More of the recent, increasingly desperate efforts scientology is making to try to gain legitimacy. This "press release" is so lame it is laughable. Absolutely nothing happened. A choir sang some songs. No photo of the attendees, nor any indication of how many there were. The release, like those that have come before it, is written like a grade school report. But apart from cloaking itself in the mantle of religion, scientology also tries to pretend they are champions of human rights. "The Church of Scientology supports and educates others of their rights and inspires people to protect … [Read more...]
Super Powering
More interesting factoids from the mouths of babes. Today we are blessed with the magnificent news on Super Power. The Super Power building opened, and delivery of Super Power began in Nov 2013. Nearly 4 years to rack up some significant accomplishments. Remember the HEAVY demand that all scientologists had to do Super Power -- the number who have actually completed in this time is a pretty good measure of how many truly dedicated paying scientologists there are on earth. 4,000 total. They have scraped up 1,000 per year or 20 per week in the last 4 years. Recall too, this building … [Read more...]
Scientology Block(head) Party
They will never learn. After enduring some of the worst PR in recent memory for declaring war on beloved Winter the Dolphin and Clearwater Marine Aquarium, turning their wrath on the Clearwater City Commission and then on Pinellas County -- scientology pays for a press release to announce how they are bringing the Clearwater Community together. Oi vey. Can they be serious? This is their paid release: Church of Scientology-Sponsored Block Party Brings Greater Clearwater Community together Tuesday, May 9, 2017 3:28 AM UTC CLEARWATER, Fla., May 08, 2017 -- On Saturday, May 6th, 2017, … [Read more...]
Scientology: Champions of Hypocrisy
Over the past couple of weeks we have watched Miscavige go to war with Winter the dolphin. What has been amazing is the breathtaking hypocrisy they have put on display for all the world to witness. The Clearwater Marine Aquarium (CMA), home to Winter of the Dolphin Tale movies, is a highly regarded, completely transparent non-profit organization that does wonderful work rescuing marine wildlife (like Winter), but also supports children and other programs. The CMA is the single biggest draw for tourists to Clearwater outside of "the beach." Miscavige, as is his style, threw a hissy fit … [Read more...]
Still more “Ideal Org” BS
This is the newest pitch sent out by Clive Rabies who has now apparently abandoned his post and campaign to get 10,000 onto Solo NOTs and is assigned full time to try to assist CLO WUS to revive their moribund ideal orgs. The lies contained in this letter literally infest every sentence. ...Pasadena is going to go Saint Hill size right now!... --the Ideal Org strategy has already changed the face of Scientology... ...not only bringing many more onto The Bridge... ...but is also introducing very influential people to LRH and Scientology... etc etc etc And then a wondrous … [Read more...]
10,000 on Solo NOTs?
What happened to Clive Rabies? Clive was the worldwide cheerleader of the "10,000 onto and through Solo NOTs" campaign. A target that has been around for more than 20 years and has STILL not been attained. Last time they reported they had not even cracked 7,000 -- notwithstanding that of that number I would estimate HALF are no longer scientologists or are dead. We havent heard much from Clive for a while and now he has surfaced with a new gig: Oh, how the mighty have fallen. He is now pitching prosperity and dissemination?? THIS is now the route to planetary salvation? … [Read more...]
Bubbles’ Durban Disaster
Here is the other promo featuring Kaye "Bubbles" Champagne doing her bit for the Durban org. The crowd size speaks volumes -- they managed to scrape together 12 staff and public to attend the special seminar from the head of the FLAG OT Committee. They haven't seen anyone this important in Durban org since never. And they had 12 people to show her Durban Determinism to Clear the Planet. Yet they are so proud of this turnout they put out a promo piece documenting it. Straight up and vertical expansion at a level never before seen. And it is all happening because of the brilliant guidance of t … [Read more...]
Clearwater on the Brink
A couple of recent articles in the Tampa Bay Times: Scientology leader to visit Clearwater officials a week before vote on property purchase and Dynamic of City Council meetings with Scientology leader a rarity, and an analysis of the property situation in Clearwater yesterday on Tony Ortega's blog make for interesting reading. I cannot help but draw parallels between what is happening with downtown Clearwater and David Miscavige's history as the supreme leader of scientology. Miscavige has long prided himself in his ability to "get things done" that others believed impossible. He began … [Read more...]
Pat Harney — Scientology’s Last “PR”?
Perhaps the only scientology "PR" who is still operating anywhere these days is Pat Harney in Clearwater. Though she doesn't make live media appearances or even answer live media questions (witness her scurrying away when she came to "confront" one of the Producers of The Aftermath while they were shooting on the sidewalk - and refusing to even give her name) - she will dash off a Letter to the Editor every now and then, as long as it's not to one of the "known SP media" outlets (looking at you Tampa Bay Times). Pat is the last of a dying breed. Karin Pouw is just a name used to put on … [Read more...]
Thursday Funnies
Good luck with that The only thing they seem to be promoting is how good the Orpheum is. Like it's an "ideal" venue or something -- it is "recently renovated" and it has close parking, it's right downtown and is "stunningly beautiful." Even if the video they are going to show is a Rotten Tomatoes 0%er, the place looks good. And just like every ideal org, you can bet it will be virtually empty. Grammar Police where are you? "...the Ideal Org of San Diego is having an unprecedented expansion rate..." Seriously? Where do they find their copywriters? Oh yeah, "wog" … [Read more...]