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Cult Shopping Network Desperation

October 30, 2018 By Mike Rinder 94 Comments

The Cult Shopping Network (aka ScientologyTV) seems to be in desperate straits.

The Flag OT Committee is begging for help to try to bolster the failure.

They need to know right now if all members have “gotten others to watch,” “downloaded the App,” “forwarded links to non-scientologists,” and “invited people to attend showings.”

Apparently their advertising on TV, all over the internet and on billboards isn’t having the desired impact. So they will use the people that they know they can get to comply (those damn wogs are dictated by their reactive minds and are anti-survival so they don’t listen and comply to watch the CSN) — their own people.

It’s a top priority for the Flag OT Committee to get people watching it.  In truth, they should spend their time worrying about how many OT VII’s have blown the level and that they still aren’t close to reaching 10,000 EVER started. Or the fact that the “Mecca” is empty.  Or that they cannot round up any VM’s for a hurricane that devastated a region just down the road.

All in all, things are not looking good for the most powerful team of OT’s on the planet (according to them).

They are decidedly “at effect” of the world around them. Not very OT at all…

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Filed Under: scientology TV Tagged With: Clearwater Florida, Flag OT Committee, public relations, Scientology, ScientologyTV, The Aftermath

Comments

  1. Frank Adams says

    November 2, 2018 at 8:51 pm

    I enjoy watching KCNA for the same reason: just how batshit crazy it really is. North Korean Captain Kangaroo included (no joke). CSN is about the same, except nowhere near as entertaining as watching the North Koreans hurl insults at various and sundry while screaming from the rooftops about how lucky they are to have Jong-Un as their Marshal.

    Reply
  2. Kimo says

    October 31, 2018 at 1:44 pm

    I haven’t noticed anyone pointing out that every one of the questions is a yes or no question. No asking for actual numbers, nothing like that, just yes or no. It’s really, really easy to answer yes; it appears that the recipients of this e-mail are being given a Get Out Of Jail Free card.

    Maybe that fact alone means something?

    Reply
  3. Aquamarine says

    October 30, 2018 at 11:45 pm

    WAIT A MINUTE! HOLD EVERYTHING!

    I know JUST how to get the ratings up on Cult Shopping Network!

    “Ana” !!!!

    Dwarf needs to put ANA on TV

    Yo Ana –
    Your um services are urgently required.
    Scientology TV’s stats are in the toilet.
    PAY ATTENTION, ANA, this is a PAID GIG.
    Give the OSA guys a rest for a minute, and listen up!
    No longer will you have to give it away for free!
    Your postulate has stuck!
    You are to have YOUR OWN SHOW on Scientology TV
    Invaluable training and experience for your chosen profession of Paid Escort!.
    Report immediately to COB for your audition.
    Don’t forget to thank COB, both afterwards AND before.
    Publish your Success Story on all the Anti-Scientology Blogs.
    Don’t blow it, Ana!
    The Time Is Now.

    Reply
    • Alcoboy says

      October 31, 2018 at 9:59 pm

      Yes, Ana! You need to star in a documentary on the Scientology Network that introduces viewers to the newly discovered Erotica Rundown!

      Reply
  4. The Scribe says

    October 30, 2018 at 9:07 pm

    Dave, here’s the handling: Haul out Marty to produce a dozen slick videos, acting as an “objective commentator” promoting the wonders of Scientology TV in his inimitable style, while showing that Aftermath Season 3 is nothing but a continuation of the same tired narrative of Seasons 1 & 2, with even less credibility. Then to conclude, have him tell his viewers how Remini and Rinder are using over-emotional scripted puff pieces delivered by paid mouthpieces trying to discredit the church in order to secure their fifteen minutes of fame. This could go viral, even surpassing the YouTube views of the Jenny Linson Show at LAX!

    Reply
  5. Old Surfer Dude says

    October 30, 2018 at 8:24 pm

    Sure wish I could post.

    Reply
    • I Yawnalot says

      October 31, 2018 at 12:42 am

      I’ve got some gardening for you if that helps.

      Reply
  6. J. Swift says

    October 30, 2018 at 7:33 pm

    Given the aging Scientology membership, Miscavige (who is now pushing 60) should consider shows on improving digestion, denture cream comparisons, etc. “Fiber for OT’s” and “Touch Assists for Arthritis” are two ideas.

    Scientology TV should also have a show called “Come Back Into That Body!” where the technique of ordering a thetan back into their body after a heart attack, stroke, etc. is demonstrated.

    Reply
    • Aquamarine says

      October 30, 2018 at 10:35 pm

      Very funny J. Swift!

      Reply
      • Aquamarine says

        October 31, 2018 at 4:31 pm

        Also Cult Shopping Network needs sponsors with products and services catering to the average age of public Scientologists is probably 62.. Fox News has this down:by the way. And just look at how the following services will enhance the ability of an aging cultie to donate to donate!

