The next episode of Listener Questions. As always, we cover a lot of ground, though not nearly all the questions you have submitted. This time we try our best to answer questions about how many scientologists are left, why scientology is so "white," should scientology celebrities be boycotted, the front groups of scientology, Applied Scholastics schools, Degraded Beings, Dilettantes and more. It's a lot of stuff! And here are some documents and resources to go alo0ng with the answers. The number of scientologists today -- this is a great visual done by … [Read more...]
The Failed Scientology Mission Network
The Mission network, once the front line of scientology dissemination, is a broken down, tiny shadow of its former self. Back in the bad old days, Missions were large, prosperous and brought in the majority of new people to scientology. In his infinite wisdom (really his growing paranoia), L. Ron Hubbard decided the Missions were seeking to rip off "his" orgs. They were "stealing" public and making too much money, so the infamous Mission Holder Convention of October 1982 in San Francisco was the beginning of the end. Some think this was all the work of Miscavige. They would be incorrect. … [Read more...]
Unable to Confront and Shatter
How is it that Ed Parkin, who writes about me constantly, who organizes protests against me, who gets others to put things on social media about me, is so cowardly that he blocks me? What happened to "confront and shatter"? He is supposed to be the spearhead for scientology dealing with SP's like me. The guy who has the job of "protecting scientology." I don't block him. Or anyone else from scientology. I am not afraid of what they put on social media, disgustingly untrue as it is. I welcome them responding to anything I have to say. Would love to interact with them. Not … [Read more...]
Regraded Being
The Children Sacrificed to Scientology
It is sadly true that many children raised in scientology families, especially those that attend "Study Tech" schools, have a pre-ordained future in the Sea Org. While scientology and Applied Scholastics claim they are NOT scientology, and certainly are NOT Sea Org recruitment pools -- sometimes the truth leaks out. Here they are, thinking they are safe inside a scientologists only FB group, telling it like it is: Their "product" is a graduate who joins the Sea Org. And here is a parent laying out her "win" that she "made the decision that I was raising Sea Org members. … [Read more...]
New Scientology Trick: Uber Pitches
Here's a new one from a tipster in the Clearwater area: My friend got into an Uber and the driver handed her a scino booklet. See below. My friend immediately got into it with the driver asking why is she promoting a cult during her Uber experience. This is all pretty odd. Flag is NOT a place that wants new public. So, why promote it? As they aren’t trying to recruit, what is the QR code about on the front of this little booklet? Perhaps this is a "goodwill" item trying to get people to come visit the "Community Center" where they can be regaled with videos of the humanitarian works of … [Read more...]
Episode 47: The Life and Lies of L. Ron Hubbard Part 2
We continue with our deep dive into the life and lies of Hubbard with Jon Atack. Once again, we have quite a lot of documents to include -- but always at the top of the list are Jon's Let's Sell These People A Piece of Blue Sky and Barefaced Messiah by Russell Miller. I should also note that though we didnt mention it, for those of you interested in what Hubbard did or didnt do in the war, Chris Owen's excellent and thoroughly researched Ron The War Hero: The True Story of L Ron Hubbard's Calamitous Military Career is essential reading. Hubbard told so many lies about his naval his … [Read more...]
“We Wanted a Big, Booming Org” — And We Don’t Have One
Well, I have to ask. Where IS the big, booming org in London? (Or anywhere...) And what does a staff member completing the PTS/SP Course have to do with a big, booming org? Now she is going to be able to confront and shatter the suppression that is preventing the org from expanding? In fact, this course teaches scientologists to stay the hell away from "suppression" -- they cannot confront nor handle it, let alone shatter it. So, that isn't going to help... Once again, this is the blind sheeple demonstrating their cognitive dissonance. 40 years ago, Hubbard said in an LRH ED "we … [Read more...]
The Unhinged Rants Go On
The minions of the STAND League are always on the lookout for something to cry victim about. Wil Seabrook must have a big amends project he is trying to complete. He racked up a couple of hours and an item for his Liability formula ("I published an article attacking the SP's"). Even for the whiners at the STAND League, this one is really a stretch. Apparently, Kohler had the nerve to advertise in publications that run stories that offend scientology. Frankly, these days, just about every media outlet has something negative to say about scientology. So you could do an article like this … [Read more...]