tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588150109003847843.post4446402006460987848..comments2023-09-18T04:45:52.991-07:00Comments on Ask the Scientologist: Ask a question!Just Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00700571144527474381noreply@blogger.comBlogger413125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588150109003847843.post-16488097423669597692010-10-11T09:32:04.710-07:002010-10-11T09:32:04.710-07:00Re: Said person
I'd say that said person has ...Re: Said person<br /><br />I'd say that said person has been reading (and believing) too much of Hubbard's "stuff".<br /><br />Anyone can make up stuff like that -- images and voices -- if they try hard enough. There is no evidence that any of that stuff is real or, even if it was, that it has <i>any</i> power at all.<br /><br />Or, to put it more bluntly: <b>There is no truth there. That stuff isn't real and can't harm anyone.</b><br /><br />Said person needs to chill out and read something more pleasant.Just Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700571144527474381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588150109003847843.post-30339870890468035722010-10-11T09:04:09.844-07:002010-10-11T09:04:09.844-07:00Does the R6 implant of a untrained person who taps...Does the R6 implant of a untrained person who taps into it some how show images of hell and stuff to that said person? <br /><br />Also to a untrained person what does it mean when said persons heads spins and spins and then xenu starts talking to him angrily and after that cause him not being able to fall asleep due to images seen all the time when eyes are closes going days and days w/o sleep? until said person needs to take sleeping pills in order to finally sleep?<br /><br />Is said person going to hell for eternity like voices said?<br /><br />thanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588150109003847843.post-35125879695994762572010-02-03T08:49:53.890-08:002010-02-03T08:49:53.890-08:00>In the US, it works like this: If the Church o...>In the US, it works like this: If the Church of Scientology brings in $100.00 for "services" (auditing or courses) or just "pure donations" they pay absolutely no taxes<br /><br />100usd for a course - how much would the course be with taxes i.e. what would the tax rate be - is it 10% or 20% or etc..?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588150109003847843.post-74625396059022719602010-02-02T18:05:28.260-08:002010-02-02T18:05:28.260-08:00Re: Taxes
Someone pointed out that one of the hug...Re: Taxes<br /><br />Someone pointed out that one of the <i>huge</i> benefits to being "tax exempt" is that the Church of Scientology pays no property taxes on any of their properties.Just Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700571144527474381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588150109003847843.post-27332764051602174842010-02-02T17:50:42.656-08:002010-02-02T17:50:42.656-08:00In the US, it works like this: If the Church of Sc...In the US, it works like this: If the Church of Scientology brings in $100.00 for "services" (auditing or courses) or just "pure donations" they pay <i>absolutely <b>no</b> taxes</i>.<br /><br />They pay normal taxes for material goods sold, like books, tapes, e-meters and such.Just Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700571144527474381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588150109003847843.post-11571919561755362772010-02-02T17:17:17.673-08:002010-02-02T17:17:17.673-08:00hi Bill, excellent site, very informative.
My Que...hi Bill, excellent site, very informative.<br /><br />My Question, (i'm from the UK BTW)<br /><br />Can you explain how the tax exempt status actualy benefits the "Church"?<br /><br />Does it mean they don't charge an extra percentage tax on courses and books?<br /><br />If they bring in 100USD now, what would the value be without Tax exemption?<br /><br />Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588150109003847843.post-72902737546324587582010-02-01T19:55:50.584-08:002010-02-01T19:55:50.584-08:00Thanks for the suggestion. I am well aware of thi...Thanks for the suggestion. I am well aware of this problem and, as soon as I have a bit more time, I'll work out a solution.Just Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700571144527474381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588150109003847843.post-15254375033211996592010-02-01T19:06:09.857-08:002010-02-01T19:06:09.857-08:00Bill, I'm going to take you up on your offer t...Bill, I'm going to take you up on your offer to make a suggestion. Is there a way that the questions section of the site could be rearraranged so that we don't need to click and scroll through the whole history of Q's and A's to get to the recent ones? Perhaps the blog software allows for the newest questions to appear at the top, as with the front page of the blog. Barring that, you could archive some of the older questions so that they remain available, but are separated from the current discussions. A minor issue, obviously, but now that's in up above 400 entries, I do notice it each time I come to the site.