        * Slip & Fall attorneys
        * Malpractice attorneys
        * Reverse mortgages

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  7. Tim says

    October 30, 2018 at 5:12 pm

    I’m ashamed to admit that I enjoy watching Scientology TV but then I read a lot of books about tyrants/fraudsters; I suppose I have a morbid curiosity about how they managed to gull so many people into believing their nonsense. The “Inside Scientology” programmes are particularly crazy; they are more like episodes of “How it’s made” than a religion.

    I first became aware of Scientology when my school bus driver told me he was part of it and spent most of his money getting audited (this was circa 1985 in Scotland). Most people in Edinburgh are aware of Scientology (especially students as their offices are close to the University) as they are normally out in the street offering “free” personality tests. With the recent upsurge in MSM programmes about CS I have read lots of the excellent critical books and read this blog. Having listened to some of LRH lectures on youtube I struggle to understand how he managed to establish such a strong grip on his followers; to me it just sounds like stream of consciousness ramblings or am I missing something? Even the Scientology TV travelogue series consists of seemingly unrelated anecdotes devoid of any meaning.

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    • Mark Foster says

      October 31, 2018 at 5:31 am

      Some key phrases: hypnotism, milieu control, undue influence, bounded choice, confusion technique, social pressure…Check out Robert Jay Lifton’s Eight Criteria For Thought Control; it’s an excellent summary of how cults work. Margaret Singer was a pioneer in the
      field of scholarly study of cults; check her out, if you haven’t already. There are many others who have written books about scientology specifically and cults in general that will enhance your contextual understanding of the bigger package of mind-fuck that Hubbard’s written ass-spew is a part of.
      Happy Hunting!

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      • Alcoboy says

        October 31, 2018 at 10:05 pm

        I just now watched some of that Scientology Network on my tablet and all I can say is:
        LAME! LAME! LAME! LAME! LAME! LAME! LAME!
        They actually expect people to come flooding into their orgs after watching this drivel? I watched a program on that new place they built where they will print booklets and make all the signage for the various orgs and missions.
        HOOWHEE! WHERE DO I SIGN UP?

        Reply
  8. $$sientology the road to ditch says

    October 30, 2018 at 4:27 pm

    Mike, This is a strong point that you are making. What a shame. Did they loose their mind or what??? This is so off base. So messed up, the right don’t know what the left is doing. Lol. And everybody staff & public say amen. Yay. You are doing amazing job. Also Hitler thought he was doing amazing job. That’s the big problem. No self criticism and self thought with all the new staff like SRD in place, cause resurgence, super duper no power etc. I am just refusing to believe this. Supposedly fricking most elite sane religious group in the world compared to others. Ha

    Reply
    • bixntram says

      October 31, 2018 at 1:44 am

      After the defeat at Stalingrad, Hitler actually took responsibility for it and told his inner circle “The fault (of the disaster) is mine.” I’m certainly not trying to defend Hitler, but you’ll never hear His Viciousness ever utter the words: “The fault is mine.”

      Reply
  9. Betsy Manning says

    October 30, 2018 at 4:18 pm

    It’s our collective WOG and SP Super Powers. Just with the powerz of my mind I’m preventing people from watching it! Ma we he ha ha ha! We’re so powerful! Ha ha!

    Oh wait, no, that’s not it. The channel is useless and tone deaf like all the other Scientology propaganda. I still have the tweet from 2016 where one of our favorite internet cult apologists was threatening everyone with CSN! He was sure it was going to wipe WOGs and SPs off the planet and shut us all up once and for all!

    Poor thing! And he probably won’t ever admit he couldn’t have been more wrong.

    No one wants to be a slave to the cult anymore! No one wants to lose their family, security, happiness, freedom, all for some vague promises of a better life here and in the beyond. People know too much about the cult and how it destroys people’s lives and families.

    Who is “curious” about joining that horror!?

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    • The Scribe says

      October 30, 2018 at 4:47 pm

      To Dave and his minions: May The Force Bewitch You.

      Reply
      • Alcoboy says

        October 31, 2018 at 10:10 pm

        To: The Scribe
        From: David Miscavige COB RTC
        Re: the force.

        For your information, I AM THE FORCE! No one can bewitch me, not even you! As for me and my minions as you call us, my all new Scientology Network will bewitch YOU and compel you to see the truths contained in the Golden Age Of Tech!
        Now to take down that Alcoboy for calling my network lame!

        ML
        Dave.

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  10. Ryan Kelly says

    October 30, 2018 at 4:04 pm

    I watched around 10 minutes the other day. It was a show about a water polo player. She slowly described the rules of water polo in very rehearsed, heavily accented English between scenes of women in the pool playing the game. My eyes started to glaze over. What a waste of 10 minutes of my life. Possibly the channel might be good for getting people to fall asleep.

