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2010-03-24T11:25:00.000Z

Apologies for the lack of posts here recently, folks. Been busier than usual. I'll be getting this Blog up-to-speed in the next week or two.

Cheers,

Mike.

Chrissie Pearlman demands contact

2010-01-09T10:09:00.000Z

Latest from Marty Rathbun's Blog. A letter from Chrissie Pearlman:

"Attention OSA and Flag

I demand that you release my boyfriend Shane Weightman from the illegal activity of false imprisonment at Flag.

Placing him under 24 hour surveillance and forbidding him to call me is not only a violation of his human rights, but also in violation of the Creed of the Church of Scientology which states: “We of the Church Believe... That all men have inalienable rights to think freely, to talk freely, to write freely of their own opinions and to counter or utter or write upon the opinions of others… And that no agency less than God has the power to suspend or set aside these rights, overtly or covertly…” Ron Hubbard.

"Further attempts to slander and malign my reputation in an attempt to destroy our relationship will fail.

Your plans to keep him prisoner until you can have him personally escorted onto a plane out of the country and thus hope to keep us apart will also fail.

These are suppressive abuses being committed under the pious sham that you are somehow assisting mankind by causing pain and suffering to two innocent people. Please release him from your custody at Flag so that he may have freedom of movement and speech.

If you continue to suppress him I will take necessary actions to ensure that his human rights are fully restored."

Source: tinyurl.com/ykfhq8f

Nancy Many on Rude Awakenings with Bulldog

2010-01-07T08:37:00.000Z

From Xenutv today:

Nancy returned to the D.C. based morning drive radio show for a full hour of chat about her experiences in Scientology. Read more about her life inside Scientology in her new book, My Billion Year Contract.

Link: tinyurl.com/ycs9nls

Daughters of St. Paul against Scientology in Italy

2010-01-05T11:12:00.000Z

"Courageous stand of the Daughters of St. Paul against Scientology in Italy"

"It is a lucid and disturbing account of the stories of former Scientologists. You begin to realize, page after page, not only the courage it took to make the stories public, but the much greater courage required to leave because, as Alberto Laggia notes, "Deciding to go public with the story of one's involvement in Scientology is painful, but it is yet more difficult to give up an experience as totalistic and pervasive as that of adhering to Hubbard's church and to overcome extremely intense psychological pressure. In reality, as Maria Pia Gardini confessed to me, 'When you withdraw from a cult like Scientology, your legs carry you out, but your head is still inside'."

Full article: tinyurl.com/yhloayg

Behind Scientology;The Lies, Deception and Beliefs

2010-01-04T19:29:00.001Z

"...while Miscavige may be seen as a monster, he is merely a proxy for carrying out the evil policies of L. Ron Hubbard. Miscavige is definitely not "misapplying" the evil parts of Hubbard's tech -- we believe he is using them just as Hubbard intended.

Further, we believe the creed of Scientology has many noble elements to it but think the creed is a fraud because Scientology and most Scientologists do not act in accordance with their creed.

The creed is pure PR and Scientology and most Scientologists are hypocrites. A simple example of this hypocrisy is that their creed says that all men have an inalienable right to free speech yet in practice that right is only supported by the church when the speech is laudatory of Scientology. Otherwise you are publicly labeled a bigot and hatemonger and the fair game policies are applied against you."

Full article: tinyurl.com/y8rpjoz

Crush Regging- The 'New Era of Selling In Scientology'

2010-01-04T14:27:00.000Z

"David Miscavige has created a whole new order of crush-sell - and just in case you reacted to it at events and thought it was odd that you were having bags of books or tapes or new releases shoved in your face and asked whether you wanted to pay with credit card, check or cash, and just in case you quietly thought to yourself (like most of us) that you would NEVER bring a friend or family member to these events because you'd be too embarrassed to expose them to this treatment, you were right. NONE of that has anything to do with Scientology."

Full article: tinyurl.com/ygjc4mg

Class IV auditor dumps the cult

2010-01-04T14:24:00.000Z

"Recently I read the book: "My billion year contract" by Nancy Many. Several times when I was reading it, I thought: "Is she stupid? Why didn't she just...?" and so forth. But I too was like that. I joined. How could this happened? Slowly and systematic brainwash by blind to obey, control, repeatments and isolation. I did it myself."

Outpoints write-up: tinyurl.com/ycj9l5n

Scientology WISE Member kills employee, attempts suicide?

2010-01-03T14:44:00.000Z

Is scientology becoming the new cult of sports?

2010-01-02T19:39:00.000Z

From today's blackathlete.net:

"Is scientology becoming the new cult of sports??"

"In fact, the other night I was watching ESPN when an intriguing commerical captured my attention. In my mind, I'm thinking this must be a new commerical from Nike. No, maybe it's Reebok. Or even Adidas. But to my surprise, it was the latest advertisement for Scientology. Scientology??? (WTF) Get the hell out of here!!!"

Full article: tinyurl.com/ylnyzga

The truth about hypnotism

2010-01-02T19:13:00.000Z

From today's Leaving Scientology Blog:

"The truth about hypnotism."

"Scientology uses a sort of reverse NLP to entrap people even though it predates it. This is because NLP is not a body of theory but simply a collection of useful techniques. Every person who has ever influenced another human being has used some form of NLP to do so. This occurs even when the influencer has never even heard of NLP! Scientology uses this exact same method to prevent people from reading information such as this in the Internet.

They do this by linking the act of becoming informed (and therefore free) with emotional pain."

Full article: tinyurl.com/yd6qtql

Warburg Institute to unseal the Babalon Working Documents

2010-01-02T19:01:00.000Z

"L. Ron Hubbard's involvement in occult ceremonies that included sex magick: Warburg Institute to unseal the Babalon Working Documents""

"We have no doubt that if we had known the truth about Hubbard and The Babalon Working, we would never have entered Scientology or given the cult a moment of our time or a plugged penny. Because Hubbard and Scientology withheld the truth and instead, for forty years now, repeated his lies about being on a secret mission for the US Government, Scientology got me for 12 years, got Caroline for 24 years and over $60,000, and when we complained they made us fair game and got her daughter. - Gerry Armstrong"

Full article: tinyurl.com/yzem5ux

Further reading: blacklies.xenu.ca

Scientology: Caught illegally clearing the planet

2010-01-01T20:09:00.001Z

"David Miscavige's interpretation of L.Ron Hubbard's dream, "clearing the planet", was brought to a grinding halt at Scientology's Golden Era Productions faculty near Hemet, Calif. by the Code Enforcement Dept. of Riverside County, with the help of some keen-eyed residents and anonymous (including not so anonymous) protesters."

Full article: tinyurl.com/ylbyref

Scientology 2009…Year Of Epic Fail

2009-12-31T19:18:00.000Z

"Queen here, I decided to compile a list of Scientology’s most memorable moments blunders of 2009. This will be my final article…so I thought I would leave with a bang!

I wasn’t able to include EVERYTHING or all the pending court cases, as the list was way too LONG."

Full article: tinyurl.com/ydott46

SP Times strikes again!

2009-12-31T12:10:00.001Z

Links to the three SP Times articles published today:

"Three of Scientology's elite parishioners keep faith, but leave the church"
tinyurl.com/ydfq9hp

"Recent high-profile defectors"
tinyurl.com/ylg2zjt

"Climbing The Bridge: A journey to 'Operating Thetan'"
tinyurl.com/yhkucfb

Scientology's Paramilitary 'Sea Org' is Looking for Suckers

2009-12-30T23:04:00.000Z

"A recently-leaked 2009 issue of "International Scientology News" features a large advertisement recruiting for Scientology's paramilitary organization and pretend-Navy, the Sea Organization. To anyone who didn't know better (which apparently includes the 50,000 remaining Scientologists worldwide), to join the "Sea Org" is as honorable an endeavor as such legitimate public service as joining the military forces of one's own country. Those fancy uniforms must mean that the Sea Org is very important, right? Unfortunately for Scientology, being in the Sea Org is about as useless a thing as anyone can do. Moreover, it is really an intensification of Scientology brainwashing and in many ways is even a kind of slavery."

