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Thursday Funnies on Saturday

November 26, 2022 By Mike Rinder 20 Comments

    What Does It Take? A LOT more than 20 people posing for a photo... It's why you are still not done 20 years into this program.   Listen to Mr. Alistair Bennet And he knows? Because he has a Sea Org belt on?   A Fundamental M/U Black Friday is supposed to be where you offer big discounts...   Inspiration? More like desperation to get anyone to attend...   The Chan Man Cometh All the way to Melbourne? Wonder who is paying for this?   Thanksgiving Potluck? I thought it was supposed to be a turkey … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Funnies Tagged With: Alistair Bennet, Chanukah, Chicago org, Columbus Org, Dublin Org, Evan Duffy, Evelyn Bueno, Foothills Mission, Guy Tourville, Janeece Custer, Jean Dale Glass, Jennifer Pantermuehl, Jim Wavell, Kiddie Corner, Lydia Hopwood, Michael Chan, Pat Stojak, Phil Cantwell, silicon valley, Tanii Carr, valley org, Zurich

Thursday Funnies

September 1, 2022 By Mike Rinder 21 Comments

  How very appropriate Enter the world of Alice in Wonderland. Yes, it's OPEN!   Not funny, sad I have not had the opportunity to read the decision. The activities of scientology are NOT beneficial to the public at large. They are only photo ops.   AOSH Africa Busting open the bottom of the Bridge I wonder if Joburg or Joburg North or Pretoria (all 3 of them "ideal" orgs) have ANY customers?   They don't have certs any more? Just cheesy signs they hold up...   In true Chicago style... Half a dozen, tired old people sitting … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Funnies Tagged With: Alice in Wonderland, AOSH Africa, AOSH ANZO, Chicago org, Child Scientology, Dublin Org, Emmett Osborn, Ft Harrison, Malmo Org, Netherlands, OCD, Rafferty Pendery, silicon valley, South Coast Mission, sydney org, Top Gun

Thursday Funnies

July 21, 2022 By Mike Rinder 23 Comments

  The Chan Man He is going to singlehandedly make Canada ideal, like he has the US (except for those who are still trying...) If this guy is SO powerful, how come all orgs aren't done yet?     The Magic of Chicago? Bringing out the best in your child... Plus Freewinds "goodwill" tour and the Top Gun Chicago Air and Water show. Every one of these is a disguised recruitment event. Trying to get anyone to show up they can pressure into joining staff. Why not start with Marcy Sargeant?   Wick Allcock is still in Melbourne? He HAS been "put out to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Funnies Tagged With: Alex Baybak, Andrew Stevens, asho, Auckland, Dublin Org, Malmo Org, Marcy Sargeant, Mary Shuttleworth, Melbourne org, Michael Chan, ny org, silicon valley, Stacy Francis, Vancouver org, Wick Allcock

Thursday Funnies

March 24, 2022 By Mike Rinder 36 Comments

    Until I was left with only me.... You only think you got rid of all those pesky BTs and Clusters. Until you get to OT 6, then you will discover you are not ONLY you, but a whole lot more BT's and Cluster. Tens of thousands of them. How could you possibly be so wrong?   Not a lot of interest.... It seems people are NOT curious.   Limited Seating They have 2 folding chairs set up. One for Lance. The other is available. It IS limited seating....   The history of freedom... Delivered by those who promise it (for a hefty price) and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Funnies Tagged With: AOSH Africa, Austin Org, Chase Wilson, Chris Baker, Expansion Team International, Foothills Msn, Guadalajara org, HELP, Joburg N, Joburg North, Kyiv, Lance Miller, Melbourne org, Michael Chan, silicon valley, valley org, Vancouver

New Ideal Orgs

February 25, 2018 By Mike Rinder 111 Comments

Tony Ortega covered the recent openings of Salt Lake and "Silicon Valley" ideal orgs with some interesting on-the-ground reports from observers. I have, as is my wont, a few observations of my own.   Salt Lake City: This is the official photo on the scientology.org website. If you had the time or inclination, you could actually count the heads present. My guess would be 350. (Update, a reader counted every head in this photo, the number is 242).     But if you read their press release, the gathering consisted of "more than a thousand" in attendance.  It's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: David Miscavige, Idle Orgs Tagged With: Ideal Orgs, public relations, Salt lake city, Scientology Idle Orgs, silicon valley

Ribbon Yanking Extravaganza

February 18, 2018 By Mike Rinder 77 Comments

  It's a big weekend of ribbon yanking for the Chairman of the Bored. These HAVE to be done this weekend or they will not make it into the March 13th event -- and he doesn't have anything else to hype at that event other than to bring the Sherminator on stage to ramble on with some more fascinating tall tales about the life of LRH, and handing out some awards to pre-ordained winners of the "Birthday Game" (you will see, the ONLY winners allowed now are "ideal"). So, it is absolutely imperative these ribbon yankings were made to happen. After YEARS of endless PR pieces about … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Idle Orgs Tagged With: David Miscavige, Ideal Orgs, public relations, Salt lake city, silicon valley

The Good, The Bad, The Really Ugly

February 11, 2014 By Mike Rinder 67 Comments

What an odd catchphrase, substituting "Ideal" for "Ugly".... They must think this is something brilliant as they have a whole campaign based on this slogan.... But the third one here is jaw-dropping. Taking money from a 10 year old? And promoting it? Tells you how warped one's view becomes inside the bubble. That left me almost wordless. That SHOULD be titled, The Good, The Bad, The Really Ugly.  Oh, how sad.  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fundraising, Idle Orgs Tagged With: Church of Scientology, Corporate Scientology, fundraising, Ideal Orgs, Scientology Idle Orgs, silicon valley

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Crazy L. Ron Hubbard's 1980 letter to Pres. Reagan explaining his plan for a national sales tax and abolishing the IRS. It was a key theme of #scientology's war on the IRS... until they got exemption. Do today's proponents know? Full letter in blog post.
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