Comments on: How Flag Applies Scientology Policy

By: Chris Thompson

Chris Thompson — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 06:26:44 +0000

In reply to Brian. You mean like it is today?

By: Wagstaff

Wagstaff — Fri, 26 Jun 2015 21:38:56 +0000

In reply to Pier Paolo. Wow I am glad this is being made news in other countries. I must admit when I was still in there where videos of how well Italy was doing and all the expansion in Milan. And from that Artie we can definitely see it is false how well Scientology is doing.

By: Wagstaff

Wagstaff — Fri, 26 Jun 2015 21:26:30 +0000

Wow, I wish I could have shown this to someone I know in the SO. This would be an eye opener… I just hope my frienf is not too far gone. Been in that place for 1/3rd of life.

By: Beryl

Beryl — Fri, 26 Jun 2015 17:43:27 +0000

I asked for a refund and my terminal on the other end of the phone made me feel guilty saying that the refund would be negative GI. Well, it so happened that the amount of my refund request (1980’s) was way more than that Midwest org. made in a given week. Who knows, it may have taken them more than a month to make that money back. I ended up taking books instead. Later, I donated the books back to said org.

By: Hadely

Hadely — Fri, 26 Jun 2015 16:24:06 +0000

In reply to Jethro Bodine. More than likley

By: Jethro Bodine

Jethro Bodine — Fri, 26 Jun 2015 11:33:10 +0000

I just realized I have several thousand dollars on account for both the Manor hotel and the Fort Harrison hotel. I paid in advance because I was pressured to, but this money cannot be considered “religious donations” or “charitable contributions” as the money is on account for a hotel room, nothing else. I’m just wondering if the current “church” would try to wiggle their way out of that one or if they would pay me back.

By: Ann B Watson

Ann B Watson — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 23:18:01 +0000

In reply to NOLAGirl. Hi NOLAGirl, Thank you for keeping my glass filled.After all I & my body have been through a little vino does me good.I really enjoy your posts so much. You are a ray of sunshine for me also.I thank you from my heart.Ann B.

By: Pier Paolo

Pier Paolo — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 20:02:28 +0000

I am an italian ex scientologist. This is my personal story on italian online magazine http://www.lettera43.it/esclusive/pier-paolo-caselli-io-rovinato-da-scientology_43675165369.htm

I’d like to contact Davide Succi because I have the same situation about my refund, so I think that together we can do something about it.

My e-mail is venit39@yahoo.it

Sorry for my english.

Thank you.

Pier Paolo Caselli

By: Ann B Watson

Ann B Watson — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 17:33:42 +0000

In reply to Old Surfer Dude. Hi OSD,I'll let you know how my cataract surgery goes in Sept.Just think if I had stayed in SO I would literally be blind by 70 & riddled with cancer.Scary!Always Ann B.

By: cindy

cindy — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 17:03:35 +0000

In reply to Vicki.

If it is as Ginny Leason, Director Office of Special Affairs says, that any money paid on account in advance (an “AP payment”) toward a specific service is nothing more than a donation like passing the collection plate at church, then that means that you could never arrive for the service you’d been paying toward for years. So let’s say you were making AP payments toward your NOTS auditing for years and finally got enough to start with 2 intensives of auditing. You arrive ready to pick up the cans and are told, “oh no, that was just a donation and we can do whatever we want with it, and as such we are not required to refund it to you.” So by Ginny’s argument, all semblance of exchange goes out the window. It just becomes “give us your money” with no thought of what service you’ll get in return. But since that is not how it works at this time, Ginny’s argument doesn’t hold water.