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Episode 19: Christie Collbran Rinder

December 7, 2020 By Mike Rinder 53 Comments

  This week Leah and I speak with my wife, Christie. I will add the link as soon as it is live. While there is always a lot of interest in me, Christie has her own story. She is much more than simply my other half. Her entire immediate family, just like mine, disconnected from her when she began to question things and tried to communicate this to them. When our son, Jack, was 6 months old we visited LA and tried to see Christie's parents to introduce them to their grandson. Her mother was sent away to the Freewinds. Her father, who I have never met, is a former pro-linebacker … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: Bert Leahy, Christie Collbran, Christie Rinder, Cierra Westerman, Dave Lubow, Dwayne Powell, fair game, Freedom Magazine, Heather McAdoo, Jim Lynch, Justice4Mom, Marty Rathbun, Netflix, Taryn Teutsch, The Aftedrmath

Foundation for a Drug Free World — Scientology Front Group

November 25, 2020 By Mike Rinder 19 Comments

One of scientology's most successful front groups has roped in another beauty contest winner, and hit upon a new way of gaining apparent credibility. Foundation for a Drug Free World has had some success in infiltrating a number of organizations, particularly through the work of Meghan Fialkoff. She has been covered a number of times at Tony Ortega's blog -- one article here. She is a star in the world of scientology. She was awarded an IAS Freedom medal. She is featured on scientology tv and in Freedom magazine. Many of the people she gets on board have no idea their participation … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Front Groups Tagged With: Foundation for a Drug Free World, Freedom Magazine, front group, Jazmin Avalos, Meghan Fialkoff, Presidential Volunteer Service Awards, ScientologyTV

The House of Cards is Collapsing

November 11, 2020 By Mike Rinder 111 Comments

"Freedom" magazine recently put out this tweet:   Curious (?), I clicked on the link. This is what it takes you to -- an article reporting on their supposed accomplishments in 2017!   For the "largest private relief force on earth" it is just a little strange that they have nothing to report about for 3 years? No disasters in the intervening period is not the reason -- remember the wildfires in California? The Hurricanes in Louisiana? Just this year.... The real reason for no update is no action. This is a reflection of the fact there are no international … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Front Groups, Volunteer Ministers Tagged With: David Miscavige, Freedom Magazine, Twitter, volunteer ministers

Episode 15: Former President of Narconon Luke Catton

November 2, 2020 By Mike Rinder 58 Comments

We welcome an old friend of mine, Lucas (Luke) Catton to the Fair Game podcast this week. Luke was a very prominent member of the Narconon team for a number of years, until he saw the light about scientology. He subsequently spoke out and was targeted by scientology in response. We discuss a wide range of things relating to Narconon, scientology's involvement, the effectiveness of the program and the Fair Gaming Luke has been subjected to. I will include the link as soon as it becomes available. A few of the things we mention during our talk. Here is a copy of the public image.doc … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fair Game Podcast, Narconon Tagged With: ABLE Int, David Miscavige, fair game, Freedom Magazine, Gary Smith, Laurie Zurn, Luke Catton, Narconon, Narconon Arrowhead, Rena Weinberg

Let the Scientology Fair Game Begin

July 29, 2020 By Mike Rinder 60 Comments

I mentioned in my post on Sunday that I would let Leah respond to the latest bs about her from Ed Parkin. He should know by now not to poke the bear. Here is what Leah has to say. As only Leah can say it.   Scientology uses a practice called Fair Game, these are directives and activities that seek to discredit and destroy anyone and anything Scientology considers a threat to their vile, illegal, and criminal practices. The practice of Fair Game by Scientology, its employees and parishioners is nothing new. It has gone on for decades. Here are some of the “Operations” carried … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fair Game Tagged With: Alex Gibney, Anderson Cooper, Danny Masterson, David Miscavige, Dead Agent, Dead Agenting, Ed Parkin, fair game, Freedom Magazine, Guardian's Office, Heber Jentzsch, Jesse Prince, Karin Pouw, L. Ron Hubbard, Lawrence Wright, Leah Remini, Mike Feuer, Mike Rinder, OSA, Psychology Today, STAND League, Twitter, Vicki Aznaran

