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The Official Scientology Bubble — Now No Need for COVID Measures

February 20, 2021 By Mike Rinder 41 Comments

I have often said that scientologists live in a bubble of delusion.

But now it’s official.

Scientology have declared their ultimate “spiritual retreat” is now an official “bubble.” It could not be more fitting that the Freewinds now has the stamp of approval from “Church Management” as an “official bubble.” Anyone who has ever been to the Freewinds knows this is the most hermetically sealed bubble in all of scientology. Once you are in it, the outside world no longer exists and the only reality is the dream world of scientology. No contact with the outside world. Not even a way of getting off the ship unless they tell you its OK.

But it gets even more bizarre.

You have seen scientology claim they are the world leaders in Covid handling and have “taken precautions beyond what anyone else has done.” They brag about their strict compliance with social distancing and cleaning etc etc

But now, apparently “Church Management” has decreed that the rules are no longer applicable to the Freewinds. Because it is a “household unit”??? So you can reach out and hug someone and no masks are needed. I wonder if Leigh Dundas has been giving these people advice?

Are they admitting they are NOT having people come there from all over the world? And especially not from countries where there are new variants of the disease? Of course not. They are trying to get people to come from areas that have the MOST restrictions on the basis that on board the Freewinds you can hug Sharron Webber, Mike Napier or anyone else. Remember, before COVID, they had a measles epidemic. And there isn’t another cruise ship operating anywhere because they are considered by every thinking person in the world as one of the most dangerous environments for circulation of an infectious disease like COVID. Stuck in a confined space, eating together etc etc

Yet, they are so arrogant they believe that if they announce it’s OK to no longer social distance, all is well. Because they are the experts. Along with the geniuses that are in “Church Management.”

This is the REAL scientology. Not the PR spin they send out to the world. This IS how they think. And they are even promoting it….

Absolutely nuts.

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Filed Under: Public Relations Tagged With: COVID-19, Freewinds, Mike Napier, Sharron Webber

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  1. Loosing my Religion says

    February 21, 2021 at 9:50 am

    It is a must for those who do not know that “church management” actually translates into David Miscavige.
    The real management that existed was torn apart and locked up in the Hole about 15 years ago.
    There is no longer a management only puppets who always parrot the same person.

    Reply
  2. Jay Tee says

    February 20, 2021 at 9:55 pm

    “Do you have any concerns that could keep you from coming to the Ship?”

    Yes, BLUE ASBESTOS!!

    For those who may not know:

    In April 2008, the Freewinds was shut down after blue asbestos was discovered by government health inspectors during maintenance by the Curaçao Drydock Company. Blue asbestos is the most dangerous form of asbestos, and the ship is reported to be “extensively contaminated”.

    Taken from Wikipedia.

    Reply
  3. I Yawnalot says

    February 20, 2021 at 9:18 pm

    Just when you thought it couldn’t get anymore bizarre in Scientology, they come up with this…
    Well, I guess there’s no covid on Target 2 either, (opps – they might use that for a promo piece too).

    Reply
  4. Kronomex says

    February 20, 2021 at 8:22 pm

    On a side note: How long will it before Givemeallyourmoneyology starts the hoary scam “Help Texans. Donate now.” and the proverbial yellow shirts will be trooped out for a posed video and photo opportunity and a big “You can help Texas. Donate now.”

    Reply
  5. BKmole says

    February 20, 2021 at 6:47 pm

    Their new promotion piece deserves two foot bullets and a head bullet, for the dumbest marketing in the world.

    Reply
  6. Sandy says

    February 20, 2021 at 5:21 pm

    The Freewinds is fully booked?! Pfffft. Just curious if it has ever been fully booked & how many people “ fully booked” would actually be

    Reply
    • I Yawnalot says

      February 20, 2021 at 9:22 pm

      I think they might be referring to the library.

      Reply
    • otherles says

      February 21, 2021 at 9:46 am

      The MV Freewinds needs to be replaced.

      Reply
  7. Todd Cray says

    February 20, 2021 at 4:39 pm

    “Do you know that the Freewinds is the only scientology org in the world that is a bubble as authorized by Church Management?”

    I’m so glad we finally got it straightened out who gets to sanction bubbles during this pandemic. I would have expected that bubbles are self-declared by those who participate. Failing that, local or state government would have been a runner-up for my guesses of who’s in charge of bubble management. But the management of an obscure cult? Who knew?

    I wonder if they would be willing to come over and declare my favorite local bar a bubble too? I sure miss the live shows.

    Reply
  8. pluvo says

    February 20, 2021 at 3:00 pm

    Did you know that the Freewinds is an official “bubble?”

