Below is a recent email from one of the unfortunate SO members in PAC.
The delusion is amazing — promoting an entirely new era of EXPANSION and WINS at a whole new order of magnitude.
And for this reason, they are re-showing the 1993 IAS event. That makes a lot of sense.
The real reason the “War Is Over” event is being re-shown is because Miscavige believes it shores up his reputation with scientologists. In his mind, this is his finest hour. It shows him in the best light and confirms for all the sheeple that they can thank him, and him alone, for the survival of scientology and the fact that they can deduct their donations to the church. This event is trotted out whenever he is feeling especially vulnerable. The terrible coverage of Ron Miscavige’s book (most recently on the front page of the LA Times) and Louis Theroux’s scientology movie, along with the new paperback edition of Leah Remini’s book (with an additional chapter) is making things a bit bleak in the shrinking bubble of Miscavigeworld.
Amazing they convince themselves how well things are going by showing an event from 1993 — that is nearly a quarter century ago now. Surely there is something more recent to demonstrate all the expansion and wins?
Apparently not.
So the answer is to just keep saying it. We ARE expanding. It IS monumental. It’s epucness is unparalleled. And some of the sheeple will believe it. After all, our church would not lie to us, right? And everyone in the Sea Org says it – that means there are “multiple sources.” Scientology has become a dog sniffing it’s own butt. They tell themselves they are expanding and they believe what they say, so then it becomes “true” and everyone “agrees.” There does not have to BE any expansion, it is good enough to BELIEVE it exists.
Dear Frank,
It is an entirely new era in Scientology — one of EXPANSION and WINS at a whole new order of magnitude. And for this reason, we are holding several events, coming together as a third dynamic and celebrate those wins!
There are several specific events of vital importance which I want you to know about, so you can brief your own comm lines, and confirm them to attend:
AUDITOR’S DAY:
Auditor’s Day is this Saturday at 7:30pm at the Pasadena Convention Center. Stacy Francis is opening, and there is tons of good news featured both from the LA Area locals, and also from around the world. Plus, just wait ’til you see this year’s Top Auditor awards!
IAS ’93 VICTORY EVENT:
Then, next Friday on 23 September at 7:30pm, we will be showing the IAS ’93 Event “The Turning Point” on LRH Way. None other than IAS Freedom Medal Winner David Pomerantz (original singer of We Stand Tall!) is flying into LA to open with a LIVE Concert!!
The ’93 IAS Event is being done annually in all orgs internationally. Why? That is the price of freedom: constant alertness, constant willingness to fight back. As you saw at MV with the win in Brussels, we are still actively working to maintain religious freedom on this planet. And every IAS Member, every Scientologist, is part of this crusade.
Take a moment yearly to remind yourself how we’ve persevered. And find someone new who hasn’t seen it and ensure they do. It’s a story that should always be remembered: What it takes to guarantee freedom!
IAS 32ND ANNIVERSARY EVENT:
Then, on Saturday October 15th at 7:30pm at the Westin Bonaventure, we will hold the IAS 32nd Anniversary Event. This is going to be an event to be remembered, including awesome accomplishments in the name of Planetary Salvage, the historic rebirth of a cultural epicenter and EPIC advances for an OT civilization.
There you have it!
Do let me know if you have any questions that I can help you with. Otherwise, I trust you will get word out to your own comm lines, so everyone attends these Epic Events!
Best,
Tashania
Events Director
Church of Scientology
Western United States
alcoboy says
In fact, didn’t Reinhard Heydrich come back as DM?
Aquamarine says
“There does not have to BE any expansion, it is good enough to BELIEVE it exists.”
That’s it. That is totally it.
They live on beliefs not supported by any corroborating facts and they live on beliefs clung to despite glaringly contrary facts that are right under their noses.
God help them.
DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES (Bill Straass) says
I was on the Freewinds in 93 and saw the event.there. I was under COMM-EV after writing a KR on COCMO Ship Jennifee Rostig Alpers. MY SENIOR WAK ALLCOCK
CHIEF ENGINEER AND 1ST ENGINEER ON THE APOLLO WAS BEING THREATENED WITH SP DECLARE FOR NOT HAVING ENOUGH SPARE PARTS ON BOARD TO REPAIR ANYTHING THAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG WITH ANY MACHINE IN THE ENGINE.ROOM. THIS WOULD HAVE COST MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AT A TIME WHEN WE COULD NOT AFFORD FUEL AND WATER. THEY WANTED TO SHOOT A HARD WORKING OFFICER WHO WAS DOING A FINE JOB AND USED ARC TO GET THE JOB DONE.
