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Scientology for Never Ins

September 24, 2019 By Mike Rinder 33 Comments

There is a new book available on Amazon by a regular reader of this blog and major supporter of the campaign to end the abuses of scientology.
I asked Stefani for a short description.
The book is just supposed to be a starting point for Never Ins who hear some of the strange words and phrases Scientology uses but aren’t clear on what they are. I also tried to use real examples and facts to show how, no matter what Scientology says, there is always proof they’re lying. Explaining Fair Game, I used what they’ve put you through to show the Policy is still alive and in force. I wanted to really humanize these things so that people hopefully understand what hurt and harm cos causes. COS is so cold and technical, it’s easy to overlook the real human cost sometimes for those of us who’ve never been in the cult.
For the chapter on Suppressive People I actually turned the phrase around at the end and pointed out that being labeled Suppressive is actually a good thing, a sign that one is strong, courageous and doing the right thing.
The book is just supposed to be a primer. A jumping off point that hopefully gets more people interested in finding out more. To that end, I direct people to your blog, Ortega’s, Jeffrey’s etc for more information.
That said, it’s not very long, only about 150 pages, but hopefully those pages are enough to make people really begin to understand how damaging and dangerous Scientology really is.
I know how busy you must be so I really do appreciate your taking the time to notice my book. 
It’s a valuable addition to the scientology library. It is also a book EVERY LIBRARY in the world should have. It might actually be found to be a useful addition to their collections unlike the unsolicited donations they are sent of History of Man and Creation of Human Ability that nobody outside a scientologist forced to read them as part of a course cares about.
Here is the Amazon link if you want to order it,  Scientology for Never Ins,  and the blurb for the book:
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Filed Under: Scientology Tagged With: Books, public relations, Scientology, Stefani Hutchison

Comments

  1. David Miscavige says

    February 1, 2020 at 8:03 am

    And here is the link to Azhlynnes blog
    Let’s talk about Scientology
    https://azhlynnes.blog/
    Scientology, Cult, Scam, Abusive

    Reply
  2. Rip Van Winkle says

    September 24, 2019 at 11:19 pm

    and now, ’tis mine.

    I’m grateful for the opportunity to support you.

    Reply
  3. Kati says

    September 24, 2019 at 11:16 pm

    If any of you live in small towns (our town has a tiny book budget) and buy the ex’s books then donate them to your library. If you want to read them again just go check them out. Has volume 3 come out for Janice Gilham’s book?

    Reply
  4. Kristin G says

    September 24, 2019 at 9:48 pm

    This is a great book, I’m reading now.. Stefanie is such a gifted writer. Very well laid out, with a good understanding for never-ins. Scientology is so complicated to explain. I really enjoy all of Stefanie’s writings! If you haven’t read them, check out at azhlynnes blog.
    She’s a voice against the abuses of Scientology, with compassion & empathy, and I think that’s terrific!

    Reply
  5. Little i says

    September 24, 2019 at 6:20 pm

    Okay, so this has nothing to do with the book(although I will be checking it out, so thanks for the info) but i’m confused about something I just heard. Leah Remini’s biological father passed away without her knowing it, but while looking up that story, I found almost everyone says he was a member of Scientology…except a spokesperson for Scientology. Mike, can you clear this up? Was he, or wasn’t he, and if so, why are they denying him now? Thanks.

    Reply
    • Mike Rinder says

      September 24, 2019 at 6:41 pm

      He was never a scientologist

      Reply
  6. Kat LaRue says

    September 24, 2019 at 3:19 pm

    This book is great!! Thanks Stef!

    Reply
  7. PeaceMaker says

    September 24, 2019 at 2:50 pm

    Thanks for this recommendation. I’d seen reference to the book being published, but didn’t know anything about its author and contents – now that I do, I’ll be sure to buy a copy.

    One thing about giving it to libraries, is that I realized when I checked to see which in my area had Hubbard materials (which, shockingly, included one or two high school libraries) and so should have a counter view represented, I was reminded that much of it is branded as Dianetics, which Scientology still uses as a ruse to try to hide behind when recruiting “raw meat.” I wish that the book had something like “(and Dianetics)” in the title, and I hope that it comes with a suggested library catalog entry indicating that subjects it should be indexed under include Scientology, Dianetics and L. Ron Hubbard.

