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Ideal Org Revolving Staff

November 7, 2022 By Mike Rinder 55 Comments

The problem with ideal orgs is not just finding the ridiculous amounts of money required to buy and outfit these empty palaces. It is also trying to find enough people to staff the organizations that are supposed to be within them. We have seen Sea Org members sent en masse to man some of these orgs. Columbus was pretty much manned entirely by SO members. Now Chicago is being manned by the other understaffed orgs finding and "donating" their "experienced" (meaning old) staff to the effort to try to man the org. But the grand promises of "a living wage" turn out to be lies. Many of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Ideal Orgs Tagged With: Edna Fulton, Orlando, Quintin Strubb

Orlando — Flag East

December 22, 2019 By Mike Rinder 51 Comments

They have made a big deal about how Orlando is an “ideal org”, it is also clear that it would not have happened without the Flag OT Committee. They did the fundraising. They did the files. They recruited staff. Orlando would not be ideal were it not subsidized by Flag. But now we find out the org is actually MANNED by Sea Org members from Flag!   More of the ruse of "ideal orgs" on display. Scientology pretends they are in response to "public demand" and "curiosity" about scientology, which is "rapidly expanding" in [fill in blank]... The truth is that these orgs don't … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Flag OT Committee, Ideal Orgs, Orlando, Sea Org

That Largest Private Relief Force on Earth is Looking Mighty Small

October 23, 2018 By Mike Rinder 91 Comments

The latest natural disaster in the US, Hurricane Michael, caused massive destruction in the Panhandle of Florida. In some ways this is a “perfect storm.” For here we have an ALL IDEAL Florida confronting a major catastrophe. There is also another ideal org nearby in Atlanta. And then there is Clearwater, the largest concentration of scientologists on earth. (And just for good measure, let's throw in the "ideal" Ocala Mission which is the closest of all to the disaster zone). Wow, it's literally an "ideal" scene. That largest private relief force on earth should find this an easy one to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Volunteer Ministers Tagged With: Atlanta, Clearwater Florida, Flag, Flag Service Organization, ideal org, Orlando, volunteer ministers

Headhunters Part II

September 18, 2018 By Mike Rinder 33 Comments

The reward has gone up! Just last week it was $250 to $500. I wonder where this instant money is coming from? Certainly not from Orlando's Financial Planning Committee... Perhaps they have a whale who is tossing in some bucks (rather than joining staff themselves -- too smart for that I guess). Wonder if anyone is left in the housing they arranged for the Orlando "staff" who were flown in for the grand opening? You can bet that place emptied out a week after the ribbon yanking. They proudly announced at the time they were up to 120 staff. If they have 12 staff today I would be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Ideal Orgs Tagged With: Ideal Orgs, Orlando, Scientology Idle Orgs

Scientology Staff Headhunter Bonus

September 12, 2018 By Mike Rinder 90 Comments

This is a new one on me -- and also a reflection of just how desperate things have become inside the "ideal orgs." Why not offer the person who joins staff the $500? It will be the last money they will get from scientology, and they will need it... Instead they are giving money to anyone who can offer someone ELSE up to join staff (presumably they are too smart to do so themselves). "Hey, if you volunteer someone else for this suicide mission we will pay YOU good money." They used to give commissions for selling books and getting money in. Now they are doing it for getting staff … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Ideal Orgs, Idle Orgs Tagged With: Ideal Orgs, Orlando, Scientology Idle Orgs

Orlando Hype

May 15, 2018 By Mike Rinder 114 Comments

This is the headline scientology has on their website announcing the "new" org in Orlando. A STAR BURSTS IN “THE CITY BEAUTIFUL” AS A RIBBON FALLS ON THE NEW CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY Complete gibberish. And it goes on for paragraphs, starting with this: A “Magic Kingdom” of a metropolitan region where enchantment is routine, the surreal is real and stars are wished upon, the “Theme Park Capital of the World” is entirely unique. Home to wonderlands such as Walt Disney World, SeaWorld Orlando, Universal Studios and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter among many more, Orlando’s massive … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Idle Orgs Tagged With: David Miscavige, Flag Service Organization, Ideal Orgs, Orlando, public relations, tampa org

The Scam of Orlando

May 12, 2018 By Mike Rinder 86 Comments

The holes in the decaying fence around scientology's shrinking empire continue to grow. Those holes are about the only thing that IS expanding in the scientology world. Today, the Chairman of the Bored is supposed to yanks his ribbon in the parking lot of a new building in an Orlando office park. Last time they postponed at the last minute. They now moved it forward a week at the last minute. Maybe it will just be all CGI - the first Jurassic Park style yanking? They could still show it at the next event along with all the other CGI “fly through” and “exploding graphs” and that’s what is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Idle Orgs Tagged With: David Miscavige, Ideal Orgs, Orlando, Scientology Idle Orgs

The Fun Never Stops

April 24, 2018 By Mike Rinder 92 Comments

So, the building is done and is being yanked into life on Saturday. But scientology NEVER tires of collecting money for their worthy causes (anything that results in more money for scientology is worthy/humanitarian). Though they collect tens of millions for "dissemination campaigns" and "planetary dissemination" and "ideal orgs" (beyond just the building fundraising) there is NOTHING in scientology that is identified as a valuable CAUSE on which to spend money, unless it is also a cause to COLLECT money. And they ALWAYS collect more than they spend. Apparently they cannot spend a few … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fundraising, Idle Orgs Tagged With: fundraising, Orlando, Scientology Idle Orgs

Orlando Ribbon Yanking

April 23, 2018 By Mike Rinder 79 Comments

The big announcement has come. On Saturday, the Orlando morgue is set to open its doors. Of course, this had to be done in time for Maiden Voyage so there is something to show there. It's pretty much the ONLY thing there is to talk about with regard to scientology, so they orchestrate the funding, work and timing of the yanking event around Chairman of the Bored's schedule and the need for video for his "international events." Wonder how many "ringer" staff members they will have on hand for the "grand opening"? And as is the norm they don’t announce the presence of Dear Leader … [Read more...]

Filed Under: David Miscavige, Idle Orgs Tagged With: David Miscavige, Ideal Orgs, Miami, Orlando, Scientology Idle Orgs

Ideal Org BS

April 7, 2018 By Mike Rinder 67 Comments

Here is the reality of an "ideal org". They bring in virtually all the staff from outside the area -- even from outside the COUNTRY. In fact, they circulate a bunch of these people around from one ideal org to the next to create the appearance that there is a bustling staff ready, willing and able to serve the floods of people who will begin arriving the minute the doors open. This has been reported plenty of times in the past. This is the first time I have seen a black and white, blatant admission that the staff are imported for an ideal org... … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Idle Orgs Tagged With: Ideal Orgs, Orlando, public relations, Scientology Idle Orgs

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