Why Scientology?

A return to normalcy

2006-12-02T12:37:00.000-08:00

Finally! I'm bringing my blog back to life. I probably won't be updating it as often as I was before, but make sure to check back every couple days to see what's new.

Until then...

Blogger Forum

2006-08-25T02:26:00.000-07:00

I've just hooked up with Blogger Forum, seems to be a site dedicated to Blogger users. I'll check it out and if I find anything interesting, you might here more about it from me.

A Twilight Zone Moment - I just HAD to share this with you...

2006-08-25T02:01:00.000-07:00

I just tried the spell-check feature on Blogger for the first time and guess what?

The words "blog" and "blogger" are not in its dictionary.

I don't mean to rag on Blogger, it's a great service. I just think it makes for a nice paradox...

Truth. Love. Respect.

2006-08-25T01:33:00.000-07:00

I decided to try out the new beta.blogger.com site and created a new blog: http://truth-love-respect.blogspot.com As it will become all too clear as I continue to update it, this blog will have a cyclic theme, where the first post is about truth, the second about love, the third about respect and then back to truth again. You get the picture.

The beta version of blogger has some decent upgrades, including a simple way to change the layout of your template, and it gives you some more control overall.

But the big disappointment right now is that you are not yet able to edit the html of the template. Even though there is a tab for it, clicking on "Edit HTML" will give you a message that says: "Raw template editing functionality coming soon." I do hope that this means sooner than later, or I will be moving my new blog over to the old site, where my other three blogs are hosted. But I do encourage you to check it out and give it a shot Â I am sure that an increased number of people using the new service will accelerate the "raw template editing functionality."

As you may be wondering why I'm starting a fourth blog when I haven't been updating the other three, do not be alarmed — for I have now mastered the art of multi-tasking. Which should translate into multi-blogging... (And believe it or not, a google search will reveal that I wasn't the first one to dream up the word "multi-blogging".)

The David Miscavige Quote of the Day will be revived as a daily feature and I'll get the other blogs updated every couple days as well.

But for now, this blog will be my mainstay and I'll update the other ones as I see fit.

David Miscavige Quote of the Day

2006-08-21T23:46:00.000-07:00

Here it is, the quote of the day, from Mr. Miscavige's speech at the Celebrity Centre gala event:

Scientology is a modern religion, born in the technical age of the 20th century. And if you were to ask any Scientologist, they would tell you it is a practical religion, with practical answers — tools that can be applied to achieve that greater awareness and purpose in the here and now. Or, as we say it, when you have the answers to life's questions — there is virtually no part of existence it cannot be applied to for the betterment of life itself.

You'll find this quote at:
http://www.rtc.org/en_US/presentations/thisisscientology_pg004.html

French McCarthyism - People Fired from Jobs due to Religious Beliefs

2006-08-21T23:03:00.000-07:00

Intriguing article just found on horrible religious descrimination in France, and how it compares to the "Red Scare" hysteria created by Joseph McCarthy in the 50's. People have lost jobs in France (and also Germany) due to their religious affiliation.

read more | digg story

We now return you to our regularly scheduled programming

2006-08-20T19:11:00.000-07:00

I disappeared. But I'm back. And I've got something great warming up in the bullpen right now. Hopefully I won't make you wait until the 9th inning to break it out... (For my foriegn friends, that's a baseball analogy. Meaning you'll see some new stuff on the blog very shortly.)

That will include musings and a unique outlook on life and yes, a couple more quotes of the day from Mr. David Miscavige so that we get caught up.

I may even whip out another demonstration of my mad html skills from 1997. To all you foreigners out there, "mad" is slang to indicate a demonstration of exceptional ability or skill, and I'm using it as a joke because I haven't really done any html since 1997. Though I am learning it again pretty quickly.

By the way, I don't intend to keep providing definitions for the various words I use unless they're particularly hard to find. But you should definitely clear up the meanings of any words you come across that you don't understand, so go to dictionary.com or go to google and type in "define:apples" for example, if you were looking for a definition of the word "apples".