Full article: tinyurl.com/yeuuqhk

Uncertain about Clear for eternity

2009-12-29T19:01:00.000Z

"After McPherson died, Miscavige successfully withheld from even those handling the criminal and civil cases that he in fact had initiated the chain of events leading to her death. Then in his inimitable every-outpoint-is-a-why style of evaluation, DM instituted a number of arbitraries to make the attestation to the state of Clear an engramic episode. He created a pendulum swing whereby it became an increasingly complicated process to attest to Clear."

Full article: tinyurl.com/ydvzxz9

Not more Xenu denying, surely?

2009-12-27T21:53:00.000Z

Another "that horse has bolted" video clip featuring Kate Ceberano denying the existence of Xenu in Scientology scripture:

Next week: Tommy Davis arguing that black is white.

Enturbuation X 3

2009-12-25T08:41:00.000Z

From the Leaving Scientology Blog:

"The cults problems have multiplied approximately threefold every year since the mid 1990's. In other words the collapse of sceintology has become exponential. The interesting thing about exponential change is that it appears to most people that nothing much is happening until everything simply implodes. The collapse of socialism in central Europe is a good example- years of quiet decay followed by an almighty bang."

Full article: tinyurl.com/yz68ftt

Scientologists, Trapped By Lies

2009-12-24T22:06:00.000Z

From the Ask A Scientologist Blog:

"Liars will insist that you not look at opposing viewpoints, not do any research on your own or read anything that contradicts their lies. They will say terrible things about anyone who dares contradict them, accusing them of crimes and horrible behavior (but never providing actual proof).

In case anyone missed it, my description of liars' behavior is exactly what the Church of Scientology does.

To newly-out Scientologists: It is embarrassing to find out how much you've been lied to, but that isn't any reason to continue believing in lies. True freedom comes from living with the truth, whatever it is."

Full article: tinyurl.com/y9j54u6

Human Rights Activists Celebrate 2009's Many Wins Against Scientology Cult

2009-12-23T17:57:00.000Z

"As 2009 comes to a close, the Scientology organization is reeling from another year of high-level defections, criminal convictions, journalistic exposes and books detailing the cult's criminal practices, and intense pressure from human rights activists. The Anonymous global network of human rights activists are keen to hold Scientology's leaders accountable for their crimes, which include organized fraud, human trafficking, kidnapping, obstruction of justice, and toxic waste dumping.

Here are just a few of the many recent victories against the Scientology organization, which until quite recently believed itself immune to all criticism, able to do as it pleased in its insane quest to 'clear the planet' of non-Scientologists through the 'global obliteration of psychiatry.'"

Full article: tinyurl.com/yhlcl2w

And the cult's wins? They're "expanding like never before" of course :)

Scientologists: You Can Never Escape Them

2009-12-23T07:54:00.000Z

From gawker.com:

"Scientologists: You Can Never Escape Them"

"A tipster in Texas flirted briefly with Scientology when college-age. Then, sensibly, she ran the hell away. Now people she's never met are sending her creepy hand-written notes trying to get her back into the cult.

The envelope was also hand-written, for the 'we're watching you' personal touch"

Full article: tinyurl.com/yeabhj2

Lise O'Kane Resigns from cult of Scientology

2009-12-22T17:52:00.000Z

Yet another soon-to-be-pronounced liar dumps the CoS: Lise O'Kane Resigns.

"I was absolutely disgusted with what Miscavige has done to our technology. With Reverse Dianetics & Reverse Scientology DESTROYING SO MANY LIVES WORLDWIDE, I realized the source of that plague was Miscavige himself. The CoS management in its current form is a suppressive group who are forwarding ILLEGAL ORDERS & downright destructive activities from International Management. This group deal in PROPAGANDA AND LIES & promote this widely throughout the world as unprecedented expansion. ORGS ARE EMPTY & hatred of Scientology is at an all time high yet the focus is to get upstat buildings and raise $ for the IAS to solve the problems and attacks. You cannot get Scientology within the churches any more. The brilliant tech of LRH is just NOT available & in its place is a SQUIRREL VERSION. I assign the Church of Scientology management and all its entities the condition of TREASON."

Full text: tinyurl.com/y9cnalu

The 'True Meaning of Christmas,' Miscavige-style

2009-12-22T17:49:00.000Z

From today's Leaving Scientology Blog:

"Here we have the true spirit of Christmas according to David Miscavige. Spend as much of parishioner money as possible to put on the biggest and most ostentatious display of excess that you can possibly put together. One of these, we assume, went to Tom Cruise. And we have to impress Tom, dont we? Other copies I am sure went to all of the top IAS contributors or, should we say, all of Miscaviges top enablers. Why? To impress them with how well he shepherds their donations?"

Full article: tinyurl.com/y8emqhz

Tom Cruise Sued for Allegedly Spying

2009-12-21T17:51:00.000Z

"There is a long history between Cruise and Sapir. In 2001, Cruise sued Sapir for $100 million after Sapir claimed to have video evidence that Cruise "engaged in a homosexual relationship." That lawsuit settled later that year. In the settlement, both parties issued a statement saying that no such tape existed."

Full article: tinyurl.com/ygrlvtd

Scientology and anti semitism

2009-12-20T13:57:00.000Z

From the Leaving Scientology Blog today:

"Scientology and anti semitism."

"Scientology is terrified of international networks (such as Interpol) and has a generalised dislike of bankers and of 'psychs'. Both of these professions are heavily populated by Jews and yet this was not proof of anti Semitism.

LRH seems a genial and all purpose bigot. He was probably happy to take money from any race- but he was also happy to play to prejudice when it suited him. This is why he talked of black people having more overts than white people while he was in southern Africa. It was also why he denigrated Mexicans while in the USA."

Full article: tinyurl.com/ykorhn2

A Letter to David Miscavige ... What needs to be said

2009-12-20T13:55:00.000Z

"In spite of the "statistical" and "good news" overload which you have fed into the system - many of us see through the veil and facade you have fabricated. Your "public relations" lies are quite transparent considering what we actually see. We have seen the actual graphs, the actual statistical information showing the contraction of Scientology since the late 1980s."

Full article: tinyurl.com/ycvcw2o

Scientology and Rhetoric

2009-12-20T13:13:00.000Z

"A second defense mechanism is pretended ARC. This involves pretending to be engaged in a conversation while secretly being detached from it and remaining in a separate 'mental room' while planning what to say next."

Full article: tinyurl.com/yahs2h7

2009-12-19T20:12:00.001Z

Here's video of a brilliant speech from Aaron Saxton, joining a Sydney Anonymous protest at ANZO. There were no Anons burning babies, beating old ladies, or stabbing Scientologists in the head, or anything. Just, well... a protest :)

Aaron Saxton speech to Sea Org - Sydney Dec 19, 2009 from Harvey Smith on Vimeo.

