More scientology hypocrisy.
They often shout they are champions of “freedom of religion” and of course “protect everyone’s right to practice the religion of their choice.”
Unless they believe that choice is in some way harmful to scientology.
This article on the STAND League website claims that they have created a “case library” with all the important First Amendment cases included. The article was published on 26 January 2022.
Of course, this article appeared just a week after the most recent First Amendment case ruling, specifically addressing the freedom of people NOT to be forced to be bound to any religious practice. That decision is NOT included.
The Masterson case California Appellate Court ruling was handed down on 19 January 2022.
It doesn’t merit ANY mention in their article… No surprise.
STAND Director, Bari Berger (Fast Eddie Parkin is but a distant memory, one too many goof-ups and he has joined the long list of “former spokespeople” of scientology) is quoted: “STAND’s mission is to protect everyone’s basic, inalienable right to practice their chosen faith. That means ensuring each and every person can take ownership of, understand and defend their own freedom of religion or belief—a fundamental human right whose contours must be comprehensible to all.”
Unless you are talking about the right to NOT practice scientology — to leave and not be subjected to its arbitration clauses and Committees of Evidence. In that case, you have NO freedom of choice and we do not agree with any court decision that says so.
Again, the hypocrisy runs deep — see other recent post about this: Scientology Hypocrisy: Slave Labor and Human Trafficking
Wait, I missed that Eddie Parkin is now banished to the dustbin of history, Dang. What did he do to pull that n?
I don’t know what Ed Parkin did to be on the bad list. But he was very very old even 10 years ago when he spied on me and reported back about me, so he very well could be dead now. His former roommate said he frequently had really bad migraine headaches a lot during the time he lived with Ed.
As is common with those who follow a path that includes strict dogma resulting in enslaving people or removing human rights, they hide behind mountains of words to hide their true intentions. They work 24/7 to justify their actions which are the opposite of what they are saying. Scientology continues to exemplify insane behavior. They have money and that allows them to continue to pump out this smoke screen of righteousness. There is no rest in calling them out. They will continue as long as they think they can get away with their lying antics. Thank you Mike for your continued vigilance.
Geoff’s comments always impress me as, they are always enlightening , informative and well constructed. Keep it up mate.
They absolutely sound like a communist group with their hypocrisy and false laws that only apply sometimes.
The COS assertion that they are champions of the 1st Amendment is such a ridiculous and blatant lie that only a a scilon fanatic could possibly believe it.
The proof is simple and easy to demonstrate. If you publicly criticize Hubbard, Scn, a scilon or DM, the church will try to discourage you from continuing to do so. If you continue to criticize, they will label you an SP and forbid you to communicate with anyone in the church. And if you still continue, they will try to destroy you by whatever means necessary.
So much for human rights.
ACRONYM FOR S. T. A. N. D.
STOP THIS ASSININE NONSENSE DUMMY
To: Balletlady
From: David Miscavige COB RTC
Re: criticizing S.T.A.N.D.
No one is allowed to criticize any Scientology organization that seeks to silence its enemies. You are to report to Lieutenant Commander Shanaynay Muhammad, Nation of Islam/ Sea Org for a Committee of Evidence.
ML,
Dave.
To:Balletlady
From:Alcoboy
Re: Lieutenant Commander Shanaynay Muhammad, Nation of Islam/Sea Org.
He didn’t tell you that you have to find her first as she’s on the run from the cops.
ARC,
Alcoboy.
Scientology has a mind set of “owning” its members and should a member decide they don’t want to be owned any more, Scientology feels justified in doing everything it can to totally ruin the individual. Its policy of disconnection and “fair game” covers this very clearly. In the mind set of a cult, the end justifies the means. It’s all very “rational” to the cult member.
Do they know what religion means?
If we look at main stream religion ( Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism) we see teachings are for all humanity free and no strings attached.
I can read any book of mainstream religion from the internet ,print it and reproduce it ,with out any copy right restrictions.
It is free and let you be religious person ,as per your convenience, on sliding scale.
There is no entry and exit barriers ,how deep you are in religion it’s your personal choice.
