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		<title>Cults and Social Media</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2024 13:50:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I came across this article and am republishing it here because it contains a wealth of useful information, quoting 3 people in particular who I know personally understand the world of cults better than almost anyone: Prof. Stephen Kent, Dr. Steve Hassan and Dr. Janja Lalich. Their observations on cults, but also the insight into [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Steve Cannane&#8217;s Fair Game</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Rinder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2016 15:29:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I have just finished reading Australian national journalist Steve Cannane&#8217;s book Fair Game. I highly recommend it as a very well written and researched account of scientology&#8217;s history and a revealing expose of newly disclosed and little known information. Steve had earlier commented that I had prompted him to embark on this exercise when I [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Money, Power, Servitude</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Rinder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2014 14:11:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Flag Service Organization]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[golden age of tech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[golden age of tech II]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This new book is a must read for anyone interested in scientology and what goes on inside the church. Peter Bonyai recounts his experiences from the day he first walked into a mission in Pecs, Hungary through his life in the Sea Org and ultimately to his departure 10 years later. I helped Peter by [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>I AM</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Rinder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2013 04:27:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Marty recommended this movie to me which Christie and I just watched.  Get it from Netflix or Amazon or anywhere you can. It is more than worth the effort. It is brilliant, thought provoking, uplifting and inspiring. It is not a comedy in spite of the credits of the director. It is a documentary about [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Beyond Belief</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Rinder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:20:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Jenna Miscavige tells her story as a Sea Org Member. Described by Amazon.com as; Jenna Miscavige Hill niece of Church of Scientology leader David Miscavige, was raised as a Scientologist but left the controversial religion in 2005. In Beyond Belief, she shares her true story of life inside the upper ranks of the sect, details her experiences [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Scientology Reformation By Mark Rathbun</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Rinder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:03:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Why Scientology must be reformed. It answers the most frequently asked questions about Scientology today, including: What is behind the madness and violence widely reported on Scientology Inc. supreme leader David Miscavige? Why does Tom Cruise continue to support Miscavige despite international media reports of his increasingly sociopathic conduct? What does Tom Cruise know and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>What Is Wrong With Scientology</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Rinder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 18:19:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#160; The first critical treatment of Scientology that seeks to identify and correct what is wrong with it rather than to merely expose or advocate against the subject. A handbook for former, current and prospective members. The book can help to heal any damage done by misuse while rehabilitating any positives derived from Scientology. The [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Counterfeit Dreams</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Rinder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Scientology presents a glittering public facade, with their high-profile celebrities, polished videos, sophisticated TV ads, and impressive buildings. It is a public image that Jefferson Hawkins helped to craft, in the 36 years he spent working for the Church of Scientology. Yet behind that facade is a hidden world of physical and mental abuse, harassment, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Scientology- Abuse at the Top</title>
		<link>https://www.mikerindersblog.org/scientology-abuse-at-the-top/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Rinder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 23:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A former top insider reveals the nightmare world of violence and abuse at the highest levels of the Church of Scientology. One review states: &#8220;At home alone, a 14 year old girl takes a phone call from Scientology. This starts a quarter of a century journey of manipulation, betrayal and sexual, physical and mental abuse. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Blown For Good &#8211; Scientology</title>
		<link>https://www.mikerindersblog.org/blown-for-good-scientology/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Rinder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:14:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Blown for Good: Behind the Iron Curtain of Scientology is a non-fiction book about Scientology, written by Marc Headley. It was first published in the United States on November 5, 2009. Headley&#8217;s mother was a Scientologist and he joined the organization at a young age. He worked for the organization at its international headquarters in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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