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Narconon questions raised
August 19, 1992, AP, Tulsa World
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/narconon-questions-raised/article_fd9b1079-6ed5-5e36-8ed9-ea81eb5c941c.html
An attorney for the state Health Department is questioning whether the
state Mental Health Board acted properly when it exempted the Narconon
Chilocco New Life Center from certification last week.
Attorney Rob Cole said the department might not license the drug
treatment center because of questions about the exemption. The
licensing is the next step for Narconon.
Tags: Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, Narconon,
Narconon Chilocco, Oklahoma Board of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Services, Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services,
Oklahoma Health Department, Rob Cole
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CHURCH IN CYBERSPACE
August 19, 1995, Marc Fisher, Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1995/08/19/church-in-cyberspace/7706244c-a65f-4727-8983-aa3db5153e9a/
It was 9:30 and Arnie Lerma was lounging in his living room in
Arlington, drinking his Saturday morning coffee, hanging. Suddenly, a
knock at the door -- who could it be at this hour? -- and boom, before
he could force anything out of his mouth, they were pouring into his
house: federal marshals, lawyers, computer technicians, cameramen.
They stayed for three hours last Saturday. They inventoried and
confiscated everything Lerma cherished: his computer, every disk in the
place, his client list, his phone numbers. And then they left.
"I'm one of those guys who keeps everything -- my whole life -- on the
computer," Lerma says. "And now they have it all."
Tags: 1954, 1960, 1977, 1980, 1986, 1991, 1992, Academic, alt.religion.
scientology, Arlington, Arnaldo Lerma, California, Church of Scientology
International, Clear, Copyright, Critic, Dick Cleek, Graham Berry, Helena
Kobrin, Intellectual property rights, IRS, Jesus, Joe Nunez, John Travolta,
Judge Harold Hupp, Kurt Weiland, Lisa Marie Presley, Los Angeles, Operating
Thetan, OT, OT IV, Quicky, Republican, Richard Leiby, Ruin, Scientology
executive, Scientology lawyer, Scientology: The Cult of Greed, Sea Org,
Steven Fishman, Teegeeack, Time magazine, Tom Cruise, Tyrone Lawson,
University of Wisconsin, Uwe Geertz, Virginia, Warren McShane, Washington,
Xenu
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Cruise-ing the Scientology connection
August 19, 1999, Bruce LaBruce, Eye Weekly
http://www.eyeweekly.com/eye/issue/issue_08.19.99/columns/feelings.php
Homosexuality, of course, is discouraged, while marriage and family --
or at least the appearance of such -- are de rigueur. Some have even
maintained that Scientology attempts to cure members of their
homosexuality. Enter Tom Cruise. The celebrity Scientologist contingent
is well-known -- John Travolta, Anne Archer, Jenna Elfman and Kirstie
Alley are the A-list members, but have you heard about the alleged
involvement of William Burroughs, Patrick Swayze, Gordon Lightfoot,
Mikhail Baryshnikhov and Ginger Spice?
Tags: Aleister Crowley
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Scientology pitch plays prime-time cable
August 19, 1999, Enzo Di Matteo, NOW Magazine
http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/18/51/News/city.html
Given these numbers, the church's financial future would seem to be
shaky. Scientology has been desperately fighting to win tax-exempt
status from Revenue Canada, but the struggle doesn't seem to be going
well, if the two years it's taken so far are any clue.
Tags: Al Buttnor, Bridge Publications, Canada, Earl Smith, Sean Coleman
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Rehabilitation center moves to Lake Eufaula
August 19, 2001, News OK
http://newsok.com/rehabilitation-center-moves-to-lake-eufaula/article/2752162
EUFAULA - Narconon Arrowhead, the drug rehabilitation and international
training center formerly known as Narconon Chilocco Center near
Newkirk, has relocated to Lake Eufaula.
The center, considered the with a ribbon cutting and barbecue.
The relocation was necessary because of expansion. Narconon now has
centers in 29 countries. Its mission is "to eradicate the problem of
drug and alcohol abuse internationally through effective rehabilitation
and education.'
Tags: 2015, Boise, Congress, Facebook, Guardian's Office, Narconon, Narconon
Arrowhead, Narconon Chilocco, Newkirk, NewsOK, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City,
Pawnee, Quicky, Stockton, Texas, Tulsa, Washington
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Conspiracy of Two
August 19, 2007, David Amsden, New York Magazine
http://nymag.com/news/features/36091/
For many friends this image of the couple-abrasive, frightened,
isolated from what they loved and fostered-would prove to be their
final memory. Seven days later, on the evening of July 10, Duncan
swallowed a number of Tylenol PM tablets with bourbon. It was Blake who
first discovered her body on the floor of their bedroom, and it was
Blake who, a week later, ended his own life by taking the A train to
Rockaway Beach and walking into the Atlantic Ocean.
Tags: Beck Hansen, Jeremy Blake, Suicide, Theresa Duncan
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17 A Doctor backs the Rundown
August 19, 2009, Jonny Jacobsen, Infinite Complacency
http://infinitecomplacency.blogspot.com/2009/08/17-doctor-backs-rundown.html
A US doctor mounted a vigorous defence of Scientology's Purification
Rundown, the controversial treatment at the centre of the Paris trial.
The morning had been devoted to fairly damning testimony against
Scientology by two witnesses for the plaintiffs in the case:
Jean-Pierre Brard, a deputy in France's Assembl?e Nationale; and former
member turned critic Roger Gonnet.
That afternoon, a key witness for the defendants got his say: a doctor
from California who had been called to defend the Purification Rundown
from a medical perspective.
Tags: 1958, 1962, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2007, 9/11,
Baltimore, Beck Hansen, California, Chernobyl, Clear Body, Clear Mind, David
Root, Detox, Doctor, France, G. Megan Shields, Gulf War, Jean-Pierre Brard,
John DeSio, Medical, Michael Wisner, Moscow, New Era Publications, New York,
New York City, New York Press, Niacin, North Carolina, Olivier Morice, Paris,
Purification Rundown, Quicky, Roger Gonnet, Russia, Salt Lake City, San
Diego, Stephen Pittel, UK, Utah
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Fashanu in Public Court
August 19, 2009, Emeka Umejei, AllAfrica
http://allafrica.com/stories/200908190485.html
In leadership lessons, one vital skill is the ability of a leader to
take responsibility for his every action, whether it achieves success
or failure.
John Fashanu, former footballer, may not have acquired this aspect of
leadership, or so it seems. Recently, the ex-international squarely put
the blame for his controversial 'Fashanu Report' on the media.
He said the claim that $6bn was allegedly fleeced from the country's
coffers between 1988 and 1993 did not emanate from him, but was a mere
media creation. He therefore apologized to the former military ruler,
General Ibrahim Babangida, whose junta supervised that period in
Nigeria's history.
"There was never a time that I accused General Babangida over funds
stacked away in any foreign land. It was just a media creation and I
have personally apologized to him for the embarrassment it has caused
him," Fashanu said.,
Continuing, he stressed, "I can say it again and again, that there was
nothing like debt buy-back or any billions stacked away in any account
anywhere. It was all a misrepresentation by the media world-wide, and
it is rather unfortunate. I am sorry; we have not found any debt
buy-back or any allegation at all. I have also apologized to her
Excellency Maryam Babangida as well."
Many people are taken aback by what they describe as Fashanu's resort
to the blame game. They still remember that Fashanu, in April 2000, had
claimed to have names, dates and account numbers of those involved in
the alleged debt buy-back scam.
However, the hollowness of his denials started becoming evident when
recently he failed to show up at a Professor Bolaji Aluko-led Nigerian
Democratic Movement (NDM)-organized public forum, where he was to
confront Robert Minton on the controversial report. Incidentally, this
was after repeated assurances from Fashanu and his agent, Robert
Clarke, that he would be at the public forum to state his position.
Robert Minton, whom Fashanu had accused of serving as a front for the
Federal Government, had accused him of being sponsored by Scientology
organisation, a cult group Minton had brought into critical light.
Minton said: "Fashanu has been used by the Scientology organisation
that considers me to be their greatest enemy in the world. There is no
chance Fashanu investigated it on his own. His investigator is a
full-time worker for Scientology. This is a vendetta on Scientology's
part against me and they are using Fashanu and Nigeria as a tool to
beat me on the head. That is the bottomline."
Whether these inconsistencies were the creation of the media or
self-inflicted is a question only Fashanu himself can answer.
But there are Nigerians who suspect that he may have realized that he
needs the powerful strings of the former military president to pull
through some of his business or political ventures.
Tags: John Fashanu, Nigeria, Robert Clarke, Robert Minton
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Lying in Miscavige's $70 Million Bunker
August 19, 2010, Marty Rathbun, Moving On Up a Little Higher
https://markrathbun.wordpress.com/2010/08/19/lying-in-miscaviges-70-million-bunker/
Miscavige and his minions are painting themselves into the lower corner
of the RTC bunker by virtue of being forced to make sworn
representations; a slippery slope for a pack of liars.
Warren McShane swore out a complaint to the Riverside County Sheriff's
Office. A copy of the resultant Sheriff's report was obtained by the
Headleys' lawyers and it was filed in their cases in support of their
opposition to the church's motion for summary judgment. A link to the
document, along with the Church's urgent motion to strike it from the
record, is at the bottom of this report. Note in the motion that the
church denies Warren made any such report to the Sheriff.
The complaint was filed based on a photo of Tom Cruise's and David
Miscavige's motorcycles appearing on my blog. (words in italics are
quotations from the official documents.)
Tags: 1987, 2005, Amy Scobee, Bob Wright, David Miscavige, Grade II, Hemet,
Ingleside, Mike Rinder, OT, Quicky, Religious Technology Center, Riverside
County Sheriff, Tax exempt, Texas, Tom Cruise, Tom DeVocht, Tommy Davis,
Warren McShane
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Today Tonight : Scientology Tax Evation
August 19, 2010, iaxilollz, YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYKTXqjqduA
http://au.todaytonight.yahoo.com/arti...
It's alleged Scientology has avoided paying tax in the United Kingdom
by claiming it is run out of South Australia.