30 year veteran, Izhar Perlman, dumps the cult

2009-12-17T08:35:00.000Z

Scientologists for 30 years, Izhar Perlman, publishes his Doubt Condition:

"The founder of U-MAN, Izhar Perlman has been a Scientologist for 30 years. After reading the Friends of LRH website, he now completed his Doubt condition"

Link: tinyurl.com/yhyjpor

Scientology: The Crusade' Continues

2009-12-15T18:27:00.000Z

Frow Gawker.com today: Scientology: 'The Crusade' Continues.

"It turns out the video we posted last week was just one way Scientology plans to take over the world. Here's more sinister leaked footage in which leader David Miscavige lays out his plans for intergalactic domination to fervent followers."

Full article: tinyurl.com/ye6qma3

Scientology's Foresight: They Have None

2009-12-14T17:41:00.000Z

"I find humorous about all this Scientology tech is these are supposed to be super-human individuals who have complete control over their environment, but have no foresight into up and coming technologies. You'd think L.Ron, while he was doing all his out of body trips to the Van Allen Belt, he would have bothered to notice a little thing like the internet, South Park, Anonymous or even blogs. Or that they were going to be Scientology's Achilles' heel."

Full article: tinyurl.com/yz8y2jy

Sex and the Scientologist: From the Desk of L. Ron Hubbard

2009-12-14T17:25:00.000Z

A little background to help get through the jargon in today's memos. (If we miss anything, there's a fully glossary of the bizarre terms here.) The cult divides its teachings into eight 'dynamics': 1) the self; 2) sex and the family; 3) groups; 4) humankind as a whole; 5) life forms (including animals and plants); 6) the physical universe; 7) the spiritual and 8) infinity. The two documents here come from the Second Dynamic — sex and the family.

Full article: tinyurl.com/y9a75oq

Comment by 'Thoughtful' on Portait of a ponzi man

2009-12-13T18:55:00.001Z

"Scientology has somehow, I don't know how, but somehow it's gotten a bad reputation as a cult. Maybe it's because of Miscavige's insane antics on Night Line years ago. Maybe it's because he started wars with people online. Maybe it's because he tries to discredit whistle blowers. Maybe it's because he's stolen and has wasted hundreds of millions of dollars. Maybe it's because of all the forced abortions in the Sea Org which kinda flies in the face of LRH saying there's 8 dynamics.

Maybe it's because of the many people in his wake who have died. Maybe it's because of all the marriages in the Sea Org that he's crushed. Or people he's destroyed. Or billing Sea Org veterans who leave for $80,000 each which is illegal due to labor laws. Or maybe it has something to do with decades of human trafficking. Maybe it's because of all the people he's violently assaulted and threatened.

I don't know. I'm not Sherlock Holmes.

Then again, maybe it's because of a few "Scientologists" who seem entirely unable to differentiate the logical from the illogical even when the facts are right in front of their face, thereby helping to convince the world that apparently mindless Zombies really do "Walk Among Us."

I'm sorry I can't be of any more help. But I do know that neither you nor anyone else can disseminate Scientology in the face of being a cult.

So Target #1 on any dissemination campaign would have to be "De-cultify Scientology." But somehow in 24 years, David Miscavige has overlooked the first, most obvious, most essential, most important, most vital target.

Thanks again for letting me know that the current campaign is still running! I'm amazed and astonished as since I live alone in at the bottom of a cave with no outside contact with the world at large, I had no idea Miscavige was running ads in a pathetic attempt to prove he is honest after all, only he put the wrong kind of ads on since (god forbid) he didn't want to really sell any LRH books, but mainly just stay out of prison as long as he can since the authorities are asleep at the wheel. Or are they?

By the way, when this Ponzi thief goes down, you're going to look pretty foolish for having blindly supported a criminal. So I recommend you stay anonymous least you go to jail along with David Miscavige."

Full article: tinyurl.com/yj5vpeb

Scientology's Top 100 lies

2009-12-12T12:23:00.000Z

From exscn: "Scientology's Top 100 lies."

tinyurl.com/ya3twat

The Fall of Miscavige - Trailer

2009-12-11T17:20:00.000Z

Excellent video!

Michael Jackson being exploited by Scientology

2009-12-11T13:14:00.000Z

Oh dear! How crass:

Full article: tinyurl.com/ye7oluy

Just exactly how OT was Ron the OT?

2009-12-10T17:15:00.000Z

From ESMB:

"First things first. Did Ron actually evidence to anyone in a reliable scientific way that HE himself was an Operating Thetan? Did he demonstrate that he could operate exterior from the body with perception? Did he show anyone his presser and tractor beams? Did he heal bodies, his own or others, with turning black energy white or any other ways? Did he manifest whole track recall that enabled him to find billions of buried treasure? Did he use his whole track recall to patent life-saving medical technology? Did he use past-life intergalactic knowledge to eliminate disease, environmental problems, automobile pollution, poverty or world hunger? Did he show engineers how to build faster and more fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, public transportation or airplanes?Did he show his mind technology healing the sick or curing the insane? Did he ever have one OT tested by an impartial fact-finding study (i.e. scientific authentication)? Did he use his why-finding, debug, correction, qual or recovery technology to recover the vast majority of Scientologists who had left Scientology?

It is clear that he did not do any of these things. Yet, one might still conclude that Ron did in fact possess these OT capabilities yet CHOSE to not reveal them directly. Assuming that could (in theory) be true, there is another way to observe OT phenomena and behavior and that is by simply looking at Ron's personal & professional life..."

Full item: : tinyurl.com/yb9vj8j

The Scientology Balloon Massacre

2009-12-09T17:01:00.000Z

Just what did these poor balloons do to the cult to deserve to be disposed of without sorrow? :) Can you just imagine the "RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION!" outcry from the cult if this had been Anonymous destroying cult balloons?

Could loneliness be contagious?

2009-12-06T16:36:00.000Z

From today's Daily Mail:

"Could loneliness be contagious?"

"What lonely people should be doing is seeking out the company of happy people with lots of friends; not marinating in a gang of the emotionally desperate like themselves.

If you find yourself disenchanted by some ghastly cult - like Scientology - the way to get out of it would not be to surround yourself with more disenchanted Scientologists. No, it would be to leave the whole process completely, and step into the outside world."

Full article: tinyurl.com/yzqwxqr

Christmas cult goodies for sale!

2009-12-06T12:22:00.000Z

The cult loves Christmas. It's a great opportunity to rip off their flock even more! I can't decide whether to go for the Scientology Music package, or the very tasteful(!) jewellery.

You can even get a discounted "Christmas White" e-meter, a snip at just $3,255. That's only about $3,155 more than it costs to build it.

http://tinyurl.com/yedqlym

How Scientology deals with external criticism

2009-12-04T17:30:00.000Z

Graham Berry publishes an excellent write up, with sources and video, titled, "How the Scientology Organization deals with external criticism, illustrated by the example of the Anonymous Movement in the U.S.A.":

"The Anonymous movement against the criminal and abusive behaviour of the Scientology enterprise began in mid-January 2008, with the publication of the Andrew Morton book on Tom Cruise and the Anonymous Internet release of a 2004 Scientology recruiting video featuring Tom Cruise. Anonymous criticized the Scientology racketeering enterprise for many of the same reasons that were recently stated in the Australian Parliament by Federal Senator Xenophon. He called the Church of Scientology “a criminal organization.” In my opinion and experience, Senator Xenophon and the Anonymous Movement are correct. The Church of Scientology is an international criminal, psycho-terror and hate group."

Full article: tinyurl.com/yg7mm3b

Fun At The Church Of Scientology’s "Psychiatry: An Industry Of Death" Museum!

2009-12-04T11:19:00.001Z

Two guys pay a visit to Scientology's "Industry of Death" museum in Los Angeles. Fun ensues!

