The current edition of Scientology’s Freedom Magazine, dedicated to aggressively forwarding its campaign to take control of the city of Clearwater, FL is filled with articles painting COS as a benign benefactor who only wants what’s best for the city. Certainly this poor, misunderstood organization, so wrongly persecuted and attacked for no reason is only […]
Read More The Lies Just Never Stop“Scientology has no dogma. It does not demand of you that you be or believe anything at all.” —John Logothetis, https://www.standleague.org/blog/how-does-it-feel-to-be-a-scientologist.html “Certain characteristics are generally attributed to churches. These attributes of a church have been developed by the IRS and by court decisions. They include: Distinct legal existence Recognized creed and form of worship Definite […]
Read More The Conflict that is Scientology Dogma“Although there is no policy or Scriptural mandate expressly requiring Scientologists to renounce other religious beliefs or membership in other churches, as a practical matter Scientologists are expected to and do become fully devoted to Scientology to the exclusion of other faiths. As Scientologists, they are required to look only to Scientology Scriptures for the […]
Read More Religious ConfusionMailed out May 18th, 2019 Eric M Thorson Inspector General Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20220 Inspector General Thorson: The IRS guidelines for the retention of a Religious Tax Exemption state that the organization “must not devote a substantial part of their activities to attempting to influence legislation”. The Scientology […]
Read More Letter to Inspector General Eric Thorson“Jeopardizing Tax-Exempt Status All IRC Section 501(c)(3) organizations, including churches and religious organizations, must abide by certain rules: • their net earnings may not inure to any private shareholder or individual; • they must not provide a substantial benefit to private interests; • they must not devote a substantial part of their activities to attempting […]
Read More Crime and Abuse are not Protected Religious BeliefsOn March 14th, 2009 Scientology proudly announced the grand reopening of the historic Ft. Harrison Hotel in downtown Clearwater, FL. https://www.scientology.org/scientology-today/church-openings/the-landmark-fort-harrison-fully-restored.html In his usual smarmy style, Captain David Miscavige yanked his ribbon and made a speech notable for the promises made to the people of the town he had infiltrated. After getting their foot firmly […]
Read More No Room At The InnSometimes we forget… Leah Remini was involved in Scientology from a young age. It shaped her whole world and everything in it. She believed, wholeheartedly that what she was doing, what she was standing up for, was right and true and for the good of all Mankind. She wanted to help. For her, as for […]
Read More Leah Remini was a Scientologist, too.Where is The Missing Queen? Thanks to Tony Ortega we were able to watch the 60 Minutes Australia piece about Scientology and the missing Shelley Miscavige. The three part video can be seen here: https://tonyortega.org/2019/02/10/an-austin-powers-scientology-party-sure-anything-to-get-locals-to-fork-over-cash/ Whilst watching this show several things stood out that are worth looking at. The first was when Leah Remini told […]
Read More Thoughts on 60 Minutes AustraliaWhen Scientology set out to destroy Paulette Cooper in order to stop her from writing anything further about their organization they had someone steal her personal stationery with her fingerprints on it. They subsequently used that stationery to write bomb threats against themselves which resulted in Ms Cooper being charged. Fortunately for Ms Cooper, the […]
Read More More Broken Laws and the Deafening SilenceWhere do terrorists come from? Do they suddenly appear from nowhere, armed and ready to subjugate and control? Does it take guns and IEDs to define a terroristic act? According to 18 U.S. Code § 2331. Definitions: “(5) the term “domestic terrorism” means activities that— (A) involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation […]
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Confront And Shatter 