Presented personally by Mr. David Miscavige with both “Ideal Org'” AND “St Hill Size” status, Joburg org epitomizes the pinnacle of scientology organizations on earth (not counting the artificially inflated Tampa Org that is home to the many Flag rejects and people trying to avoid Flag registrars).
And here we see what they are so proud of: 2 Clears in one week and one person “flying through his training” — apparently they didn’t have a single course completion to announce in the same week as the 2 Clears.
This is the best. of the best. And compared to other scientology orgs, it is. Most orgs don’t make 2 Clears in a year.
But even at this worldbeating rate they are not going to Clear Joburg EVER. Let alone all of the African Continent (which they are also responsible for).
The new “St Hill Size” “ideal” Advanced Org Africa is only going to be able to get customers from other parts of the world as even if Joburg actually did 2 every week (they don’t…) it would support a massive Advance Org. The only thing the new AO can do is try to steal the dwindling number of Clears in other parts of the world by offering discounts due to exchange rates on the Rand. Or they will begin cannibalizing the local orgs, delivering bottom of the bridge services.
Miscavige had a moment of glory that allowed him to shoot a video to show at a ribbon yanking event and try to pretend this proves scientology is expanding. Of course it’s a facade. He cannot do anything to get scientology out of the long slump into oblivion it has descended into — so he buys buildings, holds ribbon yanking ceremonies in front of the clubbed seals who clap and cheer him and tells the bubble dwellers how great they are doing.
It’s a bizarre charade that only those inside the bubble buy into. They are so out of touch with reality that they repeatedly put out these sort of promotional items to prove it.
Scientology would be completely irrelevant to the world at this point if it didn’t have 3 billion dollars to implement its toxic policies to destroy enemies, break up families, abuse the elderly, bankrupt donors and cover up abuses.
Elyssa McGregor says
June 27, 2019 at 5:36 pmHi Mike,
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Jenn says
June 20, 2019 at 2:57 pmNever-in here with a question. If there are fewer and fewer CoS members, and the $$$ is all laundered into (empty, tax-free) real estate, what do you think will happen to that real estate equity down the road? I imagine there has to be a plan to get that cash into Miscavige’s pockets, right?
Mike Rinder says
June 20, 2019 at 3:48 pmHe doesnt need cash in his pocket. He has 3 billion available at the snap of his fingers. Why get anything personally that would give him a personal liability?
smokkee911 says
June 20, 2019 at 6:10 pmThat’s the same 3 billion that he is going to personally use to get himself outta Dodge before the process servers find him and set himself up somewhere luxurious to ride it out…or die. I’d love to see him sweating it out in court but I believe I have better odds winning the lottery.
Richard says
June 20, 2019 at 6:58 pmThe worldwide assessed real estate valuation might be over 1 billion. I don’t see.where an extra 3 billion comes from. Are the lawyers smart enough to hide that much money? I guess it’s possible.
Mike Rinder says
June 20, 2019 at 8:21 pmThe 3 billion includes the real estate.
Check how much money the FSO and IAS take in and accumulate that over the last 30 years and you will see how it’s possible. If it was ONLY a $1 million collected each week by CSI and IAS week (and it is a lot more than that) it would be $100 mil times 30 years (not counting what they had BEFORE that time)… That’s 3 billion. They have virtually no expenses. They dont pay staff and they dont pay rent.
Richard says
June 20, 2019 at 9:54 pmThanks for the explanation. It makes sense.
Peabody says
June 21, 2019 at 12:34 amAnd don’t pay taxes much.
Robert King says
June 20, 2019 at 12:16 amThe “church” uses the most prettiest women and the handsomest men as the front person who greets those at the front entrance. I almost joined staff because of the cute girl who I thought had a more personal interest in me.
Staff told me I should join SO because people in the SO will marry quickly .
Aquamarine says
June 20, 2019 at 5:25 pmI know 2 girls, desperate to get married, who were reg’ged for Sea Org that way. Reg’ged successfully, I might add.