In Britain, the Church of Scientology is supposed to pay tax on the
millions of pounds it brings in each year. Now, the organisation has
been accused of claiming its entire UK operation is part of its
Australian outfit.
Tags: Australia, Quicky, South Australia, Tax, Today Tonight, UK
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"Health" Magazine Happily Shills for Scientology, Gives Kelly Preston a Forum
August 19, 2011, Roger Friedman, Showbiz 411
http://www.showbiz411.com/2011/08/19/health-magazine-happily-shills-for-scientology-gives-kelly-preston-a-forum
Prato does say that Jett suffered from Autism, an assertion Preston and
Travolta denied up to and after his death. It was only when the Bahamas
police released Travolta's initial statement to them did the movie
star's admission of Jett's Autism finally surface. Indeed for years the
Travoltas insisted Jett suffered from Kawasaki Syndrome. He didn't.
Prato doesn't ask Preston about any of that.
I don't know what helped Preston get over Jett's death. Everyone deals
with grief differently, and Jett's loss is not to be minimized. But I
do know that three months later she was back at work shooting "Casino
Jack" with Kevin Spacey.
Tags: Autism, Jett Travolta, John Travolta, Kawasaki Syndrome, Kelly Preston
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Heretics and the Scientology Inquisition
August 19, 2011, Marty Rathbun, Moving On Up a Little Higher
https://markrathbun.wordpress.com/2011/08/19/heretics-and-the-scientology-inquisition/
A heretic is a person who committed heresy.
Heresy (from Greek a??es?, which originally meant "choice") is a
controversial or novel change to a system of beliefs, especially a
religion, that conflicts with established dogma.[1] It is distinct from
apostasy, which is the formal denunciation of one's religion,
principles or cause,[2] and blasphemy, which is irreverence toward
religion.[3] The founder or leader of a heretical movement is called a
heresiarch, while individuals who espouse heresy or commit heresy, are
known as heretics. Heresiology is the study of heresy.
The word heresy is usually used within a Christian, Jewish, or Islamic
context, and implies something slightly different in each. In certain
historical Christian and Jewish cultures, heresy was punishable by law.
In modern times, the word heresy is often used in jest and without
religious context.
Tags: Buddha, China, Christian, David Miscavige, Jewish, L. Ron Hubbard,
Quicky, Squirrel, Texas, The Creation of Human Ability, Wikipedia
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(2012's) Top 25 People Crippling Scientology, No. 21 & 22
August 19, 2012, Tony Ortega, Runnin' Scared, Village Voice
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2012/08/scientology_top_25_dani_lemberger_john_brousseau.php
This year, summer has not been languid and lazy. In the wake of the
TomKat divorce, media interest in Scientology has never been greater
and we've never been busier. But we thought it was time to update our
list from last year. This time, we've put a premium on what's happened
in the last twelve months, so you might see some of your old favorites
drop off the roster. But never fear -- you can always revisit our
choices from last year, or the choices of our readers.
Tags: 1968, 1976, 1980, 1992, 2009, 2010, Advance!, BBC, Caribbean, Dani
Lemberger, David Miscavige, Debbie Cook, Dror Center, Gabriel Graves, Gavin
Potter, Haifa, Harry Smith, Int Base, Israel, Jarrel Wade, Jefferson Hawkins,
John Brousseau, Karen de la Carriere, Kate Bornstein, Lisa Marie Presley, Los
Angeles, Mark Shreffler, Marty Rathbun, Mental Health, Narconon, Narconon
Arrowhead, NBC, New Year's Eve, Oklahoma, OT III, OTC, Pasadena, Paul Thomas
Anderson, Rock Center, San Fernando Valley, Sea Org, Stacy Murphy, Sunday
Funnies, Tami Lemberger, The Hole, Tom Cruise, Tulsa World, Xenu
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Introduction to Training Routines 0-9
August 19, 2012, Marty Rathbun, Moving On Up a Little Higher
https://markrathbun.wordpress.com/2012/08/19/introduction-to-training-routines-0-9/
I am providing below a copy of the introduction I wrote for people who
do Training Routines 0-9 here at Casablanca. I am not suggesting that
anyone else copy and utilize it (but they are free to if they wish).
However, I think some might find the context provided of interest.
Introduction to Training Routines 0-9 at Casablanca
The cutting edge of modern physics, quantum theory or quantum
mechanics, has never been proven wrong in its predictions of phenomena.
That is why technology derived from its principles accounts for more
than one third of our current economy. These facts are not widely
known, in part because quantum theory reveals unanswered conundrums
that seem to set classic physics on its head. Most confounding is
quantum theory's demonstration that consciousness affects, and may even
create, the physical universe. Scientists have demonstrated over and
over that the observer affects the behavior of matter in its smallest
observable form (the sub atomic waves or particles which combine to
form all matter). The fact that the observer (the spirit) is not of the
physical universe and cannot therefore be directly measured by physical
devices leaves quantum theorists scratching their heads and posing
rather clumsy metaphysical questions. The seeming convergence of
science into the realm of consciousness, or the spirit, frightened many
scientists in the early part of the 20th Century. That included one of
science's most free and liberal thinkers, Albert Einstein. On more than
one occasion Einstein warned fellow scientists to be wary of the
'spooky actions' that quantum physics revealed when the observer
(consciousness, or the spirit) met matter. He along with the leading
scientists of the era were concerned that quantum theory would turn
science toward the metaphysical realms of consciousness; a taboo for
the masters of the physical universe. One of the pioneers of quantum
theory, Niels Bohr, proffered an agreement called the Copenhagen
interpretation to allay such fears. The agreement was that the
established observation of quantum physics that the observer
(consciousness, spirit) affects and even seems to create matter at the
microscopic level would only apply at the level of the then-fringe sub
study of quantum mechanics. Since science was unable to demonstrate the
quantum observations with matter larger than atoms ? in large part due
to its lack of technological means to do so ? classic Newtonian physics
would not be monkeyed with at the macroscopic level. Science would
leave the spirit alone.
Tags: 1986, Buddha, Buddhist, Copenhagen, Dianetics, Quicky, Scientology
organization, Training Routines
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Big Brother Is Watching
August 19, 2013, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
http://www.mikerindersblog.org/big-brother-is-watching/
The "friendliest place in the world" is losing its lustre. In fact, it
is becoming downright creepy.
This is from the latest "OT" Committee Meeting Minutes - my
highlighting in red:
"Emmett Osborn, OTC Dir IAS Field Dissemination, come up to brief us
about the winners of the recent IAS Game with the prize of a special
pin for getting 2 status upgrades, 2 Lifetime Memberships or a donation
on $10,000. He presented gifts of special lapel pins, engraved pens and
one-of-a-kind shoulder bags to the winners, Kaye Champagne and Tom
Cummins. Emmett re-briefed us on the new IAS Game that was first
announced last week, for every Flag OTC member sign up four others on
the IAS monthly debit program for $100 per month. Emmett reminded us
that FSM commissions would be available for those signing others up for
this.
Tags: Clearwater, Dissemination, Emmett Osborn, Field Staff Member, Flag
Building, Flag Service Organization, Germany, International Association of
Scientologists, Kaye Champagne, Membership, OT, OTC, Quicky, Tent, Tom Cummins
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How Does Scientology's Cosmology Really Work? Historian Jon Atack Has a Theory
August 19, 2013, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
http://tonyortega.org/2013/08/19/how-does-scientologys-cosmology-really-work-historian-jon-atack-has-a-theory/
Jon Atack is the author of A Piece of Blue Sky, one of the very best
books on L. Ron Hubbard and Scientology. He has a new edition of the
book for sale, and on Saturdays he's helping us sift through the
legends, myths, and contested facts about Scientology that tend to get
hashed and rehashed in books, articles, and especially on the Internet.
This week, Jon, we wanted your thoughts on the whole schmear.
L. Ron Hubbard's ideas about the human mind and the physical universe
really don't comport with what science tells us about how the world
works. But how does Hubbard's worldview still continue to work for some
people?
Tags: 1945, A Piece of Blue Sky, Aldous Huxley, Bill Robertson, E-meter,
Hollywood, Jon Atack, OT, Quicky, Russia, Squirrel, Venus
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Greg Capazorio IAS Shill
August 19, 2014, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
http://www.mikerindersblog.org/greg-capazorio-ias-shill/
Greg Capazorio was awarded an IAS Freedom Medal with a stirring video
concocted by the Sherminator that made it seem that the Way To
Happiness Campaign was integrated across the entire Gauteng Prison
system in South Africa.
Of course, as with most of these videos, it was, to put it kindly, a
bit of an overstatement. To be accurate about it, it was more like a
90% fabrication. Some South African friends told me Capazorio was not
even the primary mover for what was done (there was some WTH
distribution and use). Perhaps one or more of them can enlighten us a
little in the comments.
And I would be willing to bet my last dollar that if you went to the
Gauteng Prison System today you would be hard pressed to find a single
copy of the WTH.
Tags: 9/11, Africa, Applied Scholastics, CCHR, Criminon, David Miscavige,
Debbie Mace, Dennis Clarke, Dennis Dubin, Freedom Medal, Freedom Medal of
Valor, Greg Capazorio, Ideal Org, Indonesia, International Association of
Scientologists, Isaac Hayes, Italy, Japan, Jeff Pomerantz, Julia Migenes, L.
Ron Hubbard, Lawrence Anthony, Michael Roberts, Narconon, Nicky Hopkins, OT,
Peter Schless, Planetary Dissemination, Quicky, Rena Weinberg, Rick Pendery,
South Africa, Tom Cruise, Ukraine, United Nations, Venezuela, Wendy Honnor
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Lawsuit alleges state suppressed Narconon report, fired investigators
August 19, 2014, Ziva Branstetter, Tulsa World
http://www.tulsaworld.com/homepagelatest/lawsuit-alleges-state-suppressed-narconon-report-fired-investigators/article_fd684bc6-6684-510d-a217-5e3e6bce5d0e.html
The state Department of Mental Health "buried" an inspector general's
report recommending that Narconon Arrowhead be shut down after three
patients died there, according to two lawsuits against the agency.
