Those Who Have Been Harmed By Scientology Deserve Justice
All those awards, all those book sales, all those hero-worshipping praises. And still, no justice for Scientology’s victims.
Mark Rathbun
What Mike Rinder Did As The Head of Scientology’s Office of Special Affairs for 22 Yrs
This affidavit, filed in the Ken Dandar case, shows the daily routine that Mike Rinder lived as the Commanding Officer of the Office of Special Affairs for 22 years under David Miscavige.
Scientology’s Criminal Network Revealed by Mark Rathbun
This deposition reveals the network that Miscavige, Rinder & Rathbun set up to control the outcomes of legal cases for Scientology in Pinellas county Florida.
Flo Barnett, Marty Rathbun & Special Project L
Marty Rathbun operating for David Miscavige’s “Special Project L” was assigned to handle Flo Barnett, Miscavige’s Mother in Law & Shelly Miscavige’s Mother.
Marty Rathbun’s Back and – This Time – He’s Pissed!
If you first assume that both Marty Rathbun and Mike Rinder are lying, and this is all just a big, elaborate costume drama, you will be a lot less confused.
Marty Rathbun Re-Emerges
In a blog post dated 27 July 2020, Marty Rathbun re-emerged to corroborate some of the experiences of Corey Andrews, Steven Mango and myself in dealing with the hyper-controlling cult-like tribalism of Celebrity Anti-Scientology.
Tony Ortega Should Publicly Apologize to Carmen Llywelyn
This Ex-Scientologist is courageously putting herself out there and warning the public about the abuses she has personally witnessed in Scientology, and while she is in the middle of doing that, Tony Ortega tries to discredit her on his blog.
Do Tony Ortega & Chris Shelton Take Money from Karen De La Carriere?
Does Karen De La Carriere pay money to Tony Ortega and Chris Shelton to post what she wants?
Gerry Armstrong Details the Scientology Fair Game Operations Against Him
Until these acts have been detailed and thoroughly condemned by Mike Rider and Marty Rathbun, and legal amends made to Gerry Armstrong for what they did to him, they can’t claim to be “whistleblowers”.
Did Indy OSA Just Screw the Pooch? Marty Rathbun & Karen De La Carriere
Marty Rathbun wrote a post last September that is more relevant than ever, thanks to Indy OSA turning intelligence into Black PR.
Alanzo’s Top 5 Criticisms of Tony Ortega & His Underground Bunker
Tony Ortega is one of the most valuable critics of Scientology ever. But is he so biased that, over time, you can start to live in a delusional world about Scientology? I think so.
Gerry Armstrong’s Open Letter to Alex Gibney Regarding Mike Rinder and Marty Rathbun
Everyone should know the story of Gerry Armstrong. Because if it was not for Gerry Armstrong, LRH, Marty, Mike and Dave might have gotten away with the whole thing.
Smarm & Exploitation in Louis Theroux’s My Scientology Movie
If you’ve written enough screenplays, you learn that the main difference between the good guy and the bad guy in a movie is that for one, you know his motives for the actions he takes … Read more
The Phases In and Out of Scientology & Ex-Scientology
Many people have listed the parts of Scientology involvement, especially Arnie Lerma at his seminal Lermanet.com blog. This is one I developed for a project I am working on.
Alanzo’s Bio: In & Out of Scientology & Anti-Scientology
I left the Church of Scientology after 16 years, becoming an outspoken critic of them in 1999. I’ve been thinking and writing about Scientology and cults for 36 years, in and out of both. Of … Read more
Mike Rinder Bans Commenter From His Blog For Posting Link to US Senate Investigation Into BackPage.com
Mike Rinder Anti-Scientology vs. Mike Rinder Scientology: a great real life example of what happens when your friends and your group are more important than the truth. If you would like to see the same … Read more
Are All Ex-Scientologists Crazy? Chris Shelton Seems to Think So!
