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Scientology singled out?
May 27, 1988, Richard Haworth, Letters, St. Petersburg Times
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/51320590.html?dids=51320590:51320590&FMT=FT
I am responding to your May 18 article regarding the misuse of
Clearwater Building Department computer codes.
What struck me as interesting is that, with all the people who were
quoted or discussed in the article, the various building department
officials, including the one who inadvertently gave away the secret
computer codes, the only religious affiliation mentioned was that of Mr.
Hoeffer and his association with the Church of Scientology.
Certainly this whole thing was an unfortunate occurrence, and,
fortunately, no harm was done as the building in question evidently did
pass a bona fide inspection.
But why is the religious affiliation of Mr. Hoeffer any more relevant
than the church attended by Mr. Bob Zacker, who inadvertently gave away
the secret codes, or the religion of Mr. Christiansen or Lt. Jack
Dowling of the Clearwater Police Department or. .. ?
I have read your paper for many years and, by and large, find the
information contained in your stories relevant. But what puzzles me
about the building department computer codes story is why anyone's
religious affiliation makes any difference.
Does it? Richard Haworth, public affairs Church of Scientology,
Clearwater
Tags: Clearwater, Clearwater Police Department
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Publisher Victorious on Hubbard Biography
May 27, 1990, New York Times
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE6D6113EF934A15756C0A966958260
The ruling, issued Thursday, overturned a lower court's decision, and
barring the unlikely chance of a rehearing or a quick reversal by the
Supreme Court, the biography will be published in its original form
next month. Michael Lee Hertzberg, who argued the case against the
publisher, said the plaintiff had not decided whether to appeal.
The book is ""A Piece of Blue Sky: Scientology, Dianetics and L. Ron
Hubbard Exposed,"" by Jon Atack. The author was a longtime member of
the Church of Scientology. But he later turned against the church,
contending that it was a dangerous cult, and his book is critical of Mr.
Hubbard, a prolific author who died in 1986.
Tags: Jon Atack, Lyle Stuart, Michael Hertzberg, New Era Publications
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Church of Scientology Buys 64,000 Square Feet in La Mesa for $9.3M
May 27, 2008, San Diego Business Journal
http://www.sdbj.com/industry_article.asp?aID=43417628.8484721.1633554.57929602.5889841.051&aID2=125649
The San Diego chapter of the controversial Church of Scientology is
moving its focus to La Mesa with the May 21 purchase of a Coleman
College campus at 7380 Parkway Drive.
The Church of Scientology's San Diego offices are located at 1330
Fourth Ave. between A and Ash streets.
The church purchased the new site for $9.3 million. The two buildings,
which are 53,400 square feet and 11,000 square feet, will be used as an
educational campus, said the broker on the deal, Vince Provenzano with
Commercial Properties.
Tags: Real estate, San Diego, Vince Provenzano
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Jason Beghe Turned Away at NY Scientology Building
May 27, 2008, Tony Ortega, Runnin' Scared, Village Voice
http://www.villagevoice.com/2008-05-27/news/jason-beghe-turned-away-at-ny-scientology-building/full/
Jason Beghe tried to get inside the Scientology building on E. 46th
Street yesterday, but was turned away by three beefy security men who
told him it was their job to keep him out.
The confrontation happened while a contingent of about 50 protesters
from the anti-Scientology "Anonymous" movement cheered on Beghe from
across the street. Members of Scientology itself didn't make an
appearance during the late afternoon protest.
Beghe, who had tipped off the Anonymous activists that he'd be making
the attempt to talk to Scientology officials, was pleased with the
turnout, but disappointed that he didn't get to discuss Scientology
with any church members.
Tags: Anonymous, Brooklyn, Disconnection, Jason Beghe, John Carmichael, New
York City, Nicole Kidman
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Narconon rehab facility may land in Destin neighborhood
May 27, 2008, Fraser Sherman, Northwest Florida Daily News
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/narconon_8116___article.html/destin_ross.html
In 2007, the Rosses twice tried to buy houses in Miramar Beach as a 30-
or 28-bed "educational center" for patients who have already completed
a 30-day stay at the Destin facility. Some Miramar residents objected
to having a rehab center in their neighborhood, while some were
concerned about Narconon's ties to Scientology.
Ross said the Destin home they want to open would be much smaller,
holding about six adults who have been in Narconon's program for at
least two months.
Members of the City Council say they've heard from Destin residents who
object to Narconon's operations. Gallander said that City Land Use
Attorney Scott Shirley has reviewed the law, and concluded that
Narconon has the right to open a "small community residential home" as
the city's codes define it, in a single family neighborhood.
Tags: Florida, Narconon
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The Affidavit of Lawrence Brennan: ex-Scientologist bigshot
May 27, 2008, NewYork420420, YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_T5HYavczyc
Affidavit a former director of church of Scientology's intelligence
agency reveals a sinister web of deception and fraud under the
direction of both founder L. Ron Hubbard and current leader David
Miscavige.
Scientology's cloak of religion was a maliciously calculated scheme
which allowed organized Scientology to perpetrate and mask illegal
activities without governmental interference or liability.
Tags: Academic, David Miscavige, Denise Brennan, L. Ron Hubbard, Office of
Special Affairs, Omar Garrison, Physical abuse, Religious cloaking
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Haitian earthquake survivor's death was an accident, Clearwater police say
May 27, 2010, Rodney Thrash, Tampa Bay Times
http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/accidents/haitian-earthquake-survivors-death-was-an-accident-clearwater-police-say/1097928
The death of a 10-year-old Haitian earthquake survivor who recently
fell off the roof of her Scientologist sponsor's home has been ruled an
accident, a two-week investigation by Clearwater police detectives has
found.
Tags: 1998, 9/11, Anais Jean, Bill Pellan, Clearwater, Clearwater Academy,
Clearwater Police Department, Fort Harrison, Haiti, Hospital, Jim Zwers,
Michael Campbell, Pinellas-Pasco Medical Examiner's Office, Reggie Jean, St.
Petersburg
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The Last Crusade
May 27, 2010, Nate Jackson, Inland Empire Weekly
https://web.archive.org/web/20100705051755/http://www.ieweekly.com/cms/story/detail/the_last_crusade/3257/
Third District Supervisor Jeff Stone (whose district includes Golden
Era) and Riverside County District Attorney Rod Pacheco are both
accused by protesters of colluding with a Golden Era attorney and the
facility's public relations staff. Specifically, they question the
drafting of Ordinance 884, a countywide residential picketing ban
enacted in February 2009. The ordinance, passed by the Riverside County
Board of Supervisors, is designed to keep any protester at least 30
feet away from the property line of a targeted residence. This
prohibits Anonymous protests and demonstrations from taking place near
Golden Era's staff dormitories.
Still, many Anons refused to stop protesting.
"Some of us felt it was important because of what information has come
out about what goes on there," says protester Mark Abian of Tustin.
"It's probably more extreme there than any other Scientology location."
