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A Billion Years Event: Scientology is Losing Its Mind

November 27, 2022 By Mike Rinder 25 Comments

On Wednesday November 30th I am doing an event at the University of Pennsylvania with Professor Marci Hamilton.

This is causing great consternation in the hallways of OSA/Stand League.

They tweeted about it using my daughter’s account and even created a new video where she whines how she just got a “copy and paste” reply to her form-letter complaint to UPenn.

Seriously, only scientology could come up with something like this — a whineTweet for Thanksgiving. I thought Thanksgiving was supposed to be a day when you remember what you are thankful for, not an excuse to circulate the same, tired, whining lies they have been telling since 2017… If by any chance you are unfamiliar with the lies, this is a thoroughly documented article from Jeffrey Augustine’s excellent blog.

Somehow, the self-proclaimed champions of free speech don’t like anyone speaking that doesn’t say what they want people to hear. They don’t even want me seeing what they post. Note that she (and various of the other STAND League trolls) includes my Twitter address (@mikerinder) yet has me blocked so I cannot see the tweets…

The guardians of religious freedom and human rights for everyone don’t seem so enthusiastic about anyone who thinks that perhaps all is not as it should be in the bubble of scientology.

These great supporters of the “#MeToo” movement have remained dead silent about Danny Masterson…

They go to great lengths to try to convince the world they are tolerant, kind and have never even heard of Fair Game, let alone practice it. But their actions and utterances continue to prove the opposite. Instead of hurling invective and demanding the appearance be “cancelled” as their “Thanksgiving wish,” why doesn’t Taryn come to Philadelphia and join us on stage and she can tell her side of the story? She can bring her mother and Benjamin too. They can be 3 on 1.

In fact, as we have always said — we welcome ANY scientologist to appear and speak. No need to snipe from the weeds. Come on out and make your case in public. You have an open invitation.

Meanwhile, if you want to really piss them off, take a couple of hours on Wednesday evening and join us at UPenn Perelman Center at 7pm. Will be happy to see you and sign a copy of the book.

If you are in the area and want to attend, you can register here.

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Filed Under: A Billion Years, ChildUSA Tagged With: A Billion Years, Child USA, Danny Masterson, Jeffrey Augustine, Marci Hamilton, MeToo, Mike Rinder, Taryn Teutsch, University of Pennsylvania

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  1. Aquamarine says

    November 30, 2022 at 2:32 am

    Mike, how marvelous that you’ll be speaking at the University of Pennsylvania tomorrow! How I wish I could be there!
    I’ll look forward to your synopsis of the event on this blog. Wow; this is impressive. I can understand why the cultees are gnashing their teeth. You go guy! I’ll bet that other colleges and universities will follow suit!

    Reply
  2. PeaceMaker says

    November 27, 2022 at 11:18 pm

    “Cancel” culture, then? Like the anarchists and other-wing extremists I bet they like to deride if not hate, they want to shut down free speech on campus.

    That just shows how much the ideological/political extremes on either side are like each other – and how much Scientology today is reflective of Hubbard’s ideological excesses, paranoia and hostility that fit in with the McCarthy era and its witch hunts (the original “cancel culture”).

    Reply
  3. Splunk says

    November 27, 2022 at 9:18 pm

    They must be concerned. They even trotted out Marty Rathbun to make a post about the book at his blog. I wonder if we will ever know the truth of what happened there – you know, back when he began referring to his friend Mike as ‘Rinder’.

    Reply
    • Jere Lull says

      November 28, 2022 at 7:47 am

      Marty’s blog still exists!? I buzzed past it a while ago and couldn’t find any new content; I’d read it all before. Oh well, another one bites the dust. I suppose it’s only a matter of time before he gives up, or Davey stops paying him.

      Reply
    • SL1978 says

      November 28, 2022 at 12:33 pm

      As Mike eloquently put it with a chat with Chris Shelton. he wishes Mosey and Marty and their child nothing but the best. What I got from his message (Mike’s) was more a tone of sadness and disappointment than anger. What can yo do we carry on. We all have to.

