jmsr7, charities don’t HAVE to report income and expenses to the public. In general, people won’t GIVE to those that don’t. Not the same thing.

Hi guys, I am so frustrated. I live in Australia and managed to see the 1st episode but cannot find a link that will work for me to watch the 2nd. The above link that scn911 posted does not work now. I will keep trying. I just want to applaud Mike, Leah and everyone involved in the series. Way overdue and you have my respect. Thank you

Scientology “ethics” are not about morality but rather about the question “will this make our group more money?” as you pointed out in your last paragraph about abortion.

A woman or couple with a child will divert at least some resources to that child – away from the church – and that’s intolerable. Thus the first policy (abortion) which was only discarded after bad PR became known. This led to the second policy – getting kicked out – because an avoidance of an expense (bad PR) is almost as good as income. Note that “right” and “wrong” don’t enter into it, this is just about finances. Which is what I would argue Scientology ethics are based upon.

If you view their actions (the church in general and LRH’s and DM’s in particular) through this lens, then what they do makes a lot more sense. For example, real estate is a more certain investment than a self-help catalog of reading materials and coursework that attracts not only a specific type of person but also requires a great deal of additional effort.

It’s also why “give us money and do all this work to feel better” does not bring in as much money as “give us money to feel better” which is the IAS’s schtick. Or at least that’s what i would expect. Does anyone have any hard numbers on exactly how much they take in? I know charities have to report income and expenses, do churches have to?

jmsr

My guess is that they will have to use DNA testing to see what Heber looks like. Thats too bad as he is a friend of mine. In 1989 during Maiden Voyage he was the only one who noticed that I was not on the ship.I was in the hospital getting the blood transfusions that gave me AIDS.

Because he’s too short to climb back out!

True Bill. But that is also true of Hubbard. Remember him trying to attack that child holocaust surviver to her grave for being capable enough to see through his scam?

All the friends of his at Old St. Hill he had declared SP because they were too capable and threatened HIS position as “The One”. Trying to kill the C/S who saved his life because he had too much popularity in the church…

p.s. Do you have a reference for “manufacture evidence”? Or are you repeating what others have said without given a reference? The only one I know of with the word “manufacture” is in the reference you quoted above, which says “always find or manufacture enough threat against them to cause them to sue for peace.” Threatening them with manufactured consequences is a far cry from “manufactured evidence.”

The reason the PTS/SP “tech” didn’t work was that it became a political tool to declare someone SP. Those declared “SPs” weren’t “spotted” for the simple reason they weren’t actually SP as per the original, technical definition.

I was talking about what YOU referred to in the comment above where part of what you quoted was “ACTUAL evidence” – not “manufacture evidence.”

I know you want to paint Ron as black as possible, and heaven forbid if anyone should try to understand where he was coming from or cut him the slightest bit of slack. Nevertheless, according to indisputable records in the FOIA files, for decades there were very powerful agencies – both private and governmental – who sought to destroy scientology. And yes, Ron responded to those threats as if it was actual war. All of this was documented by Marty in his book *Memoirs of a Scientology Warrior*.