One of them is now married to a Hungarian guy who is a cleaner of some sort in the SO – he’s 8 years younger, Hungarian and barely speaks English.
The other girl never made it out of the Sea Org’s EPF. She quit pretty quickly.
But her long term K/A drinking family is wealthy so she’s now a public and auditing on 7 or 8,and to my knowledge still unmarried but very comfortable.
Her problem was (is?) not finding someone to marry (millionaire’s daughters usually due quite well along this line) but finding a Scientology guy she could marry.
Scribe says
June 19, 2019 at 5:43 pmTo all ex-Scientologists posting here, who could have predicted in our kool-aid addled brains that in the not too distant future we would be speaking out about the abuses of this cult?
Imaberrated says
June 19, 2019 at 7:39 pmNo way. I was born into the cult and a rabid believer.
Scribe says
June 20, 2019 at 1:13 amI was born at a very early age.
Old Surfer Dude says
June 20, 2019 at 11:42 amI was born right after you.
Valerie says
June 21, 2019 at 2:20 pmMy dad’s life story – he told this to us all the time:
“I was born at the tender age of two in a log cabin along the Rum River in the little town of Burpsville. I was born there because I wanted to be near my mother.
Wynski says
June 19, 2019 at 3:40 pmLOL There are not enough scamologists in ALL of Africa to have enough students in the course rooms &people being audited to fulfill the requirements set out for a “Saint Hill sized Org” much less the numbers they have in reality.
Valerie says
June 19, 2019 at 2:52 pmJust for comparison, I was going to list all the completions from an old Auditor magazine so people could see the lack of boom, but well, it would be too much work.
Auditor #164, it had gone monthly by then, which was published sometime in 1979 listed clear numbers 19352-20445. One thousand one hundred and three clears made in scientology in one month.
By Auditor #178, they were up to clear number 26336 and it went to 27665, so that month there were 1330 clears made.
FWIW, this was during the period when people were allowed to declare to “natural clear” so a lot of clears were made. BUT in the same Auditor magazines, there is a newspaper sized page, font size 8, single spaced 8 columns of completions of other courses from Missions across scientology.
Anyone who has read any of my prior comments understands that I am not a believer, I made it to OTV and that and $5 will buy me the bottom priced coffee on Starbucks menu.
I am only posting this information to highlight the obvious: there is no boom. Any mission in scientology in the ’70s and ’80s was putting out more completions in a given day than any of ideal morgues do in a month these days.
Anyone who is under the radar or who is questioning leaving, please ask Mike for my email address and I will email you copies of those Auditor magazines so you can see what it was like then. The reality is that the sham has been exposed for what it is and it is time to escape while you can.
The curtain has been pulled back and “the mighty oz” has been exposed.
TrevAnon says
June 19, 2019 at 3:42 pmThis may be relevant:
http://www.forum.exscn.net/threads/estimates-for-new-members-and-total-membership.44306/
Richard says
June 19, 2019 at 10:13 pmI think there was a lot of confusion about the clear numbering system when things got changed around in 1978. A recent thread on ESMB called “Clear:some background” included a 1989 article by David Mayo. Here’s a part of it:
[Clear
By David Mayo, USA.
In late 1978, the state of “dianetic clear” was announced. Within a few months two other “states of clear” were introduced: the state of “natural clear” and the state of “past life clear”.
This change had two immediate consequences:
1. The number of people attesting (correctly or falsely) to having attained the “state of clear” increased enormously.
2. During and after that period, there was a considerable amount of upset and confusion about the “state of clear”.]
Richard says
June 20, 2019 at 7:32 amHere’s a link to the ESMB thread and the David Mayo article. During most of the 1970’s dianetic auditing came before scientology grades auditing and then came the “Clearing Course” or whatever it was called.
http://www.forum.exscn.net/threads/clear-some-background.50323/
Richard says
June 20, 2019 at 8:02 amI guess I hit a “sweet spot” in my scientology experience. I was training and co-auditing on the grades at the American Saint Hill Organization in LA in the late 1970’s when the “Dianetic Drug Rundown” came out. It was deemed a priority and myself and my co-auditor were transferred to it. At some point on the rundown I attested to “Dianetic Clear”. The Purification Rundown or sweat program was not yet up and running so I escaped that. Soon thereafter the monthly price increases resumed and I split and joined the Great Exodus in LA as it was called by some people.
