I have known Brian since the days of the Apollo. He is a highly intelligent, gifted man. Tony Ortega covered his story in July 2015 and has done a couple of follow ups since then. Tony posted this video a couple of days ago but I only had a chance to watch it yesterday. Brian has put together a brilliant video. The genius of this is distilling so much relevant information into a short, clear, professional and easy to follow message. Give it a watch. I think it deserves some attention. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xfrehGq-wI&feature=youtu.be … [Read more...]
Panic as Hurricane Leah Approaches
As the time for the first episode of Leah Remini's new show draws near, you can see the panic inside the bubble seeping out into the real world. OSA has put their shills to work, spreading "good news". Unfortunately they don't have anything better than an old court case in Belgium from March. They plastered this everywhere at the time as if it was a massive "victory for religious freedom" - in fact it was a repudiation of prosecutorial incompetence. Now they are dusting off this old news and sending it out again. You may wonder what they think this will accomplish? It's POLICY. Fill the … [Read more...]
World Orphan Day Celebration – Scientology Style
As you may have suspected, this is not about the families scientology has destroyed with its toxic disconnection policy. Parents and children forced to separate. Or children abandoned by their parents who are in the Sea Org. No, this is another scientology effort to gain positive publicity for itself by sending out a paid press release in the hope that some news starved media outlet will pick it up, check no facts, and simply reproduce it. World Orphans Day Celebrated at Scientology Volunteer Ministers’ Open House November 17, 2016 13:56 ET | Source: Church of Scientology Flag Service Or … [Read more...]
California Dreaming
Some thoughts on the latest "ideal org" to open in San Diego this weekend. Shermanspeak Ah, the magnificent prose: Follow the Pacific Coast Highway down Southern California’s meandering shoreline along a 70-mile stretch of sandy beaches basking in the most perfect weather—anywhere—and you’ll arrive to the city of San Diego. Such was the location for a sunbaked Saturday afternoon amid San Diego’s downtown skyline—a sublime setting to celebrate the city’s new Church of Scientology. The insane claims: the ribbon yanking on this building is "hailed as a moment for the American Dream" … [Read more...]
Lois Reisdorf – Part 3 LRH Moves to the US
PART 3 – LRH MOVES TO THE US 1975 to end of 1976 One of the things that really surprised me while writing this part is everything happened in such a short amount of time. While living it, it seemed to take forever, but now being older…boy it all went so fast. It was just over a year. I started writing quite prolifically to my mother once we moved to the US. I had more time due to the circumstances and I wrote all the way from 1975 until the middle of 1981. I have only recently been able to read these letters and the one underlying theme throughout, with every letter, was how much I des … [Read more...]
The Colombian Miracle
Scientology has produced a miracle in Colombia! The nation has been overcome by the golden glow and concentric circles of the S and Double Triangle and it's now spreading throughout the world. So much for the hype. Truly one of the most insidious things about scientology is the outrageously false claims they make about their accomplishments in far off lands. Funny how the miracles never seem to happen in Los Angeles or New York or Clearwater... When the peace treaty was recently announced with FARC a few people emailed me wondering how long it would be before scientology claimed … [Read more...]
Disconnection: the PR and the Truth
The above is what scientology has to say about the practice of disconnection on their official website. It mirrors the statements they make to the media about this controversial and abusive practice. Of course, it contains numerous half-truths, omitted information and outright lies. If you take this statement at face value (and many people won't know what is NOT being disclosed) it all sounds reasonable enough. Who could disagree with this... My earlier post about Fair Game which laid out the ACTUAL policy of the church on the treatment of critics/enemies/suppressives generated a lot of … [Read more...]
Clear Schmear
The next Terra Cognita essay. See earlier Terra Cognita: Do Not Evaluate for the Preclear, The E-Meter, The Is-Ness of Is-Ness, Cause Over Life -- Really?, BT's in the Belfry, Two New Conditions!, The Condition of Liabilitiness, Condition of Doubtfulness The Mind, The Way To Happiness: Really? A Story, Auditing: a PC's Quest for the Holy Grail, The Knowledge Report, Integrity, The Almighty Stat, The Reg, The Horrors of Wordclearing, Why Scientologists Don't FSM, Respect, The Survival Rundown - The Latest Scam, Communication in Scientology... Or Not, Am I Still A Thetan?, To Be Or Not To Be, … [Read more...]
Lois Reisdorf – Part 2 (LRH on the Apollo)
See Part 1 here. MY LIFE WITH LRH (1973-1980) Most people perceive things differently. If there is a car accident and there are 3 witnesses, sometimes all 3 could see a different color car etc. My stories with LRH are from my perspective and I am very sure other messengers may perceive things differently. These are also stories from the best I can recollect them as a very young, naïve person and from my perspective at the time. Obviously now being middle aged and WAY wiser, I can look back and see how I acted or perceived things through rose colored glasses. I am also very lucky th … [Read more...]
Abortion and Scientology
Often one looks at the church of scientology and wonders if anything will ever change. Are they bound to continue to practice Fair Game, hard sell vulturing and disconnection forever because it is dictated by L. Ron Hubbard? The answer is no. Outside pressure, bad PR and legal cases DO impact scientology and change the way they behave. Here is a perfect example: I know this is just a "PR statement" and scientology says a lot of things it doesn't practice. I am certainly not saying that because carefully worded statements like these appear in their public statements … [Read more...]