Attempts by Anons to investigate the drafting of Ordinance 884 led them
to public financial reports that show campaign contributions from
Scientologists between 2007-2010 to various Riverside County
supervisors and the DA's office. From 2007-2009, Fraser donated $600 to
Jeff Stone's campaigns for supervisor. Stone also got $835 from
Dufresne during those two years. That's in addition to contributions
made by Dufresne to the four other members of the Board of Supervisors,
Pacheco and Riverside County Sheriff Stanley Sniff.
Tags: Amy Scobee, Anonymous, Barbara Mace, Blown for Good, Bob Buster,
Catherine Fraser, David Miscavige, Francois Choquette, Francois Dejust,
Golden Era Productions, Guardian's Office, Int Base, Jeff Stone, Marc
Headley, Mark Abian, Muriel Dufresne, My Billion Year Contract, Nancy Many,
Narconon, Office of Special Affairs, Rehabilitation Project Force, Riverside
County, Riverside County Sheriff, Rod Pacheco, Sam Alhadeff, Sea Org, Stanley
Sniff, Stephen Mike
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End of Days
May 27, 2011, Marty Rathbun, Moving On Up a Little Higher
https://markrathbun.wordpress.com/2011/05/27/end-of-days/
In late 2003 David Miscavige shared with Interntional Managers of
Scientology (Watchdog Committee, International Management Exec
Committee, and related staff) one of the endless supply of alleged
unpublished L Ron Hubbard writings he alone possessed by virtue of his
"tunnels" of LRH archives (see, https://markrathbun.wordpress.
com/2011/04/01/miscaviges-new-shock-squads/)
Of course Miscavige did not produce any document. As was his wont and
privilege, he simply said that the document existed. Miscavige was
addressing a room full of people who had devoted their entire adult
lives for the Scientology religion. They had for the most part forsaken
family, friends, and all connection to the world outside the razor wire
fenced Int Base compound. They had gone several weeks holed up at Int
Headquarters, which consisted of makeshift offices constructed within
the confines of a couple of double-wide trailers. They had very little
sleep and irregular food over that several week period. They had been
beaten and hazed mercilessly by Miscavige, then by others within the
group who were encouraged to do the same to one another by Miscavige.
Miscavige was whining and sneering about how these international
managers were acting lifeless, unresponsive to his dictates, and acting
in what he termed an apathetic fashion.
Miscavige told the assembled that he was sickened by their lethargy and
berated them for "non-compliance" with his grandiose plans to take over
the planet. Miscavige told the managers that L Ron Hubbard had written
a prediction for how long planet earth had left; after which it would
exist no more. He did not say what cataclysm would end life as we know
it ? but stated definitively L Ron Hubbard said the planet would be no
more by a date certain.
Tags: 2003, Christian, David Miscavige, Int Base, International Management,
Jesus, Jewish, L. Ron Hubbard, Quicky, Suppressive Person, Watchdog
Committee, Wikipedia
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Old Catholic buildings still serving
May 27, 2011, Ed Langlois, Catholic Sentinel
http://www.catholicsentinel.org/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=35&ArticleID=15241
The Jesuit novitiate in Sheridan, where young Jesuits were formed for
decades, is now the Delphian School, a private boarding school that
developed in the 1970s and uses study methods developed by L. Ron
Hubbard, founder of the Church of Scientology.
Tags: Delphian School, Oregon
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How You Can Help a Film About Kate Bornstein Happen (Plus: Scientology Sunday
Funnies!)
May 27, 2012, Tony Ortega, Runnin' Scared, Village Voice
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2012/05/scientology_kate_bornstein_john_travolta_qantas.php
Folks, it looks like Scientology has finally cracked the math on
expansion. We can soon expect Ideal Orgs opening up all over the world
every few days. (On the other hand, it looks like spelling will
continue to be an issue as the church continues its planetry goals.)
Tags: 1969, 1970, 1985, 9/11, Apollo, Basics, Berlin, Birthday Event, Bruce
Wiseman, CCHR, Clear, Clearwater, David Miscavige, Dianetics, Facebook,
Filmmaker, France, Germany, Golden Era, Golden Era Productions, Hamburg,
Ideal Org, International Association of Scientologists, Iowa, Jefferson
Hawkins, John Travolta, Kate Bornstein, L. Ron Hubbard, LAPD, Nebraska,
Paulette Cooper, Planetary Clearing, Qantas, Sam Feder, Sea Org, South Park,
Sunday Funnies, Tom Cruise, Ursula Caberta, Xenu
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Indie 500 Update - Brad Halsey #340
May 27, 2012, Marty Rathbun, Moving On Up a Little Higher
https://markrathbun.wordpress.com/2012/05/27/indie-500-update-brad-halsey-340/
News Flash. The real action in the Indie 500 occurred at Steve Hall's
Scientology-cult.com. Brad Halsey roared out of the house!
I am gonna' try and keep this write-up short and sweet.
I was on staff for D.C. Fdn. from 1987 to 1997 (was on tech posts the
entire time).
Tags: 1987, 1992, 1996, 1997, Clear, David Miscavige, Golden Age of Tech,
International Association of Scientologists, L. Ron Hubbard, Quicky, Sea Org,
Steve Hall, Student Hat
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Scientology's Drug Rehab Network Goes On the Offensive
May 27, 2013, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
http://tonyortega.org/2013/05/27/scientologys-drug-rehab-network-goes-on-the-offensive/
If you've been following our coverage of Scientology even tangentially,
you know that one of the big stories to emerge in the last year is the
surprising meltdown occurring in the church's drug rehab network,
Narconon.
Four deaths since 2009 at Narconon Arrowhead, its flagship facility in
Oklahoma, has resulted in multiple investigations and lawsuits. A
devastating wrongful death lawsuit at its Georgia facility has produced
criminal investigations of insurance and credit card fraud. And
additional lawsuits and document leaks have revealed deceitful
practices at centers in California, Michigan, and Florida.
Narconon's controversies have garnered a lot of problematic publicity
for Scientology, including a series of damaging segments at NBC's Rock
Center.
Tags: 1970, 1978, 2009, 2011, California, Clark Carr, Connecticut, Florida,
Georgia, Halcyon Horizons, London, Michigan, Narconon, Narconon Arrowhead,
Narconon International, NBC, Oklahoma, Patty Moher, Quicky, Reaching for the
Tipping Point, Rock Center, Success rate, YouTube
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Ten Reasons to Avoid 'Scientology Warrior'
May 27, 2013, Marty Rathbun, Moving On Up a Little Higher
https://markrathbun.wordpress.com/2013/05/27/ten-reasons-to-avoid-scientology-warrior/
Ten reasons why you should not read Memoirs of a Scientology Warrior:
If you read it, you might get the idea that Scientology is something
that one ought to graduate from. This could be particularly troubling
for folk who can't seem to get over the
reunion-of-the-folks-from-the-good-old-days mentality.
If you read it, you might get the idea that for Scientology to assert
the idea some of its ideas are sacred and ought to remain hidden is the
height of hypocrisy. This could be particularly difficult for those who
cling to a sense of mystical superiority over mere mortals.
Tags: Amazon, Buddha, David Miscavige, Memoirs of a Scientology Warrior,
Quicky
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The International Association of Scams
May 27, 2013, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
http://www.mikerindersblog.org/the-international-association-of-scams/
Here is some update information about the activities of the
International Association of Scams. Now you too can get one of those
neato IAS jackets, portfolios or messenger bags to make your outfit
complete.
