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		By: Ann B Watson		</title>
		<link>https://www.mikerindersblog.org/irony-alert/#comment-120400</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ann B Watson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2016 16:47:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mikerindersblog.org/irony-alert/#comment-120097&quot;&gt;Jennifer&lt;/a&gt;.

Hi Jennifer, Really liked your post. Oh yes the lies that roll so easily through cos and off the tongues of cosers.As easy for the cult as breathing.So glad we are out! All Love, Ann.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.mikerindersblog.org/irony-alert/#comment-120097">Jennifer</a>.</p>
<p>Hi Jennifer, Really liked your post. Oh yes the lies that roll so easily through cos and off the tongues of cosers.As easy for the cult as breathing.So glad we are out! All Love, Ann.</p>
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		By: WhatWall		</title>
		<link>https://www.mikerindersblog.org/irony-alert/#comment-120119</link>

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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2016 16:04:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[LRH policy dictates an old form of accounting known as &quot;fund accounting&quot;, which requires funds to be set aside before making an expenditure. This is a good way for any individual or charitable organization to run its finances because it enforces &quot;Spend no more than you make.&quot;

However, Scientology organizations don&#039;t teach fund accounting because it would dry up donations. Scientology registrars (sales people) routinely destroy the finances of Scientologists by goading them to borrow beyond their ability to repay. To a registrar, a Scientologist is prey. 

In addition to declining revenues due to declining membership, the finances of Scientology organizations have been destroyed by all of the money taken off the top of their income by supposed management organizations and the income lost to IAS and its ilk.

In Scientology, all reason must yield to the incessant demand for money. This has become so apparent that new recruits are scared off with the stick (money demand) before they can even get a good taste of the carrot (course or processing &quot;wins&quot;). 

This blatant demand for money allows people to more quickly see Scientology for what it is and always has been: A money-obsessed cult disguised as a religion.

Note: Financial advisor Dave Ramsey has built a hugely successful business from instructing folks in the ways of fund accounting. For the price of one of his books you can learn how to apply the principles necessary for financial viability. He even offers free budgeting software.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>LRH policy dictates an old form of accounting known as &#8220;fund accounting&#8221;, which requires funds to be set aside before making an expenditure. This is a good way for any individual or charitable organization to run its finances because it enforces &#8220;Spend no more than you make.&#8221;</p>
<p>However, Scientology organizations don&#8217;t teach fund accounting because it would dry up donations. Scientology registrars (sales people) routinely destroy the finances of Scientologists by goading them to borrow beyond their ability to repay. To a registrar, a Scientologist is prey. </p>
<p>In addition to declining revenues due to declining membership, the finances of Scientology organizations have been destroyed by all of the money taken off the top of their income by supposed management organizations and the income lost to IAS and its ilk.</p>
<p>In Scientology, all reason must yield to the incessant demand for money. This has become so apparent that new recruits are scared off with the stick (money demand) before they can even get a good taste of the carrot (course or processing &#8220;wins&#8221;). </p>
<p>This blatant demand for money allows people to more quickly see Scientology for what it is and always has been: A money-obsessed cult disguised as a religion.</p>
<p>Note: Financial advisor Dave Ramsey has built a hugely successful business from instructing folks in the ways of fund accounting. For the price of one of his books you can learn how to apply the principles necessary for financial viability. He even offers free budgeting software.</p>
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		By: Jennifer		</title>
		<link>https://www.mikerindersblog.org/irony-alert/#comment-120111</link>

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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2016 15:33:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mikerindersblog.org/irony-alert/#comment-119899&quot;&gt;Rick Mycroft&lt;/a&gt;.