David Miscavige Quote of the Day

2006-08-18T17:46:00.000-07:00

Here is today's quote — and it's one of my personal favorites:

Contained in the body of Dianetics and Scientology are answers to those age-old questions — Who am I? What's the purpose of all this? And, What happens when I die?

The direct answers are: You are a spiritual being, distinct and separate from a body. You have lived lifetime after lifetime and will live again. You are seeking to survive for yourself, your family, group, mankind, the physical universe, and to survive as a spirit. And only when you have fully achieved that level of enlightenment can you truly understand the Creator.

You'll find this quote at:
http://www.rtc.org/en_US/presentations/thisisscientology_pg003.html

But it's best if you start from the beginning at:
http://www.rtc.org/en_US/presentations/thisisscientology.html

Also, if the title of my last post wasn't totally clear for everyone, it was a pun on the Tower of Babel.

Ciao.

The Blogger of Babel

2006-08-17T20:09:00.000-07:00

For anyone speaking a foreign language who would like to check out the speeches of Mr. David Miscavige, here's how to get there:

http://danish.rtc.org
http://dutch.rtc.org
http://french.rtc.org
http://german.rtc.org
http://hungarian.rtc.org
http://italian.rtc.org
http://norwegian.rtc.org
http://portuguese.rtc.org
http://russian.rtc.org
http://spanish.rtc.org
http://swedish.rtc.org

Another good site, if you speak a foreign language and want to find out more about Scientology, is translinator.eponym.com

Adios...

David Miscavige Quote of the Day

2006-08-17T14:31:00.000-07:00

Here is the quote of the day:

The aims of Scientology are a world without insanity, without criminals, without war, where the able can prosper and where Man is free to rise to greater heights.

Also inherent in Scientology, itself, is that one "take responsibility", not only for himself, but the world at large.

And absolutely no part of those efforts have anything to do with mere "belief" or "blind faith" in a doctrine.

Rather, we use what we know to help others, and we could care less about their race, creed, color or religion.

David Miscavige Quote of the Day - Part 2

2006-08-17T00:49:00.000-07:00

As promised, albeit overdue, here is the second David Miscavige quote of the day:

While one can complain about the conditions we live in, and it all can seem completely overwhelming, we take a different view that the most important commodity on Earth are people.

Address that — bring a real resolution to his ills — and bring about a new life for all of us.

You'll find this quote at:
http://www.rtc.org/en_US/presentations/thisisscientology_pg003.html

But it's best if you start from the beginning at:
http://www.rtc.org/en_US/presentations/thisisscientology.html

Also check out these new links for more speeches from David Miscavige:
Johannesburg Grand Opening
New York Grand Opening
San Francisco Grand Opening
Madrid Grand Opening
Buffalo Grand Opening
(That is, if you didn't check them out earlier today, you should do so now!)

How to share cool sites with your friends

2006-08-16T23:01:00.000-07:00

For those who have just started blogging for the first time, you're probably going to want to share cool sites with the people you know. So I decided to write up what I've learned in the past few days from my experience with blogging for the first time.

I'll begin with the basics:

1. One of the best definitions I found for the word "link" is: "Clickable word(s) or graphics on a webpage that take the viewer to another place on the same page, to another webpage, or to another whole website."

A link usually looks something like this: http://www.scientologytoday.org

2. Very often, making a link is as simple as clicking a button or image that says "insert link."

3. However, there are some places where you need to use "html" to create a link. Html is short for "hypertext markup language," or in other words, a type of language that computers use to talk to each other over the Internet.

4. To create a link to http://www.humanrights-france.org/profile/index.htm, start by typing in the following characters:

<a href="http://www.humanrights-france.org/profile/index.htm">

This is the link itself — i.e., this is what tells the computer how to get to the page you want to link to.

To break it down more, you have a couple key sections. Start with:

<a href="

Then add the name of the website: http://www.humanrights-france.org/profile/index.htm

so that it looks like this:

<a href="http://www.humanrights-france.org/profile/index.htm

Then add these characters at the end: ">

so that it looks like this:

<a href="http://www.humanrights-france.org/profile/index.htm">

Now you have made the link — but you're not done yet. You still need to tell the computer what you want the link to look like on the screen.