That’s why main stream religions enjoys tax exempt status across the globe.
Good point. Unfortunately many things are rationalized by cult members. There is actually a term for it called “thought stopping”. The truth is there are only a few countries in the world where Scientology has the legal status of being a “religion”. Hopefully that number will be brought down to zero one day.
That is my actual experience, Matt. I could probably write a thousand pages just on what I have seen firsthand.
How many religions are there that do not allow you to leave said religion if you no longer believe as they do? If the religion prevents you from leaving or takes your family from you if you leave then there is not freedom. No one, no religion should come between family members in any way shape or form. Not even a little bit. Religion is and should be voluntary, not forced or coerced.
That becomes something other than religion. Thus it should not be protected by a tax free existence.
In my opinion it has become slavery. “you will think as we tell you to think. You will act as we tell you to act. We will decide what is best for you and if you resist we will punish you until you change, The beatings will continue until morale improves. Cause I said so!”
Scientology is a humongous fart from the rancid ass of The Tilden Tyrant.
Its edicts,policies,practices, and organizational behavior mimic the evil,abusive,manipulative behaviors and intentions of its malignant narcissist/sociopath author.
“Somebody some day will say ‘this is illegal.’ By then be sure the orgs [Scientology organizations] say what is legal or not.”
L. Ron Hubbard, Hubbard Communications Office Policy Letter, 4 January 1966, “LRH Relationship to Orgs”
Corny cob needs to learn a few facts. You don’t command respect. You do not give respect. It is earned.
I have never read anything corny cob has ever done that would cause me to respect him.
Only those who have been through it can really know what you have been through. Although I was never a scientologist. I was severely abused by my father and brainwashed in a similar fashion. I have empathy for what you have been through. I similarly have let go of much of my family because I am deemed the crazy one for turning on my father . Keep up the good work. Someday this will just be a bitter memory.
THE MAINTOWN GAZETTE
11 APRIL 2022
BREAKING NEWS
LOCAL SCIENTOLOGIST ESCAPES FROM JAIL
Police are on the lookout for 19 year old Shanaynay Muhammad who made an escape from the Maintown Jail early this morning. Correctional Officer Ned Buzzle said that Muhammad put him in a trance when she kept repeating things like ‘Look at that wall ‘ ‘Walk over to that wall’. When Buzzle did so, Muhammad seized his keys, unlocked her cell door and escaped.
Scientology leader David Miscavige praised Muhammad, who is a member of the religion’s Sea Organization, for her boldness and announced that she is to be promoted to Lieutenant Commander in that organization.
Anyone with information regarding her whereabouts should contact the Maintown Police Department at 456-321-6789.
The person in question can be seen panhandling at any nearby convenience store, claiming to be a disabled veteran with a Purple Heart and Bronze Star, in need of money to buy diapers for her quintuplets, who are home being baby sat by her seven-year-old.
In between panhandling and stealing valor she can be seen bent over searching for a “good ‘un”, her favorite exclamation when she finds a cig butt with a puff or two left in it.
So make sure you call the Maintown Police Department at the number listed. There might be a reward.
“Freedom of religion” to them, means the freedom for their business-claiming-to-be-a-religion to do whatever the heck it wants to. Once it has claim to you, it NEVER relinquishes the hold — you belong to them ’til death do you part.
This coercion makes people outside the bubble live an extremely distorted life. I’m friends with a woman who silently just stopped being part of the church. She has two daughters – one who recently left the SO and the other on OT levels. She tells me she has not once spoken to the ex-SO daughter about scn but believes she’s still gung-ho. Her daughter used to be very close to my daughter, who is unashamedly out. My daughter threw a party recently and invited ex-SO. I chatted very amiably to her, as did my wife and daughters and not one single mention of scn. There’s this whole part of our lives (25 years of intense membership in my case) and even more so for ex-SO, that doesn’t even warrant a mention. They paid off her freeloader’s bill and she’s had absolutely no training or auditing since. They paid the freeloader’s only because of the 2nd daughter still in and on OT levels, What a crazy existence!