Thank you for the link.  That was a good article.  I have learned so much from the links to articles and youtube videos.  The response from the cos was typical.  They say the same about all of us!!  LOL]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.mikerindersblog.org/irony-alert/#comment-119899">Rick Mycroft</a>.</p>
<p>Thank you for the link.  That was a good article.  I have learned so much from the links to articles and youtube videos.  The response from the cos was typical.  They say the same about all of us!!  LOL</p>
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		By: Jennifer		</title>
		<link>https://www.mikerindersblog.org/irony-alert/#comment-120106</link>

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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2016 15:23:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mikerindersblog.org/irony-alert/#comment-119908&quot;&gt;Chee Chalker&lt;/a&gt;.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.mikerindersblog.org/irony-alert/#comment-119908">Chee Chalker</a>.</p>
<p>HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!</p>
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		By: Jennifer		</title>
		<link>https://www.mikerindersblog.org/irony-alert/#comment-120104</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2016 15:17:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mikerindersblog.org/irony-alert/#comment-119923&quot;&gt;Old Surfer Dude&lt;/a&gt;.

That is correct OSD.  My case is mild compared to other&#039;s but I have been out just a few months and I am in poverty.  I am still paying on credit cards for big services that I did and that hurts, every month, when I have to pay that and go without a lot of things I really need.  It&#039;s a temporary situation though.  I&#039;m on the upswing!!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.mikerindersblog.org/irony-alert/#comment-119923">Old Surfer Dude</a>.</p>
<p>That is correct OSD.  My case is mild compared to other&#8217;s but I have been out just a few months and I am in poverty.  I am still paying on credit cards for big services that I did and that hurts, every month, when I have to pay that and go without a lot of things I really need.  It&#8217;s a temporary situation though.  I&#8217;m on the upswing!!</p>
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		By: Jennifer		</title>
		<link>https://www.mikerindersblog.org/irony-alert/#comment-120097</link>

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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2016 15:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mikerindersblog.org/irony-alert/#comment-119964&quot;&gt;Ann B Watson&lt;/a&gt;.

&quot;Love-bomb you in and walk away leaving one broken...&quot;
Ann...what a perfect way to put it!  I was fortunate enough to have a few people that were not very good liars to deal with and it was their fake love that made me suspicious and cautious and ultimately leave.  Unfortunately, there are many good liars in cos and that&#039;s what strung me along for so long.  &quot;Love-Bomb&quot;!  I love it!!!!!  :)]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.mikerindersblog.org/irony-alert/#comment-119964">Ann B Watson</a>.</p>
<p>&#8220;Love-bomb you in and walk away leaving one broken&#8230;&#8221;<br />
Ann&#8230;what a perfect way to put it!  I was fortunate enough to have a few people that were not very good liars to deal with and it was their fake love that made me suspicious and cautious and ultimately leave.  Unfortunately, there are many good liars in cos and that&#8217;s what strung me along for so long.  &#8220;Love-Bomb&#8221;!  I love it!!!!!  🙂</p>
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		By: RogerHornaday		</title>
		<link>https://www.mikerindersblog.org/irony-alert/#comment-120084</link>

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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2016 12:41:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mikerindersblog.org/irony-alert/#comment-120070&quot;&gt;Ryan Kelly&lt;/a&gt;.