AFTER HE WAS REMOVED I KNEW THAT MY DEMISE WAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME. My demise (almost) took another 8 years. When I was sent off to die Wak and Deputy Captain Paul McElveen were in good health. NOW THEY ARE BOTH DEAD.
The last year I was there Paul McElveen worked around the clock for weeks just before Maiden Voyage. I had worked all night when I was told to help him recarpet the Bridge as DM was arriving at noon. We got the job done and then, with his product gotten Mr McElveen spent the entire Maiden Voyage in the ship’s hospital.
They should have given him a posthumous promotion to the rank of LOYAL OFFICER. But, you say we can’t do that, he would outrank DM.
IS DM AFRAID OF THE DEAD?
Maybe he should be with the straight up and vertical stat of destroyed or dead SO members.
The motto of the SO is WE COME BACK.
DM had better hope that we don’t. The last message I left with Freewinds reception was simply
I’LL BE BACK
DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES. (No, but they can still tell the truth).
Ann B Watson says
Thank you again Bill for a comment I had to keep re-reading.So Amazing and so True.You are a Survivor!❤️❤️
grandeclectus says
So much for being in present time. Scientology does a lot of wallowing in their past, perceived glories.
Mephisto says
Humbly tendered as a gift to Dave.
Words from a crook showed me the way
To be free of the SPs and wog decay
But the price of Miscavige we all must pay
From now on
He decided to run a scam
And get rich from his fellow man
He’s got balls
To rake in cash
He found the way
He’s got balls
To date locate
For real estate
He’s got balls
Overrun in California says
Talk about “Stuck in a win”. Funny, I just can’t hear anybody, no matter who they are, saying “Oh great, lets go watch the David Miscavige tax exempt video again, oh I just can’t wait to see it again” ! Nobody wants to go to this thing. It’s an obligatory thing. Most will avoid like the plague.
Laura Ann says
Wow! They are still using that event to reg money from people? I remember that the NOI was having their convention in the hotel we were staying in. I always wondered if that was when the connection was made.
Fred G. Haseney says
Re: Scientology has become a dog sniffing it’s own butt.
Scientology has also become a dog eating its own shit.
Dear Frank,
If you haven’t figured it out yet, or are too scared to admit it, each and every scientology “event” is designed to milk you for more moolah. Yes, it is a new era for scientology indeed—one of CONTRACTION and LOSS.
Such events are vitally important because your ability to be milked keeps scientology alive. Without your hard-earned money, your good credit, your rich uncle, the children’s college fund, your inheritance and retirement plan, scientology would need to start closing those “Ideal Orgs” one-by-one.
Tashania, the events director, will be one of numerous Registrars manning the tables that’ll block your immediate escape following Auditor’s Day, the IAS ’93 Victory and the IAS 32nd Anniversary events.
Good Luck,
Fred G. Haseney and JennyAtLAX
Ann B Watson says
❤️❤️
Ann says
Mike, it is wonderful for a never-in see that many people who leave Scientology go on to live healthy productive lives. You are one classy guy and your commenters have interesting things to say. Please don’t change. I hate to see that some former members appear emotionally scarred from their experience. Hopeful you and your readers can show others that there is a middle way!
inaweofthemercy says
Well put – I can’t imagine the daily wars that go on in the brain of the former brain washed. It doesn’t always come out clean. Mike, you are an inspiration – and a vital voice to those who are trying to find the truth/let go of the bondage.
Snake Thompson's Ghost says
“What it takes to guarantee freedom!”
It takes…tax deductibility for charitable donations in cash? Man, if only guaranteeing freedom was THAT easy, the whole world could be a better place very soon.
“the historic rebirth of a cultural epicenter”
Is this Shermanspeak for: “refurbishing and reopening an old TV production studio in Los Angeles”?
Although at the moment it only appears to be a TV production studio minus the production. (A new donation campaign is required for anything like that to happen.)
angryskorpion says
Ever since that 1993 event I have wondered about it. The SO members live in the Church correct? They are paid (for lack of a better term) by the Church. And then the Church expects (requires?) them to use all of their money in the furtherance of the Church. So, does that mean the members can claim their entire years pay as a tax deduction? Or is that strictly for donations made to the IAS?
