Have You Unknowingly Donated Money To Scientology?
How many times out of the goodness of your heart, have you donated to a good cause? Did you ever wonder if the good cause you donated to was on the up and up? Have you ever checked out a charity before donating your hard earned money? Well you should.
Just because it looks like a charity is on the up an up or sponsored by celebrities, doesn’t mean your money is going where you think it may be.
Glosslip is about to give you a small lesson in the many front groups of Scientology. If you are thinking that there is no way that you have have given cash to Scientology, think again. It happened to me, only I didn’t realize it until YEARS later. I will get to that later.
As you may or may not know, the cult of Scientology THRIVES on deception and secrecy. It has hundreds of front groups. Some of the better known front groups you may have heard about are, CCHR, Narconon, Criminon, Applied Scholastics, WISE, ABLE, FASE, and The Way To Happiness.
While all the proceeds from these groups end up going to the same place, which is Scientology of course, the names of these groups usually are attached to a business, an inmate betterment program, a drug treatment program, a dentist or chiropractor’s office (we will get to that) or a school which teaches L. Ron Hubbard tech, like Will and Jada Pinkett Smith’s school, the New Village Academy.
But there are a whole slew of names that you may not be aware of that are in fact Scientology. Scientology’s deception runs so deep, that your own town officials may have some of these programs implemented and your tax dollars are ending up in Scientology’s pockets without you even knowing it. Yes, your tax dollars may be funding a Scientology drug rehabilitation program. Sad but true. It has happened in many states in the U.S. and just recently in New Mexico.
Ask Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez whose tax payers paid over $1.5 million dollars to run the now defunct Second Chance program which was run in their old Westside Jail. This program used Scientology’s teachings and the very dangerous Purification Rundown, which is also used by all Scientologists. This of course is the same program used in Narconon AND Criminon AND the NY Fire Fighter’s Detoxification program, just to name a few. ALL the same program, only with different names.
FYI…The Second Chance program left in the middle of the night and not only stole items, but left an outstanding bill. They owe more than $600,000 in tax liens, about $400,000 is due to the IRS, and more than $200,000 to the state. I would like to know why Joy Westrum, who ran that particular Second Chance, is not being brought in for questioning? Crazy, isn’t it?
I know if that was MY money going towards a Scientology phony baloney drug rehab, I would be slightly miffed, to say the least.
Some of these programs that you may not be aware of are: The Drug Free Marshals, (this program is for children, and a new chapter just opened in Cincinnati) STOMP (Stop Torture of Mental Patients), World Literacy Crusade, Riders Against Drugs, The Association for Peace in the Middle East, Cry Out, Artists For A Better World, Slums To Schools, Racing For Human Rights Awareness & Education, Educating Children International, Fight for Kids, Author Services Inc., Volunteer Ministries, Guardian Art, Youth For Human Rights, Human Rights International, The NY Fire Fighters Detoxification Program, (created after 911, a front group for Narconon) Poets for Peace And Poets For Human Rights, and the list goes on and on and on. Narconon has MANY front groups and has recently been handing out pamphlets and information in many schools across the US. Tell your school no thank you!
Other names for Narconon front groups are stopaddiction.com, cocaineaddiction.com, ecstacyaddiction.com, methamphetamineaddiction.com, addiction2.com, just to name a few. Click here for more of Scientology’s front groups to watch out for.
Disturbing enough, the front groups names I just listed are merely a drop in the bucket. Scientology has hundreds more and has successfully eked their way into law enforcement positions, government positions, our jail systems, our schools, our colleges, Hollywood, football teams, soccer teams, the arts and entertainment world, and yes, even NASCAR.
NASCAR driver, Kenton Gray, founded the Dianetics Racing Team in 2001. The name Dianetics Racing Team was a title taken from a book by founder of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard.
Kenton drove a car sponsored by Bridge Publications, (another Scientology front group) which publishes Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard’s “Dianetics”, the biggest book of dribble I have ever had the misfortune of trying to read.
The hood of the car that Kenton drove read “Dianetics”, along with a volcano graphic. The slogan is “Ignite Your Potential”. *rolls eyes*
Poor Kenton has no idea what he has gotten himself into. I am sure a lot of his prize money will be going towards Scientology courses and auditing so he can climb his way up Scientology’s Bridge To Total Freedom or what we here at Glosslip refer to as “The Bridge to Nowhere and Financial Ruin.”
Scientology has also been infiltrating other countries for years now. They are looking for “fresh meat” to join their Sea Organization and their Volunteer Ministries. They have snaked their way into India, Africa, Russia, Thailand and even the Czech Republic and many more. They typically go into countries with using their front groups The Way To Happiness and Volunteer Ministries ostensibly to help the underprivileged. Many unsuspecting people have joined the Volunteer Ministries through Scientology’s “World Crusades” events that Scientology holds thinking they were helping people, completely unaware of the negative influence they were spreading until it’s too late.
Scientology also creeps into businesses through companies like Sterling Management, Hollander Consultants, Silkin Management Group, (formally called Hollander Consultants) and Stellar Consultants, these are just a few. They are ALL affiliated with WISE, which stands for World Institute of Scientology Enterprises.
How is Scientology able to achieve getting into businesses? They contact the owners and tell them that their employees productivity will increase greatly if they take their courses. Of course they are Scientology courses. Scientology courses which were written up by L. Ron Hubbard. They also tell the owner that they too will also make money depending on how many employees they get on course, so naturally some business owners jump at the chance to make more money. The owners must pay a licensing fee to WISE for use of the course materials and also a pay a percentage to WISE.
What is being taught in these courses? L. Ron Hubbard tech of course! And why? MONEY for Scientology and hopefully indoctrination into Scientology down the line. It’s all a a very slow deceptive process.
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There have been lawsuits against owners of companies who fired employees who refused to get on board with taking these courses. This is a scary and sad situation, especially today where employees may be afraid of losing their jobs in such a poor economy and feel they better take the courses or else they will have to go job hunting. It’s especially disturbing for employees with families they have to support. Take the case of an employee at a company called DISKEEPER who was dismissed when he refused to take courses.
And like we mentioned earlier, dentists and chiropractors are a big target for Scientology. Dentists are usally brought into the cult through the front group WISE. They are asked to pay for pamphlets that Scientology prints. Scientology puts the dentist’s name and endorsement on the pamphlet. Then the dentists will distribute these phamphlets in their offices and waiting rooms. Any patients or employess that sign up for a course, the dentist ends up with a commission.
They hook the chiropractors in through the front group the CCHR, because chiropractors are agaisnt drugging, and so is the CCHR.
Many chiropractors and dentists AND their patients were indoctrinated into the cult this way. The hook is, if the patient trusts and likes their dentist or chiropractor, and think that if they see that their dentist’s name is on a phamphlet, or they pick up a CCHR pamphlet in their chiropractor’s waiting room on the anti drugging of kids, that it’s a good thing because it was endorsed by someone they trust. This can happen at any time. You can be a patient for years, and then start to see these pamphlets show up in the waiting room. We are not suggesting you drop your dentist or chiropractor. But do not get into taking any courses. And keep in mind again, your money will end up in Scientology’s pockets eventually.
We can’t possibly name all of Scientology front groups here. Click here for a list of JUST Scientology Schools in the world.
Scientology also sneaks in the back door using the entertainment world. Of course most people have heard about Tom Cruise and John Travolta and other big league celebrity Scientologists, but I am talking about small time performers too. Like comedians. How about Evan Wecksell, who tours college campuses and who’s a HUGE advocate for “Fight for Kids“. He participated in a 2009 Run Evan Run Tour this past August. All the proceeds went to Fight For Kids. YES of course it’s another Scientology front group.
Evan also trains for the ING New York City Marathon where he ties in raising funds for Fight For Kids at this website. You can make a donation directly to Fight For Kids on that website, but it’s really a donation for Scientology’s CCHR . How many people realize that when they give money to Evan for Fight For The Kids, that it is actually going to the CCHR? Just sickening.
Evan also released a press release which stated:
Wecksell also will take his marathon experience to the next level by fundraising concurrently for “Fight for Kids,” a campaign launched by the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), a non-profit public benefit organization. The campaign combats the psychiatric over-drugging and labeling of children while educating and offering alternatives for concerned parents.
At least the CCHR was mentioned in the article, but how many people know it is connected with Scientology? Or how much is Scientology mentioned at the race? It’s not. Notice how the CCHR is described in the article as a “non profit public benefit organization.” Once again, no mention of Scientology or that he is a Scientologist raising money for Scientology.
Now keep in mind, the only thing that the CCHR does to help kids off drugs is print pamphlets about drugs and hand them out. It’s highly doubtful this is very affective in helping kids.
The CCHR funds their Psychiatry Industry of Death Exhibit (it’s a riot) both in California and the exhibits that travel across the US. All the rest of the money goes towards Scientology’s lawyers who are fighting pending lawsuits and also to pay their washed up and seedy private investigators, who follow, photograph, chase, and who dig up info on critics of Scientology and ex members who have left and have spoken out. The funds also go to their Office of Special Affairs which is nothing more than another group within the CCHR that is a group of Scientology goons who also photograph, follow people, dig up information, and “fair game” anyone who opposes Scientology or gets in the way of their quest to clear the planet. The rest of the money goes to Scientology cult leader David Miscavige who is a multi-millionaire living off Scientology front group earnings, money from the courses, the auditing and the “donations” of Scientology members. Lovely, isn’t it?