For example, if you had a really long link like this one...
http://www.scientology-buffalo.org/en_US/community/opening/davidmiscavige.html

... you may not want all of that to show up on your page; you would probably prefer it if it looked like this:

David Miscavige Keynote Address - Buffalo Church

So now, take the link you just made (the one that looks like this):

<a href="http://www.humanrights-france.org/profile/index.htm">

and add the text you want to show up on the screen, so that it looks like this:

<a href="http://www.humanrights-france.org/profile/index.htm">Human Rights France</a>

Everything that you type between

<a href="http://www.humanrights-france.org/profile/index.htm">

and

</a>

will show up on the screen.

The end result should look like this:

Human Rights France

5. Adding links in comments on Netscape

Netscape is a website for sharing news stories with your friends. Sometimes I find a site I want to share in the comments section. To do so, it's actually very simple.

Just type in:

http://www.humanrights-france.org/profile/index.htm

and it will work.

If you put <a href=" at the beginning of your link, it will not work.

6. Adding links in Blogger comments

(Blogger is a site for making your own blog. This blog was made with Blogger.)

Sometimes, when you make a link, you can just type www.scientologytoday.org and it will work. But this does not work well in Blogger. The best thing to do is type the full link, including http:// at the beginning:

http://www.scientologytoday.org

and it should work just fine.

7. Adding links in Kaboodle

(Kaboodle is a site for sharing bookmarked pages with your friends.)

Sometimes I have wanted to add links in comments I've made on my friends' kaboodle pages. To do this, you will need to type out the full link:

<a href="http://www.humanrights-france.org/profile/index.htm">Human Rights France</a>

and it should work fine.

If there is anything you need help with, let me know by leaving a comment on my blog.

Ciao, =shaun=

The =evolutionary= manifesto: a non-darwin proposition

2006-08-16T21:34:00.000-07:00

I wanted to clarify one point about my =evolution=not=revolution= blog: I'm not referring to Darwin's theory of evolution. I'm talking about evolution in terms of the attainment of a higher state of being for us all.

That blog was actually inspired by these words from L. Ron Hubbard:

"Scientology and Scientologists are not revolutionaries. They are evolutionaries. They do not stand for overthrow. They stand for the improvement of what we have."

&mdash L. Ron Hubbard, from Scientology: The Fundamentals of Thought

P.S. The David Miscavige Quote of the Day Part II, as promised, is on its way...

=evolution=not=revolution=: was it really a war?

2006-08-16T21:20:00.000-07:00

=evolution=not=revolution=: was it really a war?

I posted this the other day on my poetry blog, about the Gulf War(s) and how it looked from my viewpoint.

The fact is, we all play a vital role in establishing fundamental human rights and making them an everyday fact. No international peacekeeping force could ever enforce these natural laws of life, these codes of conduct that were written in the wind and in the sun and moon and stars long before you or I walked this earth.

No...

It takes individual beings hearing from their friends that the UN established this thing nearly 60 years ago that no one's ever heard of, called the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. And it means we each walk up to someone else and say, "Hey! Don't you know your rights?"

Just what are human rights? Find out:
www.youthforhumanrights.org

My Latest dot.com start-up: The Scientology Nomenclature Blog

2006-08-16T18:20:00.000-07:00

As the title says, I started a new blog today, all about Scientology nomenclature. I plan on putting up another word each day, so check it out.

http://scientologynomenclature.blogspot.com

David Miscavige Quote of the Day

2006-08-16T16:23:00.000-07:00

As I once again was delinquent in providing the David Miscavige quote of the day yesterday, I'll be making amends by posting two quotes today — and maybe even a third for good measure.

Here's the quote:

Think back yourself and you’ll remember when you tried to help a grieving loved one, a struggling child, a friend overcome by addiction.

And where you have failed, it’s only because you lacked the tools to effectively accomplish what you desired.

