jeudi 30 juin 2016

Mark 'Marty' Rathbun on Tony Ortega and the Underground Bunker v. Scientologists

Mark 'Marty' Rathbun on Tony Ortega and the Underground Bunker v. Scientologists.

NOTE: I *believe* this is the correct forum because Mark 'Marty' Rathbun is no longer an Independent Scientologist, he no longer posts on Independent Scientology, and the excerpted post does not concern Independent Scientology.

Mark 'Marty' Rathbun: Bunkeroos vs. Scientologists

http://ift.tt/29ep6cv

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Bunkeroos vs. Scientologists

Posted on June 30, 2016 by Mark C. Rathbun | 28 Comments

The cult of Tony Ortega has recently surpassed the church of Scientology in dysfunctionally partisan behavior. I have obtained documentary evidence that Bunkeroos (slavish believers and followers of the word of The Underground Bunker) have been soliciting donations to hire private investigators. * * * *

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Mark 'Marty' Rathbun on Tony Ortega and the Underground Bunker v. Scientologists

Scientology front group Applied Scholastics accredited Online Academy

Scientology front group Applied Scholastics accredited Online Academy.

The significance of this should not to be underestimated. As a result of the accreditation, this could make major inroads with those who home school.

From Mike Rinder's Thursday Funnies: http://ift.tt/296fqQP



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Scientology front group Applied Scholastics accredited Online Academy

Orange is the New Black S04E06



Sorry for the quality, not my video, just the first one I found on Youtube. Scientology and Going Clear mentioned about a minute in.

This is funny in its own right, but combined with the fact that one of the main stars of the show, Laura Prepon, is an active Scientologist, I thought this was pretty interesting. Haven't seen any reactions from her regarding it. Seems to me this means she's working with a suppressive group.

If the average Scientologist was working in a company that actively attacked Scn, they'd be forced to disconnect. Wonder how things are working out for her in the org.
Orange is the New Black S04E06

mercredi 29 juin 2016

Kirstie Alley’s Ex-Husband Desperate To Save Baby Grandson From Scientology

Kirstie Alley’s Ex-Husband Parker Stevenson Desperate To Save Baby Grandson From Scientology.

Radar Online: Kirstie Alley’s Ex-Husband Desperate To Save Baby Grandson From Scientologists

http://ift.tt/291w4MD

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By Radar Staff

Posted on Jun 29, 2016 @ 6:59AM

Parker Stevenson has even enlisted church enemy Leah Remini to help.

RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned Kirstie Alley‘s ex-husband, Parker Stevenson, is terrified the Church of Scientology has snatched his grandson!

“Parker’s been having family meetings to try and come up with a plan to save this baby!” a source told Radar.

The Hardy Boys star, who split from Alley in 1997, is so scared her church cronies have taken newborn Waylon Tripp Parker that he’s enlisted former Scientologist Leah Remini in his desperate scheme.

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Kirstie Alley’s Ex-Husband Desperate To Save Baby Grandson From Scientology

mardi 28 juin 2016

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Actor Raffy Ganimian: Cousins Scientology disconnected b/c I worked for Leah Remini

Actor Raffy Ganimian: my cousins Scientology disconnected from my, my friend was banned the set, and my "affiliations" lose work because I worked for Leah Remini.

https://twitter.com/RaffyGanimian/st...85213322461184



https://twitter.com/RaffyGanimian/st...85463315562496



Raffy Ganimian's IMDb page states he appeared on Leah Remini's show It's All Relative:

Raffy Ganimian - IMDb

http://ift.tt/292LMKu

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Raffy Ganimian Website

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Actor Raffy Ganimian: Cousins Scientology disconnected b/c I worked for Leah Remini

Actor Raffy Ganimian: ousins Scientology disconnected b/c he worked for Leah Rem

Actor Raffy Ganimian says cousins Scientology disconnected b/c he worked for Leah Remini
Actor Raffy Ganimian: ousins Scientology disconnected b/c he worked for Leah Rem

Lisa Marie Presley's custody request has worry about Scientology written all over it

Lisa Marie Presley's custody request has worry about Scientology written all over it.

She Knows: Lisa Marie Presley’s divorce could expose scary details from her marriage

http://ift.tt/291HGE6

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by Caroline Goddard

Lisa Marie Presley's custody request has Scientology written all over it.

Lisa Marie Presley has filed for divorce from Michael Lockwood, and her custody request could mean something terrible was going on.

Presley wed Lockwood, a musician, in 2006, and the couple has twin girls together. And that is the interesting part of her divorce petition. She asks for no alimony, no child support, really nothing at all — except she wants full custody of the girls and only wants to allow Lockwood to have monitored visits.

[SNIP]

Another possibility could revolve around Scientology. Presley reportedly left the controversial religion several years back, and her defection was reportedly the reason she and Lockwood moved to England. However, it was soon discovered that their country manor was just down the road from Scientology's 59-acre British headquarters. So did Lockwood return to the religion he practiced when he and Presley wed?

If so, that could be a key part to the mystery of the monitored visitation request. As Leah Remini disclosed upon her escape from Scientology, once you leave you are considered a "Suppressed Person" until and unless you return, and until then, your former Scientology friends and family totally cut you out of their lives. When Katie Holmes left Tom Cruise, she reportedly kept her plans ultra top secret so that the actor couldn't take their daughter Suri and turn her against her mom like he allegedly did with his children from his marriage to Nicole Kidman.

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Lisa Marie Presley's custody request has worry about Scientology written all over it

Photojournalist Fred G. Haseney served with Restraining Order by Scientology member

Photojournalist Fred G. Haseney served with Restraining Order by Scientology member.

Tony Ortega: Fred Haseney hit with a summons as Scientologist seeks restraining order

http://ift.tt/292VgEN

[Photographs omitted from excerpt.]

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By Tony Ortega, June 26, 2016

Fred G. Haseney, a former Scientologist who has been documenting Scientology’s activities in Los Angeles with photography, was served papers yesterday which indicate that a church member is seeking a restraining order against him for stalking her.

Scientology employee Beatriz Castro Macias, represented by Scientology’s in-house attorney, Kendrick Moxon, is seeking the restraining order because, she claims, Haseney followed her home after his protests against the church.

Haseney denies that he’s stalked or followed Macias, a person he doesn’t know by that name.

“I have never followed her home and have no idea what she’s talking about. I’ve never gone to her place of work repeatedly and I’ve never stalked her there. Everything she has said is not truthful,” Haseney tells us. “I have only said ‘hello’ when she happened to walk by. Scientology and the Sea Org just don’t want me anywhere near PAC Base, and getting Beatriz to play along with their hijinks is just another bad thing that they’re going to be remembered for.”

He noted that the home address Beatriz listed — the one she says Fred surveilled — is a well known Sea Org berthing in the area, a set of apartments owned by the church and known as the Anthony Building. He denies ever following her home to the building, or in any other way casing it like her complaint proposes.

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The following is a long, detailed article. I will excerpt only the introduction.

Jenny at LAX: Scientology the Bully—Part 1—CH-100—A Request for Civil Harassment Restraining Order Against Me

http://ift.tt/297nvF8

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This is Photojournalist Fred G. Haseney with his eye on scientology. I normally report from the Pacific Area Command Base (“PAC Base” or “Big Blue”), the so-called “church” of scientology’s West Coast headquarters, located on L. Ron Hubbard Way (“LRH Way”). I can’t go anywhere near a scientology facility for fear of being arrested.

A stranger served me a Temporary Restraining Order (“TRO”), at 6:15 PM, Saturday, June 25, 2016, in the parking lot outside Rite Aid, located at 1637 N. Vermont Ave., in Los Angeles. Just a few blocks away from PAC Base, as four individuals gathered to prepare for a peaceful protest against scientology, a well-fed man with a huge, hospital-issued bandage over his left cheek served me with papers that sent me home. And as I prepared to take a picture of the guy, he sped away. As I arrived at the location, and before the other protesters arrived, I discovered a spy across the street, apparently sent to scout the location in order to tell the Process Server that it would be safe to proceed in serving me.

Now that I’ve been served with a TRO, there is nothing whatsoever I can do to get it off my public record.

Thanks, scientology.



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Photojournalist Fred G. Haseney served with Restraining Order by Scientology member

NLP and Scientology

Hey guys,

I was a huge fan of NLP and have recently tried a bit of Dianetics auditing and found it to be less effective than Timeline Therapy and even simpler stuff like six-step reframing and a play with submodalities, etc.