    Also, from what I can tell it is currently only available in e-book form. I hope that it becomes available in print, at least on demand, so that people can give physical copies to libraries (perhaps in conjunction with an electronic copy), and that it is set up with cataloging data to make sure it shows up alongside Hubbard’s works such as Dianetics.

    Here’s an example of a standard card catalog entry, with the subjects numbered:

    http://lili.org/forlibs/ce/able/course5/10standardformat.htm

    The book doesn’t yet appear to be in WorldCat – perhaps because it doesn’t have an ISBN:

    https://www.worldcat.org/

    Example of the subjects for Leah’s book – which don’t include Dianetics, unfortunately

    https://www.worldcat.org/title/troublemaker-surviving-hollywood-and-scientology/oclc/991528558&referer=brief_results#relatedsubjects

    Also, the Library of Congress:

    https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/searchBrowse

    https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/holdingsInfo?searchId=11414&recPointer=41&recCount=25&bibId=19060156

    (see the MARC tags tab – which also don’t reference Dianetics)

    Here are examples of how even self-published books without an official LOC entry (above) can include CIP cataloging data (typically on the copyright page) with subjects:

    https://www.bookdesignmadesimple.com/your-book-needs-cip-data/
    https://www.thebookdesigner.com/2010/03/cip-what-it-means-how-to-read-it-who-should-get-it/

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  8. Stefani Hutchison says

    September 24, 2019 at 1:25 pm

    Mike, from my heart I cannot thank you enough for this. Ever since the first show all I’ve wanted to do is help. I sincerely hope this makes even the smallest difference.

    Reply
    • Cindy says

      September 24, 2019 at 2:59 pm

      Way to go Stefani! I can see journalists coming to this book to understand what they are investigating better. I’m glad you wrote it.

      Reply
    • Kat LaRue says

      September 24, 2019 at 3:16 pm

      Stef!!

      I am soo proud of you ….and this book is absolutely amazing! I wish it had been available when I first started learning about the cult! Even though I am better at deciphering, it still added more insight and understanding for me.

      Reply
    • Michelle says

      September 24, 2019 at 3:52 pm

      Awesome Stef and congrats!! You deserve it!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

      Reply
    • Aquamarine says

      September 24, 2019 at 4:06 pm

      Heartfelt thank to you, Stefani! I’ll be reading this very soon.

      Reply
    • Nicole O. says

      September 24, 2019 at 4:36 pm

      👏🏻 👏🏻👏🏻

      Reply
    • Skyler says

      September 25, 2019 at 3:49 am

      Thank you for you time and effort Stefani.

      You are a great example of so many people who sometimes think that one person cannot make a difference. But you have made a big impact on many people and I would hope you will continue to work for that day that we all long to see.

      Thanks again, Stefani.

      Reply
    • jere Lull (39 years recovering) says

      September 26, 2019 at 5:07 pm

      “I sincerely hope this makes even the smallest difference.”

      Stephani, if ONE person reads it and turns away from that toxic criminal organization, you’ve done real *good work* in improving the world. I just hope they then contact you so you know. Otherwise, you’ll always wonder needlessly. when you DO get readers’ thanks, luxuriate in the good feelings for a bit; you deserve it for the work you’ve done. I can imagine even a “short” book is a considerable undertaking, not that I’d have any trouble filling that many pages with the amount of drivel I put out in any month; the trouble is organizing it so it’s readable, which it seems you’ve accomplished. I’ll have to upgrade my OS to get it to review it more thoroughly in first person.

      One of the frustrating aspects of scn — or any cult — is not getting sufficient/any acknowledgment for the jobs done well. I was quite taken aback when I first got accolades for some things I wrote in a local newsletter years ago. I was just recently (a couple of years previous) kicked off the Land base, so hadn’t quite been reborn as a ‘wog’, with access to the full range of human emotions, so it took me by surprise. One nice thing about playing around on the blogs like this is that sometimes, we get relatively instant feedback when we say something well.

