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The Failed Scientology Mission Network

November 13, 2021 By Mike Rinder 44 Comments

This is the latest list of the best missions in the world. There is not a single Mission on the list from Russia. It was formerly the stronghold of Missions for scientology. The largest representation is 7 in Taiwan. It appears to be the only place on earth where scientology might be expanding. The US is badly under-represented with only 4 of the top 25 Missions in the world. The rest of the English speaking world has 0. Canada, UK, Australia, NZ, S. Africa... Just for fun I did some quick searches on the top US Mission -- Boulder County -- to see what the BEST the USA has to offer … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Missions Tagged With: Boulder County Mission, Mission Network, Russia, Taiwan

The Failed Scientology Mission Network

July 4, 2021 By Mike Rinder 82 Comments

The Mission network, once the front line of scientology dissemination, is a broken down, tiny shadow of its former self. Back in the bad old days, Missions were large, prosperous and brought in the majority of new people to scientology. In his infinite wisdom (really his growing paranoia), L. Ron Hubbard decided the Missions were seeking to rip off "his" orgs. They were "stealing" public and making too much money, so the infamous Mission Holder Convention of October 1982 in San Francisco was the beginning of the end. Some think this was all the work of Miscavige. They would be incorrect. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Missions Tagged With: Anne Archer, finance police, Foothill Mission, Isaac Hayes, Jenna Elfman, John Travolta, Lisa Marie Presley, Mission Holder Conference, Mission Network

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