The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services fired its
inspector general, Kim Poff, and an investigator, Michael DeLong, last
year after they objected to the agency withholding the Narconon report,
the lawsuits state.
Tags: Aaron Cooper, Cratus Dewayne Moore, Durand Crosby, Ellen Buettner, Eric
Tenorio, Gabriel Graves, Georgia, Hillary Holten, Kim Poff, Michael DeLong,
Narconon, Narconon Arrowhead, Narconon Georgia, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Attorney
General, Oklahoma County District Court, Oklahoma Department of Mental Health
and Substance Abuse Services, Oklahoma Multi-County Grand Jury, Pittsburg
County District Court, Rachel Bussett, Raid, Scott Pruitt, Stacy Murphy,
Terri White
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Lawsuit: Oklahoma Ofiicials Hid Wrongdoing At Scientology Drug Rehab
August 19, 2014, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
http://tonyortega.org/2014/08/19/oklahoma/
According to her legal complaint, "As a result of their investigation,
Ms. Poff and Mr. DeLong determined that the Narconon facility violated
numerous state laws and recommended to leadership that the facility be
shut down." Her finalized report on the investigation was submitted by
the fall of 2012.
But Poff alleges that her bosses attempted to "hide the findings" of
her report by telling her to advise the department's board of directors
that "the report and investigation was still pending."
Why? Because, Poff alleges, her bosses "buried the report,
recommendations and findings of Ms. Poff & Mr. DeLong because the
Department did not want to get involved in litigation involving the
Church of Scientology."
Tags: 2011, 2012, 2013, Abuse, Gabriel Graves, Gary Richardson, Hillary
Holten, Inspector General, Kim Poff, Lawsuit, Michael DeLong, Narconon,
Narconon Arrowhead, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Services, Rachel Bussett, Stacy Murphy
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Narconon Investigators Sue Department Of Mental Health And Substance Abuse
August 19, 2014, Dana Hertneky, News 9
http://www.news9.com/story/26319970/narconon-investigators-sue-department-of-mental-health-and-substance-abuse
Investigators say the Scientology-based drug treatment center Narconon
Arrowhead, located on Lake Eufaula, violated numerous state laws and
should be shut down. But they also say the Oklahoma State Department of
Mental Health and Substance Abuse hid the results of that
investigation, and did nothing.
Former Inspector General Kim Poff and Michael DeLong, the two highest
ranking investigators with the agency, say they were fired after they
objected to the state keeping the findings of their investigation
secret and they have now filed a wrongful termination suit.
Tags: Kim Poff, Michael DeLong, Narconon, Narconon Arrowhead, Oklahoma,
Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Rachel
Bussett, Robert Murphy, Terry White
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Scenes from the Scientology underground
August 19, 2014, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
http://tonyortega.org/2014/08/19/scenes-from-the-scientology-underground/
We love our tipsters. They are constantly alerting us to interesting
stuff about Scientology. Some of it is just strange, like this rabbit
hole we went down yesterday. Is it important? Probably not. But we
thought readers might find it amusing. So here we go.
On Sunday, a couple of pages appeared online from a recent issue of The
Comm Line, a newsletter that's printed for Scientologists and can be
picked up in some shops in Clearwater, Florida.
One of the pages contained a curious ad...
Tags: 2007, Amazon, Basics, BBC, Clearwater, Comm Line, David Miscavige,
eBay, Ferguson, Florida, Ideal Org, Jeremy Powers, Jon Atack, London, Meshell
Little, Nation of Islam, Quicky, St. Louis, The Way to Happiness
========================================
Scientology Gateshead building still empty after seven years
August 19, 2014, Robert Cooper, BBC News
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-26936135
The Church of Scientology, famous for its Hollywood celebrity
followers, once hailed its new home in north-east England as a centre
for spiritual enlightenment. Several years on, the building lies empty
and is a haven for squatters and drug users. So will it ever open?
The Windmill Hills former school and care home in Gateshead looks like
the ideal setting for a ghost story.
Damp and derelict, the spooky Victorian day school sits at the mercy of
vandals, squatters and the elements.
Tags: American Religious Identification Survey, Anneliese Hutchinson, Census,
Gateshead, Gateshead Council, Graeme Wilson, Ideal Org, Manchester, Pete
Griffiths, Richard Pickles, Roland Rashleigh-Berry, Rotting building,
Sunderland, UK, Windmill Hills
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David Jolly and his wife to hang with the Scientologists
August 19, 2015, Blog, Tampa Bay Times
http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/jolly-and-his-wife-hang-with-the-scientologists/2241972
U.S. Rep. David Jolly will hobnob with some of his most controversial
constituents later this month.
Jolly, an Indian Shores Republican who recently launched a bid for U.S.
Senate, is listed as a "guest of honor" at the Church of Scientology's
Aug. 29 concert celebrating the city of Clearwater's centennial.
According to a press release, the semi-formal event titled "Clearwater:
A Century in Music" will feature appearances by actress Anne Archer,
Grammy-award winning jazz artist Chick Corea and impressionist Jim
Meskimen.
Tags: 1970, Alex Gibney, Anne Archer, Bob Dillinger, Chick Corea, Christian,
City of Clearwater, Clearwater, Congress, David Jolly, David Miscavige, Dick
Greco, Fort Harrison, George Cretekos, Going Clear: Scientology and the
Prison of Belief, Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of
Belief, HBO, IRS, Jim Meskimen, Kathleen Peters, Laura Jolly, Music,
Pasadena, Pinellas County, Pinellas-Pasco Public Defender, Quicky,
Republican, Tampa
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It's The Old Buy A Building Trick
August 19, 2015, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
http://www.mikerindersblog.org/its-the-old-buy-a-building-trick/
After a lean period in the ideal world, things are hopping again.
Rabbits are being pulled out of the hat once more to prove that the
massive international expansion that COP keeps talking about is real.
They are now promoting "5 ideal org in 4 months" and "We are opening an
ideal org every month for the rest of the year and have just opened
Tokyo and Bogota then it will be Harlem, Milano and Atlanta."
Of course, this is typical scientology math. If they open these 5 ideal
orgs by the end of this year, it will be 5 in 6 months, not 5 in 4.
Bogota was opened in July. But what's a little white lie in a white out
blizzard of lies?
Tags: 1998, Atlanta, Author Services Inc, Basel, Bogot?, Chairman of the
Board, Clear, David Miscavige, Flag Service Organization, Harlem,
International Association of Scientologists, Ireland, L. Ron Hubbard, Lisa
McPherson, Milano, Mission, Narconon, Quicky, Rabbits, Super Power, Tokyo
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Jolly to appear at Church of Scientology's Clearwater centennial celebration
August 19, 2015, Tony Marrero, Tampa Bay Times
http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/baybuzz/jolly-to-appear-at-church-of-scientologys-clearwater-centennial-celebration/2241958
U.S. Rep. David Jolly will hobnob with some of his most controversial
constituents later this month.
Jolly, an Indian Shores Republican who recently launched a bid for U.S.
Senate, is listed as a "guest of honor" at the Church of Scientology's
Aug. 29 concert celebrating the city of Clearwater's centennial.
According to a press release, the semi-formal event titled "Clearwater:
A Century in Music" will feature appearances by actress Anne Archer,
Grammy-award winning jazz artist Chick Corea and impressionist Jim
Meskimen. It starts with a 7 p.m. reception at the Fort Harrison Hotel,
one of Scientology's signature properties in a downtown area that the
church has transformed into its spiritual hub. At 8 p.m., Jolly will
give "a special presentation to the City of Clearwater."
Tags: 1970, Alex Gibney, Anne Archer, Bob Dillinger, Chick Corea, Christian,
City of Clearwater, Clearwater, Congress, David Jolly, David Miscavige, Dick
Greco, Fort Harrison, George Cretekos, Going Clear: Scientology and the
Prison of Belief, Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of
Belief, HBO, IRS, Jim Meskimen, Kathleen Peters, Laura Jolly, Music,
Pasadena, Pinellas County, Pinellas-Pasco Public Defender, Quicky,
Republican, Tampa
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Tom Cruise's Former Scientology Assistant, Photographer Now Hollywood Movie
Producer
August 19, 2015, Roger Friedman, Showbiz 411
http://www.showbiz411.com/2015/08/19/tom-cruises-former-scientology-assistant-photographer-now-hollywood-movie-producer
Michael Doven. He and his wife Andrea are long time Scientologists with
close ties to Tom Cruise. Michael Doven is a photographer who
functioned as Tom Cruise's Scientology assistant for years. In 2012,
the intrepid Tony Ortega reported that Doven had been secretly
monitoring Cruise and reporting back to the cult leaders.
But now Doven has started a movie company called United Pictures Group.
He's got a slate of films he is producing with other Scientologists
including soap opera actress Michelle Stafford. One of his projects his
called "Mission Accomplished." Last year, he produced a straight to
video feature with Terry Jastrow, the Scientologist husband of Anne
Archer. Archer's son, Tommy Davis, used to be Scientology's celebrity
wrangler.
Tags: Andrea Doven, Anne Archer, Michael Doven, Michelle Stafford, Terry
Jastrow, Tom Cruise, Tommy Davis, Tony Ortega
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Why Steve Fishman - of the notorious Fishman Papers - is today serving 21
years in prison
August 19, 2015, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
http://tonyortega.org/2015/08/19/why-steve-fishman-of-the-notorious-fishman-papers-is-today-serving-21-years-in-prison/
The preeminent academic studying Scientology, Dr. Steve Kent at the
University of Alberta, recently set us on an interesting pursuit:
Trace, he asked us, the effects of TIME magazine's epic 1991 cover
story on Scientology, "The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power."
For some time now, we've been thinking about that question, making
phone calls, and digging up records. The project appealed to us for a
number of reasons, one of which was that we'd just spent a couple of
years investigating the Paulette Cooper story, which spanned from World
War II to the present day, but involved research mostly focused on the
period 1968 to 1985. We've also spent a lot of time thinking about
Scientology's more recent history, after the year 2000, as a result of
our work at the Village Voice and here at the Bunker. But we have some
gaps in that intervening period, 1985-2000, that we were eager to fill
in.
