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I was raised a Scientologist from the age of 6. Since I first spoke out to the then St Petersburg Times in 2009, I have done all I could to bring about change to end the abuses within the church. The philosophy of Scientology is not the same as the organization and its practices. There is much in the subject of Scientology that is harmless and makes sense to people.
Mike Rinder's Blog
6h ago
This article is from last year, but I never got around to commenting on it. Not sure what happened to this exemption, it doesn’t really matter in the overall scheme of things. They will still require Scientologists to sign a draconian agreement before they can buy their mandatory $5000 Easy Bake Oven E-meter ..read more
Mike Rinder's Blog
1d ago
I recently became aware of a condition known as Dependent Personality Disorder (DPD). Apparently it is quite common, and includes an inability to make everyday decisions without an excessive amount of advice and reassurance from others. People with DPD are often attracted to cults (and remain in them) because of the control cults exercise over ..read more
Mike Rinder's Blog
3d ago
True to form, scientology has been hawking the “special leatherbound, silver foil embossed edition” of Dianetics following the org reduction and eradication ribbon cutting event where they pretended Miscavige was present when he had pre-recorded his speech from inside the building days previously (Alex Barnes-Ross did an excellent analysis of this). This is ..read more
Mike Rinder's Blog
3d ago
Scientology continues to foist off blatant lies about L. Ron Hubbard. The “LRH Biographer,” Dan Sherman, was never going to produce the authoritative biography of Hubbard because there are so many things that are provable lies about what he claimed about his accomplishments and so many unpleasant aspects of his life, especially his ..read more
Mike Rinder's Blog
4d ago
This article illustrates how insane and destructive this Miscavige ideal org plan is. Though it is essentially a real estate investment scheme, because of the arbitrary requirements Miscavige made part of his program, some absolutely catastrophic decisions have been made that have not only harmed the orgs concerned, but have also lost tens of millions ..read more
Mike Rinder's Blog
5d ago
See earlier posts in this series: Sociopathy: What is a Sociopath? Sociopathy Part 2: The Traits of a Sociopath Sociopathy Part 3: The Creation of “Its” Sociopathy Part 4: The Importance of Authority and Obedience Sociopathy Part 5: The Covetous Sociopath Sociopathy Part 6: The Tools of the Trade Sociopathy Part 7: Gaslighting ..read more
Mike Rinder's Blog
6d ago
An acknowledgement brunch… Translation — cheese in the mousetrap. The regges are waiting. Learn how to be cause over your own art I am left wondering, how can anyone NOT be cause over their own art? It’s not someone else’s art? Come for the tacos… They need something because the “Call Center ..read more
Mike Rinder's Blog
1w ago
Bruce Rector has assumed the position of mayor of Clearwater. He is off to an inglorious start. As a prominent scientologist buys the building that houses the City of Clearwater’s government offices, Rector is “hopeful the city’s relationship with the church improves, so they can work together to revitalize downtown.” I guess he hasn’t been ..read more
Mike Rinder's Blog
1w ago
See earlier posts in this series: Sociopathy: What is a Sociopath? Sociopathy Part 2: The Traits of a Sociopath Sociopathy Part 3: The Creation of “Its” Sociopathy Part 4: The Importance of Authority and Obedience Sociopathy Part 5: The Covetous Sociopath Sociopathy Part 6: The Tools of the Trade Dr. Stout explains the phenomenon ..read more
Mike Rinder's Blog
1w ago
Long term, prominent Clearwater scientologist Ray Cassano is pitching the sale of Emily’s restaurant. It’s been there for decades. It has direct line of sight to the Ft Harrison and SP Building. Obviously a smart move to promote this to scientologists. It’s desirable because of it’s location — even if it’s bought and sits empty ..read more