    I was aware that it was a bubble long time ago. Although it was not official then.

    Ehhmmm, Dear, shouldn’t the question mark come after the quotation mark? Or is the bubble in question?

    Reply
    • grisianfarce says

      February 21, 2021 at 10:02 am

      It is official that people are questioning its bubble status.

      Reply
  9. PickAnotherID says

    February 20, 2021 at 2:38 pm

    “…that is a bubble as authorized by Church Management.”

    I wonder what the government in Aruba has to say about this??

    Reply
    • pluvo says

      February 20, 2021 at 9:48 pm

      It could also be that Miscavige doesn’t like the promo/info that “the bubble” got authorized “by Church Management” — what everybody inside (the cult-bubble) knows is DM — and this weird letter/questionnaire could have an aftermath.

      Reply
  10. Bryon Eckert says

    February 20, 2021 at 2:00 pm

    “The ship is currently fully booked” – really? With all the cruise ships empty because of Covid-19? Who in their right mind would believe that? Maybe a few state prisons are fully booked. Does that apply to our favorite floating prison?

    Reply
  11. TT Greco says

    February 20, 2021 at 11:59 am

    The Ship is now fully booked? I seriously doubt that to be the case.

    Reply
  12. ISNOINews says

    February 20, 2021 at 11:36 am

    Tony Ortega also posted about the Freewinds today:

    Has Scientology’s cruise ship, the Freewinds, made its last voyage?

    https://tonyortega.org/2021/02/20/has-scientologys-cruise-ship-the-freewinds-made-its-last-voyage/

    Tony’s post also refers to the Freewinds “bubble.”

    /

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  13. Loosing my Religion says

    February 20, 2021 at 11:34 am

    Right, some of these variant are even more aggressive and there is apparently no certainty that the existing vaxines for covid will work as well.
    There must be bubbles inside their heads as well.
    If Aruba or any other place there comes to know about it, they will be all put in quarantine for very long time.

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    • Dead Men Tell No Tales Bill Straass says

      February 20, 2021 at 8:52 pm

      Yes Loosing but they have the cure for the virus.
      Genuine Freewinds blue asbestos. A couple lines of blue asbestos and you are immune or at least if you get it it will be no big deal. I tested positive for COVID in early December. I had very few symptoms which only lasted a few days. This had to be from snorting Genuine Freewinds Blue Asbestos 25 years ago.

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      • Loosing my Religion says

        February 21, 2021 at 2:59 pm

        Bill great laughter. Asbestos in Italy is called “amianto” and isn’t proven it can cure covid or create an asintomatic. It is usually known for creating widow hoods. The cult is money and stats motivated. That damn ship has to go on a cruise with paying people or else!

        Reply
    • jim rowles says

      February 20, 2021 at 11:10 pm

      LMR,

      Instead of quarantining them the Aruba government might consider putting them in strait jackets for the duration.

      Reply
      • LoosingMyReligion says

        February 21, 2021 at 2:48 pm

        Jim LOL. Straight jackets could be the final solution.

        Reply
  14. Mary Kahn says

    February 20, 2021 at 11:16 am

    BEWARE: DO NO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. (But then learned scientologists know this already.)
    Let’s just take for yuks Question No. 7: “Do you have any barriers that seem to be greater than YOUR coming to enjoy the freedom of the Ship?”
    Answer “Yes” with what the barrier is and you have a never ending stream of calls or house calls to handle you until you GO to the ship. And of course, if your answer is “No.” Well then goodbye. Have fun on the Freewinds. Heaven forbid your answer is “No, I just don’t want to go to the Freewinds.”

    All of these questions are loaded.

    “no one wears a mask or socially distances.” DAMN, all this says to me is that all those SO members on that ship are NOT ALLOWED to go off of the ship at any time! Fuuuuuck! I would jump overboard. They’ve been in port how long?

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    • Dead Men Tell No Tales Bill Straass says

      February 20, 2021 at 8:56 pm

      They probably have not been out of port because they have no money for fuel. There was a number of months when I was staff there that they just sat at the dock due to lack of money for fuel. It costs a lot of money just to have it sit at the dock.

      Reply
    • Newcomer says

      February 20, 2021 at 9:46 pm

      You nailed it Mary! I can only imagine what a typical day must be like on the ‘Guantanamo South’ unit cleverly disguised as His Royal Flogship HSS Freakwinds.

      Like you said “FUUUUUUUUUCK” !!!

      Reply
    • Newcomer says

      February 20, 2021 at 9:48 pm

      Imagine a day in the life of Teddy Braggin, head IAS reg on the freakwinds.

      FUUUUUUUUUCK !