We're still reading and searching and interviewing with no end in
sight, but we thought we might come up for air after getting our hands
on a fascinating document we thought you might want to see. And also so
we can do a little crowdsourcing to help us get some ideas about where
to go next.
Tags: 1968, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995,
1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2011, alt.religion.scientology, Appeal,
Arnaldo Lerma, California, China, Chinese, Christian, David Miscavige, Dutch,
Ellie Bolger, Europe, FBI, Florida, Florida Supreme Court, Graham Berry,
Guardian's Office, Houston, Jesus Christ, Jonny Jacobsen, Karin Spaink,
Lonesome Squirrel, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Times, Mary Sue Hubbard, Miss
Lovely, Office of Special Affairs, Oklahoma, OT, OT 8, Paris, Paulette
Cooper, Richard Behar, Richard Ofshe, Russia, Scientology executive, Sea Org,
Spain, Stephen Kent, Steven Fishman, The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power,
The Unbreakable Miss Lovely, TIME, Tom Cruise, Tulsa, Twitter, University of
Alberta, Uwe Geertz, Village Voice
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Billionaire Scientologist buys California ghost town for $6million
August 19, 2016, Daily Mail
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3748295/Billionaire-Scientologist-buys-California-ghost-town-Holy-City-6million.html
Robert and Trish Duggan have acquired the town of Holy City in
California for $6million
A Silicon Valley pharmaceutical billionaire and his artist wife, who
are top donors to the Church of Scientology, have purchased a
California ghost town for $6million.
The rustic 142-acre site of Holy City sat on the market for a decade
before Robert and Trish Duggan purchased it for nearly half the initial
$11-million asking price.
Tags: 1918, 1960, 1969, 2004, 2009, 2013, Bob Duggan, California, Catholic
Church, Flag Land Base, Florida, Forbes, Holy City, Marty Rathbun, Mercury,
Pharmacyclics, Quicky, Santa Cruz, Silicon Valley, Trish Duggan, William Riker
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Gawker goes dark, but its impact on Scientology - and Tom Cruise - will never
be forgotten
August 19, 2016, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
http://tonyortega.org/2016/08/19/gawker-goes-dark-but-its-impact-on-scientology-and-tom-cruise-will-never-be-forgotten/
We learned yesterday that next week, Gawker will shut down. For some of
us who toiled in the trenches of New York journalism of a certain era,
the news is hard to believe. Gawker had a big effect on the way online
journalism is done (not all of it positive, some will tell you), and it
certainly changed the way we think about writing and reporting.
You will no doubt be seeing a lot of obituaries written about Gawker
over the next week now that Univision is shutting it down after buying
all of Gawker Media's websites in a fire sale. You can read plenty more
about how Gawker's fate was sealed when a billionaire, Peter Thiel,
took revenge for being outed by the site by funding Terry "Hulk Hogan"
Bollea's lawsuit against Gawker over a sex tape. You probably already
know the tale, and we won't go into it except to say, as someone who
has been targeted by a couple of different billionaires we've written
about, it's a really fucked up hazard of the occupation. Anyway,
relevant to our interests here at the Underground Bunker we wanted to
commemorate one Gawker achievement in particular that forever changed
the way Scientology is perceived by the public.
We're talking about the shock to the system when a 9-minute interview
of Tom Cruise appeared online early in 2008, and Gawker, more than any
other website, made sure that the interview remained public for all to
see.
Tags: 1977, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1996, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2015,
Alex Gibney, Andrew Morton, Anonymous, Connecticut, David Miscavige, Defamer,
Dianetics, East Grinstead, England, FBI, Freedom Medal, Freedom Medal of
Valor, Gabriella Coleman, Gawker, Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and
the Prison of Belief, Hacker, Hoaxer, Whistleblower, Spy: The Many Faces of
Anonymous, Hollywood, Hulk Hogan, International Association of
Scientologists, Lisa McPherson, Los Angeles, Mark Bunker, Mark Ebner, Marty
Rathbun, Matt Lauer, McGill University, Mimi Rogers, NBC, New York, New York
Times, Nick Denton, Nicole Kidman, Oprah Winfrey, Patricia Greenway, Patty
Moher, Peter Thiel, Quicky, Richard Behar, San Diego, Sea Org, South Park,
TIME, Tom Cruise, Trapped in the Closet, Village Voice, Vimeo, Wise Beard
Man, Xenu, YouTube
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New Scientology financial disclosures reflect the dire state of its chief
drug rehab
August 19, 2016, Jeffrey Augustine, Scientology Money Project
https://scientologymoneyproject.com/2016/08/19/new-scientology-financial-disclosures-reflect-the-dire-state-of-its-chief-drug-rehab/
(Note: This article was originally published at Tony Ortega's
Underground Bunker and is reposted here for informational and archival
purposes)
Contributor Jeffrey Augustine keeps a close eye on Scientology's
financial documents. And he has some new information today that backs
up what we've been told anecdotally by our other sources - that
Scientology's flagship drug rehab center in Oklahoma, Narconon
Arrowhead, is in serious trouble. Take it away, Jeffrey?
Here in the US, religious groups do not have to file tax returns. The
only exception is if they have "unrelated business income." If they do,
thanks to a 2006 law change, religious groups must file an IRS form
"990-T." And even then, we don't have much interest in the "unrelated"
income that they report. The Church of Scientology, for example, owns a
nine hole golf course at Gold Base that it rents out to local civic
groups. The Flag Land Base in Clearwater and Celebrity Centre
International in Hollywood each have ballrooms that they rent out.
These tend to be trivial amounts and don't tell us much about the real
money they're taking in for courses and donations.
Tags: 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, ABLE, Canada, Celebrity
Centre, Clearwater, David Miscavige, Detox, Flag Land Base, Hollywood, IRS,
Narconon, Narconon Arrowhead, Narconon Freedom Center, Narconon Fresh Start,
Narconon Georgia, Narconon International, Oklahoma, Quicky, Scientology
organization, Social Betterment Properties International, Tony Ortega,
Underground Bunker
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Regraded Being
August 19, 2016, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
http://www.mikerindersblog.org/friday-regraded-being-59/
Tags: Quicky, Regraded Being
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Scientology's Latest Whinesmear
August 19, 2017, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
http://www.mikerindersblog.org/scientologys-latest-whinesmear/
Scientology, in their zeal to sling mud and smear anyone they don't
agree with, have created a new whinesmear site about Pastor Willy Rice
of the Clearwater Calvary Baptist church.
It is a typical scientology effort - long on adjectives and
pejoratives, short on facts and dripping with hypocrisy.
Let's address the most obvious point first. Pastor Rice's stance on gays.
Tags: 1930, 2013, 2015, A&E, Andre Barkanov, Calvary Baptist, Catholic
Church, Christian, Clearwater, Critic, David Miscavige, Disconnection, Erin
McMurtry, Facebook, Fair Game, Florida, IRS, Jesus Christ, KKK, Leah Remini,
LGBT, Nancy Dubuc, OT, Quicky, R2-45, Science of Survival, Slauson
Productions, Squirrel, Tone Scale, Venezuela, Virginia, Wikipedia, Willy Rice
========================================
What Scientology itself says about the way it's going to change how your mind
works
August 19, 2017, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
http://tonyortega.org/2017/08/19/what-scientology-itself-says-about-how-its-going-to-change-the-way-your-mind-works/
Jon Atack is the author of A Piece of Blue Sky, one of the very best
books on L. Ron Hubbard and Scientology. For more than three years he's
been helping us sift through the legends, myths, and contested facts
about Scientology that tend to get hashed and rehashed in books,
articles, and especially on the Internet.
Scientology's advocates believe fervently that it is a system for
positive behavioral transformation. However, there are many former
practitioners who believe it is a negative system of behavioral
transformation. And there are people ? real people ? who simply don't
care: They believe that there are far more serious things going on in
the world than the psychological benefit or damage caused by Scientology.
I continue to care, because Scientology is a packed microcosm of social
behavior ? just about anything you can find in a group can be found
here, from the positive and caring aspects to the negative and
destructive. Hubbard said, "We have ways of making slaves here." He
also added "Let's make sure that none are made," but there are some of
us who believe that he was disingenuous. He offered to sell his
"brainwashing" to JFK. The letter went unanswered, but the thought is
worth investigating: If Scientology is, indeed, a system for
brainwashing, then how would those subjected to brainwashing know that
they'd been subjected to brainwashing?
Tags: 1951, 1970, 1973, 1995, 1999, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2016, A
History of Man, A Piece of Blue Sky, ABLE, Academic, Adelaide, Alanna
Masterson, Alex Gibney, Amazon, Australia, Basel, Bernie Headley, Brian
Sheen, Bridge to Total Freedom, Bruce Hines, Bryan Seymour, Carol Nyburg,
Cathriona White, Cindy Plahuta, Claire Headley, Congress, Copyright, Cyprus,
David Miscavige, Derek Bloch, Dianetics, Disconnection, Facebook, Fair Game,
Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief, Google, Hana
Whitfield, High Court, International Justice Chief, IRS, Jamie Sorrentini,
Jason Beghe, Jefferson Hawkins, Jeffrey Augustine, Joe Reaiche, Jon Atack,
Kate Bornstein, Kendrick Moxon, Knowledge Reports, Leah Remini, Lisa
McPherson, Lois Reisdorf, Lori Hodgson, Marie Bilheimer, Marty Rathbun,
Marvel Comics, Mary Jane Sterne, Mary Kahn, Mike Rinder, New Times Los
Angeles, New Zealand, Nick Xenophon, Open Minds Foundation, OT, Paul Haggis,
Paulette Cooper, Paypal, Phoenix New Times, PZ Myers, Quailynn McDaniel,
Quicky, Quito, Ramana Dienes-Browning, Reddit, Renata Lugli, Sara Goldberg,
Shelly Miscavige, Snow White Program, Spanky Taylor, Spies, Steven Fishman,
Suppressive Person, The Unbreakable Miss Lovely, Tom DeVocht, Twitter, UK,
Vance Woodward, Village Voice, Warren Young, Willie Jones, Willy Rice
========================================
Today in Scientlology web page:
http://umbraxenu.no-ip.biz/today.html
August 19 in Scientlology web page:
http://umbraxenu.no-ip.biz/days/08-19.html
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Narconon questions raised
August 19, 1992, AP, Tulsa World
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/narconon-questions-raised/article_fd9b1079-6ed5-5e36-8ed9-ea81eb5c941c.html
An attorney for the state Health Department is questioning whether the
state Mental Health Board acted properly when it exempted the Narconon
Chilocco New Life Center from certification last week.