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  11. Peggy L says

    October 30, 2018 at 4:03 pm

    I can’t remember what I was watching this past week, but I was surprised that LRH was mentioned, and not in a complimentary way, as in a “that’s what L Ron Hubbard did to brainwash control?)” it was something like that. It was just a quick comparison, then back to their main topic. It may have even been something discussed on the news. I thought that was great that more are becoming aware of this cult and not afraid of getting sued, or stalked.

    Reply
    • Valerie says

      October 30, 2018 at 5:03 pm

      Those of us who were old-timers have a great fear of speaking out because we were personal witnesses to what happened to Paulette Cooper and those few brave souls who dared speak the truth back then. Even thinking thoughts against scientology hurt my stomach for years before I could get past that hurdle.

      HowEVER, I think that the more people speak out, the less likely they are to be stalked because of the sheer volume of those speaking out, by now the whack-a-mole numbers have got to be overwhelming.

      One person speaks out and David Miscavige sends his dwindling army to whack that person. Six people sent to whack, 5 whack away, 1 blows. The 5 who return are then sent with another 3 to whack the one who blew.

      Out of those 8 sent, only 7 return. Miscavige beefs up those 7 with 2 more, but whoops! now he loses 2, and he has to send two groups of 5, and there are only 4 left in total darkness, time to pull a few people out of the *harrumph* non-existent hole and feed them up to the point where they can function in society so they too can go get the ones who blew.

      But wait! Isn’t that how Mike Rinder blew?

      Hmm…must suck to be Miscavige these days.

      People are still being stalked and harrassed, don’t get me wrong, but it has to be more scattershot and less targeted, because due to the increasing paranoia of Miscavige’s teeny brain and the alcohol-induced psychosis, the sheer volume of those to harrass has become so great.

      The biggest problem with this is: David Miscavige, like LRH before him, will always hold a grudge against you – even if you have no clue you have wronged him, so if he’s angry with you, until he’s gone, you will always have a target on your back. That’s the ecclesiastical way, you see.

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      • Peggy L says

        October 31, 2018 at 7:33 am

        Oh my Valerie, what you have gone through is just something no one should have to endure, and especially those who meant no harm, only sincerely wanted to improve their own life and the life of others.

        Just my own view but I do think this policy of harassing and seeking to destroy the reputation and livelihood of people who want nothing more than to get out of this cult is one of the things that are going to erode away at the power that Miscavige holds. It exposes him for the power hungry thing he is since all this happens as a direct order from him. He can’t hide from that. Hubbard is dead, Miscavige stepped into the head abuser role. It’s all on him no matter how he tries to hide behind whatever disclaimer his slimy legal team writes. Nothing happens without his ok.

        I wish all of you the peace you deserve, you’ve earned it.

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        • Valerie says

          October 31, 2018 at 1:40 pm

          @Peggy, thanks for caring, but I’m actually quite lucky, I’m not a high profile target like Mike Rinder or even his makeup artist. I get some small blowback and some months-long harrasment at times, but I’m mostly left alone because there are people creating larger targets out there for Miscavige.

          My greatest enemy after leaving scientology has been my mind. It took longer than I dare admit to win the battle I fought with myself to admit that I was not this all-knowing wonderful powerful being and to humble myself to enjoy the beauty of life, and I still run into mind shrapnel after all these years.

          Scientology the kick in the nuts that keeps on kicking.

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          • Peggy L says

            October 31, 2018 at 5:01 pm

            Well I have to confess I at one time had that Wonder Woman thing goin’ on too. Then reality set in. It was a nice dream though 🙂 Very happy that you have found a beautiful place to continue to heal and enjoy life.

            I sincerely believe that everyone here who has their own success story of how and why they broke broke out, ( I guess the word is blew, some barely escaping with the shirt on their back) will help anyone still in to maybe find the inner strength to do the same.

            As for any harassment you received Valerie, none of it was ok. That’s never ok. I can’t imagine that anyone who did get out not having some form of PTSD. That’s a whole other mountain to climb.

            Here’s hoping that The Aftermath will be the one to award David Miscavige the “kick in the nuts that keeps on kicking”. That’s an award he so richly deserves.

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  12. Alcoboy says

    October 30, 2018 at 2:25 pm

    No one wants to watch the Scientology Network.
    Why?
    Probably because THERE’S NOTHING ON IT WORTHWHILE TO WATCH?
    Maybe if they started broadcasting reruns of ‘ Scientology-The Aftermath”, people MIGHT tune in and watch.
    Here’s an idea for a lineup:

    Love Scientology Style
    The Beverly Degradedbillies
    Gilligan’s 1.1 Island
    The Andy Wog Show
    Leave it To COB
    The Many Loves Of Tom Cruise

    There. Now tune in!

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    • disco george says

      October 30, 2018 at 5:42 pm

      Maybe Tom Cruise can have his own version of The Bachelor.

      But instead of a rose, the contestants get one of those prized leatherbound versions of Dianetics when they make it to the next round.