“Unless you are talking about the right to NOT practice scientology — to leave and not be subjected to its arbitration clauses and Committees of Evidence.”
Once I told them I would not hold the cans, not only did they try to prevent me from leaving the building, when I did leave the building, they called in my son and husband, turned them against me (as I was going to the dark side), came over to my house – a lot! My only recourse was to get the hell out of dodge because I was being subjected to such tyranny and was not safe even in my own home. But even that didn’t work for me because I was trying to hang onto my husband and they got to him to coerce me into coming back. At which time I was subjected to a “squirrel Committee of Evidence.” (even by their own “standard tech”).
Unless one has been through these kinds of threats of loss of something valuable like job or family, you don’t understand the terrorizing effect this kind of harassment has on one’s mental state. It IS mental terrorism. I wish people in the general public would get more up in arms about abuses such as these.
The lack of true justice for victims of the church of scientology abuses galls me to no end.
Re: It IS mental terrorism.
Thank you, Mary, for sharing that. Scientology abuses abound because they know that the general public won’t get more up in arms.
I got into Scientology in 1977 and didn’t escape until 2014 (I have the death of the late Mary Sue Hubbard’s dog to thank for that).
Since I lived a few blocks away from Scientology’s west coast headquarters (and had to walk by it to get to the supermarket, the bus, the subway, etc.), I started observing Scientology as an outsider. What a creepy religion!
I started blogging my findings as well as the photos I took of all the creepy weirdnesses I saw on L. Ron Hubbard Way.
Scientology, however, had other ideas for me. Soon, they got a staff member to lie to a judge which enabled them to get a restraining order against me. They tried to wrongly prosecute me merely for living my life. It cost thousands of dollars to prepare for court. Luckily Scientology balked and never did proceed with that case.
The world really needs to hear what Scientology has done to ex-Scientologists. STAND’s mission is an utter lie.
Only those who have been through it can really know what you have been through. Although I was never a scientologist. I was severely abused by my father and brainwashed in a similar fashion. I have empathy for what you have been through. I similarly have let go of much of my family because I am deemed the crazy one for turning on my father . Keep up the good work. Someday this will just be a bitter memory.
I feel for you Connie. My father worked hard, paid all the bills, we always had a decent place to live, all utilities, food, clothing as needed. However, he was a perfectionist & continually belittled us, made fun of us, picked on us & “put us down” every chance he got. He had a short fuse & if he was in a “bad mood” watch out. He was a foul mouthed nasty man most times & rarely spent time with us as kids, even as adults he really wanted nothing to do with us OR our children & didn’t visit us or the grandkids he was LUCKY enough to have.
His yelling, screaming, cursing at us & sometimes intimidating threatening behavior reverberates to this day. There we few to NONE “great job, I’m proud of you” etc. Nothing we did pleased him. Add to it my older brother at 17 had a full mental breakdown & was diagnosed as a Schizophrenic. My younger brother was “never diagnosed with mental health issues” but let me tell you, he SURE had them.
My mother ran between trying to keep the peace in the family by NOT upsetting him as we learned as well AND running after my brothers continually “FIXING” things for them that they themselves screwed up, i.e. refusal to take prescribed psych drugs to control his schizophrenia & the other brother just continued problems he got himself into..
Literally they were a nightmare. My one brother committed suicide at 43 over 20 years ago, the older one is “out there floating around somewhere”….
People often tell me how kind, loving,& caring person I am…..that’s what came out of all that for ME. When you don’t GET IT…..you GIVE IT TO OTHERS. There are ALL kinds of terrorism……….we’ve had our share Connie.
Terrorism. That is what people of color who live “over there” somewhere do, right? Wrong, wrong, wrong. The FBI lists the most dangerous groups, and white supremacy, far right, anti-semitic groups right here in the US top the list year after year.
Proud Boys and Oath Keepers are falling all over themselves to cut deals with Federal April 6 prosecutors while there are still deals to be had.
If only the FBI would read their own documents, such as those that revealed the lies and perjury to be expected from Scientologists when dealing with law enforcement.