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Police Crack Down on Scientologists
December 6, 1986, Associated Press
http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1986/Police-Crack-Down-on-Scientologists/id-292081fe85009e734fbee923af726eda
MILAN, ITALY MILAN, Italy (AP) _ Authorities said Saturday they closed
all 16 Italian offices of the Church of Scientology and seized books,
documents and financial records.
The raids began Thursday and involved Treasury and Carabinieri
paramilitary police. Officials also announced the closing of 11
Narconon drug rehabilitation centers, but did not elaborate on the
connection.
Raids were conducted in 20 cities including Milan, Turin, Florence,
Rome, Genoa and Naples. The last one was Saturday when police shut down
a recently opened Scientology office in the eastern town of Macerata.
Tags: 1978, Boston, Florence, Italy, Los Angeles, Milan, Narconon, Police,
Quicky, Raid, Rome, Turin
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McPherson relatives lead protest
December 6, 1998, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times
http://www.sptimes.com/SouthPinellas/120698/McPherson_relatives_l2.html
Her aunt and uncle, Dell and Art Liebreich, and her cousin Kim Krenek
led a group of about 60 anti-Scientology protesters who held candles
and laid a wreath outside a privacy wall at Scientology's Fort Harrison
Hotel. A few feet away, just beyond the wall, was Room 174, where
McPherson is said to have spent 17 days under the care of fellow
Scientologists.
As Dell Liebreich and Krenek wept, a Scientology staffer wrote down
license plate numbers of protesters who had parked nearby.
Tags: 1995, 1997, Brian Anderson, Clearwater, Clearwater Police Department,
Dallas, Dell Liebreich, Fannie McPherson, Fort Harrison, Kim Krenek, Lisa
McPherson, Mental breakdown, Room 174, Scientology staff, Texas
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Scientology -- News Article Omits Reason Church Has Been Targeted
December 6, 1999, Ann Pearce, Letters To The Editor, Seattle Times
http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19991206&slug=2999686
The article also did not mention the disappearance of the court files
in this trial. Documents critical to the defense were among the files
destroyed, and the president of the Marseille court admitted that court
personnel were responsible for it.
Tags: France, Xavier Delamare
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Banner plane used to mark death of a Scientologist
December 6, 2006, Staff, St. Petersburg Times
http://www.sptimes.com/2006/12/06/Northpinellas/Banner_plane_used_to_.shtml
He said he wants to "keep her memory alive and to let people know that
Clearwater has a little blight, something in the downtown that they
shouldn't ignore. Lisa's death is just an example of the things that
are happening with Scientology." Church spokesman Ben Shaw said he
didn't see the banner and declined comment, saying, "It's over."
Tags: 1995, Arizona, Ben Shaw, Clearwater, Jeff Jacobsen, Lisa McPherson
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If We Can't Ban 'em, Let's Bankrupt 'em
December 6, 2007, Spiegel
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,521774,00.html
Some interior ministers have also voiced their support for using this
tactic on other groups. "That must also be valid for left extreme or
radical foreign establishments," Bouffier said. Such a foreign
establishment could include the Church of Scientology, which German
politicians have labelled as a money-making cult and denied it
recognition as a legitimate religious institution.
Tags: Germany
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Anons Mark Anniversary of a Scientology Victim's Awful Death
December 6, 2008, Candice M. Giove, Runnin' Scared, Village Voice
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2008/12/_the_church_of.php
The Church of Scientology was aglow -- three lit-up tree-forms crowned
its marquee and three ornamental wreaths hung on its windows. Across
the street from their ironically festive West 46th Street headquarters
a competing light shone.
It came from the candles solemnly held by members of Anonymous, the
anti-Scientology group, who gathered on the sidewalk to mark the 13th
anniversary of the Scientology-related death of Lisa McPherson.
Tags: 1995, Anonymous, Clearwater, Cockroach, Death, Florida, Fort Harrison,
Introspection Rundown, Joan Wood, Lisa McPherson, New York City
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Kids are stars in very merry satirical play
December 6, 2008, Kerry Lengel, Arizona Republic
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/arizonaliving/articles/2008/12/06/20081206scientology1206.html
Tom Cruise, John Travolta and Kirstie Alley are just a few of the
characters who pop up in A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's
Scientology Pageant. There are also a shiny box-headed robot with
wire-whisk antennas and, of course, Xenu, the diabolical interstellar
overlord.
Tags: A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant, Gary Minyard,
Ron May
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Riverside: County proposes picket ban
December 6, 2008, Dave Downey, North County Times
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2008/12/06/news/californian/riverside/zf4d94b77e95947528825751400695a13.txt
Soon, it may be illegal to picket homes in unincorporated areas of
Riverside County.
But there's a problem with the plan put forth last month by Supervisor
Jeff Stone: It would ban the kind of protests he and other supervisors
took part in three years ago, when Mead Valley was in an uproar over
the placement of a paroled sex offender in a group home.
Tags: Catherine Fraser, Golden Era Productions, Int Base, Jeff Stone,
Riverside, Verne Lauritzen
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Space for Scientology?
December 6, 2008, Casper Star-Tribune
http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/article_96828306-8779-5962-82fd-439eb32a4a1f.html
Why did International Ground Support Systems buy more than 3,700 acres
of land in Sweetwater County? No one will talk. No one will tell. How's
a reporter to react?
A tax document says the company is 'among the largest service providers
to Scientology,' according to a recent Rocket-Miner article.
The article goes on to describe links between the company and
Scientology's affinity for building underground chambers for storage of
religion-related documents. Just those kind of archives may be what's
in store for the Sweetwater County land.
Tags: International Ground Support Systems, Vault, Wyoming
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Top Scientologist: I'd have killed for Tom Cruise cult
December 6, 2008, David Lowe, The Sun
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/real_life/article1881317.ece
A-list followers including Tom Cruise, Kirstie Alley and John Travolta
believe their faith is the secret of their success.
But for John Duignan it cost him everything and everyone he held dear
after he become a leading figure in the church's British branch.
John says he was so brainwashed that he would have killed for
Scientology.
And he claims another member was driven to a suicide bid when she was
"rehabilitated" after trying to leave.
John tells of his nightmare in his book.
Tags: John Duignan, Office of Special Affairs, Rehabilitation Project Force
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Radical Scientology Torture
December 6, 2010, Marty Rathbun, Moving On Up a Little Higher
https://markrathbun.wordpress.com/2010/12/06/radical-scientology-torture/
Tags: Quicky
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Even More on Missions
December 6, 2011, Marty Rathbun, Moving On Up a Little Higher
https://markrathbun.wordpress.com/2011/12/06/even-more-on-missions/
By Mike Rinder
This small excerpt from the IAS event provides an excellent glimpse of
the entire circus performance. Little King David in all his diminutive
glory, Shermanspeaking with his strange, vaguely hypnotic cadence and
almost comical accent on words, spewing forth lies and trickery almost
faster than its possible to ingest. There is another 2+ hours of this
torture. But when you can slow it down, pause the video, really SEE
what is being said, it presents a very different picture than the
veneer of slick smoke and mirrors that gushes forth.
