I’d bet a LOT on it.

Yes scientology might survive, but that asshole Miscavige is going downl

Well,I believe I read that Lou has a Black Belt in karate. Of itself, no big deal, but with that butch haircut and huge adams apple she is kind of –
for lack of a better term , dominant looking. I could definitely envision her as, well…let me put it this way: Its possible the REAL reason DM shelved Shelly was she wasn’t responsive enough to his ” adventurous” side. Maybe He and Lou are more compatible “that way”.

I hope you have another great dog. Thanks for the story. <3

Gotta get on ya here OSD – His head could possibly IMPLODE (I’d absolutely haaaate to see what would come out, yuck).

Hubbard said we are “responsible” for our condition. What that was (and it worked) a method of “interiorizing” each of us, causing us to BLAME ourselves.

All the while blaming past lives/deaths and parasitic entities for the human condition.

All the while blaming O/Ws and “hidden crimes” as the sole reason why anyone would dare to criticise him or his ideas.

All the while blaming M/Us as the sole reason why anyone would dare to stop studying his work.

All the while blaming SPs for causing sickness, for accidents, foul ups, crashed stats, poor sales and any number of organisational failures.

All the while blaming the media, the psychs, bankers, the IRS, politicians, et al, for bad press, public outrage and being accused as a crackpot, tax-dodging scam artist.

All the while blaming the psychs (them again!) for being the root of all pain and evil in the universe.

If “scientology works” then LRH really was a crap scientologist. Truly awful. The worst advert for “the tech”, bar none.

Of course if it does “work,” then he himself is the EP: a fat, miserable, foul-smelling breath monster who died screaming at the sky.

Secret- What you say, about still struggling with the indoctrination to feel you’ve “pulled it in” etc, even when you know it’s crap, resonates with me. I had an eating disorder for many years and although you know it’s unhealthy, dangerous etc…those feelings and thoughts that drove you to it in the first place are still there, in the background, gnawing at you…you can push them down, bury them, but they still whisper to you…it’s a process and a long way back…I’m a never in, but I can empathize with your indoctrination still whispering to you.

Stay strong and there’s a ton of people out here who would be happy to reach out and help you in any way they can!

Balletlady,

I keep a St. Gaudens double eagle. Art in coinage. Google it my friends.

Thank you very much OSD. Nice to be free and in comm with you all. I think if I wrote that success story it would evolve into a book, like Leah Remini’s or Nancy Many’s or Ron Miscavidge or………

“We deliver what we promise”. Quote: HCOB.

Even if they delivered just 10% of what they promised would get people interested…..

As it is, not only do they not deliver what they promise, they actually make people’s lives WORSE. Therefore they are delivering negative percentages of what they promise………..

In my opinion, (and experience), you get promised this, that and the other. That’s just to get something out of YOU – Usually money……… Once they’ve got that you then get “handled” into accepting that you’re NOT going to get what they promised!!

God, I used to hate that term…… “Handle” or “Handled”. To me it simply means “Control the hell out of him/her”………………………..

“…a Shih Tsu who owns both the humans she permits to live there.” LOL, Peter! Yes, I’ve found that large dogs, unless trained to be otherwise, are mellow, and its the terriers and Shih Tsus and other smaller breeds who kick ass! God, I miss my little pal. I could go out and get 12 dogs right now.