So far I have read:

Dianetics - MSOMH (and the course with the church)
Scientology - 8-8008
Self Analysis
New Slant on Life
Fundamentals of Thought
Golden Age DVD's (all four) - the LRH snippets were pretty cool
The whole Bridge chart

And I do sense that I can benefit from getting to clear and get have a crack at OT levels, etc.

I've always been a big believer in the power of postulates and decisions - in self-determinism and constructive thinking and creativity - typically known in NLP to be GENERATIVE CHANGE.

I find Dianetics (and even Timeline Therapy in NLP) to be somewhat REMEDIAL CHANGE - but that's not to say that it's always either all - in fact, there's a bit of generative change and remedial change in pretty much every thing - they're just anchorpoints and semantics.

I wish to get some opinion on what you think about NLP compared with Scientology. I am particularly interested to hear opinions on those who have obtained "Clear" and OT Levels.

If you have been trained in NLP and Scientology, what are you thoughts on the differences of both?
Which tech within either one do you find more effective are realising choice?
What tech do you find more useful and effective?
What are you experience between Dianetics, NED and TimelineTherapy?
As you look through the times that you have made effective changes, what additional differences do you find significant between NLP and Scientology?

Thanks

Infinity :)
NLP and Scientology

lundi 27 juin 2016

Has Scientology Taken Over the Police Dept in Rio de Janeiro?

That's the first question that came to mind upon reading this headline:

Rio Police Protest Lack of Salaries, Toilet Paper
http://ift.tt/29233ow

It seemed kind of odd to me even when I was staff at Boston Org that we were on a mission to Clear the Planet, yet we had difficulty keeping the bathrooms stocked with toilet paper.

The fate of the entire universe for endless trillions of years depended upon us being successful, and we had the most powerful Admin Tech on the planet, yet we struggled to keep toilet paper in the bathrooms.

:hmm:
Has Scientology Taken Over the Police Dept in Rio de Janeiro?

Playing in Plano

I still have friends in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area.... one of them was at this event this weekend: http://ift.tt/28PsxnM

She told me the Sciobots were there with as she put it "there was a Scientology booth with people doing some type of hooky pookie. They had the participants holding onto two metal cylinder things. Looked ridiculous And they of course had Ron L. Hubbard books all over the place but under some other name and Scientology was not mentioned."

She laughed when I told her the two metal cylinder things were tin cans..... she did not go over and give them a hard time since she was at another booth... but she wanted to. She said wires were run from the metal things to some big hooky pookie equipment. Explained about the e-meter.... she got a kick out of that.

They are really knocking them dead in the Dallas area I tell ya.

:eyeroll:
Playing in Plano

NM SOS candidate Nora Espinoza says she walks ‘hand in hand’ with Scientology group

NM SOS candidate Nora Espinoza says she walks ‘hand in hand’ with Scientology front group CCHR.

NM Political Report: SOS candidate says she walks ‘hand in hand’ with Scientology group

http://ift.tt/28ZIsQi

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By Andy Lyman

Secretary of State Candidate Nora Espinoza recently appeared in two promotional videos for a group closely associated with the Church of Scientology that is critical of prescription drug companies. Months later, Espinoza received a large campaign contribution from a pharmaceutical company that clashed with the controversial religious group in the past.

This February, the Church of Scientology released a video featuring Espinoza praising the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR)—an organization founded by the Church of Scientology—for helping her pass legislation in 2015 prohibiting schools and school officials from coercing students into taking medication.

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“That is the reason I walk hand in hand with you and you’ve walked hand in hand with me.”

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NM SOS candidate Nora Espinoza says she walks ‘hand in hand’ with Scientology group

Leah Remini is shooting a TV series about Scientology

Leah Remini is shooting a TV series about Scientology.

The following excerpt is very deliberately a teaser so you will be enticed to read the entire original story.

Tony Ortega: Leah Remini is shooting a TV series about Scientology

http://ift.tt/28ZBECi

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But what’s especially exciting for Scientology watchers is that the same network is also developing another series, also about the way Scientology rips apart families, and this one is being produced by former Scientology celebrity Leah Remini. We broke the news in 2013 that Leah ditched Scientology, which she had grown up in. The King of Queens actress came out with a bestselling memoir last November, Troublemaker, with juicy anecdotes about what it was like to be a celebrity in a celebrity-obsessed church.

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Leah Remini is shooting a TV series about Scientology

Scientology Seeks Captive Converts Via Google Maps, Narconon Drug Rehab Centers

Scientology Seeks Captive Converts Via Google Maps, Narconon Drug Rehab Centers.

The following is a long, well-researched, well-supported, exceptionally thorough article. An excerpt can't possibly do it justice. I will excerpt only the introduction. Read the entire original article.

Krebs on Security: Scientology Seeks Captive Converts Via Google Maps, Drug Rehab Centers

http://ift.tt/291GYWS

* * * * * BEGIN INTRODUCTION * * * * *

Fake online reviews generated by unscrupulous marketers blanket the Internet these days. Although online review pollution isn’t exactly a hot-button consumer issue, there are plenty of cases in which phony reviews may endanger one’s life or well-being. This is the story about how searching for drug abuse treatment services online could cause concerned loved ones to send their addicted, vulnerable friends or family members straight into the arms of the Church of Scientology.

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Scientology Seeks Captive Converts Via Google Maps, Narconon Drug Rehab Centers

Hello from the Middle East

Hello everyone,

Here's a little introduction about who I am.

I live in Dubai (what I call Middle East 101) and have been here the last five years. Before that I lived in Johannesburg, South Africa, which is my home town.

I spent many years working in an international role for an IT company and spent a lot of time travelling about, trying to get people to "follow the strategy" - oh boy! what an exercise in futility :duh:. So, two and half years ago I quit with no forward plan but the definite knowledge that I was done with being cannon-fodder in the corporate battle. Since then, I have had the luxury of being supported by my husband while I have experimented with becoming a coach (turned out to be too flakey and new-agey / scam-like for me) and generally researching pretty much the entire conspiracy set of the modern and not so modern world. What a trip :shock:.

I want a new "thing" to focus my life around but am not sure what it is - I seem to have hidden it well from myself.

Aside from the work history, I have written one book of poetry (self-published) and another which is simply waiting for me to publish (I am 5 years slow on it). I'm currently researching the intersection of philosophy, physics and spiritual practice/religion as they converge on the topic of consciousness... with the hope of making some sense of it all so I can write a book which helps those raised in the neo-Darwinist reduction materialist cultural and educational context understand and access more easily the world of soul / spirit / beingness.

I was briefly involved in Co$ in Johannesburg. I did the Purif, Objectives and some repair auditing. I also did a a few Div 6 / public courses. They had me sign up for Foundation staff before they'd experienced my ridiculous travel schedule and I, being one who often agrees-because-it-is-easier-that-way, joined but then could not participate as expected. However, before that could turn into any kind of real drama, I started to experience some of the Co$ that I didn't like or want to be involved with:
(1) The endless events and fundraising for Ideal Orgs to the same tired huddle of public,
(2) the military dictator style command and control of the Sea Org,
(3) the strange paranoia of the Sec Checking in my auditing repairs.... sigh.
It was enough to make me begin to distance myself. I did it in a quiet way; :tiptoe: slowly and surely just dropping off and closing off from it all.

Since then I have had a couple of "Scientology offshoot" processing interventions - and some have worked better than others. Great were:
  • Spiritual Rescue Technology (SRT) from David St Lawrence and
  • Idenics from Annabel Bourgois who is a coach trained by Mike Goldstien


In my world-searching and soul-searching space of the last two years, I have come across quite a bit of info and material on Scientology across the web. Some interesting, some perplexing. I am still interested in Scientology and its offshoot methods.

If anyone here happens to be in Dubai, I would love to be in touch and share stories and a coffee.

/ Searcher
Hello from the Middle East

dimanche 26 juin 2016

That Time I Accidentally Went To Scientology School

That Time I Accidentally Went To Scientology School.

She Said: That Time I Accidentally Went To Scientology School

http://ift.tt/28XlWWq

By Natalie Slaughter

June 27, 2016

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There was some area that I didn’t fit into and I could never really grasp what it was. Friends would ask me to go and hang out with them only to have their parents call me to cancel.

“Spencer didn’t have my permission first,” one mother curtly informed me.

I didn’t get what it was about me that was unacceptable.

I also didn’t understand why we were expected to do so many things outside of the context of school. I was used to clubs and sports teams, but it was almost as if attending this school meant you were expected to focus your entire social life here. There were weekend parties that felt mandatory, and I remember one particularly odd moment where a black plastic trash bag full of shoes was sent from home to home for us to donate our shoes to.