Gabriel recently posted the Birthday Game standings from the Mission
Network and in doing so highlighted the sorry state of this network.
It's a bit harder to see from watching the video real time, but believe
me, the efforts to wallpaper over the moldy, mildewed and crumbling
walls of the Mission network just don't cut the mustard.
Tags: 1993, Africa, Birthday Game, California, Dianetics, Dublin, Europe,
Florida, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ideal Org, International
Association of Scientologists, Ireland, Italy, Louisiana, Maine, Malaysia,
Mike Rinder, Mission, Mission Network, OT, Pakistan, Quicky, Santa Monica,
Spain, Switzerland, Tampa, Thailand, Volunteer Ministers
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Even More on Missions
December 6, 2011, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
http://www.mikerindersblog.org/even-more-on-missions/
(wpvideo GI0IkQFW)
By Mike Rinder
This small excerpt from the IAS event provides an excellent glimpse of
the entire circus performance. Little King David in all his diminutive
glory, Shermanspeaking with his strange, vaguely hypnotic cadence and
almost comical accent on words, spewing forth lies and trickery almost
faster than its possible to ingest. There is another 2+ hours of this
torture. But when you can slow it down, pause the video, really SEE
what is being said, it presents a very different picture than the
veneer of slick smoke and mirrors that gushes forth.
Tags: 1993, Africa, Birthday Game, California, Dianetics, Dublin, Europe,
Florida, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ideal Org, International
Association of Scientologists, Ireland, Italy, Louisiana, Maine, Malaysia,
Mission, Mission Network, OT, Pakistan, Quicky, Santa Monica, Spain,
Switzerland, Tampa, Thailand, Volunteer Ministers
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Fairman vs Thorburn Analysis and Tax Deductions
December 6, 2011, Marty Rathbun, Moving On Up a Little Higher
https://markrathbun.wordpress.com/2011/12/06/fairman-vs-thorburn-analysis-and-tax-deductions/
Tony Ortega at the Village Voice posted an analysis of the Fairman vs.
Thorburn case, see Village Voice Analysis. While I think his factual
speculation about Michael's status vis a vis Independent Scientology is
inaccurate, Tony raises some interesting questions.
Particularly intriguing is his idea about Independent Scientologists
claiming tax deductions for their Scientology donations in the field.
During negotiations for tax exemption in the early nineties, the church
was able to persuade the IRS to grant deductions for Scientology
parishioner "donations" to churches of Scientology. This was done in
the face of a then-fairly-recent U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding
the denial of Scientologists' deductions for fixed fees being charged
by Scientology churches for specific services, Hernandez v Commissioner.
Hernandez is still the law of the land on this issue.
While I don't have time at the moment to engage in a major tax research
project, I will proffer an opinion to anyone affected who can afford to
have a competent tax attorney delve into this area. In my opinion the
Internal Revenue Service would have a very difficult time denying a
claimed tax deduction of an Independent Scientologist making a donation
for Scientology services. Particularly when those services are provided
on the basis we do. That is, there is no fixed price. The person
donates what she feels the service was worth in accordance with her own
ability to donate; knowing, as I have informed those who were
particularly generous on their own determinism, that their donation
makes possible the servicing of others in need who are not able to
donate or to donate very much. I have no problem testifying and
providing documentary evidence that such donations are in fact used in
that precise manner - to service those in need who cannot themselves
donate much. My guess is that there are other Independents out there
who could do the same.
Tags: Independent, Independent Scientologists, Independent Scientology, IRS,
Quicky, Tax, Tony Ortega, US Supreme Court, Village Voice
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Michael Fairman Sues his Chiropractor -- in Part to Legitimize the
Independent Scientology Movement?
December 6, 2011, Tony Ortega, Runnin' Scared, Village Voice
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2011/12/michael_fairman_sues_chiropractor_independent_scientology.php
Michael Fairman, giving an interview to Mark Bunker for his
documentary, Knowledge Report We've said it before: Michael Fairman is
one of our favorite former members of the Church of Scientology, and
someone we've talked to quite a few times in recent months.
We were caught by surprise Sunday, however, when TMZ reported that
Fairman, a familiar character actor and soap star, is suing his former
chiropractor, claiming religious discrimination.
Earlier this year, Fairman announced that he had been excommunicated
from the Church of Scientology. His chiropractor, an active
Scientologist, then sent out a notice to Fairman and his wife that they
were no longer welcome as patients. Fairman's lawsuit points to
California law, which says that chiropractors are among the businesses
that cannot discriminate on the basis of religion.
Tags: 1980, 2003, 2008, 2009, Burbank, California, Charlene Thorburn,
Chiropractic, Chiropractor, Christian, David Miscavige, Disconnection, E-
meter, First Amendment, Independent, Independent Scientologists, Independent
Scientology, IRS, Joy Graysen, Knowledge Report, Manhattan, Mark Bunker,
Marty Rathbun, Michael Fairman, Quicky, Scientology executive, Scott Pilutik,
Suppressive Person, Texas, TMZ
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Past Lives Survey
December 6, 2012, Marty Rathbun, Moving On Up a Little Higher
https://markrathbun.wordpress.com/2012/12/06/past-lives-survey/
Please participate in this survey by posting your response in a comment.
List the question number followed by the answer letter and any
clarification/verification you would like to provide.
1. What degree of proof do you have of the existence of previous
lifetime identities of your own?
a) Knowingness by virtue of memories or perceptions, validated and
acknowledged, or not, only by e-meters and auditors.
Tags: E-meter, Exteriorize, Quicky
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Vance Woodward's Book Addicted to Scientology Is An Amazing High
December 6, 2012, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
http://tonyortega.org/2012/12/06/vance-woodwards-book-addicted-to-scientology-is-an-amazing-high/
How does yet another self-published book revealing the "secrets" of
Scientology stand out with so many others appearing in the last few
years?
Well, we guarantee you haven't read one like this.
Vance Woodward is a Bay Area lawyer who fell into Scientology at only
14, spent 22 years struggling through the church's auditing, and handed
over about $600,000 along the way.
