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Mad Scientologist John Mappin At It Again

January 21, 2021 By Mike Rinder 43 Comments

    This guy is a walking disaster zone. He probably thinks this is "good" media. He is well known as a scientologist, in fact identified here as a "Scientologist and soft porn actor..." This is a recent tweet from him...   It seems there are a good number of scientologists who have fallen prey to the Q conspiracy theories. They show up o0n social media and in emails that circulate around inside the bubble. It's not much of a leap from the ramblings of Hubbard about the government, world bank, Big Pharma, psychs etc etc to the wild claims of Q. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Public Relations, Scientology Tagged With: Bob Duggan, Danny Masterson, Grant Cardone, John Mappin, Leigh Dundas, public relations, Scientology, The Times, Tony Muhammad

Curious?

October 25, 2020 By Mike Rinder 62 Comments

  Scientology continues to run this stale campaign -- the photo above was taken by one of our readers (Doug Sprinkle) 3 days ago. This is the sign in front of "Big Blue" on Sunset Blvd. Here's what Doug said: I'm in Los Angeles and I drove by big blue. I thought you might find the attached picture funny.  I rode around the building and the security guy on the bicycle seem to be looking at me suspiciously. I saw several people running around in a hurry but they all appeared to be staff. I saw one person going in the building that looked like she might have been public.  If … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Scientology Tagged With: Curious? Big Blue, Doug Sprinkle, public relations, Scientology

The Virtual IAS Event

October 10, 2020 By Mike Rinder 60 Comments

This year's IAS event is going to be "virtual." It's a fundraising catastrophe for scientology as this is their biggest single event for raking in cash. Undaunted, they put out a "press release" on a paid news service. Of course it gets no pickup in the media at all, as it contains no news. But you can find it online. Below is the full release, 100% hype and bs. The back-patting "quotes" are from themselves. And their big accomplishment is apparently that some agency in Spain includes the IAS event as a scientology holiday in their "educational calendar." Wow, that is an astonishing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: IAS Tagged With: IAS, press release, public relations, Scientology

Some PR Advice from L. Ron Hubbard

May 23, 2020 By Mike Rinder 50 Comments

I came across this the other day. It is relevant to nothing current, it just encapsulated so much of Hubbard's approach. His overriding concern with "bad publicity.” His remedy was not auditing -- which he claimed was the only cure to "aberration" and bad behavior -- but to "beat their teeth in personally." I assume this piece is from an OOD's item on the Apollo, he was a little more careful in his broad public statements.  Though "I would have taken such a screwball out of the running so fast he would have thought he had been hit by a Mack truck, and I don't mean thought-wise" in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: L Ron Hubbard Tagged With: David Miscavige, L. Ron Hubbard, LRH, public relations

Scientology “Tech” Backfires Again

April 6, 2020 By Mike Rinder 72 Comments

Marlow Stern has written quite a number of stories relating to scientology. They have often questioned scientology's practices and have failed to regurgitate the scientology propaganda they try to feed the media. That makes him an "enemy."  And what does Hubbard say about enemies? You threaten what they seek to protect and cost them their jobs. See this post for the exact words from Hubbard:  Dealing with Critics of Scientology: The L. Ron Hubbard Playbook What never ceases to amaze me is how proudly scientology comes right out with the very worst of themselves, proving time and time again … [Read more...]

Filed Under: David Miscavige, Public Relations Tagged With: COVID-19, Daily Beast, David Miscavige, L. Ron Hubbard, Marlow Stern, media, public relations, Scientology, tampa bay times, Tracey McManus

Words of Wisdom from Louis Farrakhan

March 23, 2020 By Mike Rinder 39 Comments

I am not sure who sent this to me, but it is an interesting collection of quotes from the leader of the Nation of Islam: The brazen racism and Antisemitism is breathtaking. And yet, it was just announced that Abdul Malik Sayyid (formerly Tony Muhammad), his Western Regional Director, had attested to the state of Clear... Alfraudie, in his tweet making the announcement, even acknowledges the great "HON MLF" (Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan). Scientology is SO desperate to try to attract members they are still hitching their wagon to the idea they are making inroads into … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Nation of Islam Tagged With: Alreddie Johnson, anti-Semitism, Jews, Nation of Islam, noi, public relations, Scientology, Tony Muhammad

Dear Leader Speaks

March 22, 2020 By Mike Rinder 58 Comments

Captain David Miscavige, scientology's capo di tutti capo, has reportedly weighed in on the COVID-19 pandemic. But apparently his words are too special to be read by mere "wogs" -- or even any scientologist who cannot get into an org. He issued an IG NW Bulletin (Inspector General Network) "No. 88" where he provides a message of "leadership and care."   Having been around when his last "Call to Arms" was issued after 9/11, it is easy to conclude what his message of leadership and care is. (I was originally told to write this issue for him with Lyman Spurlock but of course … [Read more...]

Filed Under: David Miscavige Tagged With: COVID-19, David Miscavige, public relations, Scientology

Scientology and COVID-19

March 21, 2020 By Mike Rinder 138 Comments

  You may have seen this pitch and others on Tony's site and social media. Flaunting government guidelines recommending no gatherings of more than 10 people, scientology instead uses the pandemic as a reason to encourage people to COME IN TO THE ORG. It's batshit crazy. Take a read and I will then try to explain the madness from a scientology perspective. Admittedly, that one was before the stricter requirements for social distancing were in force in California, but then, after the Governor ordered that everyone stay in their homes, this one came in: A combination of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fundraising, Ideal Orgs Tagged With: Church of Scientology, COVID-19, fundraising, public relations, Scientology, valley org

City Councilman Mark Bunker and Scientology Tax Exempt Status

March 18, 2020 By Mike Rinder 72 Comments

  The news has sunk in, Mark Bunker is now a Clearwater City Commissioner-elect. As Tracey McManus put it, this is a historic day for Clearwater. There is another piece in the Tampa Bay Times (top of article screencapped above) this morning. It makes some interesting points - first of which is noting Bunker's "desire for the city to urge the IRS to revoke Scientology's tax exempt status..." Some have poo-poo'd this idea "The City of Clearwater doesn't grant tax exempt status, the IRS does" -- as if Mark Bunker is unaware of the difference between a city government and the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Clearwater, Tax Exemption Tagged With: Church of Scientology, Clearwater Florida, David Miscavige, Flag Service Organization, Frank Hibbard, irs, Kathleen Beckman, Kirby Wilson, Mark Bunker, public relations, Scientology, Tax Exemption, Tracey McManus

It’s “Damagingly Commercial” – LRH (and some hair-raising Fair Game docs) first published May 16, 2014

March 14, 2020 By Mike Rinder 14 Comments

See my announcement on Friday -- I am revisiting earlier posts during my vacation. Each day there will be a different one. A Special Correspondent sent this to me and it is an interesting study for a couple of reasons. First -- you can see the contempt LRH had for The Auditor being "damagingly commercial" and  "putting emphasis on speed through courses." How do you think he would view the current scene in scientology? The statements made in this Auditor are positively pathetic compared to what is said today about the "speed up the Bridge" and with GAT II ESPECIALLY focused on the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: L Ron Hubbard, Scientology Tagged With: Alan Walter, fair game, John McMaster, L. Ron Hubbard, Neville Potter, Nikki Freedman, Otto Roos, public relations, R2-45, Rick Merwin, Scientology

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