&quot;Scientology works!&quot;  That&#039;s the one thing you can believe in as a scientologist.  It&#039;s the mantra that offers reassurance when things aren&#039;t looking so good.  However, if you introduce a different concept, this one for instance:  &quot;Scientology does NOT work&quot;  then a multitude of things start to make sense.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.mikerindersblog.org/irony-alert/#comment-120070">Ryan Kelly</a>.</p>
<p>&#8220;Scientology works!&#8221;  That&#8217;s the one thing you can believe in as a scientologist.  It&#8217;s the mantra that offers reassurance when things aren&#8217;t looking so good.  However, if you introduce a different concept, this one for instance:  &#8220;Scientology does NOT work&#8221;  then a multitude of things start to make sense.</p>
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		By: Ryan Kelly		</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2016 01:24:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I think education is a good investment that might require getting a loan, but Scientology is not education and not a good investment in terms of determining future income.  I don&#039;t know of any active Scientologist who isn&#039;t either dirt poor or carrying a large amount of debt.  Any savings is likely looked at as an unethical withholding of resources by the Church of Scientology.  This financial situation results in really stupid financial decisions.  I knew of an OT couple that didn&#039;t purchase car insurance because, they rationalized, it was expensive and falsely assumed that they were PTS, which they emphatically claimed was the only reason that an accident could ever occur.  Their car was ultimately involved in a head-on collision on the Golden Gate Bridge.  The driver ended up with a criminal conviction, serving time on a probation work detail, a loss of his license and his family having to cover the financial impact of the accident.  I&#039;ve seen Scientologists stop paying their income tax, claiming that it was unconstitutional, only to owe hundreds of thousands in fines and penalties.  I&#039;ve seen others forego medical care for themselves and their children.  It is really sad, because they likely had the resources to cover these obligations, but they give it all away to the Church.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think education is a good investment that might require getting a loan, but Scientology is not education and not a good investment in terms of determining future income.  I don&#8217;t know of any active Scientologist who isn&#8217;t either dirt poor or carrying a large amount of debt.  Any savings is likely looked at as an unethical withholding of resources by the Church of Scientology.  This financial situation results in really stupid financial decisions.  I knew of an OT couple that didn&#8217;t purchase car insurance because, they rationalized, it was expensive and falsely assumed that they were PTS, which they emphatically claimed was the only reason that an accident could ever occur.  Their car was ultimately involved in a head-on collision on the Golden Gate Bridge.  The driver ended up with a criminal conviction, serving time on a probation work detail, a loss of his license and his family having to cover the financial impact of the accident.  I&#8217;ve seen Scientologists stop paying their income tax, claiming that it was unconstitutional, only to owe hundreds of thousands in fines and penalties.  I&#8217;ve seen others forego medical care for themselves and their children.  It is really sad, because they likely had the resources to cover these obligations, but they give it all away to the Church.</p>
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		By: Dawn		</title>
		<link>https://www.mikerindersblog.org/irony-alert/#comment-119972</link>

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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2016 15:23:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mikerindersblog.org/irony-alert/#comment-119880&quot;&gt;Lori S&lt;/a&gt;.

Yes, and it is the same people who keep on going in the hopes that they&#039;ll glean something that works for them that they didn&#039;t get the last few times they attended these types of seminars.

Also, it&#039;s when Miscavige is not getting as much money out of the koolaiders that you get a whole lot of these types of seminars happening all over the place.  It&#039;s all your fault if you can&#039;t give any more of your hard earned money to him.  

Remember that quote in the admin dictionary about it being out-ethics if your earnings didn&#039;t cover your bridge!    Everyone who read this and to whom it may have applied was majorly keyed in afterwards!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.mikerindersblog.org/irony-alert/#comment-119880">Lori S</a>.</p>
<p>Yes, and it is the same people who keep on going in the hopes that they&#8217;ll glean something that works for them that they didn&#8217;t get the last few times they attended these types of seminars.</p>
<p>Also, it&#8217;s when Miscavige is not getting as much money out of the koolaiders that you get a whole lot of these types of seminars happening all over the place.  It&#8217;s all your fault if you can&#8217;t give any more of your hard earned money to him.  </p>
<p>Remember that quote in the admin dictionary about it being out-ethics if your earnings didn&#8217;t cover your bridge!    Everyone who read this and to whom it may have applied was majorly keyed in afterwards!</p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2016 15:13:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mikerindersblog.org/irony-alert/#comment-119941&quot;&gt;1-18-16&lt;/a&gt;.

A funny thing that I realised after leaving was that I was keyed in a lot while a member of the cherch and scn.   Since leaving, I don&#039;t know what keyed in means.  You&#039;ve only now just reminded me about it.  I may have a blue day once is a while but that&#039;s all.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.mikerindersblog.org/irony-alert/#comment-119941">1-18-16</a>.</p>
<p>A funny thing that I realised after leaving was that I was keyed in a lot while a member of the cherch and scn.   Since leaving, I don&#8217;t know what keyed in means.  You&#8217;ve only now just reminded me about it.  I may have a blue day once is a while but that&#8217;s all.</p>
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