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Massive Dissemination Success in Los Angeles!!!!

July 8, 2021 By Mike Rinder 42 Comments

    Hot off the press... This is a new level of desperate. Announcing to the world that they got a single person to buy a book -- some person looking for a romantic partner who is apparently a nerd got caught on a MeetUp.com phishing expedition by a reg at LA Org. Take note of the defensive attitude in this "promotion" piece: "anything new or different gets rejected by those who don't understand it and haven't taken the time to understand it - thus through mental laziness find it easier to reject and discard it." So much to unpack in that sentence. First, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Scientology Orgs Tagged With: asho, Dissemination, LA org

Germany on Scientology

June 19, 2021 By Mike Rinder 22 Comments

i Germany has just released its annual "Constitution protection report" for 2020. The last section of the report concerns scientology. One of our readers helped us with a translation:   "Scientology Organization" (SO) The "Scientology Organization" (SO) intends to establish a worldwide "Scientology Society". The number of members in Germany in 2020, as in 2019, was around 3,500 people. In the year under review, SO online activity increased again as the otherwise usual information stands in cities throughout Germany could not be operated due to the corona pandemic. The SO … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Front Groups, Scientology, Scientology Orgs Tagged With: annual report 2020, Germany, Ideal Orgs, Protection of the Constitution

Change the Future of This Planet Now

April 22, 2021 By Mike Rinder 56 Comments

This is one of the more egregiously dishonest and distorted promo pieces I have seen from scientology in a while. And that is saying something. Of course, the first thing to note is that being on staff does absolutely nothing about the future of this planet. It doesn't even do anything about the future of the neighborhood these orgs are in. Not a thing changes with their presence. Though in many jurisdictions they are a drain on tax revenues that would otherwise generate from the property they occupy. But apart from that, zilch impact. But then it devolves into absurdity. Staff is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Scientology Orgs Tagged With: Class V staff, Sacramento, scientology staff, volunteers

Desperation in Atlanta

January 17, 2021 By Mike Rinder 45 Comments

This is from commenter Doug Sprinkle. It is amazing how desperate these orgs are to get hold of anyone who has ever had anything to do with them. I asked him out of curiosity about his time at DC Org and he sent this write up. It is SO typical and so clearly PRECISELY what happened that I thought it worth posting her for posterity's sake. This IS how people are treated in scientology orgs. They're like cattle, herded in to be milked for all they've got and the staff believe they have every right to neglect/mistreat/abuse people who are PAYING THEM for service. It's such an upside down world in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fundraising, Scientology Orgs Tagged With: Atlanta Org, DC Org, FCDC, fundraising, Liz Clapp, Steve Lower, Tom Clapp

Scientology “Volunteers”

October 3, 2020 By Mike Rinder 54 Comments

My recent post, Bonnie's Sad Tale, noted the use of the term "volunteer" repeatedly to describe working as an org staff member. I commented that this "volunteer" status is a legal sham. It is simply a way of taking advantage of the law -- and that no org staff are actually "volunteers." It's simple to prove. If they cease to "volunteer" before completing their contract, they are given a bill for services they have taken in "exchange" for their work (a freeloader bill). That, by definition, is not a volunteer. And they also have to sign a contract. And they are promised "wages." And they … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Scientology Orgs Tagged With: Flag Order, HUbbard, Ideal Orgs, Org staff, Scientology

“Come On” Gibberish

August 15, 2020 By Mike Rinder 37 Comments

Word is going out to try to get people to come back into orgs to watch the screening of a new "event." Apparently, "It's Time" and the subject is a "Brief Breath in Eternity" (which is a rather unfortunate subject for a briefing that is apparently about the amazing work scientology has done dealing with the "planetary bullbait" of COVID - 19) or how everyone is "stepping 3 feet back" (like 1 step forward and 3 back?) They are getting the hype out right away in typical scientology style -- "as soon as we have a date we will let you know." Hope the brief breath hasn't expired by the time … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Events, scientology media productions, Scientology Orgs Tagged With: CC Int, Celebrity Centre, COB, COVID-19, David Miscavige, events

“Men of Goodwill” — like Tony Muhammad?

June 16, 2020 By Mike Rinder 30 Comments

Here are some words of wisdom from "HAPI" (the oddly inappropriate acronym for the always small and failing lone scientology outpost in Scotland). The pitch about "men of goodwill" is taken straight from the Way to Happiness. Of course, scientologists believe they are the epitome of "men of goodwill" as everything they do, including taking people's money and breaking up families, is for the good of mankind. But this promotional piece is worthy of note for what comes AFTER the helpful advice from Ron. The example they chose of a "man of goodwill." Tony Muhammad... Apparently this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Scientology Orgs Tagged With: HAPI, L. Ron Hubbard, noi, Tony Muhammad, way to happiness

Scientology in Venezuela

May 20, 2020 By Mike Rinder 65 Comments

Things are in a bad way in the 2 orgs in Venezuela (one in Valencia and one in Caracas). This is a plea from the ED of the Valencia ("Venezuela") org for assistance. It is full of typical scientology hype about how they are saving the world etc etc. and some wonderfully outdated quotes from Source to make things seem better and pretend they are winning. But harsh reality has set in. Venezuela is in economic meltdown. Hyper inflation. Lack of food. Gas shortages (remarkable in a country that exports massive amounts of oil)... She says they no longer have the resources to support … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Scientology Orgs Tagged With: Audrey Cabrera, Caracas, IAS, IAS Freedom Medal, Ruddy Rodriguez, Valencia, Venezuela, WTH

Oh Canada

May 17, 2020 By Mike Rinder 69 Comments

Here's some news from Canada. It's a pretty good snapshot of scientology across the planet. The hype about Extension Courses is going to come back to bite them in the butt once the lockdown is over. "Intensive gains" from reading books. Who needs auditing? If this is so good, why would anyone ever need to go into an org again? It's going to be interesting to watch how many people use this as an excuse to avoid coming into orgs in the future. It is pretty funny that after two months they are still "accelerating towards 10X."  With the staff and Sea Org pretty much idle, they are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Scientology Orgs, Sea Org Tagged With: Canada, CLO Canada, COVID-19, Sea Org

Scientology’s Pandemic Pitch

March 31, 2020 By Mike Rinder 75 Comments

I was forwarded this email from the EDs of Salt Lake City "ideal" org. I reprint it here with spelling errors/typos exactly as it was received. Another confirmation that this org is closed (public are not receiving services physically inside the org) -- but they then go on in typical scientology style to say the answer to the question "Wait, does that mean the Org is closed?" is "Absolutely not, in fact, the org is more open than ever."  Only in the deluded world of scientology would a shuttered org be more open than ever... But "more open than ever" translates into more desperate for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Scientology Orgs Tagged With: COVID-19, extension courses, fundraising, Ideal Orgs, Pandemic, Salt lake city, Scientology

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