Richard says
June 20, 2019 at 10:07 amThe “Dianetic Drug Rundown” addressed attitudes, emotions, sensations and pains directly related to taking drugs and alcohol.
Richard says
June 20, 2019 at 3:22 pmAfterthought – On the “old” route to clear one of the setups or prerequisites to the Clearing Course was “power processing”. People would walk around with a note pinned to their shirt or blouse saying “I’m on Power. Please don’t talk to me.” !
Valerie says
June 21, 2019 at 2:24 pmAnd BAM you’ve hit the nail on the head. “People would walk around”
This is all I was getting at. I don’t care how someone made the fictional state of clear and do not pretend that I am better than any other being on the planet because I have attested to some fictional OT Levels or have completed an embarrassing amount of scientology processing.
All my post was pointing out was that
There were people walking around,
That is not the case these days. They are just big shiny empty buildings.
I consider that a good thing.
No One says
June 19, 2019 at 2:02 pmI’ve been hearing that Tampa is struggling as well.
***And They All Fall Down***
Old Surfer Dude says
June 19, 2019 at 9:04 pmHe’ll no! Tampa is all the way up to ‘H’. And boy are they celebrating!
Scribe says
June 19, 2019 at 12:53 pmYou must remember this
A fist is still a fist
A lie is still a lie
The fundamental things apply
As cons go by
And when Miscavige woos
He still means I loathe you
On that you can rely
No matter what the future brings
As cons go by
SPs and OSA sorely out of date
RPF assignments, jealousy and hate
Kids without parents, nobody can relate
That no one can deny
It’s still the same old story
With false pretended glory
More pie up in the sky
The world will never welcome bullshit
As cons go by
Aquamarine says
June 19, 2019 at 1:31 pmNice one, Scribe!
Xenu's Son says
June 19, 2019 at 3:00 pmnice one scribe.
Skyler says
June 19, 2019 at 4:36 pmHey scribe, I’ve been humming that tune all day long. Nice one.
Jere lull (38years recovering) says
June 19, 2019 at 4:29 pmVERY NICELY DONE SCRIBE!
Scribe says
June 19, 2019 at 5:20 pmThank you all for your compliments! This is almost like a second profession to me. Stay tuned for further lyrical musings on the depredations of the biggest con in the world.
Scribe says
June 19, 2019 at 5:32 pmThanks to all for the nice compliments!
Scribe says
June 20, 2019 at 1:15 amSorry, I got an error message on the first post, hence the redundancy.
Xenu's Son says
June 20, 2019 at 1:36 amIt is getting time to set a Clear date. where a country is considered cleared of Scientology, and the Scientology funeral and eulogy is held.
This would make a great funeral song
bixntram says
June 19, 2019 at 8:06 pmPlay it again, Scribe.
Scribe says
June 19, 2019 at 10:19 pmOnly if you take a chorus.
Old Surfer Dude says
June 20, 2019 at 11:46 amDo I have to wear a dress?
Kat LaRue says
June 20, 2019 at 5:54 pmOSD-
A tutu will suffice.
Kat
Komodo Dragon says
June 23, 2019 at 5:49 pmBut OSD, please wear surf trunks under that tutu.
Joe Pendleton says
June 20, 2019 at 12:54 amFantastic job Scribe ! I almost said “play it Sam” …but my own opinion is that “the world will ALWAYS welcome bullshit as cons go by” ..
Mary says
June 19, 2019 at 11:40 am“…boasts a 20-man tech team including a Class VI, Flag trained C/S….”
