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		<title>The Problem of Child Sex Abuse</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2022 11:47:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Two recent stories highlight the issue of child sexual abuse in religious organizations &#8212; this time not the Catholic church &#8212; but rather the Mormons and the Southern Baptists. Unfortunately, organizations that should provide a safe, nurturing environment too often harbor sexual predators. There are three primary reasons for this in my view: Organizations that [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Episode 65: Filmmaker and former Jehovah&#8217;s Witness Aaron Kaufman</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Rinder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2021 13:41:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This week we talk to filmmaker Aaron Kaufman. He is known for producing Robert Rodriguez films, and more recently for directing the documentary on Jehovah&#8217;s Witnesses for Vice TV Crusaders. Aaron was raised a JW and his doc focuses on the data base of sex abusers the JW&#8217;s have which they have refused to make [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Scientology&#8217;s Tax Exemption</title>
		<link>https://www.mikerindersblog.org/scientologys-tax-exemption/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Rinder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2020 15:12:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I happened to pull up this posting from April 2015 and in re-reading it I thought it important enough to repost here today. With The Aftermath on Netflix, many new people are being exposed to the horrifying truth about scientology for the first time. And many have the same question as those who have been [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Predatory Alienation, Religion and the Law</title>
		<link>https://www.mikerindersblog.org/predatory-alienation-religion-and-the-law/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Rinder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2020 13:24:13 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Special Feature]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Keith Raniere]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mary Ann Castronovo Fusco]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#160; This is an excellent article in the Albany Times Union, prompted by the recent sentencing of Keith Raniere. I saw this and Tweeted it out, but it deserves more attention. Mary Ann hones in on the exact problem that looms like a massive roadblock in the path of justice for victims of coercive and high [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Last Day of The Last Days</title>
		<link>https://www.mikerindersblog.org/the-last-day-of-the-last-days/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Rinder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2020 12:43:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Jehovah&#8217;s Witnesses have been predicting the end of the world &#8220;Armageddon&#8221; since the creation of the movement by Charles Taze Russell in the late 19th century. Some of their earlier predictions had specific dates, but as these came and passed, and they came up with explanations as to why the dates were not correct [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Characteristics of Mind Control Cults</title>
		<link>https://www.mikerindersblog.org/characteristics-of-mind-control-cults/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Rinder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Dec 2019 10:24:13 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Scientology]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Steve Hassan has recently published a new book: The Cult of Trump. I try to keep politics off this blog, and so I request the comments NOT devolve into discussions about Trump, the Democrats, Hillary Clinton or anything else political. It would be unfair to Steve to NOT credit his book, so I have done [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Is Scientology an Apocalyptic Cult?</title>
		<link>https://www.mikerindersblog.org/is-scientology-an-apocalyptic-cult/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Rinder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Aug 2019 10:13:15 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[L Ron Hubbard]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t recall having mentioned the writings of L. Ron Hubbard concerning the coming apocalypse/destruction of society/end of civilization, and I don&#8217;t think many others have either. But the good folks who churn out the promotion for Kansas City reminded me that this is part of the &#8220;scare&#8221; tactics Hubbard employed to motivate people to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Keeping Abuses Secret Under the Guise of Religion</title>
		<link>https://www.mikerindersblog.org/keeping-abuses-secret-under-the-guise-of-religion/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Rinder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2019 13:34:26 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Legal]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[John Redwood posted this on Facebook. I think it deserves WIDE reading. It is the same position scientology takes, and they too appealed the decision to turn over the incriminating preclear folders of Laura Dieckman in her civil case to the USSC. Thankfully, they did NOT win. It is my sincere hope that Watchtower is [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Aftermath Aftermath</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Rinder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2018 13:21:09 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[The Aftermath]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Leah Remini]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The first new episode for a long time aired last night, a special on the Jehovah&#8217;s Witnesses. It&#8217;s unlike anything we had done before and I am interested to hear your feedback. I watched Twitter and Facebook as the show aired on the East Coast, but have not yet caught up following the West Coast [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Aftermath Is Back</title>
		<link>https://www.mikerindersblog.org/the-aftermath-is-back-2/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Rinder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2018 12:54:03 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[The Aftermath]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath is back tonight. It is the first episode of Season 3 &#8212; though it is a &#8220;special&#8221;.  There is another &#8220;Special&#8221; coming next Sunday night (18 November) and then the season proper begins on 27 November. ﻿ Tonight&#8217;s special episode is at 9pm on A&#38;E.  It covers the Jehovah&#8217;s [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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