Hurricane Milton is heading our way -- right into the middle of west Florida. The latest tracking from the Nation Hurricane Center shows it making landfall around 1am on Thursday morning. It is currently a Cat 5 -- though expected to lower to a Cat 3 before landfall (though these predictions can be wrong). Either way, it is a major storm. I have been trying to answer as many texts and emails as I can from people wishing us well and that we remain safe. Our home is NOT in an evacuation zone and we are not in danger of flooding. It is a brick construction and won't get blown off it's foundation. We have metal hurricane shutters. The only real danger we face is the large trees in both our front and back yard. It is likely branches will … [Read More...]
The Great Hubbard Archives Scam
One of the great scams Hubbard and scientology has engaged in is the "Archives Project." The pitch: the scribblings of L. Ron Hubbard are so important to the universe that they must be preserved for all time so when life returns to earth after the inevitable nuclear holocaust has turned it into a wasteland, the "tech" will be there for them to start over again. To that end, Hubbard designated the bulk of his estate be allocated to an organization that would be created for this purpose. This is the "Church of Spiritual Technology" or CST. Hubbard's money could not be transferred to CST until it had tax exemption (he didn't want any of his "hard earned" cash to end up in the hands of the "tax cruds") -- so from 1986 until 1993 the … [Read More...]
Scientology and Litigation
I came across this on the STAND website. As with everything they ever utter, it is laced with falsehoods. What is the Scientology position regarding litigation? During the history of the Church, some individuals sought to make money from unfounded allegations, but the Church successfully defended against those claims. Well, not exactly. Julie Christofferson won a massive judgment, so did Larry Wollersheim. The family of Lisa McPherson extracted a lrge settlement, so did many victims of Narconon. Litigation involving Churches of Scientology in America is virtually nonexistent today. Only if you pretend the following lawsuits don't exist: Masterson victims Baxters and Valeska Paris Valerie Haney Leah Remini Whitney … [Read More...]
