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Vacation Time

July 25, 2022 By Mike Rinder 33 Comments

The family and I, along with the Headleys, are embarking on a long-planned, end of summer vacation cruise to Alaska today. For the next 10 days, there won't be any new blogposts. I have prepared a series of what I think are some of the most important posts I have done here. Starting tomorrow, there will be one each day. I will be able to moderate comments sporadically, so if you want to comment, and it takes longer than normal to appear, please be patient. We have all been looking forward to this trip for more than a year... North to Alaska! … [Read more...]

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Happy Thanksgiving

November 28, 2019 By Mike Rinder 30 Comments

In the US today it is Thanksgiving. A time to reflect on and appreciate the good in your life. For many who read this blog it is also a time of sadness as they are reminded of the family and friends they are not sharing this Thanksgiving with due to scientology's inhumane practice of disconnection. But if you are one of those people, don't lose sight of the fact that you have been shut out of people's lives because you woke up and they have not. You found the freedom to think for yourself. To make the friends you choose. To enjoy time doing nothing without feeling guilty or being labeled … [Read more...]

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UniMed

November 1, 2016 By Mike Rinder 64 Comments

Someone recently sent this to me. I thought it a curious piece of scientology history for a number of reasons. Starting with the thought there is nothing new in scientology -- including their cliches. You can see it gets off to a roaring start by announcing a "milestone." Today milestones happen a dozen times a year. Back then this was a trendsetting new word to make the lame sound amazing. It then goes on to claim that the Secret of Flag Results is an "entertainment movie".  Erm, not really - it was in fact a promotional piece to try and drum up business for Flag. And right up front … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Church of Scientology, Golden Era Productions, public relations, Scientology

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Inside Scientology - Janet Reitman
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