Attorney Rob Cole said the department might not license the drug
treatment center because of questions about the exemption. The
licensing is the next step for Narconon.
Tags: Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, Narconon,
Narconon Chilocco, Oklahoma Board of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Services, Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services,
Oklahoma Health Department, Rob Cole
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CHURCH IN CYBERSPACE
August 19, 1995, Marc Fisher, Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1995/08/19/church-in-cyberspace/7706244c-a65f-4727-8983-aa3db5153e9a/
It was 9:30 and Arnie Lerma was lounging in his living room in
Arlington, drinking his Saturday morning coffee, hanging. Suddenly, a
knock at the door -- who could it be at this hour? -- and boom, before
he could force anything out of his mouth, they were pouring into his
house: federal marshals, lawyers, computer technicians, cameramen.
They stayed for three hours last Saturday. They inventoried and
confiscated everything Lerma cherished: his computer, every disk in the
place, his client list, his phone numbers. And then they left.
"I'm one of those guys who keeps everything -- my whole life -- on the
computer," Lerma says. "And now they have it all."
Tags: 1954, 1960, 1977, 1980, 1986, 1991, 1992, Academic, alt.religion.
scientology, Arlington, Arnaldo Lerma, California, Church of Scientology
International, Clear, Copyright, Critic, Dick Cleek, Graham Berry, Helena
Kobrin, Intellectual property rights, IRS, Jesus, Joe Nunez, John Travolta,
Judge Harold Hupp, Kurt Weiland, Lisa Marie Presley, Los Angeles, Operating
Thetan, OT, OT IV, Quicky, Republican, Richard Leiby, Ruin, Scientology
executive, Scientology lawyer, Scientology: The Cult of Greed, Sea Org,
Steven Fishman, Teegeeack, Time magazine, Tom Cruise, Tyrone Lawson,
University of Wisconsin, Uwe Geertz, Virginia, Warren McShane, Washington,
Xenu
========================================
Cruise-ing the Scientology connection
August 19, 1999, Bruce LaBruce, Eye Weekly
http://www.eyeweekly.com/eye/issue/issue_08.19.99/columns/feelings.php
Homosexuality, of course, is discouraged, while marriage and family --
or at least the appearance of such -- are de rigueur. Some have even
maintained that Scientology attempts to cure members of their
homosexuality. Enter Tom Cruise. The celebrity Scientologist contingent
is well-known -- John Travolta, Anne Archer, Jenna Elfman and Kirstie
Alley are the A-list members, but have you heard about the alleged
involvement of William Burroughs, Patrick Swayze, Gordon Lightfoot,
Mikhail Baryshnikhov and Ginger Spice?
Tags: Aleister Crowley
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Scientology pitch plays prime-time cable
August 19, 1999, Enzo Di Matteo, NOW Magazine
http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/18/51/News/city.html
Given these numbers, the church's financial future would seem to be
shaky. Scientology has been desperately fighting to win tax-exempt
status from Revenue Canada, but the struggle doesn't seem to be going
well, if the two years it's taken so far are any clue.
Tags: Al Buttnor, Bridge Publications, Canada, Earl Smith, Sean Coleman
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Rehabilitation center moves to Lake Eufaula
August 19, 2001, News OK
http://newsok.com/rehabilitation-center-moves-to-lake-eufaula/article/2752162
EUFAULA - Narconon Arrowhead, the drug rehabilitation and international
training center formerly known as Narconon Chilocco Center near
Newkirk, has relocated to Lake Eufaula.
The center, considered the with a ribbon cutting and barbecue.
The relocation was necessary because of expansion. Narconon now has
centers in 29 countries. Its mission is "to eradicate the problem of
drug and alcohol abuse internationally through effective rehabilitation
and education.'
Tags: 2015, Boise, Congress, Facebook, Guardian's Office, Narconon, Narconon
Arrowhead, Narconon Chilocco, Newkirk, NewsOK, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City,
Pawnee, Quicky, Stockton, Texas, Tulsa, Washington
========================================
Conspiracy of Two
August 19, 2007, David Amsden, New York Magazine
http://nymag.com/news/features/36091/
For many friends this image of the couple-abrasive, frightened,
isolated from what they loved and fostered-would prove to be their
final memory. Seven days later, on the evening of July 10, Duncan
swallowed a number of Tylenol PM tablets with bourbon. It was Blake who
first discovered her body on the floor of their bedroom, and it was
Blake who, a week later, ended his own life by taking the A train to
Rockaway Beach and walking into the Atlantic Ocean.
Tags: Beck Hansen, Jeremy Blake, Suicide, Theresa Duncan
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17 A Doctor backs the Rundown
August 19, 2009, Jonny Jacobsen, Infinite Complacency
http://infinitecomplacency.blogspot.com/2009/08/17-doctor-backs-rundown.html
A US doctor mounted a vigorous defence of Scientology's Purification
Rundown, the controversial treatment at the centre of the Paris trial.
The morning had been devoted to fairly damning testimony against
Scientology by two witnesses for the plaintiffs in the case:
Jean-Pierre Brard, a deputy in France's Assembl?e Nationale; and former
member turned critic Roger Gonnet.
That afternoon, a key witness for the defendants got his say: a doctor
from California who had been called to defend the Purification Rundown
from a medical perspective.
Tags: 1958, 1962, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2007, 9/11,
Baltimore, Beck Hansen, California, Chernobyl, Clear Body, Clear Mind, David
Root, Detox, Doctor, France, G. Megan Shields, Gulf War, Jean-Pierre Brard,
John DeSio, Medical, Michael Wisner, Moscow, New Era Publications, New York,
New York City, New York Press, Niacin, North Carolina, Olivier Morice, Paris,
Purification Rundown, Quicky, Roger Gonnet, Russia, Salt Lake City, San
Diego, Stephen Pittel, UK, Utah
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Fashanu in Public Court
August 19, 2009, Emeka Umejei, AllAfrica
http://allafrica.com/stories/200908190485.html
In leadership lessons, one vital skill is the ability of a leader to
take responsibility for his every action, whether it achieves success
or failure.
John Fashanu, former footballer, may not have acquired this aspect of
leadership, or so it seems. Recently, the ex-international squarely put
the blame for his controversial 'Fashanu Report' on the media.
He said the claim that $6bn was allegedly fleeced from the country's
coffers between 1988 and 1993 did not emanate from him, but was a mere
media creation. He therefore apologized to the former military ruler,
General Ibrahim Babangida, whose junta supervised that period in
Nigeria's history.
"There was never a time that I accused General Babangida over funds
stacked away in any foreign land. It was just a media creation and I
have personally apologized to him for the embarrassment it has caused
him," Fashanu said.,
Continuing, he stressed, "I can say it again and again, that there was
nothing like debt buy-back or any billions stacked away in any account
anywhere. It was all a misrepresentation by the media world-wide, and
it is rather unfortunate. I am sorry; we have not found any debt
buy-back or any allegation at all. I have also apologized to her
Excellency Maryam Babangida as well."
Many people are taken aback by what they describe as Fashanu's resort
to the blame game. They still remember that Fashanu, in April 2000, had
claimed to have names, dates and account numbers of those involved in
the alleged debt buy-back scam.
However, the hollowness of his denials started becoming evident when
recently he failed to show up at a Professor Bolaji Aluko-led Nigerian
Democratic Movement (NDM)-organized public forum, where he was to
confront Robert Minton on the controversial report. Incidentally, this
was after repeated assurances from Fashanu and his agent, Robert
Clarke, that he would be at the public forum to state his position.
Robert Minton, whom Fashanu had accused of serving as a front for the
Federal Government, had accused him of being sponsored by Scientology
organisation, a cult group Minton had brought into critical light.
Minton said: "Fashanu has been used by the Scientology organisation
that considers me to be their greatest enemy in the world. There is no
chance Fashanu investigated it on his own. His investigator is a
full-time worker for Scientology. This is a vendetta on Scientology's
part against me and they are using Fashanu and Nigeria as a tool to
beat me on the head. That is the bottomline."
Whether these inconsistencies were the creation of the media or
self-inflicted is a question only Fashanu himself can answer.
But there are Nigerians who suspect that he may have realized that he
needs the powerful strings of the former military president to pull
through some of his business or political ventures.
Tags: John Fashanu, Nigeria, Robert Clarke, Robert Minton
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Lying in Miscavige's $70 Million Bunker
August 19, 2010, Marty Rathbun, Moving On Up a Little Higher
https://markrathbun.wordpress.com/2010/08/19/lying-in-miscaviges-70-million-bunker/
Miscavige and his minions are painting themselves into the lower corner
of the RTC bunker by virtue of being forced to make sworn
representations; a slippery slope for a pack of liars.
Warren McShane swore out a complaint to the Riverside County Sheriff's
Office. A copy of the resultant Sheriff's report was obtained by the
Headleys' lawyers and it was filed in their cases in support of their
opposition to the church's motion for summary judgment. A link to the
document, along with the Church's urgent motion to strike it from the
record, is at the bottom of this report. Note in the motion that the
church denies Warren made any such report to the Sheriff.
The complaint was filed based on a photo of Tom Cruise's and David
Miscavige's motorcycles appearing on my blog. (words in italics are
quotations from the official documents.)
Tags: 1987, 2005, Amy Scobee, Bob Wright, David Miscavige, Grade II, Hemet,
Ingleside, Mike Rinder, OT, Quicky, Religious Technology Center, Riverside
County Sheriff, Tax exempt, Texas, Tom Cruise, Tom DeVocht, Tommy Davis,
Warren McShane
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Today Tonight : Scientology Tax Evation
August 19, 2010, iaxilollz, YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYKTXqjqduA
http://au.todaytonight.yahoo.com/arti...
