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Scientology vs God

April 8, 2021 By Mike Rinder 54 Comments

  When we were talking to Chris Shelton on the Fair Game podcast, we covered some ground concerning the belief in God in Scientology. And recently I saw Jim Meskimen spouting off on the STAAD League and realized it was important to lay out what L. Ron Hubbard said about the subject. Meskimen of course omits all of what is below, but plucks a single Hubbard quote about the fate of societies that do not believe in God to "prove" that scientologists really do believe in God.  The quote itself proves nothing. In fact, maybe it was one of Hubbard's cruel jokes on his followers that he … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Special Feature Tagged With: 8th dynamic, God, Jim Meskimen, L. Ron Hubbard, nancy cartwright, Sunday Service, Tommy Davis

Episode 35: Chris Shelton Part 1

April 5, 2021 By Mike Rinder 61 Comments

This week, Leah and I are joined by our old friend Chris Shelton. He is a very well-informed former scientology executive who has provided some of the most cogent analyses of scientology in his podcasts, appearances and writings. He is studying Psychology of Coercive Mind Control at the University of Salford. This is a fascinating discussion that covers a wide range of topics -- so much so that we recorded a second episode which will be Part 2 next week, taking a deep dive into two topics. A lot of what we talk about today concerns the fake “religious” aspects of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Brene Brown, Carl Sagan, Chris Shelton, Christianity, Critical Thinker at Large, Fair Game Podcast, Leah Remini, Mike Rinder, Robert Cialdini, Robert Jay Lifton, Scientology A to Xenu, Sunday Service, University of Salford

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