      Reply
      • Alcoboy says

        October 31, 2018 at 7:53 am

        And that’s after she hands him $500.00 for it.

        Reply
    • Aquamarine says

      October 30, 2018 at 6:33 pm

      LOLOL, Alcoboy! Especially “Leave It To COB”!!!

      More must watch Scientology TV:

      My Three Whales
      McHubbard’s Navy
      Cult Boat
      Midget
      COB Knows Best
      My Favorite Platinum Meritorious

      Reply
      • Mark Foster says

        October 31, 2018 at 5:54 am

        Caligula’s Cuckold( ” Remember I have the right to do anything to anybody ” an actual quote from Caligula )
        Thursday Afternoon Live
        One Flew Over The Int Base
        The Devil In The Elevator Shoes
        The Botox Redemption
        Whore-fest Hump
        Dark Side Story
        Shaft
        Journey To The RPF
        The Shermanator
        Mr. Misravage Goes To Hell

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        • Aquamarine says

          October 31, 2018 at 1:31 pm

          Starting my day off right with more LOL, Mark!

          “One Flew Over The Int Base” – can you imagine a young Jack Nicholson type doing THAT movie?

          Miscavige keeps making the Sheeple see the 1993 “War is Over” thing with the IRS again and again. so how about a fresh take on His Proudest Hour, with COB as a Jimmy Stewart type with an ecclesiastical flair starring in “Mr. Miscavige Goes To Washington” ?

          So much to J & D, so little time.

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        • Aquamarine says

          October 31, 2018 at 1:33 pm

          “Thursday Afternoon Live”…what a “high energy” show THAT would be.

          Reply
          • Alcoboy says

            October 31, 2018 at 8:15 pm

            The theme song could start out with a Sea Org member shouting into the camera:
            STATS ARE DUE! NOW!
            Then the camera pans to a nearby wall showing a clock set at 2pm. The music comes up and the caption appears:
            THURSDAY AFTERNOON LIVE!

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            • Aquamarine says

              October 31, 2018 at 10:47 pm

              🙂 🙂 And here is yet ANOTHER treasure trove of material.

              Yo Dave!

              We’re gonna get your Cult Network stats up, Sir!
              They are gonna go thru the roof!
              No worries, we’re on it, Sir!

              Much love, ( Covert Hostility)
              Aqua

              or, Sir, if you’d prefer a complimentary close in a higher tone level:

              No love at all (Expressed Resentment)
              Alcoboy

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              • Ann Davis says

                November 1, 2018 at 1:35 pm

                Hilarious! ?

    • Aquamarine says

      October 30, 2018 at 7:16 pm

      Alcoboy,
      You’ve really done it, you’ve got me going now 🙂

      The Lone Regger
      The Gold Base Bunch
      Blowsmoke
      Buttman (starring guess who)

      Reply
      • Alcoboy says

        October 31, 2018 at 8:18 pm

        You forgot the most important one, Aqua! The one about us!
        RINDER’S HEROES.

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        • Aquamarine says

          October 31, 2018 at 10:49 pm

          That’s right! How could I?

          Reply
    • Aquamarine says

      October 30, 2018 at 8:08 pm

      Help I’m out of control I can’t stop don’t blame me its your fault Alco

      Slappy Days
      Welcome Back, Potter
      Three Was Company (Narrated by Tom; clips from his 3 marriages)

      Reply
      • Alcoboy says

        October 31, 2018 at 8:29 am

        Today on “Freewinds”
        CPT NAPIER: Aah, dammit! This ship is sinking again! Man the bilge pumps!
        Today on “In Session”
        PRECLEAR: I’ve had enough! This auditing hoopla is nothing but garbage! I want my money back!
        AUDITOR: (smiling): Thank you. Your needle floated.
        Today on ” Inside The Org”
        (Cue shot of empty corridor)

        All this and more coming at you today on
        THE SCIENTOLOGY NETWORK!

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        • Aquamarine says

          October 31, 2018 at 2:24 pm

          Oh, if only, if onlY, Alco 🙂 🙂

          The Real Housewives of Gold Base
          (Mike’s Ex, Jenny Linson and other Inch Wives and seasoned Sea Orgre hags face-ripping, giving one another SRAs and abusing one another in accordance with Command Intention.

          Davy’s Angels
          Bubbles Champagne, the Cardone Gargoyle and the Feshbach Bitch in feathered 70s wigs, briefed and activated by an invisible COB as to who he wants shaken down for the big bucks that week.

          Reply
          • Alcoboy says

            October 31, 2018 at 8:07 pm

            Davy’s Angels? Yeah, right, Aqua!

            (Cue ‘ Charlie’s Angels’ theme music)
            Once upon a time there were three women who came into Scientology. They worked very hard and progressed up the Bridge. But I took them away from all that and now they work for me.
            My name is Davy.