Link: Fun at The Industry of Death!

Golden Age of Reduced Extortion Demands

2009-12-03T16:28:00.000Z

From Marty Rathbun's Blog:

Golden Age of Reduced Extortion Demands

"In DMs signature arbitraries removed style, the church is promoting that it didnt quite dig LRH on the subject for all theses years. Independents - who have for months been advising former staff not to accept inflated, off-policy bills have evidently brought about the Golden Age of Reduced Extortion Demands.

Fill article: http://tinyurl.com/ya9abz7

How Don Jason escaped the Scientology cult

2009-11-11T17:12:00.000Z

My buddy Alan, the Scientologist

2009-11-10T00:34:00.000Z

Original text and video by YouTuber, ArizonaDelRio:

After investing thousands of dollars for course work, Alan was eventually ousted from his church and told never to return. Yet, he still believes to this day. He is a highly ethical and moral person, and totally relieable. If there is one true Scientologist in the world, here he is, folks.

Man overboard: To leave Scientology, Don Jason had to jump off a ship

2009-11-03T13:34:00.002Z

The St. Petersburg Times releases another instalment of its investigation into teh abuses within Scientology. Here's the accompanying video:

Full story: http://www.tampabay.com/news/scientology/article1048124.ece

Latest St. Petersburch Scientology report: Part 2 of 3

2009-11-02T08:58:00.003Z

What happened in Vegas
tinyurl.com/ylp4o9g

How Scientology got to Bob Minton
tinyurl.com/yfko5hz

Ex-officer says Scientology policy didn't match directive
tinyurl.com/ygtma4z

Who's who in this installment
tinyurl.com/y8kztm2

Has Scientology been watching Pat Broeker for two decades?
tinyurl.com/yhae5e7

The (predictable) Scientology response
tinyurl.com/yhhewqp

Defections, court fights test Scientology

2009-11-01T21:22:00.001Z

The Church of Scientology is going through a difficult season.

Over the course of two days last week, a French court convicted the church of fraud and Oscar-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis' resignation from the church over a litany of concerns was aired publicly. On one hand, it was just another bad press week for the embattled institution founded in 1953 by the late science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard.

But for former Scientologists and scholars of the movement, the setbacks pose a greater challenge coming on the heels of defections of top-level Scientologists who lifted a veil of secrecy on the organization and alleged a culture of violence and control under Hubbard's successor, David Miscavige.

"With any organization, the loss of a substantial number of your most experienced people and chaos at the upper levels is problematic," said David Bromley, a Virginia Commonwealth University professor who studies new religious movements and has written on Scientology. "There are PR implications, the possibility of legal actions ... That dwarfs the other things."

The church has strenuously denied the allegations against Miscavige, portraying the accusers as lying disgruntled ex-employees.

Church spokesman Tommy Davis said Scientology is flourishing, with more than 8,000 Scientology churches, missions and groups in 160-plus nations. He said assets and property holdings have doubled over the past five years, including a new church in Rome and another opening this weekend in Washington, D.C.

"From our perspective, things are going pretty great," Davis said. "In fact, that's downplaying it. Actually, what's happening with the church right now is frankly spectacular. To the degree there are these various things happening, it really is a lot of noise."

One major survey of American religion shows Scientology declining in the U.S., however. The estimated number of Americans who identify as Scientologists rose from 45,000 in 1990 to 55,000 in 2001, then plummeted to 25,000 in 2008, according to the American Religion Identification Survey.

Davis said that while the church avoids membership estimates, it's "absolutely in the millions" globally and growing in the U.S.

Scientology has long been controversial. The Internal Revenue Service granted the church tax exemption in 1993 after a nearly four-decade battle over whether it should be considered a religion. Critics say Scientology is a business, preying on people by charging exorbitant sums for services.

The church continues to fascinate, fueled by interest in celebrity adherents such as Tom Cruise, John Travolta and Kirstie Alley, as well as beliefs that don't fit into typical American religious boxes.

Hubbard taught that the "thetan," the equivalent of a spirit, can be cleared of negative energy from this and previous lives through a process called auditing. With the aid of auditors, Scientologists seek a state called "Clear" and then advance through various levels of "Operating Thetan."

The allegations of violence were leveled by four former high-ranking Scientology executives who told their stories to the St. Petersburg Times last summer. The executives said they witnessed Miscavige, chairman of the board that oversees the church, hit staff members dozens of times and urged others to do the same.

Davis called the allegations "absolutely, unquestionably false" and "sickening and outrageous." ABC's "Nightline" aired a report this month covering much of the same ground.

To critics of Scientology and ex-members who have grown increasingly vocal in recent years, it's a breakthrough — critical voices from former members of the inner circle, not the media or outsiders.

"When you have dozens of people speaking out, it's no longer too credible to say they're all malcontents and criminals," said Jeff Hawkins, a former Scientology marketing guru who defected in 2005. "(The church) is either going to reform or collapse, and I think it's going to be the latter because they're incapable of reform or admitting any wrongdoing."

One defector, Marty Rathbun, who served on the church's board and was a top lieutenant of Miscavige's, said a growing movement of people hold to the tenets of Scientology, but reject the institutional church.

"I don't foresee another church," Rathbun said. "That was the first attack on me — that this was a coup, that I'm trying to tap a schism or start another church ... That's not an objective of mine or a positive way to go."

Haggis, the Oscar-winning director of "Crash," was not a high-ranking Scientologist. But his defection is significant, said actor Jason Beghe, who left the church in 2007 and has become a critic.

"He was somebody the Scientology community was proud of, and therefore I'm sure he helped hold some of their base in place," said Beghe, who appeared in the film "G.I. Jane" and TV's "Everwood" and is cast in Haggis' next film, now shooting in Pittsburgh. "Anybody who is a Scientologist is harboring doubts."

It was Rathbun who obtained a copy of Haggis' critical letter to Davis and posted it on his blog. Haggis complained that Davis didn't do enough to distance Scientology from proponents of California's gay marriage ban. He criticized the church's "smearing" of the high-level defectors.

The filmmaker also wrote about the church's practice of "disconnection," in which members cut off contact with loved ones who leave or advocate against the religion — something Davis said is not mandated.

A day after Haggis' letter went public, a Paris court convicted the Church of Scientology of fraud and fined it more than $900,000, but stopped short of banning the group's activities in France. The organization's French branch likened it to a modern-day Inquisition and said it would appeal.

Davis questioned the attention paid to the French verdict, saying that little notice was given when the church won court victories in Italy and Russia that cemented the church's presence in those countries. He said the top-level defections are not troubling, but rather a gain for the church.

Some scholars of Scientology believe the recent setbacks are momentary.

Defectors are overly optimistic about doing any real damage, said J. Gordon Melton, director of the Institute for the Study of American Religion in Santa Barbara, Calif., and editor of a book on Scientology.

"If five cardinals walked out of the Roman Catholic Church and turned on it and said there are bad things happening, it'd be a storm, but the church would weather the storm," Melton said. "I think Scientology is big enough to where it can and will weather the storm."

Most religions, Scientology included, experience disagreement and leadership turmoil after a founder's death and survive, said Susan Palmer, a religious studies professor at Dawson College in Montreal.

"I think they'll end up like the Mormon church or Jehovah's Witnesses, that were very controversial in our time but now are largely accepted," Palmer said.

Others think the Church of Scientology is in trouble. Along with the defections and French court setback, Scientology has been unable to stop Internet leaks of confidential material that members must pay a premium for, said Hugh Urban, a professor in the department of comparative studies at Ohio State University.

"They're really losing what has been the bread and butter," Urban said.