Mike Wynski says
Skorp, an SO member (based on what the church gives them) doesn’t make enough to own income tax.
(see tax brackets for info)
Ann B Watson says
Let me think.74-76 or so I made $11.55 or close to the cents part a week.Got a big raise in 76-78 to $17.00 a week considered alot compared to before.Never voted never had a driver’s license and the one item the SO did not find out about was my passport.I kept it just in case.Never paid income tax either.❤️
DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES (Bill Straass) says
Dear angry skorpian. IT IS NOT A PROBLEM. The church does not have to get that money back because the staff make so little money in the first place. My starting pay in the SO was $7.50 a week. After 23 years my top pay (and everyone else I knew ) was $ 50.00 a week. I did not have to file a tax return for the 23 years I was in. IT HAS ONLY RECENTLY HIT ME WHY WE MADE SO LITTLE MONEY. I had thought it was so that Scn could expand fast enough to save the planet. THE REAL REASON IS SO THAT WE WOULD HAVE NO MEANS OF ESCAPE. It costs money for plane flights.One would have to save his pennies for a long time if he wanted to get away. AND BEFORE HE COULD FINISH SAVING UP HE WOULD BE BUSTED VIA A METER OR SEC CHECK AND OFF HE WOULD GO TO THE RPF WHERE SECURITY WAS TIGHTER.
As LRH said “If they are going to quit let them quit fast ” ( HCOPL 7 FEB 1965 KEEPING SCIENTOLOGY WORKING “.
So do what LRH says. RUN FOR YOUR LIVES. You could go to your parents house if they lived close by assuming they still wanted anything to do with you after you missed all of the important family functions. But then you would not want to blow because you knew that the GESTAPO would go straight to your parents house looking for you. I was luckier than most in that regard as I was the only scientologist in the family. Of course, this is offset by the fact that noone in my family had any reality on why I was working there.
I only thought about blowing in the 1st couple of years. I guess that by then I had accepted that I would never make it out of there alive. After 14 years of being out of the SO, I have almost (not quite) gotten to the point of not feeling bad because I am still alive. (I obviously need more auditing ; who doesn’t. I only mention this so that readers can understand the effects of drinking the kool aid. THE EP THAT I GOT FROM DRINKING THE KOOL AID WAS EXACTLY THE EP THE ORGANIZATION WANTED: A STAFF MEMBER WHO WILL TOE THE LINE AND WHO IS READY TO DIE FOR HIS ORGANIZATION AND OR SENIORS.
(Well done to Mike Wynski who answered skorps question in one clear statement while I typed this long rant. HOWEVER, I realized while typing this comment that is is a form of auditing. My answers to the post or others comments is a form of itsa and has made me feel better about having made other people wrong who predicted (and assisted) my demise. NOW I FEEL THAT IT IS OK TO STAY ALIVE AND I SHOULD NOT FEEL BAD BECAUSE SOMEONE ELSE DID SOMETHING THAT NEARLY RESULTED IN MY DEATH AND I HAVE MADE THEM WRONG BY STAYING ALIVE.
ALSO, SOON I WILL NOT HAVE TO TALK ABOUT IT ANYMORE AND WILL STOP ENTURBULATING READERS WITH ALL THIS TALK OF DEATH.
Ann B Watson says
I Love this comment and I Love You Bill.Tell from the mountaintops!❤️?
Ann B Watson says
Edit Ann : tell it from…
DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES (Bill Straass) says
Dear Ann,
That is what I thought you said in the first place. I had to go back and read it again to see that you left out the word “it””. I love you too.
Love Bill
I Yawnalot says
“Scientology has become a dog sniffing it’s own butt.” Mike, your eloquent use of metaphors has hit a whole new level. The picture that invokes makes one step back and appreciate what the mind and senses are capable of (and who hasn’t stepped in moist & smelly dog shit!?) but it also imparts the distinct willingness to look the other way, stick the fingers in the ears and shout out, LA LA LA!
