It seems to me likely that if things were still booming there, the CofS would be touting it as (one) example of actual “expansion.” Also, if it were then there should still be new missions and even orgs opening, and I haven’t seen anything about that happening, either.

yeah. The show after they tried to establish themselves as a “cherch” in any muslim country would be one to watch — for the short time the battle lasted. I doubt their affiliation with NOI would count for much in that part of the world. They’re even more prejudiced and ignorant than Hubbard was.

Otherles asked:”Why don’t they just give up?”

A: They did, decades ago, leaving the field open for MustSavage.

“Aren’t you glad you’re out of that mind fuck of an organisation?”
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· Damn right, yawn!

I prefer calling them xenu’s invisible space cooties😱.

Captain Mickiewicz certainly is doing a great Rabbit impersonation — or should we say squirrel impression?

And of course, no mention of Ron’s assessment of Chinamen/chinks after his few-day tour of the tourist areas would be mentioned.

“The Church of Scientology of Taiwan embraces its responsibility for preserving the traditional Eastern culture for the next generation while uplifting the family and society in the true spirit of Taiwan.”

A US-America-centric “church”–better yet, one stuck in the 1950s–sweeps into Taiwan and pretends to now be the preservers of their culture? Better yet, of “Eastern culture” altogether. Even standard-issue colonialism and paternalism pale in comparison to such arrogance! And who exactly, assigned such “responsibility” to the cult to begin with?

Of course, this whole “saving your culture” bit gets even more absurd and obscene if one considers the disdain the cult holds any culture in that fails to bow to hubbarf and his answers for everything, It makes no difference whether that culture is located in Taipei or in Clearwater. The cult’s only interest, and elron’s fervent dream, is dismantling and superseding any such culture; certainly not “preserving” any of it.

Even so, elron’s writings held a special place for the East in his written observations of how insufferable its denizens, particularly the Chinese, were. To the point where he labeled degenerates failing to see his wisdom by the term “wog”, essentially an n-word for “Orientals”. Of course, one could assume that by now the cult would have repudiated elron’s anti-Chinese racism and discontinued the use of this term. Alas, one would be wrong! This term has become part of the cult’s “Scriptures” and hence lost no popularity in the cult to this very day. Nor will it ever be allowed to!

Case in point: The cult’s tireless work in “uplifting the family.” Many shining examples could be given: elron, miscavige, cruise, or Lisa M Presley/Michael Jackson. Along with countless Sea Org members who don’t get to see their spouses and children/parents. Families destroyed by disconnection. Family members pitted against others and slandering each other publicly by cult orders. Families becoming complicit in covering up rapes and other crimes against their own. Even unborn family is not safe as cult-ordered abortions demonstrate.

Legitimate religions indeed hold the idea and practice of “family” in high regard. Trouble is, scientology is the furthest thing from a legitimate religion!