            STARRING:

            KAYE “BUBBLES” CHAMPAGNE
            ELENA “GARGOYLE” CARDONE
            KATHY “BITCH” FESHBACH

            AND STARRING TOMMY DAVIS AS BOSLEY

            DAVY’S ANGELS.

            Now I would tune in to the Cult Shopping Network to watch that!

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            • Aquamarine says

              October 31, 2018 at 10:35 pm

              Me too! Would I ever! Alco, its amazing, you got the show’s prelude wording 100% correct. How I loved this show back in the day. Never missed an episode. After God knows how many years, reading your post I heard John Forsythe’s voice like it was yesterday 🙂

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            • Aquamarine says

              October 31, 2018 at 10:37 pm

              Tommy Davis as Bosley – yes, perfect, perfect!

              Reply
  13. bixntram says

    October 30, 2018 at 2:21 pm

    Question: what happens if you just ignore the “help” request? Nothing? Or does your name go on some kind of ‘suspicious’ list for further ‘handling’? Curious? I definitely am.

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  14. I Yawnalot says

    October 30, 2018 at 1:23 pm

    Excuse my ignorance and/or stupidity, (those sort of things seem to blend pretty easily when Scientology is thought of), but I don’t get their billboard graphics. A guy sitting on the wing of a propped aircraft with a jet fighter directly behind. Crop dusting with lazer guided missiles… is that their message? Well, OK… that’s a little bit surprising. Expensive way to kill bugs I should think.
    Scientology, hard at work destroying people’s lives since the 50s.

    Reply
  15. PeaceMaker says

    October 30, 2018 at 1:22 pm

    I just checked in Google Play, and they show “Installs 100,000+” but only 2,241 reviews (indicating the installs/downloads may have been boosted by paid click farms) – and most of those are 5-star, a typical pattern for Scientology. Apple iTunes shows just 889 ratings, again mostly 5-star. Those are the two most common device platforms, so the total of around 3 thousand responses probably gives us an idea of the number of authentic downloads, mostly by members – likely under 10 thousand.

    I’m guessing that at least part of what Scientology is doing here, is trying to keep up the stats for downloads of the app, which management would receive, and which would affect its positioning and popularity ranking in the app stores. Stats of app downloads, and ScnTV viewership, almost certainly tanked after the initial debut, and likely haven’t gone up much if at all with the new “season” and all the expensive advertising promoting it.

    Reply
    • Kyle says

      October 30, 2018 at 6:44 pm

      I am one of the DL/Install.

      Just to check it out and leave my glowing review. 😉

      Reply
  16. Len Zinberg says

    October 30, 2018 at 1:20 pm

    The Cult Shopping Network is Miscavige’s baby; an enormous gilded turd that requires constant polishing.

    Reply
    • Mark Foster says

      October 30, 2018 at 7:10 pm

      Thanks to the Tilden Turd!
      And his homunculus, Tiny Tyrant Turd!
      Hip, hip, hooray!

      Reply
  17. rosemarietropf says

    October 30, 2018 at 12:38 pm

    I wonder if dm ever feels responsible for the decline? It must be obvious to him by now? Compare the 70’s stats to now?

    Reply
    • Mary Kahn says

      October 30, 2018 at 1:12 pm

      I think he’s incapable of looking inward without going completely certifiably bonkers.

      Reply
    • Lucy Collins says

      October 30, 2018 at 1:47 pm

      He’s ego is to large to admit any wrong. He’s an abusive malignant narcissist. It’s always going to be someone else’s fault.
      I will say I’m sure he’s definitely feeling the stress. All the more reason why he is pushing others to fix his problems.

      Reply
    • I Yawnalot says

      October 30, 2018 at 2:51 pm

      MIscavige has blood on his hands and doesn’t care past the point of being caught. It presents as part of his job description. He’s a gangster playing a weird sort of Pope game.

      Reply
      • Komodo Dragon says

        October 31, 2018 at 4:55 pm

        “blood on his hands” especially the blood of Lisa McPherson.

        Reply
  18. Mat Pesch says

    October 30, 2018 at 12:26 pm

    Scientology can’t even threaten their public enough to get them to attend their 4 main events each year to listen to Miscavige ramble on about generalized bullshit for 3 hours. How do they expect the poor saps to voluntarily tune into more of the same in the privacy of their own homes? It just isn’t going to happen. As far as the non Scientology general public, they aren’t interested in having Scientology blow smoke up their butts.

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    • Alcoboy says

      October 30, 2018 at 9:48 pm

      To: Mat Pesch
      From: David Miscavige COB RTC
      Re: Scientology TV

      You are so wrong! Wog public are VERY interested in having my fabulous tech, as you like to put it, blown up their butts! There is nothing more refreshing than a good dose of the Golden Age Of Tech!
      Now if you’ll excuse me I have to go stop Alcoboy before he gets those signs up depicting me as Miss Coppertone!
      Tom Cruise pulling down my panties? Never!

