Thanks to all for your kind and encouraging wishes following our wedding. They were very well received by us and greatly appreciated. We now return to regularly scheduled programming.... Recently I have posted a number of articles on the subject of Scientology Disconnection-see here for the overview: Scientology Disconnection Policy Exposed. One of the most interesting was the result of a survey to establish exactly WHO the Church of Scientology is so eager to declare. It showed the bulk of those declared were long time, well trained and experienced Scientologists. (Results here) Another … [Read more...]
Scientology – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
This article was written for those who are new to Scientology by one of our Special Correspondents. I think it may be useful to some, and certainly a get a LOT of emails from people who have come across the subject and are curious, so I will from now on be able to direct them to this post. If you are interested in Scientology this article is important reading. If you are considering taking a course, this article is absolutely vital to your future happiness. Scientology- The Good Why are people attracted to Scientology? What is it that can bring powerful figures such as Tom Cruise and John … [Read more...]
Scientology Golden Age Of SP Declares
The Golden Age of "Suppressive Persons" For many years now the Church of Scientology has been declaring people as "suppressive" as control mechanism in a losing battle to limit questioning and criticism of the David Miscagive's Brave New Scientology World. (See Disconnection Scientology's Nasty Secret to understand this practice) The impetus for this survey was the response to a series of postings on the subject of Disconnection and particularly one concerning "SP Declares" . I wondered what the bigger picture looked like. I know my own experience and that of others I had read about or sp … [Read more...]
SP Declare Survey
Given the interest in the last posting: Disconnection -- Where Are The Declare Orders? I am interested to hear from as many as possible about their experiences with being declared a Suppressive Person in the last 10 years. (It's not that anyone declared in previous years was less valid -- I just made an arbitrary cutoff to keep this somewhat manageable). Many of you have made public statements and are listed in the Indy 500 list. I would still like to hear from you. Others have walked away completely and are no longer practicing Scientology in any way - I would like to hear from you to … [Read more...]
Scientology Disconnection — Where Are The Declare Orders?
This is the third in a series of postings concerning Disconnection. See: Disconnection -- Scientology's Nasty Secret and Who Qualifies To Be Declared? There has been an evolution (devolution) of “Declares” in Corporate Scientology. Some years ago, in order to be "declared" there would be a “Declare Orders.” A recounting of supposed facts and their alleged associated “crimes” would be printed on goldenrod paper (the “colorflash” of the Hubbard Communications Office – home to Ethics) and sent to those concerned and placed on the public notice board. After all, the theory of this was t … [Read more...]
Scientology Disconnection — Who Qualifies To Be Declared?
This is the second in a series of postings examining the subject of Scientology disconnection practices. See Disconnection -- Scientology's Nasty Secret. Who qualifies for disconnection? The simple answer is “anyone deemed an undesirable.” It used to be true that one disconnected from Suppressive Persons if they could not be handled. And Suppressive Persons are denominated as those individuals who display the majority of characteristics of the anti-social personality. Old School Think According to “old school” Scientology thinking: As they only comprise 20% of the population and as on … [Read more...]
Disconnection — Scientology’s Nasty Secret
While Scientology spokespeople have routinely denied that “enforced disconnection exists”, anyone who is familiar with the Corporate Church of Scientology knows only too well about disconnection. Like so much else in the Corporate Scientology empire, its an ugly truth to be hidden from the “wog” world through a game of carefully worded deception of the same order as Bill Clinton’s infamous “I did not have sexual relations with that woman.” When you see a church spokespeople emphatically state “there is no policy of enforced disconnection” in Scientology, the language is carefully c … [Read more...]
Mark McKinstry — "Your Worst Days Are Behind You…"
This is the second in a series of “I Am Out – Life Is Good” postings. Mark was profiled on Marty’s blog in 2010. He is a very smart guy who was a driving force behind Dianetics returning to the New York Times bestseller list. His story is worth reading – and his perspective of life after the Sea Org is invaluable. Mike Rinder Hi... My name is Mark McKinstry. I was introduced to Scientology in 1975 at the Davis Mission while attending UC Davis. I joined staff shortly thereafter and later transferred to St. Hill where I worked in the Guardians Office and Mission Office Worldwide. I joined … [Read more...]
An Open Letter to My Family- By Mike Rinder
Written and published 25 May 2010 Dear Andrew, Taryn & Cathy, You made a big issue out of my failure to respond to your letters, so I am responding herewith to the letters each of you sent. I note that Jude sent me a letter when I was living in Denver – but didn’t send another in the second round after I moved near where she lives, and Benjamin didn’t send me a letter at all. I guess the Church is worried that I may respond in person by paying her or Benjamin a visit and it sort of blows the “You have disconnected from your family and refuse to communicate to them” line when I show up and t … [Read more...]
Defectors Say Church of Scientology Hides Abuse
By LAURIE GOODSTEINPublished: March 6, 2010CLEARWATER, Fla From the New York Times - click to see original article Raised as Scientologists, Christie King Collbran and her husband, Chris, were recruited as teenagers to work for the elite corps of staff members who keep the Church of Scientology running, known as the Sea Organization, or Sea Org. They signed a contract for a billion years — in keeping with the church’s belief that Scientologists are immortal. They worked seven days a week, often on little sleep, for sporadic paychecks of $50 a week, at most. But after 13 years and growing di … [Read more...]