Scientology’s clandestine organization, the Office of Special Affairs (“OSA”) that there are plenty of reasons why HBO produced Alex Gibney’s 2015 documentary, Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief. Among the “Top 10 Reasons”: that songster Frank Sinatra was, in actuality, a spy sent by the Marcab Confederacy to planet Earth to hypnotize the world!
L. Ron Hubbard has written extensively about Sinatra’s sojourn to Earth, a second-rate planet in a tenth-rate solar system. In the ACC lecture given on 27 October 1954, “Hypnotism, Scientology-style,” LRH described in detail Sinatra’s success, a technique that later became the standard operating procedure of snakes, dogs, bums, temple priests and witch doctors from Los Angeles’ Valley Org to Flag’s Fort Harrison in Clearwater, Florida.
Read more at JennyAtLAX:
https://jennyatlax.wordpress.com/2015/05/10/hypnotism-scientology-style/
Inspired by Scientology 411, An Eclectic Mix of Satire and News about Scientology, “For OSA Eyes Only! Top 10 Reasons ‘Going Clear’ Was Produced,” April 15, 2015.
Also inspired by ACC Creation of Human Ability, Tape 5410C27 Creation 15, “Hypnotism,” by L. Ron Hubbard.
Sorry, I was never in the “church” so I don’t know much about these things. What do the members of the IAS think the previous donations go to? Why do they think they need to send money now when they have billions? I know that those inside probably don’t know about the billions the church has, but surely they realize that a lot of money has been donated. I know they talk about saving the planet, but I don’t know what they are doing to achieve that goal. Do THEY know what they are doing to achieve that goal? I know that many people join the Sea Org because they want to help mankind. I know that there are people who have been helped, but with ALL the money that goes to Co$… They could be doing some ACTUAL good with those funds. Isn’t that what a “religion” is supposed to do?
Erica, You are doing a lot more good by asking these questions than the church is doing these days.
Thanks.
I just trusted that I belonged to “the most ethical group on the planet” and that they have it all handled. That I could do my part by donating and going to class, and they are so well-organized and focused (NOT!) that they would deliver the money and services where they needed to go.
The ugly truth: It’s all fake and pretense.
I think there may be others still on the inside thinking something similar as I thought. And if they are “good” then “Big Daddy’s Tech” will protect them and make everything okay. Or else, they have devoted so much time and money into the cause that they are embarrassed to face the fact that they are destroying themselves.
I never give to anyone soliciting money unless they can hand me a written summary of where the money actually goes, and/or I can look up that information online.
I once intended to give to a certain group, only to discover that over 90% of their donated funds went to “Administration” (including paying their fund-raising personnel) while a tiny percentage went to actual “help” operations. And the “help” operations/activities looked a bit suspect too. Very shady. Needless to say, I did not give to that group.
Unless the I.A.S. can show me concrete evidence of how their donations are to be used, along with the real figures of how much has been given to them in the past, and how it has been spent, I would never consider giving them money.
When pressured to give, I always tell them this: …”I research organizations very carefully before deciding to donate or not. Please provide me with a detailed breakdown of how the funds are to be used and your organizations prior expenditures.” Nothing they can say will entice me to give until this criteria is met.
When pressured to give, say no. After that, check it out if you are curious.
You know, this is a very good point and I’ve mentioned this before: why is it the IAS, a “charitable” organization, never is required to disclose the information sheet like EVERY OTHER CHARITY MUST DO IN LA COUNTY?? This is the little 1/4-page card that shows the percentage spent on “Administrative expenses” and “Program Services.”
John Doe, IAS is a NON-PROFIT corp. LA County lacks legal jurisdiction to force them to reveal. That’s why the LA County Atty. would never try to force them to.
Pasadena needs a Tire Assist. Hopefully with enough donations, the VMs can learn to Touch Ajackandtireiron.
How many touch assists will it take to get that tire to inflate?
Perhaps they’ll scream at it, tone-40 style.
That tire is just MEST. It’ll work just as well as with an ashtray.