My point is not that there is no damage that comes from having been involved with Scientology. My point is that these assumptions must be examined critically before making these generalizations about Ex-Scientologists – and especially before adopting these assumptions for yourself as an Ex.
Aaron Smith-Levin Calls Out Tony Ortega for Trying to Undermine Him
Is Tony Ortega is trying to undermine yet another Ex-Scientologist? Ex-Scientologists that Tony Ortega has undermined: Carmen Llewelyn Marty and Monique Rathbun Mike Berman And now Aaron Smith-Levin And those are just the ones … Read more
Is Marty Rathbun Working for the Church of Scientology?
Stubborn & persistent speculation on Marty Rathbun continues to spread like a rash. Even Academy Award winning writer/director Paul Haggis has gotten himself in on the speculation by giving us either/or scenarios which seem to … Read more
Marty Rathbun’s 1st Video Talking About Scientology and the Aftermath
Here, Marty is describing a scene that appears to be an impromptu discussion in a car between Mike Rinder and Leah Remini in the final episode of Season 1 of Scientology and the Aftermath. But … Read more
People Who Have Been Harmed By Scientology Deserve Justice
And they deserve closure. No person who is loyal and sycophantic to those who refuse to provide the information necessary to help people who have been harmed by Scientology are likely to be a credible … Read more
Marty Rathbun’s Blind Spots on L Ron Hubbard and Scientology
The sooner you take the blind spots off of your view of L Ron Hubbard and his spiritual deception called Scientology, the better off you are. It’s like removing a band aid, or getting your privates … Read more
Disconnection? Really?? Is That All There is to Scientology “Criminality and Abuse”?
The main thing wrong with Scientology is that you might end up disconnecting from someone in your family? After all this time, is that all we’ve got?
Marty Rathbun & Mike Rinder Need to Come Fully Clean
I left the Church of Scientology in 2000, and have been doing what I can to warn the public about the lies and abuse that L. Ron Hubbard and the executives of the Church of … Read more
What Are AntiScientologists & the AntiCult Movement Trying to Achieve?
A valued contributor to this blog, Richard, said something that made me realize a whole bunch of things about Tony Ortega and his Underground Bunker, ESMB, and all the other outlets of the Anti-Scientology Mafia … Read more
Dead Agent Post Mortem: Why Did David Miscavige Burn Marty Rathbun?
“Knowledge of the enemy’s dispositions can only be obtained from other men. Hence the use of spies, of whom there are five classes: (1) Local spies; (2) inward spies; (3) converted spies; (4) doomed spies; … Read more
An Example of What Post-Ex Is Not
I am presenting this piece of writing which appeared on ESMB recently as an example of what I believe to be a pathological state of mind for an Ex-Scientologist to develop. This particular Ex-Scientologist has … Read more
Paul Haggis Provides False Choice on How That Email Ended Up in Church Hands
Yesterday, in the comments section of my blog, I provided the link to a post that Marty Rathbun wrote in December of 2009 about his wordpress blog account being hacked. That post was written four … Read more
Marty Rathbun’s Discussion of Paul Haggis Going Clear – In Context
The video above – a tweet that is presently pinned to the top of Freedom Media and Ethics Twitter profile – features an edited snippet, taken out of context, where Marty Rathbun is discussing what went on behind the scenes with Paul Haggis, Lawrence Wright, Alex Gibney and others in producing Going Clear, the book and the movie.
The Incomparable Miss Tia on Having Been a Denizen of The Underground Bunker
If I were to pinpoint exactly when my disillusionment began with Scientology watching, I’d have to say the seed was planted with the Going Clear premiere.
Marty Rathbun’s 2nd Video on Leah Remini’s Scientology & the Aftermath
Marty brings up the promise of legal action by Mike and Leah at the end of Season 1 of Scientology & the Aftermath. Marty claims that he and Mike went to a top-tier legal firm … Read more