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That Time I Accidentally Went To Scientology School

MOGS: Machine Organized Gang Stalking

I came across this video posted on youtube by Jim N. E. Cricket.

I think most people here have been in Scientology and most have extracted themselves from it and their presence here is a testament to that, in most cases, that they left it behind.

However, there are those who, even though they left Scientology, experience the residual effects of having been in Scientology for periods of time after leaving.

These effects manifest themselves in aggravation that they still receive communication from the org or fear of retaliation from Scientology for leaving. Actual retaliation from Scientology in the form of disconnection, having protestors picket outside your house or work, receiving legal threats, Scientologists asking questions about you from your neighbors and telling your neighbors false information about you, etc.

Some just worry that these things will happen and others actually experience it. Some have had their careers ruined through black PR and others have eked out a living from this negative assault.

I personally know of some members who have been stalked by Scientology in one way or another.

I think most believe that now they have left Scientology that the ill effects of Scientology are left behind and can no longer affect them. They know there are other cults but the lessons learned from Scientology protects them from ever being affected by mind control or other groups seeking to take over and run their lives.

Some here have gotten over Scientology from immediately to shortly after leaving. Some have still not gotten over it and is a persistent nightmare in their lives but they are no longer directly affected by mind control and cults anymore.


Machine Organized Gang stalking may show you that mind control doesn't end by simply leaving cults. That cults, as they have existed, are just factions of a much larger mind control effort.

It may go to show you why there has never been a really serious effort by governments to bring it to an end. Even Senator Nick Xenophan's efforts, though noble and extensive, haven't put an end to Scientology in Australia. Rally cries against Scientology from government officials tend to die out and become historical but never really landmark results at reform or elimination of Scientology or cults.


That's because mind control is far more extensive than most realize. It is being implemented on a massive scale and comes in many forms that are highly effective.

This video will introduce you to what is being done.

MOGS: Machine Organized Gang Stalking

The biography of Mary Sue Hubbard

Last month I was approached to work on Mary Sue's biography. Unlike my work on Yvonne Gillham Jentzsch's biography, where I had fantastic help from Yvonne's immediate family, I don't expect that same kind of help on Mary Sue's. You know, the old and highly popular Church of Scientology disconnection practice.

Despite that, I have been able to gather a bit about Mary Sue's early life. I found four pictures from her college days. Next up I put together clues from eight sources and made an argument that Mary Sue came to Wichita in June 1951. I have now positively identified not only when Mary Sue and Ron were married but where, a first such documentation that I know of.

If any of you are so inclined and would like to help please e-mail me at BlkC5vette@aol.com.

Mary Sue's bio is here - http://ift.tt/28WsC6l

Thanks;

Howard Dickman
The biography of Mary Sue Hubbard

New June 2016 Laws in Russia Bad for the Cult

Looks like the OSA peeps are about to have some more sleepless nights, if Putin signs off on all this.

http://ift.tt/28VZxuE

Controversial Anti-Terrorism Laws Approved by Russian Duma

A controversial series of hard-hitting anti-terrorism laws was passed Friday by the Russian State Duma.

The changes to existing legislation will tighten restrictions on Russians suspected of committing terrorist and extremist activities.

. . .

The amendments must now be signed into law by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

I have no idea about Putin's position on all this, but I guess we will see soon enough.

For details that would seem to apply to the cult:

http://ift.tt/29bTekW

. . .

Now only special people in special places will be allowed to preach, and it will be illegal to preach certain ideas.

Lawmakers are also eager to place new restrictions on Russia's religious sphere, amending the legal definition of “missionary activity” as defined under the Constitution's article on the freedom of conscience and religion. Yarovaya's legislation defines as “missionary activity” any kind of religious practice that takes place outside special establishments, cemeteries, houses of worship, or religious schools. This applies to acts of worship, ceremonies, the distribution of literature, and preaching. “The dissemination of beliefs and religious convictions” through the mass media and the Internet is also considered to be “missionary activity.”

. . .

The human rights center “Sova” says the amendments to Russian laws about missionary work threaten not only unregistered religious groups, but also the organizations that are already registered (namely, churches belonging to Protestants and newer Christian sects). Even some Russian Orthodox missionaries could encounter problems, Sova warns.


I don't know how dissemination of ideas through the internet is supposed to be policed.

Paul
New June 2016 Laws in Russia Bad for the Cult

Quasi-Religious Rhetoric in Scientology and Heart of Darkness, by Ashley Anne Ullrich

Quasi-Religious Rhetoric in Scientology and Heart of Darkness, by Ashley Anne Ullrich.

This essay appears in Volume 5 (2013) of Brainstorm. Brainstorm is the Expository Writing Program's journal of student writing at the University of Oklahoma. I am going to excerpt a short portion from the middle of the eight page essay, as well as the conclusion, as teasers.

Quasi-Religious Rhetoric in Scientology and Heart of Darkness, by Ashley Anne Ullrich

http://ift.tt/291UIRg Religious Rhetoric.pdf

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These dark motivations for a religion of greed are not entirely unprecedented. Hubbard’s religious pretext for the sake of personal income has a parallel in Joseph Conrad’s portrayal of the European colonists’ missionary greed in Heart of Darkness. The Europeans had come down to the Belgium Congo under the philanthropic pretext of spreading Christianity and modernizing the native population, but this farce masks the truth that they are only there to collect a profit from gathering Ivory. One of the most profitable of these immigrants is Kurtz, a man who has “collected, bartered, swindled, or stolen more ivory than all the other agents together” (Conrad 107). Ivory is the main conquest of most of the colonists who have flocked to the Congo, but for Kurtz, “that [ivory] was not the point” (Conrad 107). The point, Conrad shows us, is that Kurtz has this “gift of expression,” a presence of voice that entrances those around him, allowing him to manipulate others into following his cause. The ivory, like the religious pretense of the colonists, is only another pretext for a deeper motive. The power obtained by the manipulation of others is Kurtz’s true conquest.

* * * * * END EXCERPT * * * * *

* * * * * BEGIN CONCLUSION * * * * *

Scientology has been protested for many reasons: for being too much like a business, or a selfhelp scam, or oppressing its members. All of these reasons have merit, but one must remember that, as Marlow said of Kurtz’s ivory lust, “that was not the point” (Conrad 107). Looking past layer upon layer of abstractions of enlightenment and money, we can see an even darker inner truth that vies for absolute dominance over everything and everyone. Hubbard’s control maintains its hold over others even after his death. The idea of him is now an insatiable hunger that has been nourished to thrive without any earthly vessel. Hubbard, much like Kurtz, is now an idea that compels red-eyed and weak-eyed devils alike to pursue unobtainable goals they do not understand for rewards they can never secure. However, such a devilish compulsion is not only given birth by such characters as Hubbard and Kurtz. The inner truth is the monster that exists in all of humanity, compelling us forward without direction.

* * * * * END CONCLUSION * * * * *
Quasi-Religious Rhetoric in Scientology and Heart of Darkness, by Ashley Anne Ullrich

vendredi 24 juin 2016

Dr. Shields has passed away.

I know many here knew her. Not sure we all share the same feelings, but I have fond memories of her and am a little sad.

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Purification RD (GAT-III) now for aging whales

[sarcasm on]

Purification RD (GAT-III) (TM) now available for aging whales

One important factor what keeps Co$ alive are the donations of the big whales. The only problem:
They get older and with time they die with the result that the donations .

With the shortly to be released Purification RD (GAT-III) (TM) this problem should be solved.


What will be new in Purification RD (GAT-III) (TM) ?

One of the important parts of the Purification RD (old version) was the use of Niacin (nicotinic acid).
http://ift.tt/1npvdq2

Everyone who has ever seen El Con Hubbards messy handwriting will be able to understand that this cacography sometimes may lead to transcription errors especially when the transcribers a poorly paid and therefore hungry.

After extensive research it has been found that such an transcriptional error occured in the holy scriptures about the purification rundown (old version) leading to the result that the tech was not applied correctly. It has been found that where ever the term "Niacin" (nicotinic acid) was used it should have read: "NMN" (nicotinamide mono nucleotide).

During the extensive research done with original materials this flaw was found and handled so that the Purification RD (GAT-III) (TM) tech can be applied now properly leading to the result that the big whales are now able to donate.... and donate.... and donate.... and donate..... and donate more....

