What John Sweeney Means to Me
And you look at John Sweeney today. And you wonder – did all that intelligence work make him start drinking heavily, and eventually lose his mind?
AntiCults
AntiCults exist for every Cult.
An out-group of people who were former members of any religion, or minority religion, have always existed to protest their former religious or spiritual belief.
They have simply come to realize a loss of faith.
That loss of faith is colossally disorienting. All people use their ideology or belief system to make sense of the world. So when your sense-making system collapses on you, you feel a certain sense of fuckness for a short, or a long, while.
AntiCults exist where people take up the AntiCult Ideology, mostly promulgated by Lifton and Hassan.
Influenced by anticultism, they deny their own choices made to get involved in their own previous religious pursuit and turn all those personal decisions into things they were ‘brainwashed’ to believe against their will and consent.
AntiCults must be critically examined, and questioned, as closely as Cults.
The Blind Hypocrisy of Offended Anti-Scientologists
Anti-Scientologists reduce their own cognitive dissonance the same way Scientologists do – by remaining blind to what they say and do to their “enemies”.
The ESMB Thread on AlanzosBlog!
It’s the AlanzosBlog discussion of ESMB discussion on AlanzosBlog!
Indy Efforts at Reforming Scientology Should Be An Important Part of the Solution
The end of Scientology abuse will come though many different routes, but it is clear now that it must mostly come from Independent Scientologists themselves.
Tony Ortega and Ray Jeffrey Desperately Attempt to Control the Narrative, and Herd Ex-Scientologist’s Thinking
Tony’s single hypothesis, which he’s riding like a little hobby horse in a futile attempt to herd Ex-Scientologists thinking (Ex-Scientologists who know more about Scientology than Tony Ortega and Ray Jeffrey ever will) has holes as big as the open range.
Guest Post: “Rituals” by StatPush
I am eternally grateful to Rathbun & Rinder for what they’ve done. They’ve paid their “debt” for any wrongdoing. What their life must have been like. I wouldn’t trade places. Would you?
Therouxs Re-Enactments in Scientology Documentary Criticized
“The ‘re-creation’ was in fact a creation,” Rathbun wrote on his blog in September.
Some Well-Deserved Skepticism of Tony Ortega’s Smugness Emerges at the Underground Bunker
Views: 0 …”those who speculated that Rathbun had secretly settled will be feeling justifiably smug today”. – Tony Ortega Underground Bunker posters “8675309” and “Peacemaker” asked some important questions in the Underground Bunker a couple … Read more
Eating Crow: Tony Ortega Produces Dani Lemberger
I have to say that Tony Ortega hit it out of the park this morning. Not only did he publish evidence of probable criminal activity and cover up by members of the Church of Scientology in the Danny Masterson case, but he also produced Dani Lemberger, who said…
Over at the Breitbart of Anti-Scientology Tribalism, Few Have Questions For Tony Ortega
It is probably far-fetched to think that the Church’s attorney is lying. But we still need to know how, exactly, he got this email.
Information Disease
A broader perspective, a wider context, and an array of diverse sources of ideas and information are the cures for information disease.
The Insidious Cognitive Distortion That Fools You Into Thinking You Understand Someone When You Don’t
There is no substitute for being willing to see things from someone else’s perspective when you are in a disagreement or dispute with them.
Ray Jeffrey Whinges to the Outer Banks Faithful
If Ray Jeffrey is going to accuse his former client publicly of stealing from him then he has an obligation to prove it.
Embracement
Views: 0 How can fervent Churchie Elizabeth Moss (as she has been described by the tribal leaders of the anti-Scientology “movement”) possibly be doing a TV series with Ex-Scientologist Nicole Kidman? Oh I know! What’s … Read more
Michelle Sterling Allows ESMB to be Filled With Spam
Views: 0Apparently, nobody’s running the store over at the Ex-Scientologist Message Board since Ethercat left suddenly a few months ago, refusing to comment on what made her leave. I guess this is how ESMB will … Read more
Conspiracy Theories on Scientology and the Aftermath
Views: 0A conspiracy theory is a kind of escape hatch any believer can retreat to whenever his belief system is challenged. They are a kind of catch-all defense. And the best part of a conspiracy … Read more
Aaron Smith-Levin Talks to Geir Isene on Post-Ex Scientology
Geir Isene, Ex-Scientologist extraordinaire, talks to Aaron Smith Levin about his journey through Scientology and Ex-Scientology, and out the other side.
Hana Whitfield on Working With L Ron Hubbard
Views: 0Hana Whitfield was a loyal Sea Org Member in the Church of Scientology for over 22 years, working directly with L . Ron Hubbard for much of that time. Since leaving the Church of … Read more
Lovebombing Justin Rybacki
Views: 0The Underground Bunker rushed to re-capture their self-awarded crowns as the world’s greatest humanitarians today with a post about Ex-Scientologist Justin Rybacki, complete with a GoFundMe page to help him get on his feet … Read more
In 2018, Tony Ortega Lets His Atheist Hate Flag Fly!
Tony Ortega’s Atheist Hate Flag isn’t the only way to see yourself as an Ex-Scientologist. The way he sees you is false and damaging to Ex.