It's as inevitable as day following night. A pitch for money from scientology following a disaster. Hand one of these WTH booklets to the next terrorist you meet and calm will prevail. And of course, we don't have any money to do this most vital action -- we need it from you. NOW. This "common-sense" booklet is going to "lift spirits" by telling the people to "Flourish and Prosper." It's just what they need. What planet are these people on? They would make Mel Brooks proud. And as an added thought, I guess they don't know Belgium has its own flag? Or that the Dutch flag … [Read more...]
The Best Scientology Fundraising Event Is A Front-Page-Headline Disaster – Paris Edition
Scientology is busily engaged in one of their favorite pass-times. Using a tragedy to squeeze money out of people. And you can bet the below example is just one of many pitches being made. The IAS is no doubt having a great week. As I commented earlier today, the scientology fundraisers motto is: The best type of fundraising event is a front-page-headline tragedy. Here are a few facts: WTH booklets cost about 10c a piece to print, so the 250,000 copies for Paris is a $25,000 investment. Double it for inefficiency, shipping and handling and call it $50,000. The WTH Foundation … [Read more...]
Lying As A Way Of Life
Scientology actually sent out an email that includes this: "When we go door to door with booklets, crime takes a holiday. When we run out of booklets and can't get any out, there is a rise in crime and murder." And immediately following is the "ask" -- of course. You need to give us money. But wow, IF this were really true, would the IAS, or the church or someone just print up the booklets and get them out tout de suite? Set aside the actual value of doing this for society. Just think about the goodwill. And the PR. And boy, could they use some goodwill and PR right about … [Read more...]
Here They Go Again
The champions of protecting intellectual property rights (as long as they are their own) are at it again. This is the organization that promotes itself as the LARGEST private humanitarian relief force on earth. That they are at the forefront of guaranteeing human rights. Their dear leader has repeatedly equated himself with the Catholic Pope (as recently as his letters to HBO). Yet, they don't put HIS picture on the Way To Happiness booklets. Of course, harsh reality is that if they did put his photoshopped visage on their booklet, everyone who didn't burst out laughing would … [Read more...]
Scientology and NOI — The Latest
The latest scientology/Nation of Islam collaboration front group activity. This "United in Peace Day" is being promoted in scientology circles as the "first public recognition of TWTH's role in producing LA's historic drop in crime" (what do they put in the water in scientology buildings?) And here is the "Confidential" briefing about this event (I wonder why this is confidential?) Of course, like everything else in scientology, it is a pitch for money... It is such a vital and important activity, but not a penny of the hundreds of millions of dollars vacuumed up by the IAS could be … [Read more...]
WTH Won The World Cup
Wonder what happened to this scheme? Funny how there is so much promotion to collect the money for the "what will happen" and then NO REPORT whatsoever after the fact. Of course, that is because there is NO RESULT. But it won't stop them for the next campaign to lighten people's wallets.... If they REALLY believed the WTH was going to be beneficial, why not at least just arrange to print them in Brazil for 5 cents a piece rather than trying to collect $1.50 per booklet from people in the US? Let alone the fact that the IAS could have printed a MILLION COPIES from the proceeds of … [Read more...]
Peace In The Middle East Is Impossible Unless You Give Us Money. Now.
How very timely. After posting yesterday about the church and IAS not supporting Criminon in any way, this drops down the chimney from one of our Special Correspondents. Apparently, the IAS has gone missing in this endeavor too -- until it comes time for the IAS event and scraping together some videos and maybe even a medal winner, in which case handing out WTH booklets in Israel and on the West Bank will become another "monumental IAS accomplishment." To fund their activities, the WTHappinessers have formed their OWN "membership organization," because you just cannot have too many of them … [Read more...]
Way To Happiness Is Saving A Small Town In Ukraine… Sort Of… Not Really… Not
OK, so the truth is outing now. New Era had a surplus of DVDs, so they are shipping them instead of booklets. That's a bit strange, as every request for money has been to ship "booklets" and to buy "bundles" at no discount.... Now, the "success" is coming from "DVD's" -- but really there is NOTHING to show for this except a couple of anecdotes from the always unnamed "officials" and "teachers" who "like it" and "want to use it"... And isnt it strange that the majority of distribution has been "primarily in the Crimea region" (factually, no longer a "region" of Ukraine) and yet they could … [Read more...]
The Route Out or the Road to Nowhere?
A brief study and dissection of Miscavamatics and Shermanspeak on a public website. The "PR tech" employed for internal public is also being rolled out for external publics. by Special Correspondent Richard Lloyd Roberts I recently stumbled on the website www.therouteout.com via Facebook. Sounding familiar and somewhat Scientology slanted my curiosity was peaked and so I decided to see what The Route Out was. I noticed that some of the likes were of Scientologist's that have not unfriended me yet. Here's the basic premise of the site and some quotes from the site. (Quotes from w … [Read more...]
Scientology Introversion
This is an article sent in by one of our intrepid Special Correspondents. I felt it worthy of its own posting as it highlights some important points. I recently read an article on Yahoo News about a self made billionaire who has established a philanthropic foundation with 4 billion dollars that he will use to fund criminal reform, education and moral standards. He is not going to do conventional charitable contributions. He has established a highly qualified team to locate workable programs and technologies that will effectively make a change in some of the worst societal ills. T … [Read more...]