Here is the scientific proof of the workabilty of this recovered tech:
[sarcasm off]
http://ift.tt/294FE2K
Quote:


1st 'true' anti-aging drug seeks human subjects

A promising compound which has been shown to significantly slow the aging process in mice might be tried on humans as early as next month, scientists say. If the trials work out well it would be the first genuine anti-aging drug to appear on the markets.

According to Japan News, Researchers at Keio University and Washington University in St. Louis are set to begin first clinical trials of the compound known as nicotinamide mono nucleotide (NMN), previously tested on mice.

NMN is a substance produced within the bodies of living things which may be also found in a variety of food products, such as milk.

Scientists believe in NMN’s potential to extend human life as experiments on mice showed that the compound has the ability to counter the declines in metabolism, eyesight and glucose intolerance which come into play as we get older. It was also found that the compound activated proteins called sirtuins, whose production decreases due to the aging process.
.....
Yes you have read it correct: counter the declines in eyesight .... as promised 666 66 years ago in "Dianetics" by our master El Con the Con.

If you are a human subject able to make extensive donations (= "whale") visit your registrar today to make sure that you are one of the first to complete this milestone in recovered tech.
Purification RD (GAT-III) now for aging whales

jeudi 23 juin 2016

Tom Cruise's Scientology Estranged Him From Suri?

Click the link. :thumbsup:
Tom Cruise's Scientology Estranged Him From Suri?

mercredi 22 juin 2016

Sea Org High Winds magazines

I'm looking for good copies/files/scans of the SO Highwinds magazines.
Someone uploaded a bunch (incomplete set - there are 21 issues) a few years ago to WWP.
Unfortunately the scans are horrible and the OCR so poor that they're mostly illegible.
Please PM me if you have any leads.
Thanks! :thumbsup:
Sea Org High Winds magazines

mardi 21 juin 2016

"That's the best they could come up with?"

A friend's reaction to my explaining why the $cientology Cult re-released BattleField Earth. :)

He's a never in and had only vaguely heard of the kult before. He knows about my time in the kults' paramilitary Sea Org. Initially he couldn't wrap his head around the mind-bending silliness of $cn. but over the time we've known each other he's come to have a pretty good understand of $cientology's bizarre world view.

Anyway, when I explained the bad press the kult has been getting lately and why they rushed BE out.... again. That was what he said. And I'll say it too. That was the best hey could come up with?

:lol:
"That's the best they could come up with?"

Daily Mail Exclusive SMP Grand Opening

Top item today on their home page:

http://ift.tt/28MeRsO

"To reach virtually every person on earth"

Yeah, right.

I read quite a few of the comments....majority anti-cult.
Daily Mail Exclusive SMP Grand Opening

FSB conducts searches over case of Church of Scientology's illegal activity

FSB conducts searches over case of Church of Scientology's illegal activity

June 21, 2016 Interfax

The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) confirmed that its officials have conducted a number of searches in Moscow, St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region as part of the investigation into the case of illegal business activities of the Church of Scientology.

"As part of the investigation of this case FSB officials conducted simultaneous searches at 14 premises in Moscow, St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region in offices, financial institutions and housing of alleged participants in illegal activity," the press service of the department of the Russian Federal Security Service for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region said.

During the searches law enforcement officials seized items and documents proving the version of sales of goods and services provided by the organizers of the Church of Scientology of St. Petersburg in violation of statutory norms and indicating the inter-regional nature of these illegal activities, the department said.

If a court declares the scientologists' activities illegal, the organization will be evicted from the premises, Serov said. "If it is proven that they conducted criminal activity, the district administration will take any effort for this organization to be closed and their activities there to be ceased," he said.

A criminal case has been opened under the Article 'illegal entrepreneurship' on the grounds of the carrying out of business activities without registration associated with derivation of revenues in an especially large amount.
FSB conducts searches over case of Church of Scientology's illegal activity

Russia targets $cientology / Raids the Faux Religion and bans it

Russia targets $cientology / Raids the Faux Religion and bans it

Black Box Warning listing Side Effects of Scientology Thread

Please post the side effects Scientology should be forced to disclose on their 'legal contracts'.

Start!

Here is George Bailey - a Scientologist who went to the highest level of the Bridge: OAT TEA ATE. George Bailey actually did all of the "levels" and believes in the Xenu story.

George actually paid for and heard these confidential materials about the "Wall of Fire"

(hone in on what LRH says about "black people" LOL)



The side effects of "being Oat Tea" confronting and shattering suppression (he spent millions to obtain these super duper powers).



He is amongst the "elite" big beings who are clearing the planet of criminality and insanity...:whistling:

Here is Tony Holland from East Grinstead who just completed Oat Tea Ate.


Was this the same Tony Holland, a gay man and the actor who died in 2007 from a long illness?:omg:



[h=Personal life]2[/h]Holland and Paul Wade entered into a civil partnership in May 2007.[4] Holland died on 28 November 2007, aged 67, after a long illness.[5] The following day's edition of EastEnders was dedicated to him.

https://youtu.be/igVCjrFkxgk

Black Box Warning listing Side Effects of Scientology Thread

lundi 20 juin 2016

Where did drive to clear planet & save humanity come from?

It was a goal driving many scientologist, but where does it come from?

Is it innately human or was it from LRH's god-like perception of himself?

It's not a storyline unique to Scientology though. For example movie Matrix, and TV series Heroes portray an awakening followed by saving mankind and the planet. While movie Fifth Element asks whether mankind is worthy of saving considering all it sins, such as war.

In other religions there is also an awakening like in buddhism but there is no talk of saving the world or anyone else, while in christianity there is always talk of being saved and coming of the second messiah.

what is it we all need saving from?
Where did drive to clear planet & save humanity come from?

Looking for a new meter

Hi Everyone,

I'm new here, so, hope you're all well!

I'm from Melbourne, Australia and I'm looking to purchase a meter of some kind and I'm having a bit of trouble finding one. I've looked around online quite a bit and found a few Scientology Emeters on Ebay, but I kinda wanted to stay away from the COS version. A lot of the links I've found on my search are quite old, some of the websites they refer to being at least ten years old (with no signs of recent activity). The Mindwalker site, for example, has a few models on display, I sent them an email and never heard anything back - I'm figuring there's no-one on the other end.

Anyone know of current websites with various meters for purchase?

Thanks
Looking for a new meter

seen in check out line this week re Tom Cruise

This all seems just too weird...

seen in check out line this week re Tom Cruise

Seen in grocery store check out line this week re John Travolta.

Sheila, you said "something is up" in your recent thread here....perhaps this is whats up?

Seen in grocery store check out line this week re John Travolta.

seen in check out line this week #2

This all seems just too weird...

seen in check out line this week #2

Seen in grocery store check out line this week.

Sheila, you said "something is up" in your recent thread here....perhaps this is whats up?

Seen in grocery store check out line this week.

dimanche 19 juin 2016

HowdyCon Photos

Text from Tony Ortega's blog - The Underground Bunker

http://tonyortega.org/

Quote:

HowdyCon is here

We’re going to do our best to keep the blog going as normal this weekend. In the comments, however, you may be seeing a lot of messages about something called “HowdyCon,” and so we thought some explanation was in order. Last year, while we were traveling around the country on a speaking tour to support our book The Unbreakable Miss Lovely, one of our readers asked, why are you visiting so many places? In response, we quipped that we would need to see what cities were like before choosing one for a convention.

We were joking, but that utterance took on a life of its own. Soon, readers had organized a vote to decide where to have a meetup, and Cleveland was chosen. So we’re having a small gathering there of about 50 folks who enjoy this website. We chose the name “HowdyCon” to honor a beloved commenter, Steven L. “Captain Howdy” Cox, who died on March 6, 2015. We’re also going to honor the memory of Mary Marinelli, known in the Bunker as “Sugarplumfairy,” who passed away on January 9.


We’ll be meeting very informally, with the main event being a dinner on Saturday night which will feature a special guest we’re looking forward to talking with. We’re sure the participants will keep you up on what’s going on.

Pics of the event that I uploaded to my Flickr account. Have fun viewing these!

http://ift.tt/1W7Tl5d

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Scientologist Dee Dee O'Malley song re patients who stop taking their antidepressants

Song by Scientology member Dee Dee O'Malley re patients who stop taking their prescribed antidepressant medication.

Tony Ortega and Rod Keller have the story.

http://ift.tt/1OwZ8j3

Music on Soundcloud: http://ift.tt/1OwZuGq

Ms. O'Malley says:
This is a very special song for anyone out there who has stopped taking anti-depressants prescribed by a psychiatrist. I admire anyone who has walked away from this. I know that it isn’t easy and if you have done it successfully, I am proud of you. This song is for you!