Tags: 1989, 2007, 2009, 2010, Addicted to Scientology, Brian Culkin, Clear,
David Miscavige, E-meter, Ethics, Ethics Officer, International Association
of Scientologists, OT, Quicky, San Francisco, Sea Org, Tom Cruise, Vance
Woodward, Winnipeg
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Class Act
December 6, 2013, Marty Rathbun, Moving On Up a Little Higher
https://markrathbun.wordpress.com/2013/12/06/class-act/
In response to the Ministry of Hate and its disciples, a lesson in
Class:
Tags: Quicky
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How Does Scientology Take Over a Mind? Jefferson Hawkins Tells Us About "PTS"
December 6, 2013, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
http://tonyortega.org/2013/12/06/how-does-scientology-take-over-a-mind-jefferson-hawkins-tells-us-about-pts/
Jefferson Hawkins was once the top marketing executive for the Church
of Scientology and helped it reach its greatest extent with the famous
"volcano" TV ads in the 1980s. He's told his tale of getting into and
out of the church with his excellent books Counterfeit Dreams and
Leaving Scientology, and he's helping us understand the upside-down
world of Scientology "ethics."
Where are you taking us this week, Jeff?
JEFFERSON: Last week, we looked at the first half of Chapter 7, all
about the Suppressive Person. This week, we're taking a look at the
second part of that chapter, Potential Trouble Source, or PTS.
Tags: 1968, 1980, 1984, Apartheid, Combatting Cult Mind Control, Counterfeit
Dreams, David Miscavige, David Touretzky, Disconnection, Ethics Officer, Fred
Hare, Germany, Introspection Rundown, Jeff Pomerantz, Jefferson Hawkins, Leah
Remini, Leaving Scientology, North Korea, Office of Special Affairs, OT,
Potential Trouble Source, Quicky, Rex Fowler, Robert Lifton, Steven Hassan,
Suppressive Person, Tommy Davis
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Ministry of Hate
December 6, 2013, Marty Rathbun, Moving On Up a Little Higher
https://markrathbun.wordpress.com/2013/12/06/ministry-of-hate/
Many years ago a story about Scientology in a major publication was
titled 'Ministry of Hate.' At the time I responded with righteous
indignation. Having had many encounters with high level Scientologists
over the past couple years, including very recently, I am coming around
to seeing how spot on that 'Ministry of Hate' sobriquet in fact was,
and is. Scientologists are trained and conditioned to hate. They are
trained and conditioned to lie, defame, and spread hate against anyone
who does not toe their white line; all with an air of overblown
righteous indignation. I witnessed one in person earlier this week.
Another one performed a perfect example of that recently on the Howard
Stern show. Listen to Kirstie Alley's treatment of Leah Remini,
beginning about 33:50:
First, Alley outright lies that Scientology does not 'shun' people.
Then she lies again stating that she has personally shunned Leah not
because of what she has said, but because what she has 'done' and
because of her 'deeds.' Then she falsely accuses Leah Remini of calling
Scientology 'hideous and evil.' She calls Leah a 'bigot' and likens her
words to someone saying 'Jews are evil' and 'Jews are a cult.' All of
these accusations are defamatory and, quite frankly, hysterical.
This performance of bigotry, defamation and hate by Kirstie is not her
natural personality. She was trained and conditioned in Scientology to
act in this immature, hateful fashion.
Tags: Howard Stern, Kirstie Alley, Leah Remini, Quicky
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Mother Makes Emotional Quest To Reunite With Son
December 6, 2013, Inside Edition
http://www.insideedition.com/headlines/7446-mother-makes-emotional-quest-to-reunite-with-son
Lori Hodgson was on a desperate mission. Along with her mother, Dee,
she flew from her California home to Austin, Texas, hoping for a
reunion with her estranged son, Jeremy. "I'm hoping that the more I
share my story that other people will see what Scientology does to
families," said Lori. "They break up families and that's wrong."
She became a Scientologist when she was 13 years old and raised both of
her children in the controversial church. But in 2010, she says she
resigned in bitterness over church policy. Twenty-year-old Jeremy and
his 23-year-old sister, Jessica remained true believers and Lori claims
they stopped talking to her based on a church policy she says is known
as "disconnecting. "
"If you're having trouble with a person who is critical of the church
you have to either handle them so that they're not critical anymore, or
disconnect. Disconnect means you can never talk to them again," said
Lori.
Tags: Austin, Disconnection, Jeremy Leake, Lori Hodgson, Squirrel Busters,
Steps A to E, Texas
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MR. WICKSTROM EXPLAINS IT ALL...ABOUT VICODIN!
December 6, 2013, Miss Fortune, Glistening, Quivering Underbelly
http://glisteningquiveringunderbelly.blogspot.com/2013/12/mr-wickstrom-explains-it-allabout.html
Per "we just opened up in South Bend" Wickstrom appears to be grasping
at straws with his recent PR Web paid content media blast promoting A
Forever Recovery's latest addition to addiction: a vicodin blog.
And while some pesky WordPress glitches have kept the blog offline for
most of this afternoon, your girl Miss Fortune grabbed another
breathtaking jewel in the crazy crown -- an Active Internet Marketing
infographic.
Although they didn't call it "weed from the devil's garden" like the
one-sheet for "Reefer Madness", the AIM crew pulled out all the stops...
and then kept pulling.
Tags: A Forever Recovery, Battle Creek, Cult, Per Wickstrom, Quicky, South
Bend
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Scientologists Running Around In Circles
December 6, 2013, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
http://www.mikerindersblog.org/scientologists-running-around-in-circles/
The hype is now rolling for the Running Program (Cause Resurgence
Rundown) and it is fascinating to see.
Somehow it encapsulates so much of what is wrong with the over-the-top
efforts to sell Scientology. As it is repeated and expanded it devalues
anything of worth in the subject.
Now the claims are that running around in a circle for days on end is a
powerful OT rundown ...from LRH research on the whole track.... and
this is amazing technology never before seen in this society and age.
(?) Oh come now. Calm down a bit don't you think?
Tags: 1969, Barbara Dews, Cause Resurgence Rundown, Commodore's Messenger
Organization, David Miscavige, DC, Dianetics, Disconnection, Flag Building,
Hubbard Communication Office Bulletin, Int Base, International Association of
Scientologists, L. Ron Hubbard, New York Times, OT, OT VIII, Purification
Rundown, Quicky, Running Program, Whole Track
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Jon Atack: How to get a convinced Scientologist on the road to recovery
December 6, 2014, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
http://tonyortega.org/2014/12/06/jon-atack-how-to-get-a-convinced-scientologist-on-the-road-to-recovery/
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 for more than a year on Saturdays he helped 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. He was kind enough to send us a new post.
Jon has really come through for us again, this time laying out a
complete program for the frustrated friend or family member who wants
to get a Scientologist to begin challenging their indoctrination. Jon,
tell us how it works.
JON: I have several times been asked how to approach a convinced cult
member. I hesitate, because a list of resources may encourage the cult
to prepare an index of prohibited texts. Still, here it is.