AND another thing …. Why is there never, EVER, any outside media (cnn? fox? nbc? New York Times? Etc?) and independent verification that this in fact exists after any of these disasters, EXCEPT for the many press releases sent out by the church themselves? Do they think the public is stupid and can’t tell the difference? What a scam. Ugh.
Ah, but Mr. Miscavige KNOWS his people … possibly the most GULLIBLE group of marks on the planet. Davey, I can only bow down to how you keep doing this over and over again. It is indeed a privalege to watch you work your magic.
Joe: I assume some tongue in cheek here. Got to add the word black as “in black magic” at the end. But yes it is over and over again.
Hi Tony-b, Thank you for your post. Yes when I first read about ” magic “& David Miscavige I actually saw the word black before magic when there was no word there.The craziness I saw & went though left their mark. Yet I can still laugh @ myself when I really lived The SO way=Ron’s Way.Thank you always & take care Ann B.
It is worst then disgusting.
Holy holy shiz. What a blatant rip off. Disgusting. What goes around, comes around though. You can take that one to the bank.
Yea! Something Can Be Done About IT!
Run! Don’t Walk! Get out of IT!!!!
Want to do something about IT? Speak out against Disconnection and/or many of the other forms of abuse the church of scientology and david miscavige like to inflict.
Happy Mother’s Day to all you wonderful mother’s out there; you make the world go ’round.
I know the readers here are aware. But it doesn’t hurt to repeat the information
Donate money to known Charity / Disaster Relief Groups with a good history of actually providing relief for the victims of such disasters.
The Red Cross is one such charity, as is Mercy Corp.
There are several such honorable groups.
“Resque”? You have got to be fucking kidding me. Of course, it’s the perfect excuse: “No, your funding didn’t go to a rescue operation, it went to a resque operation. See, it says it right there.”
Caveat emptor.
🙂
What you don’t realize, mike, is that “ready to mobilize at a moments notice” includes the 10 minutes it takes to change the flat tire.
Think big, mike, think big……….
$cientology Volunteer Minister = Volunteer Parasite
They ought to park that van under an overpass and open the doors as a homeless shelter, at least it would do someone some good.
Yea!
Yeah…but you know they’ll try to reg the homeless. Even if it’s just a few pennies, it’s still a stat…
I don’t think the ‘resque’ is a misspell. I think it’s code for:
R – REG
E- Every
S- Scientologist Now
Q-Quotas
U-Under
E-Emergency Level
Hi Raindog, I like your post, thank you for a Sun AM smile. When I look back over many years & see what David Miscavige has done to cos etc,it is so horrible.However I still believe that Ron is the source of all that David Miscavige controls & orders be done. The 2 of them will forever be linked. & I still have nightmares over the SO.Not all the time by any means but when I do I know that this cult is dangerous & totally off the rails.Thank you always & take care.Ann B.
R – REG
E- Every
S- Scientologist Now
Q-Quotas
U-Under
E-Emergency Level
SOP since 1952
“We still need Volunteer Ministers and people with medical training: doctors, nurses, paramedics, etc…” Wait a minute back up…did they say “WE” still need doctors, nurses, paramedics? This sounds as though the volunteer ministers team will be LEADING a team of medical professionals??? LOL!!! LOL!!! LOL!!!
If you contact them to offer your services – they will tell you YOU have to PAY to get there, work for free, pay for a Volunteer Minister T-Shirt and then let the hotties from GOLD take pictures of you for the videos they show to the clubbed seals.
and that is how Scientology Keeps Working.
Lying is standard tech.
Typo alert: These please for money and their magazines and “promotional” should read These pleas for money and their magazines and “promotional”
It’s too bad they are not being held accountable for promoting themselves as a charity when they are in fact just adding money to their slush fund.
Hold them accountable. Turn them into your Senator’s, Congressman, Govenor’s, Mayor’s, IRS and FBI.
It is time for Scientology to SHOW US THE MONEY.
They have bankrupted most of their members and have no accountability for what they do with the money.
Those that actually LOOK – will see Scientoloogy has done NOTHING to help mankind except hurt people in the name of help and religion.
They betray beyond belief.
The time has come – Scientology is done.
Now lets bury them.