The Cof$ minions are fast tracking themselves into oblivion. Miscavige simply can’t help himself. He will be dragged kicking and screaming from his pedestal if he is ever going to be removed. The rest of them unfortunately have no idea of the degree they have been led to believe the world at large is their enemy and is something to avoided and feared at all costs. They “know” there is no salvation out there, only the pain and misery of why they decided to become Scios in the first place. Their own sense of personal ruin keeps it all firmly in place, their be, do, have is all out of whack! Their level of distrust rivals that of the Hatfield–McCoy genre. It is the most difficult of mindsets to break and Scientology has found a way of making it stick even harder. The SO is the Achilles heel and has created the operating insanity of that group, ie religious devotion adopting the form of military cohesion (and we all know how that ends up, ISIS comes to mind as the extreme end of the scale). Scientology does represent an intrinsic value to the despotic way of thinking, “blind faith to the bitter end” has been etched into the granite mindset of the hapless Scientology Church member.
Picking up the pieces won’t be easy.
Snake Thompson's Ghost says
23 years since “The War Is Over” — COB, what have you done for us lately?
The announcement provided a welcome reminder to watch the “We Stand Tall” video again this weekend. That one never gets old, by comparison to TWIO.
Doug Parent says
I recall in the mid 80’s there as an Int event in LA where Miscavige did an analysis of the percentage of “donations” going to specific sectors for internal church functions. I’m talking huge pie charts. This was the main focus of the event and in hindsight it must have been in response to grumbling in the field over price increases. Mike I’m thinking you were part of the presentation? Am I correct there were concerns at the time about people leaving the church because of the prices?
Cece says
Perhaps it’s because it’s newly edited by SMP to seamlessly remove all the SPs 🙂
Ann B Watson says
Love you Cece,and your comment.❤️
mreppen1 says
If I were still in the fishbowl, I would be asking myself why do I need or want to attend an event like this every week. Wtf? Tashania is a complete dupe. Sad.
chuckbeatty77 says
Is Marty’s moment receiving the Waterford crystal edited out?
I guess it would have to be edited out.
It’ll take another decade or more, after Miscavige gets dementia on top of his existing mental state, for the movement to maybe have someone else come along who stops editing and censoring their own history.
I wonder if there is some academic paper or book on how long it takes a group to quit it’s own history meddling.
I Yawnalot says
Maybe that new person will begin to meddle and rewrite the history to suit themselves. The squirrel’s squirrel so to speak. Horrible thought isn’t it?
chuckbeatty77 says
The new leader(s) after Miscavige, yes, that’ll be something to behold.
IN the meantime, and likely that won’t happen in my life, and I’m an ex Scientologist and just recently become fascinated with these great 10 minute snippet excellent summaries of human historical greater thinkers, which help replace and blot out Hubbard’s tiny but overwordy Scientology for me:
https://www.youtube.com/user/schooloflifechannel/playlists
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Ann B Watson says
Chuck,your comments always give me food for thought.Thank you.❤️
Ann B Watson says
Well Tashania,interesting name but a dead subject.The sheeple that still must and fervently want to believe dm and the re-running of IAS 93 deserve what they get.I see one CC member has left the cult,others look up and out and follow the light.❤️
GTBO says
From multiple events in the Shrine Auditorium (with overflow spaces) to the California Ballroom in the Bonaventure, wow how the mighty have fallen (shrunk).
Dave is bringing RCo$ down to something more befitting his stature
Joe Pendleton says
At times like this I miss my old friend, the late OTDT (Don Tolan)
Old Surfer Dude says
All this fuss is called, “Putting lipstick on a pig.”
I Yawnalot says
Oink!
Old Surfer Dude says
Epic & monumental oink
Interested Observer says
It just occurred to me that this constantly crowing about the War Is Over event (and frequent rebroadcasts of other seminal SCN events) is exactly the same as the North Koreans every once in a while trotting out the USS Pueblo, repainting it and making yet another movie about its capture.
roger hornaday says
It’s probably a real challenge to suspend your disbelief regarding the epic expansion of scientology while seated in the auditorium of a sparsely attended event. I doubt the serious Kool Aid drinkers like being reminded there’s trouble in paradise with the sight of so many empty chairs. Better to stay home if you can do so without penalties. Besides, all that fake smiling is awfully tiresome and what if Bob Smith shows up? Should you make eye contact with him? It’s been almost a whole year since you had to write that KR on his wife.