Note the "quote" that is used here without attribution: "The single
most dauntless, defiant and resolute group this world has ever seen".
Dear Leader is going to be raising hell about that...
It is interesting that orgs now have "targets" for the IAS and
"targets" for "Ideal Org fundraising" - I wonder if they have any
targets for auditors made or releases? Probably the only "target" that
isnt money is number of people sent to Flag for GAT II training....
Tags: 1985, Beck Hansen, Ideal Org, International Association of
Scientologists, Los Angeles, Marty Rathbun, Oregon, OT, OTC, Platinum
Meritorious, Portland, Quicky, Religious Freedom Crusade, Scam
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Clive Rabey Lets It All Hang Out
May 27, 2014, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
http://www.mikerindersblog.org/clive-rabey-lets-hang/
Clive's "big release" event over the weekend, with vital news that
everyone MUST hear, seems to be encapsulated in his email below. (I
haven't received any report concerning attendance - it was difficult
for any Special Correspondent to attend as when you are one of 3 people
in the audience even OSA can narrow down who leaked it after 2 guesses).
I realized today that Clive reminds me of Mr. Bean, so in his honor, I
included a visual to get things off on the right foot. If it's not fun
it's not scientology....
The "big news" is that once they reach the 10,000 onto or through Solo
NOTs, they will move on to the NEXT 10,000. Wow. That's a shock. I hope
everyone was sitting down.
Tags: 1952, 1959, California, Class V, Clearwater, Clive Rabey, Dianetics,
IRS, L. Ron Hubbard, Los Angeles, Office of Special Affairs, OT, OT
Committee, OT VII, OTC, Quicky, Science of Survival, Syria, Taiwan, UK
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Federal Lawsuit Filed Against Narconon For Fake Certification
May 27, 2014, Dana Hertneky, News 9
http://www.news9.com/story/25624120/federal-lawsuit-filed-against-narconon-for-fake-certification
A federal lawsuit is filed in Oklahoma against the Church of
Scientology and its Narconon drug rehabilitation centers. The lawsuit
alleges the centers faked certifications of some of its counselors.
The lawsuit lists The Church of Scientology, Narconon International,
and 80 other Narconon related defendants. It was filed on behalf of
NAFC: The only organization to offer a Certified Chemical Dependency
Counselor certification on a national level.
Tags: Certified Chemical Dependency Counselor, Church of Scientology
International, Gary Smith, Narconon, Narconon Arrowhead, Narconon
International, National Association of Forensic Counselors, Oklahoma
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Life after Scientology: The post-Sea Org baby boom
May 27, 2014, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
http://tonyortega.org/2014/05/27/life-after-scientology-the-post-sea-org-baby-boom/
Yesterday, we mentioned that there's been something of a baby boom
among former Scientology officials who left the church in a small wave
in the last several years.
We thought we'd follow up on that by pointing out that leaving the
Church of Scientology appears to be very beneficial for the people who
accomplish it.
Not that it's easy. Marc Headley explained in his escape narrative
Blown for Good that one of the ways the church controls 'Sea Org'
workers - who sign billion-year contracts and work for pennies an hour
- is by convincing them that if they leave the quasi-naval
organization, they'd soon perish in a cruel outside world, bereft of
skills or money. Fear of that outside world, or of being 'disconnected'
by family members who remain in the church, can keep a person from
leaving, or convince them to return even if they manage to get away.
Tags: Blown for Good, Christie Collbran, Dallas, David Miscavige,
Disconnection, Facebook, Haydn James, Jamie Sorrentini, Jenna Miscavige Hill,
Jillian Schlesinger, John Brousseau, John Sweeney, Karen de la Carriere, Lori
Hodgson, Los Feliz, Louis Theroux, Marc Headley, Marty Rathbun, Mike Rinder,
New York Times, Quicky, Rock Center, San Diego, Sea Org, Steve Hall, Texas,
Tiziano Lugli, Tom Cruise, Tory Christman, Village Voice
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LulzSec turncoat Sabu avoids jail time thanks to co-operating with Feds
May 27, 2014, Shaun Nichols, The Register
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/05/27/lulzsec_turncoat_sabu_avoids_jail_time_for_cooperating_with_feds/
Hector Xavier Monsegur, better known by his handle Sabu, received a
sentence for time already served from a US District Court on Tuesday at
the recommendation of prosecutors. Sabu had faced twelve felony counts
which carried guidelines of 259 to 317 months imprisonment.
Among the attacks to which Sabu is said to have contributed were
high-profile breaches at HBGary, Fox Television, PBS.org, and Nintendo.
A specialist in code analysis and vulnerability detection, Monsegur
operated as a "rooter" ? someone who can gain root access to systems ?
in multiple attacks.
According to documents filed by New York Southern District Attorney
Preet Bharara, the man once touted as the head of the LulzSec hacking
crew was able to escape time behind bars for contributing what
attorneys termed "extraordinarily valuable and productive" assistance
to investigators in not only helping to track down other members of the
group and gather evidence, but also in helping to prevent a number of
additional attacks.
Tags: FBI, HBGary, LulzSec, Preet Bharara, Sabu
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Scientology group's flier causes stir at Memorial Day service
May 27, 2014, Charlie Frago, Tampa Bay Times
http://www.tampabay.com/news/scientology/scientology-groups-flier-causes-stir-at-memorial-day-service/2181662
The Citizens Commission on Human Rights presented itself as a group
working to help veterans avoid suicide and asked to put inserts in the
program for the annual Memorial Day service Monday at a local cemetery.
What the group didn't say was that it has ties to the Church of
Scientology, and the fliers reflected the church's opposition to
psychiatry by attacking mental health care for veterans and suggesting
the federal government is responsible for "psychiatric drugging gone
rampant."
Tags: CCHR, Florida, Gus Bilirakis, Keenan L. Knopke, Medical, Twitter
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Closed hospital could house rehab center
May 27, 2015, Randy Garner, Your Daily Journal
http://www.yourdailyjournal.com/news/news/153750900/Closed-hospital-could-house-rehab-center
Per Wickstrom has been working to open a drug and alcohol rehab center
in Cheraw since 2003. Now the Life Solutions CEO has set his sights on
the recently closed Marlboro Park Hospital as a possible location for
his newest facility.
The facility would be his first in South Carolina and seventh in the
nation. Wickstrom said the facility would be a "gigantic employment
opportunity" for the area, as it would need a variety of medical
professionals on staff
"If we can get the hospital to entertain an offer, we can open the
place up and bring hundreds of jobs back in the industry," he said.
Tags: 2003, Cheraw, Life Solutions, Narconon, Per Wickstrom, South Carolina
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Denver Ideal Org Nonstop Fail
May 27, 2015, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
http://www.mikerindersblog.org/denver-ideal-org-nonstop-fail/
Denver ideal VM Van and Rockies fans parking lot
Remember, this is an "ideal" org.
They have SO LITTLE to talk about that they have resorted to announcing
the big news that ONE PERSON PAID for their "Clear Package."
