First it was orgs, and Miscavige reinterpreted the Hubbard PL on "Ideal Orgs" to be a large, renovated building. Of course, there is nothing about this in the policy letter. Then it was Missions who were supposed to be "ideal." That Mission in San Francisco that Jenna Elfman opened was the first one I think. Or maybe it was the one Lisa Marie and Isaac Hayes did in Memphis? Or Kirstie's in Wichita? All of these are empty shells today. There have been a few others since then, but generally the Mission network of scientology has continued to shrink despite Miscavige's infamous … [Read more...]
Chicago Is Getting Old Fast
This "ideal" org in Chicago is really setting some interesting precedents. The building has been completed for some time. But they cannot open it. There are two apparent reasons. First, Miscavige fears being anywhere public -- even surrounded by security and all sorts of measures to protect him from being served with legal process. The second reason seems to be that they have no staff, so have resorted to a scraping of the barrel from other orgs. In the past this was done wholesale, often using SO members (like in Columbus and Orlando), but now it seems that like donations to the … [Read more...]
Creepy Photos Inside Scientology Building
This recent article is in stark contrast to the hype churned out by scientology about the oxymoronically named "ideal org program." David Miscavige has claimed this program is the key to Planetary Clearing, and a lot of people have given a LOT of money (and continue to do so) buying his bs. Scientology also claims the "new churches" prove that scientology is more popular and in demand than ever. If either of these two things were true, scientology would not own "abandoned" buildings all over the world, that they have failed to occupy, in some cases, for decades. Manchester is by no … [Read more...]
The Promised Ideal Orgs
One of our faithful readers sent me this recently. It is a screencap of the scientology website he had taken back in 2013. The ideal org program had been going for nearly 10 years by this time, and the hype had been maintained at a pretty high level. But with 9 years of hindsight, it is clear just how much bs Miscavige was peddling. The ideal orgs that were promised to have opened in THAT year that eventually opened: Sydney: May 2014 Basel: April 2015 Bogota: July 2015 Budapest: July 2016 Harlem: July 2016 San Diego: November 2016 Auckland: January 2017 Valley: March … [Read more...]
What Is The Ideal Org Program?
This is the fourth "vacation" post, revisiting some of the more important articles to have appeared on my blog over the years. The original post and comments can be found here. Any time there is a post about ideal org failures, there is a lot of speculation about "Why?" I have written various posts and comments about this from time to time, but realized I had never put it all in one place. There are two reasons for the ideal org program that go hand in hand. And it explains why, in spite of the clear failure of this program to bring about planetary clearing, or anything at all … [Read more...]
Pat & Andrew Rinder
This was sent to me recently. It saddens me to be reminded of just how deeply in the mind-prison my brother and sister-in-law are. Of course, like me, my brother was raised in scientology, and despite not being in the Sea Org, scientology is all he has ever known. They are totally dedicated to the lie that scientology is saving mankind. And even worse, that "ideal orgs" are what is achieving this. They have given a ton of money to the "ideal org" campaign, and even worse, persuade others to do so. All the while they are in the Melbourne ideal org all the time, and their son is the C/S … [Read more...]
Columbus Doing It For Chicago
So, they held the big event for Chicago in Columbus (?) and we have the full rundown in photos from the milestone occasion. Of course, in typical scientology ideal org event style, they have to have a stilt man, jugglers and Brutus the Buckeye (as well as children) to make it seem "fun," because you know the old saying "If it isn't fun, it isn't scientology." Though these days, that should probably be "If they're not asking for your money, or your life, it isn't scientology." A few thoughts of mine are interspersed among the pictures of the epic event. Over 200 … [Read more...]
Chicago Ideal Org Fail
The "ideal org" strategy is so far off the rails it doesn't even resemble the original crazy plan when Miscavige announced it in the early 2000's. He proclaimed that orgs required large enough buildings to be able to deliver "all the services", including a Public Divisions space large enough to accommodate what I called his FART program (Fully Automated Robot TV) whereby staff would be replaced by videos to "explain scientology). I laid this out in some detail in a posting from 2015 entitled What Is The Ideal Org Program? Originally, OT Committees were supposed to raise the … [Read more...]
An Ideal Org — Waste Management
The "ideal" org in Columbus is putting on a new IAS event. Remember, this is the supposed to be what a scientology organization in its ideal state is like. And this one is manned primarily by Sea Org members sent from Los Angeles. Their event features Freedom METAL Winner Bobby Wiggins -- the very tired and very lame old horse pulled out of the barn to try to earn himself some commissions. And then they pull out the big guns from the Solid Waste Authority and the Lower Otentangy River Watershed! They are going full in on the WTH precept of protecting the environment it seems. This is … [Read more...]
The Continuing Saga of St Louis’ “Not Ideal” Org
An update from some ex-scientologists familiar with the failed efforts to make St. Louis "ideal." You may recall, we heard from them back in 2019 -- which I covered in a blog post St Louis Blues -- An Epic Ideal Org Scam Note: the other two orgs mentioned in that first para are still not close to becoming ideal either... And also remember, this is the organization that boasts they have the ONLY workable "management technology" on earth. Here is the update from our observers. The Church of Scientology bilked $17 million out of Scientologists to fund the St Louis … [Read more...]