That is what Scientology offers. Help.

You'll find this quote at:
http://www.rtc.org/en_US/presentations/thisisscientology_pg003.html

But it's best if you start from the beginning at:
http://www.rtc.org/en_US/presentations/thisisscientology.html

Also check out these new links for more speeches from David Miscavige:
San Francisco Grand Opening
New York Grand Opening
Madrid Grand Opening
Johannesburg Grand Opening
Buffalo Grand Opening

3 Tips for Better Happiness

2006-08-14T21:58:00.000-07:00

Did you know that one of the earliest forms of therapy — even referenced in the Bible — consisted of getting a patient to laugh?

The "search for happiness" has almost become a cliche. If go out on the streets and ask some people if they're happy, you'll find that stress and depression are the order of the day.

Or so they say. The fact is, you can fight back in the battle against depression and unhappiness. Here are 3 simple tips to help you make it through the day:

1. Force yourself to smile and you'll soon stop frowning.
Try it right now — actually force yourself to smile, and find out whether or not you start feeling a little more cheerful. Keep it up and you may even start feeling better physically: as the Book Of Proverbs 17:22 states, ‘A cheerful heart does good like a medicine: but a broken spirit makes one sick’.

2. Force yourself to laugh and you'll soon find something to laugh about.
If you're in a public place and feel too embarrassed to try this one immediately, that's fine, but try going somewhere where fewer people are around. If you can't, then remember it for later.
WARNING: Once you start yourself laughing, you may find it hard to stop. But don't feel self-conscious — just keep on laughing.

In fact, laughter could be good for your health. According to the University of Nebraska: "Laughter is very powerful medicine. It can lower stress, dissolve anger and unite families in their resolve to overcome troubled times."

And you'll even find the following on the website of the American Cancer Society: "...laughter has many benefits, including positive physical changes and an overall sense of well being.... These findings provide support for the claim that humor can relieve stress."

3. Wax enthusiastic and you'll very soon feel so.
The world has enough critics — why not find something to like for a change? Find a topic, a situation or practically anything you wish and start raving about it. This tip is startlingly refreshing and I'm sure you will be pleased with the results.

This article was inspired by the following poem from L. Ron Hubbard:

The Joy of Creating

Force yourself to smile and you’ll soon stop frowning.
Force yourself to laugh and you’ll soon find something to laugh about.
Wax enthusiastic and you’ll very soon feel so.
A being causes his own feelings.
The greatest joy there is in life is creating.
Splurge on it!

"The Joy of Creating," excerpted from the book ART, by L. Ron Hubbard

Additional sources:
http://www.helpguide.org/life/humor_laughter_health.htm
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Humor_Therapy.asp

David Miscavige Quote of the Day

2006-08-14T21:47:00.001-07:00

The Aims of Scientology are a world without insanity, without criminals, without war, where the able can prosper and where Man is free to rise to greater heights. Also inherent in Scientology itself, is that one take responsibility, not only for himself, but the world at large. And absolutely no part of those efforts have anything to do with mere “belief” or “blind faith” in a doctrine. Rather, we use what we know to help others, and we couldn't care less about their race, creed, color or religion.

You'll find this quote at:
http://www.rtc.org/en_US/presentations/thisisscientology_pg003.html

But it's best if you start from the beginning at:
http://www.rtc.org/en_US/presentations/thisisscientology.html

Sometimes there are no words

2006-08-14T01:35:00.000-07:00

I must say I am deeply sorry — not for the fact of posting that last article on the orphans, but rather, I am sorry that anyone could fathom the treatment that those children received. We must raise awareness of the abuses that are continually perpetrated in this world.

And this is not sappy, maudlin, tear-stained appeal for soggy emotions. No, this is a call to ACTION. Why the hell can't we DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT?!?!?!?!?

You know what?

We can.

www.cchr.org

Just click the link and get appropriately outraged.

