OSD, let me handle this please:

“Ladies and gentlemen, once again my client vigorously denies any and all scurrilous charges of having even once visited, in Amsterdam, or, for that matter, in any country or city, a “Red Light District”.

My client is a man of high moral fiber who considers love’s physical expression a sacred act not to be engaged in lightly. The concept of remuneration for sexual services is deeply offensive to him. Besides, he is a Scotsman. Thank you, no further questions. Good night.”

Wynski, I agree with you that there are no lower crimes than betraying people in the name of help, whether it be offering false help or tricking people by using their own honest desire to help for evil purposes.

You broke up with her, she called you for months, obsessed with you. Presumably until someone else agreed to take over the controls and “buy” her metaphorically speaking. Great that you spotted it.

I got a root canal – it was much more pleasant, and it cost a helluva lot less.

Jimmy, I’ve seen quite a few theories forwarded – and I suspect that, as with many things, there may often be multiple factors at work. Among the more plausible other ones I’ve seen are:

* Having a backup for certain financial purposes, after Brexit

* Having a backup, in case Scientology loses its tax exemption in the UK

To speculate, I’ve also started to wonder if some of the “ideal” orgs now being build with outside money, rather than local members’ fundraising, might not be sort of “hush money” for wealth Scientology members including celebrities who don’t want to be publicly identified with the organization – the could be paying for an org (which makes Scientology and Miscavige look good, and total assets go up) in exchange for being allowed to forego endorsements and public appearances. Tom Cruise has been surprising silent about Scientology lately, as well as absent from events, and he has expressed a fondness for Ireland….

Too important and way too busy to visit his daughter would be the perceived reason. But of course the real reason is he’s not ALLOWED to see his little girl.

Let that sink in for a bit:

And Then There Is Me Big Being Number Three AKA World Renowned Movie Star Tom Cruise is NOT ALLOWED to have even supervised contact with – what? A 12 year old girl – who happens to be his own daughter!

BY HIS CHURCH.

Because, you know, she is so so so DANGEROUS!

After all – His ETERNITY could be threatened!

By this little girl!…his own flesh and blood.

Beyond insane.

Jimmy — thanks for your participation here.

As to your question: is this them trying to get ready to hide all their cash, looks European, something, as they fear they might lose religious tax free status vis the IRS due to all the blatant crimes they have committed?

I think your guess is as good as any. I have NO IDEA why invest so much money in Ireland.

I had two additional thoughts to yours:

1. Tom Cruise is shooting a movie there in the near future

2. Scientology used to bank in Ireland. I don’t know if they had money there that they could not get out of the country, and so decided to invest it in real estate. It’s why they bought those silly buildings in Zimbabwe and the “AO” for Africa. Money stuck in exchange control they may never have been able to transfer.

The investment in Ireland is absurd. There are few scientologists there. The press is uniformly terrible. There are bad court decisions. And the Mission there has been operating in the red for years.

If someone was going to pick a country in which to open and org where there is no demand for it and try to “reach into the community” I can think of a lot better places to invest time and effort than Ireland. Like India or Brazil.

If this guy is a reincarnation of L Ron Hubbard, then I must be his side-kick Brother 12. Come on, seriously?! (See Expedition Unknown’s latest episode regarding the cult of Brother 12)

Well I would hope so! How else can we get rid of that shit eating grin off Newc’s choppers?

BTW, my father was a very stern individual of Danish decent and developed quite a reputation for himself over the years. I have never seen anyone in the cherch even come close to good old Dad when he was on a full tilt tirade. So I was bullbaited by the best of the best. Marion is a total pussy ….. even with the training from Dildo Dave. I say bring it!

I actually have met Marion Pouw and she probably would rake you over the coals. I knew her when I was on staff at CCNashville (she was one of the missionaires)
and while she was nice to me, I do recall her ripping a new asshole in several other people. Even a sweet lady like Renee Duszak could crack the whip at times.