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Narconon Goes After Country Music

November 17, 2021 By Mike Rinder 48 Comments

  Scientology and its front organizations (like Narconon and CCHR) live in a world disconnected from reality. They seem oblivious to the absurdity of things they say and positions they take. Narconon is now beginning to sound like prohibitionists, targeting county music for "romanticizing alcohol." Unfortunately, while contemporary country music stars continue to produce great music year after year, there are increasing incidences of romanticizing alcohol in country music lyrics, romanticizing it, glamorizing it, or even construing alcohol with happy times, carefree adventures, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Front Groups, Narconon Tagged With: CCHR, country music, Narconon, Nashville

CCHR Racist Hypocrisy

November 14, 2021 By Mike Rinder 20 Comments

  In every aspect of scientology, the hypocrisy runs VERY deep. They accuse others of "hate" while perpetrating it themselves. The rail against human trafficking while engaged in human trafficking of Sea Org members every day. They shout loudly about anti-Semitism while supporting and promoting some of the loudest anti-Semites. And here they are again. Complaining that the APA's "recent apology for its support of structural racism understates psychiatry’s racial human rights abuses and its long history of instigating racism..." CCHR thinks their apology is inadequate. Frankly, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Front Groups, L Ron Hubbard Tagged With: anti-Semitism, AP&A, CCHR, chinks, citizens commission on human rights, Human trafficking, L. Ron Hubbard, racism, Zulu

Episode 53: Listener Questions 7

August 9, 2021 By Mike Rinder 26 Comments

  Our next episode of Listener Questions. Always some of our favorite episodes, and as usual, though we cover a lot of ground, we didn't get through nearly all the questions you have sent in. This time we try our best to answer questions about who does the Fair Gaming, what is CCHR, how scientology views the disabled, what PTSness is, The Duke of Chug, scientology's sense of humor and much more. Leah and Mike even act out what happens in an auditing session. It's a lot of fun and hopefully informative.   Dealing with Critics of Scientology   What is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: CCHR, Chris Owen, citizens commission on human rights, Dealing with Critics of Scientology, Duke of Chug, Fair Game Podcast, INCOMM, Jokers and Degraders, Keeping Scientology Working, KSW, Leah Remini, Mike Rinder, Tony Ortega

Episode 48: Listener Questions 6

July 5, 2021 By Mike Rinder 26 Comments

  The next episode of Listener Questions. As always, we cover a lot of ground, though not nearly all the questions you have submitted. This time we try our best to answer questions about how many scientologists are left, why scientology is so "white," should scientology celebrities be boycotted, the front groups of scientology, Applied Scholastics schools, Degraded Beings, Dilettantes and more. It's a lot of stuff!   And here are some documents and resources to go alo0ng with the answers.   The number of scientologists today -- this is a great visual done by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: CCHR, DB, Degraded Being, Fair Game Podcast, front group, L. Ron Hubbard, Leah Remini, Mike Rinder, racist statements

Raffle Mania

November 5, 2020 By Mike Rinder 53 Comments

Despite the Hubbard policy forbidding this, apparently the desperation for money overcomes all restraints. Though, as CCHR delivers no "services" I supposed they have somewhat of an excuse. But where is the IAS? The IAS repeatedly uses the fact they support CCHR, and announces their "wins" as a reason people should give money to the IAS to "eradicate psychiatry." It is a mainstay of the IAS mantra. So, how come CCHR has to hold raffles to raise money? Of course, the next question to ask about this -- are they fighting for the kids IN SCIENTOLOGY who are being abused? That is of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fundraising Tagged With: CCHR, fundraising, Ideal Orgs, valley org

CCHR Hypocrisy

October 11, 2020 By Mike Rinder 54 Comments

CCHR people are amazing. They churn out an apparently endless stream of accusations about psychiatry that complain about the psychs doing exactly what they do every day- and utterly devoid of irony. Forced labor? How about being on staff in a scientology org? Or even more, in the Sea Org?     Money motivation?   Labelling people? This is perhaps the most ironic of all. Wogs. PTS. SP. Type 3. etc etc etc Apart from the different labels, the only thing this cartoon has wrong is that the person would be directed to the registrar rather than a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Psychiatry Tagged With: CCHR, Ken Cramer, psychiatry

Irony? They’ve Never Heard The Word

September 26, 2020 By Mike Rinder 27 Comments

The anti-psych brigade, with Ken Cramer driving the clown car, are at it again. Change the sign in his cartoon below from psychiatrist to scientologist and it would be a far more accurate depiction. While psychiatrists may charge fees for their services, scientology is obsessed with getting people's money. There are sales courses and finding ruins and bringing up to need of change and Big League Sales and of course, MAKE MONEY. MAKE MORE MONEY. I don't think you could find a psychiatric text on how to go about getting money from people, but there are volumes of them in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Psychiatry Tagged With: CCHR, Ken Cramer

Ken Cramer — Joker and Degrader

September 16, 2020 By Mike Rinder 33 Comments

Ken Cramer apparently thinks he is really cool. So proud of himself that he sent this out as an email to his "supporters" to prove how causative he is over psychs and their new "attack method" -- being polite! Someone with his cult mindset can turn ANYTHING into an "attack" by "the psychs." Honestly, Cramer is such a smarmy 1.1 Joker and Degrader he gives scientologists a bad name. And that's not an easy task. He's the driver of a broken down clown car of fools and he seems to think he is cruising down the autobahn at 200 mph behind the wheel of a Bugatti. But that being said, I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Psychiatry Tagged With: CCHR, Ken Cramer, psychiatry

The Wacky “Anti-” Psych

September 9, 2020 By Mike Rinder 37 Comments

CCHR peddles some pretty outrageous claims about psychiatry But their "Psych Search" guy, Ken Kramer, is a source of wacky that even CCHR must cringe about. Here's some random stuff that showed up all on one day, starting with his clever play on "MAGA" and "Trump" : Then he has another brainstorm... Trying to manipulate Google? Hahahaha. This is the flea climbing the leg of the elephant shouting "get ready, here I come." I guess one could do exactly the same thing with respect to scientology... But I think Google searches on scientology pretty much come up with negative … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Psychiatry Tagged With: CCHR, Ken Kramer, psychiatry

The “Scare-Mongering” of CCHR

August 16, 2020 By Mike Rinder 48 Comments

It is always entertaining to read the propaganda sent out by CCHR accusing psychiatry of "scare-mongering." Anyone familiar with CCHR (and scientology in general) is aware that their reason for existing is to "scare-monger" about psychology and psychiatry. How scary is it that they are saying they need to be prepared for a spike in demand as a result of the pandemic? You bet scientology briefings to solicit “donations” are talking about the trauma and “restimulation” of people who all need help and that orgs should be getting them in.... And a "racism pandemic"? How dare they say … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Psychiatry Tagged With: CCHR, citizens commission on human rights, eugenics, fundraising, noi, psychiatry, psychology, Tony Muhammad

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