Tags: 2012, Chairman of the Board, Clear, Denver, Ideal Org, Planetary
Clearing, Quicky
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John Coale, Greta Van Susteren, and the miracle of Scientology drug
technology: A meditation
May 27, 2015, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
http://tonyortega.org/2015/05/27/john-coale-greta-van-susteren-and-the-miracle-of-scientology-drug-technology-a-meditation/
We've posted here a remarkable photograph of a man named John Coale,
who was one of the few human beings in the stands at a notorious
baseball game held recently in Baltimore, Maryland.
The game, played on April 28, was the first in Major League Baseball
history that had no fans in attendance; ticket holders had been told
not to come to the stadium while the city was still experiencing unrest
during protests over the death of a man named Freddie Gray at the hands
of Baltimore police. The Orioles jumped out to a 4-0 lead and
eventually won the game 9-2. Journalists who covered it said it was one
of the strangest events they've ever witnessed.
Coale managed to get a photograph of himself in the otherwise empty
stands at Camden Yards because he's a member of the Maryland Stadium
Authority's executive board. And that's where we recently sent a
message to him, and confirmed with the Authority that our message did
get to him.
Tags: 1986, 1990, 1992, 1995, 2005, 2009, Alex Gibney, Bridge to Total
Freedom, Bruce Hines, Camden, CCHR, Claire Headley, Clearwater, FLAGG PAC,
Florida, Foundation for a Drug-Free World, Fox News, Gawker, Going Clear:
Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief, Greta Van Susteren, Joe
Nocera, John Coale, John Cook, Journalist, Lori Hodgson, LSD, Maryland,
Narconon, New York Times, Operating Thetan, OT III, OT IV, Pennsylvania,
Quicky, Sarah Palin, South Park, Washington, Washington Examiner, Washington
Post, Xenu, Youth for Human Rights International
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Is Scientology using Tommy Davis to get Aussie billionaire James Packer back
in the fold?
May 27, 2016, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
http://tonyortega.org/2016/05/27/is-scientology-using-tommy-davis-to-get-aussie-billionaire-james-packer-back-in-the-fold/
Former Church of Scientology spokesman Tommy Davis has a new job, and
with a surprising boss. In February, Davis went to work for James
Packer, the Australian billionaire Tom Cruise lured into Scientology in
late 2001, but who hasn't been involved in the church since 2006. Davis
left his job as church mouthpiece in 2011, and testified in a
deposition in December 2013 that he was on leave from Scientology's
"Sea Org," but was still a member of the church itself.
Davis and his wife, fellow former Scientology spokesperson Jessica
Feshbach, moved from Austin to Los Angeles a couple of years ago, and
recently added a second daughter to their family. Packer, meanwhile, is
engaged to singer Mariah Carey, but the press in Australia reported
that their wedding has been put on hold "indefinitely."
Packer and Davis knew each other well during the time the Aussie
billionaire dabbled in Scientology. Davis, the son of actress Anne
Archer, was serving as a handler for Tom Cruise, who had brought Packer
into the church after a disastrous year of business failures and other
pressures. And now, a decade later, Packer has made Davis his "general
manager North America" for the family investment firm, Consolidated
Press Holdings. According to Tommy's LinkedIn profile, that means he'll
be helping Packer with, for example, his investments funding movies
through CPH's subsidiary, RatPac Entertainment.
Tags: 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2015, Alex Gibney, Anne Archer,
Austin, Australia, BBC, Bob Duggan, California, Church of Scientology
International, CNBC, Colony Capital, David Miscavige, Donald Trump, Feshbach,
Florida, Forbes, Freedom Medal of Valor, Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood,
and the Prison of Belief, Hemet, Int Base, James Packer, Jessica Feshbach,
John Sweeney, Katie Holmes, Kerry Packer, Las Vegas, Lawrence Wright,
LinkedIn, Los Angeles, Marc Headley, Mariah Carey, Monique Rathbun, New
Jersey, New York, New Yorker, Paul Haggis, Quicky, Ray Jeffrey, Santa Monica,
Scientology and Me, Scientology executive, Sea Org, Texas, Tom Barrack, Tom
Cruise, Tommy Davis, Twitter
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Regraded Being
May 27, 2016, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
http://www.mikerindersblog.org/friday-regraded-being-47/
Tags: Quicky, Regraded Being
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Critical Q&A #110
May 27, 2017, Chris Shelton, YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_4rC1X5QC0
The show where I answer your questions. Please leave any comments or
feedback in the comments section here below. I see everything and want
to hear from you.
My Critical Picture channel: https://goo.gl/zzKx7p
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Tags: Audio, Critic, Quicky, Scientology: A to Xenu
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More on Similarities, Differences, and Identities
May 27, 2017, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
http://www.mikerindersblog.org/more-on-similarities-differences-and-identities/
If we're all free-willed spiritual beings-L. Ron Hubbard called us,
"thetans"-with god-like powers, including cause over matter, energy,
space, and time, then why are we all so similar? Relative to the
immense size of the universe and the diversity that must exist,
everyone here on Earth is practically identical. And not just physically.
Wouldn't you think there'd be more variety amongst the sentient beings
on this planet after trillions of years? Or did we all simply "decide"
to play the "being human" game and surrender our most precious
abilities?
Wouldn't you think that with over seven and half billion thetans
inhabiting planet Earth, at least a few rebels would have mocked up
another game, or at least changed up the rules a bit? Mocked up
different bodies? Added a pair of wings to their terrestrial bodies?
Chose to walk around on four legs instead of two? Decided on a better
game than war?
Tags: Africa, Ashtrays, Clear, L. Ron Hubbard, Muslim, Operating Thetan, OT,
OT 9, OT VII, Terra Cognita
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'Source' magazine offers a glimpse into what goes on at Scientology's Florida
'mecca'
May 27, 2017, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
http://tonyortega.org/2017/05/27/source-magazine-offers-a-gilmpse-into-what-goes-on-at-scientologys-florida-mecca/
Thanks again to Rasha for finding us the latest copy of Source
magazine, the official propaganda organ of Scientology's worldwide
"spiritual Mecca," the Flag Land Base in Clearwater, Florida.
This issue has some great stuff in it for Scientologists who are
thinking about going to Flag for the most standardly delivered standard
tech in the whole wide world, and we wanted to highlight some of it for
you.
We'll start with the cover (above) which, gosh, suggests that "Going
OT" is maybe still kind of important in Scientology?
Tags: 2008, 2011, 2012, Basics, Cause Resurgence Rundown, Clearwater, David
Miscavige, Flag Building, Flag Land Base, Florida, Fort Harrison, Greta Van
Susteren, Learning How to Learn, New Jersey, New York, Oak Cove, OT,
Potential Trouble Source, Quicky, Student Hat, Super Bowl, Super Power
Building, Tampa, Word Clearing
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Today in Scientlology web page:
http://umbraxenu.no-ip.biz/today.html
May 27 in Scientlology web page:
http://umbraxenu.no-ip.biz/days/05-27.html
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Scientology singled out?
