Comments on: More Scientology Front Group News

By: unelectedfloofgoofer

unelectedfloofgoofer — Sun, 12 May 2024 09:25:49 +0000

Clearly an effort to gain meaningless stats. The best way to get pro-cult PR in the mainstream media is in places where few people will see it. That way no one is likely to complain or comment, making it seem the cult has finally gained broad acceptance in society.

By: rosemarie Tropf

rosemarie Tropf — Sun, 05 May 2024 12:01:25 +0000

this press release reminds me of how i was shown this type of PR years ago and i would tell people we are so humanitarian etc. not for one minute did i think it was a PR machine like this. i was so naive. They create a false universe for young people on staff who mean well and believe this shite just like I did way back then. tsk tsk

By: The Moose

The Moose — Sun, 05 May 2024 05:36:44 +0000

In reply to Denny Owen. And there's been no shortage of disasters since that time.

By: AnEx

AnEx — Sat, 04 May 2024 22:49:06 +0000

Don’t these “stories” fall into the category of advertorials? An advertorial being an advertisement in the form of editorial content. (The term “advertorial” is a blend of the words “advertisement” and “editorial.” The advertisement is usually written to resemble an objective article and designed to ostensibly look like a legitimate and independent news story).

The small “papers” who pick up and publish these “ChurchofScientology”-cult advertisements probably
just need something to fill their otherwise blank content and do not check what it is they are publishing. The cult pays PRNewswire, Send2Press etc. for each story.

The “papers” who run these stories are stupid though in that they too should demand payment from the cult to run their “stories”/advertisments.

By: Arnold Erickson

Arnold Erickson — Sat, 04 May 2024 20:18:16 +0000

Sigh.

By: LoosingMyReligion

LoosingMyReligion — Sat, 04 May 2024 19:30:07 +0000

Hubbard had an idea of scn’s acceptance more tied to his ego and its PR than how “functional” it might be (as if ‘wogs’ were a bunch of idiots to convince).
Instead, DM mainly shifted the focus on scn’s acceptance by emphasizing the legal and monetary aspects (see IAS and ideal orgs). This concept extends even to using youngsters to get feedback on any media.

By: Eviee

Eviee — Sat, 04 May 2024 18:54:57 +0000

Out of all places I’m wondering why this paper/article ended up in a Smaller Kentucky?

But anyways I like how you addressed the foolishness that was in the article.

By: Suzie Lovell

Suzie Lovell — Sat, 04 May 2024 16:12:38 +0000

I don’t live to far from Richmond Kentucky. About an hour or so. A few of my friends live there so I may have to ask if they saw this article/paper. There is nothing related to scientology around that area that I know of. which makes it just as unusual than being placed in a small city in Kentucky. Scientology is trying to get its name anywhere it can. I’m not necessarily sure that it’s a good idea on their end to put a newspaper/article relating to Scientology in some whay out there since it’s in the Bible belt region.

By: Denny Owen

Denny Owen — Sat, 04 May 2024 16:11:06 +0000

We’ve both covered how the scientology press releases work several times. It’s beyond laughable. They have a non-stop machine cranking out this sh*t 24/7, but a check this morning of the Volunteer Ministers “news” page still records the most recent “Disaster Response” is from October 13, 2022.

From their “About Us” page:
“Because of their courage, compassion and training, they have become indispensable in times of greatest human need—traveling halfway around the world to help people who have lost everything in an earthquake, tsunami, hurricane, flood or the like.

This includes a corps hundreds strong at Ground Zero within hours of the 9/11 tragedy. It also includes more than 500 volunteers from 11 nations in Southeast Asia in the wake of the tsunami and over 900 Volunteer Ministers attending to victims in Louisiana and Mississippi in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

Likewise, during the Haiti earthquake disaster, the Church of Scientology and its parishioners flew in planeloads of much-needed medical and food supplies. In addition, they have brought in hundreds of medical professionals and Volunteer Ministers to help Haitians cope with their losses and rebuild their lives.”

BUT NOT ONE DAMN GUY TO MAINTAIN THEIR WEB PAGE?

I’m reminded of what those nice folks at Merriam-Webster would say:

Ludicrous:
1. Amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, or exaggeration.
2. Meriting derisive laughter or scorn as absurdly inept.
https://tinyurl.com/28e39f9t

By: Non-fatty no thetan

Non-fatty no thetan — Sat, 04 May 2024 13:48:44 +0000

I can’t work out the connection between Grease and Shakespeare. Also, why Grease [PG]? The film has so much camp stuff in it that it already was PG, I think.

Anyway, nice to see that they honour one of the better early films by their second-most-famous actor.

Mr. Rinder, you would have been in the CMO or Sea Org much of the time when it was first released, I suppose, don’t know when Travolta became a member (or ‘a public’ as the term I learn from recent reading) but Grease is still very funny in many parts.

Ideal Scientology Organization, I have no idea what it means, I tried to look it up, my impression is that it just means amalgamating Celebrity Centres with mundane orgs in new buildings in the same cities, thus extending the real-estate empire.

You are right to call out a shill. However, to a small newspaper, they’ve just been fed a colourful press release, ran with it without checking the origins.