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588150109003847843.post-13553781046394592352010-01-29T19:07:39.045-08:002010-01-29T19:07:39.045-08:00Bill. First I want to state that you are getting t...Bill. First I want to state that you are getting through even though at times it possibly may not appear so to you.You are a lot more effective than anyone else out there. Keep plugging away at the truth. It works. In the 1950's and 60's it was okay for Scientologists to have opinions and express them. In the late 1960's Ron got on the kick of issuing lots of goldenrods declaring lots of people and then it was not safe to have an opinion and express it within the Church. This was a dramatic departure from what had been the norm. The purpose of Ethics in Scientology is to keep the members in tow and looking at the truth gets you in lots of trouble and costs lots of money in review, security checks, ad nauseum. The number of defections and the quantities of monies that will be demanded to be refunded by unhappy Scientologists in 2010 will be staggering. I know this for a fact. Thanks for being there. You are appreciated for what you say and do and I want you to know it.The Old Geezernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588150109003847843.post-57391770841195497502010-01-29T17:47:46.435-08:002010-01-29T17:47:46.435-08:00LOL! No. The "I'd ask why" follows...LOL! No. The "I'd ask why" follows immediately after "<i>the problems I mention are universally ignored by Scientologists</i>" and "<i>They seem to think that if they don't confront these problems, the problems will just disappear.</i>"<br /><br />So, implied in the "why" is "Why do Scientologists universally ignore those problems" -- without having to repeat myself.Just Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700571144527474381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588150109003847843.post-3070455994103818962010-01-29T17:27:30.448-08:002010-01-29T17:27:30.448-08:00Aren't you also giving a non-answer. You state...Aren't you also giving a non-answer. You stated, "I'd ask why", but why what?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588150109003847843.post-47346463336005985392010-01-28T17:51:13.211-08:002010-01-28T17:51:13.211-08:00Re: Questions
Nice reversal. Made me stop and th...Re: Questions<br /><br />Nice reversal. Made me stop and think. <br /><br />I've written several recent articles about the non-church Scientology and its believers, and the problems they now must face. I think it's important for Scientologists to confront the factors I've brought up, so I'm quite surprised that the problems I mention are universally ignored by Scientologists. They seem to think that if they don't confront these problems, the problems will just disappear.<br /><br />I'd ask why, but I already know the answer, "There are no problems with <i>True</i> Scientology".<br /><br />In other words, "Continue non-confronting and 'everything will be fine'".Just Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700571144527474381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588150109003847843.post-152671418001170682010-01-28T15:15:34.253-08:002010-01-28T15:15:34.253-08:00Is there anything you would like to ask Marty Rath...Is there anything you would like to ask Marty Rathbun and/or others from FZs?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588150109003847843.post-56248966683061008522010-01-25T18:21:13.492-08:002010-01-25T18:21:13.492-08:00Re: India
Hard to say what's happening. The ...Re: India<br /><br />Hard to say what's happening. The website numbers are so small, such percentages are statistically pretty meaningless. It may be an interest in the recent criminal convictions or recent fraud exposure. Hard to say, but the total numbers are incredibly small.Just Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700571144527474381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588150109003847843.post-63838276864439699702010-01-25T17:58:03.644-08:002010-01-25T17:58:03.644-08:00What's up with Co$ and India? 27.9% of their i...What's up with Co$ and India? 27.9% of their internet hits come from there...<br /><br />http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/scientology.orgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588150109003847843.post-62337313342114787832010-01-25T12:37:34.051-08:002010-01-25T12:37:34.051-08:00Re: Films
There are public videos, such as the ev...Re: Films<br /><br />There are public videos, such as the event DVDs, that are pretty easy to get and see. If you wander through an org, the public area will have one of these showing all the time, with other, similar DVDs lying around. Many of these have been leaked. The older events have not been leaked because they are "retired" when a new event comes out. (They do <i>not</i> want Scientologists viewing old events and seeing how many "wonderful" announcements turned out to be fake.)<br /><br />But the Orientation film and all of the training films are different. They are <i>not</i> on DVDs at all, they are actual films, with soundtracks on CD. They are, by policy, kept carefully locked up and accounted for at all times. Much more difficult to get your hands on one of these and definitely not simple to copy except as you've already seen on the web.Just Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700571144527474381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588150109003847843.post-72098038582275894912010-01-25T11:58:52.853-08:002010-01-25T11:58:52.853-08:00Hello, Bill. As you know, the "Orientation&q...Hello, Bill. As you know, the "Orientation" film has been in the news lately, due to the lead actor's departure from Scientology. That reminded me of a long standing question I have, as somebody who has for years observed scientology from afar, largely though "leaked" materials on the internet. I'm wondering why and how so few of the Golden Era produced films show up online. Orientation can only be seen in a shaky covert-cam edition, even though there must be dvd and video copies in every org or mission. I'm sure I'm not the only one who would be interested to see some of the Hubbard-directed "tech" films, but I've never come across one. A few of the big event videos have turned up, but only a few. How do they manage to keep their films out of circulation, when virtually every bit of printed material--including the "confidential" stuff--is available to anyone with a web browser?<br /><br />Thanks again for your excellent site.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588150109003847843.post-60367442384752696252010-01-24T21:08:40.348-08:002010-01-24T21:08:40.348-08:00Hello. If my understanding is correct, LRH assert...Hello. If my understanding is correct, LRH asserted that something like 2% of the general population are "Suppressive Persons." It appears, however, that the number of long-term Scientologists who have been declared SPs--including many who were prominent in the organization-- far exceeds 2% of their long-term membership. First question: Am I correct about this? Second question, if I am correct, how do members rationalize their longtime comrades and leaders being revealed as "suppressive" in disproportionate numbers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588150109003847843.post-15704585205426954872010-01-22T17:56:55.460-08:002010-01-22T17:56:55.460-08:00Re: Hubbard and Miscavige
