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Money, Money, Money — the Scientology Mantra

July 23, 2020 By Mike Rinder 63 Comments

You have to hand it to Michael Lewis. At least he doesn't try to cover up by calling it "expansion" or "prosperity" or "getting at cause." He just comes right out and announces it is all about money. The Scrooge McDuck image I guess is how he sees the successful person in scientology. Someone with enough money to be able to afford it (which is accurate) -- or else it's an artist's rendition of David Miscavige doing what he loves most. He idiotically claims that he "thought people had somehow outgrown this subject." If you are a scientologist, it is impossible to "outgrow" this subject as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fundraising Tagged With: David Miscavige, fundraising, Michael Lewis

STAND is Recruiting And They Tell The Truth

June 23, 2020 By Mike Rinder 46 Comments

...or at least they are trying to according to Michael Lewis (who seems to be everywhere -- giving seminars on how to conduct life etc etc, perhaps this is a really long amends project following the massive bad PR his son generated). It's interesting to see the admission that Ed Parkin is his "boss"... The facade that STAND is a group of "like-minded individuals" who happen to share a common goal to eradicate religious persecution is of course a sham. This is in fact an OSA front group run by an OSA Int staff member, Ed Parkin, which has a select group of people who take orders from OSA to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Front Groups, Scientology Tagged With: Ed Parkin, Michael Lewis, STAAD League, STAND League, way to happiness

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You learn about what they've tried to do to me on @LeahRemini and @MikeRinder's podcast.

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