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The Hubbard Hall Boondoggle Rolls On

July 11, 2022 By Mike Rinder 31 Comments

The latest puffery selling the idea of constructing a completely superfluous "L. Ron Hubbard Hall" in Clearwater. I have written about this before a number of times, most recently here. But this new magazine promoting their latest adventure, taking another "Journey with Ron," highlights a whole new level of deception. The trip was to Ireland and Scotland:     I won't go into a lot of detail about Ireland. Hubbard did visit there and had an office at one point and tried to establish a "Personal Efficiency Foundation." Nothing ever came of it, and it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Clearwater, L Ron Hubbard Tagged With: Alicante, Edinburgh, ireland, L. Ron Hubbard, L. Ron Hubbard Hall, Scotland, Spain, Valencia

Hubbard Hall HooHa

February 23, 2022 By Mike Rinder 33 Comments

Apparently when all the regges were busted as a result of the Chase Wave, Lauri Webster survived (though we have not heard from her for some time, so maybe she too was off cleaning dumpsters with a toothbrush too for a while)... Certainly, the CSRT regges were not more ethical than any of the other scientology vultures desperate to vacuum bank accounts clean before Thursday at 2. Whatever, she is back, pitching for money for the idiotic Hubbard Hall. This must be the most bizarre fundraising spiel in the history of scientology. Even the Frazetta prints and "signed" leatherbound books had … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fundraising Tagged With: fundraising, L. Ron Hubbard Hall, lauri webster

Episode 56: Mat Pesch Former Scientology Finance Guy

August 30, 2021 By Mike Rinder 64 Comments

One of our favorites joins us this week, Mat Pesch. Mat was formerly in charge of the money-making and money control divisions at the Flag Land Base -- the single largest source of revenue for scientology on earth. Mat joined us on The Aftermath S 2 Ep 9 The Business of Religion. His no nonsense explanations of the inner-workings of the scientology business machine are at times humorous, but always horrifying. We cover a lot of ground in this episode. Mat was the Dissemination Secretary, over the 2nd (of 7) divisions of a scientology organization responsible for marketing, booksales and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: Accommodations, Big League sales, Flag, fundraising, IAS, L. Ron Hubbard Hall, Leah Remini, Les Dane, LRHED 236, Mat Pesch, Mike Rinder, Patrons, podcast, Price Lists, The Aftedrmath

The Hubbard Hall Boondoggle. Enough Already

July 18, 2021 By Mike Rinder 48 Comments

  Here is the latest list of donors suckers for this ridiculous boondoggle. In March of this year Tony Ortega put the latest list on his site along with what each level of crazy cost to reach and how many deluded donators they had snared. Here is an update: And some math to help us understand what is really going on: LRH Hall Member: $25,000 In March this list according to Tony had about 300 suckers. It's now about 350. 350 x $25,000 = $8,750,000   Elite Member: $50,000 In March Tony counted about 75 of these. Today there are 102. 102 x $50,000 = … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fundraising, L Ron Hubbard Tagged With: Bob Duggan, CSRT, Doug Doehring, Doug Dohring, fundraising, L. Ron Hubbard Hall, Lauri Dohring, Pumphrey family

Bob Duggan — Still Very Much the Scientologist

July 7, 2021 By Mike Rinder 46 Comments

The latest edition of the L. Ron Hubbard Hall fundraising propaganda contains a two page spread on Bob Duggan.   If you wade your way through the bullshit and spelling and grammar errors, you get to the most incredible statement anyone has ever made about this ridiculous hall. Comparing it to the Taj Mahal and Versailles Palace is the height of foolishness. This theater is planned as a small auditorium (if it ever gets built) -- there are probably 200 of this size around the US, almost every major college and certainly every major city has one.  Even Clearwater itself has Ruth … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fundraising, L Ron Hubbard Tagged With: Bob Duggan, CSRT, David Miscavige, fundraising, L. Ron Hubbard Hall, Robert Duggan

The Biggest Scientology Boondoggle Of All?

January 3, 2021 By Mike Rinder 31 Comments

Even in the world of scientology relentless money-grubbing for everything, perhaps the biggest boondoggle ever is the "L. Ron Hubbard Hall." This is a project that is even LESS needed than "ideal" org buildings. Some orgs have resided in shitty premises for decades, so there is some merit in improving their facilities. Though of course not to the extent of moving tiny, failing orgs into 50,000 sq ft buildings in industrial parks replete with custom furniture and carpets. But there is no need whatsoever for an "event facility" dedicated to scientology events. They cannot fill Ruth Eckerd … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fundraising Tagged With: Clearwater, Dan Sherman, Flag, fundraising, Ideal Orgs, L. Ron Hubbard Hall, LRH Hall, Planetary Clearing, spiritual headquarters

The LRH Hall of Mirrors

June 21, 2020 By Mike Rinder 48 Comments

They’re still trying collect money for this hall, perhaps the greatest boondoggle in scientology history -- and that is saying something. They can't even fill Ruth Eckerd Hall. And they want to build an even larger facility. For what? One event on Hubbard's birthday each year? Or perhaps they will move NY's, and IAS to this facility too and they will have 3 events a year (and the attendance will dwindle even further as the novelty of a single event each year will wear off fast). Even 3 events a year is no reason to build an "event hall." Literally, they have come up with a phony excuse … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Clearwater, Fundraising Tagged With: fundraising, L. Ron Hubbard Hall, LRH Hall

The L. Ron Hubbard Hall Money Making Machine

December 30, 2019 By Mike Rinder 42 Comments

Scientology is still hard at it, raising money for the completely superfluous auditorium they say they are going to construct next to the Super Power building. And they are sending out new promotional pieces about it at an increasing rate. This is a very recent fundraising letter and there is also a whole magazine devoted to the subject:   This is the cover of the mag...   It is a strain for them to come up with reasons why anyone should be giving money to such a boondoggle. That this is going to be an event hall "large enough to hold every international … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Clearwater, Fundraising Tagged With: Clearwater Florida, CSRT, Flag Service Organization, Freewinds, Friend of Ron, fundraising, L. Ron Hubbard Hall, lauri webster, Scientology, Super Power

The “LRH Hall”

March 29, 2017 By Mike Rinder 76 Comments

The L. Ron Hubbard Hall will be "opening soon" as announced by David Miscavige in December 2014. It is absolutely amazing how they can keep coming up with new ways to bamboozle the sheeple into handing over money. Predictably, this "L. Ron Hubbard Hall" is going to be one of the harder pitches to make. Apart from its name, it has NOTHING to do with L. Ron Hubbard. It is simply a forum for David Miscavige to hold his events instead of Ruth Eckerd Hall (the same 2300 seat venue they have been using for 20 years or more despite their "unprecedented growth"). This is even less appealing than … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fundraising Tagged With: fundraising, L. Ron Hubbard Hall

It Didn’t Take Long

June 4, 2016 By Mike Rinder 62 Comments

It was clear to everyone this was coming. The SuMP launch is done. Funny, haven't seen any shows broadcast yet on the airwaves - not TV or radio or even anything on the internet?? You can be sure that if someone else "opened" a "broadcast center" it would begin broadcasting. Ideal orgs will continue, but there are too many areas where they already HAVE an empty ideal org or there is absolutely NOTHING happening even when they have a "new" building (Hello Philly? Detroit, New Haven, Chicago etc etc etc). The dead ideal org horse has been beaten to dust in all but a few cities. So what's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fundraising Tagged With: fundraising, L. Ron Hubbard Hall

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