Harpoona Frittata says
Indeed, of all the many signs and portents that $cn is about to ‘jump the couch,’ none are so self-revealing to those still inside the bubble than flagging attendance at the most epic of epic yearly extravaganzas. That’s because, year in, year out, these poor overworked, underpaid and “don’t even THINK about asking for lube” staff folks are required to attend under penalty of losing their Eternity. As a result they can’t help but note how many are in attendance this year, compared to last, as well which celebs and whales are conspicuous by their absence.
Indeed, I really wouldn’t put it past lil davey the savage to bus and fly in, at huge expense, as many ‘Potemkin villagers’ as needed to continue to maintain the pretense of expansion and of reaching new levels of epic magnitude. When that stops and too many empty seats can’t be filled, let the couch jumping begin 😉
But, apparently, $cilons are among the stupidest humans on earth because if the constantly hyped 10X this and 43X that expansion was actually occurring, then they’d actually need larger and larger venues to seat these new masses, not just to fill up the same old event sites completely. Someone sho da flock ain’t payin’ attention here.
Blame it on mass hypnosis or something they put in the water, but $cilons seem to be dumber than rocks when it comes to simple math 😉
Interested Party says
“Scientology has become a dog sniffing it’s own butt.”
Priceless
RMycroft says
I guess the Portland Crusade video will be next up. (Where Miscavige won victory, by writing a large settlement check.)
I Yawnalot says
Oh geezers, Portland! I remember those days, back then I was chomping at the bit for a fight, outraged and all… “rally round the flag bs if their ever was.” Scientology sure made good use of the mindset created by that fiasco. Yep, that’s worth a rerun or two to keep the minions enthused.
chrismann9 says
At that event he mentioned “Marty” a few times didn’t he? He says “Marty and I were walking down the street near the IRS offices”, or something like that.
chrismann9 says
An interesting, old NYT article about this:
“The church’s version of what followed is quite remarkable. Mr. Miscavige and Marty Rathbun, another church official, were walking past the I.R.S. building in Washington with a few hours to spare one afternoon in late October 1991 when they decided to talk to Mr. Goldberg.
After signing the visitor’s log, the two men asked to see the Commissioner. They told the security guard that they did not have an appointment but were certain Mr. Goldberg would want to see them. And, according to the church account, he did.”
http://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/09/us/scientology-s-puzzling-journey-from-tax-rebel-to-tax-exempt.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
Chris says
“David Pomerantz (original singer of We Stand Tall!) is flying into LA to open with a LIVE Concert!!”
whaaa?!! way to bury the lead, Mike!
doing the victory event annually seems like a cute way to help cement the indoctrination by creating holidays that commemorate their shared history. i’m surprised they didn’t think of this sooner.
Doug Parent says
In 1989-90 David Pomeranz was on the Fleecewinds, the musicians from Gold were there along with Peter Schless and we did a big concert for all of Curacao. As I think back to who was on stage at the time, at least half of those musicians now are either out, dead or in the hole. The fact that DP is still being propped up like a piece of cardboard on stage is just sad. He should be enjoying the fruits of his labors living an abundant lifestyle instead of being Miscaviges bitch-with-a-guitar. Shoulda slipped out when the getting was good DP before you married into the Borg and had a kid with whats her-bot. WASTE OF TALENT.
I Yawnalot says
Couldn’t help but think of renaming that song, “We don’t stand at all.”
Old Surfer Dude says
Or the dwarf’s version, “Stand tall or else!!!”
Newcomer says
How about
“We Eat Shit”
It becomes more apropos for dear leader.
Newcomer says
Better yet ……….
“We bend over”!
followed by a chorus of …………….
‘We can take a reaming and keep on screaming’ by the STILL-IN BOTS
Chris says
there, but for the grace of xenu….
Robert Almblad says
It seems the only people “in” Scientology today that could stomach another viewing of the ’93 IAS event are parents of children that are still in. Children of parents that are still in. Foreigners without computers and access to the Internet. And lastly, F**cking greedy vulture IAS reg’es.
alcoboy says
Yeah, yeah. Heard that one before. The Sea Org can do no wrong because they are the most theta group in the universe.
Didn’t people used to say something similar about the SS?
DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES (Bill Straass) says
JAWOHL!
I hearden some rumoren that those people believe that man is an immortal spirit and they come back in future lives. And that things that happened in past lives can happen again from abberation.
Now, I wilt nicht commenten on oders personen casen.