Orphans Mysteriously Abducted and Sexually Assaulted

2006-08-14T01:32:00.000-07:00

The Church of Scientology demands accountability from Canadian psychiatrists for wrongdoing in the case of the Duplessis Orphans: stigmatized for the rest of their lives by horrors no human should be made to endure.

read more | digg story

Scientology Frequently Asked Questions

2006-08-14T01:01:00.000-07:00

A new blog was started up by a Scientologist to give others who are looking for accurate information about Scientology, the real deal, first hand account, answers to common questions and links to official Scientology sites.

read more | digg story

David Miscavige Quote of the Day - Part 2

2006-08-14T00:42:00.000-07:00

Ok, I didn't quite get around to posting part 2 before midnight, but I'm still awake and thus it's still the same day as far as I'm concerned.

Here's the quote:

Do we think new answers are needed?
Yes, we do.
Do people, at times, suspect offers of “help”?
Unfortunately, they do.
And it’s not surprising.
Because too many times that help has failed.
What people need are real solutions, real tools to deal with and effectively overcome human problems.
— Mr. David Miscavige

And again, that's an excerpt from http://www.rtc.org/en_US/presentations/thisisscientology.htm

Getting listed

2006-08-14T00:24:00.000-07:00

I'm getting my blog listed in these two directories, so maybe I'll start getting some more visitors:

Blogarama
Blog search directory

And I'm also listing my =evolution=not=revolution= blog in the same directories.

If it isn't obvious when you get there, it's a poetry blog where I'll express my beliefs on another wavelength. Check it out if you're in the mood for something different.

It's coming...

2006-08-13T23:38:00.000-07:00

As promised, the David Miscavige quote of the Day (Part 2) will be posted shortly. Stay tuned...

All apologies

2006-08-13T23:35:00.000-07:00

Humble pie, foot in mouth and fill in the blank with any other cliche you please: I had a broken link on my Immortal Technique post, and thus I apologize. If you notice any other broken links, please let me know.

(I can't guarantee that it won't happen again as I'm pulling out my mad html skills from 1997 and I'm a bit rusty)

In case you were wondering, the broken link was to this site:
http://www.scientology-harlem.org

=evolution=not=revolution=

2006-08-13T17:36:00.000-07:00

I've started a new blog. Check it out at http://evolution-not-revolution.blogspot.com/

Also, don't forget to check out these sites I looked at today:

http://www.rtc.org/en_US/presentations/thisisscientology.html
http://www.scientologytoday.org/index.htm

David Miscavige Quote of the Day - Part 1

2006-08-13T16:49:00.000-07:00

To make up for my failure to post the David Miscavige quote of the day yesterday, I'll be posting 2 of them today. One right now and another sometime later today. So without further ado, here is an intense one:

The answer to this planet’s problems will not be found in the “material.” Of this there can be no question. For if those solutions can’t prevent war nation to nation, how then can it be expected to answer questions like “love,” “happiness” or “peace of mind?” So, we can’t expect the answer to be found in chemicals. Not unless one buys into a synthesized utopia, or a “Brave New World,” with a perfect pleasure drug.

Yet that is precisely what we see in the world today, with multi-million dollar conglomerates providing a cornucopia of new pills as a panacea to all ills — making the pharmaceutical industry the most profitable business on the planet — more than banking, high finance, oil or computers. Common sense tells us it’s the wrong answer.

After all, it isn’t just mere coincidence that the arrival of those new drugs always coincide with the expiration of the last one’s patent. That’s a fact.

And when the success of the latest “feel good” pill is judged by profit, well don’t be surprised when happiness isn’t the result. After all, what then would happen with all those blue chip stocks?

As any businessman knows — good marketing strategy requires the constant outflow of new product. And besides, the statistics say it all — those pills are not working.

— Mr. David Miscavige

The quote can be found on this site:

http://www.rtc.org/en_US/presentations/thisisscientology.htm

Also check out these links for other great speeches from Mr. Miscavige:

David Miscavige Opening Address In Honor of L. Ron Hubbard's Birthday 1993

David Miscavige Opening Address for L. Ron Hubbard's Birthday 1994

David Miscavige Opening Address for L. Ron Hubbard's Birthday 1997

David Miscavige Presents a Tribute to L. Ron Hubbard: March 2002

If you have any favorite quotes you'd like me to post, leave me a comment and let me know!

