I'm so proud of these 15 individuals for overcoming their fear and speaking. As the SP Times headline says, there's strength in numbers. I hope more will join them in speaking the truth about what happened to them and to others in Scientology.

For anyone interested in learning more about David Miscavige and Scientology, have a look at www.whyweprotest.net

thank you

The tide is turning against the cult and its days are numbered less and less each and every year.
Why? Because more and more ex-scientologists are less afraid of "fair Game" retaliations from the cult's brain-washed Ronbot's and are exposing the truth.
To my fellow ex-scientologists--- thanks for your courage!!!
THE RONBOT HUNTER
All Rights Reserved

More and more US newspapers should publish this report, along with the previous reports from the SP Times. If $cientology refunds all the taxes they have stolen from American people, the recession will be a thing of the past.

The facade is starting to crumble.

Thanks for spreading the news of this excellent St. Petersburg Times series. It's important that people all over the world are tipped of to what an abusive scam this organization is.

However, you need look no further than your own area for the presence of this insidious con game which cynically cloaks itself as a religion.

What about it, Baltimore Sun? How about a piece on Scientology in your area? That would take some chutzpah. SP Times has it, apparently. Do you?

Superb. It's like every honest journalist who's been too scared to speak for the last 40 years has just been given a ticket to the all-you-can-eat buffet of CoS's corpse.

The ball is truly rolling with momentum now. They'll never handle this flap.

Wow, scientology is worse than I thought.

When they aren't busy deceiving vulnerable people, and sucking huge amounts of money out of people, Scientology is all about PR, lies, and attacking the accuser.

Hubbard flunked out of college, bought a mail-order doctorate and went around as "Dr. Hubbard" for a few years.

The chain smoking Hubbard preached that smoking more cigarettes could CURE and prevent cancer, not cause it, since he claimed that smoking was instrumental in ridding of the body of radiation, which he knew was the ONLY cause of cancer. (He learned this through his inter-galactic space travels.)

Scientology turns out mini-Hubbards, like Tom Cruise, or some of these former executives. They are high school dropouts, spend years in Scientology, and come out "authorities on the mind," claiming to have all the answers to the universe, and they are ready to take over the entire planet. (Their plan for world domination is not hidden.)

Their brainwashing scam is run like a political machine, with methods that have been compared to the mafia.

David Miscavige, their tyrant at the top, is holding this house of cards up, with coercion and lies, in the grand Hubbard tradition. Hubbard did a lot of cruel things, but Miscavige has added a mean twist to things for the top executives especially. Plus, he collects and loves guns.

Unlike Hubbard, Miscavige grew up in the world of the cult. His reality is the fantasy Hubbard created.

Miscavige's violent streak, is just the tip of the iceberg, in the problems with Scientology. The CIA and FBI should follow Miscavige and Scientology very closely. Scientology could be nearing a critical melt-down time.

Wow. Excellent peice. The scientology cult has been in the lime light over the passed year what with the whole Anonymous vs. Scientology thing, but i never knew Scientology was actually physically abusing members. Why have assault charges not been filed against Miscaviage?

A big thank you to the people at the Baltimore Sun for directing their readers to the SP Times articles.

When will the government and law enforcement step in and stop this abusive, scamming cult? It is way overdue!

Tax this cult!

One more thing. If these allegations made by ex-members against the abusive David Miscavige were false, Scientology would be using their millions, and their legal staff, to sue these ex-members into ruin.

Scientology spent close to 10+ million dollars suing TIME magazine for the cover story TIME did years ago, which compared Scientology to the mafia. TIME magazine won. Scientology does operate like the mafia. Many people die or are driven to suicide while in Scientology.

The allegations are not false, and Scientology does not have a legal leg to stand on, and they will not sue, because they know that the attention this would draw to their abusive tiny tyrant David Miscavige, and scam in general, would cause a swift collapse .

Note: once the Office of Special Affairs gets wind of this article (the COS black opps division), they will spam these comments with Christian bashing statements to try to diminish the allegations against David Miscavige. That the COS "Pope" is a homicidal barbarian can't be diminished. It, indeed, proves that this is a mind controlling CULT.