Hubbard certainly knew ...Re: Hubbard and Miscavige<br /><br />Hubbard certainly knew Miscavige. Miscavige was running ASI, which was a huge money-maker for Hubbard personally. It is hard to say what Hubbard knew. From the stories I hear, everyone was lying to Hubbard -- telling him how wonderful everyone was and how wonderful everything was going.<br /><br />It is very doubtful Hubbard had a clue what Miscavige was actually doing. Did he care? Well, towards the end, it didn't appear Hubbard cared much about what was going on as long as the money kept flowing to him.Just Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700571144527474381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588150109003847843.post-82366468940236238332010-01-22T13:00:07.935-08:002010-01-22T13:00:07.935-08:00So did Hubbard know David Miscavige at all in thos...So did Hubbard know David Miscavige at all in those later years? LIke in the 80's? did he care what he was doing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588150109003847843.post-13684767233802754872010-01-20T22:09:39.069-08:002010-01-20T22:09:39.069-08:00Bill and Bruce:
Just wanted to say that Peggy M. ...Bill and Bruce:<br /><br />Just wanted to say that Peggy M. was a wonderful woman. I had the pleasure of knowing her well at St. Hill from the summer of 1967 to the summer of 1968. We rented apartments in the same complex and saw each other a lot at the Manor. It is a no brainer to say that she would totally disapprove of current events within the Church. I am proud to have known her and saddened to learn of her deathThe Old Geezernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588150109003847843.post-30143155235230511602010-01-20T07:12:55.681-08:002010-01-20T07:12:55.681-08:00@Bruce
I do remember Peggy, I knew about her, of ...@Bruce<br /><br />I <i>do</i> remember Peggy, I knew about her, of course, although I don't think I ever had the pleasure of meeting her personally. Wonderful woman. I expect she'd feel much like the rest of us if she were still around.<br /><br />I expect a lot of old-timers, if they are still with us, would love to have a sit-down with Ron. "Say, Ron, you really screwed things up here. You didn't plan this after-I'm-gone thing at all!" LOL!Just Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700571144527474381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588150109003847843.post-31762681978845209032010-01-20T07:07:25.758-08:002010-01-20T07:07:25.758-08:00Re: DM and Flag
I don't think it's possib...Re: DM and Flag<br /><br />I don't think it's possible to figure out what Miscavige is thinking. He just isn't sane, or logical.<br /><br />I don't think he plans very well at all. He has Flag doing Grades because he's trying to boost Flag's immediate income. Beyond that, no plan. He is abandoning the local churches because "they betrayed him". He "gave them orders necessary to boom and, instead, they collapsed".<br /><br />If all goes as it has, Miscavige will continue to concentrate on the parts of Scientology doing the best and destroy them while "fixing" them. Yes, he may end up pulling everything into Flag while the rest of Scientology collapses.<br /><br />Miscavige <b>re</b>acts to events. Any planning he does happens on planet La-la and doesn't translate well into reality.Just Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700571144527474381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588150109003847843.post-6311542123062945912010-01-20T04:16:19.858-08:002010-01-20T04:16:19.858-08:00Curious:
Hi Bill,
Wandering if you ever crossed ...Curious:<br /><br />Hi Bill,<br /><br />Wandering if you ever crossed paths with my mother?<br />A Scientologist from way back when. She trained at Saint Hill (that would be in the 60's I guess), but moved around a lot. She ran the Joburg Org for a few years, but did everything else including the kitchen sink.<br /><br />She died in '95. I wonder what she would think now..<br /><br />Her name:<br /><br />Peggie/Peggy Morsehead/Brocco/Harris/Labauschange?<br /><br />Bruce.Brucenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588150109003847843.post-26626589358385130392010-01-20T03:39:06.504-08:002010-01-20T03:39:06.504-08:00Re: you response to my question about "How lo...Re: you response to my question about "How long?"<br /><br />Thanks. Those seem to be the facts, right? I see that, too.<br /><br />Do you think dm is trying to pull in his anchor points, so to speak, by cutting off the life blood of orgs and moving the delivery of grades (supposed to be the function of the lower orgs)to Flag? It almost seems that he's planning for orgs to fail soon and wants Flag to be set up to take their places as the ONE delivery org on the planet - much easier to micro-manage, I assume. But what an insane plan that would be for it's leader to purposefully make the c of s smaller... obviously, this doesn't rule out that he's doing it. Do you see these events as I do?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com