Meanwhile, an online betting parlor is taking wagers on the next celebrity Scientologist to leave.

Source: Defections, court fights test Scientology

St. Petersburg Times - Round Three

2009-11-01T12:26:00.003Z

Well, well, well... What do we have here? Oh yes; it's some brand new St. Petersburg Times articles about the cult:

"I just want to get on with my life after Scientology"
tinyurl.com/yjjfmm2

"From Scientology's files"
tinyurl.com/yda6mjt

"L. Ron Hubbard on 'Leaving and leaves'"
tinyurl.com/ya82e7q

"Chased by their church: When you try to leave Scientology, they try to bring you back"
tinyurl.com/yz929l8

"Scientology's response"
tinyurl.com/yhaxj8d

Accompanying SP Times video:

Church of Scientology convicted of fraud in France

2009-10-27T13:54:00.000Z

From The Mail online:

The self-styled ‘celebrity’ Church of Scientology was today found guilty of fraud in France and fined more than £500,000.

Prosecutors in Paris were told that the only reason the cult was not banned from the country completely was because it would carry on anyway ‘outside a legal framework’.

The conviction will come as a huge shock to the church’s millions of followers around the world, who include Hollywood actors Tom Cruise and John Travolta.

Examining judges sitting at the Paris Correctional Court found six leading Scientologists guilty of fraud, including Alain Rosenberg, the sect’s leader in France. Rosenberg was given a two-year suspended jail sentence and fined the equivalent of just under £30,000

The church’s so-called Celebrity Centre and Bookshop – both of which make up the HQ of Scientology in France - were ordered to pay the equivalent of £600,000. All were accused of extorting money from ‘vulnerable’ people who had become Scientology followers or employees.

The Paris case was launched following a complaint from two women, one of whom said she was tricked into handing over £20,000 towards dubious projects, including the development of an ‘electrometer’ to measure mental energy. The second woman said she was forced by the Scientologists to undergo embarrassing tests, and to enrol in courses about the sect in 1998. When she refused she was sacked.

Convicted: The Paris branch of the Scientology Church's Celebrity Centre and Bookshop was ordered to pay a £600,000 fine after being convicted of fraud

Judge Jean-Christophe Hullin, who spent years examining the cult’s activities, attacked the Scientologists' ‘obsession’ with financial gain and practices he said were aimed at plunging members into a ‘state of subjection’.

Prosecutors had originally asked for the Celebrity Centre and Bookshop to be shut down completely, and for a £2m fine to be paid. But last month the French courts were alerted to a little-noticed legal change voted in by parliament in May - the month the trial opened - which bars French courts from dissolving an organisation convicted of fraud. Although the change has since been dropped, this was not retrospective and thus Scientology was protected from an outright ban in the ongoing case, forcing the court to downgrade the sentence. Judge Sophie-Helene Chateau said: ‘A ban on its activities would have risked taking us outside the framework of the law.’

The Church of Scientology was founded in America in 1954 by science fiction writer L Ron Hubbard. It is officially recognised as a religion by the US authorities, and claims a worldwide membership of 12 million. In 1995 it was officially classified as a cult in France, where it claims 45,000 followers.

The group’s French branch immediately announced it would appeal today’s Paris verdict. Defence lawyer Patrick Maisonneuve had claimed during the trial that neither the six leaders nor the church had gained financially from the group’s practices.

RadarOnline.com - Paul Haggis Resigns. Calls Tommy Davis A Liar.

2009-10-26T15:40:00.001Z

"Oscar-Winner Paul Haggis' Stunning Departure From Scientology, Accuses Leader Tommy Davis Of 'Lying' To The Public

Haggis learned that in a CNN interview, Davis had laughed off the idea that Scientology has a policy of 'disconnection.' Haggis couldn't believe he was watching Davis 'lying.' His own family had suffered from disconnection when 18 months ago, his wife, actress-turned-producer Deborah Rennard was ordered to 'disconnect' from her parents because of something Scientology officials claimed occurred when they resigned from the church 25 year ago."

Full article: tinyurl.com/ykq8zut

Paul Haggis Cult Resignation Letter To Tommy Davis

2009-10-26T15:38:00.001Z

I posted earlier about Paul Haggis resigning from the cult, and his letter to Tommy Davis. I thought I'd post it again with an easier to read link: tinyurl.com/yzn74s7

"These were not the claims made by outsiders looking to dig up dirt against us. These accusations were made by top international executives who had devoted most of their lives to the church. Say what you will about them now, these were staunch defenders of the church, including Mike Rinder, the churchs official spokesman for 20 years!

Tommy, if only a fraction of these accusations are true, we are talking about serious, indefensible human and civil rights violations. It is still hard for me to believe. But given how many former top-level executives have said these things are true, it is hard to believe it is all lies"

Scientology: The Cult Of Cheap!

2009-10-26T15:36:00.000Z

Part of an email from CCHR NSW:

"CCHR NSW is re-locating to Marrickville right in the heart of the shopping strip and near the good coffee shops! The move is next weekend - Sat 31st Oct and Sun 1st Nov - AND WE NEED SOME COMPETENT HANDS, vans and cars to HELP WITH THE MOVE!

Also, this week PRIOR TO THE MOVE, we need an electrician, roof plumber and handymen to help with renos on WED 28 OCT. (No major works - but it needs a good clean up and some building repairs). We can't offer payment for your services, but COMMENDATIONS recognising and acknowledging your contribution (plus other awards to those who are able to substantially assist) will be given to those who are able to put in their time and expertise."

Cheap cult!

Paul Haggis Resigns from The Cult - Various News Articles

2009-10-26T15:34:00.003Z

American Atheists: Scientology Spokesman Storms out of Nightline Interview - tinyurl.com/yjrtxko

Jonathan Turley: Scientology Spokesman Walks Out of Nightline Interview When Asked About His Beliefs - tinyurl.com/ylkznpc

Buzz Hollywood: Scientology spokesman storms out of Nightline - tinyurl.com/yfvqqsp

Ed Driscoll: Scientology Spokesman Storms Out of Nightline Interview - tinyurl.com/yzrumac

TVNewser: Scientology Spokesman Storms Out of Nightline Interview - tinyurl.com/yk5jprn

ABC Nightline investigates Scientology - Part 1 or 2

2009-10-23T20:51:00.004+01:00

First Broadcast on October 22nd 2009

PART ONE:

PART TWO:

PART THREE:

Church of Scientology defied coroner on suicide

2009-10-22T23:42:00.000+01:00

The Church of Scientology refused to provide records demanded by a coroner investigating the death of a soldier who committed suicide two days after finishing one of the church's intensive courses.

It emerged yesterday that the American headquarters of the church instructed its Australian branch to send the soldier's "audit file" to the US -- which is outside the coroner's jurisdiction -- before warrants were issued.

Edward Alexander McBride was found electrocuted and hanged at an Energex substation at Everton Park, in Brisbane, on February 7, 2007. The soldier, who was based at Brisbane's Enoggera Barracks, was on leave from the army at the time and had been doing Scientology courses almost full-time for about a month.

Full article: tinyurl.com/ykyt54s

Manic Depressive Episodes And Scientology

2009-10-21T04:26:00.000+01:00

"Scientologists believe that chemical imbalances do not exist. In their view manic episodes should be treated with periods of introspection and audits; a notion which is particularly bizarre and scientifically untenable. Scientologists believe that these large swings can be controlled without chemically interfering with the brain. This is utter nonsense. Scientology claims are largely based on science fiction, claims that are highly harmful those suffering from mania or depression."