      ML
      Dave.

      Reply
  19. SILVIA says

    October 30, 2018 at 12:05 pm

    Yeah, miscavige is likely very angry; imagine all his efforts of 24-7 dedication and the millions subtracted from his funds and he is getting no income from this cult network…poor minuscule leader, things going from bad to worse.

    Reply
  20. smorbie says

    October 30, 2018 at 12:03 pm

    If I were a clam, I’d be very careful answering those questions. They sound like excellent sec checking opportunities. Like WHY haven’t you been watching or even downloaded the app? You must have bad intentions toward our dear leader.

    Oh, BTW, why hasn’t he used his superpowers to throw a few inches onto his height?

    Reply
  21. The Scribe says

    October 30, 2018 at 11:45 am

    This whole Dave TV desperation outreach reminds me of a quote by John McEnroe: YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS!

    Reply
  22. Rip Van Winkle says

    October 30, 2018 at 11:31 am

    If we build a big pretty org, people will flood in to see it and want to find out all about Scientology!! They’ll know we’re the coolest new religion by our shiny big building!!

    And look how big and powerful we are, look at our TV! People are dying to know about our fascinating and mysterious religion! They’ll watch it and flood our pretty new building!

    ……

    People wouldn’t do scientology EVEN IF IT WAS FREE.

    Thanks to Mike and all those speaking out, thanks to the internet and the good good people of earth, the truth will continue to spread….

    Dummy Mudface can’t force an awake populous into his morgues built on the corpses of the ravaged (then declared) disillusioned field.

    He can’t coerce or purchase the TV ratings he’s gnashing his tiny teeth over…

    ….. Vampire boy can’t hide from the daylight much longer

    Ya won’t be able to Give it Away, Davy-boy.

    Not even for free………

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  23. Graham says

    October 30, 2018 at 11:09 am

    3: Have you forwarded links of specific shows to non-Scientologists?

    Well I keep trying but every time I send a link to a wog they send one right back. I’ve got a whole collection of them now; Mike Rinder, some place called the Underground Bunker, Leah Remini, some woman called Magoo. They seem to think it’s only fair that if they look at mine I’ve got to look at theirs. Something to do with ‘looking at both sides’ apparently. Damn wogs!

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    • TrevAnon says

      October 30, 2018 at 2:34 pm

      I also have a few links. Free to send to anyone interested!

      http://whyweprotest.wikia.com/wiki/Former_Church_of_Scientology_members_who_have_spoken_out

      http://whyweprotest.wikia.com/wiki/Chronology_of_publications_on_Scientology

      http://whyweprotest.wikia.com/wiki/Accounts_of_Scientology%27s_Disconnection_Policy_by_Former_Members_and_Others

      http://whyweprotest.wikia.com/wiki/Scientology_Suicides

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  24. Rip Van Winkle says

    October 30, 2018 at 11:09 am

    I’m SO GLAD I’m not at Flag!!!!!!!!

    SO VERY VERY GLAAAADDDDDDD!!!!!!

    Squeeze squeeze squeeze! Crack the whip! Crack the whip!!

    I’m so glad to be away and free from the nasty smiley threats and control.

    Huh! ….. you know, scn really has 1.1 down cold. Just a whisper below the surface of the Rah Rah Go Team inquiring emails…

    “We are tracking, reporting and keeping detailed notes on your participation, your tone, your response time and if you have in fact answered up”

    ” all of this will be used in determining the TE for your next Sec Check. ”

    …..

    Coffee and homemade cake for breakfast, another pretty and relaxing day …. all my own .

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  25. Newcomer says

    October 30, 2018 at 10:55 am

    Yo Peggy,
    You note that “responses are needed and much appreciated.”

    Tell us what yer gonna do with a response that has a ‘no’ on it. Now you wouldn’t consider sharing this info with yer favorite pubescent ethics officer now would you? It’s kinda like ‘help me to help you get yer ethics in’ by telling me something I can use to make yer life a miserable living hell …………. all in the name of saving this sector of the universe.

    Or is it not really like that Peggy? And at no time would it involve the transfer of funds that you don’t have to the cult of ultimate need and greed. You ought to offer a ‘get out of jail free card’ for participation in yer circle jerk called Oh Tea Committee.

    Reply
    • Cre8tivewmn says

      October 30, 2018 at 5:55 pm

      “Cult of ultimate need and greed.” I like that one!

      Reply
  26. Valerie says

    October 30, 2018 at 10:11 am

    But if they have the contact information of non-scientologists, isn’t that something that would get them in ethics trouble?

    This one sounds like a trick question to me.

    Reply
    • I Yawnalot says

      October 30, 2018 at 12:59 pm

      mmmm…getting caught sleeping with the enemy hey? Yep, Scio think will nail the poor bastards to the wall who go anywhere near responding to that question.
      And so the weapons of mass mind fuck has an OT Committee now relying on the telly to get the job done? – ohhh my, give me a VC minefield to clear any-day. At least they were upfront with the fact they wanted to destroy you, not like the smiling assassins that slither around in the hallways of Scientology.

