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Episode 24: Author and Icon Kate Bornstein

January 18, 2021 By Mike Rinder 20 Comments

  We are very excited to welcome author, playwright, performance artist, actor and icon Kate Bornstein to the Fair Game Podcast this week. For those unfamiliar with Kate, she is a prominent figure in the Trans Community. I have known her since the early 70's when she went by the name Al Bornstein, in fact Lt. Al Bornstein, in the Sea Org on board the Apollo with L. Ron Hubbard. We talk about Kate's history in scientology, its homophobia and transphobia, how scientology attempts "pray the gay away" with auditing, Kate's disconnection, her books and a lot more. She is an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Disconnection, DMSMH, Fair Game Podcast, gay, Kate Bornstein, L. Ron Hubbard, Leah Remini, Mike Rinder, Science of Survival, scientology homophobia, South Park, Tone Scale, Trapped in the Closet

Desperation in Atlanta

January 17, 2021 By Mike Rinder 45 Comments

This is from commenter Doug Sprinkle. It is amazing how desperate these orgs are to get hold of anyone who has ever had anything to do with them. I asked him out of curiosity about his time at DC Org and he sent this write up. It is SO typical and so clearly PRECISELY what happened that I thought it worth posting her for posterity's sake. This IS how people are treated in scientology orgs. They're like cattle, herded in to be milked for all they've got and the staff believe they have every right to neglect/mistreat/abuse people who are PAYING THEM for service. It's such an upside down world in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fundraising, Scientology Orgs Tagged With: Atlanta Org, DC Org, FCDC, fundraising, Liz Clapp, Steve Lower, Tom Clapp

Is Scientology an Investment?

January 16, 2021 By Mike Rinder 32 Comments

Old Wil Seabrook is at it again. These STAND flunkies are entirely predictable. Anything that is a touchy subject for scientology (in this case, their merciless money-grubbing) is taken up and presented as if it's a GOOD thing. Let's just dissect a few of Wil's statements. One thing that people ask me is why Scientologists make donations for their services. I think there’s an idea that help, especially of a religious nature, should be free. But once you start to examine that concept, it’s easy to see that nothing in life is ever actually free and that resources are required to do … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fundraising Tagged With: David Miscavige, fundraising, IAS, irs, STAND League, Tax exempt status, Wil Seabrook

Regraded Being

January 15, 2021 By Mike Rinder 27 Comments

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United More Than Ever

January 14, 2021 By Mike Rinder 18 Comments

Somehow, scientology can spin ANYTHING to their benefit. An "inspiring" presentation about how they printed booklets and fogged some offices. As if this had any real world effect on this pandemic. But they pat themselves on the back and tell themselves what an AMAZING job they did and how their orgs being boarded up and closed down has made them "more united than ever." Utter insanity. I guess this is a trait of any cult. No matter what happens, there is an "explanation" that proves themselves right. Someone shared a cartoon on Twitter from @MartinShovel that is so very appropriate to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Scientology Tagged With: Auckland Org, delusion, Martin Shovel

The “Game” — Hand Over Your Stimulus Check to Pay Our Staff

January 13, 2021 By Mike Rinder 44 Comments

Not only did scientology New York get $184,000 from the Coronavirus slush fund to "pay" their "staff" even they claim to OTHER government agencies that they don't have any employees, only "volunteers" in order to skirt labor laws, they are now also telling their people to turn over their stimulus checks because it's an "extended Holiday Bonus" for the staff. This "holiday bonus" is a joke -- I don't mean for the staff, it is VERY important, as it might be the one time in a whole year that they get more than $50 a week. It's a joke because of the AMOUNT of the income that is allocated to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fundraising Tagged With: fundraising, ny org, PPP Loan, staff pay, volunteers

Episode 23: Activist and Blogger Stefani Hutchison

January 11, 2021 By Mike Rinder 26 Comments

Leah and I talk with Stefani Hutchison this week, and the conversation was a true delight. We cover a lot of topics. Stefani was never a scientologist, but she has become a very effective and vocal whistleblower on the abuses of scientology. She is an example of what anyone can do if they want to take an active role in ending the pain and suffering that scientology causes for so many. I will post the link here once available. Here is how Stefani describes herself on her blog. I am a stay at home mother of one wonderful son. Married over 25 years to a wonderful man who puts up with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: Fair Game Podcast, Leah Remini, Mike Rinder, podcast, Stefani Hutchison

Scientology “Religious Arbitration” – Giving Kangaroo Courts a Bad Name

January 9, 2021 By Mike Rinder 35 Comments

Recently, one of the OSA bots on Twitter announced that the Judge in the Masterson civil case had "found me to be a liar" in the case "I lost." This is their twisted interpretation of the following statement by Judge Steven Kliefield in his ruling that the Masterson plaintiffs must submit to religious "arbitration," (see Tony Ortega's site for the full order): Defendants argue the Court should disregard the March 6, 2020 declaration because Rinder is biased, dedicated to falsely attacking the Church and has no foundation for much of his testimony. CSI and CCI also make specific objections … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal, Special Feature Tagged With: Judge Kliefield, Masterson, religious arbitration, Scientology

Regraded Being

January 8, 2021 By Mike Rinder 11 Comments

RB had a family commitment this week. Here is a classic from 2017... … [Read more...]

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Total Certainty — A Good Thing?

January 7, 2021 By Mike Rinder 39 Comments

Total certainty is a much discussed subject in scientology. Hubbard promoted this often, telling people that scientology would bring them total certainty. He even named one of the first magazines of scientology "Certainty." But is certainty really such a good thing? Certainty is the antithesis of knowledge. When you are certain you know things, it is impossible to teach you anything further. If you are certain the earth is flat, there is little point in providing evidence that this is not the case because that evidence will be rejected. The term is "thought-stopping." And on top of … [Read more...]

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  • mwesten on Episode 24: Author and Icon Kate Bornstein: “So he blamed himself? Nothing ever “just is” in Scientology. Hub comparing Scn with the Tao (PXL) is laughable.” Jan 19, 14:25
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