Sample lyrics:

One more dose comatose
I am not a body you can diagnose
I am strong I am free
There’s so much more to me than what you see

All lyrics available on Ms. O'Malley's Soudcloud page for the song.

One of Dee Dee O'Malley's tweets about the song:

https://twitter.com/deedeeomalley/st...62234723725312

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vendredi 17 juin 2016

Is the Scientology Personality Test Scientific?

Is the Scientology Personality Test Scientific?

The article is by Carrie Poppy, the co-host of the investigations podcast Oh No, Ross and Carrie.

CSICOP / Skeptical Inquirer: Is the Scientology Personality Test Scientific?

http://ift.tt/1V3PKQr

* * * * * BEGIN CONCLUSION * * * * *

The test itself appears to have no peer-reviewed research behind it, before or since its inception, and has been criticized widely by psychologists. In one UK government report titled “Enquiry into the Practice and Effects of Scientology” (or “The Foster Report” for short), Sir John Foster reveals that his researchers took the tests themselves, giving a variety of different answers, but that no matter how the test was taken, the results showed that the taker had personality traits that scored in the “unacceptable” field and needed to be fixed with Scientology classes.

In a similar but far more cheeky experiment, Dr. David Delvin took the same test but chose “Don’t know” as the answer to every single question. The Scientology representative administering the test not only did not notice, but returned with a printout with the same kinds of wild variations seen on all the others and recommended all sorts of classes specifically geared to his new pupil.

The Foster Report goes on that psychological professionals nearly universally reject or ignore the OCA, and that its lack of any scientific standing presents “an extremely strong case for assuming it to be a device of no worth.”1

The OCA appears to be nothing but an attempt to get recruits in the door, and promise them success with the smell of science to back it up. But you’re far more likely to find satisfaction in that online quiz we mentioned before. Personally, I think I’m a Phoebe.


1 Dr. David Delvin in World Medicine, 1969. As reported in The Foster Report. http://ift.tt/1Yyip5X

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Is the Scientology Personality Test Scientific?

I really love this movie!

I really love this movie!

Healing Through Magic: Scientology's Drug Rehab Program Narconon

Healing Through Magic: Scientology's Drug Rehab Program Narconon.

Cracked: Healing Through Magic: Scientology's Drug Rehab Program

http://ift.tt/1XuJibh

Headings:

6. You May Not Realize They're Scientologists Until It's Too Late.

5. Detox Is Stupid (And Occasionally Lethal) When You Don't Believe In Pharmacology.

4. The Actual Treatment Program Is Insanely Dangerous.

3. And Yes, They Do Try To Break You Down During All Of This.

2. The End Goal, Of Course, Is To Recruit You.

1. They Want To Bleed You Dry.

As evidence that the author did her homework, I'll note that her article includes the following graphic:

Healing Through Magic: Scientology's Drug Rehab Program Narconon

jeudi 16 juin 2016

How AO and ASHO got there

I was on lines in the early 1970 at ASHO when it was on Temple and AOLA was on Westlake. One day they had a sort of recruiting event, out front of AO and the moral, and inspirational message was how competent the Sea Org is, and that you should join up. And just how did they convey that message?

They told the story of how ASHO and AOLA came to be. Surprisingly, the story shared some entheta.

The featured SO Officer giving the speech, described how there was a flight to freedom. This was where they booked or chartered a jet, loaded it up with scientologists, and flew to Merry Ol England. The Brits, had a dim view of Scientology, and so, denied them entry. What to do - Hubbard sent down the order to AO Edinborough and to Saint Hill, that they each were send a team to the USA in Los Angeles and set up an AO and SH (Saint Hill) there. And - get this - they only had 3 days to do it in. Scientology put up the Scio's in some local hotel, and then planned on sending them to LA

So the mighty SO at Edinborough put together a mission and jetted to LA and started hunting for a suitable home near LA org which was on 8th street and Alvarado. They found a small apartment building on Westlake and set up house keeping. They were up and running when the flight landed at LAX.

But when the public arrived - they were in for a shock. The public wasn't ready for them. They needed to do R6EW, power, etc. What to do? The AO had CC and OT materials, but nothing below that. So they raided LAO's mimeo section and found they had enough tech stuff there to start delivering the solo course etc. There was any number of confidential materials in the mimeo files, so they started delivering.

I don't remember exactly how much later, maybe two weeks? that the SH team arrived to set up ASHO. See, the SH was non - SO in those days, so they weren't as on purpose as the SO was ( remember the first paragraph?) so they just weren't able enough to make good on LRH's orders.

So, what to do? Since the weather was nice, they ran ASHO on LA Orgs porch while they looked for a suitable building, which they found on Temple Street. Then they moved every body there and began delivering services.

So, Boys and Girls! Do you want to become a competent, make it go right person, or just sort of limp along in life? If it's the former, you should see the friendly SO recruiter and sigh up with the winning team!

What else is there to do that is worthwhile for the next billion years?
Mimsey

How AO and ASHO got there

Scientology under investigation in Kazakhstan

Scientology under investigation in Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan Azattyq TV: In Almaty, initiated an investigation against "Scientology"

http://ift.tt/1S7OGJz

Google translation:

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Almaty police has begun pre-trial investigation into the fraud on a large scale by the leadership and functionaries of the public association "Center of Almaty cultivation", reports the news agency "Interfax - Kazakhstan". According to police, the center refers to the Church of Scientology.

"The grounds for pre-trial investigations were the complaints of former supporters of this organization of the receipt of their functionaries of large sums of money by abuse of trust in the provision of deliberately ineffectual services at an inflated price," - quoted by the press service of DIA of Almaty "Interfax - Kazakhstan". According to the Department of Internal Affairs, on Monday, 13 June at the organization's office some evidence was seized, whose names are not specified in the message.

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"Church of Scientology" was deprived of Kazakhstan the status of a religious association after 2012 had failed to reregister.

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Scientology under investigation in Kazakhstan

Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams promoting Scientology

Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams promoting Scientology.

From Tony Ortega. Second story.

http://ift.tt/1Yv7Y2P



Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams on Twitter:

@BPEricAdams

https://twitter.com/BPEricAdams
Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams promoting Scientology

mercredi 15 juin 2016

Is John Travolta No Longer in Good Standing with COS???

I've just been reading the deluge of cult reviews on Amazon about Battlefield Earth as well as writing my own reviews. Five stars from all the culties, you know, all over a few days. :eyeroll: Quite a few comments look identical, even more look like they never read the book.

That aside, I was shocked to see dozens of comments by scientologists blaming John Travolta for the Battlefield Earth movie turning out to be such a bomb! Seriously? He was at the height of his career at the time and probably the only reason anyone ever bought a single ticket to it.

It looks like he's been fair-gamed.

Anyone know more about this? Comments, thoughts?
Is John Travolta No Longer in Good Standing with COS???

OSA staff member featured on Tony Ortega

Yep The old lady who was featured in the video - my old Briefing course sup from the 70's, Sheila Bakker engendered a lot of wonderful comments today as she was out there shattering suppression at the Battle Field Earth re-release. Karen says she was married to Ira Chalif, I guess after she divorced Bakker? Not sure. However, she was doing her OSA thang - and making everybody's day. Go OSA!

Let us travel back in time to when ASHO was on Temple street across from the famous Rampart police HQ. The BC was held in this large room and she sat at the end where she, as the lead sup, could keep an eye on all of us. I think it was a graduation, or something or other, and she related this groovy story to her class of BC students:

She was sitting down one time when she went exterior - she floated up out of her body - up into the clear blue sky. It was all peaceful and pretty blue and quiet. Suddenly there was all this racket, people talking, etc. and then she saw this jet receding in the distance. It had flown through where she was hovering high above the ground.

Hi Shelia! I really loved your story - I have never forgotten it. So nifty. What ever happened to that charming girl I once knew?

Thanks Tony - I loved seeing her picture from back in the day.

Best,

Mimsey

http://ift.tt/1UVYPdV

OSA staff member featured on Tony Ortega

Scientology's Aussie recruitment fortress - Sydney (Chatswood)

This is an excellent 4 minute segment from Australian show A Current Affair about the new "Ideal Org" featuring our lovely Carla. Apparently due to open in September.

Don't you love the way the media have already defined it as "a fortress"?

http://ift.tt/1UVZ9JA
Scientology's Aussie recruitment fortress - Sydney (Chatswood)

LRH business tech: Atkinson-Baker says non-religious. Scientology says tax-deductible

LRH business tech: Atkinson-Baker says non-religious. Scientology says such training tax-deductible.