Now back to Evan Wecksell…
You can be the judge of his “talents” . Watch for yourself.
He also participates with his wife Kelly Meyersfield — of course another Scientologist – in the ”College The Musical: A Musical About College.” He is also an alum of the Theta Chi fraternity. It’s scary to think that Evan’s tours are at college campuses. What exactly do you think his intentions are? Promoting the CCHR? Evan’s website has other Scientology front groups links listed as well.
Now please know that I am not picking on Evan Wecksell. I am just using him as an example of how Scientology can reach smaller towns with semi-famous entertainers. And even raise funds through using a marathon race.
In Evan’s defense I would imagine like most public Scientologists, he and his wife do not have a clue about the dark side of Scientology. Members are kept far away from this information, and for obvious reasons. Just another deception of Scientology to keep their members in. Evan probably thinks he is doing a world of good for kids by thinking he is actually raising money for them. Sadly, he is not.
Scientology’s front groups are world wide. There are Narconon facilities world wide and many other front groups. L. Ron Hubbard would have loved to taken over the world if he could when he was alive. He thought he would be able to take over Rhodesia in the 1960’s. (named after Cecil Rhodes) Fact, Hubbard believed he was Cecil Rhodes in a previous life. Cecil Rhodes once said:
“I contend that we are the first race in the world and that the more of the world we inhabit the better it is for the human race.”
Rhode’s dream of world domination was Hubbard’s dream too.
Rhodesia ended up kicking Hubbard’s sorry ass out.
Oh well… so much for world domination L. Ron.
In the UK, there is band called the The Jive Aces. They are a swing band whose members are all Scientologists. They go around with clip boards and hand out Scientology literature between their sets. Not my idea of a good time, having to be bothered by recruiters when your out for an enjoyable evening. Some of their venues have asked them to stop recruiting at their shows or else they wouldn’t be aloud to play any more. These guys are SO indoctrinated into Scientology, they even use Hubbard’s words in some of their songs. Click here. This was taped at their performance at Saint Hill Manor in East Grinstead, UK.
St Hill is the biggest Scientology Org in the UK. The entire beginning of their song, “When Your Smiling” is strictly quoting Hubbard’s work. And yes they are very dorky in their matching yellow suits. I love swing music, but NO THANKS!
OR how about when Beck did a performance last year and the poster for his gig stated that all the proceeds went to Educating Children International?
YUP! You guessed it. Another Scientology front group. Pretty damn sneaky Beck. And not cool.
We did a story on that gig. His fans and now ex-fans were not too tickled that their $35 bucks went to Scientology. They were totally deceived. Nice thing to do to your fans huh?
So how did it happen to me?
How did I unknowingly donate money to Scientology? The same way as the Beck concert. I was totally duped by the deceptive promotion of an event.
I was asked to go to a benefit MANY years back. This was previous to my full knowledge of Scientology and all its abuses. Like most people, I always thought Scientology was just some wacky group of people who believed in way out alien crap, and I thought they were totally harmless.
Someone told me the cause for the benefit I was attending was for the over drugging of school children. I thought, hmm… seems like a noble cause. My friend and I paid $30 a ticket and enjoyed the performers that night. There was a table set up passing out pamphlets and they were taking additional donations. I didn’t pay it any mind or even notice the literature they were handing out. Many people donated money and never even looked at the literature, thankfully I declined.
Now like I said, this benefit was YEARS ago. It wasn’t till a little over a year and a half ago I remembered reading an article that mentioned the over-drugging of school kids and that it was for the CCHR. It struck me kind of funny when I read it, as the words used in the article were so similar to the words used in describing the benefit I attended.
Well with a little snooping, I found out that the benefit I went to was also for the CCHR. So I looked into the CCHR and Scientology and I nearly fell of my seat. I was HORRIFIED.
Right then and there was when I decided to fight against Scientology. I was beyond disgusted and I couldn’t believe their out right deception.
But in the long run (many years later) I was happy that I did attend that benefit, because I would have never found out about all the abuses of Scientology and especially about their Sea Organization. So thanks Scientology, I guess you pulled me in and opened my eyes to your treacherous ways.
The more I dug up about Scientology on the net, the more and more I knew that I wanted to speak out for those who couldn’t speak out for themselves. Especially the Sea Org. I went on to read about Operation Snow White (when Scientologists (Hubbard’s wife too) infiltrated the IRS offices and stole government documents) It was the the single largest infiltration of the United States government in history! How Scientology was able to obtain tax exemption after this just makes me shake my head in disgust. Eleven people, including Hubbard’s wife, went to jail.
Equally as shocking, was the incredible story of the fair gaming of author Paulette Cooper who authored The Scandal Of Scientology. That Scientology fair game project was called “Operation Freak Out.” The poor woman was framed by Scientology and almost went to jail for a very long time. Read the story, it will blow your mind.
I was also shocked over Scientology’s religious cloaking and how they strong armed the IRS into giving them their tax exemption status back in the 90’s. And FYI…. they are the ONLY “religion”, *ahem* which is allowed to deduct courses, Scientology schooling and auditing as a deduction from their taxes. Nope not kidding.
From the Jewish Law website:
In 1993, the Internal Revenue Service reached an agreement with the church, which was later leaked to the press, in which it pledged “not to contest the deductibility of Church of Scientology fixed donations in connection with qualified religious services.”
WHY IS THIS ALLOWED?
Perhaps the Sklars court case from 2002 will interest you. They wanted to know why Scientology is the only “religion” that is allowed this exclusive tax exemption and so they decided to take their question to court. The LA Jewish couple asked if they can deduct their five children’s religious school costs off their taxes, in the same manner Scientology members are allowed to do, but guess what? They were denied. HUH?
Curious isn’t it? And more curious still…Scientology’s founder said and I quote:
“Scientology…is not a religion.” – L. Ron Hubbard, CREATION OF HUMAN ABILITY, 1954, p. 251
The Sklars have recently appealed to the Supreme Court. The outcome of this case will be very interesting.
Although I don’t believe that anyone should be allowed tax exemption for religious expenses, I think Scientology should not have exclusive rights. Perhaps this will rally the Supreme Court to take a good long hard look at all of Scientology’s shenanigans and favoritism that they were some how blessed with and why.
So, are you appalled yet? Good! Your learning!
I couldn’t stop digging around the internet about Scientology. It was like looking at a car accident. After reading about the death of Lisa McPherson and all the other alleged Scientology deaths, their use of fair game, all the abuses of their Sea Org members, and the out right evil deceptions that occur on a daily basis, I was totally hooked on making a promise to shed light on this insidious, litigious cult.
The people over at WhyWeProtest.com have been an ongoing thorn in Scientology’s side. Their website and forum consists of members of the group known as “Anonymous”, as well as critics and ex-Scientology members. Their website is a wealth of information, as well as their Research Wiki Page.
I tip my hat to Anonymous.
They have been able to shed more light on Scientology more than any other group or person. Their antics at their world wide protests which they claim they do for the “lulz”, and the all mighty internet has literally made the cult of Scientology start to crumble in a huge way and Anonymous may very well end up being the cult’s demise entirely.
I also have read some very heart wrenching stories at exscientologykids.com. This website was a real eye opener for me. It was started by Scientology ex-members Astra Woodcraft, Kendra Wiseman and Jenna Miscavige who were only children in Scientology’s brutal Sea Organization. Jenna suffered family disconnection from her parents as a child and left in 2005. She is the niece of Scientology cult leader David Miscavige. Be sure to give that website a visit. You will be both saddened and outraged by Scientology’s outright cruelty to children.
Of course Scientology does a good job themselves of constantly “pulling it in” by not only believing that they are above the law, but their constant “foot bullets” and lies are no longer working. People world wide are wising up and uniting to put an end to this utter sham of a religion, which is nothing more than a money making pyramid scheme.
So the next time you hand over your hard earned money as a donation, or buy tickets to a show or benefit, attend a race, a movie with a Scientology star or check a loved one into any kind of rehabilitation center, OR you have to take a course at work…. be sure to check it out first. Read the small print. Be sure you know who you are supporting!
Check the Scientology front group list and make sure it is not on that list. And keep in mind, Scientology is VERY shifty. When a smaller front group’s name gets too much attention of having Scientology ties and the funding stops, they just come up with new names and move on. All the money collected from all these front groups, all goes to the same place… SCIENTOLOGY.
Also, be aware that any time you see a “Stress Test” table with the red table cloths set up selling copies of the book Dianetics, that it is nothing more than Scientology all the way.
These Stress Test tables set up at fairs, flea markets, malls, street fairs, college campuses, city streets, and have been seen set up outside of some Walmarts!
The Stress Test is where the deception starts, as you will not see a sign saying Scientology ANYWHERE on their tables. They are only interested in sucking you into the cult by having you take a stress test, which will then lead to their personality test. This is where they will tell you that you have problems, or you are not very happy and that you need help and they can help you with some courses. They also claim to cure illnesses. I kid you not.