It's alleged Scientology has avoided paying tax in the United Kingdom
by claiming it is run out of South Australia.
In Britain, the Church of Scientology is supposed to pay tax on the
millions of pounds it brings in each year. Now, the organisation has
been accused of claiming its entire UK operation is part of its
Australian outfit.
Tags: Australia, Quicky, South Australia, Tax, Today Tonight, UK
========================================
"Health" Magazine Happily Shills for Scientology, Gives Kelly Preston a Forum
August 19, 2011, Roger Friedman, Showbiz 411
http://www.showbiz411.com/2011/08/19/health-magazine-happily-shills-for-scientology-gives-kelly-preston-a-forum
Prato does say that Jett suffered from Autism, an assertion Preston and
Travolta denied up to and after his death. It was only when the Bahamas
police released Travolta's initial statement to them did the movie
star's admission of Jett's Autism finally surface. Indeed for years the
Travoltas insisted Jett suffered from Kawasaki Syndrome. He didn't.
Prato doesn't ask Preston about any of that.
I don't know what helped Preston get over Jett's death. Everyone deals
with grief differently, and Jett's loss is not to be minimized. But I
do know that three months later she was back at work shooting "Casino
Jack" with Kevin Spacey.
Tags: Autism, Jett Travolta, John Travolta, Kawasaki Syndrome, Kelly Preston
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Heretics and the Scientology Inquisition
August 19, 2011, Marty Rathbun, Moving On Up a Little Higher
https://markrathbun.wordpress.com/2011/08/19/heretics-and-the-scientology-inquisition/
A heretic is a person who committed heresy.
Heresy (from Greek a??es?, which originally meant "choice") is a
controversial or novel change to a system of beliefs, especially a
religion, that conflicts with established dogma.[1] It is distinct from
apostasy, which is the formal denunciation of one's religion,
principles or cause,[2] and blasphemy, which is irreverence toward
religion.[3] The founder or leader of a heretical movement is called a
heresiarch, while individuals who espouse heresy or commit heresy, are
known as heretics. Heresiology is the study of heresy.
The word heresy is usually used within a Christian, Jewish, or Islamic
context, and implies something slightly different in each. In certain
historical Christian and Jewish cultures, heresy was punishable by law.
In modern times, the word heresy is often used in jest and without
religious context.
Tags: Buddha, China, Christian, David Miscavige, Jewish, L. Ron Hubbard,
Quicky, Squirrel, Texas, The Creation of Human Ability, Wikipedia
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(2012's) Top 25 People Crippling Scientology, No. 21 & 22
August 19, 2012, Tony Ortega, Runnin' Scared, Village Voice
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2012/08/scientology_top_25_dani_lemberger_john_brousseau.php
This year, summer has not been languid and lazy. In the wake of the
TomKat divorce, media interest in Scientology has never been greater
and we've never been busier. But we thought it was time to update our
list from last year. This time, we've put a premium on what's happened
in the last twelve months, so you might see some of your old favorites
drop off the roster. But never fear -- you can always revisit our
choices from last year, or the choices of our readers.
Tags: 1968, 1976, 1980, 1992, 2009, 2010, Advance!, BBC, Caribbean, Dani
Lemberger, David Miscavige, Debbie Cook, Dror Center, Gabriel Graves, Gavin
Potter, Haifa, Harry Smith, Int Base, Israel, Jarrel Wade, Jefferson Hawkins,
John Brousseau, Karen de la Carriere, Kate Bornstein, Lisa Marie Presley, Los
Angeles, Mark Shreffler, Marty Rathbun, Mental Health, Narconon, Narconon
Arrowhead, NBC, New Year's Eve, Oklahoma, OT III, OTC, Pasadena, Paul Thomas
Anderson, Rock Center, San Fernando Valley, Sea Org, Stacy Murphy, Sunday
Funnies, Tami Lemberger, The Hole, Tom Cruise, Tulsa World, Xenu
========================================
Introduction to Training Routines 0-9
August 19, 2012, Marty Rathbun, Moving On Up a Little Higher
https://markrathbun.wordpress.com/2012/08/19/introduction-to-training-routines-0-9/
I am providing below a copy of the introduction I wrote for people who
do Training Routines 0-9 here at Casablanca. I am not suggesting that
anyone else copy and utilize it (but they are free to if they wish).
However, I think some might find the context provided of interest.
Introduction to Training Routines 0-9 at Casablanca
The cutting edge of modern physics, quantum theory or quantum
mechanics, has never been proven wrong in its predictions of phenomena.
That is why technology derived from its principles accounts for more
than one third of our current economy. These facts are not widely
known, in part because quantum theory reveals unanswered conundrums
that seem to set classic physics on its head. Most confounding is
quantum theory's demonstration that consciousness affects, and may even
create, the physical universe. Scientists have demonstrated over and
over that the observer affects the behavior of matter in its smallest
observable form (the sub atomic waves or particles which combine to
form all matter). The fact that the observer (the spirit) is not of the
physical universe and cannot therefore be directly measured by physical
devices leaves quantum theorists scratching their heads and posing
rather clumsy metaphysical questions. The seeming convergence of
science into the realm of consciousness, or the spirit, frightened many
scientists in the early part of the 20th Century. That included one of
science's most free and liberal thinkers, Albert Einstein. On more than
one occasion Einstein warned fellow scientists to be wary of the
'spooky actions' that quantum physics revealed when the observer
(consciousness, or the spirit) met matter. He along with the leading
scientists of the era were concerned that quantum theory would turn
science toward the metaphysical realms of consciousness; a taboo for
the masters of the physical universe. One of the pioneers of quantum
theory, Niels Bohr, proffered an agreement called the Copenhagen
interpretation to allay such fears. The agreement was that the
established observation of quantum physics that the observer
(consciousness, spirit) affects and even seems to create matter at the
microscopic level would only apply at the level of the then-fringe sub
study of quantum mechanics. Since science was unable to demonstrate the
quantum observations with matter larger than atoms ? in large part due
to its lack of technological means to do so ? classic Newtonian physics
would not be monkeyed with at the macroscopic level. Science would
leave the spirit alone.
Tags: 1986, Buddha, Buddhist, Copenhagen, Dianetics, Quicky, Scientology
organization, Training Routines
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Big Brother Is Watching
August 19, 2013, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
http://www.mikerindersblog.org/big-brother-is-watching/
The "friendliest place in the world" is losing its lustre. In fact, it
is becoming downright creepy.
This is from the latest "OT" Committee Meeting Minutes - my
highlighting in red:
"Emmett Osborn, OTC Dir IAS Field Dissemination, come up to brief us
about the winners of the recent IAS Game with the prize of a special
pin for getting 2 status upgrades, 2 Lifetime Memberships or a donation
on $10,000. He presented gifts of special lapel pins, engraved pens and
one-of-a-kind shoulder bags to the winners, Kaye Champagne and Tom
Cummins. Emmett re-briefed us on the new IAS Game that was first
announced last week, for every Flag OTC member sign up four others on
the IAS monthly debit program for $100 per month. Emmett reminded us
that FSM commissions would be available for those signing others up for
this.
Tags: Clearwater, Dissemination, Emmett Osborn, Field Staff Member, Flag
Building, Flag Service Organization, Germany, International Association of
Scientologists, Kaye Champagne, Membership, OT, OTC, Quicky, Tent, Tom Cummins
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How Does Scientology's Cosmology Really Work? Historian Jon Atack Has a Theory
August 19, 2013, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
http://tonyortega.org/2013/08/19/how-does-scientologys-cosmology-really-work-historian-jon-atack-has-a-theory/
Jon Atack is the author of A Piece of Blue Sky, one of the very best
books on L. Ron Hubbard and Scientology. He has a new edition of the
book for sale, and on Saturdays he's helping us sift through the
legends, myths, and contested facts about Scientology that tend to get
hashed and rehashed in books, articles, and especially on the Internet.
This week, Jon, we wanted your thoughts on the whole schmear.
L. Ron Hubbard's ideas about the human mind and the physical universe
really don't comport with what science tells us about how the world
works. But how does Hubbard's worldview still continue to work for some
people?
Tags: 1945, A Piece of Blue Sky, Aldous Huxley, Bill Robertson, E-meter,
Hollywood, Jon Atack, OT, Quicky, Russia, Squirrel, Venus
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Greg Capazorio IAS Shill
August 19, 2014, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
http://www.mikerindersblog.org/greg-capazorio-ias-shill/
Greg Capazorio was awarded an IAS Freedom Medal with a stirring video
concocted by the Sherminator that made it seem that the Way To
Happiness Campaign was integrated across the entire Gauteng Prison
system in South Africa.
Of course, as with most of these videos, it was, to put it kindly, a
bit of an overstatement. To be accurate about it, it was more like a
90% fabrication. Some South African friends told me Capazorio was not
even the primary mover for what was done (there was some WTH
distribution and use). Perhaps one or more of them can enlighten us a
little in the comments.
And I would be willing to bet my last dollar that if you went to the
Gauteng Prison System today you would be hard pressed to find a single
copy of the WTH.
Tags: 9/11, Africa, Applied Scholastics, CCHR, Criminon, David Miscavige,
Debbie Mace, Dennis Clarke, Dennis Dubin, Freedom Medal, Freedom Medal of
Valor, Greg Capazorio, Ideal Org, Indonesia, International Association of
Scientologists, Isaac Hayes, Italy, Japan, Jeff Pomerantz, Julia Migenes, L.
Ron Hubbard, Lawrence Anthony, Michael Roberts, Narconon, Nicky Hopkins, OT,
Peter Schless, Planetary Dissemination, Quicky, Rena Weinberg, Rick Pendery,
South Africa, Tom Cruise, Ukraine, United Nations, Venezuela, Wendy Honnor
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Lawsuit alleges state suppressed Narconon report, fired investigators
August 19, 2014, Ziva Branstetter, Tulsa World
http://www.tulsaworld.com/homepagelatest/lawsuit-alleges-state-suppressed-narconon-report-fired-investigators/article_fd684bc6-6684-510d-a217-5e3e6bce5d0e.html
The state Department of Mental Health "buried" an inspector general's
report recommending that Narconon Arrowhead be shut down after three
patients died there, according to two lawsuits against the agency.
