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Happy Thanksgiving

November 24, 2022 By Mike Rinder 8 Comments

For all of you in the United States, have a wonderful Thanksgiving today with family and friends. We will be celebrating with Mary and David Kahn, Aaron and Heather-Smith Levin (and girls) and Mat Pesch and Amy Scobee. We have a lot to be thankful for. If you have your family in tact, cherish them. For those who have suffered the loss of disconnection, keep the faith that eventually they will see the light and you will be reunited. In the meantime, appreciate the family and friends you do have in your life. I will publish the Funnies on Saturday. Over at the Underground Bunker, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Disconnection, Thanksgiving

Disconnection: the PR and the Truth

August 1, 2022 By Mike Rinder 7 Comments

This is the seventh "vacation" post, revisiting some of the more  important articles to have appeared on my blog over the years. The original post and comments is here.     The above is what scientology has to say about the practice of disconnection on their official website. It mirrors the statements they make to the media about this controversial and abusive practice. Of course, it contains numerous half-truths, omitted information and outright lies. If you take this statement at face value (and many people won't know what is NOT being disclosed) it all sounds … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Disconnection Tagged With: Disconnection

Scientology Hypocrisy: Slave Labor and Human Trafficking

April 6, 2022 By Mike Rinder 31 Comments

    Hypocrisy in scientology runs very deep. It is almost axiomatic that if scientology claims something virtuous about itself, the opposite is true. They are masters at the art of pointing the finger at others to avert scrutiny of themselves. Just a short list: They proclaim they are champions of free speech, while seeking by any means necessary to silence anyone who says things they don't like. They claim to be against hatred and bigotry while putting out a continuous stream of hate-filled utterances and offering a safe harbor and support for the likes of Tony … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Special Feature Tagged With: Disconnection, FBI, Human trafficking, L. Ron Hubbard, Mary Shuttleworth, STAND League

Episode 49: Katherine and Julian Wain

July 12, 2021 By Mike Rinder 28 Comments

This week we talk to a couple who experienced scientology ethics and disconnection policies up close and personal. Katherine is the sister of William Kilmartin. William was previously married to Leah's sister Shannon. When Leah and her family left scientology, William refused to disconnect, as a result his scientology family members all disconnected from him, including his sisters and parents. William was then officially adopted into Leah's family and is now Leah's adopted brother. It's a bit unusual and sort of  complicated so I wanted to make sure it was clear up front here. After … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: Disconnection, Ethics, Fair Game Podcast, Julian Wain, Katherine Wain, Leah Remini, Mike Rinder, William Kilmartin

Scientology Tells Another Big Lie or Two

May 20, 2021 By Mike Rinder 82 Comments

  The prosecution of Danny Masterson is becoming a predictable nightmare for David Miscavige and scientology. Forced into making a public statement after damaging testimony in the Preliminary Hearing, scientology resorted to its time-honored tradition and lied. Not just a little lie. A big, bold, easily disproven denial. They rely on the fact that most are uninformed about their actual practices, and that the vast majority of people think when someone makes such an emphatic statement, they could not possibly be lying. Sociopaths use the good nature of the vast majority of people who … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Special Feature Tagged With: Danny Masterson, David Miscavige, Disconnection, FBI, human rafficking, Introduction to Scientology Ethics, Karin Pouw, L. Ron Hubbard, Law Enforcement, Los ANgeles Times, Martha Stoutt, paul haggis, The Sociopath Next Door

Some Funnies

May 12, 2021 By Mike Rinder 29 Comments

A few promotional items sent in over the last week. Of course, it was Mother's Day, which seemed oddly inappropriate to fall on the same day as Dianetics was published, because Dianetics reflects Hubbard's dystopian view of women -- a great deal of the book is devoted to the idea that women routinely seek to self-abort their pregnancies. Somehow, everyone supposedly has these "engrams" from their time in the womb... But it is also a reflection of the decline of scientology that "Dianetics Day" -- once one of the "big" international events where the newest Dianetics sponsored race car would … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Funnies Tagged With: CC Int, Dianetics, Disconnection, graduation, Hawaii, PAC Base, Sea Org recruitment

Disconnection For All

May 1, 2021 By Mike Rinder 37 Comments

Scientology is making their family and friends destruction tech available to everyone through WISE. Secularizing the "tech" of disconnection is about as grotesque as things get. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Disconnection Tagged With: Disconnection, L. Ron Hubbard, WISE

Disconnection For All

January 24, 2021 By Mike Rinder 18 Comments

Here is a new ad from WISE explaining the incredible value of "disconnection tech": The scientology "Admin Tech" people at the World Institute of Scientology Enterprises are hawking some more of Hubbard's "religious scripture" (which is what they call it in scientology) as "secular management technology" which is what they call the same thing at WISE. These 3 booklets contains the "secrets" to dealing with Suppressive Persons. Including disconnection. Like the scientology euphemism "confront and shatter" which is actually an admonition to "run and hide, sever all connection" with an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Disconnection, WISE Tagged With: Disconnection, WISE

Episode 24: Author and Icon Kate Bornstein

January 18, 2021 By Mike Rinder 49 Comments

  We are very excited to welcome author, playwright, performance artist, actor and icon Kate Bornstein to the Fair Game Podcast this week. For those unfamiliar with Kate, she is a prominent figure in the Trans Community. I have known her since the early 70's when she went by the name Al Bornstein, in fact Lt. Al Bornstein, in the Sea Org on board the Apollo with L. Ron Hubbard. We talk about Kate's history in scientology, its homophobia and transphobia, how scientology attempts "pray the gay away" with auditing, Kate's disconnection, her books and a lot more. She is an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Disconnection, DMSMH, Fair Game Podcast, gay, Kate Bornstein, L. Ron Hubbard, Leah Remini, Mike Rinder, Science of Survival, scientology homophobia, South Park, Tone Scale, Trapped in the Closet

Episode 22: Geoff Levin Musician, a Founder of Celebrity Centre

January 4, 2021 By Mike Rinder 23 Comments

Fair Game podcast is back to normal this week after the holiday season schedule, and we welcome Geoff Levin. I will post the link here as soon as its available. Geoff often comments here at the blog, and some of you may know he wrote the theme music we use on the podcast. What you may not know is that he was around for, and played an integral role of the formation of Celebrity Centre. He was a member of the rock band People!.   We talk to Geoff about the destruction of his successful band -- scientology "ethics" caused them to throw out the lead singer for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fair Game Podcast Tagged With: Celebrity Centre, Chris Shelton, Disconnection, Fair Game Podcast, Geoff Levin, Tony Ortega

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