Speaking of not supporting Scientology, keep in mind that any support for any Scientology celebrity, artist or musician is also giving money to Scientology down the line, as they are continually having to take courses and auditing and “donate” millions to Scientology. Right Tom Cruise?
Not too long ago, Cruise lobbied the White House to have every school in the US teaching Scientology’s L. Ron Hubbard tech through the Applied Scholastics front group. Some schools in the US do teach this tech already. The tech is very dangerous, as it will eventually elimnate your child’s ability to think critically and when they go to further their education, they will most likely be far behind others. It also teaches that if the child is not able to understand what they are being taught, that it is THEIR fault. Many students can not get into college after attending a school teaching this tech. Is your child’s school next?
So any movie ticket that you purchase that has a Scientology star in it, the money will end up supporting Scientology down the line. YOUR money.
Don’t be duped, and don’t support a cult that is rife with abuse, deception and utterly drains people of their critical thinking along with their bank accounts and lively hood.
If you are outraged by all of Scientology’s deceptions and abuses of its members, let your local, state and government officials know about it. They are not above board with their front groups and fake charities and it simply must end.
There is no way for Scientology to reform. In order for Scientology to reform, they would first have to put an end to their mind control process. But that is very unlikely, as Scientology IS all about mind control, Without mind control, there would simply be no Scientology.
I urge you to please click on the many links I have thoroughly researched and provided in this article so you can easily read up on some of the many stories, information and horrors of Scientology.
And I end this very long article with words from the founder of Scientology, the late L. Ron Hubbard, who is revered by cult members who still hang on to his every word…
“THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN CONTROL PEOPLE IS TO LIE TO THEM. You can write that down in your book in great big letters”.
L. Ron Hubbard, “Off the Time Track,” lecture of June 1952, excerpted in JOURNAL OF SCIENTOLOGY issue 18-G, reprinted in TECHNICAL VOLUMES OF DIANETICS & SCIENTOLOGY, vol. 1, p. 418
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Also, don’t rely on teachers or the government to protect your kids from cults. Scientology got into 400 British schools with free ‘anti-drugs’ lectures that had already been shown to be pseudoscience in a California schools inquiry. As in California, not one single teacher had spent ten seconds looking up ‘Narconon’ on the Internet. The Ministry of Education said afterwards it didn’t warn schools because Parliament had given it no money to do so.
Comment by Hartley Patterson — October 2, 2009 @ 9:48 am
…Good article… funny that one of the adverts on the page is for….DrugFreeWorld.org
ha!
Comment by Ghost — October 2, 2009 @ 11:55 am
Dear author,
There are many groups where the majority of the members are christians… are these “christian front groups”?
I think people have the right to help!
If a group of scientologists wants to help dicrease the number of people on drugs do you have a problem with that?
If a group of scientologists wants to improve society do you have problem with that?
The reason why there are a lot of groups formed by scientologists is because there are a lot of scientologists interested in improving parts of society.
You are attacking these groups… but are you part of any group that helps society more than Scientology does?
Comment by FrankG — October 2, 2009 @ 12:25 pm
Lest people think that any of this money is used for actual charitable purposes it should be pointed out that it is not. Scientology charity fronts have collected millions, perhaps 100’s of millions in charitable donations over the years and what has been done with this money. Not much! They show up at disaster sights and pass out pamphlets! Thats right PAMPHLETS! Not food or water but PAMPHLETS! The only food or water that they have passed out were supplies that were collected by other legitimate charitable organizations such as the Red Cross. They will say in their PR releases that they work with the Red Cross and other legitimate groups but that is another one of their many lies. When the Red Cross was asked if they were associated with the Church of Scientology, they flatly denied that they were, in anyway, associated with them.
In fact their rescue group known as Volunteer Ministers have been know to actually drink and eat the supplies that were meant for the disaster victims. Scientology send their Volunteer Ministers to these disaster location with no food or money, just thousands of pamphlets.
These people are nothing but despicable leeches.
Comment by inb4terryeo — October 2, 2009 @ 12:31 pm
Prove me wrong FrankG.
Comment by inb4terryeo — October 2, 2009 @ 12:45 pm
Once again, I ask – what is Anonymous doing to eradicate child overdrugging, human rights violations by government, and etc?
Anyone with eyes should be able to see that Anonymous wears masks for a reason, that Anonymous makes weird/wacky/and untrue arguments just for the sake of causing an effect on the easily upset, and Anonymous has no other goal in their group then to stop those from becoming more mentally aware than them (which is not hard, believe me.)
Scientology front-groups are FAR from being “deceptive.” Type anyone of these groups on an internet search, and you will see that there is a connection. However, money donated to these groups GOES DIRECTLY TO THE GROUP. The only donation you make that goes directly into Scientology as a whole (and the front groups, as well) is money donated to the International Association of Scientologists (IAS.) Do not worry, enjoying the CD’s and DVD’s of Beck, or Tom Cruise does not mean that your money is going to a good cause. In those cases, your just helping out the entertainment industry.
But let me ask you something – how often do you give your money to a charity anyhow? And how many groups are Christian, Jewish, Atheist, etc. that are not advertised as such? Invisible Children, a highly commendable group funding for teachers, doctors, etc. in Uganda, is run by Christians. That is not advertised on the site, but they have visited highly religious colleges, and etc. and I STILL would love to donate what I can to them.
Good acts know no religion. You can be any religion and have the front groups Scientology has.
Ever heard of MindFreedom? Red Cross (another rather Christian group), DARE, etc.etc.
It makes me curious as to how much money you make spreading these type of bullshit articles.
Comment by Heather — October 2, 2009 @ 1:35 pm
Oooh, looks like that article hit a nerve! Expect more comments from Scientologists and apologists.
Great work, Queen.
Comment by Lust for Life — October 2, 2009 @ 1:48 pm
“but are you part of any group that helps society more than Scientology does?”
If I only gave a buck to a panhandler I’d be helping more than $cientology. $cientology helps NO ONE. There is no charitable arm in $cientology, they wouldn’t know altruism if it bit them in the ass.
$cientology “Helps”? LOL!
“It makes me curious as to how much money you make spreading these type of bullshit articles.”
Loosen your tin foil hat Heather. This isn’t part of those eeeviiiil psychs conspiracy against your cult. We are people of all ages and occupations who have had enough of your 60 years worth of crimes, scams, cons and abuses and we will not be silenced until your organization crumbles.
COUNT on it.
Comment by Rachel — October 2, 2009 @ 1:51 pm
Hey Heather prove me wrong on anything I have posted.
Comment by inb4terryeo — October 2, 2009 @ 2:01 pm
Dear Frank G. I am sorry you choose to mock up your reactive mind.The only way to become clear is to mock up your reactive mind.Now are you Mocking up your past lives too?Ohh My bad that is the cognition to OT 8.You mock up your past lives.Just like the front groups who mock up that they are going to help people.Scientology is on big giant mock up.
Comment by lronhubbard — October 2, 2009 @ 2:06 pm
Any money given to the scientology front groups is destined to be used to continue the abuse of its members and to attack the cult’s critics.
“Scientology is evil; its techniques are evil; its practice is a serious threat to the community, medically, morally, and socially; and its adherents are sadly deluded and often mentally ill…
Scientology is the world’s largest organization of unqualified persons engaged in the practice of dangerous techniques which masquerade as mental therapy.”
–Justice Anderson, Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia
Comment by SUPERPOWERZ — October 2, 2009 @ 2:13 pm
Well Frank and Heather, its been a couple of months since I asked you all to quote a sentence from Dianetics that was intelligent and original. Starting to remind me of that Snickers commercial (“Not going anywhere for a while?”…)
As for Christian front groups like Salvation Army, Red Cross, etc. they are quite open about their Christian affiliation, and are non-profit.
As for Anonymous, its freed thousands from the cult in the last 2 years.
Comment by Jim — October 2, 2009 @ 2:14 pm
TO Frank G. and Heather. Prove that the money collected by Scientology front groups help people. Where’s your data?
Just what does Scientology do exactly that helps people?
Get off drugs by printing pamphelts?
If alls they do is print pamphelts and people have to pay to go on the Purufcatiion Rundown… where does all the money that is collected by these front groups go?
It goes to paying Scientollogy’s lawyers, PI’s and OSA.
Who else do you think pays them?
Anyone who goes on the Purifcation Rundown is CHARGED. Or it is funded by tax payers. What is Scientology’s part in helping people off drugs without charging them? Besides the fact that the rundown is psuedo science bullshit that has never been proven to work, nor does it have any data behind it that it works.
Give me one instance of Scientolgy’s “charity” without recruitment behind it.
Comment by Righteous Retrobution — October 2, 2009 @ 2:17 pm
Here’s a front group I found by googling a success story that an OSA-bot posted on another forum, http://www.elearnaid.com/info.html . It’s a front group for study-tech, the guy who runs it is on the Scientology completions and contributors lists. The interesting thing is that there is no mention of L Ron Hubbard or Scientology that I could find, so it truly is what someone might call a “front group”. It has the typical
Scientology “success stories” the OSA-bot seemed unhappy that I found it by
googling the “success story” he copypasted.
Comment by bob dobbs — October 2, 2009 @ 3:28 pm
Relative to its size, Scientology appears to run about 20 times as many front groups, at least, as any other religion.
Is that because it is the helping-est religion on the planet?