A book I'm reading right now

2006-08-12T17:20:00.000-07:00

If you're looking for a good read, check out:

Selling Sickness: How the World's Biggest Pharmaceutical Companies Are Turning Us All into Patients (you can find it on amazon or at your local library)

And for more stuff along this line which you can find on the net, go to www.cchr.org

Be forewarned: this stuff is hard to stomach. (Like painkillers that kill more than just the pain.)

Never understood social security? Watch this video

2006-08-12T17:19:00.000-07:00

Though it's talked about all the time in the news, I didn't really know what social security was actually all about until I saw this. Plus the kids in it are cute, too.

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Album Review: Immortal Technique - Revolutionary Volume II

2006-08-12T15:28:00.000-07:00

We try to change the world in myriad ways, and we succeed on a daily basis. Our actions determine whether we change it for the better, or for the worse. And while I'm doing my part with this little blog to bring a little larger piece of light into the world, I believe a wise cliche once said, "to each his own," and so I'd like to present a fellow world changer: an underground Harlem rapper named Immortal Technique.

I got his album Revolutionary Volume II on the advice of a friend and it has been one of my best finds in a long time. The first impression you get can be summed in one word: ATTACK. Any symbol of corruption or hypocrisy is fair game, and believe me, he doesn't pull any punches or miss any targets. For a sampling of his rhymes, from a song called "The 4th Branch":

Got my back to the wall, cause I'm facin' assassination
Guantanamo Bay, federal incarceration
How could this be the land of the free, home of the brave?
Indigenous holocaust, and the home of the slaves
Corporate America, dancin' offbeat to the rhythm
You really think this country never sponsored terrorism?
Human rights violations, we continue the saga
El Savador and the contras in Nicaragua
And on top of that, you still wanna take me to prison
Just cause I won't trade humanity for patriotism

While the stunning lyrics are the centerpiece of this album, the beats are just as intense.

Yet underneath the angst there runs a current of hope and determination — that this is a man who has seen the world and he's not backing down. While "attack mode" is the best way to describe this album, you also see a playful side come out on "Freedom of Speech," where he employs a brilliant sample from none other than Pinnocchio the puppet, who chimes in with "I've got no strings" to get the point across about why Technique won't sign with a major label.

But when you look closer, what is this album really about? Human Rights. Find out more at youthforhumanrights.org

You can also visit the website of the Harlem church here: www.scientology-harlem.org

Scientology tax victory could cost UK Revenue millions

2006-08-12T01:00:00.000-07:00

UK Scientologists claimed victory Friday when a tribunal ruled that Revenue must pay the church at least £4.1m in past payments.Tribunal chairman David Williams issued an unprecedented rebuke with his ruling, calling the handling of the case "frankly inadequate, if not inept." Tom Cruise is pictured but it appears he was unavailable for comment.

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Church of Scientology International Unleashes Global Assault on Drug Abuse

2006-08-11T19:16:00.000-07:00

Bolstering UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's call to "arm people with the information they need to say no to drugs," the Church of Scientology International (CSI) today announced a major step-up in its two-decade-long "Say No to Drugs, Say Yes to Life" worldwide drug awareness campaign.

read more | digg story

Youth Groups take the heat to stop hand gun violence in the City of Boston

2006-08-11T19:14:00.000-07:00

City youth help get out the "Stop Hand Gun Violence" message.

read more | digg story

Music Video - UNITED

2006-08-11T19:11:00.000-07:00

A multi-award winning music video about human rights, sponsored by the Church of Scientology and the organization Youth for Human Rights International.

read more | digg story

David Miscavige Quote of the Day

2006-08-11T16:13:00.000-07:00

I've just posted a lot of pertinenet news stories and found the following quote from Mr. David Miscavige altogether apropos:

"Today we are at a watershed in history. At stake is whether the ideals we cherish will survive or some new abhorrent set of values win the day. And if that decline has been evident through the past half century, it continues unabated into this new one.