Bragging about a Class VI is so odd to me in this day and age considering no one can do the Class VI Briefing Course nor, obviously, the Class VIII Course right now. The Class VI Course has been pulled. No one knows why – maybe too many references that LRH made to “Suzie” or “Nibs” or some other family member or some deceased or alive SP that LRH referred to on many of the 400+ tapes, or maybe it’s because 3D Criss-Cross which LRH devotes many lectures, is “old” and “not used” any more. Anyway, I’m sure miscavige has a perfectly brilliant reason for getting rid of the Briefing Course but then he forgot to also close ASHO’s doors since they go hand in hand. I guess too many members might actually notice that.
nomnom says
June 19, 2019 at 1:27 pmSurprised they didn’t add FEBC and KTL completions since those aren’t delivered anymore either.
Scribe says
June 19, 2019 at 10:25 pmThe Flag Extensive Bullshit Course and Keys To Losing will be available when GAT 3 is released sometime in the near future depending on the outcome of the current lawsuit against COB.
Joe Pendleton says
June 19, 2019 at 11:19 amClearing the planet? … Clearing Joburg? … How about just clearing the ORG? … One would think that THIS is the population at least that the CoS has complete control over … All pts sits handled , no sp’s, etc etc etc … And yet no org is able to even come close to just clearing its staff and in house public … The PLANET???? … How about your own freaking BUILDING fercryinoutloud!!!! (maybe if the exec council attends Arte Maren’s admin scale seminar … ok, Just kidding …)
PeaceMaker says
June 20, 2019 at 1:05 pmJoe, that’s indeed perhaps the most damning part – they can’t even clear themselves!
I know they like to claim that staff and SO are operating at some high level just by virtue of the work they’re doing, though it’s more likely that Scientology would rather spend its resources “clearing” paying customers. Plus I think there’s a cynical calculation that “clear” is a carrot to hold out to keep people on staff, and that actually “clearing” them might make them more likely to quit or blow.
Plus there’s no excuse for one of the other dirty little secrets of Scientology – there are quite a few old-time hangers-on at the orgs who’ve never been able to afford to go clear.
SILVIA says
June 19, 2019 at 10:57 amAh…, and by the time this student completes the e-metering course, full of Golden Tech arbitrariness, another year would have gone by.
bixntram says
June 19, 2019 at 10:52 amMy wish of the day in light of the lawsuits and bad PR the cherch is getting:
The useful wog idiots everywhere who show up for the ribbon yankngs and anti-drug photo ops start making themselves unavailable. One can hope.
Skyler says
June 19, 2019 at 10:49 amMike Rinder said: “Scientology would be completely irrelevant to the world at this point if it didn’t have 3 billion dollars to implement its toxic policies to destroy enemies, break up families, abuse the elderly, bankrupt donors and cover up abuses.”
Wow! That is some list you have made:
1) Destroy Families
2) Abuse the Elderly
3) Bankrupt Donors
4) Cover up Abuses
I have to take exception to this list. Not only will I show up each and every point you have made, but I will also prove to you that the number of items you list is far from the truth.
1) Destroy Families
What do you mean saying they destroy families? This is very far from the truth. They destroy far more than just families. They destroy everyone they can get their claws into. They destroy individual’s sense of worth, their God-given right to Free Will, their freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, ….
Well this list will obviously be too large for me to discuss each basic human right they destroy. So here is a small list of all the basic human rights and freedoms they destroy:
Freedom from Discrimination
Freedom from Arbitrary Arrest and Exile
Freedom from Slavery
Freedom from Torture and Degrading Treatment
Freedom from Interference with Privacy, Family, Home and Correspondence
Freedom of Belief and Religion
Freedom of Opinion and Information
Right to Rest and Leisure
Right to Marriage and Family
Right of Peaceful Assembly and Association
Right to Adequate Living Standard
Right to Life, Liberty, Personal Security
Right to Recognition as a Person before the Law
Right to Desirable Work and to Join Trade Unions
Right to Participate in Government and in Free Elections
Right to Equality before the Law
Right to Remedy by Competent Tribunal
Right to Fair Public Hearing
Right to be Considered Innocent until Proven Guilty
Right to Free Movement in and out of the Country
Right to Participate in the Cultural Life of Community
Right to Asylum from Persecution in other Countries
Right to a Nationality and the Freedom to Change It
Right to Own Property
Right to Social Security
Right to Education
Right to a Social Order that Articulates this Document
Freedom from State or Personal Interference in the above Rights
Phew! I’m all tuckered out. I could present similar numbers of their violations for all four of the items on your list. I could also present a bunch more items for your list. But these fuckers are just not worth the effort. On the other hand, their victims are well worth the effort.
