I didn't know until this year that the second biggest business in Clearwater, Fla. is $cio (behind tourism) and they control the city pretty much like Disney runs Orlando 50 miles to the east.
I accidentally stumbled across Leah Remini's Scio-expose series on A&E. It's fascinating, particularly if all you know about them are the names of a few celebrities who are members.
Interestingly enough, that area is the seediest, most uncomfortable part of the Florida west coast. I hate heading to Tampa/Clearwater..just entering that county gives me the heebie jeebies. It's the home of scientologists, hookers, strippers and doctors who have been booted out of other states for chronic malpractice. The place is disgusting to say the least... and run by scientologists? Well, there you go.... ...'nuff said.
They're deplorable. They tried to recruit me into their "primer" organisation (which is this "happy, happy kumbaya" type of place, you wouldn't suspect it being a branch of that organisation until you actually try to Google them and learn the connection) and somehow I found a flyer for a Scientologist meet-up in the Bay Area from my trip to San Fransisco. It gives me the creeps every time I find it in my files, I keep it as reminder to be careful (even scarier is I can't even remember how it got there).
Anyway, anytime I'm Googling around for help on mental health issues, I always find paid advertisements (for that primer organisation) on the mental health sites. It's like they prey on vulnerable people (I was suicidal last year, and they were everywhere on those sites). The US government needs to do something about them. But I was watching a Young Turks video the other day, and apparently Scientologists were encouraged to infiltrate the US government to steal incriminating documents back in the '70s or something (can't remember the details, go look up the video on YouTube). Facepalm.
So, I'm still on this organisation's newsletter also (because I'm a curious person like that, I wouldn't unsubscribe). And I cannot believe they had the gall to use the Christmas market attack in Berlin to raise funds! They spun it and made it like, "the number of acts of terror/violence lower when we have presence in a certain area, fund us so we can expand." I was just repulsed. And they say Muslims are the bad guys... I'm not saying any system of belief is "wrong", but this is a cult. It's not a matter of Xenu or what they believe in, rather how the organisation is run that's the issue. It brainwashes and blackmails people, it goes beyond the usual change box at church.
Watch The Young Turk's video if you want to know why/how celebs get caught in it. That said, I am very disappointment that TYT fell for the JetBlue PR stunt. WTF? Even the guy who fell for the bait, the first thing he asked was, "why is she here?" People need to start paying attention. They were so fast with the time Ivanka tagged along to Japan but they fell for this? Come on!
I didn't know until this year that the second biggest business in Clearwater, Fla. is $cio (behind tourism) and they control the city pretty much like Disney runs Orlando 50 miles to the east.
ReplyDeleteWhat an idiot/sucker. That packer money is gonna go quick.
ReplyDeleteI accidentally stumbled across Leah Remini's Scio-expose series on A&E. It's fascinating, particularly if all you know about them are the names of a few celebrities who are members.
ReplyDeleteA fool and his money are soon parted.
ReplyDeletePacker is a meathead.
ReplyDeleteSupposedly, he's down to his last 300 million.
ReplyDeleteMariah may be a diva but she dodged a mess.
ReplyDeleteInterestingly enough, that area is the seediest, most uncomfortable part of the Florida west coast. I hate heading to Tampa/Clearwater..just entering that county gives me the heebie jeebies. It's the home of scientologists, hookers, strippers and doctors who have been booted out of other states for chronic malpractice. The place is disgusting to say the least... and run by scientologists? Well, there you go.... ...'nuff said.
ReplyDeleteYea he should have just given it to Mariah...he might have at least had a chance of getting "something" out of it.
ReplyDeleteLOL. You don't hear that term often anymore. Made me laugh. Going to start using it.
ReplyDeleteit's unbelievable how many rich & famous (some of them r talented) ppl need 'an iron structure & father's like guidance' instead of a free will...
ReplyDeleteHopefully his money will hold off the evil intergalactic overlord Xenu a little while longer! Or at least save him from a David Miscavige beatdown!
ReplyDeleteThe first Hooters was in Clearwater too.
ReplyDeletePretty sure NOT getting something out of it was what caused him to dump her in the first place.
ReplyDeleteAt least Robin Wright stupid to get tangled up in Sean penn
ReplyDeleteWas wise enough to get rid of Ben foster and Scientology
They're deplorable. They tried to recruit me into their "primer" organisation (which is this "happy, happy kumbaya" type of place, you wouldn't suspect it being a branch of that organisation until you actually try to Google them and learn the connection) and somehow I found a flyer for a Scientologist meet-up in the Bay Area from my trip to San Fransisco. It gives me the creeps every time I find it in my files, I keep it as reminder to be careful (even scarier is I can't even remember how it got there).
ReplyDeleteAnyway, anytime I'm Googling around for help on mental health issues, I always find paid advertisements (for that primer organisation) on the mental health sites. It's like they prey on vulnerable people (I was suicidal last year, and they were everywhere on those sites). The US government needs to do something about them. But I was watching a Young Turks video the other day, and apparently Scientologists were encouraged to infiltrate the US government to steal incriminating documents back in the '70s or something (can't remember the details, go look up the video on YouTube). Facepalm.
So, I'm still on this organisation's newsletter also (because I'm a curious person like that, I wouldn't unsubscribe). And I cannot believe they had the gall to use the Christmas market attack in Berlin to raise funds! They spun it and made it like, "the number of acts of terror/violence lower when we have presence in a certain area, fund us so we can expand." I was just repulsed. And they say Muslims are the bad guys... I'm not saying any system of belief is "wrong", but this is a cult. It's not a matter of Xenu or what they believe in, rather how the organisation is run that's the issue. It brainwashes and blackmails people, it goes beyond the usual change box at church.
Watch The Young Turk's video if you want to know why/how celebs get caught in it. That said, I am very disappointment that TYT fell for the JetBlue PR stunt. WTF? Even the guy who fell for the bait, the first thing he asked was, "why is she here?" People need to start paying attention. They were so fast with the time Ivanka tagged along to Japan but they fell for this? Come on!