Not according to Stephen A. Kent of the U. of Alberta, who spent considerable time researching Scientology and its business structure. Scientology’s spider web of front groups, is involved with taking in huge amounts of money, often preying on the vulnerable and least informed, for the purpose of hauling in the money.
Even when Scientology engages in something that appears charitable, it is usually staged for propaganda purposes, and very small in scope.
Handing out Way to Happiness pamphlets to the “Scientology starved” people of Colombia is not charity, but to Scientologists it is. What other religion put out “news” bragging about their propaganda printing facilities, and no news about the people whom they are supposedly helping.
What other “religion” would run a story for two months or more, about recruiting an RN for their staff. Scientology’s charity, like Scientology itself, is smoke and mirrors.
Even though a good dose of Scientology costs in the hundreds of thousands of dollars but to a brainwashed Scilon, Hubbard gave the world a “gift” when he created his mind-control scam.
Comment by Ian — October 2, 2009 @ 4:01 pm
Queen here the author. To answer Frank G. and Heather.
Frank, You said: “If a group of scientologists wants to help dicrease the number of people on drugs do you have a problem with that?
If a group of scientologists wants to improve society do you have problem with that?”
Let me know as soon as Scientology has proof that this actually happens.
And To Heather.you asked:
“what is Anonymous doing to eradicate child overdrugging, human rights violations by government, and etc?”
Answer: they work on exposing the human rights violations of Scientlogy for the abusive cult that it is. Also saving people from getting in the cult and also saving people from doing the dangerous Purification Rundown. They help to reconnect families.
You also said: “money donated to these groups GOES DIRECTLY TO THE GROUP.”
Ok then what happens? What do these groups actually do with ALL the money?That is besides print more crap. Whether it be courses,books, pamphlets. Course and books that people have to pay for mind you.
Can you please show me some proof of what they actually do with the money???? Huh??
and how dare you speak of human rights violations, When Scientology has the Sea Org and also abuses its staff, members, and children.
Scientology is guilty of forced abortions, human trafficking, beatings, mind control, sleep deprivation, family disconnection, sexual abuse, elderly and child abuse,lying to their members and bilking them out of hundreds of thousands of dollars and also crimes of fair game, strong arming the IRS and using illegal tactics to fair game their critics. There’s actually more crimes, do you want me to go on?
Didn’t Scientology tell you that it offloads anyone in the Sea Org that is no longer any use to them? No? Ask them about offloading Heather. Oh that’s right. It’s best to keep your mouth shut on ALL these questions, lest you want to pay through your butt for more auditing or go through a sect check. Right Frank and Heather? Perhpas look it up on your own then, that is if you can.
I speak in cold hard FACTS, you speak in delusion and what you were told and processed to believe. Why you two won’t question anything when there is so much proof behind it, is frightening.
On the Anonymous Wiki, I found a very interesting page that has over 700 names of ex-scientologists who have left and who tell their stories. There are affidavits, court documents,videos,interviews with media, websites and more besides these people’s names. I suppose you are going to deny all these stories? Why?
And that list is only a small amount of who have the left the cult. There are thousands more who left, but are too frightened to say a word about it. Why is that? Why should someone be afraid of their own “church” if they wanted to leave? EXPLAIN PLEASE!
Sorry Heather and Frank, the truth is coming out more and more. Scientology will not be able to hide their abuses any longer.
So go peddle your lies and accusations elsewhere. I hope some day you and Frank G wake up and get your lives back. You have handed your lives over to a greedy abusive cult that is stealing your money and your life away. SAD.
Get out before it’s too late. If not for you than for your family.
Comment by Queen — October 2, 2009 @ 4:11 pm
hail Queen.
Bravo.
Comment by legion — October 2, 2009 @ 5:07 pm
Excellent article and excellent addendum.
My additions are very minor. Scientology gets people using drugs that are L.Ron approved, particularly tobacco and alcohol. This travesty can’t be ignored.
I am a father and an ex-cult memnber. Read this: I would rather have my children addicted to heroin than involved in Scientology. Heroin is easier to get off of, costs less, and is less injurious to a person’s health. I know some will find this point of view to be ludicrous but I am not saying it for effect. Being messed up on Scientology is even worse than being messed up on heavy drugs.
Fortunately it is not an either/or situation. We warn kids about the harmful effect of drugs. We rarely warn them about the harmful but persuasive ideas that they will encounter.
Comment by Red Ruphansor — October 2, 2009 @ 5:43 pm
Great article. The operation of layers of front groups is one of the most irritating things about scientology.It is a money making operation with the flimsiest trappings of a religion.Why on earth they deserve tax exempt status I will never know.It’s a fraud.
Comment by Stayjit — October 2, 2009 @ 6:56 pm
During this summer’s wave of Manson fever, I dug a little and had confirmed his Scientology connection.Does anyone here know much about that?
Thanks for all your essential work.
Comment by Chris L. — October 2, 2009 @ 7:07 pm
To Chris L.
I heard Manson dabbled in Scientology, but said they were too crazy for him. True fax
Comment by Righteous Retrobution — October 2, 2009 @ 8:32 pm
Good article, Queen.
Comment by Beth/whoever — October 2, 2009 @ 10:29 pm
hey there scientologists
u all fail hard and often
wake up already
there are more than good reasons why the opposition is growing louder and more effective, all of which are worth checking into
the vulture (volunteer) ministers have never, in their entire history ever done anything other than ‘touch assists’ and promote scientology. they aren’t a rescue squad, they’re PR whores sucking up supplies from the truly needy.
hey scientologists, ask yourselves this, if there was truly anything at all the least bit effective about you’re crap, then why the hell do y’all have to git so uptight and reactive about this well written post on a blog. i’ll tell ya why, THE TRUTH HURTS, AND YOU CANT HANDLE THE TRUTH.
and to the scietologists, speaking to you on an individual basis, pull your head out of the dark and look around already. You got sucked into something awful, open your mind already and get ‘clear’ for real at last.
Comment by anonymous — October 2, 2009 @ 10:40 pm
Well, I’ve given about $7 to Scientology, when I let them talk me into buying a paperback copy of Dianetics 20 years ago, after taking that personality test.
I passed on the $700 they wanted me to spend on various “courses.”
Comment by J.R. LeMar — October 2, 2009 @ 10:52 pm
Dear nb4terryeo,
You said:
“These people are nothing but despicable leeches: ”
and you asked:
“Prove me wrong FrankG”
This is my answer.
It is a video showing the activities of Volutneer ministers…
http://www.volunteerministers.org/#/tent/video
Now that you are proven wrong… are you planning to start to do something to improve society or are you planning to continue to attack people who want to help?
With your answer I will understand who is really the
“despicable leech”!
Comment by FrankG — October 3, 2009 @ 3:29 am
CAUTION PEOPLE!
Before you click on the link to Frank G’s VM video, please use a proxy!!!! Scio vultures will try to get your IP address!
And to Frank G. Your video is nothing more than a shameless PR video put out by Scientology. How is that proof? Yes it shows them “helping” people. But the actual truth is, that they are handing out other people’s supplies.
An ex member has said that the very FIRST thing the VM’s do on a disaster site was to take PR pictures of them “helping” people. Dispicable!
The VM boasted about Red Cross afiiliation. The Red Cross have flat out denied it. The VM”s went as far as to lie and say they trained Red Cross staff. The Red Cross denied it.
Others have said that the VM’s get in the way of people who are there to help.
People who have lost their home or a loved one do not need a touch assist or a Way to Happiness pamphlet printed by Scientology.
So save it Frank! Nobody is buying your Scientology promotion.
Comment by Queen — October 3, 2009 @ 8:12 am
Oh yes, and Frank… the last time we chatted, you said you were going to ask your auditor a couple of things? You know about any doubt you may or may not have? How did that go Frank? HA HA HA
Comment by Queen — October 3, 2009 @ 8:13 am
Complaints were made against scientologists after the 7/7 attacks on the London Underground. VM’s were giving touch assists to people, often without consent or while the person was still in a state of shock. VM’s get in the way of emergency workers. This is well documented.
One good thing about Britain is that each of scientology’s front groups has to apply for charitable status independantly of each other (as scientology itself has yet to recieve charitable status here). This really irks the cult here. Anonymous will continue to monitor the charitable register here just in case a front group slips through.
I simply want to remind all scientologists reading this that you mocked up your own past lives.
That is the final cognition of OT8.
Sorry to have ruined your case.
Comment by WT — October 3, 2009 @ 11:14 am
The reason why Scientology has so many front groups isn’t to help others. It’s to recruit them into the “church.” That is the only reason.
“Anyone with eyes should be able to see that Anonymous wears masks for a reason.”
You’re right. It’s called FAIR GAME.
You can add hockey teams to the list of powerful organizations with Scienos at the top. At the beginning of last season, the L.A. Kings alumni team was playing a “charity” game with a Narconon team. Every time fans on their official message board attempted to point out that it was a Scientology front, their post was deleted. When people that went to the game posted about it and were told they had just given their money to Scientology, those posts were deleted as well. I took a screen shot of one of the posts asking the moderators to stop deleting the information they’re justifiably providing for fans who may not have wanted their money to make its way into the hands of Scientology (if you guys at Glosslip want a copy, e-mail me and I’ll send you one). I knew damn well it would be “disappeared” as quickly as possible. Someone in that organization with enough clout to have control over their official website is a stinking Clam.