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      • Mike Rinder says

        November 28, 2022 at 1:53 pm

        Actually it was with Tony Ortega on his podcast

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        • SL1978 says

          November 28, 2022 at 1:59 pm

          Thank you Mike for the correction.

          Reply
        • Kimo says

          November 28, 2022 at 5:25 pm

          Yes, but what color is his tie?

          😉

          Reply
  4. Fred G. Haseney says

    November 27, 2022 at 9:10 pm

    Wouldn’t it be cool if your event got more attendees than that dinky little event held recently at the Ft. Harrison? Videotape your event and send a copy — as a Christmas gift — to David Miscavige.

    Reply
    • Jere Lull says

      November 28, 2022 at 7:49 am

      ??? there was an event at the fart Harrison? I missed the notice.

      Reply
      • Fred Haseney says

        November 30, 2022 at 9:13 am

        I missed the notice, too. I would have attended, but the event was FARTher than I would have liked to travel.

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  5. Richard says

    November 27, 2022 at 8:30 pm

    “a whineTweet for Thanksgiving” laughter
    I don’t do social media but I guess “#whinetweet” would be interesting if that’s how you do it.

    I wonder if your publisher could get you an interview on C-SPAN’s book tv show. They probably stay clear of “religion” books but maybe the publisher could convince them the discussion would focus on the psychological aspects.

    http://www.booktv.org

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  6. Annie Oakley says

    November 27, 2022 at 8:11 pm

    This is great, Mike! Wish I could be there – will it be filmed or recorded in any way?

    Also, I just came across this piece, thought you might be interested – people are taking notice!

    Auditing Scientology: Reexamining The Church’s 501(c)(3) Tax Exemption Eligibility

    https://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2022/11/auditing-scientology-reexamining-the-churchs-501c3-tax-exemption-eligibility.html

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    • Mike Rinder says

      November 27, 2022 at 9:38 pm

      Thanks, yes this is a great piece by Taylor Holley that I posted on my blog…

      Reply
      • Annie Oakley says

        November 27, 2022 at 9:59 pm

        Ooops! I did not notice the date on Holley’s piece. (color me embarrassed) And I obviously missed your coverage of it somehow. But I am glad someone is bringing it up again. I think the more the bad PR cascades the more people are taking notice, thank goodness! Carry on! You rock!

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  7. GL says

    November 27, 2022 at 5:58 pm

    Did that rabid brainwashed sheepbot actually think that the university upon seeing the email (one of hundreds, if not thousands, received daily) would drop everything and fall over themselves to…oh wait…

    Duh! Silly me, of course she did because just the mention of who she is and which borgified collective she is part of should have sent a paroxysm of fear down the spines of the university. They would have wasted no time, all the while quivering in fright, cancelling Mike and sending grovelling apologies to $camology for being so thoughtless.

    Once again: Duh! Silly me.

    Oh yes, while watching the message I was left with the feeling that every time she kept look off to the left and right of screen she was keeping an eye on the two ethics officers pointing e-meter cans at her and mouthing, “We’re armed and we’re not afraid to sec check you.”

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  8. Cayden says

    November 27, 2022 at 4:28 pm

    An excellent point and one of the reasons I left Scientology.
    They do not care about free speech. They only talk the talk when it comes to human rights. As soon as it goes against their agenda they become extremists.

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  9. Peridot says

    November 27, 2022 at 2:14 pm

    I wholeheartedly agree here: This bizarre steady strategy is insulting, including because there is nothing in Mike’s life to suggest he is a quote “misogynist,” an avowed and active hater and oppressor of women. Not at all. This is a terrible strategy, including it negates the many real instances of women and girls being on the receiving end of terrible harm owing to gender.