To preempt any Scientology shills that may post here:

1. Tommy Davis (Scientology Spokesperson) admits to Rathburn & Rinder beating people on at least 50 seperate occasions. Even if it wasn't Miscaviage doing the beating, why was anyone allowed to beat staff over 50 times?

2. They'll say to read the other side of the story at FreedomMag.Org. Everyone do this, please. It's 80 pages of pure crazy including PI pictures of the complainants houses, confidential medical information and Batman supervillian names. This is their response? Seriously, it's more crazy and hilarious then anything else you'll ready today.

I grew up in this cult. When they say "Scientology: its worse than you think.", they hit the nail on the head.

This is a "religion" based on money and power and secrets. Of course your going to have all the nasty by-products of those values , like violence and human rights abuses and deception. These were common when I was a scino child in the 70's. Looks like its only gotten worse in the last 20 years.

The operative word here is "allegations." So many people are quick to jump to conclusions. None of these allegations have been proven yet, and they come from the mouths of disgruntled former scientologists who have personal motivation in confirming the allegations. Let us not let the color of bias affect our thinking. I think it is sad in this day and age that such religious bigotry still exists.

The operative word here is "allegations." So many people are quick to jump to conclusions. None of these allegations have been proven yet, and they come from the mouths of disgruntled former scientologists who have personal motivation in confirming the allegations. Let us not let the color of bias affect our thinking. I think it is sad in this day and age that such religious bigotry still exists.

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/faith/2009/08/scientology_miscavige_st_peter.html

I for one would like to take a look at this on a neutral playing field. On one hand you have allegations made by former members of the Church of Scientology. These are still allegations and have yet not been proven under the Court of Law.

On the other hand you have a new religion that is very different from the common Catholic religion most "Americans" practice.

I quote "Americans" because in all honesty America is made up of multiple race and religious backgrounds, from American Muslims, American Buddhist, Jewish Americans, and so on.

But to get back to my original point, Scientology is a new religion, and being the new kid on the block, not to mention that their religion is very different from many other religions, they are subject to ridicule and bias news report from gossip media and blogs.

Throughout history every religion has gone through a ridicule and acceptance phase. From Judaism, Christianity, Hindu, Kabbalah, Zen Buddhism, and the list goes on. You will find more allegations in Christianity than any other religion.

In conclusion, this is yet another phase of history in which culture overtime accepts yet a new religion. Until these allegations are proven under a Court of Law, this may be the perfect opportunity for “real” news reporters such as The Baltimore Sun to explore this new religion - The Good, The Bad, and The Understanding of it.

FYI: The St. Petersburg Times is located in Clear Water Florida. I wonder if they have a personal vendetta against the Church of Scientology. Only time will tell.

To P. Collins:

It's religious bigotry to think people shouldn't be beaten?

Also see point 1) in my comment a couple above yours. The church spokesperson CONFIRMS that there were at least 50 seperate cases of abuse. That's not an allegation, that's confirmation.

The question is do people still get beaten and why was it allowed to happen 49 more times then it should have?

Remember the time you first heard about the Catholic priests abusing kids?

Think about your reaction at the time - disbelieve, anger. Whatever it was, I am confident you wanted these allegations seriouly investigated. I am sure that you'd not have it.

Now, read the comments by Jason and P. Collins again.

Than, please remember Jonestown, Heaven's Gate and Waco, the next time you see their stress test tables.

Run, Katie, Run!

The fear of most of the ex-scientologists of retaliation by the Ronbot's attorneys is what keeps us from completely exposing the Cult. The Ronbot attorneys have one weakness/fear -- they fear the one who can obtain where their bonds and policies are hidden (THE CLERK OF THE COURT HAS THE INFO!!!). Once you know the bond company and all details of their bonds you can cause them to lose their jobs as judges and attorneys and also put a claim on all those who brought a suit against you from the clerk of the court to the officer in the room.

You can also go after the bonds and policies of the cult too, once the court, the judges and attorneys fail to defend their own bonds. But you need to be a sovereign and obtain the methods available to any one.

Every single attorney will not admit this fact, but people I know have caused judges to seek jobs at wal-mart.