Which raises an interesting question for Scienos defenders here – if it’s so wonderful, if all you want to do is help people, then why do you work so damn hard to make sure as few people as possible find out that Narconon is associated with Scientology? What’s the problem with people knowing that?
Why do I ask? I know I won’t get an answer.
Comment by Emily — October 3, 2009 @ 11:40 am
Dear Queen,
>>How is that proof? Yes it shows them “helping” people. But the actual truth is, that they are handing out other people’s supplies.
– Were you there?
>>An ex member has said that the very FIRST thing the VM’s do on a disaster site was to take PR pictures of them “helping” people. Dispicable!
– Do you know this “ex member”? Are you sure that it is not something written by an “anonymous”? Have you observed VMs doing this?
>>The VM boasted about Red Cross afiiliation. The Red Cross have flat out denied it. The VM”s went as far as to lie and say they trained Red Cross staff. The Red Cross denied it.
– Which red cross? If you ask to the red cross in one country but the VMs worked in another….
>>Others have said that the VM’s get in the way of people who are there to help.
– Generality! Who is “Others”!
>>Oh yes, and Frank… the last time we chatted, you said you were going to ask your auditor a couple of things? You know about any doubt you may or may not have? How did that go Frank? HA HA HA
– Are you trying to make a joke or are you just continuing to dreaming up “truths”?
Comment by FrankG — October 3, 2009 @ 12:26 pm
“Dear” Queen?
Wow Frank I am flattered!
Here’s some data for you to chew on… oh and yes I do know the ex who told me about the VM’s taking pics at the disaster sights. One of the first things they do.
Which is how Sciewntology made that lovely PR video you are trying to hawk. SCIENTOLOGY made the video Frank. Get it??? You won’t listen to anyone else. Or believe anything critical of the cult. Why? Because it is waht you have been programmed to believe and what you have been programmed to say in defense.
I HAVE looked at both sides Frank. Remember, in the article I said that I used to think that Scientology members were a bunch of whacks that beleived in alien crap and thay they were harmelss years ago? Untill I did some research? Remember that Frank?
Here is some VM stuff fer yah:
One of the Vulture Ministers’ most famous public escapades was at the ruins of the World Trade Center in the days following 9/11. Legitimate mental health professionals were there, of course, to help the victims and counsel the witnesses. Meanwhile, the Vulture Ministers in their bright yellow t-shirts descended upon the scene. Scientology’s maniacal hatred of psychologists and psychiatrists is well known. True to form, the Vulture Ministers performed blocking maneuvers to prevent psychologists from doing their work.
A leaked e-mail from a Scientology leader describes the scene.
“Additionally we are trying to move in and knock the psychs out of counseling to the grieving families and that could take another 100 plus people right now. Due to some brilliant maneuvering by some simply genius Sea Org Members we tied up the majority of the psychs who were attempting to get to families yesterday in Q&A, bullbait and wrangling. They have a hard time completing cycles of action and are pretty easy to disperse.”
The Scientologist actually admits that at Ground Zero, he and the other Vulture Ministers obstructed the work of mental health professionals through arguments and physical intimidation. After asserting that only Scientologists know what the hell they’re doing, he goes on to disparage the ministers of various (legitimate) religions who were “working hand in hand with the psychs.”
“The fire-fighter company down the street from the org lost 14 members on Tuesday. No one can do anything for them or the rest but Scientologists. The other religions here with their ministers have shown their true colors and are working hand in hand with the psychs to give these people as much false data and restimulation as they can. They HAVE NO TECH and they’re not even trying to hide it anymore. They’ve crossed over and abandoned anything spiritual and to hell with them.”
The Scientologists also somehow scammed Fox News into believing they were a group of mental health professionals called “National Mental Health Assistance” (NMHA). For five hours on September 14, the toll-free phone number for this deceptive group crawled across the bottom of Fox News programming. It was a toll-free number to Scientology headquarters in Hollywood. Meanwhile, the real NMHA, the National Mental Health Association, issued a public warning in response to the conduct of the Vulture Ministers, saying that they were “intentionally confusing the public” by presenting themselves as mental health service providers. According to NMHA President Michael Faenza, “The public needs to understand that the Scientologists are using this tragedy to recruit new members. They are not providing mental health assistance.”
The September 11 attacks were only one opportunity of many that the Vulture Ministers have taken as a means of exploiting the victims of tragedies and disasters, and recruiting new members. Every time there is a natural disaster or school shooting somewhere, the Vultures will appear.
In Russia, after the Beslan school hostage crisis in 2004, the Health Ministry ordered Scientologists out of the area, saying “that various psychological tactics the groups use, including what it called hypnosis, may be harmful not only for adults, but for children that have already suffered severe mental shock.”
In the UK, Vulture Ministers were up to their usual tricks in the aftermath of the 7/7/2005 London bombings, targeting the families of victims and emergency workers. It was reported that the Vulture Ministers had been told to get away from survivors of the bus bombing in Tavistock Square.
In a recorded discussion with an undercover BBC reporter, two top Scientologists admitted that the purpose of the Vulture Ministers was to keep the psychologists and psychiatrists away from the victims and witnesses, and called this “spiritual security.”
After the Virginia Tech massacre in 2007, dozens of Vulture Ministers showed up on the campus. Bulletins to Scientology members said that help had been requested by the university provost, the Salvation Army and the Red Cross, but these organizations denied that any requests had been made. ”
I tell you what Frank. Don’t believe me or anyone else. Call the Red Cross yourself and ask if they have had ANY affiliation with Scientology. Ask them if Scientology trained any of their staff at disaster sites. Then you will have your answer from the horse’s mouth. And then how will you be able to argue with that?
Go ahead and call and find out for yourself. Also look up Scientology and Virginia Tech.
That’s if it’s worth the sect check or the extra auditing you will have to pay for.
I want you to call and get back with an answer Frank.
And Frank, what are your views on OTIII? I never asked you. Or are you not allowed to talk about you GREAT “religion”.
You can believe in whatever you want, but your “church” is hurting people Frank. Plain and simple. And they are hurting you. And no you didn’t pull that hurt in.
Comment by Queen — October 3, 2009 @ 1:14 pm
Oh one more thing Frank, how many VM disaster sites have YOU visited yourself?
Tell you what…
Next one you do visit one, ask where their supplies came from that they are handing out. I assure you they will be from somebody else, or a celebrity Sci’s donation.
Comment by Queen — October 3, 2009 @ 1:19 pm
And… how hey sneak their book selling in:
UPDATE: An official response from the Fremont Market…
We’ve had a few comments besides yours—we had even someone come up and ask if okay to mount a demonstration! The Scientologists snuck in… under the pretense of being ordinary “booksellers”… (casual vendors, not members).
We deferred to heading them off at the desk quietly [in the future] rather than creating a scene on the street after they were set up. But you’re right: Ministries, religious organizations and professional outreach “services” are not what we usually do. Their volunteer “ministry” won’t be here again. We don’t have a religious catagory persay, its been an unspoken policy that we’re usually successful with dealing with at the inquiry stage over the phone, email or the registration desk.
Jon Hegeman
Organizer
Comment by Queen — October 3, 2009 @ 3:08 pm
“$cientologists snuck in…”
Have you ever known $cientology to do ANYTHING in an honest manner? $cientology is every bit as nefarious and criminal as the Mob; in fact, worse. The Mob didn’t pretend to be a “religion” and didn’t hide behind duplicitous front groups that do nothing but take advantage of the vulnerable. There is a very good reason the Volunteer Ministers are commonly referred to as the Volunteer “Vultures”. They do NOTHING for disaster victims but get in the way of the real relief agencies and take credit for others’ generous donations. The last thing a disaster victim needs is utterly useless ‘touch assists’ and Hubbard quackery in the form of ‘touch assists’. There is a quote that perfectly sums up this despicable organization:
“$cientology-the only “religion” that considers one man with a picket sign a terrorist and the intentional incineration of 3000 people a business opportunity”
Comment by Rachel — October 3, 2009 @ 4:10 pm
Frank, What is wrong with you? I am still waiting for an answer to my question. Can you quote one sentence from Dianetics that is original and insightful, or do you admit that it is a bunch of gibberish? Simple yes or no.
Comment by Jim — October 3, 2009 @ 4:22 pm
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Dear Jim,
If you don’t understand the book just clear the words you did not understand!
When you have done so you will find a lot of parts you will agree with and could apply!
————————————
Dear Quenn,
You like psychiatry, I don’t.
I don’t like the drugging of kids, I don’t like the electric shocks, I think man is a spiritual being and not a piece of meat.
I think psichs should not be allowed to “treat” anyone.
If you like to be “treated” by psichs do so and leave the kids alone!
Different subject: You asked me what I think of OTIII.
I give you a personal answer.
If you live in a village the whole life, you know all about the village and for you is hard to believe in “strange places”.
But if you take a trip fo a different country you will start to discover a lot of “strange” things.
When you come back to your villare are you supposed to say that:
a- All the places are exactly as this village or
b- I have seen this and that…
If your answer will be “a”, people will agree with you with ease but you will be a liar.