Tags: 1957, 1968, 1983, 1990, A Piece of Blue Sky, Aldous Huxley, Aleister
Crowley, Bare-Faced Messiah, Brazil, Buddhism, Christian Science, Combatting
Cult Mind Control, Cult, Cults in Our Midst, DC, Dianetics, Europe,
Guardian's Office, Houston, Hypnosis, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jon Atack, L. Ron
Hubbard, Masks, Moonies, Mormon, Office of Special Affairs, Phoenix Lectures,
Potential Trouble Source, Professional Auditors Bulletin, Rajneeshee, Robert
Vaughn Young, Rocky Mountain News, Sea Org, Steven Hassan
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Pleeeeeease Come Back...
December 6, 2014, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
http://www.mikerindersblog.org/pleeeeeease-come-back/
With a special offer like this - a FREE 6 month membership (that anyone
gets just for turning over their name and email address) - how could
you resist? But you have to get in NOW because this "offer" only lasts
until 31 December. At that point they will send out a "new" offer of a
free 6 month membership.
Even something as stupid as this has to be a lie.
But of course, this IS "the most successful and effective group in the
world."
Tags: Clearwater, International Association of Scientologists, OT, Quicky,
TIME, UK
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(VIDEO) Critical Q&A #34
December 6, 2015, Chris Shelton, Critical Thinker at Large
http://mncriticalthinking.com/2015/12/06/video-critical-qa-34/
The weekly show where I answer questions from the comments section of
my Q&A videos or sent to me by email at AskChri...@gmail.com.
Link to Jeff Hawkin's book, Closing Minds: http://goo.gl/mmXUGb
This week's questions are:
Tags: Applied Scholastics, Closing Minds, Critic, David Miscavige, Delphi
Academy, Int Base, International Association of Scientologists, Los Angeles,
Orange County, OT, OT 9, Quicky, Sea Org, Suppressive Person
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Postscript: How David Miscavige spun the death of Lisa McPherson
December 6, 2015, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
http://tonyortega.org/2015/12/06/postscript-how-david-miscavige-spun-the-death-of-lisa-mcpherson/
We're very glad to be done with our series about Lisa McPherson, who
died 20 years ago yesterday. But after paying such close attention to
Scientology's grimmest of scandals, we thought we owed you a laugh today.
So, as a postscript to what you've just been through, we're posting
something we know some of you have already seen, but is worth a look if
you haven't encountered it before. It's David Miscavige, at the Maiden
Voyage event in 2000, spinning the church's victory after the criminal
prosecution for Lisa's death was dropped that year.
This is some vintage Miscavige, but even more so than usual because
he's spinning these conspiracy theories in a speech rather than
filtered through a Freedom magazine investigation or a Golden Era video
with a voiceover actor.
Tags: 2000, 2008, 2009, Celebrity Centre, David Miscavige, Denice Duff,
Denver, Freedom magazine, Golden Era, Ivonne Armant, Jason Dohring, Jim
Mathers, Joy Villa, LAPD, Lisa McPherson, Maiden Voyage, Placido Domingo,
Police, Quicky, Robin Hogarth, Spain, St. Petersburg, Survival Rundown, Whale
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Scientology: The Answers to Every Question Anyone May Have...
December 6, 2015, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
http://www.mikerindersblog.org/scientology-the-answers-to-every-question-anyone-may-have/
This IS what fundamentalist scientologists believe. They are taught NOT
to think.
And it is the greatest, all-encompassing "thought stopper" in
scientology. The perfect fallback when all else fails.
If you know a truly dedicated fundamentalist scientologist, you will
know that this is the mindset of them all. An absolute certainty that
they know the answer to everything in the universe if they study enough
L. Ron Hubbard. Within his words are contained "the answers to every
question anyone may have about life..." And this is truly everything.
Tags: 2010, Jefferson Hawkins, L. Ron Hubbard, Legal, Merchants of Chaos, OT,
Quicky, Tom Cruise
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The Gary Soter Data Collection Project
December 6, 2015, Jeffrey Augustine, Scientology Money Project
http://scientologymoneyproject.com/2015/12/06/the-gary-soter-data-collection-project/
A public message to all channels: Former Scientologists, Anons,
critics, journalists, media, lawyers, etc.
Gary Soter is a Los Angeles attorney who represents the Church of
Scientology.
The Gary Soter Data Collection Project is an effort to compile specific
data on Soter. What we are asking for are letters Mr. Soter has sent on
behalf of his client the Church of Scientology:
Tags: Gary Soter, Legal, Los Angeles, Quicky
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Scientology The Aftermath Episode 2
December 6, 2016, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
http://www.mikerindersblog.org/scientology-the-aftermath-episode-2/
Tonight's show focuses on me and addresses the subject of Fair Game.
There is a short teaser for the show on the A&E Facebook page. Tony
Ortega has a review of the episode on his blog today.
Obviously there is a huge amount of territory to cover and it's SO
difficult trying to figure out what to include and what to explain and
how. You don't really understand this until you try to do it.
And it is especially difficult to have perspective on a program that
focuses on you. Obviously there are many things I have spoken about
during the filming of this series that won't ever see airtime. It is
the nature of the beast. 30 hours of interviews are distilled down to
48 minutes airtime.
Tags: A&E, Code of Honor, Facebook, Fair Game, Leah Remini, OT, Quicky, Sea
Org, Tony Ortega
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Tonight on Leah Remini's series, two more families get ripped apart and 'fair
gamed'
December 6, 2016, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
http://tonyortega.org/2016/12/06/tonight-on-leah-reminis-series-two-more-families-get-ripped-apart-and-fair-gamed/
Watching the second episode of A&E's Leah Remini: Scientology and the
Aftermath, we were suddenly struck by the advantage of this show having
the luxury to explain Scientology concepts over eight episodes.
Truth be told, last week's great initial episode only bothered us in
one respect. Leah does an amazing job explaining the allure of
Scientology and why she and so many others felt that they had joined
something for all the right reasons, and because they wanted to make
the world a better place. She also provides a stirring call to action
for her show - that she is on a mission to help the victims of
Scientology and bring their problems to light.
But do you see the missing step there? If good people joined
Scientology to do good things, why are there "victims" of it at all? In
the first episode, there didn't seem to be much explanation for what it
was about Scientology that produced victims. What was it about
Scientology that was so bad that it led to people like Amy Scobee and
Mat Pesch being held as prisoners?