Full article: tinyurl.com/yly575g

Cult of Scientolgy: Dead & Fake Locations

2009-10-13T15:54:00.001+01:00

Excellent video by YouTube user RadioPaul1 showing more lies from the cult of Scientology:

AnonOrange arrested (again!)

2009-10-03T19:46:00.001+01:00

The European Court of Human Rights ruled unanimously in favour of two Scientology

2009-10-01T13:44:00.000+01:00

"Today, the European Court of Human Rights ruled unanimously in favor of two Scientology religious groups in Russia, finding that they have the right to be registered as religious organizations under Russian law. This decision determines that members of the Church of Scientology of Surgut and the Church of Scientology of Nizhnekamsk have the right to religious freedom and freedom of association pursuant to Articles 9 and 11 of the European Human Rights Convention."

Full text: tinyurl.com/yezaxcp

Sources say the decision will have no effect on the cult's status in Russia.

Cults and Coercion: How Ordinary People are Turned into Extraordinary Fanatics

2009-10-01T08:30:00.001+01:00

A great audio lecture from an ex-Scientologists who now helps victims of many destructive cults:

"Twenty years ago, Paul Grosswald was recruited into the Church of Scientology during his sophomore year at Hofstra University. During six months of intense indoctrination he became increasingly drawn to the group, until he ultimately dropped out of school, moved into the cult's Manhattan compound, and signed a one billion year employment contract with Scientology's Sea Organization."

Click on the audio links (Interview and Q&A) here: tinyurl.com/lt4jxs

John Travolta Testifies About Son's Death, Says Jett Was Autistic

2009-09-23T19:46:00.001+01:00

"John Travolta took the stand and testified against two defendants accused of blackmailing him following the tragic death of his son Jett earlier in the year.

'My son WAS AUTISTIC and suffered from seizure disorder. Every five to 10 days he suffered seizures which lasted 45 seconds to a minute," Travolta testified before a jury of six women and three men."

Full article: tinyurl.com/l4xhqr

David Miscavige: Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous

2009-09-21T09:06:00.001+01:00

From the excellent 'Leaving Scientology' Blog:

(Miscavige) pays himself a six-figure salary. And that’s without having to pay for housing, food, clothing, or transportation. That’s about forty times what the average Sea Org Member is paid. Over the last 25 years or so, he’s paid himself something like three million dollars."

Full article: tinyurl.com/ltekkn

Growing up in Scientology

2009-09-13T17:08:00.002+01:00

Do yourselves a favour and watch this great video by Mark Bunker, featuring Tory Magoo and ex Scientologist Morris Alexander, who grew up in Scientology.

Accountability: Where Does Your Money Go?

2009-09-12T00:01:00.000+01:00

From the Leaving Scientology Blog:

"The Church, by its own newsletter figures, has regged over $140 million for the (Superpowers building) project, which is projected to cost $90 million. According to my figures, that’s $50 million unaccounted for. Fifty million dollars. Where did that $50 million go? Well, part of it, according to Joe’s reg, went to the Oak Cove renovations. Part of it, we know from that same St. Pete Times article, went for over $245,000 in city fines levied for not bringing the empty shell up to code."

Full article: tinyurl.com/mht4ql

The World Watches As Scientology Goes To Trial

2009-09-11T16:03:00.000+01:00

"In 15 years, Stoffen says he spent $75,000 on Scientology courses and books; others, he says, ''spent well over $500,000''. Then he discovered a 150-page dossier detailing his personal life, including a program on how to ''deal'' with him and get more money from him. ''I vomited all night.'"

Full article: tinyurl.com/ngptbf

John Travolta is NOT gay.

2009-09-09T23:58:00.001+01:00

How the Daughter of Holocaust Victims Took On a Powerful Religion

2009-09-09T09:40:00.001+01:00

"Scientology Vs Paulette Cooper - How the Daughter of Holocaust Victims Took On a Powerful Religion"

Full article: tinyurl.com/mdjtqq

ADHD brain chemistry clue found

2009-09-09T09:37:00.001+01:00

"US researchers have pinned down new differences in the brain chemistry of people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)."

Full article: tinyurl.com/ko5a66

Jon Lovitz: Scientology

2009-09-08T00:28:00.001+01:00

Scientology's drugs message after Bray murder

2009-09-07T20:06:00.000+01:00

"The DVD's tagline says it tells the "story of big-money drugs that fuel a $330bn psychiatric industry, without a single cure. But since its release, one professional involved with the DVD has distanced himself from the CCHR. Professor Howard Brody said that he believes anything produced by this organisation requires independent confirmation."

Full article: tinyurl.com/kposdp

Scientology and "Know"

2009-09-06T15:12:00.000+01:00

From "Ask a Scientologist":

"This word, "know", when used by a Scientologist does not mean what you think it means. When you hear a Scientologist say they know something about Scientology or the Church of Scientology, they are not saying what you think they are saying.

This can be very confusing. Let me clarify this. First, you need some basic Scientology concepts.

When Scientologists speak about knowing something, they are talking about what L. Ron Hubbard called "knowingness". Hubbard defined knowingness as "self-determined knowledge".

To say that more plainly, in Scientology, "knowingness" is what you "know" without any information, facts, evidence from outside yourself. It is what you, yourself, have decided is true.

You will note that this definition of "knowingness" would also be a perfect definition of belief.

This is not some trivial bit of Scientology, this is core Scientology dogma. This is tied to what Hubbard said about "OT" powers of "postulating". According to Hubbard, postulating is creating reality by just deciding that something exists or that something is in a certain state.

According to Hubbard, if you "postulate" something without any doubts or reservations, it must become true. This is what OT powers are all about.

And this is "knowingness". If you self-determinedly "know" something, and hold that "knowingness" without any doubts or reservations, then, according to Scientology, it will be true.

It's like telling people that, if they can hold a wish in their mind for an hour without ever thinking of pink elephants, that wish will come true.

Good luck with that.

But Scientologists believe this. And so they believe, pardon me, know that Scientology works, that everything the church says is true, that David Miscavige is the most wonderful person in the whole universe.

And they must hold this belief knowledge firmly in place without any doubts or the whole thing will fall apart!

And so you have someone who has attested to being "able to talk to anyone on any subject" -- and who obviously can't do that -- still "knowing" that Scientology works.

You have Clears -- who get sick -- who still "know" that Scientology works.

You have Scientologists, who can easily see the "OTs" around them struggling and failing in life -- still "knowing" that Scientology creates "true OTs".

Scientology true believers will put up with the most amazing abuse, broken promises, greed and fraud from the Church of Scientology -- and still "know" that the Church of Scientology is perfect and good.

Because when they say they "know" these things, it means they believe these things and they desperately hope that their belief will make it come true.

Scientology defines itself as "knowing how to know". Using the Scientology definition of "know", we can finally translate that: "Scientology: Learning how to believe".

And now you can understand what a Scientologist is actually saying when they say they "know Scientology works", and why they cannot tolerate any discussion or outside facts. They are trying not to think of pink elephants."

Source: tinyurl.com/kqt44k

How Scientology Works: The Slave Becomes King

2009-09-05T16:20:00.001+01:00

"Sometimes the greatest victims of bullying become the greatest bullies. An abused child can go either way. He may become an advocate for those who have no voice- or he may grow up to become a bully himself. This depends on who he chooses to identify with. If he identifies with the victim he will generally become a force for good in the world- but if he identifies with the bully he will become a bully himself.

Scientology ethics tends to turn people into bullies because it asks people to identify with bullies.

