Scientology chief's niece reveals how she was forced to 'dredge rocks up from cold streams' and endure hard manual labor as a child at the strict Sea Org church camp A new book tells of how children raised in Scientology camps were allegedly forced to carry rocks out of freezing streams in cold weather and went through years of mental anguish as they tried to meet the ch
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Bumpity bump ... but after spending time researching this cult nothing has been heard from the OP even though I sent them a PM and posted here.
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Worse and worse. I've just checked out the website at: and my fears were confirmed. This stuff is based on the warped tenets of the Rajneesh - Osho free-love sex-cult. Both these people Ahlmeirah Ariel Hallaire and Nicolas David Ngan have been trained at the School of Awakening which is run by some woman who was brought up on the Rajneesh Ranch in Oregon before they all got kick
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See The website on MySpace was deleted or cancelled: "Invalid Friend ID ... This user has either cancelled their membership, or their account has been deleted." Here's a cached version: This does not sound good: "About me: I am your worst nightmare. I pose as a counsellor and developer of new treatments. When you tell me your problems, I use them to mak
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Church of Scientology denies extraordinary claim Nicole Kidman was a 'gold digger who faked conversion when she married Tom Cruise' Scientology leader David Miscavige launched a frantic bid to win back Tom Cruise after he started to drift away from the church with Nicole Kidman - viewing her as a 'gold digger who was faking Scientology', according to a new tell-all book.
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It is good that you have found this forum. I hope someone can enlighten you. I too got ripped off mainly by pseudo-tantra groups to the tune of about £10K until I saw the light. Anyway I will do some digging around. Keep in touch here.
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Scientologist loses High Court bid to get married in 'church' chapel as judge rules it is NOT a place of worship * Scientologist loses High Court bid to get married in 'church' chapel as judge rules it is NOT a place of worship * Louisa Hodkin, 24, lost her appeal to be allowed to marry Alessandro Calcioli * The pair want to wed at Scientology's UK base in centra
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Slightly out of date re: the Cruise / Holmes / Suri affair - but the article is still valid ... Scientology’s Sea Org: A Story of Escape for Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise by Abigail Pesta Jul 6, 2012 4:45 AM EDT I was 7 years old—just a year older than Suri Cruise—when I entered the Orwellian world of rules, rewards, and punishments known as the Church of Scientology. Before that
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Also read this TIDS whereby adherents believe that they are immune from such as HIV / AIDS because they practice tantric rituals. TANTRA-INDUCED DELUSIONAL SYNDROME ("TIDS") by Charles Carreon TIDS: Tantra-Induced Delusional Syndrome Abstract Taking clinical note of the increased manifestation of acute and chronic delusional ideation among practicioners of tantra, a
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World peace organization appears to be doomsday cult. Brahma Kumaris listed as dangerous cult. There has been an increasing amount of confusion created by the so-called “World Spiritual University” using such classical terms as “Brahmin” or “Raja Yoga” for its practises. Likewise, despite its inception 70 years or less ago, “senior faculty members” are increasing claiming its teachings
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Revealing comment: From a lady who worked with her for years, I hear that Miscavige's niece was complained constantly and tried to use her uncle's position, and her good looks, to get out of work and cadge special favors. I also know a nun who dropped out of her order and broke her vows, and two guys who didn't make it through SEALs' training. They're not writing tell-
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Scientology leader’s niece to reveal 'strange and disturbing' details about life inside church in tell-all memoir By MATT BLAKE PUBLISHED: 14:45, 25 September 2012 | UPDATED: 16:48, 25 September 2012 Jenna Miscavige Hill, 28, daughter of David's older brother Ron, has been a frequent critic of the Church of Scientology since publicly breaking with it in 2005. She left
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See: sci.psychology.psychotherapy Search for: "Mankind Project 'New Warrior Training' " - hilarious. Some are here: mankind project 'new warrior training' weekend - 1 mankind project 'new warrior training' weekend - 2 mankind project 'new warrior training' weekend - 3 mankind project 'new warrior training' weekend - 4
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QuoteFree_Thinker I'm a little disturbed by all the horror stories on this forum about the MKP. snip I've tried reading as much as possible, but this thread is a bit too long to read everything! snip Yes, we're disturbed about the *reports* too, especially the ones about harm to those attending MKP events including suicide(s) and the abuse that women have received fr
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Hubbard must have been on drugs to write his scientific fiction cr@p which he then turned into his pseudo-religious cult!! But the message to kids is obviously "stear clear of drugs by becoming involved with CO$." This Narconon org. is nothing but a recruiting scam for Scientology. I wonder what literature they give out at the classes? Parents have every right to be concerned.