      Reply
    • Ann Davis says

      October 30, 2018 at 1:02 pm

      Wowza Valerie. That’s a good point.

      Reply
    • Newcomer says

      October 30, 2018 at 1:12 pm

      There is no other type of question in the cult!

      Staff member: “How ya doin?”

      Cult member in training: “GREAT!”

      Staff member: “Excellent! Go see the reg and start yer next action.”

      OR …………

      Staff member: “How ya doin?”

      Cult member in training: “Not too good.”

      Staff member: “Excellent! Go see the reg and start yer auditing to handle it”

      Reply
  27. Kyle says

    October 30, 2018 at 10:04 am

    Google Play has just over 2000 positive reviews for the CSN app.

    Almost the same as the Wikkan Calendar app.

    Reply
    • Aquamarine says

      October 30, 2018 at 6:40 pm

      🙂 Kyle.

      Reply
  28. White Light says

    October 30, 2018 at 9:57 am

    Woah the desperation is palpable. And this letter – sounds like another ‘sec check by email’. Answer ‘no’ to any of these questions and you can be sure you’ll find yourself in ethics or better still, holding the cans at the end of yet another sec check…. So, does the harrassed ot committee member answer? Or not answer? Not answering will probably get the same result. You’re damned if you do and you’re damned if you don’t. Either way, you’re damned.

    Reply
    • Mark Foster says

      October 30, 2018 at 7:18 pm

      “Damned if you do it and happy if you don’t ” is the truth about scientology.

      Reply
  29. Christy Felty says

    October 30, 2018 at 9:43 am

    Oh, I’m sorry but the cult TV infomercials interferes with my other infomercials, so I am unable to divert my attention from “an exciting career in electronics” to watch the cult ones. (Or whatever else is that being peddled on late night these days). Again, I’m so sorry. Too many infomercials and not enough “boredom” hours in the day ?

    Reply
  30. Sheila M Huber says

    October 30, 2018 at 9:04 am

    The only thing that could get someone to watch that channel is a Review of the Cult of Scientology by Myles Barlow on the Comedy Channel.

    Reply
  31. Rick Pyle says

    October 30, 2018 at 9:00 am

    They should play “Battlefield Earth” on SciTV 24/7/365. With a 3% score on Rotten Tomatoes it’s the highest scoring Scientology movie ever!

    Reply
  32. Mary Kahn says

    October 30, 2018 at 8:57 am

    OT Ambassadors get these awful “Blue on Blues” (meaning they come from miscavige) at the Maiden Voyage every year. (Not that I would have ever gone but I made it a point to never go as I would have been made an OT Ambassador, a “privilege” that OT’s would seemingly hold with pride.) I’m sure these Ambassadors all fawned over miscavige as they met on the Ship, got their pictures taken with him and were handed these Blue on Blues – a LONG list of shit they had to do before the next Maiden Voyage. They include things like selling Basics when they were in vogue, holding events to make money in order to renovate and get opened an Ideal Org, and a myriad of other enforcements, which include orders like the above, the latest flavor of the week, getting their areas to watch the CSN snorefest.

    A non-scientologist relative recently asked my why the church pounds on people to give massive amounts of money or makes people do things that they don’t want to do when it gets to the point it turns them off and they leave. I said because these quotas and orders and programs trickles down from david miscavige to Sea Org members, Staff, OT Committee and OT Ambassadors and they are punished with sleep deprivation, shit or no food, no pay or punitive sec checking if they don’t meet their quotas or comply with “orders” or fulfill programs. They get to the point that it’s all about meeting the demands of “RIGHT NOW” with no regards for people that they cause to leave or blow off as a result of their actions and with no regard for the future consequences of the church.

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    • The Scribe says

      October 30, 2018 at 12:38 pm

      Mary, as a follow-up to your comment, I give you and all the happy campers at Rinderland this cheerful little missive. Feel free to copy and paste and send it anonymously to any email lists of Scientologists you might have.

      To: All Scientologists
      Subject: TECH BREAKTHROUGH!
      How to finally make the Dissemination drill work for you!

      1. CONTACT: Say hello to a person you haven’t met before and introduce yourself. This is pretty simple and mainly consists of just being friendly.

      2. HANDLE: This gets tricky as the majority of people you will contact have a negative view of Scientology. After you see that it’s hopeless to get them roped in, go to Step 3.

      3. FIND THE RUIN: Realize that what’s really screwing up your life is Scientology.

      4. BRING TO UNDERSTANDING: Google Scientology and read all about it from multiple sources and watch videos. Then GET THE FUCK OUT!

      Reply
      • Alcoboy says

        October 30, 2018 at 2:21 pm

        Now this is tech that needs to be disseminated!