If your answer is “b”, people will start to say that you are “crazy” and only a few will say “well let’s go and see what there is there…”
-
In Scientology you will discover new things about your past, and I stress “discover” as you will observe your past and will see how what happened then influenced what is happening now.
What you will find is what YOU will find and if it is “strange” … well it is strange but it is what YOU have observed.
You can’t complain with Scientology if what YOU found is “strange” or “different”.
It would be like blaming a tourist agency because when you went in China you found that people speak chinese instead of your own language or because the roofs are different etc etc.
So as the further one goes to foreign lands the more strange things he will find the same applyes to Scientology.
The more you will look into your past as a being the more peculiar “stuff” you will find.
You will say “ah… this is what happened!” and you will be very happy because you found another “piece of the puzzle” but you also are aware that if you go back to the “village” and say what you saw some people will start to say that you are “crazy”.
I think that one solution is to tell the people of “the village”… “Do you see that hill there?… if go in that direction you will find some interesting places…”
————————-
PS:
A nice video to see…
http://www.scientology.org/#/videos/love-and-hate-what-is-greatness
Comment by FrankG — October 4, 2009 @ 4:00 am
Frank, you must be the village idiot then.Your dribble is Hubbard-ized.
You didn’t say much about OTIII. Flat out, tell me,do you beleive in Xenu? Yes or no.
Seriously…..Frank is TOTALLY brainwashed. To argue with him is a waste of time. He refuses and is not able to look at anything critical about Scientlogy and have it register as any truth. SAD
Are you going to call the Red Cross Frank like Queen suggested? You have nothing to say about the Vulture Ministers going into 911 with a fake telephone number posing as a mental health hot line? Or taking advantage of the Virginia Tech students or the rest? W
Would you have to hand in a KR to your CS over that? What “church” does this?
Tell us again how Scientology helps kids to get off drugs? Pamphlets? People off drugs? Pamphlets? Where does the money for the CCHR go to Frank? Besides fighting psychaitry and fair gaming people and paying OSA? Do they have any outreach programs that don’t try to indoctrinate you into COS? NO.
Comment by Jelly Bean — October 4, 2009 @ 8:46 am
Frank I find it hard to swallow and ironic that you think that people are
“not a piece of meat”.
When potential recruits are called “fresh meat”
and Scientologists believe that their bodies are just “meat bodies”. Prove me wrong.
Comment by Jelly Bean — October 4, 2009 @ 8:49 am
Dear Jelly Bean,
I am not a “believer”.
I believe in something only when I have observed it!
See, Scientology is not a “you must believe” kind of religion! It is a “look and find out” religion.
So when you say that scientologist believe in this or that, that is a generality.
Scientologist are aware of what they have observed and this is different from person to person.
I am clear enough?
Again, the problem is not what Scientologists have found out but why you haven’t!
IF you believe that you are just a brain or just a body, trying to speak with you about spiritual phenomena will be a pure waste of my time!
You will just be more convinced that I am “TOTALLY brainwashed” and that you are the sane one!
So my hope is that you will became more aware as a being… a tip… psych treatment woun’t help you on that!
Why don’t you read the “fondaments of thought” from Hubbard?
Sincerely.
Comment by FrankG — October 4, 2009 @ 12:05 pm
Hubbard was a pathological liar who lied about EVERY aspect of his life, from earning “4 purple hearts” to being a “Dr.” and “nuclear physicist”. At the time of his death he was estranged from virtually all of his children, and had failed at marraige 3 times.
To listen to his rantings it’s clear that he was delusional and his various books have been called abusrd, nonsense and filled with claims for which he offers not an iota of evidence.
To this day $cientology has failed to show the world even ONE so-called “clear”, and hundreds have left and said that it is nothing more than a scam and a lie. Even those at the very top, like Mike Rinder.
You too will one day figure out you’ve been conned, the only questions are how many more years of your life you will waste, and how much much of your money you’ll turn over to the crime syndicate.
If $cientology REALLY worked people would be lining up by the thousands to get the “tech”. But it doesn’t and they aren’t.
You’ve been conned.
Comment by Rachel — October 4, 2009 @ 4:03 pm
“Dear Jim,
If you don’t understand the book just clear the words you did not understand!
When you have done so you will find a lot of parts you will agree with and could apply!”
FrankG, I did understand them, they were a ripoff of Freud and unimaginative and obvious.
Comment by Jim — October 4, 2009 @ 5:10 pm
Oh Frankie, I came across copies of El Ron’s research papers. How come you don’t have access to them?
Comment by inb4terryeo — October 4, 2009 @ 8:06 pm
Dear Rachel,
>> “If $cientology REALLY worked people would be lining up by the thousands to get the “tech”. But it doesn’t and they aren’t.”
In the first 50 years you can find Scientology in more than 150 Countries and Hubbard has sold more than 100,000,000 books.
I think it is a good start
Comment by FrankG — October 5, 2009 @ 3:28 am
Since you’re asking about others’ charitable donations, Frank, how much money have you given to your “church”?
Comment by Dirk — October 5, 2009 @ 9:11 am
what is Anonymous doing to eradicate child overdrugging, human rights violations by government, and etc?
Re: etc? ummm, EXPOSING SCIENTOLOGY FOR THE RIP-OFF THAT IT IS
Comment by TIGER — October 5, 2009 @ 1:08 pm
FrankG needs some guidance and not by Lord Zenu
Comment by TIGER — October 5, 2009 @ 1:09 pm
Actually, FrankG needs Anger Management first
Comment by TIGER — October 5, 2009 @ 1:10 pm
Frank, please provide a reliable source for Hubbad selling 100,000,000 copies of Dianetics.
Also, please tell us how Scientology money is being distributed?
Comment by a non a moose — October 5, 2009 @ 1:52 pm
FrankG, your attempts to handle this comments section are pathetic.
Your failure sets a bad example for your entire organization.
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FrankG, I can’t help but notice this in one of your comments.
‘I am not a “believer”.
I believe in something only when I have observed it!
See, Scientology is not a “you must believe” kind of religion! It is a “look and find out” religion.’
Frank, the whole basis of a true religion is not always based on what we SEE, but what we BELIEVE. Religion is based around the concept of FAITH in something that you can’t see or touch. Yes, it’s important to be able to learn and to see for yourself, but sometimes it’s just about simply believing.
Religion is centered on faith and belief in a Higher Power, whether it’s God, Jesus, Buddha, The Goddess… every religion is centered around this concept.
Can YOU PROVE that Scientology is?
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I see Frank doesn’t want to address the fact that despite all those pretty orgs, there’s no one to fill them.
50,000 Scientologists, worldwide. Down from millions from when Hubbard was alive.
Scientology collapsing? I’d say that’s a good start
Comment by Rachel — October 5, 2009 @ 3:55 pm
Rachel, I don’t think there were ever REALLY ‘millions’ at one time, despite the claims of Scientologists.
50,000 is a good guess, but that number has been rapidly dropping.
Comment by A_Watcher — October 5, 2009 @ 4:17 pm
SAD that Scientology has such a strong hold in Italy.
Comment by Jelly Bean — October 5, 2009 @ 6:44 pm
“Frank, the whole basis of a true religion is not always based on what we SEE, but what we BELIEVE. Religion is based around the concept of FAITH in something that you can’t see or touch.”
Which is why they are ALL silly.
Comment by J.R. LeMar — October 5, 2009 @ 9:38 pm
“Frank, the whole basis of a true religion is not always based on what we SEE, but what we BELIEVE. Religion is based around the concept of FAITH in something that you can’t see or touch.”
Religion, by definition, deals with things we cannot see or hear and thus cannot be tested. This is why is should not be used to make scientific claims like “raise your IQ 50 points” and “cure cancer”.
Comment by Jim — October 6, 2009 @ 4:31 pm
I will save everyone the trouble of reading all of Hubbard’s works. Here are a handful of his best quotes (I don’t think Heather and FrankG and defend these):
1. The way to control someone is to lie to them
2. Too little smoking causes cancer
3. Gays are no use to society and should be quaratined
4. There are eskimos on Jupiter
5. Scientology is for people with IQs from 80 to 100
6. A black man will talk to anything…a hat, a gate…
7. Scientology will raise your IQ 50 points and triple your income
8. Everyone lies but me.
9. humans are descended from clams.
10. auditing cures cancer (and acne, and blindness)
11. Clears don’t get colds (or need glasses)
12. Always attack, never defend
13. What’s true is what’s true for you
14. The problem with China is that it has too many chinks.
15. Jesus Christ, the man on the cross…there was no Christ.
16. India is fine except for the people.
17. All men are my slaves…all women grovel at my feet.
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You can find these quotes (and which lecture they are from) by doing a simple Google search.
Comment by Jim — October 7, 2009 @ 8:15 pm
The article is exceedingly biased. If it is deception, indonctrination and secrecy it is not about the subject of Dianetics and/or Scientology. It is also rather interesting to see how matters are presented with leftout information. It is urged to do your own checkup and research.
A help may be attached link to website.
Response #59 lists 17 quotations supposedly from L. Ron Hubbard. A few criticisms can be placed her:
1. About all of them are presented as and seriously taken out of context.
2. At least a couple of them are in fact mis-quoted!
3. Quote #17 is not from L. Ron Hubbard, this is most likely written by Gerry Armstrong.
Comment by Roadrunner — October 10, 2009 @ 3:43 am
Hey Roadrunnner, Scientology much?
