In the US it s Mother's Day today. To all you mothers who are readers here, have a wonderful day. I know it can be tough for those disconnected from their mother or mothers disconnected from their children (or in some cases both), but still it is a day to celebrate the wonder and magic of motherhood and remember that it's never too late for things to change. Our old friend Brian Lambert reached out to me yesterday and asked if he quickly finished something he was writing, could I put it up today in honor of his mother. Always thought provoking and usually eliciting a variety of … [Read more...]
EUS Has Some Large Holes
EUS put out a promo piece to promote the amazing "success" they are having with Extension Courses. They rounded up "winners" from all their orgs. I guess these people managed to complete a chapter in a book in a week (one chapter is one "extension course"). But what's missing? NOBODY from the biggest ideal org ever -- Tampa. Nobody from the newest ideal org -- Columbus. Nobody from the ideal orgs in Orlando. And nobody from the almost not there any more orgs in Battle Creek, Philly, Chicago and Boston. With all scientology activity reduced to Extension … [Read more...]
Truth
Another thought-provoking essay from our old friend Brian Lambert. This essay was triggered by watching politicians lie on my iPad screen and then my mind went naturally to Scientology and Hubbard. It was REASONABLE to do so. Lately I’ve been studying, meditating and thinking very deeply on the words: reason, intelligence and conscience. I’ve been inquiring in myself when I’ve lacked these positive virtues, at various times and various degrees; from teen to adulthood Today I just now realized that there is one word; when it is not honored and lived that actually erodes and destroys rea … [Read more...]
Some More Scientology Pandemic Nuttiness
I recently did a post about this scientologist, Dave Kushin and his crazy conspiracy theories. His nuttiness has gone from bad to worse... And then there is this, from Jim Rego, a guy who apparently had quite a following in the scientology bubble. He sends out a lot of conspiracy theory stuff and rants about the "lamestream media" etc Frankly, what these guys spout is not really more outrageous than the Xenu story or the idea that all psychiatrists are "wholetrack implanters" or that drugs stored in the "fatty tissue" can be "expelled" by sweating in a sauna. I wonder … [Read more...]
Belief v. Fact
This is a well laid out, calm and informative comment that responded to a response from Aviv Bershadsky about my posting What Do Scientologists Believe about COVID-19? I also note she has some interesting thoughts about "othering" at the end which are not directed to Aviv but I kept them because I think her views on things are worth looking at. I felt it was valuable and too important to be lost as a comment to an older post. I asked the author for permission to print it and for a little information about her. Her name is Valerie Feria-Isacks and this is the short bio she sent … [Read more...]
L. Ron Hubbard on Christianity
Had I been thinking straight, I would have posted this yesterday on Easter Sunday. As is often the case, I am a day late and a dollar short. Though I can try to salvage some face by noting Easter Monday is a major holiday in Australia and a lot of other countries... I have done a few earlier posts about Hubbard's view of Christianity, most notably Can Scientologists be Christians or Jews Too? But while looking for some other materials I came across some interesting things I had not seen before. In 1954, looking to increase the revenues of scientology (it is a long sordid tale of … [Read more...]
More from the Scientology Bubble about COVID-19
Here is some more "thinking" from a good scientologist about the "alleged" virus and "alleged" pandemic. Of course, every organization and group has its fringe crazies and it is unfair to paint all scientologists with the same brush... But it is also true by my experience that when it comes to issues relating to the medical/mental health arena, scientologists do tend to be proudly on the fringe. A healthy disbelief, or even contempt, for these professions aligns entirely with Hubbard. He practically mandates it as an article of faith. On the whole, I would say a way higher percentage of … [Read more...]
The Last Day of The Last Days
The Jehovah's Witnesses have been predicting the end of the world "Armageddon" since the creation of the movement by Charles Taze Russell in the late 19th century. Some of their earlier predictions had specific dates, but as these came and passed, and they came up with explanations as to why the dates were not correct (generally that God was revealing more truth and making things clearer now...) COVID-19 has their apocalyptic juices flowing. The JW's are run by a group of old men called the "Governing Body." There is a lot to know about the JW's and my good friend "John Cedars"/Lloyd … [Read more...]
Mark Bunker Strikes Fear Into Scientologists’ Hearts
I was sent this Facebook message by Aaron Smith-Levin, who received it from Aida Barbosa in Mexico City. He does not know Aida. But she is very concerned that Aaron may know someone who is connected to Mark Bunker and that he should unfriend that person on Facebook as soon as he figures out if that person has other friends connected to Bunker. Obviously she does not know who Aaron is or that he is more than Facebook friends with Mark Bunker. But it gives some insight into the world of scientology and how panicked they are about Mark Bunker. And that, as has been said so often, it is OSA … [Read more...]
PTS to the Corona Virus
Our old friend Terra Cognita weighs in on the pandemic... I couldn’t help wondering about what Scientologists must be thinking about the Corona Virus. L. Ron Hubbard wrote that the only reason a person gets sick is due his or her connection to an SP—a suppressive person. In laymen’s terms, SPs make up about two and half percent of the population and are the real baddies of the world. They’re masters at disguise (unless, of course, you’re a Scientologist and have the tech to identify them) and account for most of the misery on planet Earth. LRH said that people connected to SPs were PTS—Poten … [Read more...]