      Reply
    • Rip Van Winkle says

      February 21, 2021 at 9:11 am

      You mean I shouldn’t fill out and mail in this new ASHO Survey that came in the mail?

      14. What are your Bridge goals for 2021?

      ……..

      and speaking of bubbles.. 🙂 There are Training Boxes to tick off on this survey, going allllll the way up to Class V Internship!

      ASHO thinks it’s better to deliver NO SHSBC rather than the one Ron delivered.

      No training is better than Non-GAT II.

      and….

      it’s not even all wrong. no training at all would be best of all.

      Scientology has made itself really boring.

      Reply
  15. Richard says

    February 20, 2021 at 10:42 am

    3. Is there a specific service you plan/want to come for:

    [ ] Critical Race Theory

    (This would need to be adjusted to accommodate both NOI and Scientologists)

    Reply
    • George M White says

      February 20, 2021 at 11:47 am

      lol

      Reply
    • Richard says

      February 21, 2021 at 8:33 am

      Coming soon! The “Unconscious Bias Reduction Rundown”. Free Tech estimates.

      Reply
  16. George M White says

    February 20, 2021 at 10:42 am

    In 1986 and 1987 I donated more than $5,000 to buy the Freewinds. That makes me a part owner with rights to the equity in the ship. The ship has been losing money but now it looks like the “bubble” will turn it to profitability. I wonder if I can declare Scientology as a Ponzi scheme and deduct it on my taxes? But seriously, the hugging and touching will not last. When I was on OT VIII, a woman fell in love with my best buddy. She surprised him by getting into his bed while he was in session. When he returned, she used her TR’s to try to get him to undress and get into the bed with her. He told me she failed.
    But you get the idea, Scientology can be used in many ways.
    The Freewinds is turning into the “Love Boat”.

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    • Richard says

      February 20, 2021 at 11:16 am

      The “Love Boat” 💘 laughter!

      Your creative imagination amazes – Lol

      Reply
    • Richard says

      February 20, 2021 at 11:42 am

      They could rename the “Freewinds” the “Freelove”. Stats would probably go up.

      Reply
      • George M White says

        February 20, 2021 at 1:56 pm

        lol

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      • Richard says

        February 21, 2021 at 8:48 am

        Revised promo:

        “On the Freewinds masks and social distancing are not required. Touching, hugging – and so on and so forth – is permitted!”

        Reply
        • George M White says

          February 21, 2021 at 5:29 pm

          lol!!!

          Reply
  17. Glenn says

    February 20, 2021 at 10:04 am

    According to promo they sent out one must quarantine at some resort facility for two weeks first. Guess they don’t want anyone popping the ship’s bubble.

    Reply
  18. Skyler23 says

    February 20, 2021 at 9:19 am

    OMG!

    Do you remember what happened to those cruise ships? As I recall the pandemic broke out on some of those ships before much was known about social distancing and other preventative measures and then Holy Hell reigned down upon those ships. Huge, Huge numbers became infected.

    Why? Because there is nowhere for people to go on those ships. With this kind of attitude, it is inevitable that a yuge majority of the people on that ship will become infected. I remember speculating about the misery that would overtake this cult as the people who are still living in compounds age and are not given the care they need. This may well be similar. Can you imagine the whole ship becoming a floating Hospital Ship? The only problem is there are no doctors, no nurses, no medical supplies to fight COVID.

    This may well become a huge disaster the cult will try but fail to keep secret.

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    • Peggy L says

      February 20, 2021 at 1:29 pm

      Skyler,
      Great points. Why anyone would think this would be a great idea to take them up on their offer, spend a load of cash to be able to get the opportunity to hug someone, is beyond me.

      Bragging rights? Brownie points?

      Maybe the ship has come up with a way to they feel would hide any deaths that could occur. Or maybe it would just become a ghost ship. Anyway you look at it this is a really really bad idea. But, money trumps common sense when it comes to the cult.

      Reply
    • Komodo Dragon says

      February 21, 2021 at 6:22 pm

      Who needs overrated WOG medical staff and supplies when you have highly skilled “professionals” who can heal with the magic of touch assists….

      Reply
  19. Peridot says

    February 20, 2021 at 9:16 am

    This tangle of affection and weirdness (from Freewinds to public) has rendered me speechless.

    “…that is a bubble as authorized by Church Management.” Is there now “An Office of Bubble Verification Unit” operating out of the Int Base in Riverside County, California?

    Alice in Wonderland indeed.

    #upsidedown #insideout

    Reply
    • Richard says

      February 20, 2021 at 2:25 pm

      “Bubbles” would be a good nickname for the social and activities director.

      Reply

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