THE RONBOT HUNTER
a sovereign living man
All Rights Reserved, Without Prejudice U.C.C. §1-308 & U.C.C. §1-103.

note that the comment by Ian Walton starts out identically to the comment by P. Collins-- that's because they are one in the same person. Ex scientology "OSA" staff member Tory Christman warned about this-- when she was with the OSA black opps department, they required her to sign up under countless straw accounts and spam internet sites, pretending to be many people, in an attempt to silence COS critics with allegations of "bigotry" whenever anyone exposed COS crimes. What kind of "church" has a black opps department?

There are MORE THAN 500 ex-members of scientology who have spoken out on what is going on there:

http://wiki.whyweprotest.net/List_of_ex-Scientologists_who_have_spoken_out

Jason, I think charges (and lawsuits) have been filed vs. Miscavige and Heber Jentzsch--that's why they are on the run and have not been seen in over a year.

rinder's pulic. that's it for the COS, he knows EVERYTHING. if he's public, he's talked to the feds within the last year.

dollars to donuts, the a metric asston of charges coming down the pipeline in the next few months, the feds are currently in the laissez fair stage colllecting more evedence before announcing.

Scientology:
A man writing sci-fi for pennies-a-word thinks there's a better way
He rewrites Freudian psychology of a subconscious plagued with bad memories
He charges sci-fi fans to get rid of them using hypnosis
The helpless eat up the rhetoric for thousands of dollars
The old guy gets rich and goes sailing with 14 year old girls
The US Government charges the old fart with practicing medicine
He turns his business into a religion
The church infiltrates the FBI and the guy’s wife goes to jail
Lisa McPherson dies while under church care
The church continues the con using personality tests and a bridge to nowhere
The old guy goes nuts and writes about UFOs, space stations and alien spirits
The church gets richer selling the space secrets at higher levels
The old guy dies in seclusion
A midget takes over the church
The church sets up front groups for recruiting
The church gets narcissistic actors to join for legitimacy
The midget is accused of abuse

Did I forget anything?

:-)

"David hit me! Boo hoo!"

Poor fifteen guys! David probably messed up their whole evening!

This is out of several thousand, by the way. I've no idea how many staff there are at Flag these days, but it must be getting on for five figures.

Well, 15 of these guys couldn't take the pressure and broke their religious vows and walked out the door. They broke solemn oaths and promises.

Now I don't know that David actually hit these guys. They are NONE of them truthful - ALL of them broke contracts - so I don't know whether we can rely on their word. But, let's say, for the sake of argument that David did tap a couple of them on the bonce.

One wonders what they actually did to bring the bonce tapping about.

I've met this David guy, you see and he isn't one to have tantrums and go in for bonce tapping. Unless there is cause for it.

Methinks the whole story is not being told!

"Mum! He hit my hand with his chin!"

What's a bonce? I guess I will look it up in the Scientology dictionary. I don't want to risk a misunderstood.

They don't investigate. They don't admit partial blame. They don't take responsibility. They deny, deny, deny then attack the attackers.

BnThDnTh writes: "Did I forget anything?"

Yes, you forgot to direct readers to:

http://scientologymyths.info

... where your list of accusations, myths and ad hominem gets debunked.

Lake you are invalid.

Everyone else find your own truth:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnUbdAw9V4Y
www.xenu.net
www.xenutv.com
www.lisamcpherson.org
www.tampabay.com/specials/2009/reports/project
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b_uoLv3aO8
www.whyweprotest.net/en
www.exscientologykids.com
theunfunnytruth.ytmnd.com
www.torymagoo.org
www.gerryarmstrong.org
www.scientology-lies.com
www.forum.exscn.net
www.ronthenut.org
www.crackpots.org
www.factnet.org
www.lermanet.com
www.whyaretheydead.info
www.xenu-directory.net
www.holysmoke.org
whatstheharm.net/scientology.html
www.fairgamed.org
www.suppressiveperson.org
www.ex-cult.org/Groups/Scientology
www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Fishman
www.ezlink.com/~perry/CoS/Theology/scndoc.htm
www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Library/index.html
www.modemac.com/cgi-bin/wiki.pl/An_Introduction_to_Scientology
www.wiseoldgoat.com/papers-scientology/hubbard.html
www.newsfrombree.co.uk/stolgy_0.htm
www.skeptictank.org/nl/nutl352.htm
www.altreligionscientology.org
www.cultnews.com/?cat=126
www.disinfo.com/archive/pages/dossier/id29/pg1/index.html
stopscientology.blogspot.com
www.angrychristiannews.com/Resources.html
home.snafu.de/tilman/mystory/applied.html
forums.whyweprotest.net/123-leaks-legal/list-leaked-tape-r2r-sets-w-download-links-46769
www2.thecia.net/users/rnewman/scientology/home.html
www.xs4all.nl/~kspaink/fishman/home.html
video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6812164614976718979
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_w-YWwC1lI
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKpjKz1YqUY
www.youtube.com/watch?v=koLeIaYKP1I
www.youtube.com/watch?v=31xgxdFnq1Q