Atkinson-Baker claims the L. Ron Hubbard management and administrative systems it uses are "non-religious," while the Church of Scientology asserts the fixed contributions (i.e., payments) for training in such L. Ron Hubbard management and administrative systems are tax-deducible.

ScienlologyMP (@iWantMySMP on Twitter) has noted that the Atkinson-Baker employment page contains the following disclaimer:

Code:

http://ift.tt/1XpJrww
* * * * * BEGIN EXCERPT * * * * *

Thank you for expressing an interest in working for our company. As you may know, in order to assist us in running a smooth and cohesive company, we apply the management, administrative and business ethics systems developed by American philosopher L. Ron Hubbard. These administrative systems deal with business topics such as communication, organization, administration, marketing, promotion, business ethics and finance. While Mr. Hubbard is the founder of the Scientology religion, these management and administrative systems are non-religious and can be used by anyone without a requirement that the person change his or her religious or other beliefs. Indeed, the company is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or the terms and conditions of employment based on a person’s race, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or other characteristic protected by applicable law. It has been our experience that by using and applying this business model we can expand our company, provide excellent service to our clients, and flourish and prosper in today’s challenging business environment.

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However, the 2006 - 2007 Church of Scientology brochure "Updated Information on Taxes and & Your Deductions," the most recent I could find on WWP, states that the "LIST OF SERVICES QUALIFYING FOR CHARTIABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTIONS" includes:

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THIRD AND FOURTH DYNAMIC TRAINING COURSES:

Professional Product Debug Course
HUBBARD Elementary Data Series Evaluator's Course
HUBBARD Executive Data Series Evaluator's Course
Organization Executive Course
FLAG Executive Briefing Course

* * * * * END QUOTATION * * * * *



How can Atkinson-Baker claims the L. Ron Hubbard management and administrative systems it uses are "non-religious," while the Church of Scientology asserts that the fixed contributions (i.e., payments) for training in such L. Ron Hubbard management and administrative systems are tax-deducible?
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mardi 14 juin 2016

Atkinson-Baker and Scientology

Here is a great archived thread on the scientology subreddit I don't remember seeing passed around:

Personal Scientology story of interviewing for Atkinson-Baker.

And, of course we all know this is nothing new for Atkinson-Baker, a Scientology-linked company:

2 Atkinson-Baker Reviews from employees agree, it is a horrible Scientology company

That tends to happen when your name is Atkinson-Baker and your company is owned/run by longtime Atkinson-Baker Scientology whales.

So yeah, Atkinson-Baker IS Scientology. Hello Streisand effect.

Anybody got any good Atkinson-Baker Scientology enabler stories to share for the sake of a lil googlefu? TIA!
Atkinson-Baker and Scientology

Interested

I'm really interested in joining the indie zone, can someone send me a message? Located in the southern parts of the USA.
Interested

Tribute to All Ex-Scientologists

This is a tribute to all ex-Scientologists who stood up and said "enough," then walked away. It's not always as easy as it sounds.

Tribute to All Ex-Scientologists

$IDE EFFECT$: Scientology "tech" trickling into Business & Governments

When I was in Scientology, towards the end of my involvement, I noticed similarities regarding unfair exchange, bamboozling tactics to get money on account, buying buildings when current "business" is flailing... between $cientology, Businesses and Govenments.

The Scam Tech that L Ron Hubbard copied from other "scams and cons" had infiltrated our Society and I was convinced (even when I was in) and am now completely convinced, beyond any doubt, that Scientology's Tech has some responsibility for the "group think" in these businesses and Governments.

The similarities is where more money is charged than value of product or service and deceit and dishonesty are used to "sell" and rope in. EXPANSION is all that Scientology thinks about....and they cannabalize their members to financial ruin them with no regard for the condition they are left in.

This CONNING and SCAMMING pertains to the many American Companies that TAKE more than they give, charged money UP FRONT before the product or service is rendered and make it extremely difficult to get your money back because you had to sign a long, complicated legal document without any legal advice.

Post here anything you noticed in our Civilization around the Globe where the "tech" (manipulating people for $money, signing legal documents without legal advice from an experienced team of attorneys, paying up front BEFORE services or products are given and unfair exchange). This also pertains to Governments.

If you can - couple the scam, con or dishonest dealings with L Ron Hubbard's TECH.

START~:wink2:
$IDE EFFECT$: Scientology "tech" trickling into Business & Governments

lundi 13 juin 2016

Re: I want to join Scientology! What...?

Take a look at Chris Sheltons YouTube channel. Link below.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF3...QHI7Z5xAwKQDJg
Re: I want to join Scientology! What...?

Financial planning group targeted by regulator used teachings of Scientology

Financial planning group targeted by regulator used teachings of Scientology.

Financial Review: Scientologist ethos used to train NSG financial planners to sell life insurance

http://ift.tt/24Morj8

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by Sally Rose

A Melbourne-based financial planning group targeted by the regulator in a landmark court case used the teachings of Church of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard as part of its staff training, a former employee has claimed.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) last week filed civil action against NSG Services, formerly trading as National Sterling Group. ASIC alleges the firm failed to properly train its staff and acted in a way that was not in its clients best interests, including pushing unnecessary life insurance products.

"The facilitator told us the training was based on the teachings of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard but that the business wasn't associated with Scientology, it just liked the philosophy," said former National Sterling trainee Dylan Romano.

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Financial planning group targeted by regulator used teachings of Scientology

dimanche 12 juin 2016

On the fringes

Hello from Clearwater,

I'm a third generation Scientologist, but since I did my purif two years ago I haven't had any desire to continue. I just recently watched Going Clear, and I don't know what to think. This is my first time on a site like this. Part of me wants to run back to the church and hide and the other side is just scared.

I don't have anyone I can talk to about this that would understand and I am really just looking for guidance.
On the fringes

Instructions to Scientology members on writing Amazon reviews of Battlefield Earth

Instructions to Scientology members on writing Amazon reviews of Battlefield Earth.

From two articles by Tony Ortega.

http://ift.tt/1ULdRTS

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Yesterday, we posted something Pete Griffiths found at Facebook, which suggests that Scientology is mobilizing its troops to game Amazon for the new Galaxy Press “First Edition” of the 34-year-old book:



And reader Mirele revealed that a campaign is definitely under way…

Because I have nothing better to do with my time, I noticed there have been 450 reviews (out of 1480ish) of Battlefield Earth posted to Amazon over the last eight days (May 31 to June 7-today). Pretty much all of them are five-star. I also noticed that Galaxy Press is publishing a new edition on June 14, 2016, as in one week. This is all so transparent.

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http://ift.tt/1ULeNrj

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Scientologists are being urged to review the book on Amazon.com. This is the “hat pack” explaining how to write a review.

Scientologists!
IMPORTANT!
If you have read Battlefield Earth, Author Services needs YOU to write an honest review of the book NOW to Amazon and submit it tonite! We need 1800 reviews tonite by midnight!
Instructions below:



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Instructions to Scientology members on writing Amazon reviews of Battlefield Earth

Regarding "Clear" list

If I have a "Clear No." of a friend from a 1979 news letter how would I go about finding what city she was in when she went through that process.

I just want to know what chapter presided.

I don't want to give out that number I would just like to know how I can find that information on my own.

Thank you very much.

Andy
Regarding "Clear" list

samedi 11 juin 2016

Project to bring Stop Scientology Disconnection Billboard to Clearwater, FL

Project to bring Stop Scientology Disconnection Billboard to Clearwater, FL.

Tony Ortega has the story.

BILLBOARD 2.0 — Phil and Willie Jones set their sights on Scientology’s mecca in Florida

http://ift.tt/21fbnBQ

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Fresh off of their media conquest in Los Angeles, former Scientologists Phil and Willie Jones have a new target for their bright idea to highlight Scientology’s toxic “disconnection” policy with a prominent billboard near a major church center.

In April, the couple paid for a billboard in the Echo Park neighborhood of L.A. after crowdfunding about $12,000, in large part with the help of the readers of this website. The billboard had a positive message rather than a critical one, asking members of Scientology to call their loved ones. It also provided a link to a website that explained how the church splits up families by enforcing disconnection.

It’s disconnection that keeps Phil and Willie from seeing their own two grown children, Emily and Mike, who are both workers in Scientology’s “Sea Organization,” which asks its members to sign billion-year contracts and work for pennies an hour.

