Venezuela

Scientology in Venezuela

May 20, 2020 By Mike Rinder 65 Comments

Things are in a bad way in the 2 orgs in Venezuela (one in Valencia and one in Caracas). This is a plea from the ED of the Valencia ("Venezuela") org for assistance. It is full of typical scientology hype about how they are saving the world etc etc. and some wonderfully outdated quotes from Source to make things seem better and pretend they are winning. But harsh reality has set in. Venezuela is in economic meltdown. Hyper inflation. Lack of food. Gas shortages (remarkable in a country that exports massive amounts of oil)... She says they no longer have the resources to support … [Read more...]

What Happened to the Way to Happiness?

May 16, 2018 By Mike Rinder 113 Comments

Before the "Colombian Miracle" where, according to scientology, distribution of The Way to Happiness reduced crime in Colombia by 90%, there was the Venezuelan Phenomenon -- the Way to Happiness literally "saved the nation." Two of the earliest IAS Freedom Medal winners were awarded their bauble for getting the WTH used by Government agencies that "saved the nation" blah blah. Then Ruddy Rodriguez and others followed, each having accomplished incredible feats of distributing TWTH to even more miraculous results. I would bet there have been more IAS medal winners from Venezuela than any other … [Read more...]

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