Hey Mr. FBI. Where are you? What are you doing? Please get up off your ass and go bust these criminals!
Old Surfer Dude says
June 19, 2019 at 12:16 pmOutstanding post! Bravo! Skyle, you hit it out of the park!
Skyler says
June 19, 2019 at 4:22 pmHeh Heh. Thanks OSD.
Clearly Not Clear says
June 19, 2019 at 4:29 pmFreedom to be a journalist.
jere lull (38years recovering) says
June 19, 2019 at 4:33 pmSkyler, if I didn’t know better, I’d say you might have been working on that excellent list for a while.
Skyler says
June 19, 2019 at 6:54 pmHey jere,
The truth is I just Googled “List Human Rights and Freedoms” then used cut & paste.
I was really surprised to see that I recalled examples from Mike & Leah’s show where they violated almost every single one of these rights and freedoms.
That monster is such a scumbag. He took a big money-making scam and ran it right down the crapper. I sure am looking forward to the day this scam closes its doors.
Kat LaRue says
June 19, 2019 at 6:47 pmGood post Skyler! They take so much from everyone who associates with them. I hope to see the end here soon.
Thank you,
Kat
Skyler says
June 19, 2019 at 9:55 pmHey Kat LaRue, Thank you. That means a lot coming from you.
Kat LaRue says
June 20, 2019 at 5:56 pmSkyler,
Sorry I haven’t been posting as much- my son is staying with me for the summer and he has taken control off all electronics in my world..
Kat
George M White says
June 19, 2019 at 10:34 amScientology is the Religion of reversals.
You go backwards in spiritual development
Backwards in financial development.
Backwards in mental development
and backwards in social development.
Old Surfer Dude says
June 19, 2019 at 12:18 pmIf we go further back, we’ll be in the Stone Age.
Miss Dutch says
June 19, 2019 at 1:54 pmOSD, Scientology IS in the Stone Age. Hubbard never got out so neither did his crazy – I mean confused – I mean deluded – I mean ‘devout’ followers.
Old Surfer Dude says
June 19, 2019 at 9:10 pmStone Age, huh. I’m going to leave my body and head for the Stone Age! That should be pretty bitchin’. I’ll tell ya what happens.
bixntram says
June 19, 2019 at 10:54 pmNo need to tell me; I used to be stoner!
Old Surfer Dude says
June 20, 2019 at 11:49 amROTFLMFAO! Used to be…?
Kat LaRue says
June 19, 2019 at 6:49 pmOSD,
Wouldn’t that be awkward- meeting your former self over and over and having to explain why you’re STILL not clear???
Kat
Valerie says
June 19, 2019 at 2:55 pmAnd financial security, don’t forget that, your financial security is in the garbage bin.
Scribe says
June 19, 2019 at 10:31 amEven with ten billion it would be completely irrelevant.
jere lull (38years recovering) says
June 19, 2019 at 4:37 pm$3 billion, $10 billion… What’s the diff? the cult has never, CAN never, deliver on ANY of its promises or claims.It only PRETENDS that it has relevancy with the TAX FREE dollars it hordes.(whores?)
smokkee911 says
June 19, 2019 at 6:26 pmDefinitely whores. Which unfortunately makes staff prostitutes to the biggest pimp ever.
Aquamarine says
June 20, 2019 at 5:31 pmAll true, jere. All of which makes Co$ effectively a mere vanity project for David Miscavige. If you think about it, that’s all it is, really.