Phil and Willie, who live in Las Vegas, chose Los Angeles for the “Call Me” billboard because that’s where their children work for the church. But now, they’ve decided to raise funds for a second billboard in Clearwater, Florida, another major center for Scientology with a large concentration of Sea Org workers.

“Willie and I lived in Clearwater for about 26 years,” Phil tells us. “It’s considered the spiritual center for Scientology, and those who are going up the Scientology ‘Bridge’ will eventually go there. For a small town Scientology owns a larger percentage of property there than any other city or town in the world. Clearwater is where our daughter first joined the Sea Org.”

Phil says he’s attempting to raise $5,400 at a donation page in order to make the Florida billboard a reality. In the meantime, he let us know that the Echo Park billboard in Los Angeles is currently down, but he says his goal is to get both billboards — in Los Angeles and Clearwater — up at the same time next month.

The Los Angeles billboard, which had been up since April 4, came down about two weeks ago because of a small snafu in making a payment on time. But there are funds already in place to keep it going, so it will be going back up in July, Willie says.

And he’s aiming to get the new billboard, in Clearwater, unveiled on the same day that the L.A. billboard reappears.

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Cleawater "Call Me" Billboard

http://ift.tt/1tp5yaG



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After the great success with the billboard we put up in Los Angeles we heard from many people in Clearwater, FL who had been affected by Scientology disconnection and would like to see one there.

The goal for now is to get enough to pay for the printing and the first month. Any additional money we get will go to additional months of keeping the billboard up.

To donate to our Los Angeles campaign please click here: http://ift.tt/1QdukB2

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vendredi 10 juin 2016

Scientology supporter candidate Sharron Angle incorrectly links opponent to porn site

Scientology supporter NV Senate candidate Sharron Angle incorrectly links opponent to porn site.

Gawker: Nevada Senate Candidate Accidentally Owns Opponent With Link to CartoonSex.com

http://ift.tt/1UrqbJ1

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Andy Cush

Today 10:45am

Filed to: SHARRON ANGLE

Sharron Angle, a Republican running for U.S. Senate in Nevada this year, put a sick and very graphic burn on her opponent, Joe Heck, in a newsletter sent to voters this month. That’s because a URL that one might think leads to Mr. Heck’s campaign site instead redirects you to a page that, as far as I can tell, has very little to do with the three-term congressman’s pro-business conservative platform.

The mailer, which also appeared online, listed Heck’s website as www.joeheck.com. In fact, his website is www.drjoeheck.com. (The online version has since been corrected.) The former URL, for some reason, redirects to www.cartoonsex.com, a website that features—you guessed it—images of cartoons having sex with each other, and is obviously NSFW.

According to Whois information, www.joeheck.com was registered by a person named John Rashad, who has no apparent connection to either the Angle or the Heck campaigns. Speaking with Talking Points Memo, an Angle spokesman chalked the snafu up to a printing error, and stated that the “Angle campaign has, in no way, promoted the website.”

Heck’s campaign, however, is dubious. “The Sharron Angle campaign has been spreading misinformation to voters and unfortunately this is the latest, ridiculous, dirty trick,” a spokesperson told TPM.

[SNIP] She has endorsed addiction “cures” developed by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. She believes abortion should be outlawed outright, and and has said that women impregnated from rape by their fathers should turn that “lemon situation” into lemonade.

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Scientology supporter candidate Sharron Angle incorrectly links opponent to porn site

jeudi 9 juin 2016

The Scientology-Based "Re-Education" Program for American Prisoners

The Scientology-Based "Re-Education" Program for American Prisoners.

The Influence: The Scientology-Based "Re-Education" Program for American Prisoners, Sponsored by Goldman Sachs

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A few years ago, Abe Bergman’s 19-year-old son was court-ordered into a residential treatment program in Washington State for co-occurring mental illness and “substance abuse.” After he’d been in the program about a week, Bergman called and asked: “Can I come visit my son?”

The person he spoke to, a counselor, said: “No, he hasn’t earned enough points yet.”

“I thought,” Bergman says, “with someone with mental illness, wouldn’t it be good to have their family there? They said, ‘No. We run something call Moral Reconation Therapy here.’”

Bergman, a retired pediatrician and faculty member at the University of Washington, never was able to visit his son. He wondered, what was this mysterious-sounding “Moral Reconation Therapy” (MRT)? The term bugged him. It sounded like “trying to invent new words that don’t mean anything, but imply a certain specialness.”

So he talked to “six or seven mental health professionals—psychiatrists.” He asked them, “Do you know about MRT?”

None of them did.

He called the person who then ran the mental health office for Washington State. They’d never heard of it.

Finally, he talked to someone who worked in the criminal justice system. They’d heard of it, because MRT is used widely—according to the website of Correctional Counseling, the company that promotes and sells MRT—“in parole and probation, with juvenile offenders, in schools, halfway houses, drug treatment programs, jails, and venues covering the entire range of corrections.” It can also be employed “anywhere there’s substance abuse,” as someone associated with the program, who didn’t want their name used, told me.

In fact, according to the website, it is the primary drug treatment used in the US criminal justice system. MRT is used in all 50 states, and in six other countries besides the US. It’s on SAMHSA’s (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices, which helps states, community-based organizations and others identify recommended service models.

John D. Berg, M.Ed., LCPC, is a public health advisor with the criminal justice team at SAMHSA. He says that MRT is “one of the most commonly used [treatments] within drug courts because it fits well with criminal justice-involved clients we serve.”

Correctional Counseling says that its treatment has been administered to more than 1 million “offenders.”

So what is Moral Reconation Therapy? And why has no one outside of the prison system heard of it?

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Semantics and Scientology

When I put to multiple people associated with Moral Reconation Therapy that people might balk at equating morals with laws, with teaching “morality” as a therapeutic treatment, they explained that the “moral” in MRT actually comes from Lawrence Kohlberg’s theory of six stages of moral development. On their website, the authors state, as if anticipating this concern: “In this case, ‘moral’ does not refer to a religious concept, but rather the theoretical conceptualization of psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg.” In their workbook, the authors say that they draw on the work of Kohlberg, as well as a range of other well-known theorists like Carl Jung, Erik Erikson and Jean Piaget.

MRT has, depending on interpretation (some stages incorporate sub-stages), nine-to-16 levels of morality, ranging from “Disloyalty,” the lowest, to “Grace” (the highest). These stages—which don’t appear to share anything in common with Kohlberg’s stages (more on that soon)—make up the “MRT Freedom Ladder.”



What about the made-up-sounding word “Reconation”? Little and Robinson write:

“Prior to common usage of the term ‘ego’ in psychology in the 1930s, the term ‘conation’ was employed to describe the conscious process of decision-making and purposeful behavior. The term moral reconation was chosen … because the underlying goal was to change conscious decision-making to higher levels of moral reasoning.” Conation is in the Merriam-Webster dictionary as “an inclination (as an instinct, a drive, a wish, or a craving) to act purposefully.” Reconation is not in the dictionary.

There’s also something in MRT’s requirement of the acceptance of personal transgressions that is reminiscent of the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. I asked Influence columnist Maia Szalavitz, a journalist with decades’ experience covering subjects like mental health, addiction and addiction treatment, for her thoughts on MRT: It “shares all the negative results that people can get from 12-step programs in terms of moralizing,” she told me. “We don’t tell people with actual diseases that it is caused by their sinful nature—yet the implications in MRT seem to be that you chose to be a criminal, and it was your thinking that was wrong, and society was completely blameless. Trauma has nothing to do with it. It really cannot possibly be trauma-sensitive. Right there is a huge problem.”

MRT’s creators are adamant that their program is quite distinct from 12-step programs, though (and the similarities are not pervasive). They prefer to consider MRT “evidence-based” and a “cognitive-behavioral” treatment.

Instead of associating themselves with the 12-step movement, in the acknowledgments section of How to Escape Your Prison, Little and Robinson credit a man named Ron Smothermon with giving them the names and framework for the stages on the Freedom Ladder. Smothermon appears in online searches as a kind of self-help guru, author of texts such as Winning through Enlightenment, The Man-Woman Book and Conversations With Life.

He seems to have some associations with cult-like movements, particularly EST (Erhard Seminars Training), a self-help program trendy in the ’70s, and its repackaged descendent, the Forum (which was succeeded by Landmark, a more mainstream management training program, which today has clients like Reebok, Microsoft, NASA and Lululemon).

