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Scientology and Litigation — the Real Truth

October 13, 2021 By Mike Rinder 23 Comments

  Among the many falsehoods perpetrated on the STAND League website are a series of FAQs where they try to present the image of scientology as victims of predatory, greedy litigants ... It's a typical fable that gets off to a rollicking start: During the history of the Church, some individuals sought to make money from unfounded allegations, but the Church successfully defended against those claims. It's a false premise for a number of reasons. There have been successful litigants -- notably Lawrence Wollersheim and Julie Christoffersen who were awarded multi-million dollar … [Read more...]

Filed Under: STAND League Tagged With: Christofferson, Debbie Cook, L. Ron Hubbard, litigation, Ninth Circuit, Religious Technology Center, RTC, Scientology, Sentencing Memorandum, STAND League, Wollersheim

Episode 28: Cultbusting Attorney Ford Greene

February 15, 2021 By Mike Rinder 41 Comments

Leah and I talk with attorney Ford Greene this week. Both fun and informative. Ford appeared on one of the Aftermath Specials with 9 or 10 other people and unfortunately didn’t get much airtime… I will add the link to the podcast when it becomes available: Ford has fascinating insight into litigating with cults, and especially scientology. He went into the Moonies in 1974 to rescue his sister, but ended up brainwashed himself, staying for 8 months before walking out. He said it took a year after walking out to deprogram himself at which point he resolved he had a personal … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fair Game Podcast Tagged With: Aznaran, fair game, Fair Game Podcast, Ford Greene, Gerry Armstrong, Jennifer Goirman, Leah Remini, Mike Rinder, Molko v. Holy Spirit Association, Moonwebs: Journey into the Mind of a Cult, San Anselmo, Wollersheim

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