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Parent's horror as ‘Scientologist’ group Narconon teaches London primary school children about drugs 02 August 2012 A parent has asked why a primary school brought in a group linked to Scientologists to teach her 10-year-old child about drug abuse. St Jude and St Paul’s Primary School, in Newington Green, arranged for Narconon to come in to teach year six pupils. Narconon
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Could Tom Cruise be next??!!! Anguished Tom Cruise refuses to leave his Hertfordshire bolt-hole hotel By KATIE NICHOLL PUBLISHED: 22:00, 28 July 2012 | UPDATED: 12:47, 29 July 2012 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2180383/Tom-Cruise-Katie-Holmes-divorce-Anguished-Tom-refuses-leave-UK-bolt-hole.html Tom Cruise refused to leave his hotel in the English countryside to return t
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Great-grandson of 'conman' L Ron Hubbard claims Scientology was destined to destroy Tom and Katie's family just like his own] By DAILY MAIL REPORTER PUBLISHED: 22:02, 26 July 2012 | UPDATED: 00:09, 27 July 2012 Jamie DeWolf, the great-grandson of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, has come out with new explosive claims against the church, claiming it is nothing more tha
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As Katie Holmes bars Suri from Sea Org... the Sussex school whose pupils vanish at 16 to join Scientology’s secret elite Holmes may have spared Suri a Scientology education — but what of the British teens at a private school just an hour from London shipped off to Sea Org? London Evening Standard's Joshi Herrmann reports from Greenfields 11 July 2012 Greenfields School is ne
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QuoteSeekingTruthHe instructs followers to scan the internet for negative comments and then notify website monitors that they violate online codes of conduct. What code of conduct would that be?
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06 July 2012 The Church of Scientology has launched a counter-attack against damaging publicity triggered by the breakdown of Tom Cruise’s marriage to Katie Holmes. A senior Church official sent followers a panicked email giving advice on how to counter the negative press storm. Tom Cruise is the focus of the world’s media amid claims that his six-year marriage collapsed after he insiste
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QuoteStephen ShraderAloha, I live on the island of Hawaii. It appears MKP is alive here, and I'm interested in bringing attention to them, from the state departments of health and professional licensing, for scrutiny of their 'not-therapy' activities. Since I'm not a 'direct victim' of theirs I'd appreciate advice/guidance in my endeavor. Mahalo A
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Katie Holmes 'Biggest Nightmare' in Scientology History, Say Experts 10:44 AM PDT 7/4/2012 by Dana Kennedy In filing for divorce from Tom Cruise -- and apparently blindsiding him -- amid indications she doesn’t want her daughter raised a Scientologist and is seeking sole custody, Katie Holmes has made it clear that she is taking a very different tack from Nicole Kidman, who split
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Exposure by New Yorker - lengthy but interesting: THE APOSTATE - Paul Haggis vs. the Church of Scientology. by Lawrence Wright FEBRUARY 14, 2011 Asked how high he got in Scientology’s levels of study, Haggis said, “All the way to the top.” On August 19, 2009, Tommy Davis, the chief spokesperson for the Church of Scientology International, received a letter from the film director an
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Could you have achieved the same effect far cheaper than MKP - sure.
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RICH DAD-DY NIGHTMARES Thinking of spending thousands on a “Rich Dad” Training Course? So did we - and we did. And we were ripped off. Now the "Rich Dad people" won't refund our money, even after we clearly explained what lies were given to us and exactly how these statements were proven to be lies. The responses they gave back were very unprofessional, disingenuous and simp
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The b'stard is about to peddle his scam in the UK, especially in London. Yahoo Mail keeps advertising his seminars. Unfortunately emails to abuse@yahoo.co.uk remain ignored. However the local press has been warned. Maybe they'll do a journalistic investigation and expose of his rip-offs.
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Yet more concerns about Katie Byron - who has discovered YouTube to peddle her scams. Here she tries to 'cure' a vulnerable and confused gay guy:
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Total waste of time and money - not only upfront but in having to have psychotherapy afterwards. They'l take your money and screw your mind and your life.
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Cult-Like Group Charged with Killing Infertile Woman, “Gay” Child of by Miranda P. July 13, 2011 In Durham, NC a fringe religious leader named Peter Lucas Moses, Jr. has been charged with the murder of Yvonne McKoy and 4 year-old Jadon Higganbothan. Moses allegedly killed Higganbothan last October because he thought the child was gay. McKoy, 28, was slain a few months later for being
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