May 27, 1988, Richard Haworth, Letters, St. Petersburg Times
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/51320590.html?dids=51320590:51320590&FMT=FT
I am responding to your May 18 article regarding the misuse of
Clearwater Building Department computer codes.
What struck me as interesting is that, with all the people who were
quoted or discussed in the article, the various building department
officials, including the one who inadvertently gave away the secret
computer codes, the only religious affiliation mentioned was that of Mr.
Hoeffer and his association with the Church of Scientology.
Certainly this whole thing was an unfortunate occurrence, and,
fortunately, no harm was done as the building in question evidently did
pass a bona fide inspection.
But why is the religious affiliation of Mr. Hoeffer any more relevant
than the church attended by Mr. Bob Zacker, who inadvertently gave away
the secret codes, or the religion of Mr. Christiansen or Lt. Jack
Dowling of the Clearwater Police Department or. .. ?
I have read your paper for many years and, by and large, find the
information contained in your stories relevant. But what puzzles me
about the building department computer codes story is why anyone's
religious affiliation makes any difference.
Does it? Richard Haworth, public affairs Church of Scientology,
Clearwater
Tags: Clearwater, Clearwater Police Department
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Publisher Victorious on Hubbard Biography
May 27, 1990, New York Times
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE6D6113EF934A15756C0A966958260
The ruling, issued Thursday, overturned a lower court's decision, and
barring the unlikely chance of a rehearing or a quick reversal by the
Supreme Court, the biography will be published in its original form
next month. Michael Lee Hertzberg, who argued the case against the
publisher, said the plaintiff had not decided whether to appeal.
The book is ""A Piece of Blue Sky: Scientology, Dianetics and L. Ron
Hubbard Exposed,"" by Jon Atack. The author was a longtime member of
the Church of Scientology. But he later turned against the church,
contending that it was a dangerous cult, and his book is critical of Mr.
Hubbard, a prolific author who died in 1986.
Tags: Jon Atack, Lyle Stuart, Michael Hertzberg, New Era Publications
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Church of Scientology Buys 64,000 Square Feet in La Mesa for $9.3M
May 27, 2008, San Diego Business Journal
http://www.sdbj.com/industry_article.asp?aID=43417628.8484721.1633554.57929602.5889841.051&aID2=125649
The San Diego chapter of the controversial Church of Scientology is
moving its focus to La Mesa with the May 21 purchase of a Coleman
College campus at 7380 Parkway Drive.
The Church of Scientology's San Diego offices are located at 1330
Fourth Ave. between A and Ash streets.
The church purchased the new site for $9.3 million. The two buildings,
which are 53,400 square feet and 11,000 square feet, will be used as an
educational campus, said the broker on the deal, Vince Provenzano with
Commercial Properties.
Tags: Real estate, San Diego, Vince Provenzano
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Jason Beghe Turned Away at NY Scientology Building
May 27, 2008, Tony Ortega, Runnin' Scared, Village Voice
http://www.villagevoice.com/2008-05-27/news/jason-beghe-turned-away-at-ny-scientology-building/full/
Jason Beghe tried to get inside the Scientology building on E. 46th
Street yesterday, but was turned away by three beefy security men who
told him it was their job to keep him out.
The confrontation happened while a contingent of about 50 protesters
from the anti-Scientology "Anonymous" movement cheered on Beghe from
across the street. Members of Scientology itself didn't make an
appearance during the late afternoon protest.
Beghe, who had tipped off the Anonymous activists that he'd be making
the attempt to talk to Scientology officials, was pleased with the
turnout, but disappointed that he didn't get to discuss Scientology
with any church members.
Tags: Anonymous, Brooklyn, Disconnection, Jason Beghe, John Carmichael, New
York City, Nicole Kidman
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Narconon rehab facility may land in Destin neighborhood
May 27, 2008, Fraser Sherman, Northwest Florida Daily News
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/narconon_8116___article.html/destin_ross.html
In 2007, the Rosses twice tried to buy houses in Miramar Beach as a 30-
or 28-bed "educational center" for patients who have already completed
a 30-day stay at the Destin facility. Some Miramar residents objected
to having a rehab center in their neighborhood, while some were
concerned about Narconon's ties to Scientology.
Ross said the Destin home they want to open would be much smaller,
holding about six adults who have been in Narconon's program for at
least two months.
Members of the City Council say they've heard from Destin residents who
object to Narconon's operations. Gallander said that City Land Use
Attorney Scott Shirley has reviewed the law, and concluded that
Narconon has the right to open a "small community residential home" as
the city's codes define it, in a single family neighborhood.
Tags: Florida, Narconon
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The Affidavit of Lawrence Brennan: ex-Scientologist bigshot
May 27, 2008, NewYork420420, YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_T5HYavczyc
Affidavit a former director of church of Scientology's intelligence
agency reveals a sinister web of deception and fraud under the
direction of both founder L. Ron Hubbard and current leader David
Miscavige.
Scientology's cloak of religion was a maliciously calculated scheme
which allowed organized Scientology to perpetrate and mask illegal
activities without governmental interference or liability.
Tags: Academic, David Miscavige, Denise Brennan, L. Ron Hubbard, Office of
Special Affairs, Omar Garrison, Physical abuse, Religious cloaking
=====================================
Haitian earthquake survivor's death was an accident, Clearwater police say
May 27, 2010, Rodney Thrash, Tampa Bay Times
http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/accidents/haitian-earthquake-survivors-death-was-an-accident-clearwater-police-say/1097928
The death of a 10-year-old Haitian earthquake survivor who recently
fell off the roof of her Scientologist sponsor's home has been ruled an
accident, a two-week investigation by Clearwater police detectives has
found.
Tags: 1998, 9/11, Anais Jean, Bill Pellan, Clearwater, Clearwater Academy,
Clearwater Police Department, Fort Harrison, Haiti, Hospital, Jim Zwers,
Michael Campbell, Pinellas-Pasco Medical Examiner's Office, Reggie Jean, St.
Petersburg
=====================================
The Last Crusade
May 27, 2010, Nate Jackson, Inland Empire Weekly
https://web.archive.org/web/20100705051755/http://www.ieweekly.com/cms/story/detail/the_last_crusade/3257/
Third District Supervisor Jeff Stone (whose district includes Golden
Era) and Riverside County District Attorney Rod Pacheco are both
accused by protesters of colluding with a Golden Era attorney and the
facility's public relations staff. Specifically, they question the
drafting of Ordinance 884, a countywide residential picketing ban
enacted in February 2009. The ordinance, passed by the Riverside County
Board of Supervisors, is designed to keep any protester at least 30
feet away from the property line of a targeted residence. This
prohibits Anonymous protests and demonstrations from taking place near
Golden Era's staff dormitories.
Still, many Anons refused to stop protesting.
"Some of us felt it was important because of what information has come
out about what goes on there," says protester Mark Abian of Tustin.
"It's probably more extreme there than any other Scientology location."
Attempts by Anons to investigate the drafting of Ordinance 884 led them
to public financial reports that show campaign contributions from
Scientologists between 2007-2010 to various Riverside County
supervisors and the DA's office. From 2007-2009, Fraser donated $600 to
Jeff Stone's campaigns for supervisor. Stone also got $835 from
Dufresne during those two years. That's in addition to contributions
made by Dufresne to the four other members of the Board of Supervisors,
Pacheco and Riverside County Sheriff Stanley Sniff.