I think it is very hard to talk about Scientology without being biased since Scientology is not what it says it is. It says it’s the fastest growing religion. When in fact it is a money grubbing brainwashing cult that is failing fast.
I think it’s you Roadrunner who needs to look a little depper into Scientology’s deceptions.
If you think L. Ron Hubbbard was any sort of humanitarian, you have not done your research. He was one of the biggest con mans to walk the earth.
Peddle your Scientology sympathizing eleswhere.
Comment by Righteous Retrobution — October 10, 2009 @ 9:16 am
A small correction, please. The article links to my web site and uses a quote from the “L. ‘Rhodes’ Hubbard” page: “I contend that we are the first race in the world and that the more of the world we inhabit the better it is for the human race.” The quote is attributed to L. Ron Hubbard when it was, in fact, Cecil Rhodes who uttered those words. The confusion is undoubtedly my fault for trying to be clever by putting Rhodes’ words into Hubbard’s mouth. I wanted to suggest that Hubbard espoused the same racist attitudes because he thought he was Rhodes in a previous life.
Comment by Keshet — October 10, 2009 @ 9:20 am
I love how $cientologists ALWAYS claim Hubbards own words are “out of context”, yet they can never seem to put them in context.
Hard to defend the racist and batshit crazy ramblings of the old man, isn’t it?
Comment by Rachel — October 11, 2009 @ 9:44 am
Lets get this straight on Evan. He subscribes to a lot of paranoid beliefs, 9/11, “Natural Cures… THEY Do Not Want You to Know About” he supported Obama but now he thinks he’s a member of the Illuminati, he’s also in a few MLMs. That’s only the beginning. I don’t begrudge my friends that share one or two of the beliefs listed or not listed above, the thing is he believes in ALL of them. If there is a conspiracy, he’s at it.
Evan’s pursuit of his “charity” and beliefs are endless, quoting LRH whenever possible on all social networks and “befriending” or becoming a “fan of” Scientology artists religiously.
I have my charitable pursuits, but he’s taken to shoving them down people’s throats, even to the detriment of fans.
Comment by Amy — November 3, 2009 @ 11:40 pm
I was recently contacted for an interview for Solutions Magazine to get my perspective as a veterinary practice owner. For doing this interview, I was given a “free” consultation with an anaylst from Silkin Mgt. Group, formerly Hollander Mgt. Group, to help my veterinary practice grow. Without my prodding, the anaylst said that their company “uses research done by L.Ron Hubbard, but we are not a scientology company”. From what I can tell from your site, I may be being preyed upon by a front company for Scientology. Help me before I make a mistake that I will forever regret.
Comment by Laure Dimond — November 14, 2009 @ 2:26 am
Laura,
PLEASE DO NOT GET INVOLVED WITH THIS COMPANY.
Silken is a part of WISE.
There are other consultant groups names Sterling, and Singer ect…
They are all part of WISE including Silken.
Silken pays a percentage back to WISE. You would in turn have to pay a percenatge back to Silken down the line.
They target vets, chiropractors and dentists.
Some info for you:
WISE is the acronym for World Institute of Scientology Enterprises, a “nonprofit religious corporation… its purposes are to promote and foster the religious teachings of L. Ron Hubbard in society…” (1) This administrative technology was “primarily intended for the organization Mr. Hubbard founded”(2) which is Scientology. Much of the material used by WISE is simply bulletins and policies written by Hubbard for Scientology. WISE charges an annual fee and a percentage of the business income for the privilege of using WISE training and practices.
Hubbard’s administrative technology claims to be “a vital basic discovery. Man does not really know the principles of organization any more than he knew what made his mind work… Now you can connect up to Source [L. Ron Hubbard] and actively get this precise technology into the business world.”(3) “The purpose of WISE is to get HUBBARD Administrative Technology known and used in every business of the world. WISE also protects the image of Scientology copyrights and trademarks in your field.”(4)
WISE promoters publicly claim that they are simply promoting the secular business techniques developed by L. Ron Hubbard and are not in any other way related to the Church of Scientology, but even this secular connection is not always clear. The magazine Podiatry Today conducted a poll of WISE management consulting businesses. They found that “only Sterling offered the fact that Hubbard developed the management courses provided by the firm… Hollander’s Larry Silver only reluctantly mentioned Hubbard and was the most insistent about not having a relationship with Scientology. ‘We don’t have anything to do with Scientology whatsoever,’ Silver states emphatically.”(5) Sterling Management, though, is listed in a Scientology publication as being the “top group Flag FSM,” (6) which means the group bringing the largest number of publics to take Scientology courses. David Riggin, Singer Consultants marketing director, told the St. Petersburg Times that “Scientology is a completely separate thing from Singer Consultants.” (7)
A WISE policy directive clearly shows the proselytizing nature of WISE on behalf of Scientology:
A WISE member is entitled to be paid by Church of Scientology orgs and missions for getting people onto services; their pay shall be in terms of commissions. Such commissions can be quite lucrative, depending only on the activity of the WISE member. (8)
Thus, WISE is used to funnel people into Scientology by placing a bounty on the heads of new Scientologists.
Earlier WISE publications seemed to assume that WISE members were Scientologists. The first issue of Prosperity magazine, for instance, proudly proclaims great strides being made by the Guardian’s Office of Scientology(9) (11 members of the Guardian’s Office went to federal prison for infiltrating several branches of the US government) and remind readers to follow the Code of a Scientologist. An early WISE magazine lists goal #2 of WISE to be “A Scientology business world that is contributing to the expansion of Scientology while not distracting org or mission staff from their jobs.”(10) WISE is listed as one of the various sectors of Scientology in a chart of the command channels within Scientology.(11)
Gradually, however, a shift seems to have occurred wherein WISE is seen as a tool for getting Hubbard practices into the entire non-Scientology business world. WISE is now used as a front group to bring people into Scientology through indirect means. While this is not normally stated as a goal by WISE, there are many indications of this in their publications.
For instance, a WISE flyer has a chart showing “Number of people routed to The Bridge by WISE Members” and shows 1225 people from 1989-90 and 1836 people from 1990-91.(12) The “Bridge” is a Scientology term for the progression of courses in Scientology. This same article mentions some WISE businesses. For instance, “Real World is responsible for getting 593 wog businessmen trained on LRH study tech.” The word “wog” is a Scientology term for non-Scientologists.
A promotional piece copyrighted 1990 by WISE has this testimony of Susan Ochart of Sterling Management; “The biggest win being a WISE member is the opportunity to disseminate LRH tech widely and especially getting large numbers of new public on and up the Bridge. This last quarter, the number of our clients that went clear “a high state of Scientology training) at Orange County alone totaled 109 (more than 1 a day). That’s what this is all about.”(13)
A Scientology publication that promotes certain business consultants says “Business consultancy is a very effective dissemination line. By getting results from the basic admin tech a person will see how effective LRH technology is and will reach for more of the technology. If he is then enlightened on how this technology can be applied to him personally and improves his life, he is easily routed to an org [Scientology organization] for auditing and training.”(14)
A WISE magazine issue from 1992 that was later pulled shows the steps a businessman would take, from signing up for a WISE business management course to becoming a Scientologist.(15) Another publication explains that WISE members “actively select their clients, customers and business associates into the local orgs and missions.”(16)
Prosperity magazine issue 51 shows a chart explaining the relationship between WISE and Scientology. A graphic of a church is designated “may recommend Scientology religious services to individuals based on their situations.”(17)
The connection between WISE and Scientology is so close as to be impossible to hide. For instance, WISE Prosperity magazine issue 45 shows Voula Cosmas as the Membership Services I/C (In Charge) for WISE. She is in a Scientology Sea Organization uniform.(18) The Sea Organization is composed of those Scientologists who have signed a billion year contract to work full time for Scientology for basically room and board. A Sea Organization magazine shows an office that is “one of the many WISE offices, where the Sea Org staff of WISE work to boom Scientology through its use and dissemination into businesses.”(19) WISE book catalogs contain such Scientology books as “How to Present Scientology to the World,” “Science of Survival” and “An Introduction to Scientology.”(20) “Family Dream of Almost 200 Years Realized Through Scientology” is a headline in another WISE newsletter.(21) WISE has many of their meetings in Scientology properties.(22)
Scientology in filings to obtain tax exemption told the IRS that WISE was “formed to accomplish several objectives with respect to expanding the religion and disseminating secular applications of the technology throughout society. It assures that Scientologists who operate commercial enterprises do not interfere with church activities by conducting or soliciting business on church premises or hiring church staff members. It provides a chaplain service to its members by providing them means to settle disputes in accordance with the Scientology ethics and justice systems. It also is responsible for licensing commercial enterprises offering secular services under the Scientology or Dianetics marks or secular works derived from Mr. Hubbard’s copyrighted works to ensure usage does not violate the Scriptures.”(23)
ADMINISTRATION “TECH” CANNOT BE SPLIT FROM SCIENTOLOGY
L. Ron Hubbard himself explained in a talk in 1969 that the business administration technology he developed could not be bifurcated from the rest of Scientology teachings:
“We in this organization actually are a management organization. We charter ships, we train people. We have many diverse interests actually. We have full technology of administration. Today if anybody were to know administration he would have to know the most advanced mental technology there was just to know administration what human reaction would be. It would be absolutely necessary. Well you’ve got a choice, you’ve got a choice between Pavlovian Russian Psychiatry or you have a choice between that or aah Dianetics and Scientology. There is no other choice because there aren’t any other subjects. Anybody in his right mind isn’t going to take management technology from Russia which is busy going broke. That’s silly. So it leaves you just one choice, so you say anybody who really knew his business in the field of management would have to know the most modern Western mental technology. Well regardless of all of that we are a management corporation.”(24)
That being the case, WISE is being disingenuous in claiming that they can pull out a section of Hubbard’s religious teachings and claim that now they are only promoting a secular product.