    And, right again, Mike: Why doesn’t your former wife, Cathy, and two older children Taryn and Ben show up for the November 30 event, ask to be booked and act as (I guess) “counterpoint” to your claims in the discussion with Professor Hamilton? Wouldn’t that be, as you point out, a correct means of “confronting and shattering suppression”? We Former-Ins recall that the “valuable final product” of completing the Potential Trouble Source/Suppressive Person (PTS/SP) Course is the ability to confront and shatter suppression.

    Or is it that technically, Cathy is not really being suppressed by you; that this, instead, is all a ridiculous ruse and cry for attention, using your daughter Taryn as a shill?

    Being Data Series and auditor trained, I am stunned by how myopically the group operates. I wonder if that time back when Jefferson Hawkins was in Marketing—where he was okayed to hire a New York PR firm to do research, then provide a well-reasoned plan to make Dianetics and Scientology accepted—was a first and last. A first and last time a deep and broad outside perspective was sought (on how to position Dianetics and Scientology).

    From reading Hawkins’s book, “Counterfeit Dreams,” I remember the recommendations from the PR firm were rejected by the Scientology leadership, so were never implemented.

    And thus the Greek tragedy continues to play out, showcasing character flaws so often depicted in these sagas: greed, lack of sincere introspection and lack of humility.

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    • Karl Woodrow says

      November 28, 2022 at 1:58 am

      Peridot, Your wise and measured pan-determined analysis of this scene is so true. What we have been witnessing for the past several decades here is indeed very much like a “Greek tragedy”. And I doubt that it will end well or David Miscavige.

      Reply
      • Peridot says

        December 16, 2022 at 8:54 am

        Karl, Right there with you. #tragedy

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  10. Rip Van Winkle says

    November 27, 2022 at 11:20 am

    Bravo!

    You are doing so much for so many.

    If enough people find out, you’ll be packed to the rafters.

    …
    Every interview I listen to, you slay me at least once – you give voice for so much and many.

    You seem to be able to convey the impossible better and better.

    Thank you.

    Reply
  11. Neil Sarfati says

    November 27, 2022 at 11:03 am

    Mike, that’s fantastic news. I think a speaking and book signing tour of universitys should be booked. Now add in the hook “in large type across the promo” that as always, any officer or official representative of scientology is welcome to join you on stage. Something like that.

    Reply
  12. Howard Spinakker says

    November 27, 2022 at 10:45 am

    The following is a quote from Mike Rinder and you can find it in his blog post today:

    “When I did finally leave, I was astonished to discover that life beyond that wall – the non-scientology world – is not full of bogeymen, death and destruction. It is a large, exciting, and vibrant place far less dangerous than we had been warned.”

    I certainly agree with the quote above. It was definitely true for many years.

    But for people who may not have noticed, this is no longer true today. With the avid of the global pandemic about two years ago, it seems pretty clear the global ecosystem has had more than it can take and something is now causing a terrible decrease in the human population.

    Our planet can not sustain a global population of 8 Billion people and it is reacting in a very violent way to reduce that number. If you are feeling brave, just watch the video in the following link and gird your loins.

    I fear that most people here will just pooh pooh this statement and they will continue to live life as they always had. But many of the educated people on this planet are now expressing a very different viewpoint.

    If you have a strong stomach, take a look at the following link and hit the play button. This will not be an enjoyable read. But if you are planning to bring any more children into this world, you really should consider this information.

    https://rumble.com/v1wac7i-world-died-suddenly.html

    Reply
    • Chris Shugart says

      November 27, 2022 at 4:06 pm

      I will grant you the remote possibility that our eco-system is suffering from some kind of environmental stress. But I will not grant Stew Peters, maker of crackpot videos, as an authority on anything. You’ll have to do a lot better than that if you hope to have any credibility on this forum.

      Reply
  13. otherles says

    November 27, 2022 at 10:07 am

    Do I have to say it?

    A mind is a terrible thing to waste.

    When I was involved with the U of M Objectivist Club we never harassed any opponent of Objectivism. (Although we we were harassed by campus commies.)

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