Tags: Amy Scobee, Anonymous, Barbara Mace, Blown for Good, Bob Buster,
Catherine Fraser, David Miscavige, Francois Choquette, Francois Dejust,
Golden Era Productions, Guardian's Office, Int Base, Jeff Stone, Marc
Headley, Mark Abian, Muriel Dufresne, My Billion Year Contract, Nancy Many,
Narconon, Office of Special Affairs, Rehabilitation Project Force, Riverside
County, Riverside County Sheriff, Rod Pacheco, Sam Alhadeff, Sea Org, Stanley
Sniff, Stephen Mike
=====================================
End of Days
May 27, 2011, Marty Rathbun, Moving On Up a Little Higher
https://markrathbun.wordpress.com/2011/05/27/end-of-days/
In late 2003 David Miscavige shared with Interntional Managers of
Scientology (Watchdog Committee, International Management Exec
Committee, and related staff) one of the endless supply of alleged
unpublished L Ron Hubbard writings he alone possessed by virtue of his
"tunnels" of LRH archives (see, https://markrathbun.wordpress.
com/2011/04/01/miscaviges-new-shock-squads/)
Of course Miscavige did not produce any document. As was his wont and
privilege, he simply said that the document existed. Miscavige was
addressing a room full of people who had devoted their entire adult
lives for the Scientology religion. They had for the most part forsaken
family, friends, and all connection to the world outside the razor wire
fenced Int Base compound. They had gone several weeks holed up at Int
Headquarters, which consisted of makeshift offices constructed within
the confines of a couple of double-wide trailers. They had very little
sleep and irregular food over that several week period. They had been
beaten and hazed mercilessly by Miscavige, then by others within the
group who were encouraged to do the same to one another by Miscavige.
Miscavige was whining and sneering about how these international
managers were acting lifeless, unresponsive to his dictates, and acting
in what he termed an apathetic fashion.
Miscavige told the assembled that he was sickened by their lethargy and
berated them for "non-compliance" with his grandiose plans to take over
the planet. Miscavige told the managers that L Ron Hubbard had written
a prediction for how long planet earth had left; after which it would
exist no more. He did not say what cataclysm would end life as we know
it ? but stated definitively L Ron Hubbard said the planet would be no
more by a date certain.
Tags: 2003, Christian, David Miscavige, Int Base, International Management,
Jesus, Jewish, L. Ron Hubbard, Quicky, Suppressive Person, Watchdog
Committee, Wikipedia
=====================================
Old Catholic buildings still serving
May 27, 2011, Ed Langlois, Catholic Sentinel
http://www.catholicsentinel.org/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=35&ArticleID=15241
The Jesuit novitiate in Sheridan, where young Jesuits were formed for
decades, is now the Delphian School, a private boarding school that
developed in the 1970s and uses study methods developed by L. Ron
Hubbard, founder of the Church of Scientology.
Tags: Delphian School, Oregon
=====================================
How You Can Help a Film About Kate Bornstein Happen (Plus: Scientology Sunday
Funnies!)
May 27, 2012, Tony Ortega, Runnin' Scared, Village Voice
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2012/05/scientology_kate_bornstein_john_travolta_qantas.php
Folks, it looks like Scientology has finally cracked the math on
expansion. We can soon expect Ideal Orgs opening up all over the world
every few days. (On the other hand, it looks like spelling will
continue to be an issue as the church continues its planetry goals.)
Tags: 1969, 1970, 1985, 9/11, Apollo, Basics, Berlin, Birthday Event, Bruce
Wiseman, CCHR, Clear, Clearwater, David Miscavige, Dianetics, Facebook,
Filmmaker, France, Germany, Golden Era, Golden Era Productions, Hamburg,
Ideal Org, International Association of Scientologists, Iowa, Jefferson
Hawkins, John Travolta, Kate Bornstein, L. Ron Hubbard, LAPD, Nebraska,
Paulette Cooper, Planetary Clearing, Qantas, Sam Feder, Sea Org, South Park,
Sunday Funnies, Tom Cruise, Ursula Caberta, Xenu
=====================================
Indie 500 Update - Brad Halsey #340
May 27, 2012, Marty Rathbun, Moving On Up a Little Higher
https://markrathbun.wordpress.com/2012/05/27/indie-500-update-brad-halsey-340/
News Flash. The real action in the Indie 500 occurred at Steve Hall's
Scientology-cult.com. Brad Halsey roared out of the house!
I am gonna' try and keep this write-up short and sweet.
I was on staff for D.C. Fdn. from 1987 to 1997 (was on tech posts the
entire time).
Tags: 1987, 1992, 1996, 1997, Clear, David Miscavige, Golden Age of Tech,
International Association of Scientologists, L. Ron Hubbard, Quicky, Sea Org,
Steve Hall, Student Hat
=====================================
Scientology's Drug Rehab Network Goes On the Offensive
May 27, 2013, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
http://tonyortega.org/2013/05/27/scientologys-drug-rehab-network-goes-on-the-offensive/
If you've been following our coverage of Scientology even tangentially,
you know that one of the big stories to emerge in the last year is the
surprising meltdown occurring in the church's drug rehab network,
Narconon.
Four deaths since 2009 at Narconon Arrowhead, its flagship facility in
Oklahoma, has resulted in multiple investigations and lawsuits. A
devastating wrongful death lawsuit at its Georgia facility has produced
criminal investigations of insurance and credit card fraud. And
additional lawsuits and document leaks have revealed deceitful
practices at centers in California, Michigan, and Florida.
Narconon's controversies have garnered a lot of problematic publicity
for Scientology, including a series of damaging segments at NBC's Rock
Center.
Tags: 1970, 1978, 2009, 2011, California, Clark Carr, Connecticut, Florida,
Georgia, Halcyon Horizons, London, Michigan, Narconon, Narconon Arrowhead,
Narconon International, NBC, Oklahoma, Patty Moher, Quicky, Reaching for the
Tipping Point, Rock Center, Success rate, YouTube
=====================================
Ten Reasons to Avoid 'Scientology Warrior'
May 27, 2013, Marty Rathbun, Moving On Up a Little Higher
https://markrathbun.wordpress.com/2013/05/27/ten-reasons-to-avoid-scientology-warrior/
Ten reasons why you should not read Memoirs of a Scientology Warrior:
If you read it, you might get the idea that Scientology is something
that one ought to graduate from. This could be particularly troubling
for folk who can't seem to get over the
reunion-of-the-folks-from-the-good-old-days mentality.
If you read it, you might get the idea that for Scientology to assert
the idea some of its ideas are sacred and ought to remain hidden is the
height of hypocrisy. This could be particularly difficult for those who
cling to a sense of mystical superiority over mere mortals.
Tags: Amazon, Buddha, David Miscavige, Memoirs of a Scientology Warrior,
Quicky
=====================================
The International Association of Scams
May 27, 2013, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
http://www.mikerindersblog.org/the-international-association-of-scams/
Here is some update information about the activities of the
International Association of Scams. Now you too can get one of those
neato IAS jackets, portfolios or messenger bags to make your outfit
complete.
