Dave Richards was one of a kind, and a giant among friends. Tony Ortega did a post about him on Thursday thanks to Dave's great friend Ron Miscavige Snr. I could not process the grief and bring myself to write anything coherent, so I am a couple of days late. But the delay only represents the shattering of my world when I heard the news of his passing. The only small saving grace was that he died peacefully in his sleep. But that made it even more shocking as there was no warning. I met Dave on the Apollo in 1973. He was one of the really good ones. He was the Dissem Aide … [Read more...]
L. Ron Hubbard on Cancer
This article was unearthed by my good friend Dave Richards, one of the most successful Executives in scientology history. I recalled reading it when it was first published, but had not been able to locate it since. It is a perfect example of the hypocrisy in scientology, and the "research" conducted by L. Ron Hubbard upon which he based his many absolutist (absurdist?) pronouncements. How does scientology square the fact that the ONLY cause of cancer, according to L. Ron Hubbard, is "a second-dynamic or sexual upset, such as the loss of children..." with their practice of forcing … [Read more...]