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Scientology: the Child Friendly Religion

August 10, 2022

From the recent FBI release, a letter sent to the St Petersburg Times in 2010. This may have been put on the SP Times website back then, and may not be something new, but I had not seen it before. It's a doozie. It is a compilation of lies, nestled in the usual "other religions have practices like ours" and repeated "anyone who tells you something different than what we say is a liar." The numerous, heartbreaking, independent yet similar stories of Sea Org members being coerced/forced to have abortions is addressed with the flimsiest response "we don't advocate abortion" and anyone who did so or claimed to do so is "either lying or or did so in contravention of the church's view on the matter." Ah, that settles it. Just believe … [Read More...]

House of Horrors

August 9, 2022

This is an excellent piece in the Daily Beast from Kate Briquelet and old friend Marlow Stern. It's a story that needs far more coverage. And as this case progresses, I hope that will be the case. The Amended Complaint details the Fair Game tactics being employed against the plaintiffs, as well as the strenuous efforts by Miscavige to evade service. Nothing unexpected, but it is good to see it detailed in a legal filing. Media feel protected when they report on documents filed in court. Since the days when Hubbard was trying to avoid being served in lawsuits, there have been strict policies in place to make it as difficult as possible for anyone to effect legal service. When Hubbard shuffled off his mortal coil, these same … [Read More...]

Correct Estimation of Effort

August 8, 2022

This is one of the things scientology is absolutely insane about. They convince themselves they are "clearing the planet," "changing the civilization" and "salvaging earth" because they tell themselves it is so. Yet the truth is they have no measurable impact on anything except the lives of those they come in direct contact with. This "briefing" will of course be a complete joke. Their special message about "International Dissemination" is not going to be anything remotely close to covering what the "correct estimation of effort" is because that would be so unreal and uncomfortable that people would walk out. For shits and giggles, I ballparked what the correct estimation of effort would be. Let's set an unrealistic target of … [Read More...]

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Tampa Bay Times:
The Truth Rundown:  Part 1  Part 2  Part 3
Sara Goldberg's Disconnection Story
Pat Broeker Spied On For 2 Decades
Church of Scientology vs. Debbie Cook:   Part 1  Part 2  Part 3
LA Times: Scientology Head's Father Was Spied On
The New Yorker:  The Apostate (Paul Haggis Story)
Vanity Fair:  What Katie Didn't Know (the Cruise/Katie Holmes story)
Digital Media
Leah Remini - Scientology And The Aftermath
Going Clear (HBO)
Megyn Kelly (Kelly File)  Part 1 Part 2  Part 3
Today Tonight (Australia) Part 1 Part 2
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TV3 Midweek (Ireland)
Trinity College
NY Times (Going Clear)
Deadline's Emmy Contenders (2017)
Deadline's Emmy Contenders (2018)
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Some thoughts on #scientology litigation. Hubbard: “fight on the basis of total attrition of the enemy.” Spending huge reserves of tax-free money, they bank on most not going the distance. But for those who do -- scientology has never won a damages trial.

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  • otherles on Scientology: the Child Friendly Religion: “Narcissists don’t know how stupid they look.” Aug 10, 09:09
  • Melissa Paris on Episode 25: Valeska Guider Paris: “Our mother tried multiple times to get us kids out of the Sea Org and living with her. She was…” Aug 10, 08:59
  • Ladidaah on Scientology: the Child Friendly Religion: ““some of the more untamed areas of North Africa,” in a letter written in _2010_???” Aug 10, 08:54
  • Joe on Thursday Funnies: “Thanks for all that info, I find it fascinating. I’m too scared to go into the org and see what…” Aug 10, 06:45
  • Aquamarine on House of Horrors: “Fred, I’ve observed that when some people want to deny, or believe they MUST deny an allegation which happens to…” Aug 9, 23:29
  • Bill de Carle (spbill) on Correct Estimation of Effort: “Nice to see a positive response, hope COB is reading this.” Aug 9, 21:52
  • FarmerJ on Thursday Funnies: “Most money definitely comes from Sydney, from the same old faces. Some from Melbourne and there’s a couple of Perth…” Aug 9, 21:31
  • Mark Kamran on House of Horrors: “Have you ever heard any one from mainstream religion ( Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam and Sikhism) ever went to…” Aug 9, 20:46
  • Peridot on Correct Estimation of Effort: “@Bill de Carle: I love your sentiment here. You offer rational points, if one is operating off a sincere desire…” Aug 9, 20:24
  • Joe on Thursday Funnies: “That’s interesting, I heard most of the money from Brissy comes from Sydney. If you Google the Brisbane Building Fund…” Aug 9, 19:39

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