PseudoScientology

Do as we say, or you may be transferred to the “Rehabilitation Project Force”

The Rehabilitation Project Force, or RPF, is a controversial program set up by the Church of Scientology Sea Organization, intended to rehabilitate members who have not lived up to the Church expectations or have violated certain policies. As part of this program, and in addition to the application of Scientology procedures, members do manual labor tasks around Sea Org bases. There have been some reports of overwork and mistreatment at RPF facilities, and the program can take years to complete. (more…)

Stop the insanity, Tom. You can’t handle it.

Mark Morford - S.F. Chronicle

It is, in a way, a seminal piece of film [the Tom Cruise Video]. It finally removes all doubt that one of the wealthiest and most successful celebrities of this generation is, indisputably, many, many fries short of a Happy Meal. It’s as if you crossed Mitt Romney with Mike Huckabee and rolled it in the hot goo of Ted Haggard and packed it all into the body of a junior-weight high school wrestling champ, with exactly the same level of verbal articulation.

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Scientology Comparative Theology Page

A scholarly study of the beliefs and practices of Dianetics and Scientology. The “Church” of Scientology is less than forthcoming in revealing its entire belief structure to the general public. Scientology publicly claims to be an “applied religious philosophy”, as well as being compatible with other religious belief systems. However, the private upper levels of Scientology introduce many concepts that stretch the definition of “compatible”, and L. Ron Hubbard says many uncomplimentary things about religion in general and Christianity in particular. This website explores the beliefs and practices of Scientology, then compares those beliefs and practices to those of Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and Buddhism.

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You can’t handle the truth

L. Ron Hubbard was a pulp science fiction writer who wrote Dianetics and founded Scientology. He died in 1986. Scientology falsely claims he was a war hero, philathropist, and Ph.D. In fact, he was a drug abuser, a bigamist, and a liar.

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What They Say About Scientology

“[The court record is] replete with evidence [that Scientology] is nothing in reality but a vast enterprise to extract the maximum amount of money from its adepts by pseudo scientific theories … and to exercise a kind of blackmail against persons who do not wish to continue with their sect … The organization clearly is schizophrenic and paranoid, and this bizarre combination seems to be a reflection of its founder, L.Ron Hubbard.”

– Judge Paul Breckenridge Jr., Los Angeles Superior Court (1994)

Amazing Scientology Factoids - Wikipedia

L. Ron Hubbard used the term Incident in a specific context for auditing in Scientology and Dianetics: the description of space opera events in our Universe’s distant past, involving alien interventions in our past lives. It is a basic belief of Scientology that a human being is actually an immortal spiritual being, termed a thetan, that is presently trapped on planet Earth in a “meat body”. The thetan has had innumerable past lives and it is accepted in Scientology that lives antedating the thetan’s arrival on Earth lived in extraterrestrial cultures.

In his writings and lectures, Hubbard describes many key Incidents said to have occurred to thetans during the past few trillionyears. Generally speaking, these followed a consistent pattern. A hostile alien civilization would capture free thetans and brainwash them with implants designed to confuse them or otherwise render them more amenable to control. Often, instances of implantation are termed Incidents, while the subject of the implants are often termed Goals, although these are not set-in-stone rules. Not all Incidents deal with implants; some are simply unusual and traumatic events said to have happened to thetans millions of years ago.

This trauma is said to linger for trillions of years and causes unresolved psychological problems in the present day. According to Hubbard, only Scientology methods can resolve the burdens left by such traumas.

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Gee whiz Uncle Ron, that’s a really far out story. It’s kind of scary too, but lots better than your other stories. I hope it helps you make some money to pay your bills. If you make it into a book I’ll be sure to buy a copy next time I go to the drug store. 

Scientologists play hardball … to be exact!

St. Petersburg Times, published January 28, 1998

When prosecutors filed charges in the death of Scientologist Lisa McPherson, the Clearwater-based Church of Scientology — the defendant — had one clear response: (more…)

The Scientology Story

by Joel Sappell and Robert W. Welkos — a six-part series in the Los Angeles Times, June 24-29, 1990.

What is Scientology? (more…)

Story of Jesse Prince …

[August 15, 1998]

Jesse Prince left Scientology in 1992, after practicing Scientology and working for Scientology for 16 years, during which he reached Scientology’s highest ranks. Prince served as second-in-command of one of Scientology’s main organizations, the powerful Religious Technology Center (RTC), and on RTC’s Board of Directors.

Since leaving in 1992, Prince has worked to put his life in order, but has not spoken publicly about his experience in Scientology - until now.

Prince’s silence was due to his vast knowledge of criminal activities pervading Scientology, his possible culpability for having partaken in illegal acts on behalf of Scientology, and his fear of Scientology’s vengeance (indeed he has received death threats after going public with only a few details of his experience).

On August 14, 1998, an affidavit by Jesse Prince was filed in the Denver Federal Court in conjunction with the FACTNet-Scientology lawsuit. This affidavit exposes a vast system of criminality pervading Scientology, rooted in Scientology’s leadership.

* The Jesse Prince Story, Part I [August 3, 1998]
* The Jesse Prince Story, Part II [August 4, 1998]
* The Jesse Prince Story, Part III [August 6, 1998]