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The Scientology BS is Deep

November 7, 2020 By Mike Rinder 48 Comments

    Tracey McManus article reporting on a meeting David Miscavige had with the Clearwater Mayor and City Attorney last week isn't very revelatory on the surface. But I will try to read between the lines and explain the significance of this meeting based on scientology policy and my experience. The first thing to know is that short of testifying under oath (and even then, good scientologists have no fear of lying if they believe a lie is for the "greatest good"), the real story (either what happened in the past or intentions fo rthe future)is never going to be revealed in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Clearwater Tagged With: City of Clearwater, Clearwater, Clearwater Aquarium, David Miscavige, Frank Hibbard, tampa bay times, Tracey McManus

Scientology’s Clearwater Scam

July 13, 2020 By Mike Rinder 74 Comments

The scientology scam continues in Clearwater. How revealing this FB posting is. This public person is "helping" the Freewinds to get a 17 year old kid to the ship. She is begging someone to give him a room (if he is going to "pay" why isn't he just staying in a hotel?) and that's OK because "he is not going to be on services." For anyone who doesn't know this, people who come to Clearwater for services at Flag must stay in a scientology owned hotel. They would not want any of their money actually going INTO the community. Remember this City of Clearwater when scientology … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Clearwater, Scientology Tagged With: City of Clearwater, Clearwater, Flag, Flavia Servideo-Kreis, Freewinds

Mark Bunker Settles In at City Hall

April 1, 2020 By Mike Rinder 64 Comments

Mark Bunker was sworn in to the Clearwater City Council seat 2 on Monday. There is a public ceremony being held in City Hall on Thursday evening. This is his new desk. And his first visitor. Mark tells me Bobblerinder will be a permanent fixture at his desk. It is quite an honor. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Clearwater Tagged With: City of Clearwater, Clearwater, Clearwater City Council, Mark Bunker

Tampa Pastor Jailed. What About Scientology?

March 30, 2020 By Mike Rinder 52 Comments

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (Tampa) arrested and jailed a Pastor who held Sunday Services yesterday in violation of social distancing laws. It now begs the question: What about the flagrant violations of scientology? Will the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office (@SheriffPinellas on twitter) or the Clearwater Police Department (@MyClearwaterPD) do anything? It seems unlikely given their past track record.  But one can always hope. With a new Clearwater Mayor and City Council coming online imminently, perhaps there is a hope that instead of responding to calls from the Security … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Clearwater Tagged With: City of Clearwater, Clearwater, Clearwater PD, COVID-19, Flag, Flag Service Organization, Pinellas County Sheriff

Scientology Orgs Shuttering? Flag is NOT (update)

March 29, 2020 By Mike Rinder 101 Comments

While it appears to be business as usual at Flag (and likely the other Sea Org orgs), it seems there may be a shift at the lower echelons of the hierarchy. One of our dedicated readers sent in a report that a local org is telling their public "they will be closing for 2 weeks." Another called the NY Org and asked simply "Are you open?", and the guy on reception said "No."  The caller waited, thinking there would be some elaboration and the line remained silent. No further information was forthcoming. Perhaps some of our other readers could call your local org and ask them if they are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Scientology Orgs Tagged With: City of Clearwater, Clearwater Police, Coronavirus, COVID-19, CWPD, Deb Maxwell, Flag, ny org

Unofficial Result — Mark Bunker Wins Election

March 17, 2020 By Mike Rinder 35 Comments

This is an historic day in Clearwater. Providing nothing changes as this is made into the official result (not sure when this will be), Mark Bunker is now a City Council member of the City of Clearwater. The scientology backed candidate came in 4th out of 5... Once and for all proving that scientology in fact has NO political clout in Clearwater, let alone Tampa Bay. Congratulations to Mark Bunker! Also Congratulations to Frank Hibbard who will be the new Mayor of Clearwater. The people I feel sorry for are those in OSA Flag. This loss will be blamed on them. It will not be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Clearwater Tagged With: Church of Scientology, City of Clearwater, David Miscavige, Flag Service Organization, Mark Bunker

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