I will give you an example. Let us assume that a Scientologist is being picked upon by ethics or knows of somebody who is being unfairly singled out. Who is he likely to identify with? In the outside world bullying is unacceptable and so he is likely to identify with the victim and wonder what is wrong with the bully. What is the situation within Scientology? The exact opposite! The Scientologist is expected to ask why the person being bullied 'pulled it in'. In other words the mere fact that a person is bullied by another PROVES that the person being bullied is in the wrong! This is the ultimate in blame the victim. But wait! There is more! Nobody is alowed to pity those who are bullied because this is below death on the tone scale. It is literaly better to be dead than to show pity or humanity to the victim of bullying.

The result of this insanity is that Scientologists come to identify with Ethics bullies. This is entirely natural as bullies are always sure they are right and always certain of their own reality. Bullies also demonstrate Tone 40 (tantrums and shouting) while they are bullying weaker people. They are also characteristic of the Psychopath. Naturally, a good Scientologist wants to be ethical and so he is suckered into identifying with the bully- and eventually becoming one.

The basic deal within Scientology is that one can only avoid being bullied by becoming one.

This is why Scientology is never short of bullies- and why nobody stands up to them."

Source: tinyurl.com/mql9eb

New Marty Rathbun Letter To Bert Fields

2009-09-03T22:00:00.002+01:00

A new letter from Marty Rathbun in reply to Tom Cruise's lawyer, Bertram Fields:

"Miscavige informed all of the members of International management that he had been telling Cruise all about how suppressive Yager, Leserve, and Mithoff had been to Miscavige personally. He told the executives that he had told Cruise how all other members of management were suppressive to Miscavige too because they refused to beat Yager, Leserve and Mithoff to pulps in defense of Miscavige’s honor. Miscavige said that Tom, as his best friend and most trusted confidante, had vowed to come to the Hole and personally “beat the living shit” out of Yager, Leserve, and Mithoff if the managers failed to do so themselves. Miscavige said that if they didn’t show evidence that they had acted, they all would be bypassed the next day by Cruise. The tantrum was accompanied by the usual ill-tempered and sadistic threats to the executives detailing what would become of them if Tom had to do “their job.”

Full article: http://markrathbun.wordpress.com/2009/09/03/dm-yscohb/

John Travolta & Kelly Preston, What Will Their Future Hold?

2009-09-03T21:57:00.001+01:00

An excellent article by "Queen" over at glosslip.com:

"One of Hollywood’s big questions right now is whether John Travolta is having serious doubts about Scientology. Added to that question now is his future with wife Kelly Preston. They are having a very difficult time dealing with the loss of their son Jett who passed away this past January. I don’t think anyone ever gets over a death of someone that is near and dear to their hearts, and healing from a tragedy such as this can prove to be both exhausting and devastating.It is especially hard to function after a death if you are always under the microscope of paps and fans. But that is part of the package deal of being famous."

Full article: tinyurl.com/lmzblu

For whom does Bert Field Work?

2009-09-01T19:39:00.004+01:00

Marty Rathbun receives another letter from Tom Cruise's attorney:

"LAW OFFICES OF
Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP
August 26, 2009
Marty Rathbun

Dear Marty:

I am out of the country on a family vacation, but I did want to respond to your letter.

As I think you know, I represent Tom Cruise, not David Miscavige or the Church of Scientology. My letter to you was soley to protect Tom’s rights, not to deal with whatever issues you may have with Mr. Miscavige or the Church.

So far as Tom is concerned, I will repeat what I said before. It is neither appropriate nor lawful for you to refer to yourself online, in the media or elsewhere as Tom’s auditor. I would like to avoid taking action over this, so please stop.

I am not going to respond to your accusations about David Miscavige. Personally, I have never seen him even hint of the behavior you attribute to him. Our conversations have always been civil and respectful. He does appear to be a strong champion of the Church and its values. But that is not only his job, it is his life.

I know from what Mike Rinder has said that Mr. Miscavige, in effect, saved the Church when he cleaned house in the 80’s.

In any event, whatever your issues may be, I hope you can solve them.

Sincerely,

Bertram Fields"

Link: http://markrathbun.wordpress.com/

More interesting was the accompanying comment from one Jason Beghe:

"I was in the front row at AOLA when TC personally thanked Marty for delivering him his NOTS. I was on turnabout with TC as Martys other PC for over a month. I even coached TC through some meter drills on his OT VI. Am I now in some legal jepordy for having publicly stated this?"

Of course, as every on the lines Scientologist knows, Beghe is an insane liar being paid by Anonymous :)

How Scientology Works - The Body Snatchers

2009-08-31T20:21:00.000+01:00

"Hubbard never did like human beings very much- too unreliable. His ideal was always some sort of super powerful robot 'well oiled, shimmering with power.'

The Church has now built its robots and the stats are down! This is because no normal person wishes to be, or associate with a robot"

Full text: tinyurl.com/kmskt4

Divine Dishonesty: Cracks in my Belief System

2009-08-31T20:19:00.001+01:00

"My thinking, as a scientologist, had been limited within a vast series of written rules and regulations, procedures, etc, written by L Ron Hubbard. The scriptures of scientology if you like. If I got sick, there was a formula to follow. If I got upset, there was a procedure to follow. If something wasn’t going right in my life, I’d jump into the Hubbard books and find a suitable scripture to sort it out."

Full text: tinyurl.com/luowc4

Scientology: Crisis in France

2009-08-29T05:49:00.001+01:00

"It claims to be one of the world's fastest-growing new religions but a battery of legal cases threaten its very existence in this secular country.

Le Berre, 21, keeps the machine as a memento of his mother's life. Four days before Christmas 2006, Gloria Lopez, a 47-year-old secretary, tidied her kitchen, hung out her washing, left her dull, suburban apartment overlooking the railway in Colombes, west of Paris, and walked the 30 metres out on to the tracks. She stood with her arms outstretched, smiling at the driver of the oncoming commuter train. He couldn't stop in time."

Full article: Crisis in France

Did Tom Cruise abuse members of The Church of Scientology?

2009-08-27T19:23:00.000+01:00

From Glosslip.com:

"Rathbun refers to not only David Miscavige’s long list of physical abuse against his subordinates, but apparently, Tom Cruise mimicking Miscavige’s management style, and by that we mean a history of unprovoked physical attacks on underlings."

Full article: tinyurl.com/lbq3zs

Rathbun Emails Tom Cruise's Attorney For a Second Time

2009-08-27T15:47:00.001+01:00

Marty Rathbun fires off another email to TC's attorney:

"NUDGE - August 27, 2009

Bert,

Having not heard a word in reply to my letter of August 12 (sent by email to you Aug 12) in response to your letter of August 7 (sent by email to me on Aug 10) I am left to wonder whether you acted upon my suggestion on how to handle my letter and its referenced webpage links vis a vis your client.

Should I not hear anything from you by noon Tuesday August 18, I will proceed under the assumption you and your client ignored my suggestion and are instead working on a coordinated defense of Miscaviges conduct.

Marty"

TOP GUN & HIRED GUN PUT ON NOTICE

2009-08-26T05:48:00.001+01:00

A must-read open letter from Marty Rathbun to Tom Cruise's attorney:

"Top Gun and Hired Gun put on notice - August 26, 2009"

tinyurl.com/nsuaxg

Even more accusations against Miscavige, out there, in the open, and STILL Slappy doesn't sue! The most litigious, vengeful cult in the entire universe and yet Slappy just bends over and takes it up the you-know-what! We all know why that is of course (we'll those of us that aren't afraid to doubt that is!).

What else is interesting is that Tom Cruise's own attorney also corroborates the fact that Rathbun WAS TC's auditor, AND is trained to audit, despite what the lying bastard Miscavige had to say in Freedom magazine's bullshit about Rathbun.