Tags: 1955, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1967, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, A&E,
Adelaide, Amy Scobee, Apollo, Australia, BBC, Christian, Christie Collbran,
David Miscavige, England, Erika Christensen, Fair Game, Florida, Freedom
magazine, Freewinds, Hollywood, Jim Lynch, Jim Mathers, John Sweeney, Laurie
Goodstein, Leah Remini, Marty Rathbun, Mat Pesch, Melbourne, Mike Rinder, New
York Times, Private investigator, Robert Almblad, Saint Hill, Saint Hill
Manor, Scientology and Me, Scientology and the Aftermath, Sea Org, Sydney,
Tampa Bay Times, The Hole, The Truth Rundown, UK, University of Adelaide,
Village Voice, Winter Wonderland, YouTube
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Today in Scientlology web page:
http://umbraxenu.no-ip.biz/today.html
December 6 in Scientlology web page:
http://umbraxenu.no-ip.biz/days/12-06.html
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Police Crack Down on Scientologists
December 6, 1986, Associated Press
http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1986/Police-Crack-Down-on-Scientologists/id-292081fe85009e734fbee923af726eda
MILAN, ITALY MILAN, Italy (AP) _ Authorities said Saturday they closed
all 16 Italian offices of the Church of Scientology and seized books,
documents and financial records.
The raids began Thursday and involved Treasury and Carabinieri
paramilitary police. Officials also announced the closing of 11
Narconon drug rehabilitation centers, but did not elaborate on the
connection.
Raids were conducted in 20 cities including Milan, Turin, Florence,
Rome, Genoa and Naples. The last one was Saturday when police shut down
a recently opened Scientology office in the eastern town of Macerata.
Tags: 1978, Boston, Florence, Italy, Los Angeles, Milan, Narconon, Police,
Quicky, Raid, Rome, Turin
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McPherson relatives lead protest
December 6, 1998, Thomas C. Tobin, St. Petersburg Times
http://www.sptimes.com/SouthPinellas/120698/McPherson_relatives_l2.html
Her aunt and uncle, Dell and Art Liebreich, and her cousin Kim Krenek
led a group of about 60 anti-Scientology protesters who held candles
and laid a wreath outside a privacy wall at Scientology's Fort Harrison
Hotel. A few feet away, just beyond the wall, was Room 174, where
McPherson is said to have spent 17 days under the care of fellow
Scientologists.
As Dell Liebreich and Krenek wept, a Scientology staffer wrote down
license plate numbers of protesters who had parked nearby.
Tags: 1995, 1997, Brian Anderson, Clearwater, Clearwater Police Department,
Dallas, Dell Liebreich, Fannie McPherson, Fort Harrison, Kim Krenek, Lisa
McPherson, Mental breakdown, Room 174, Scientology staff, Texas
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Scientology -- News Article Omits Reason Church Has Been Targeted
December 6, 1999, Ann Pearce, Letters To The Editor, Seattle Times
http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19991206&slug=2999686
The article also did not mention the disappearance of the court files
in this trial. Documents critical to the defense were among the files
destroyed, and the president of the Marseille court admitted that court
personnel were responsible for it.
Tags: France, Xavier Delamare
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Banner plane used to mark death of a Scientologist
December 6, 2006, Staff, St. Petersburg Times
http://www.sptimes.com/2006/12/06/Northpinellas/Banner_plane_used_to_.shtml
He said he wants to "keep her memory alive and to let people know that
Clearwater has a little blight, something in the downtown that they
shouldn't ignore. Lisa's death is just an example of the things that
are happening with Scientology." Church spokesman Ben Shaw said he
didn't see the banner and declined comment, saying, "It's over."
Tags: 1995, Arizona, Ben Shaw, Clearwater, Jeff Jacobsen, Lisa McPherson
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If We Can't Ban 'em, Let's Bankrupt 'em
December 6, 2007, Spiegel
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,521774,00.html
Some interior ministers have also voiced their support for using this
tactic on other groups. "That must also be valid for left extreme or
radical foreign establishments," Bouffier said. Such a foreign
establishment could include the Church of Scientology, which German
politicians have labelled as a money-making cult and denied it
recognition as a legitimate religious institution.
Tags: Germany
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Anons Mark Anniversary of a Scientology Victim's Awful Death
December 6, 2008, Candice M. Giove, Runnin' Scared, Village Voice
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2008/12/_the_church_of.php
The Church of Scientology was aglow -- three lit-up tree-forms crowned
its marquee and three ornamental wreaths hung on its windows. Across
the street from their ironically festive West 46th Street headquarters
a competing light shone.
It came from the candles solemnly held by members of Anonymous, the
anti-Scientology group, who gathered on the sidewalk to mark the 13th
anniversary of the Scientology-related death of Lisa McPherson.
Tags: 1995, Anonymous, Clearwater, Cockroach, Death, Florida, Fort Harrison,
Introspection Rundown, Joan Wood, Lisa McPherson, New York City
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Kids are stars in very merry satirical play
December 6, 2008, Kerry Lengel, Arizona Republic
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/arizonaliving/articles/2008/12/06/20081206scientology1206.html
Tom Cruise, John Travolta and Kirstie Alley are just a few of the
characters who pop up in A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's
Scientology Pageant. There are also a shiny box-headed robot with
wire-whisk antennas and, of course, Xenu, the diabolical interstellar
overlord.
Tags: A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant, Gary Minyard,
Ron May
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Riverside: County proposes picket ban
December 6, 2008, Dave Downey, North County Times
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2008/12/06/news/californian/riverside/zf4d94b77e95947528825751400695a13.txt
Soon, it may be illegal to picket homes in unincorporated areas of
Riverside County.
But there's a problem with the plan put forth last month by Supervisor
Jeff Stone: It would ban the kind of protests he and other supervisors
took part in three years ago, when Mead Valley was in an uproar over
the placement of a paroled sex offender in a group home.
Tags: Catherine Fraser, Golden Era Productions, Int Base, Jeff Stone,
Riverside, Verne Lauritzen
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Space for Scientology?
December 6, 2008, Casper Star-Tribune
http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/article_96828306-8779-5962-82fd-439eb32a4a1f.html
Why did International Ground Support Systems buy more than 3,700 acres
of land in Sweetwater County? No one will talk. No one will tell. How's
a reporter to react?
A tax document says the company is 'among the largest service providers
to Scientology,' according to a recent Rocket-Miner article.
The article goes on to describe links between the company and
Scientology's affinity for building underground chambers for storage of
religion-related documents. Just those kind of archives may be what's
in store for the Sweetwater County land.
Tags: International Ground Support Systems, Vault, Wyoming
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Top Scientologist: I'd have killed for Tom Cruise cult
December 6, 2008, David Lowe, The Sun
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/real_life/article1881317.ece
A-list followers including Tom Cruise, Kirstie Alley and John Travolta
believe their faith is the secret of their success.
But for John Duignan it cost him everything and everyone he held dear
after he become a leading figure in the church's British branch.
John says he was so brainwashed that he would have killed for
Scientology.
And he claims another member was driven to a suicide bid when she was
"rehabilitated" after trying to leave.
John tells of his nightmare in his book.