+++++IN NEED OF ADVICE/HELP++++++++++++++++++

Hello all,
Last year my boyfriend was taking pictures in a downtown Clearwater parking garage (for which he had paid the "city" to park in...) and was taking pictures of the sunset. He likes to take pictures and thought it would be a good location to shoot from.

He was suddenly RUSHED by the "CHURCHES" security, they took pictures of him, told him to leave and never come back... In the following days, he was mailed numerous documentation from the church that stated he was the leader of Anonymus and they attempted to place an injunction on him and 20-25 others:

Please read:
http://www.sptimes.com/2008/03/12/images/Scientologyinjunction.pdf

they also sent video of anonymous threats. it was actually scary. it was the church basically saying "we know what you have planned for us".

He has been a Clearwater resident since birth, and has never been affiliated with anonymous OR Scientology.

The case was thrown out by the court against all of the defendants... "anonymous".

From research I have done on this it happened that he had taken pictures on the wrong day, close to L. Ronnie's B-day when security naturally would be heightened. But how was he supposed to know???

Now you can Google his name and THAT is what pops up?!!! Unfair...

I have also had dealings working for these people. Some are good people, some are a bit on the shady side. All in all they are all extremely judge mental. I actually got laid-off 10 minutes after refusing to do course. All of this is just my experience and could probably be left out...

The bottom line is,
As a citizen of Pinellas County and The City of Clearwater, are we no longer able to do simple things like take pictures of the sunsets or go to work without being harrassed?

Is there any lawyer that will pick up the case and help him get him name dis associated with both Scientology and anonymous?

Or are there still any legal rights that we have???

Scientology is so against human slavery but it's hard to tell!!!!

Please email me with any advice or help you can give me!

Aprilittle@gmail.com

PS.
I will be awaiting your calls L. Ron's followers and the Goons. I'm also sure you will torture my family members who are affiliated with you, and that is'nt fair either! Someone needs to speak up and give it a chance to create fair life for people who are still in their early 20's and trying to establish themselves without mega-loco's attempting to ruin it.

I get it now. Lake is Louanne Lee. I thought they were different people. But "she's" the only person that ever directs people to that site, which is biased and innacurate.
I wonder what other names s/he's using?

Scientolgy VS Reality

Scientology Spin Control doesn't stand a chance. Their former head of spin Mike Rinder broke his 1 billion year contract.

People, let's stop for a moment and keep an open mind.

Scientology has helped over 1 billion people reach their goals!

Take a moment to see the truth about the Church of Scientology.

The problems of Humankind started 75 million years ago: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenu

Creator, polygamist and failed Sci-fi author L. Ron Hubbard:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._Ron_Hubbard

Scientology, Helping people:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R2-45

Please, stop bashing this religion that doesn't worship God, and knows Jesus was a pedophile.

Google "cohearsed abortions" to discover how effective the Church of Scientology is!

I wish hate groups would stop their internet slander!

Scientology is a RELIGION!

Get over it. F---ing losers, crazy psychs and hate mongers.

As Tom Cruise said: F--- YOU!

Hey Jerry P "note that the comment by Ian Walton starts out identically to the comment by P. Collins-- that's because they are one in the same person."

The name of the poster is UNDER the post.
It wern't me!!!! I am not OSA.

I used my real name because the cult already knows my name, and have made me aware that they are aware of my activities. They have destroyed what was left of my family and it feels REAL REAL GOOD to see the TRUTH come out about just how twisted this cult really is.

Its one thing for a grown adult to make the choice to join a cult, BUT WHAT CHOICE DO THE KID HAVE.

Thanks for brainwashing me when I was 5, Scientology. Got some payback for you now.