My Perspective On Auditing

2009-08-25T19:23:00.004+01:00

A great write up on auditing and the OT levels by former Scientologist and OT7 Stacy Brooks. Though this item is nine years old now, it should be required reading for any anti-Scientology critic.

"through the process ofauditing as I have described, these people have been stripped of all sense of themselves; they have lost all sense of responsibility - indeed, all contact with their own emotions, their own thoughts, even their own hopes and aspirations."

Full text: http://tinyurl.com/l93n2h

Young Boys Are Still Her Weakness

2009-08-25T16:17:00.000+01:00

Another "celebrity" putting up a weak defence for Hubbard's gay-hating ways: tinyurl.com/nacoeo

Why am I always reading about Scientology helping its adherent's "fight adversity"? Normal people don't have constant battles with adversity. I would imagine that submitting one's mind to Hubbard's horse shit probably necessitates one's need to fight adversity with increasing frequency.

It's like the "Scientology saved my life" crap we're constantly being bombarded with by the hate group apologists. Most normal, stable people don't need their lives saving. If, at a weak & desperate moment in a person's life they find a cult promising Heaven & Earth and most importantly, friendship & comfort, is it any wonder people are so easily hooked and conned?

Tip: Just because you have people pretending to be your friends, it doesn't stop the organisation from being a human rights abusing hate group. Lets see how long friends love you for if you ever decide to blow the cult.

quirrels, Locationals and Time Tracks

2009-08-25T08:40:00.000+01:00

Gawker posts the latest crazy Scientologist story. Filed under "Cults":

"Scientology Jargon in Action: Squirrels, Locationals and Time Tracks"

tinyurl.com/lj2n4e

Buckle up folks. I think this story is going to travel :)

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Greg & Debra Barnes (ex Scns) Interview

2009-08-24T10:00:00.001+01:00

I missed this upload from Mark Bunker of xenutv.com, posted in June of this year, maybe you did too? Two ex-Scientologists, Greg & Debra Barnes, on OTVII when they left the church, in a one hour, 20 minute interview. I recommend all Scientologists who are not afraid to, watch this:

One of the last statements near the end of the video was well observed, "What are you doing in a church that you're afraid of?"

You can read Greg & Debra's knowledge report (very interesting) here on Mark's Blog: tinyurl.com/ldcq65

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Scientology: Spiritual Communit or Destructive Cult?

2009-08-24T09:08:00.001+01:00

"I consider myself very fortunate to have left Scientology alive and my daughter not dead by suicide or worse -- institutionalized for the rest of her life. Do not think for a solitary moment that the Perkins Story is unique! I know of another family who is currently in jeopardy, but that family, I fear, is too deeply indoctrinated and my warning has been thwarted by their policy of Disconnection"

Full text: tinyurl.com/mvse6e

A Conversation With a Scientologist - 22/08/2009

2009-08-23T16:40:00.004+01:00

This is OTVIII Scientologis, George Baillie, showing us all what a wonderful, calm, collected, normal human being Scientology turns you into:

And here's a quick mash-up featuring George and two other infamous nutty Scientologists:

Geir Isene: "When I met David Miscavige"

2009-08-23T03:44:00.001+01:00

"The real two year research with 1,5 hours of Internet reading and forum lurking as daily average didnt start until the summer next year. It got priority when the Director of Special Affairs of Oslo Org asked if I could check something for him on the Internet. He told me that some journalist was about to write some fiction about David Miscavige beating his staff. It turned out it was not so fictitious after all. I checked and cross checked, fact checked and analyzed. When Tommy Davis seriously botched his rebuttal of the SP Times articles, I knew it was over for me as a member. I spent a couple of weeks to write down my conclusions. The rest is on this blog. David Miscavige: You cannot escape honest observations."

Full text: http://tinyurl.com/n4jfd9

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L Ron Hubbard - The Lying Conman

2009-08-23T00:38:00.002+01:00

Olden but golden:

Did Someone Say Science Fiction Cult?

2009-08-22T22:41:00.002+01:00

Scientology's "Advance" magazine, issue 44, early 1970:

tinyurl.com/lxbjxx

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Road Closure a bad idea

2009-08-21T23:26:00.000+01:00

Gilman Springs: "Road Closure a bad idea"

tinyurl.com/l6c9dm

Lets face it; the cult is shit scared of protesters. It has nothing whatsoever to do with "public safety". Just another spin-off from the cult's curtain tech. Where was hiding on the Tone Scale again?

Scientology Advocates Violence Against Psychiatry

2009-08-21T22:30:00.000+01:00

Another olden but golden vid. This video clip shows some short-arsed, violent, lying, cocksucker, advocating violence against an entire legitimate medical field:

Kirstie Alley Is All A Twitter About Fair Gaming National Enquirer Employee

2009-08-21T22:29:00.002+01:00

From glosslip.com: tinyurl.com/mcgamy

Travolta And The Criminal Cult

2009-08-21T10:34:00.003+01:00

YouTube video:

"Travolta trying to leave the Church of Scientology?"

tinyurl.com/mfcl85

Tom Cruise, Your Auditor Certs Should Be Cancelled

2009-08-20T15:35:00.001+01:00

Tom Cruise, you knew Marc Headley on a personal level and I'm sure you bonded with him while auditing on the Academy Levels. I'm sure you saw that Marc had gains and enjoyed being your pc. You also knew that Marc was a staff member at the Int Base and had been raised in Scientology. So how does it make you feel now to see your pc upset about the fact that he got majorly screwed by Scientology to the point where he's been all over the media and is now suing your so-called "Church" into oblivion? From your own experiences with Marc, do you really think he'd go to this extent to lie about what he's claimed? Even when there are many others who are making the same claims he is making? Do some soul searching.

Do you remember the Scientology Tech about how an SP does not make case gain? Well, you audited Marc personally, so I'm sure you know he makes case gain - so either you falsified your auditing reports to complete your Levels or, per the HCOB above (your own Tech) you missed withholds and need a retrain - Certs Cancelled.

I can't imagine what's going on in your head right now knowing that your own pc could be the world's biggest SP. Not quite in the History Books yet Tommy Boy. You had the biggest SP in the world right in front of you on the cans, and not even YOU could handle him. Aren't you the authority on the mind? Aren't you the only one who can really do something about it? Think about it

Full post on xenu.net: tinyurl.com/n34ank

The Church of Scientology Implodes

2009-08-20T11:01:00.002+01:00

"Already we saw churches closing, excused as "combining" with nearby churches, but now we are seeing churches actually disappearing, closing their doors.

Already we were seeing the membership numbers drastically dropping, and every day, newly out ex-Scientologists are telling their stories, getting in touch with old friends.

Already we were seeing the "formidable" attack machinery of the church falling apart, failing. But, today, they have so few trusted staff that they can no longer fight more than one battle at a time -- and they have so many more than one battle today."

Full article: tinyurl.com/nypzvh

Creepy Cult Guy Calls AnonSparrow1

2009-08-20T09:02:00.003+01:00

Religion, much?

From the video description:

"After being called a child molester one too many times, I challenge PerfectStorm to call me on the phone. He was a little late but still."

London: Anonymous appears on 4th Plinth, Trafalgar Square.

2009-08-20T00:18:00.002+01:00

London: Anonymous appears on 4th Plinth, Trafalgar Square.

View video: tinyurl.com/kmvqez

David Miscavige: The Violent Dictator

2009-08-19T22:20:00.000+01:00

DAVID MISCAVIGE: The Violent Dictator
http://www.truthrundown.org