Tags: John Duignan, Office of Special Affairs, Rehabilitation Project Force
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Radical Scientology Torture
December 6, 2010, Marty Rathbun, Moving On Up a Little Higher
https://markrathbun.wordpress.com/2010/12/06/radical-scientology-torture/
Tags: Quicky
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Even More on Missions
December 6, 2011, Marty Rathbun, Moving On Up a Little Higher
https://markrathbun.wordpress.com/2011/12/06/even-more-on-missions/
By Mike Rinder
This small excerpt from the IAS event provides an excellent glimpse of
the entire circus performance. Little King David in all his diminutive
glory, Shermanspeaking with his strange, vaguely hypnotic cadence and
almost comical accent on words, spewing forth lies and trickery almost
faster than its possible to ingest. There is another 2+ hours of this
torture. But when you can slow it down, pause the video, really SEE
what is being said, it presents a very different picture than the
veneer of slick smoke and mirrors that gushes forth.
Gabriel recently posted the Birthday Game standings from the Mission
Network and in doing so highlighted the sorry state of this network.
It's a bit harder to see from watching the video real time, but believe
me, the efforts to wallpaper over the moldy, mildewed and crumbling
walls of the Mission network just don't cut the mustard.
Tags: 1993, Africa, Birthday Game, California, Dianetics, Dublin, Europe,
Florida, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ideal Org, International
Association of Scientologists, Ireland, Italy, Louisiana, Maine, Malaysia,
Mike Rinder, Mission, Mission Network, OT, Pakistan, Quicky, Santa Monica,
Spain, Switzerland, Tampa, Thailand, Volunteer Ministers
=========================================
Even More on Missions
December 6, 2011, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
http://www.mikerindersblog.org/even-more-on-missions/
(wpvideo GI0IkQFW)
By Mike Rinder
This small excerpt from the IAS event provides an excellent glimpse of
the entire circus performance. Little King David in all his diminutive
glory, Shermanspeaking with his strange, vaguely hypnotic cadence and
almost comical accent on words, spewing forth lies and trickery almost
faster than its possible to ingest. There is another 2+ hours of this
torture. But when you can slow it down, pause the video, really SEE
what is being said, it presents a very different picture than the
veneer of slick smoke and mirrors that gushes forth.
Tags: 1993, Africa, Birthday Game, California, Dianetics, Dublin, Europe,
Florida, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ideal Org, International
Association of Scientologists, Ireland, Italy, Louisiana, Maine, Malaysia,
Mission, Mission Network, OT, Pakistan, Quicky, Santa Monica, Spain,
Switzerland, Tampa, Thailand, Volunteer Ministers
=========================================
Fairman vs Thorburn Analysis and Tax Deductions
December 6, 2011, Marty Rathbun, Moving On Up a Little Higher
https://markrathbun.wordpress.com/2011/12/06/fairman-vs-thorburn-analysis-and-tax-deductions/
Tony Ortega at the Village Voice posted an analysis of the Fairman vs.
Thorburn case, see Village Voice Analysis. While I think his factual
speculation about Michael's status vis a vis Independent Scientology is
inaccurate, Tony raises some interesting questions.
Particularly intriguing is his idea about Independent Scientologists
claiming tax deductions for their Scientology donations in the field.
During negotiations for tax exemption in the early nineties, the church
was able to persuade the IRS to grant deductions for Scientology
parishioner "donations" to churches of Scientology. This was done in
the face of a then-fairly-recent U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding
the denial of Scientologists' deductions for fixed fees being charged
by Scientology churches for specific services, Hernandez v Commissioner.
Hernandez is still the law of the land on this issue.
While I don't have time at the moment to engage in a major tax research
project, I will proffer an opinion to anyone affected who can afford to
have a competent tax attorney delve into this area. In my opinion the
Internal Revenue Service would have a very difficult time denying a
claimed tax deduction of an Independent Scientologist making a donation
for Scientology services. Particularly when those services are provided
on the basis we do. That is, there is no fixed price. The person
donates what she feels the service was worth in accordance with her own
ability to donate; knowing, as I have informed those who were
particularly generous on their own determinism, that their donation
makes possible the servicing of others in need who are not able to
donate or to donate very much. I have no problem testifying and
providing documentary evidence that such donations are in fact used in
that precise manner - to service those in need who cannot themselves
donate much. My guess is that there are other Independents out there
who could do the same.
Tags: Independent, Independent Scientologists, Independent Scientology, IRS,
Quicky, Tax, Tony Ortega, US Supreme Court, Village Voice
=========================================
Michael Fairman Sues his Chiropractor -- in Part to Legitimize the
Independent Scientology Movement?
December 6, 2011, Tony Ortega, Runnin' Scared, Village Voice
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2011/12/michael_fairman_sues_chiropractor_independent_scientology.php
Michael Fairman, giving an interview to Mark Bunker for his
documentary, Knowledge Report We've said it before: Michael Fairman is
one of our favorite former members of the Church of Scientology, and
someone we've talked to quite a few times in recent months.
We were caught by surprise Sunday, however, when TMZ reported that
Fairman, a familiar character actor and soap star, is suing his former
chiropractor, claiming religious discrimination.
Earlier this year, Fairman announced that he had been excommunicated
from the Church of Scientology. His chiropractor, an active
Scientologist, then sent out a notice to Fairman and his wife that they
were no longer welcome as patients. Fairman's lawsuit points to
California law, which says that chiropractors are among the businesses
that cannot discriminate on the basis of religion.
Tags: 1980, 2003, 2008, 2009, Burbank, California, Charlene Thorburn,
Chiropractic, Chiropractor, Christian, David Miscavige, Disconnection, E-
meter, First Amendment, Independent, Independent Scientologists, Independent
Scientology, IRS, Joy Graysen, Knowledge Report, Manhattan, Mark Bunker,
Marty Rathbun, Michael Fairman, Quicky, Scientology executive, Scott Pilutik,
Suppressive Person, Texas, TMZ
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Past Lives Survey
December 6, 2012, Marty Rathbun, Moving On Up a Little Higher
https://markrathbun.wordpress.com/2012/12/06/past-lives-survey/
Please participate in this survey by posting your response in a comment.
List the question number followed by the answer letter and any
clarification/verification you would like to provide.
1. What degree of proof do you have of the existence of previous
lifetime identities of your own?
a) Knowingness by virtue of memories or perceptions, validated and
acknowledged, or not, only by e-meters and auditors.
Tags: E-meter, Exteriorize, Quicky
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Vance Woodward's Book Addicted to Scientology Is An Amazing High
December 6, 2012, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
http://tonyortega.org/2012/12/06/vance-woodwards-book-addicted-to-scientology-is-an-amazing-high/
How does yet another self-published book revealing the "secrets" of
Scientology stand out with so many others appearing in the last few
years?
Well, we guarantee you haven't read one like this.
Vance Woodward is a Bay Area lawyer who fell into Scientology at only
14, spent 22 years struggling through the church's auditing, and handed
over about $600,000 along the way.