"The events of September 11th served as a wake-up call for all of us. When one must worry, in today’s modern world, about the safety of its citizens, when one’s solutions are limited to the use of military might, it is obvious that the problems we face run much deeper.

"It’s a situation none of us can ignore. They are conditions we all must face. They are problems we all must be responsible for helping to resolve.

"Yet look around the world today — what will you hear? “What can I do about it?” “I’m just me.” And therein lies the real problem. For the truth of the matter is that just “me” and “we” are the most powerful force on this Earth.

"And no, I am not merely speaking of the daily headlines of international warfare and conflict. The fact is, that’s only but the latest chapter in the drama that has continued to unfold for the past several millennia. War — man against man — nation against nation. And if today it is different, that’s only because the weapons are larger. It’s a long way from sticks and stones, to laser-guided missiles.

"But here’s the real point. While we are hit with the daily headlines, the Code Orange terror alerts, and all else, it obscures the deeper, more serious problem that underlies it all. Man himself." — Mr. David Miscavige

Here is the speech this excerpt is from: http://www.rtc.org/en_US/presentations/thisisscientology.html

And if you're interested in more speeches from David Miscavige, check out these links:

Searching for Shaun...

2006-08-11T16:07:00.000-07:00

Since I couldn't find my own name when searching in blogger, I decided to rectify the situation.
Not to shamelessly self-promote, but I figure this way my friends and family can at least locate the page a little easier.

While you're here, check out these cool sites:

www.rtc.org
freedommag.org
www.scientologytoday.org
www.dianeticsracing.com

How I Became a Scientologist

2006-08-11T02:32:00.000-07:00

Wow. My blog already hit home for someone:

"Jotter said...

Those are quite the intense words. How did you get in to Scientology?

I got in through Study Technology. But my parents were Scientologists so I got to see it as I was growing up, but it was the study tech later on where I got in to it."

To answer the question:

I myself was "born into" Scientology. But that's almost a misleading statement, because Scientology isn't something you can be born into. You have to decide for yourself. And the way I decided was when I was going to the Delphian School in Sheridan, Oregon. I did a communications course and never looked back. I'd never seen anything like it.

Can a blog make the world a better place?

2006-08-11T00:47:00.000-07:00

This blog is not for the faint at heart or the weak minded or those who sit on the sidelines of life and watch the world go by. This blog is for those who stand for kindness and decency and the hope that we can do something to improve our lot on this earth.

So the real question is not whether one man's blog can make a difference — it's whether this world can be improved.

Whether we are the martyrs of our position and environment, or the triumphant few who champion human rights.

Can a blog make the world a better place? Or rather, can the world be made a better place?

I think it can.

In fact I know it can.

It can happen with Scientology.

I know, because Scientology changed my life. And it can change yours.

David Miscavige Quote of the Day

2006-08-10T17:37:00.000-07:00

I'm bringing my blog back to life with something intense: a quote of the day from Mr. David Miscavige, Chairman of the Board Religious Technology Center.

If you've never seen him in person, you should go to a Scientology event.

Anyway, and without further ado, here's the quote of the day:

"Two years ago this planet had a wake-up call. The curtain came down, exposing the fragile state of the world we live in. While others would respond with war and military action, we recognized terrorism as but a 'symptom' of what really ails man.

More bluntly, the urgency of our mission had never been clearer. By the same token, the demand for our solutions had never been greater. People were asking and it was time for us to answer."

— David Miscavige

Why Scientology? Well, for me ... because it works ...

2006-04-13T01:44:00.000-07:00

I am a Scientologist and proud of it. I'm a writer, so I have a bad habit of putting commas in the right places without thinking about it. Sometimes. Other times I intentionally mess with the words, the grammar, placement thereof, etc. just for the sake of something different.

That's one thing I can say - I always try to look at things in a different light than most people, or from a different viewpoint. Scientology helped me with that, for sure. I've always been a writer, but it wasn't until I did a communications course at a Scientology church that I learned how to talk to other people.