Howeveren, if das aboven ist truen, den dose personen vent somevare. It ist mein opinion (and knowledge) that somest dose zwei essen (SS) personen have returned.
HEIL HITLER! nee Miscaviage
alcoboy says
Oh, I get it! The SS dudes came back and joined the Sea Org! I
Dead men tell no tales Bill Straass says
That is exactly what I said. My German is not.as.good as it used to be. Maybe I need a retread.
Mike Wynski says
The level of delusion amongst all scamologists is breathtaking.
Old Surfer Dude says
Epic & monumental breathtaking. It takes my breath away…
I Yawnalot says
I’ve got a couple of spare, ‘canned laughter,’ in the barn somewhere. You want one to get your breath back?
Old Surfer Dude says
Absolutely! Do they come in different flavors?
I Yawnalot says
Not really, vanilla, vanilla or double vanilla of you want both. The ring pulls are gone though, laughed its ring off!
I Yawnalot says
“If you want both”, geezers… what’s with my keyboard operator? Eyes painted on!
Old Surfer Dude says
Let’s see now……..hmmmmmmm…….I’ll take vanilla.
Space cootie on Sherman's shoulder says
Dear Frank,
It is an entirely new era in Scientology — one of contraction and shrinkage at a whole new order of magnitude. And for this reason, we want to herd the last remaining marks we can to fleece them!
AUDITOR’S MEMORIAL DAY:
This year’s Top Auditor awards! Alex Rodriguez did 2 hours of book1 on an illiterate Salvadorian he dragged in from Sunset and Vermont!
IAS ’93 VICTORY EVENT:
Since we are losing our tax status pretty soon-Therefore next Friday on 23 September at 7:30pm, we will be showing the IAS ’93 Event “The Turning Point” on LRH Way. None other than SNL Winner David Pomerantz will sing his latest song: We Fell Down. We promise he will even sound cheesier than in 93.
That is the price of suckerdom: constant regging, constantly circling the drain
As you saw, the planet is working harder than ever to clear itself of scientology.
And every fool who is gullible enough to still buy this is part of the fleecing crusade!
Take a moment yearly to remind yourself how the fastest growing religion has shrank by 75%.It is such an exhilarating feeling to circle the drain. Even the few remaining ones in South Africa and Australia are sending rave reports how they enjoy the circling albeit in the opposite direction.
There you have it!
Best,
Morticia
Funeral Director
Cherch of Scamontology
Once upon a time in the West
Robert Almblad says
Space Cootie,
Absolutely hilarious!!! Thanks for the best laugh I had all week!
Nezquik says
Now this is a organization I can get behind.
Snake Thompson's Ghost says
“As you saw, the planet is working harder than ever to clear itself of scientology.”
Good one! One expects full clearing of the planet within another generation or two.
DONE SIR!
I Yawnalot says
Space Cootie – you excelled today! Thanks for the merriment!
Morticia – of the Uncle Fester kind? Nice touch.
Paul Cocovinis says
I recently had a staff member tell me with a perfectly straight face and with not a hint of irony and in a completely deserted London test centre (which has been the norm for the last few years) how ‘it’s all going so incredibly well’. And this was after he’d been convinced to unlock the doors and let me in!
I think there are a couple of key factors that combine here to keep the obvious delusion persisting on such a determined level and these were certainly true when I was similarly afflicted. First, a complete unwillingness to doubt that briefings at events could contain anything but the truth. And then of course the conviction that your org must be the exception. Once those two fallacies start to become apparent you are on your journey out.
Cognited and Out says
It’s the Golden Age of Epic!!!!!!!!
Old Surfer Dude says
And monumental!
McCarran says
Talk about resting on your laurels. I actually DO believe that the ’93 event was a turning point for david miscavige. He was exalted and knighted that night and for the next 20 years went on a rampage and turned the church of scientology into his own vision and likeness.
Let’s see (not in this order), he got rid of all the execs; was instrumental in the death and coverup of Lisa McPherson, GAT I, The Basics, GAT II, groomed a celebrity as his BFF, changed the definition of an F/N and implemented the brilliant Ideal Org Pgm. What flew off these devices was most of the parishioners, some key celebrities, checks and balances, the intention to DO something for the PC, any and all sound advice, The Debbie Cook E-Mail, articles, books, documentaries, blogs, bitter apostates, and in His likeness what we NOW have is a bunch of empty buildings and a “religion” with no heart or soul, surrounded by broken families and friendships, and fearful parishioners.
