Grant Cardone is a big fan of Donald Trump like his big Scientology donor friend Trish Duggan. Cardone recently flew to California to speak at Trump’s Coachella rally. He is now promoting his appearance at an upcoming Madison Square Garden rally. I usually try to steer clear of things political here as it is generally off topic and tends to descend into back and forth name calling. But this stuff if putting it front and center, so here goes with my observations. As I have said before, many Scientologists are one issue voters — the fear and hatred of psychiatry … [Read more...]
Scientology Celebrity Pretenders
It's always interesting to see high profile scientologists trying to make scientology appear to be something it is not to avoid embarrassment/having to answer uncomfortable questions. A couple of examples surfaced recently. One of the great scientology scam artists, Grant Cardone put a reel on Facebook (it's only about 20 seconds and well worth a look): https://www.facebook.com/reel/1061963735350614 In it he proclaims he really isn't about money, which sets the tone of what is to follow... He is actually all about spirituality. And that means his relationship with God, w … [Read more...]
When the Media Challenged Tom Cruise About Scientology
This is an old article that appeared in Premiere magazine in 1993. I came across it while I was looking for something recently and it reminded me of the days when journalists in major publications were not afraid of taking on scientology and challenging the celebrities involved to account for their support of the cult. These days, with a very few exceptions (Tony Ortega, take a bow), reporters are so afraid of even asking about scientology, the issue is ignored. Cruise forbids questions about scientology as a condition of doing interviews. The lack of attention and exposure of the beliefs and … [Read more...]
Leah & Mike: When Scientology Tried to Get Jim Carrey
My apologies for my recent absence. I explain this in the beginning of the video. I (and the rest of the family) got the flu in the New Year and because of my weakened immune system (and age) it hit me very hard and I ended up back in hospital for a week due to complications. Also at the start of this video is some excellent news that Mark Bunker has been endorsed by the Clearwater Police Department in his run for re-election. We are joined by Claire Headley to discuss the efforts made to suck Jimi Carrey into scientology. It was a strange coincidence that this even came up … [Read more...]
Brothers Broken: A New Film About Scientology Destroying Lives
A couple of days ago, Tony put this message from Geoff Levin on his blog. I am republishing here in the event that any reader here may not have seen it at Tony's. Geoff has been a staunch supporter of this blog and me generally. I am proud to be included in his movie -- I met his brother, Robbie, when I was at Sundance for the premiere of Going Clear. Two talented and extremely nice men who have an incredible horror story to tell. Fortunately, this one has a relatively happy ending, though Geoff's children remain disconnected. This is Geoff's message: It’s been a long jo … [Read more...]
Scientology Lies Responding to 60 Minutes Australia
If by chance you have not seen this piece on 60 Minutes Australia from last Sunday, I commend you to do so... The Australian media pull no punches, and this is one carries on the tradition. In the introduction alone they talk about scientology's "mob-style operations" and how it is "bullying" and "belligerent." On their website (they don't include any of the response in the televised piece), Channel 9 includes the scientology response. Literally a series of blatant lies: Statement from The Church of Scientology "The Church does not prohibit or discourage members from reporting criminal … [Read more...]
What Happened to the Biggest Disseminator in History?
Remember when Tom Cruise was lauded with the Flavor Flav "Freedom Medal of Valor" for being the greatest disseminator in the history of scientology? The video went on and on about how he is relentless and unwavering in his efforts to get the word out about scientology. That he has "brought LRH tech to over 1 billion people on earth, and that's just the beginning..." Remember the stories about how he rounded up all the celebrities in LA and read them the riot act about not being dedicated enough and not doing their bit to expand scientology? Those days are long gone. He … [Read more...]
Neil Gaiman’s Scientology Suicide Story
This interesting piece detailing a tumultuous period of scientology's history was sent to me by Mike Crotty, the creator of the Investigative Youtube series 'Comic's Secret History' Whether you agree with his conclusions concerning why Neil Gaiman's book frames events as it does, he has laid out the history of scientology in the UK in the mid-60's better than I have seen it done anywhere before. It was a convulsive time and led to the formation of the Sea Org when Hubbard left the UK to try his luck in reassuming his role as founder of Rhodesia, and failing at that Neil Gaiman's … [Read more...]
How Scientologists Deal With “Entheta”
"Entheta" is a term in scientology which is a contraction of "enturbulated theta" -- enturbulated means upset and theta means life force. In simple english, entheta is bad news. It is not something that is untrue, just something you don't want to hear. Anything that will cause upset (or in the case of scientology itself, doubt about it). Hubbard says that entheta is the work of "chaos merchants" (suppressive persons), and when the entheta concerns scientology, it is an attempt to "destroy mankind's only hope" and is entirely lies. His "logic" is that scientology is only good, so anyone … [Read more...]
A Billion Years for Christmas and Kirstie Alley’s Death
My thanks to Gallery Books for this ad in the New York Times Book Review this week. A book is an excellent gift for Christmas! Especially A Billion Years... Please keep that in mind as you do your holiday shopping for friends and family. Kirstie Alley The passing of Kirstie was announced late last night by her children. A dedicated scientologist to the end, she did her best to smear me and Leah as all good scientologists do. But despite that, I have fond memories of Kirstie. She has never been anything but over-the-top outrageous and very funny. The only mention I make of … [Read more...]