Comments on: IAS Way To Happiness Claims — Fact Check

By: Hallie Jane

Hallie Jane — Thu, 23 May 2013 06:45:23 +0000

In reply to Mike Rinder. Yes Mike, thx! That's why they have empty buildings instead of as-isness as a product.

By: Aquamarine

Aquamarine — Thu, 23 May 2013 03:48:23 +0000

Like many of us, I love the Way To Happiness and I feel it should be distributed as broadly as possible.
What saddens me is that this golden little book is tainted by its association with the RCS. In fact, it saddens me that all of the tech is tainted by association with the RCS. That said, I believe that the tech, being truth in workable, applicable form, will survive. I don’t know how, but I do believe that it will survive.

By: threefeetback

threefeetback — Thu, 23 May 2013 01:18:04 +0000

The Guinness World Records needs a few new catagories: Biggest Whopper and Longest Stretch of a Fact.

By: DMSCOHB

DMSCOHB — Thu, 23 May 2013 00:51:57 +0000

most excellent story and post! makes me question the true push to get twth out there by the church. on the one hand, they say, quite loudly, that they want the book in the hands of everyone possible. to this end, they even squawk about some unknown pecuniary support from the ias and my fav midget big-little being. however, wherever the church has found twth available for free on the internet in a jurisdiction that they may manipulate, they have usually quickly moved to quash the particular website. is it that the church just wants to control distribution? i mean, they do not appear to be charging for twth anyway; so why prevent its spread for free on the internet? the only thing i keep coming back to is a certain dear ole’ leader’s penchant for micromanagement…any other ideas?

By: Hartley Patterson

Hartley Patterson — Wed, 22 May 2013 21:13:28 +0000

The Church was caught a number of times sending copies of TWTH to Town Halls and Police Departments with fake endorsements on the cover. There are lots listed here:
http://scientology.wikia.com/wiki/The_Way_to_Happiness
It was suggested at the time that this was not always deliberate but a communications mixup, that the boxes of TWTH were supposed to be samples accompanied by a “would you like some of these?” letter which never got included. The error wasn’t corrected because that would be invalidation and questioning orders.

By: T. Marianne

T. Marianne — Wed, 22 May 2013 21:11:19 +0000

On an unrelated note, the archives you added on the right are greatly appreciated!

By: Mike Rinder

Mike Rinder — Wed, 22 May 2013 21:05:05 +0000

In reply to Hallie Jane.

Hallie — excellent observation on the duplicity. And that is such a massive departure from the most fundamental concepts of Scientology contained in the Axioms. Perhaps they are trying to “survive” by “persisting” because they are a lie! 🙂

By: Hallie Jane

Hallie Jane — Wed, 22 May 2013 20:56:14 +0000

Thanks so much Mike and Natasha Boris (Bullwinkle fan?) for the great factual post. It may be that “duplicity” is a more fundamental, major departure from the ideal scene than vulture culture. The pervasive theme of the RCS is “make it look like something it’s not.” I believe this creates “maybes” in the minds of Scngsts that is very hard to resolve, due to lack access to, and obfuscation of correct information. Transparency with full, genuine information is the only way to fly for a genuinely spiritual and charitable organization.

By: Valkov

Valkov — Wed, 22 May 2013 20:05:35 +0000

It is a real shame that CoS has ‘commingled’, (like commingling trust account money with personal monies, which David Miscavige has possibly done) the secular programs that are now viewed as simply ‘front groups’ for the CoS. They had the potential to do a lot of good. In its first few years, CCHR for example did do some very good work exposing various unsavory practices in the medical arena.

It sounds like to some extent, some people working with TWTH have done some good, too.
But the way the IAS uses these programs for self-promotion is disgusting and damaging. The IAS should rightly be titled the IASS – International Association for the Suppression of Scientology.

By: Mike Rinder

Mike Rinder — Wed, 22 May 2013 19:36:15 +0000

In reply to Tony DePhillips.

Tony,

You may well be right about the LAPD.

And you are definitely right about the WTH.

The issue here is the lies told by the IAS “this is what your support of the IAS pays for.”

It’s just a big scam.

If the WTH truly IS so important, if the IAS spent 10% of their money on WTH to GIVE AWAY, that would be a BILLION booklets. And if they made it easily available on the internet — well, everyone would have it.

Instead, they lie about funding campaigns and are more interested in the “endorsements” and “PR value” than in actually helping anyone.