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White Bread Scientology Does Black History Month

February 27, 2021 By Mike Rinder 45 Comments

The virtually whites-only country club that is scientology is trying to seem woke by holding a Black History Month Event. Hosted by the very white Beth Akiyama, they have to bring in some little known outsiders to talk on the subject. About the only people of color you will find in scientology organizations are members of the Nation of Islam who seem to have lost their way and ended up in the wrong building. The overwhelming whiteness of scientology caused great concern to the one real celebrity scientology has had from the African American community -- Isaac Hayes. He spoke … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Public Relations Tagged With: Beth Akiyama, Black History Month, Isaac Hayes, Scientology, scientoloyg is white

The Official Scientology Bubble — Now No Need for COVID Measures

February 20, 2021 By Mike Rinder 41 Comments

I have often said that scientologists live in a bubble of delusion. But now it's official. Scientology have declared their ultimate "spiritual retreat" is now an official "bubble." It could not be more fitting that the Freewinds now has the stamp of approval from "Church Management" as an "official bubble." Anyone who has ever been to the Freewinds knows this is the most hermetically sealed bubble in all of scientology. Once you are in it, the outside world no longer exists and the only reality is the dream world of scientology. No contact with the outside world. Not even a way of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Public Relations Tagged With: COVID-19, Freewinds, Mike Napier, Sharron Webber

Mad Scientologist John Mappin At It Again

January 21, 2021 By Mike Rinder 43 Comments

    This guy is a walking disaster zone. He probably thinks this is "good" media. He is well known as a scientologist, in fact identified here as a "Scientologist and soft porn actor..." This is a recent tweet from him...   It seems there are a good number of scientologists who have fallen prey to the Q conspiracy theories. They show up o0n social media and in emails that circulate around inside the bubble. It's not much of a leap from the ramblings of Hubbard about the government, world bank, Big Pharma, psychs etc etc to the wild claims of Q. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Public Relations, Scientology Tagged With: Bob Duggan, Danny Masterson, Grant Cardone, John Mappin, Leigh Dundas, public relations, Scientology, The Times, Tony Muhammad

Heads I Win, Tails You Lose

October 17, 2020 By Mike Rinder 35 Comments

Scientology recently tweeted this attack on Tony Ortega. Not sure why, they didn't write a new article. They just regurgitate the same old stuff. But they felt the need to "Dead Agent" him newly, probably because he has put out all the Black Ops videos... What is interesting about this is that they claim Tony Ortega is not an expert on scientology and thus is unqualified to comment on the subject. A couple of points to note. First, for supposed champions of "free speech," this is very hypocritical. One can only speak if you are an "expert"? Then how does Ed Parkin comment on a journalist … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Public Relations, Scientology Tagged With: Ed Parkin, Mike Rinder, STAND League, Tony Ortega

STAAD targets Dr. Oz

October 14, 2020 By Mike Rinder 64 Comments

Frankly, they don't have a whole lot to say about this -- but they simply cannot let any appearance of Leah Remini go unchallenged. But as usual, their flailing brings up something worth commenting on. Scientology invariably lies in their attacks on the media. This time, their complaint is this: Dr. Oz permitted Remini, a known bigot, to spread the blatant lie that the religion does not โ€œbelieve inโ€ traditional medicine and its members are thereby endangered. And then they include a quote from "STAND National Director" Bari Berger (an OSA PR person): โ€œDr. Oz had to go out of his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Public Relations Tagged With: Bari Berger, Dr. Oz, illness, L. Ron Hubbard, Leah Remini, MDs, medical doctors, PTS, STAND League

Scientology Spokesman Trashes David Miscavige

September 23, 2020 By Mike Rinder 74 Comments

Over the past 2 years, there is only one recognized person who speaks on behalf of scientology: Marty Rathbun. The two other recognizable "spokespeople" are never heard from -- Ed Parkin sends out a stream of tweets and Karin Pouw's name is affixed to the routine letters sent to the media written by others. They are never actually seen speaking. These 3 are the troika of scientology spokespeople today. Monique Yingling seems to have gone into retirement. Tommy Davis blew. Heber Jentzsch is disappeared. Even Bob Adams and Linda Simmons-Hight have vanished. And the other people who speak in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: David Miscavige, Public Relations Tagged With: David Miscavige, Dean Blehert, Ed Parkin, Karin Pouw, Leah Remini, Marty Rathbun, Mike Rinder, STAND League

They Cannot Get Over It

September 20, 2020 By Mike Rinder 40 Comments

Ed Parkin (and his Dear Leader, David Miscavige) continue to be obsessed about A&E. Not content that The Aftermath completed its 3 season run more than a year ago, they are operating on the Hubbard dictum "I never forget, I always even the score" and continue, once a week on average, to write editorials demanding the entire A&E network be exterminated. They literally want to cost every A&E employee their job, also pursuant to the dictates of Hubbard. Everyone who works at A&E is an "enemy" because they are connected to The Aftermath, Leah Remini and Mike Rinder. Why does … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Public Relations, Scientology Tagged With: A&E, Disney, Ed Parkin, Hulu, L. Ron Hubbard, Leah Remini, Martin Landon, Mike Rinder, STAND League, The Aftermath

More Foolishness from STAND

September 5, 2020 By Mike Rinder 38 Comments

Another recent tweet from the genuises at STAND League led me to yet another of their brain-addled articles. John Logothetis has apparently caught some sort of mental incapacity from riding in Rodger Clark's clown car of flawed logic...     As a note, right at the outset, he excuses the "professional critic" who gets paid for their "opinions." Of course, he must know that this is scientology's repeated claim about me and Leah. That we are simply "paid critics" who have nothing better to do than make a buck off "scientology's good name." But don't think he actually … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Public Relations Tagged With: charity commission, John Logothetis, Mike Rinder, Scientology, STAND League

What’s Up With Scientology TV?

August 27, 2020 By Mike Rinder 60 Comments

STAND League makes a big deal out of the "ratings" of The Aftermath and A&E. Still at it more than a year after the last episode aired. This is one of their recent headlines, exhorting Disney to "pull the plug" on A&E.   The hypocrites at STAND proclaim "the audience has spoken and they reject hate speech"... Actually, the audience spoke and made The Aftermath the biggest hit A&E had when we were airing -- though Live PD had higher audience numbers, The Aftermath was their "prestige" show. Emmy nominations across 4 years for 3 seasons and numerous other awards … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Public Relations, scientology TV, The Aftermath Tagged With: A&E, Alexa rankings, DirecTV, Mike Rinder's Blog, Scientology, ScientologyTV, The Aftermath

Scientology Hates “Experts” — Unless They Are Paying Them

August 24, 2020 By Mike Rinder 18 Comments

STAND League is a constant source of ideas of what should be discussed about scientology. They accuse others (usually Leah Remini and me) of exactly what they are doing. They rail again anti-Semitism, it spurs me to write about scientology and the NOI. They complain about "anti-religionists" it prompts something about what Hubbard had to say about religion. Scientology is "fun" - brings on a post about disconnection and crush regging. And now I noticed this one. Rest assured, every one of the "experts" scientology touts is paid. Massimo Introvigne of CESNUR., Gordon Melton, Brian Wilson … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Public Relations Tagged With: Brian Wilson, experts, Gordon Melton, Margaret Singer, Martin Landon, Massimo Introvigne, STAND League, Stephen Kent, Tony Ortega

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