Tags: 1989, 2007, 2009, 2010, Addicted to Scientology, Brian Culkin, Clear,
David Miscavige, E-meter, Ethics, Ethics Officer, International Association
of Scientologists, OT, Quicky, San Francisco, Sea Org, Tom Cruise, Vance
Woodward, Winnipeg
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Class Act
December 6, 2013, Marty Rathbun, Moving On Up a Little Higher
https://markrathbun.wordpress.com/2013/12/06/class-act/
In response to the Ministry of Hate and its disciples, a lesson in
Class:
Tags: Quicky
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How Does Scientology Take Over a Mind? Jefferson Hawkins Tells Us About "PTS"
December 6, 2013, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
http://tonyortega.org/2013/12/06/how-does-scientology-take-over-a-mind-jefferson-hawkins-tells-us-about-pts/
Jefferson Hawkins was once the top marketing executive for the Church
of Scientology and helped it reach its greatest extent with the famous
"volcano" TV ads in the 1980s. He's told his tale of getting into and
out of the church with his excellent books Counterfeit Dreams and
Leaving Scientology, and he's helping us understand the upside-down
world of Scientology "ethics."
Where are you taking us this week, Jeff?
JEFFERSON: Last week, we looked at the first half of Chapter 7, all
about the Suppressive Person. This week, we're taking a look at the
second part of that chapter, Potential Trouble Source, or PTS.
Tags: 1968, 1980, 1984, Apartheid, Combatting Cult Mind Control, Counterfeit
Dreams, David Miscavige, David Touretzky, Disconnection, Ethics Officer, Fred
Hare, Germany, Introspection Rundown, Jeff Pomerantz, Jefferson Hawkins, Leah
Remini, Leaving Scientology, North Korea, Office of Special Affairs, OT,
Potential Trouble Source, Quicky, Rex Fowler, Robert Lifton, Steven Hassan,
Suppressive Person, Tommy Davis
=========================================
Ministry of Hate
December 6, 2013, Marty Rathbun, Moving On Up a Little Higher
https://markrathbun.wordpress.com/2013/12/06/ministry-of-hate/
Many years ago a story about Scientology in a major publication was
titled 'Ministry of Hate.' At the time I responded with righteous
indignation. Having had many encounters with high level Scientologists
over the past couple years, including very recently, I am coming around
to seeing how spot on that 'Ministry of Hate' sobriquet in fact was,
and is. Scientologists are trained and conditioned to hate. They are
trained and conditioned to lie, defame, and spread hate against anyone
who does not toe their white line; all with an air of overblown
righteous indignation. I witnessed one in person earlier this week.
Another one performed a perfect example of that recently on the Howard
Stern show. Listen to Kirstie Alley's treatment of Leah Remini,
beginning about 33:50:
First, Alley outright lies that Scientology does not 'shun' people.
Then she lies again stating that she has personally shunned Leah not
because of what she has said, but because what she has 'done' and
because of her 'deeds.' Then she falsely accuses Leah Remini of calling
Scientology 'hideous and evil.' She calls Leah a 'bigot' and likens her
words to someone saying 'Jews are evil' and 'Jews are a cult.' All of
these accusations are defamatory and, quite frankly, hysterical.
This performance of bigotry, defamation and hate by Kirstie is not her
natural personality. She was trained and conditioned in Scientology to
act in this immature, hateful fashion.
Tags: Howard Stern, Kirstie Alley, Leah Remini, Quicky
=========================================
Mother Makes Emotional Quest To Reunite With Son
December 6, 2013, Inside Edition
http://www.insideedition.com/headlines/7446-mother-makes-emotional-quest-to-reunite-with-son
Lori Hodgson was on a desperate mission. Along with her mother, Dee,
she flew from her California home to Austin, Texas, hoping for a
reunion with her estranged son, Jeremy. "I'm hoping that the more I
share my story that other people will see what Scientology does to
families," said Lori. "They break up families and that's wrong."
She became a Scientologist when she was 13 years old and raised both of
her children in the controversial church. But in 2010, she says she
resigned in bitterness over church policy. Twenty-year-old Jeremy and
his 23-year-old sister, Jessica remained true believers and Lori claims
they stopped talking to her based on a church policy she says is known
as "disconnecting. "
"If you're having trouble with a person who is critical of the church
you have to either handle them so that they're not critical anymore, or
disconnect. Disconnect means you can never talk to them again," said
Lori.
Tags: Austin, Disconnection, Jeremy Leake, Lori Hodgson, Squirrel Busters,
Steps A to E, Texas
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MR. WICKSTROM EXPLAINS IT ALL...ABOUT VICODIN!
December 6, 2013, Miss Fortune, Glistening, Quivering Underbelly
http://glisteningquiveringunderbelly.blogspot.com/2013/12/mr-wickstrom-explains-it-allabout.html
Per "we just opened up in South Bend" Wickstrom appears to be grasping
at straws with his recent PR Web paid content media blast promoting A
Forever Recovery's latest addition to addiction: a vicodin blog.
And while some pesky WordPress glitches have kept the blog offline for
most of this afternoon, your girl Miss Fortune grabbed another
breathtaking jewel in the crazy crown -- an Active Internet Marketing
infographic.
Although they didn't call it "weed from the devil's garden" like the
one-sheet for "Reefer Madness", the AIM crew pulled out all the stops...
and then kept pulling.
Tags: A Forever Recovery, Battle Creek, Cult, Per Wickstrom, Quicky, South
Bend
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Scientologists Running Around In Circles
December 6, 2013, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
http://www.mikerindersblog.org/scientologists-running-around-in-circles/
The hype is now rolling for the Running Program (Cause Resurgence
Rundown) and it is fascinating to see.
Somehow it encapsulates so much of what is wrong with the over-the-top
efforts to sell Scientology. As it is repeated and expanded it devalues
anything of worth in the subject.
Now the claims are that running around in a circle for days on end is a
powerful OT rundown ...from LRH research on the whole track.... and
this is amazing technology never before seen in this society and age.
(?) Oh come now. Calm down a bit don't you think?
Tags: 1969, Barbara Dews, Cause Resurgence Rundown, Commodore's Messenger
Organization, David Miscavige, DC, Dianetics, Disconnection, Flag Building,
Hubbard Communication Office Bulletin, Int Base, International Association of
Scientologists, L. Ron Hubbard, New York Times, OT, OT VIII, Purification
Rundown, Quicky, Running Program, Whole Track
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Jon Atack: How to get a convinced Scientologist on the road to recovery
December 6, 2014, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
http://tonyortega.org/2014/12/06/jon-atack-how-to-get-a-convinced-scientologist-on-the-road-to-recovery/
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 for more than a year on Saturdays he helped 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. He was kind enough to send us a new post.