The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services fired its
inspector general, Kim Poff, and an investigator, Michael DeLong, last
year after they objected to the agency withholding the Narconon report,
the lawsuits state.
Tags: Aaron Cooper, Cratus Dewayne Moore, Durand Crosby, Ellen Buettner, Eric
Tenorio, Gabriel Graves, Georgia, Hillary Holten, Kim Poff, Michael DeLong,
Narconon, Narconon Arrowhead, Narconon Georgia, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Attorney
General, Oklahoma County District Court, Oklahoma Department of Mental Health
and Substance Abuse Services, Oklahoma Multi-County Grand Jury, Pittsburg
County District Court, Rachel Bussett, Raid, Scott Pruitt, Stacy Murphy,
Terri White
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Lawsuit: Oklahoma Ofiicials Hid Wrongdoing At Scientology Drug Rehab
August 19, 2014, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
http://tonyortega.org/2014/08/19/oklahoma/
According to her legal complaint, "As a result of their investigation,
Ms. Poff and Mr. DeLong determined that the Narconon facility violated
numerous state laws and recommended to leadership that the facility be
shut down." Her finalized report on the investigation was submitted by
the fall of 2012.
But Poff alleges that her bosses attempted to "hide the findings" of
her report by telling her to advise the department's board of directors
that "the report and investigation was still pending."
Why? Because, Poff alleges, her bosses "buried the report,
recommendations and findings of Ms. Poff & Mr. DeLong because the
Department did not want to get involved in litigation involving the
Church of Scientology."
Tags: 2011, 2012, 2013, Abuse, Gabriel Graves, Gary Richardson, Hillary
Holten, Inspector General, Kim Poff, Lawsuit, Michael DeLong, Narconon,
Narconon Arrowhead, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Services, Rachel Bussett, Stacy Murphy
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Narconon Investigators Sue Department Of Mental Health And Substance Abuse
August 19, 2014, Dana Hertneky, News 9
http://www.news9.com/story/26319970/narconon-investigators-sue-department-of-mental-health-and-substance-abuse
Investigators say the Scientology-based drug treatment center Narconon
Arrowhead, located on Lake Eufaula, violated numerous state laws and
should be shut down. But they also say the Oklahoma State Department of
Mental Health and Substance Abuse hid the results of that
investigation, and did nothing.
Former Inspector General Kim Poff and Michael DeLong, the two highest
ranking investigators with the agency, say they were fired after they
objected to the state keeping the findings of their investigation
secret and they have now filed a wrongful termination suit.
Tags: Kim Poff, Michael DeLong, Narconon, Narconon Arrowhead, Oklahoma,
Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Rachel
Bussett, Robert Murphy, Terry White
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Scenes from the Scientology underground
August 19, 2014, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
http://tonyortega.org/2014/08/19/scenes-from-the-scientology-underground/
We love our tipsters. They are constantly alerting us to interesting
stuff about Scientology. Some of it is just strange, like this rabbit
hole we went down yesterday. Is it important? Probably not. But we
thought readers might find it amusing. So here we go.
On Sunday, a couple of pages appeared online from a recent issue of The
Comm Line, a newsletter that's printed for Scientologists and can be
picked up in some shops in Clearwater, Florida.
One of the pages contained a curious ad...
Tags: 2007, Amazon, Basics, BBC, Clearwater, Comm Line, David Miscavige,
eBay, Ferguson, Florida, Ideal Org, Jeremy Powers, Jon Atack, London, Meshell
Little, Nation of Islam, Quicky, St. Louis, The Way to Happiness
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Scientology Gateshead building still empty after seven years
August 19, 2014, Robert Cooper, BBC News
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-26936135
The Church of Scientology, famous for its Hollywood celebrity
followers, once hailed its new home in north-east England as a centre
for spiritual enlightenment. Several years on, the building lies empty
and is a haven for squatters and drug users. So will it ever open?
The Windmill Hills former school and care home in Gateshead looks like
the ideal setting for a ghost story.
Damp and derelict, the spooky Victorian day school sits at the mercy of
vandals, squatters and the elements.
Tags: American Religious Identification Survey, Anneliese Hutchinson, Census,
Gateshead, Gateshead Council, Graeme Wilson, Ideal Org, Manchester, Pete
Griffiths, Richard Pickles, Roland Rashleigh-Berry, Rotting building,
Sunderland, UK, Windmill Hills
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David Jolly and his wife to hang with the Scientologists
August 19, 2015, Blog, Tampa Bay Times
http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/jolly-and-his-wife-hang-with-the-scientologists/2241972
U.S. Rep. David Jolly will hobnob with some of his most controversial
constituents later this month.
Jolly, an Indian Shores Republican who recently launched a bid for U.S.
Senate, is listed as a "guest of honor" at the Church of Scientology's
Aug. 29 concert celebrating the city of Clearwater's centennial.
According to a press release, the semi-formal event titled "Clearwater:
A Century in Music" will feature appearances by actress Anne Archer,
Grammy-award winning jazz artist Chick Corea and impressionist Jim
Meskimen.
Tags: 1970, Alex Gibney, Anne Archer, Bob Dillinger, Chick Corea, Christian,
City of Clearwater, Clearwater, Congress, David Jolly, David Miscavige, Dick
Greco, Fort Harrison, George Cretekos, Going Clear: Scientology and the
Prison of Belief, Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of
Belief, HBO, IRS, Jim Meskimen, Kathleen Peters, Laura Jolly, Music,
Pasadena, Pinellas County, Pinellas-Pasco Public Defender, Quicky,
Republican, Tampa
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It's The Old Buy A Building Trick
August 19, 2015, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
http://www.mikerindersblog.org/its-the-old-buy-a-building-trick/
After a lean period in the ideal world, things are hopping again.
Rabbits are being pulled out of the hat once more to prove that the
massive international expansion that COP keeps talking about is real.
They are now promoting "5 ideal org in 4 months" and "We are opening an
ideal org every month for the rest of the year and have just opened
Tokyo and Bogota then it will be Harlem, Milano and Atlanta."
Of course, this is typical scientology math. If they open these 5 ideal
orgs by the end of this year, it will be 5 in 6 months, not 5 in 4.
Bogota was opened in July. But what's a little white lie in a white out
blizzard of lies?
Tags: 1998, Atlanta, Author Services Inc, Basel, Bogot?, Chairman of the
Board, Clear, David Miscavige, Flag Service Organization, Harlem,
International Association of Scientologists, Ireland, L. Ron Hubbard, Lisa
McPherson, Milano, Mission, Narconon, Quicky, Rabbits, Super Power, Tokyo
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Jolly to appear at Church of Scientology's Clearwater centennial celebration
August 19, 2015, Tony Marrero, Tampa Bay Times
http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/baybuzz/jolly-to-appear-at-church-of-scientologys-clearwater-centennial-celebration/2241958
U.S. Rep. David Jolly will hobnob with some of his most controversial
constituents later this month.
Jolly, an Indian Shores Republican who recently launched a bid for U.S.
Senate, is listed as a "guest of honor" at the Church of Scientology's
Aug. 29 concert celebrating the city of Clearwater's centennial.
According to a press release, the semi-formal event titled "Clearwater:
A Century in Music" will feature appearances by actress Anne Archer,
Grammy-award winning jazz artist Chick Corea and impressionist Jim
Meskimen. It starts with a 7 p.m. reception at the Fort Harrison Hotel,
one of Scientology's signature properties in a downtown area that the
church has transformed into its spiritual hub. At 8 p.m., Jolly will
give "a special presentation to the City of Clearwater."
Tags: 1970, Alex Gibney, Anne Archer, Bob Dillinger, Chick Corea, Christian,
City of Clearwater, Clearwater, Congress, David Jolly, David Miscavige, Dick
Greco, Fort Harrison, George Cretekos, Going Clear: Scientology and the
Prison of Belief, Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of
Belief, HBO, IRS, Jim Meskimen, Kathleen Peters, Laura Jolly, Music,
Pasadena, Pinellas County, Pinellas-Pasco Public Defender, Quicky,
Republican, Tampa
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Tom Cruise's Former Scientology Assistant, Photographer Now Hollywood Movie
Producer
August 19, 2015, Roger Friedman, Showbiz 411
http://www.showbiz411.com/2015/08/19/tom-cruises-former-scientology-assistant-photographer-now-hollywood-movie-producer
Michael Doven. He and his wife Andrea are long time Scientologists with
close ties to Tom Cruise. Michael Doven is a photographer who
functioned as Tom Cruise's Scientology assistant for years. In 2012,
the intrepid Tony Ortega reported that Doven had been secretly
monitoring Cruise and reporting back to the cult leaders.
But now Doven has started a movie company called United Pictures Group.
He's got a slate of films he is producing with other Scientologists
including soap opera actress Michelle Stafford. One of his projects his
called "Mission Accomplished." Last year, he produced a straight to
video feature with Terry Jastrow, the Scientologist husband of Anne
Archer. Archer's son, Tommy Davis, used to be Scientology's celebrity
wrangler.
Tags: Andrea Doven, Anne Archer, Michael Doven, Michelle Stafford, Terry
Jastrow, Tom Cruise, Tommy Davis, Tony Ortega
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Why Steve Fishman - of the notorious Fishman Papers - is today serving 21
years in prison
August 19, 2015, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
http://tonyortega.org/2015/08/19/why-steve-fishman-of-the-notorious-fishman-papers-is-today-serving-21-years-in-prison/
The preeminent academic studying Scientology, Dr. Steve Kent at the
University of Alberta, recently set us on an interesting pursuit:
Trace, he asked us, the effects of TIME magazine's epic 1991 cover
story on Scientology, "The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power."
For some time now, we've been thinking about that question, making
phone calls, and digging up records. The project appealed to us for a
number of reasons, one of which was that we'd just spent a couple of
years investigating the Paulette Cooper story, which spanned from World
War II to the present day, but involved research mostly focused on the
period 1968 to 1985. We've also spent a lot of time thinking about
Scientology's more recent history, after the year 2000, as a result of
our work at the Village Voice and here at the Bunker. But we have some
gaps in that intervening period, 1985-2000, that we were eager to fill
in.