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      • Stefani Hutchison says

        September 26, 2019 at 8:43 pm

        Thank you for your kind words. Everyone has been so supportive and I’m overwhelmed a bit by it.

        Reply
  9. Mitch says

    September 24, 2019 at 1:11 pm

    Maybe Google translate could add Scientologese as a language for translation to/from English.

    Reply
    • Skyler says

      September 25, 2019 at 3:51 am

      I doubt that it would be a lot of work. Seems to me that most everything they say translates into, “Never mind the torpedoes. Just send money, money and more money. Your money will make a huge difference in our hands. The more money you send to us, the more fancy shit we can consume and that will surely … oh, fill in the rest yourself. After all, you know how it goes …

      Money! Money! Money! Money! Money!
      Send your money our way. Do not delay. Every nickel and every dime is waiting to help us have good time!

      Reply
    • jere Lull (39 years recovering) says

      September 26, 2019 at 5:12 pm

      Mitch:”Maybe Google translate could add Scientologese as a language for translation to/from English.”

      I’m spoiled by going ‘right-click’ and choosing “look up with Google” or whatever I’ve set my search engine to be. A search for scientology + [term] generally throws up a good definition on the first page.

      Reply
  10. Alan Naldrett says

    September 24, 2019 at 12:27 pm

    I’m reading and enjoying it now. I’ll admit I didn’t buy it but got it from Kindle Unlimited! Good deal!

    Reply
    • jere Lull (39 years recovering) says

      September 26, 2019 at 5:16 pm

      “I’m reading and enjoying it now. I’ll admit I didn’t buy it but got it from Kindle Unlimited! Good deal!”

      Alan,
      You ARE paying for it with the periodic “unlimited” service, similarly to those who support their local library.

      Reply
  11. Mary Kahn says

    September 24, 2019 at 11:34 am

    Sounds like you learned how to talk to people about scientology. I will add to my collection. When my friends and family ask questions I will have the book to refer them to. Thanks for your contribution to enlightening people about scientology.

    Reply
  12. Rosemarie says

    September 24, 2019 at 11:32 am

    That’s a good idea for the fans of Mike and Leah’s on various FB pages. Very helpful for them. They have so many questions. 🤗

    Reply
  13. Badafuco says

    September 24, 2019 at 11:18 am

    It’s crazy to try to imagine what never-ins would think of all the tech babble. I grew up with it starting at 4 years old so I had word cleared the entire tech dictionary by 11 or 12.

    Thank you for putting this out there and hopefully it will reach many more people and educate them. Very Well Done! 😉

    Reply
  14. Zee Moo says

    September 24, 2019 at 10:43 am

    The back story of $cientology is their favorite hiding place. Thanks for making it more accessible for the public. As Stefani said, $cientology is all about the lies.

    Reply
  15. Wynski says

    September 24, 2019 at 10:06 am

    Wow, an insanity translator!

    Reply
    • Aquamarine says

      September 24, 2019 at 4:07 pm

      Good one, Wynski 🙂

      Reply
  16. MarcAnon says

    September 24, 2019 at 9:30 am

    You’ve a few grammatical errors in the “It’s a valuable addition to the scientology library…” paragraph 🙂

    Thanks for the book recommendation!

    Reply
    • Mike Rinder says

      September 24, 2019 at 9:54 am

      Thanks. Seems the “n” key went on the blink. Fixed…

      Reply
      • Jane Doe 2 says

        September 24, 2019 at 3:01 pm

        Not to nitpick by any means, but Mike twice now in two different posts, you have the title as “Creation If Human Ability” when it should be “Creation Of Human Ability.”

        Reply
        • Mike Rinder says

          September 24, 2019 at 4:30 pm

          Damn Autocorrect

          Reply
  17. SILVIA says

    September 24, 2019 at 9:15 am

    Excelente Stefani. I am sure people will be curious about it and will bring the benefit to know the real face of this cult. We will buy it

    Reply

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