WISE TO BE DISSOLVED ACCORDING TO IRS AGREEMENT
On October 1, 1993, The Church of Scientology and many of its corporate entities, including WISE, were granted tax exemption. The IRS and Scientology signed a secret Agreement, leaked by the Wall Street Journal, that required certain things of Scientology and the IRS. The Agreement required that Scientology close their corporate entity World Institute of Scientology Enterprises (WISE). The Agreement states “The members of the CTCC shall, no later than December 31, 1995, effectuate the dissolution of WISE, Inc. and the transfer of all of its assets, including but not limited to its rights to the Scientology religious marks, to the Inspector General Network.” As of June 30, 2001, the California Secretary of State still lists WISE as an active corporation.(25) WISE still has an active web page.(26) WISE is still active in the United States and abroad. David Miscavige in his October 8, 1993 victory speech stated that “Over the last several years we have been expanding our efforts to get LRH’s admin tech into full use. WISE Int. has now set up a new college to train people in this tech. It is called the Hubbard College of Administration and as you can see here, it too is recognized by the IRS!” Apparently, there was no written penalty for not complying with this portion of the Agreement, but obviously, WISE was not dissolved.
WISE AS AN EXTENSION OF SCIENTOLOGY CONTROL
A bulletin written by L. Ron Hubbard has been reprinted in WISE magazine Prosperity several times. It is called “Special Zone Plan” and explains “the Scientologist’s role in life.” This role is to influence groups and organizations. The zone plan envisioned by Hubbard in this bulletin is for each Scientologist to join or enter some group or organization and insert Scientology practices into it. “The cue in all this is don’t seek the co-operation of groups. Don’t ask for permission. Just enter them and start functioning” within the group.(27) WISE, as a branch of Scientology, implements the Special Zone Plan in businesses.
DISSENTING VOICES
Several professionals who have used WISE training and materials have come away highly dissatisfied. Robert Geary, a dentist, took business management courses from Sterling Management, one of the largest management training companies using WISE materials. He wrote:
“I later came to learn that the courses I was taking at Sterling were an introduction to Scientology, although I was not aware of the fact at that time. I now feel that what I was learning at Sterling Management Systems was simply an introduction into Scientology and was making me over into a Scientology salesman.”(28)
Alexander Turbyne wrote in a declaration after taking Sterling Management’s courses “Had I known… that Sterling Management was merely Scientology’s Public Relations Branch, and under direct control of Scientology, I would not have wasted a nickel, much less the amount I spent.”(29)
Ed Hattaway, a chiropractor, joined Scientology through his association with WISE. The costs and pressures from the course work caused him problems;
“I was stressed out, burned out and under EXTREME financial duress from the creditors who had loaned me money to buy my super OT [upper level Scientology courses] abilities! I fell 6 months behind on my mortgage(s), my office rent, my equipment lease and my van… I was incapable of producing at my previous level!”(30)
As can be seen, WISE is actually a recruiting arm for the Church of Scientology disguised as a business technology service. WISE has been used heavily in Europe by Scientology to recruit people through a deceptive and indirect route.
This sort of bait-and-switch method of converting people to a religion is just one of the practices that concern European countries, and should concern the government of the United States as well.
http://www.xenutv.com/blog/?page_id=17
Also here is a video interview of dentists who go into WISE.
A chiropractor and his wife describe how Scientology lured them in through management courses and ultimately harmed their business and their lives.
Part one of five:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3AbDQbORLk&feature=PlayList&p=3B88749B3B9FBB86&index=0
Also Wikipedia:
World Institute of Scientology Enterprises (WISE) is an organization affiliated with the Church of Scientology[1] that educates and assists businesses in the use of management methods and techniques developed by Scientology founder, L. Ron Hubbard, such methods and techniques being, like all of Hubbard’s non-fiction writings, scripture of the Church of Scientology. The stated goal of WISE “is an ethical, sane and prosperous civilization” and “returning to business the values and ethical standards upon which it was founded: honesty, integrity, craftsmanship, rewards for productivity, commitment to the prosperity of entire communities and nations.”[2] However critics of WISE say that its real purpose is dissemination of and recruitment into Scientology[3] and they reference the incorporation papers of WISE which include the statement “It is organized under the Nonprofit Religious Corporation Law primarily for religious purposes. Its purposes are to promote and foster the religious teachings of L. Ron Hubbard in society, and to have and exercise all rights and powers from time to time granted to nonprofit corporations by law.
Membership in WISE means that the owner(s) of the firm have embraced Hubbard’s administrative ideas such as management by statistics and the Org board and have agreed by abide by a certain Code of Ethics which includes arbitration by a WISE mediator of any disputes with another WISE member.[2] That is the basic company membership. If the firm also wants to train its employees in the Hubbard administrative technology using WISE materials then they become a higher-level member.[7] Some employees and prospective employees have objected to this formal training in something that also forms a part of Scientology and a number have filed discrimination lawsuits with mixed results.
WISE Members include e-Republic, which publishes Government Technology and Converge magazines and coordinates the Center for Digital Government. Other affiliated firms include various “alternative health” centers including “The Natural Health Centre” in Redondo Beach, CA which is owned and operated by Dr. Grace Syn
A number of dental firms use the WISE administrative technology in their practices and there have been a number of civil suits and discrimination cases brought by employees objecting to the material with mixed results:
In 2006, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a federal lawsuit against dentist K. Mike Dossett of Plano, Texas, on behalf on Dossett’s former receptionist, Jessica Uretsky. The suit alleges that Uretsky was pressured to study Scientology during mandatory meetings on her own time, and was told to “increase business by concentrating on her phone to make it ring”. [8]
In 2005, dentist Daniel Stewart and his Smile Savers Dentistry in Baltimore, Maryland were sued by former employee Tammy Bright. She accused her employer of religious discrimination for failure to adapt her religious beliefs to Scientology. Devora Lindeman, Stewart’s attorney who is also a Scientologist herself, denied the allegations and said Bright was fired for “poor performance.” (“Woman claims she was fired unfairly over Scientology” by Laura Cadiz, The Baltimore Sun, March 4, 2005)
In 2003, three former employees of Aurora, Ohio dentist C. Aydin Cabi asserted in court that Dr. Cabi dismissed them from their jobs for their refusal to take part in Sterling Management’s Scientology-based seminars. [9]
In 2002, The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit on behalf of former employees of dentist Juan Villareal and Harlingen Family Dentistry in Harlingen, Texas who refused to attend Scientology training courses.[10]
In 1998, dentist Roger N. Carlsten was sued for religious discrimination in the workplace by former employee Susan Morgan, who alleged in court that she was fired for refusing to take a Scientology-filled Hubbard Administrative Technology “statistics” course. A Rhode Island Superior Court jury, however, cleared the dentist of the charges.[11]
In 1994, Christina M. Goudeau of Baton Rouge, Louisiana filed suit against Landmark Dental Care. Goudeau reported she was fired because she was expected to join the Church of Scientology, and to use Scientology practices and terminology in the office.[12]
In 1992, two former assistants of dentist Lyn V. Bates filed suit in Canton, Ohio, claiming they “were continually, against their will, subjected to religious recruitment, proselytizing and brainwashing by defendants in fervent attempts to convert them to the Scientology cult.” (“Dental assistants say firing result of their rejection of Scientology”, by David Knox, Akron Beacon Journal, September 2, 1992)
In 1990, dentist Glover Rowe and his wife Dee claimed to be held forcibly against their will by Scientologists after attending two Sterling management seminars.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Institute_of_Scientology_Enterprises
HOPE THIS HELPS!
Comment by Queen — November 14, 2009 @ 10:51 am
Solutions Magazine is of course published by Silken
The Oregon business search shows that SILKIN MANAGEMENT GROUP is an ASSUMED BUSINESS NAME of HOLLANDER CONSULTANTS, INC, so it’s still Hollander, just wearing a mask.
Silkin Management Group is a scientology front. Silkin publishes “Solutions Magazine” in an attempt to recruit others into Scientology. Its previous name was Hollander Consultants.
Comment by Queen — November 14, 2009 @ 11:11 am
Here is another link which shows the Silken Mgmt. members. Some of them have listed what they have donated to Scientology and what their commission is.
The “OT” numbers above their heads are where they are on Scientology’s “Bridge To Total Freedom”. Of course they are ALL Scientologists.
http://wiki.pdxanon.info/index.php?title=Silkin_Management_Group
Comment by Queen — November 14, 2009 @ 11:36 am
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