Jon has really come through for us again, this time laying out a
complete program for the frustrated friend or family member who wants
to get a Scientologist to begin challenging their indoctrination. Jon,
tell us how it works.
JON: I have several times been asked how to approach a convinced cult
member. I hesitate, because a list of resources may encourage the cult
to prepare an index of prohibited texts. Still, here it is.
Tags: 1957, 1968, 1983, 1990, A Piece of Blue Sky, Aldous Huxley, Aleister
Crowley, Bare-Faced Messiah, Brazil, Buddhism, Christian Science, Combatting
Cult Mind Control, Cult, Cults in Our Midst, DC, Dianetics, Europe,
Guardian's Office, Houston, Hypnosis, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jon Atack, L. Ron
Hubbard, Masks, Moonies, Mormon, Office of Special Affairs, Phoenix Lectures,
Potential Trouble Source, Professional Auditors Bulletin, Rajneeshee, Robert
Vaughn Young, Rocky Mountain News, Sea Org, Steven Hassan
=========================================
Pleeeeeease Come Back...
December 6, 2014, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
http://www.mikerindersblog.org/pleeeeeease-come-back/
With a special offer like this - a FREE 6 month membership (that anyone
gets just for turning over their name and email address) - how could
you resist? But you have to get in NOW because this "offer" only lasts
until 31 December. At that point they will send out a "new" offer of a
free 6 month membership.
Even something as stupid as this has to be a lie.
But of course, this IS "the most successful and effective group in the
world."
Tags: Clearwater, International Association of Scientologists, OT, Quicky,
TIME, UK
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(VIDEO) Critical Q&A #34
December 6, 2015, Chris Shelton, Critical Thinker at Large
http://mncriticalthinking.com/2015/12/06/video-critical-qa-34/
The weekly show where I answer questions from the comments section of
my Q&A videos or sent to me by email at AskChri...@gmail.com.
Link to Jeff Hawkin's book, Closing Minds: http://goo.gl/mmXUGb
This week's questions are:
Tags: Applied Scholastics, Closing Minds, Critic, David Miscavige, Delphi
Academy, Int Base, International Association of Scientologists, Los Angeles,
Orange County, OT, OT 9, Quicky, Sea Org, Suppressive Person
=========================================
Postscript: How David Miscavige spun the death of Lisa McPherson
December 6, 2015, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
http://tonyortega.org/2015/12/06/postscript-how-david-miscavige-spun-the-death-of-lisa-mcpherson/
We're very glad to be done with our series about Lisa McPherson, who
died 20 years ago yesterday. But after paying such close attention to
Scientology's grimmest of scandals, we thought we owed you a laugh today.
So, as a postscript to what you've just been through, we're posting
something we know some of you have already seen, but is worth a look if
you haven't encountered it before. It's David Miscavige, at the Maiden
Voyage event in 2000, spinning the church's victory after the criminal
prosecution for Lisa's death was dropped that year.
This is some vintage Miscavige, but even more so than usual because
he's spinning these conspiracy theories in a speech rather than
filtered through a Freedom magazine investigation or a Golden Era video
with a voiceover actor.
Tags: 2000, 2008, 2009, Celebrity Centre, David Miscavige, Denice Duff,
Denver, Freedom magazine, Golden Era, Ivonne Armant, Jason Dohring, Jim
Mathers, Joy Villa, LAPD, Lisa McPherson, Maiden Voyage, Placido Domingo,
Police, Quicky, Robin Hogarth, Spain, St. Petersburg, Survival Rundown, Whale
=========================================
Scientology: The Answers to Every Question Anyone May Have...
December 6, 2015, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
http://www.mikerindersblog.org/scientology-the-answers-to-every-question-anyone-may-have/
This IS what fundamentalist scientologists believe. They are taught NOT
to think.
And it is the greatest, all-encompassing "thought stopper" in
scientology. The perfect fallback when all else fails.
If you know a truly dedicated fundamentalist scientologist, you will
know that this is the mindset of them all. An absolute certainty that
they know the answer to everything in the universe if they study enough
L. Ron Hubbard. Within his words are contained "the answers to every
question anyone may have about life..." And this is truly everything.
Tags: 2010, Jefferson Hawkins, L. Ron Hubbard, Legal, Merchants of Chaos, OT,
Quicky, Tom Cruise
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The Gary Soter Data Collection Project
December 6, 2015, Jeffrey Augustine, Scientology Money Project
http://scientologymoneyproject.com/2015/12/06/the-gary-soter-data-collection-project/
A public message to all channels: Former Scientologists, Anons,
critics, journalists, media, lawyers, etc.
Gary Soter is a Los Angeles attorney who represents the Church of
Scientology.
The Gary Soter Data Collection Project is an effort to compile specific
data on Soter. What we are asking for are letters Mr. Soter has sent on
behalf of his client the Church of Scientology:
Tags: Gary Soter, Legal, Los Angeles, Quicky
=========================================
Scientology The Aftermath Episode 2
December 6, 2016, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
http://www.mikerindersblog.org/scientology-the-aftermath-episode-2/
Tonight's show focuses on me and addresses the subject of Fair Game.
There is a short teaser for the show on the A&E Facebook page. Tony
Ortega has a review of the episode on his blog today.
Obviously there is a huge amount of territory to cover and it's SO
difficult trying to figure out what to include and what to explain and
how. You don't really understand this until you try to do it.
And it is especially difficult to have perspective on a program that
focuses on you. Obviously there are many things I have spoken about
during the filming of this series that won't ever see airtime. It is
the nature of the beast. 30 hours of interviews are distilled down to
48 minutes airtime.
Tags: A&E, Code of Honor, Facebook, Fair Game, Leah Remini, OT, Quicky, Sea
Org, Tony Ortega
=========================================
Tonight on Leah Remini's series, two more families get ripped apart and 'fair
gamed'
December 6, 2016, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
http://tonyortega.org/2016/12/06/tonight-on-leah-reminis-series-two-more-families-get-ripped-apart-and-fair-gamed/
Watching the second episode of A&E's Leah Remini: Scientology and the
Aftermath, we were suddenly struck by the advantage of this show having
the luxury to explain Scientology concepts over eight episodes.
Truth be told, last week's great initial episode only bothered us in
one respect. Leah does an amazing job explaining the allure of
Scientology and why she and so many others felt that they had joined
something for all the right reasons, and because they wanted to make
the world a better place. She also provides a stirring call to action
for her show - that she is on a mission to help the victims of
Scientology and bring their problems to light.
But do you see the missing step there? If good people joined
Scientology to do good things, why are there "victims" of it at all? In
the first episode, there didn't seem to be much explanation for what it
was about Scientology that produced victims. What was it about
Scientology that was so bad that it led to people like Amy Scobee and
Mat Pesch being held as prisoners?
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