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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

Scientology Front Groups

July 12, 2020 By Mike Rinder 28 Comments

Scientology has many front groups that are designed to create the impression that the organization is a benevolent group that does good work in their community. I have noted many times that the "good work" does not happen if it cannot be documented by a video team who then use the video to fundraise and for propaganda pieces about the great things they are doing around the world. Here are some very recent pitches from some of their main front groups. They tell the sheeple literally anything to persuade them they need to participate — but if they don’t they are shamed into giving money. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Front Groups Tagged With: CCHR, Drug Free World, TWTH, VMs, volunteer ministers, WTH, youth for human rights

CCHR “Taking Down Psychiatry”

June 28, 2020 By Mike Rinder 21 Comments

This is the sort of thing that is announced with enormous fanfare by the IAS with "this is what your donations buy". When something like this is found, CCHR jumps on it and claims it as a "psych prosecution" and not only that, it is "President of the Alaska Psychiatric Association." It will be added to other incidents they can scrounge up from anywhere they can find them and become part of a typical announcement in the category of "CCHR Wins" -- “this year more psychs were prosecuted than ever, a total of 1,047, thanks to the leadership of CCHR" and then at the end "You contributions to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Psychiatry Tagged With: CCHR, citizens commission on human rights, fundraising, IAS, International Association of Scientologists, Ken Cramer, psychsearch

CCHR Uses the NAACP

June 22, 2020 By Mike Rinder 23 Comments

This was sent to me by long term contributor Clearly Not Clear, with an introduction. I don't think anything further need be said... Do you think the NAACP is aware that the church's CCHR outreach of conspiracy, is claiming a relationship with them? I wonder how long it took some flunky to comb the human rights websites, to come up with the statistics that they came up with, to populate this transparently topical plea for bucks. Or did they make some of this up for sensationalism? The psych part especially. Whether the stats are false or true, I find their grouping of all the stats about … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Front Groups, Psychiatry Tagged With: CCHR, citizens commission on human rights, Clearly Not Clear, fundraising, NAACP, psychiatry

Scientology Front Group v. Scientology Front Group

June 9, 2020 By Mike Rinder 46 Comments

There are a LOT of contradictions in scientology. Many of them in the words of Hubbard, usually in an effort to explain why some of his "tech" didn't produce results. But there are a lot of other contradictions that stem from efforts to either make money, or create "good PR." There are plenty of examples, for example, scientology says they are not homophobic, but subscribe to the writings of Hubbard that says homosexuals are 1.1 and all the evil that flows from that. But here we have something that came across my inbox purely coincidentally. A promotional item from Narconon laying out … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Scientology Tagged With: CCHR, citizens commission on human rights, L. Ron Hubbard, Narconon

CCHR Hysteria

June 4, 2020 By Mike Rinder 42 Comments

Snark of the day. This was the commentary that accompanied this piece from CCHR (Citizen's Commision on Human Rights) that had been sent to one of our faithful readers. Unfortunately, the bad news is, that unpaid and underpaid CCHR workers are tirelessly bombarding legitimate news, newsletter, and aggregating websites, and pseudo-news outlets, with their 'facts' which they don't fact check, at all. These overworked and understaffed decision-makers are just looking for interesting topics to publish in these COVID-19 times. CCHR's massive spewing out of their bullshit articles are clearly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Psychiatry Tagged With: CCHR, citizens commission on human rights, front group, psychiatry

Secret CCHR Briefing

May 4, 2020 By Mike Rinder 44 Comments

  CCHR has gone "stealth" to reveal the REAL story that psychiatry is behind the pandemic... Not sure why they would not want everyone in the world to hear their vital message? Maybe it's such garbage they are afraid they will be laughed at? Only the already brainwashed will accept the drivel they dish up.   You can bet there will be a heavy pitch for money. Every "briefing" in scientology is an attempt to get money for one thing or another. At the same time this pitch is happening, you know the IAS is sucking money out of people for exactly the same thing. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Psychiatry Tagged With: CCHR, citizens commission on human rights, Eitan Celender, Fred Shaw, psychiatry

The IAS is doing EVERYTHING

January 25, 2020 By Mike Rinder 37 Comments

  The IAS is truly the biggest scam in scientology. And that is saying something. Just look what they say here: "At new orders of magnitude, we are tackling ANY planetary ruin ANYWHERE, from the edge of the world to your neighborhood." This is such astonishing bullshit it even surprises me. They also claim that the they are the ONLY solution to war, criminality and immorality. And "WE ARE CHANGING THE WORLD"... And they are serious! And how odd is it that the person doing this pitch is Ruddy Rodriguez, IAS Freedom Medal Winner from VENEZUELA! Hey Ruddy, how … [Read more...]

Filed Under: IAS Tagged With: CCHR, fundraising, IAS, Ideal Orgs, International Association of Scientologists, psychiatry, Ruddy Rodriguez, volunteer ministers

Thursday Funnies

January 16, 2020 By Mike Rinder 56 Comments

  That Cristian Vargas sure gets around... He seems to be the only person organizing events these days?   Big news From a "former" investigative reporter and a retired Army officer. I am sure they are experts. Just as sure there will be a lot of correlation without causation involved in this (almost by definition you have to be mentally ill to engage in a mass shooting -- how come scientology hasn't yet "taken over the field" on mental healing and handled this problem? Are they not just as responsible as "the psychs" who they claim know nothing but they have ALL the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Funnies Tagged With: AOSHUK, Bay Head, CC Int, CCHR, Chicago, Cristian Vargas, Flag, Foothills Msn, fundraising, Jim Bridgeforth, Kids, Michael DeLeon, Michael Wisner, New Haven, Perth, Plymouth, Purification, Rafferty Pendery, Sunland, Super Bowl, tampa org, Tom Cummins, WISE

Thursday Funnies

November 21, 2019 By Mike Rinder 67 Comments

  "Christmas" seminars... On how to make money. Only $50...   I doubt Kermit would appreciate this But it is so typical of scientology who threaten and sue people for using their trademarks at the drop of a hat   "Certified" Happiness Education Specialist Translation: Learn how to make a commission pushing WTH booklets   The largest private relief force on earth Swings into action again. All 2 or 3 of them... And they have to ask to get 2 or 3?   The largest in a decade... May have to swing by and take some shots. Sure it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Funnies Tagged With: CC Int, CCHR, Christmas, Dianetics, Flag Service Organization, Freewinds, fundraising, funnies, human rights, L. Ron Hubbard, New Years Event, ot committee, Sydney, tampa org, way to happiness

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