Note the "quote" that is used here without attribution: "The single
most dauntless, defiant and resolute group this world has ever seen".
Dear Leader is going to be raising hell about that...
It is interesting that orgs now have "targets" for the IAS and
"targets" for "Ideal Org fundraising" - I wonder if they have any
targets for auditors made or releases? Probably the only "target" that
isnt money is number of people sent to Flag for GAT II training....
Tags: 1985, Beck Hansen, Ideal Org, International Association of
Scientologists, Los Angeles, Marty Rathbun, Oregon, OT, OTC, Platinum
Meritorious, Portland, Quicky, Religious Freedom Crusade, Scam
=====================================
Clive Rabey Lets It All Hang Out
May 27, 2014, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
http://www.mikerindersblog.org/clive-rabey-lets-hang/
Clive's "big release" event over the weekend, with vital news that
everyone MUST hear, seems to be encapsulated in his email below. (I
haven't received any report concerning attendance - it was difficult
for any Special Correspondent to attend as when you are one of 3 people
in the audience even OSA can narrow down who leaked it after 2 guesses).
I realized today that Clive reminds me of Mr. Bean, so in his honor, I
included a visual to get things off on the right foot. If it's not fun
it's not scientology....
The "big news" is that once they reach the 10,000 onto or through Solo
NOTs, they will move on to the NEXT 10,000. Wow. That's a shock. I hope
everyone was sitting down.
Tags: 1952, 1959, California, Class V, Clearwater, Clive Rabey, Dianetics,
IRS, L. Ron Hubbard, Los Angeles, Office of Special Affairs, OT, OT
Committee, OT VII, OTC, Quicky, Science of Survival, Syria, Taiwan, UK
=====================================
Federal Lawsuit Filed Against Narconon For Fake Certification
May 27, 2014, Dana Hertneky, News 9
http://www.news9.com/story/25624120/federal-lawsuit-filed-against-narconon-for-fake-certification
A federal lawsuit is filed in Oklahoma against the Church of
Scientology and its Narconon drug rehabilitation centers. The lawsuit
alleges the centers faked certifications of some of its counselors.
The lawsuit lists The Church of Scientology, Narconon International,
and 80 other Narconon related defendants. It was filed on behalf of
NAFC: The only organization to offer a Certified Chemical Dependency
Counselor certification on a national level.
Tags: Certified Chemical Dependency Counselor, Church of Scientology
International, Gary Smith, Narconon, Narconon Arrowhead, Narconon
International, National Association of Forensic Counselors, Oklahoma
=====================================
Life after Scientology: The post-Sea Org baby boom
May 27, 2014, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
http://tonyortega.org/2014/05/27/life-after-scientology-the-post-sea-org-baby-boom/
Yesterday, we mentioned that there's been something of a baby boom
among former Scientology officials who left the church in a small wave
in the last several years.
We thought we'd follow up on that by pointing out that leaving the
Church of Scientology appears to be very beneficial for the people who
accomplish it.
Not that it's easy. Marc Headley explained in his escape narrative
Blown for Good that one of the ways the church controls 'Sea Org'
workers - who sign billion-year contracts and work for pennies an hour
- is by convincing them that if they leave the quasi-naval
organization, they'd soon perish in a cruel outside world, bereft of
skills or money. Fear of that outside world, or of being 'disconnected'
by family members who remain in the church, can keep a person from
leaving, or convince them to return even if they manage to get away.
Tags: Blown for Good, Christie Collbran, Dallas, David Miscavige,
Disconnection, Facebook, Haydn James, Jamie Sorrentini, Jenna Miscavige Hill,
Jillian Schlesinger, John Brousseau, John Sweeney, Karen de la Carriere, Lori
Hodgson, Los Feliz, Louis Theroux, Marc Headley, Marty Rathbun, Mike Rinder,
New York Times, Quicky, Rock Center, San Diego, Sea Org, Steve Hall, Texas,
Tiziano Lugli, Tom Cruise, Tory Christman, Village Voice
=====================================
LulzSec turncoat Sabu avoids jail time thanks to co-operating with Feds
May 27, 2014, Shaun Nichols, The Register
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/05/27/lulzsec_turncoat_sabu_avoids_jail_time_for_cooperating_with_feds/
Hector Xavier Monsegur, better known by his handle Sabu, received a
sentence for time already served from a US District Court on Tuesday at
the recommendation of prosecutors. Sabu had faced twelve felony counts
which carried guidelines of 259 to 317 months imprisonment.
Among the attacks to which Sabu is said to have contributed were
high-profile breaches at HBGary, Fox Television, PBS.org, and Nintendo.
A specialist in code analysis and vulnerability detection, Monsegur
operated as a "rooter" ? someone who can gain root access to systems ?
in multiple attacks.
According to documents filed by New York Southern District Attorney
Preet Bharara, the man once touted as the head of the LulzSec hacking
crew was able to escape time behind bars for contributing what
attorneys termed "extraordinarily valuable and productive" assistance
to investigators in not only helping to track down other members of the
group and gather evidence, but also in helping to prevent a number of
additional attacks.
Tags: FBI, HBGary, LulzSec, Preet Bharara, Sabu
=====================================
Scientology group's flier causes stir at Memorial Day service
May 27, 2014, Charlie Frago, Tampa Bay Times
http://www.tampabay.com/news/scientology/scientology-groups-flier-causes-stir-at-memorial-day-service/2181662
The Citizens Commission on Human Rights presented itself as a group
working to help veterans avoid suicide and asked to put inserts in the
program for the annual Memorial Day service Monday at a local cemetery.
What the group didn't say was that it has ties to the Church of
Scientology, and the fliers reflected the church's opposition to
psychiatry by attacking mental health care for veterans and suggesting
the federal government is responsible for "psychiatric drugging gone
rampant."
Tags: CCHR, Florida, Gus Bilirakis, Keenan L. Knopke, Medical, Twitter
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Closed hospital could house rehab center
May 27, 2015, Randy Garner, Your Daily Journal
http://www.yourdailyjournal.com/news/news/153750900/Closed-hospital-could-house-rehab-center
Per Wickstrom has been working to open a drug and alcohol rehab center
in Cheraw since 2003. Now the Life Solutions CEO has set his sights on
the recently closed Marlboro Park Hospital as a possible location for
his newest facility.
The facility would be his first in South Carolina and seventh in the
nation. Wickstrom said the facility would be a "gigantic employment
opportunity" for the area, as it would need a variety of medical
professionals on staff
"If we can get the hospital to entertain an offer, we can open the
place up and bring hundreds of jobs back in the industry," he said.
Tags: 2003, Cheraw, Life Solutions, Narconon, Per Wickstrom, South Carolina
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Denver Ideal Org Nonstop Fail
May 27, 2015, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
http://www.mikerindersblog.org/denver-ideal-org-nonstop-fail/
Denver ideal VM Van and Rockies fans parking lot
Remember, this is an "ideal" org.
