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Episode 10: Attorney Ray Jeffrey

September 28, 2020 By Mike Rinder 79 Comments

We have another real treat this week, Leah and I talk with Ray Jeffrey. I will add the episode here as soon as it is available. As most of you who come here know, Ray was the lawyer who took on representing Debbie Cook and her husband Wayne when they were sued by scientology for allegedly breaching their agreement not to speak out about their experiences in scientology. It was a huge ask as scientology had filed requesting a Temporary Restraining Order on an expedited hearing schedule, and of course they had lined up a small army of lawyers. They were impossible odds. By happenstance, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fair Game Podcast, General Tagged With: Debbie Cook, Greg Arnold, Janet Reitman, Marty Rathbun, Monique Rathbun, Paul Marrick, Ray jeffrey, TExas Court of Appeals, Tom Tobin, Tony Ortega, Wayne Baumgarten

Aharon Friedman on Israeli National TV

December 11, 2019 By Mike Rinder 24 Comments

Long term supporter of this blog, Professor Aharon Friedman sent me a link to this show that aired last night on Israeli national TV (one of the 3 state owned stations, channel 11 which is like Israel's BBC).. I asked Aharon to give a little bit of information about himself as an introduction and he sent me this: I got into Scientology when I was in Long Island for my post doctoral studies. The LI Church was quite an intimate place, and there was no pressure or “hard sell”. In 1987 we moved to Maryland and started attending the DC Org. This was a different ball game. During my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Public Relations Tagged With: Aharon Friedman, DC Org, Debbie Cook, Long Island org, Media. Israeli TV

Debbie Cook Revisited

August 5, 2015 By Mike Rinder 246 Comments

It's been some time since any news about Debbie Cook has surfaced. Then last weekend Tony Ortega posted that she has just published a book on Amazon about recovering from Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue. Although I haven't spoken to Debbie in years, I have thought about her and Wayne many times and after reading some of the comments on Tony's blog, I felt some background information might be of interest to fill in a few blanks and perhaps dispel some misconceptions. There hasn’t really been a reason for me to write about this before. Marty covered the activities of her case and the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Debbie Cook Tagged With: Church of Scientology, David Miscavige, Debbie Cook, Flag Service Organization, Guillaume Lesevre, Kathy True, legal cases, Marc Yager, Marty Rathbun, public relations, Ray jeffrey, Wayne Baumgarten

Conversations With Scientologists

December 8, 2014 By Mike Rinder 93 Comments

A couple of people have recently sent me copies of email correspondence they have had with people in the church. They were not working together, but both hit upon the same concept:  responding to church efforts to get new people in or collect money from existing public and using this as an opportunity to present some facts to people they might not otherwise be able to reach. It is also interesting to see the reactions, responses and "pitches" that are employed. This first is with a Mission who had advertised a Big League Sales Seminar. The responses from the mission person are in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Flag Service Org, Fundraising Tagged With: Debbie Cook, Flag Service Organization, fundraising, Ideal Orgs, Lawrence Wright, Missions

Mike Rinder: Open Revolt Against Vulture Culture?

January 16, 2012 By Mike Rinder Leave a Comment

 The following interview of Mike Rinder was published in the most widely circulated and influential newspaper in Germany, Sueddeutsche, over the weekend.  It is informative and gets more integral differentiation going out worldwide. (Click Here for Mike Rinder Bio) Thanks to Greta Alexander for translating for us. Scientology-dropout about leader of sect “He beat me, he made me clean toilets”  January 14, 2012, 15:57 Interview: Marc Felix Serrao For 20 years Michael Rinder has led the feared secret service of the Church of Scientology. In 2007 he dropped out – because he could no longer deal … [Read more...]

Filed Under: David Miscavige, Media Interviews Tagged With: Corporate Scientology, David Miscagive, Debbie Cook, Independent Scientology, Mike Rinder, Scientology in Germany, Tom Cruise

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  • Nancy Vienneau on Scientology is Dying Off: “Scientology is a cult. There is nothing religious about it.” Jan 23, 18:04
  • Sandra Thackston on More on Scientology “Religious Arbitration”: “This is miscarriage of justice I have never heard of such an example of… I don’t even know what to…” Jan 23, 17:28
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  • Mike Rinder on More on Scientology “Religious Arbitration”: “I emailed you” Jan 23, 16:38
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