We're still reading and searching and interviewing with no end in
sight, but we thought we might come up for air after getting our hands
on a fascinating document we thought you might want to see. And also so
we can do a little crowdsourcing to help us get some ideas about where
to go next.
Tags: 1968, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995,
1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2011, alt.religion.scientology, Appeal,
Arnaldo Lerma, California, China, Chinese, Christian, David Miscavige, Dutch,
Ellie Bolger, Europe, FBI, Florida, Florida Supreme Court, Graham Berry,
Guardian's Office, Houston, Jesus Christ, Jonny Jacobsen, Karin Spaink,
Lonesome Squirrel, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Times, Mary Sue Hubbard, Miss
Lovely, Office of Special Affairs, Oklahoma, OT, OT 8, Paris, Paulette
Cooper, Richard Behar, Richard Ofshe, Russia, Scientology executive, Sea Org,
Spain, Stephen Kent, Steven Fishman, The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power,
The Unbreakable Miss Lovely, TIME, Tom Cruise, Tulsa, Twitter, University of
Alberta, Uwe Geertz, Village Voice
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Billionaire Scientologist buys California ghost town for $6million
August 19, 2016, Daily Mail
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3748295/Billionaire-Scientologist-buys-California-ghost-town-Holy-City-6million.html
Robert and Trish Duggan have acquired the town of Holy City in
California for $6million
A Silicon Valley pharmaceutical billionaire and his artist wife, who
are top donors to the Church of Scientology, have purchased a
California ghost town for $6million.
The rustic 142-acre site of Holy City sat on the market for a decade
before Robert and Trish Duggan purchased it for nearly half the initial
$11-million asking price.
Tags: 1918, 1960, 1969, 2004, 2009, 2013, Bob Duggan, California, Catholic
Church, Flag Land Base, Florida, Forbes, Holy City, Marty Rathbun, Mercury,
Pharmacyclics, Quicky, Santa Cruz, Silicon Valley, Trish Duggan, William Riker
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Gawker goes dark, but its impact on Scientology - and Tom Cruise - will never
be forgotten
August 19, 2016, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
http://tonyortega.org/2016/08/19/gawker-goes-dark-but-its-impact-on-scientology-and-tom-cruise-will-never-be-forgotten/
We learned yesterday that next week, Gawker will shut down. For some of
us who toiled in the trenches of New York journalism of a certain era,
the news is hard to believe. Gawker had a big effect on the way online
journalism is done (not all of it positive, some will tell you), and it
certainly changed the way we think about writing and reporting.
You will no doubt be seeing a lot of obituaries written about Gawker
over the next week now that Univision is shutting it down after buying
all of Gawker Media's websites in a fire sale. You can read plenty more
about how Gawker's fate was sealed when a billionaire, Peter Thiel,
took revenge for being outed by the site by funding Terry "Hulk Hogan"
Bollea's lawsuit against Gawker over a sex tape. You probably already
know the tale, and we won't go into it except to say, as someone who
has been targeted by a couple of different billionaires we've written
about, it's a really fucked up hazard of the occupation. Anyway,
relevant to our interests here at the Underground Bunker we wanted to
commemorate one Gawker achievement in particular that forever changed
the way Scientology is perceived by the public.
We're talking about the shock to the system when a 9-minute interview
of Tom Cruise appeared online early in 2008, and Gawker, more than any
other website, made sure that the interview remained public for all to
see.
Tags: 1977, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1996, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2015,
Alex Gibney, Andrew Morton, Anonymous, Connecticut, David Miscavige, Defamer,
Dianetics, East Grinstead, England, FBI, Freedom Medal, Freedom Medal of
Valor, Gabriella Coleman, Gawker, Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and
the Prison of Belief, Hacker, Hoaxer, Whistleblower, Spy: The Many Faces of
Anonymous, Hollywood, Hulk Hogan, International Association of
Scientologists, Lisa McPherson, Los Angeles, Mark Bunker, Mark Ebner, Marty
Rathbun, Matt Lauer, McGill University, Mimi Rogers, NBC, New York, New York
Times, Nick Denton, Nicole Kidman, Oprah Winfrey, Patricia Greenway, Patty
Moher, Peter Thiel, Quicky, Richard Behar, San Diego, Sea Org, South Park,
TIME, Tom Cruise, Trapped in the Closet, Village Voice, Vimeo, Wise Beard
Man, Xenu, YouTube
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New Scientology financial disclosures reflect the dire state of its chief
drug rehab
August 19, 2016, Jeffrey Augustine, Scientology Money Project
https://scientologymoneyproject.com/2016/08/19/new-scientology-financial-disclosures-reflect-the-dire-state-of-its-chief-drug-rehab/
(Note: This article was originally published at Tony Ortega's
Underground Bunker and is reposted here for informational and archival
purposes)
Contributor Jeffrey Augustine keeps a close eye on Scientology's
financial documents. And he has some new information today that backs
up what we've been told anecdotally by our other sources - that
Scientology's flagship drug rehab center in Oklahoma, Narconon
Arrowhead, is in serious trouble. Take it away, Jeffrey?
Here in the US, religious groups do not have to file tax returns. The
only exception is if they have "unrelated business income." If they do,
thanks to a 2006 law change, religious groups must file an IRS form
"990-T." And even then, we don't have much interest in the "unrelated"
income that they report. The Church of Scientology, for example, owns a
nine hole golf course at Gold Base that it rents out to local civic
groups. The Flag Land Base in Clearwater and Celebrity Centre
International in Hollywood each have ballrooms that they rent out.
These tend to be trivial amounts and don't tell us much about the real
money they're taking in for courses and donations.
Tags: 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, ABLE, Canada, Celebrity
Centre, Clearwater, David Miscavige, Detox, Flag Land Base, Hollywood, IRS,
Narconon, Narconon Arrowhead, Narconon Freedom Center, Narconon Fresh Start,
Narconon Georgia, Narconon International, Oklahoma, Quicky, Scientology
organization, Social Betterment Properties International, Tony Ortega,
Underground Bunker
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Regraded Being
August 19, 2016, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
http://www.mikerindersblog.org/friday-regraded-being-59/
Tags: Quicky, Regraded Being
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Scientology's Latest Whinesmear
August 19, 2017, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
http://www.mikerindersblog.org/scientologys-latest-whinesmear/
Scientology, in their zeal to sling mud and smear anyone they don't
agree with, have created a new whinesmear site about Pastor Willy Rice
of the Clearwater Calvary Baptist church.
It is a typical scientology effort - long on adjectives and
pejoratives, short on facts and dripping with hypocrisy.
Let's address the most obvious point first. Pastor Rice's stance on gays.
Tags: 1930, 2013, 2015, A&E, Andre Barkanov, Calvary Baptist, Catholic
Church, Christian, Clearwater, Critic, David Miscavige, Disconnection, Erin
McMurtry, Facebook, Fair Game, Florida, IRS, Jesus Christ, KKK, Leah Remini,
LGBT, Nancy Dubuc, OT, Quicky, R2-45, Science of Survival, Slauson
Productions, Squirrel, Tone Scale, Venezuela, Virginia, Wikipedia, Willy Rice
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What Scientology itself says about the way it's going to change how your mind
works
August 19, 2017, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
http://tonyortega.org/2017/08/19/what-scientology-itself-says-about-how-its-going-to-change-the-way-your-mind-works/
Jon Atack is the author of A Piece of Blue Sky, one of the very best
books on L. Ron Hubbard and Scientology. For more than three years he's
been helping us sift through the legends, myths, and contested facts
about Scientology that tend to get hashed and rehashed in books,
articles, and especially on the Internet.
Scientology's advocates believe fervently that it is a system for
positive behavioral transformation. However, there are many former
practitioners who believe it is a negative system of behavioral
transformation. And there are people ? real people ? who simply don't
care: They believe that there are far more serious things going on in
the world than the psychological benefit or damage caused by Scientology.
I continue to care, because Scientology is a packed microcosm of social
behavior ? just about anything you can find in a group can be found
here, from the positive and caring aspects to the negative and
destructive. Hubbard said, "We have ways of making slaves here." He
also added "Let's make sure that none are made," but there are some of
us who believe that he was disingenuous. He offered to sell his
"brainwashing" to JFK. The letter went unanswered, but the thought is
worth investigating: If Scientology is, indeed, a system for
brainwashing, then how would those subjected to brainwashing know that
they'd been subjected to brainwashing?
Tags: 1951, 1970, 1973, 1995, 1999, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2016, A
History of Man, A Piece of Blue Sky, ABLE, Academic, Adelaide, Alanna
Masterson, Alex Gibney, Amazon, Australia, Basel, Bernie Headley, Brian
Sheen, Bridge to Total Freedom, Bruce Hines, Bryan Seymour, Carol Nyburg,
Cathriona White, Cindy Plahuta, Claire Headley, Congress, Copyright, Cyprus,
David Miscavige, Derek Bloch, Dianetics, Disconnection, Facebook, Fair Game,
Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief, Google, Hana
Whitfield, High Court, International Justice Chief, IRS, Jamie Sorrentini,
Jason Beghe, Jefferson Hawkins, Jeffrey Augustine, Joe Reaiche, Jon Atack,
Kate Bornstein, Kendrick Moxon, Knowledge Reports, Leah Remini, Lisa
McPherson, Lois Reisdorf, Lori Hodgson, Marie Bilheimer, Marty Rathbun,
Marvel Comics, Mary Jane Sterne, Mary Kahn, Mike Rinder, New Times Los
Angeles, New Zealand, Nick Xenophon, Open Minds Foundation, OT, Paul Haggis,
Paulette Cooper, Paypal, Phoenix New Times, PZ Myers, Quailynn McDaniel,
Quicky, Quito, Ramana Dienes-Browning, Reddit, Renata Lugli, Sara Goldberg,
Shelly Miscavige, Snow White Program, Spanky Taylor, Spies, Steven Fishman,
Suppressive Person, The Unbreakable Miss Lovely, Tom DeVocht, Twitter, UK,
Vance Woodward, Village Voice, Warren Young, Willie Jones, Willy Rice
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