They have SO LITTLE to talk about that they have resorted to announcing
the big news that ONE PERSON PAID for their "Clear Package."
Tags: 2012, Chairman of the Board, Clear, Denver, Ideal Org, Planetary
Clearing, Quicky
=====================================
John Coale, Greta Van Susteren, and the miracle of Scientology drug
technology: A meditation
May 27, 2015, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
http://tonyortega.org/2015/05/27/john-coale-greta-van-susteren-and-the-miracle-of-scientology-drug-technology-a-meditation/
We've posted here a remarkable photograph of a man named John Coale,
who was one of the few human beings in the stands at a notorious
baseball game held recently in Baltimore, Maryland.
The game, played on April 28, was the first in Major League Baseball
history that had no fans in attendance; ticket holders had been told
not to come to the stadium while the city was still experiencing unrest
during protests over the death of a man named Freddie Gray at the hands
of Baltimore police. The Orioles jumped out to a 4-0 lead and
eventually won the game 9-2. Journalists who covered it said it was one
of the strangest events they've ever witnessed.
Coale managed to get a photograph of himself in the otherwise empty
stands at Camden Yards because he's a member of the Maryland Stadium
Authority's executive board. And that's where we recently sent a
message to him, and confirmed with the Authority that our message did
get to him.
Tags: 1986, 1990, 1992, 1995, 2005, 2009, Alex Gibney, Bridge to Total
Freedom, Bruce Hines, Camden, CCHR, Claire Headley, Clearwater, FLAGG PAC,
Florida, Foundation for a Drug-Free World, Fox News, Gawker, Going Clear:
Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief, Greta Van Susteren, Joe
Nocera, John Coale, John Cook, Journalist, Lori Hodgson, LSD, Maryland,
Narconon, New York Times, Operating Thetan, OT III, OT IV, Pennsylvania,
Quicky, Sarah Palin, South Park, Washington, Washington Examiner, Washington
Post, Xenu, Youth for Human Rights International
=====================================
Is Scientology using Tommy Davis to get Aussie billionaire James Packer back
in the fold?
May 27, 2016, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
http://tonyortega.org/2016/05/27/is-scientology-using-tommy-davis-to-get-aussie-billionaire-james-packer-back-in-the-fold/
Former Church of Scientology spokesman Tommy Davis has a new job, and
with a surprising boss. In February, Davis went to work for James
Packer, the Australian billionaire Tom Cruise lured into Scientology in
late 2001, but who hasn't been involved in the church since 2006. Davis
left his job as church mouthpiece in 2011, and testified in a
deposition in December 2013 that he was on leave from Scientology's
"Sea Org," but was still a member of the church itself.
Davis and his wife, fellow former Scientology spokesperson Jessica
Feshbach, moved from Austin to Los Angeles a couple of years ago, and
recently added a second daughter to their family. Packer, meanwhile, is
engaged to singer Mariah Carey, but the press in Australia reported
that their wedding has been put on hold "indefinitely."
Packer and Davis knew each other well during the time the Aussie
billionaire dabbled in Scientology. Davis, the son of actress Anne
Archer, was serving as a handler for Tom Cruise, who had brought Packer
into the church after a disastrous year of business failures and other
pressures. And now, a decade later, Packer has made Davis his "general
manager North America" for the family investment firm, Consolidated
Press Holdings. According to Tommy's LinkedIn profile, that means he'll
be helping Packer with, for example, his investments funding movies
through CPH's subsidiary, RatPac Entertainment.
Tags: 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2015, Alex Gibney, Anne Archer,
Austin, Australia, BBC, Bob Duggan, California, Church of Scientology
International, CNBC, Colony Capital, David Miscavige, Donald Trump, Feshbach,
Florida, Forbes, Freedom Medal of Valor, Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood,
and the Prison of Belief, Hemet, Int Base, James Packer, Jessica Feshbach,
John Sweeney, Katie Holmes, Kerry Packer, Las Vegas, Lawrence Wright,
LinkedIn, Los Angeles, Marc Headley, Mariah Carey, Monique Rathbun, New
Jersey, New York, New Yorker, Paul Haggis, Quicky, Ray Jeffrey, Santa Monica,
Scientology and Me, Scientology executive, Sea Org, Texas, Tom Barrack, Tom
Cruise, Tommy Davis, Twitter
=====================================
Regraded Being
May 27, 2016, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
http://www.mikerindersblog.org/friday-regraded-being-47/
Tags: Quicky, Regraded Being
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Critical Q&A #110
May 27, 2017, Chris Shelton, YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_4rC1X5QC0
The show where I answer your questions. Please leave any comments or
feedback in the comments section here below. I see everything and want
to hear from you.
My Critical Picture channel: https://goo.gl/zzKx7p
SHOP FOR CRITICAL MERCHANDISE
Tags: Audio, Critic, Quicky, Scientology: A to Xenu
=====================================
More on Similarities, Differences, and Identities
May 27, 2017, Mike Rinder, Something Can Be Done About It
http://www.mikerindersblog.org/more-on-similarities-differences-and-identities/
If we're all free-willed spiritual beings-L. Ron Hubbard called us,
"thetans"-with god-like powers, including cause over matter, energy,
space, and time, then why are we all so similar? Relative to the
immense size of the universe and the diversity that must exist,
everyone here on Earth is practically identical. And not just physically.
Wouldn't you think there'd be more variety amongst the sentient beings
on this planet after trillions of years? Or did we all simply "decide"
to play the "being human" game and surrender our most precious
abilities?
Wouldn't you think that with over seven and half billion thetans
inhabiting planet Earth, at least a few rebels would have mocked up
another game, or at least changed up the rules a bit? Mocked up
different bodies? Added a pair of wings to their terrestrial bodies?
Chose to walk around on four legs instead of two? Decided on a better
game than war?
Tags: Africa, Ashtrays, Clear, L. Ron Hubbard, Muslim, Operating Thetan, OT,
OT 9, OT VII, Terra Cognita
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'Source' magazine offers a glimpse into what goes on at Scientology's Florida
'mecca'
May 27, 2017, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker
http://tonyortega.org/2017/05/27/source-magazine-offers-a-gilmpse-into-what-goes-on-at-scientologys-florida-mecca/
Thanks again to Rasha for finding us the latest copy of Source
magazine, the official propaganda organ of Scientology's worldwide
"spiritual Mecca," the Flag Land Base in Clearwater, Florida.
This issue has some great stuff in it for Scientologists who are
thinking about going to Flag for the most standardly delivered standard
tech in the whole wide world, and we wanted to highlight some of it for
you.
We'll start with the cover (above) which, gosh, suggests that "Going
OT" is maybe still kind of important in Scientology?
Tags: 2008, 2011, 2012, Basics, Cause Resurgence Rundown, Clearwater, David
Miscavige, Flag Building, Flag Land Base, Florida, Fort Harrison, Greta Van
Susteren, Learning How to Learn, New Jersey, New York, Oak Cove, OT,
Potential Trouble Source, Quicky, Student Hat, Super Bowl, Super Power
Building, Tampa, Word Clearing
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http://umbraxenu.no-ip.biz/days/05-27.html
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