Let the Fair Gaming Begin (Again)

July 26, 2020 By Mike Rinder 46 Comments

It's hardly a surprise that after being conspicuously absent (other than showing up as a note-taker in court), Fast Eddie Parkin has raised his particularly ugly head again. After all, Leah Remini and I began a new podcast on the subject of Scientology Fair Game -- and the only real purpose of the STAND League and Ed Parkin is to be a propaganda outlet for scientology hate and lies. They have still not realized that the very thing they think is effectively countering the exposure of their abuses, continues to provide evidence that they do exactly what we say they do. Eddie (with 61.9K … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fair Game Tagged With: Black PR, Ed Parkin, Freedom Magazine, Karin Pouw, Leah Remini, Mike Rinder, Office of Special Affairs, OSA, Poltergeist, Propaganda, Scientology Fair Game podcast, STAAD League, STAND League, Twitter

Trying to Burnish David Miscavige’s Very Tarnished Image

March 24, 2020 By Mike Rinder 80 Comments

Yesterday a new tweet showed up on my feed from Freedom Mag:   Wow, I thought, a new piece of brown-nosing has appeared in Freedom magazine, lauding the many supposed virtues of Dear Leader David Miscavige. These things usually appear when Miscavige is concerned about too much negative press about him and "nobody is defending him." Some minions are ordered to come up with something to make him look good and it is pumped out. I clicked on the link: Oh, it's just old stuff being rehashed.  They couldn’t even come up with anything new. The end of the article gives the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: David Miscavige Tagged With: Alfred E Neuman, David Miscavige, Freedom Magazine

The Metrics: Global BS

March 4, 2020 By Mike Rinder 37 Comments

This is a recent tweet from Freedom magazine. The level of bald-faced lies is breathtaking. 1.5 million volunteers? Where? I can only assume they now count everyone in the Red Cross wordlwide because a Volunteer Minister in Manila had a photo taken with the local Red Cross coordinator. Scientology could hardly scrape together 1.5 million BT's if they rounded up their 6500 OT's and had them pool their resources. This is simply absurd. And apparently they say it with a straight face. Seeing this, I just had to click on their link to "get the story." So, here is their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Public Relations, Scientology Tagged With: Freedom Magazine, Ideal Orgs, real estate, social betterment, study tech, study technology, truth about drugs, TWTH, volunteer ministers, way to happiness

Scientology’s Latest Lie About Me

January 18, 2020 By Mike Rinder 68 Comments

While there have been many, many lies propagated by scientology about me, it still surprises me sometimes when they offer up new ones. This appeared a few days ago on my daughter's blog (though she is just the name and face that is used -- this garbage is written by the same people that churn out the drivel that appears on the STAND League and Freedom smear sites). The idea that I committed some grievous bodily harm on my ex-wife when she and 6 others stalked and accosted me in a doctors parking lot in 2010 has been thoroughly debunked on this blog (see Mike Rinder: "Lady Killer") … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Mike Rinder, Public Relations Tagged With: Andrew RInder, Cathy Bernardini, Cathy Rinder, David Bloomberg, Freedom Magazine, Gretchen Carlson, Guillaume Lesevre, Jackie Lacey, Jeffrey Augustine, jenny linson, L. Ron Hubbard, Leila Grace Foundation, Pinellas County Sheriff Report, STAAD League, STAND League, Sue Wilhere, Taryn Rinder, Taryn Teutsch

The Clearwater PR Offensive

November 9, 2019 By Mike Rinder 46 Comments

  Immediately following the revelations in the recent Tampa Bay Times article by Tracey McManus, scientology launched their version of a campaign to convince the citizens of Clearwater they are in fact good for the city. They distributed Freedom magazines to people's doors in the dead of night to try to persuade them the reason downtown Clearwater looks like the set for the latest installment of the Night of The Living Dead movies is not because they bought it up and leave most of the properties empty or massively underutilized, it is because the big bad meanies at the Tampa Bay … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Clearwater Tagged With: Clearwater Florida, Freedom Magazine, public relations, Scientology, tampa bay times, Tracey McManus

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