When the word “Scientology” began cropping up in my searches in connection with Smothermon, I delved deeper, and suddenly noticed a shocking similarity, one that was clearly not coincidental: MRT’s Freedom Ladder is an almost direct replica of Scientology’s “Life Conditions.”

Both include the stages, in the same descending order, of: “Normal,” “Emergency,” “Danger,” and “Non-Existence.” Then, Scientology has “Liability, while MRT has “Injury;” Scientology has “Doubt” while MRT has “Uncertainty;” and last, Scientology has “Treason” where MRT has “Disloyalty.”



The Scientology Handbook
Code:

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says that the “conditions” are “states of existence.” There is something called the “ethics conditions” which “identify these states and provide formulas—exact steps which one can use to move from one condition to another higher and more survival condition.”

“Ethics is the means by which he can raise himself to a higher condition and improve his survival.”

Then the handbook gets into some intricate graphing—apparently you can graph your “statistics” to see what “condition” you are in—and takes off into some nonsensical but pithy warnings, like: “Correct scaling is the essence of good graphing” and “The element of hope can enter too strongly into a graph.”

MRT, thankfully, doesn’t seem to have incorporated the “statistics” component of Scientology’s “conditions” into its “Freedom Ladder.”

There’s a lot from Scientology it seems to have left behind. And overall, MRT seems less like a part of some nefarious Scientology plot to infiltrate the prison system, more a mish-mash of psychobabble picked haphazardly from 1970s self-actualization talk, Christianity, AA and yes, Scientology.

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The Scientology-Based "Re-Education" Program for American Prisoners

Dean Wilbur Conversation vs Hubbard Communication TR's

I got involved with scientology by reading dianetics. Many others got started by doing the "Communications Course", I never did that course nor the newer "Success Through Communication" course although I have done many, many hours of the TR's and the Pro TR's course all of which are to improve communication skills.

We all know the COS likes to toot it's horn scientology is about improving communication skills.

Hubbard took a course in GWU college called English Rhetoric by Dean Wilbur. Wilbur wrote the book. Hubbard wrote a letter to Wilbur in 1936 after he left GWU praising Wilbur on his book and as a teacher. Hubbard said he used his book after college. The letter can be found on the BIC website and the official COS website.

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There is a section in the book called Conversation, several pages, here are two of them. It's an interesting read and I wish to share it and allow others to compare what Wilbur says vs what scientologists are taught. In reading Wilbur, I wish I would have learned what he wrote as opposed to spending many, many hours doing the TR's and listening/reading to Hubbard.

Dean Wilbur on conversation, click on attached to enlarge:





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New Independent Scientology Organization: Observation Mountain Academy

New Independent Scientology Organization: Observation Mountain Academy.

Or at least new to me. I am posting this because today I saw a Success Story from Observation Mountain Academy on Milestone Two, which both brought the Academy to my attention and provided evidence that it is, in fact, functioning.

Observation Mountain Academy

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We are definitely NOT affiliated with the Church of Scientology, but we are fans of the writings of L. Ron Hubbard. An awful lot of what he wrote is just, in our opinion, common sense. It's also been grossly and widely misunderstood and misrepresented, misinterpreted and misapplied, misquoted and even re-written. All we're doing is trying to present a few of the very basic tools Hubbard came up with, taken from some of his original writings that we're pretty sure no one has altered, tools that each of us here at our humble "academy" have used in our own lives and have found to be quite helpful. None of us claims to be an expert in any of this. We're just sharing a few things we've found workable.

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About

http://www.observationmountainacadem...ssociates.html

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Observation Mountain Academy

"If there are any words you do not understand on our website please email us for clarification.
Click Here (inquiries@observationmountainacademy.com). Your email will be kept confidential."
or
Call the Course Sup at 250-442-3668

or the

Auditing, Ethics and Integrity Division at 250-443-1416

Observation Mountain overlooks the town of Grand Forks, B.C. It was officially named in 1860 by Boundary Commission surveyors as they used the site to set up their survey instruments. This area is called Boundary country because it runs along the border between Canada and the United States. Grand Forks is within minutes of two border crossings.

Observation Mountain Academy is here to help people handle life's problems through Training and Counselling all based on the works of L Ron Hubbard

Standard application of Hubbard's technologies will make an individual more able, more self determined, and happier.

Our Staff

Doug Davidson - Counselor (Auditor)

Contact Doug [inquiries@observationmountainacademy.com]

I am a Grad V Auditor and Case Supervisor and have been an auditor for over 40 years. I have audited over 30,000 hours and have audited and Case Supervised for:

The Vancouver Org and Mission
The Victoria Mission
The Toronto Continental Organization
The Las Vegas Organization and Celebrity Center
AOLA (Silver Cert) and ASHO
The New York Organization and Celebrity Center

I have done several internships and have worked under numerous Senior Case Supervisors and am also a Primary Rundown and KTL graduate

I am experienced in delivering (prior to GAT):

Book One
FPRD,
All of the Grades,
KTL and Pro TRs Repair (including Clay Table),
HSDC and NED,
Purification Rundown,
The DCSI and CCRD,
Happiness Rundown

I am an expert case cracker and am especially familiar with straightening out the upsets and tangles of preclears who have been suffering from:

Years of out tech
Wrong indications
Mis-programming
Bridge arbitraries
And being booted out for reasons best known to God or registrars

I am now in the Independent field and a member of the Observation Mountain Academy.

My mission is to be of service to preclears by granting them beingness and seeing to it that they are properly programmed and audited using standard LRH tech; while ensuring that they are serviced on the basis of what is best for them, their dynamics and their future.


Dave Soroka - Course Supervisor

Contact Dave [inquiries@observationmountainacademy.com]

I did my MCSC in Toronto under Marc Vallier in 1981, and I sup’d the VanF Academy for a couple of years. I was the first sup in the history of VanF to actually make a Class 4 auditor, and I made several. I also sup’d the ASHO Day Qual Internship for a few months, took it from Non-E to Affluence, then left and went into the Crusade as a “celeb”.

If there’s a “secret” to supervising, well I’d say it’s just caring about the student in front of you. I mean, your intention has to be to see your students win. I mean, sup the students in front of you and don’t worry about those who aren’t. If you run a proper course, the courseroom will fill up by itself. Like magic. Only my opinion, but backed, I believe, by the old man, who did the research.


Nora Curiston

Contact Nora [inquiries@observationmountainacademy.com]

Nora Curiston trained as a course supervisor in the early 1970’s and spent several years as Basic Courses Sup which, back then, meant suping the HAS (Hubbard Apprentice Scientologist) and the HQS (Hubbard Qualified Scientologist) courses. These two courses are magic. They contain basic information and drills that graduates can use daily in their lives. They are also a wonderful introduction to auditing – both giving and receiving.

Nora is currently holding the hat of ‘jack of all trades’ at Observation Mountain Academy and has earned the nickname “Miss Bossy Pants”.

Her philosophy is that if the pants fit, she’ll wear them!

As a newly independent Scientologist Nora is interested in helping others achieve Bridge progress in the field. The wins out here are wonderful and the air fragrant with the knowledge that the Bridge is here for all who desire it.


Annette Davidson

I have over 40 years experience as trained Counselor and am also trained as a Data Evaluator

I am now in the Independent field and a member of the Observation Mountain Academy and my goal is to be of service to you by:

1. Helping you to accurately spot out-points and correct situations
2. Assisting you to locate your goals and move you toward your ideal scene
3. Proficiently use 1 & 2 (above) to aid you in the fields of administration and business

I have enjoyed many years of success by helping people to sort themselves out via:

Personality assessments
One-on-one counselling
The location and eradication of stress
The repair and enhancement of organizational and business operations

And l invite you to feel free to contact me if you need assistance in any of these areas.

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As an editorial aside, I will note that they have the best and most effective Ethics Officer I've ever seen associated with a Scientology Organization, Independent or otherwise.

http://ift.tt/21bkovE

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Coyote - Our Honorary Ethics Officer

Contact Coyote [inquiries@observationmountainacademy.com] He has a Great Ethics Program



He might seem a little unorthdox but he really likes working with people.

His Bio

This guy had a rough start to life and was rescued from death row at the age of only 10 months. He learned his most important lessons on the subject of Ethics out on the water, floating the Kettle River on a rubber dinghy as a young dog, observing the survival dynamics of groups large and small, and taking careful note of what it took to get from launch to landing with everybody safe and happy. Now, in his golden years, he is our guide, our survival guru here at the Academy. This is a guy you want to see when the “sailing gets rough”.


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New Independent Scientology Organization: Observation Mountain Academy