Congratulations dave. Take a bow.
I Yawnalot says
That’s quite the picture you paint. Reality art, Scientology style!
Old Surfer Dude says
What do you bet that 10 years from now, when they’re down to 500 members, they’ll still be showing the ’93 video as well as Atlanta Idle Morgue.
I Yawnalot says
In 15 years they’ll be showing the Marty Rathbun siege ‘documentary’ as a mandatory TRs training video. OT’s in action on the Golf Buggy Express, followed by Paddle Boat Queen in combat pink creates huge wake for Scientology!
Miscavige says it’s my way or the highway, all Texas long!
civmar says
I saw the event at Flag, I think in real-time simulcast from LA.
Funny, I never thought of this before: I am 100% sure that when Miscavige described his visit to IRS Commissioner Goldberg he stated that he went there with Marty Rathbun.
Has that bit of news been edited out of the video? If so, how?
Len Zinberg says
Your memory is correct.
I’m just not sure which would be the greater harbinger of delusion –
editing his name out… or leaving it in?
Mephisto says
Tashania, this is monumentally epic and awesomely unprecedented!!! I am confirming all of Los Angeles. Please book a bigger venue!!!!!
Old Surfer Dude says
Rose Bowl?
Mephisto says
Kool-Aid Bowl.
BOGNITION says
I now have proof.
I have a brother who got in about the same time I did. He is still in and donating money. I was baffled as to why he couldn’t see all the dumb-ass, squirrel, suppressive, out-tech, weird crap that quickly grew in scientology after Slappy.
See, when we were growing up, I kept sensing something not quite right in him. I used to tell him he was adopted and although he looked just like my father, he BOUGHT IT! I asked my mom what was wrong with him. She said, “Now honey don’t be too hard on him he is a bit slow.” Still, I gave him the benefit of the doubt. Well, well. I now finally see what mom was saying. He IS a dumb ass. The sad thing is, the longer he stays in, the dumber he gets. Time inside Slappy’s bubble kind of works like an IQ test. Know what I mean?
statpush says
It appears Scientology’s PR strategy is simply Copy ‘n Paste.
I Yawnalot says
That’s all they have now, the past.
Old Surfer Dude says
What’s the big deal? I copy & paste all the time….on my computer.
Chee Chalker says
“The ’93 IAS Event is being done annually in all the orgs. Why? Because that is the price you pay…..for being a Scientologist……..we make you watch the same thing over and over again……think of it as your own special brand of penance.”
One would think Miscavige would not want the sheep lie to see how he has aged in the 23 years. The face is a little tighter, the hair a little lighter, the poof a little poofier.
Old Surfer Dude says
I hate it when my hair gets poofier…
I Yawnalot says
Poofier means different things in different places, being liberally minded and all. With one particular definition applied, indeed your face would would look a little tighter! Rhymes with YMFCS!
Old Surfer Dude says
I stand corrected…
Willie AKA Good Old Boy says
As one who was at the 93 event I can say that is was a bit over the top. The BS was so deep that I needed a bull dozer to get out of it to the parking lot. The fact that one could deduct his services from his taxes proved to be a very little win when one had more deducted than he was able to make in a year. Which was more than 90% of those attending.
To have to state that one had to make the IRS accept the COS just shows the manipulations and lies DLHDM needed to create to make a golden turd acceptable.
I feel the real reason for the new Ideal Org buildings is to be there to give to the IRS when the tax exempt
status is finally revoked. Which will keep the IRS away from DLHDM’s secret stash.
McCarran says
Interesting take.
Old Surfer Dude says
I take interesting things all the time…
McCarran says
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Good People says
Tashania, I feel truly sad for you. I will pray for your mental/spiritual freedom.
SILVIA says
Doing it yearly is just an attempt to keep the blind flock brainwashed into believing miscavige is worth something.
And yes, some do believe it, but is just a handful of, either scare to death to say otherwise, or criminals like miscavige that share similar traits.
No decent, common ‘wog’ will follow such a sociopath.
Harvey says
Stacy Francis? Who is Stacy Francis?
Oh yeah, I see…..she’s an INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED blah…blah….blah….
Might be a good time to double up on the celebrity guards/minders. Just tryin’ to help out Dave.