        Reply
  33. believeorelse says

    October 30, 2018 at 8:54 am

    Watch an infomercial station? What degenerated being thought that up? Oh…Never mind.

    Reply
    • Moop says

      October 30, 2018 at 9:12 am

      I’d watch a hundred Shake Weight or ShamWow infomercials before I’d watch a minute of Scientology TV.

      Reply
    • Joe Pendleton says

      October 30, 2018 at 10:15 am

      I’m going bald, so if Ron Popeil will be on selling his spray on hair, I might tune in.

      Reply
      • detroit12870 says

        October 30, 2018 at 1:40 pm

        Lol, my friend tried that once, it looked great like he had hair, but he stopped using it. It got all over his pillows and he said it felt terrible. I asked how and he said douse your arm with hairspray and let it dry…that’s how it feels. It was hilarious!

        Reply
        • Joe Pendleton says

          October 30, 2018 at 7:56 pm

          I’ll just put a p!attic sheet over my pillows … It is better to look good than to feel good …

          Reply
  34. The Scribe says

    October 30, 2018 at 8:47 am

    Dear Peggy,

    I’ve been too busy with I Love Lucy reruns and cleaning out the hall closet, so NO to 1 – 5. This evening is Ladies Bowling Night so I won’t be able to watch it right away, but I’m pretty sure I can get some of the gals to come over for popcorn and beer and we’ll take a look at it then. I heard it’s REALLY funny. Are Tom and Dave in it?

    ML,
    Nancy

    PS – give my love to your disconnected husband and kids. Come to think of it, I’ll invite them over to watch it too!

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  35. chuckbeattyx75to03 says

    October 30, 2018 at 8:43 am

    Mike, these are such good signs:

    “…In truth, they should spend their time worrying about how many OT VII’s have blown the level and that they still aren’t close to reaching 10,000 EVER started. Or the fact that the “Mecca” is empty. Or that they cannot round up any VM’s for a hurricane that devastated a region just down the road.,,,,”

    thanks for everyone making public noise about the downsides.

    I wish the publishers of “Going Clear…” would allow the Sarge interview video clips to be replayed on Leah’s show somehow appropriately.

    What Sarge said is devastating vital info for Scientologists to hear.

    I wish they’d play the Sarge interview on Scientology TV for the followers.

    Speed up the decline. Sober them up.

    Reply
  36. Xenu's Son says

    October 30, 2018 at 8:42 am

    Is it just me or is the implosion accelerating?

    Reply
  37. kengullette says

    October 30, 2018 at 8:36 am

    Maybe the Cult Shopping Network should put on reruns of “Leave It to Beaver” or “The Andy Griffith Show.” Or they could revive the Hollywood Squares and have Tom Cruise and John Travolta rotating in the center square. That would bring in viewers.

    Reply
    • Betsy Manning says

      October 30, 2018 at 4:20 pm

      Yes, the traditional gay gentleman in the center square!

      With all the oodles of Super Scion Star Power, you would think they’d float out one of these people. Or give Joy Villa a show where she does what she calls singing, wearing her MAGA getup!

      Reply
  38. Robert Almblad says

    October 30, 2018 at 8:32 am

    It’s hard to imagine miscavige or anyone not predicting utter failure of advertising a direct TV channel with just more advertising about scientology. It’s like they were born yesterday, but on the moon.

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  39. chuckbeattyx75to03 says

    October 30, 2018 at 8:32 am

    From a hindsight view, it’s always Hubbard to me, who is driving them to run themselves ragged worrying every micro turn they make or fail to make in response to everything.

    And then who to blame for when the stats go down, and then what program to rush into action to bolster the stats.

    Keeps them always so busy ragging on themselves for their failures, and then in turn gives them ample opportunities to rack up transgressions for which their paid for interrogation faux counseling pseudo-therapy they make themselves pay for that, to rid themselves of the burden of their transgressions for not making stats always go up.

    Good old Hubbard run themselves ragged system and blame always themselves and extract money out of themselves to pay their charade church and IAS for fixing the world’s failures.

    Then they go to Flag to pay to run in circles, too.

    Quit fast.

    Stop blaming yourselves for failing to make lousy pseudo-science Hubbard quackery not work. It’s quackery already, and Hubbard was a mentally ill healthed charlatan who only admitted in private in the end of his life that he’d failed.

    Not you Scientologists! Quit the place already.

    Reply
    • Peggy L says

      October 30, 2018 at 11:02 am

      So bottom line, garbage in, garbage out chuckbeattyx75to03. I think you summed it up perfectly.

      Reply
    • scn911 says

      October 30, 2018 at 1:12 pm

      Ultimately, Black Magik is still Black Magik by any other name. “Can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.”

      Reply
    • Aquamarine says

      October 30, 2018 at 10:46 pm

      Totally nailed it, Chuck. That’s exactly what the Dwarf does, always. Wow.

      Reply

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