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The Secrets of Scientology was a ratings success for Panorama and the BBC in its initial broadcast; with MediaTel Newsline reporting, "The Panorama special, which saw reporter John Sweeney get an insider's view of the organisation, attracted more than five million peak viewers and a 20.3% average audience share during the all-important 9pm to 10pm slot."
A Billion Years: My Escape From a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology is a 2022 memoir by Mike Rinder. He was raised as a Scientologist, spent 50 years in the group, and is a former executive director of the Office of Special Affairs .
A DC-8 aircraft in 2004. Hubbard described Xenu's spacecraft as looking exactly like DC-8s without "fans" (meaning the jet engines, or turbofans). [20]The story of Xenu is covered in OT III, part of Scientology's secret "Advanced Technology" doctrines taught only to advanced members who have undergone many hours of auditing and reached the state of Clear followed by Operating Thetan levels 1 ...
Scientology is a set of beliefs and practices invented by the American author L. Ron Hubbard, and an associated movement. It is variously defined as a cult, a business, a religion, or a scam. [11] Hubbard initially developed a set of ideas that he called Dianetics, which he represented as a form of therapy.
"Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath"/A&E. Mike Rinder said he and the 100 or so others being held in the Hole had to eat "slop" and that they weren't able to come and go as they pleased.
Rinder was born in Adelaide, South Australia, on April 10, 1955, [8] to Ian and Barbara Rinder. [9] When he was 5 years old, his parents became interested in Scientology and the family began attending the Church of Scientology International center in Australia.
Hubbard described security checking as a remedy for "the compulsion or obsession to commit actions" the person feels must be kept secret. [ 1 ] [ 4 ] : 379 Sec checks are performed on every Scientologist on the Bridge to Total Freedom , and every six months for those on the OT VII level "to make sure they're using the tech correctly", [ 5 ] and ...
In Church of Scientology of California v. Kaufman, it was noted that the defendant had been required to sign a waiver to the effect that "the Scientology Organization, its branches and members, and L. Ron Hubbard are not responsible for anything that might happen to my body or mind on OT III". [21] Within OT III is the secret doctrine of the ...