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Reality Check: Scientologists and Law Enforcement

October 25, 2022 By Mike Rinder 25 Comments

With the ongoing rape trial of Danny Masterson, a lot of people are curious about scientology's position with respect to reporting crimes to law enforcement. Scientology responded to reports they forbid this in typical fashion -- quoting the LA Times: The Church of Scientology declined to comment on the pending criminal matter, but said the religion has no policy against reporting crimes committed by Scientologists to law enforcement. “Church policy explicitly demands Scientologists abide by all laws of the land,” spokeswoman Karin Pouw said. Though most people reject scientology's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Special Feature Tagged With: Danny Masterson, Introduction to Scientology Ethics, Karin Pouw, L. Ron Hubbard, New Hope for Justice

Where Did Scientology’s Spokespeople Go?

October 17, 2022 By Mike Rinder 43 Comments

  You used to see scientology spokespersons in the media. I was one of them for many years. So was Heber Jentzsch. I escaped. Heber was put in The Hole and became so physically incapacitated he could no longer appear in public (and Miscavige didn't trust him anyway). Tommy Davis was the "it boy" for a while, but he also departed, though he remains a Miscavige brown-noser ion his post-Sea Org life. If you look on the scientology website they list a number of "spokespersons" who actually don't speak:   Karin Pouw was never allowed to talk publicly, though her name … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Public Relations Tagged With: Bob Adams, David Miscavige, Ed Parkin, Erin Banks, Karin Pouw, Linda Simmons Hight, monique yingling, Pat Harney, Tracie Parker

Did Scientology Lie? Of Course…

June 28, 2022 By Mike Rinder 21 Comments

Another of the documents from the recent FBI docs release. In September 2009, not long after the investigation began, scientology made an FOIA request to get all docs concerning any investigation of scientology. Though the originator of the request has been redacted from the letter, you can see in the accompanying fax cover sheet that this is a request from scientology. This is not a "routine" request that is filed every month. It is a request because scientology became aware of the FBI investigation. Yet, despite this, in 2013 they denied any such investigation took place … [Read more...]

Filed Under: FBI Tagged With: FBI, FOIA, Karin Pouw, Scientology, St Petersburg Times, tampa bay times

The Big Lie: “They Incited Murder”

November 24, 2021 By Mike Rinder 22 Comments

  Yesterday, Tony Ortega reported the news out of Australia concerning the perpetrator of the tragic murder at the Advanced Organization in Sydney.   Stefani Hutchinson weighed in with her always cogent and fact driven take on things like this, I recommend reading her blog on the subject.     While there is much to be said about what happened, the tragic circumstances, the scientology refusal to acknowledge real mental illness and other things, there is a singular point I want to make. Scientology seized on this tragedy to make baseless and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fair Game, Special Feature Tagged With: A & E, Confront and Shatter, David Miscavige, Freedom Media Ethics, Karin Pouw, Paul Buccieri, Stefani Hutchinson, The Aftermath, Tony Ortega

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

The Crime of the Century

May 15, 2021 By Mike Rinder 13 Comments

  Alex Gibney has done it again. This is a disturbing, powerful documentary that everyone in the country should watch. It details how the opioid epidemic was manufactured out of the greed of the pharmaceutical industry (all the way down to CVS). It is truly a horrifying expose.   But for scientology-watchers there is a special reason for giving this a look. It shows how those with money to burn are able to buy influence over law enforcement and legislators. It is grotesque, and it is exactly what scientology has done to head off investigations in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal, Scientology Tagged With: Alex Gibney, Civil Rights Division, Crime of the Century, FBI, HBO, Karin Pouw, Mary Carter Andrues, The Social Dilemma, US Attorneys

An Open Letter to Church of Scientology by Mark Fladd

December 31, 2020 By Mike Rinder 32 Comments

  Mark Fladd appeared with his wife, Stephanie, on an episode of The Aftermath. They told part of their experiences with Orange County org. Good people, chewed up and spit out by the relentless money-grubbing. Of course, instead of making things right with them, scientology sought to smear them. Mark wanted to clarify some things and I am happy to have this forum available for him to do so.   Open Letter to Church of Scientology Clarifications and an update for the Public Record By Mark Fladd, ex-Scientologist | Riverside County, California | 2020   Introduction The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fundraising, The Aftermath Tagged With: Adam Whitworth, AOLA, Aryana Dangberg, Cathy Moore, David Miscavige, fundraising, irs, Karin Pouw, Leah Remini, Mark Fladd, Mike Rinder, Orange county org, Scientology The Aftermath, SRD, Stephanie Fladd, The Aftermath

Scientology Spokesman Trashes David Miscavige

September 23, 2020 By Mike Rinder 74 Comments

Over the past 2 years, there is only one recognized person who speaks on behalf of scientology: Marty Rathbun. The two other recognizable "spokespeople" are never heard from -- Ed Parkin sends out a stream of tweets and Karin Pouw's name is affixed to the routine letters sent to the media written by others. They are never actually seen speaking. These 3 are the troika of scientology spokespeople today. Monique Yingling seems to have gone into retirement. Tommy Davis blew. Heber Jentzsch is disappeared. Even Bob Adams and Linda Simmons-Hight have vanished. And the other people who speak in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: David Miscavige, Public Relations Tagged With: David Miscavige, Dean Blehert, Ed Parkin, Karin Pouw, Leah Remini, Marty Rathbun, Mike Rinder, STAND League

Let the Scientology Fair Game Begin

July 29, 2020 By Mike Rinder 61 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, STAND League 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

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