The weekly show where I answer viewer questions left for me in the comment sections of my Q&A videos or sent to me by email at [email protected]. This week, the questions I answer are:

(1) Living in Hawaii, I was aware of Scientology in the late to early eighties. My older sister worked in a Waikiki hotel and had a lot of high school friends also working in hotels. If I wanted any information from surf heights to what scams people were talking about I asked my sister. When I asked about Scientology, she told me “they are no different than the Hare Krishnas.” I heard you mention Hawaii briefly one time as one of the underperforming centers. Any more information about the Hawaii-Scientology connection?

(2) I have some questions about bull-baiting. I hope I’m using the right term; I’m referring to the practise where you sit still for hours while someone tries to distract you by yelling, joking etc.

I’m currently reading Jenna Miscavige Hill’s book in which she describes how her 15 year old friend had to endure what were basically hours of verbal sexual harassment when a fellow student kept commenting on the shape of her breasts. That made me wonder: Is there a script or any guidelines or limits as to what may or may not be said to a person during these exercises?

Hypothetically, if someone decided that the best way to get a reaction, was to ridicule and insult Hubbard or question his teachings, would he or she still get in trouble afterwards?

Will personal information be used to get the ‘trainee’ to react? If they’re black or gay, might racist or homophobic slurs be used?

And as far as you know, have any of these sessions ever resulted in broken up friendships or even physical altercations?

What exactly is the point of this exercise? Is it to train autitors not to react emotionally to even the most absurd or upsetting things an “auditee” might say? Or is it supposed to “toughen you up” like some kind of military drill? Is this used on public or staff/Sea Org only?

(3) What are Scientologists taught about Siberia USA and is this a factual thing?

(4) What kind of mic is it you are using? You sometimes use a pop filter, sometimes not? Do you only use the one mic?

(5) Was it fair of Louis Thoreaux to criticize Marty Rathbun for cutting and running when the system turned against him, or is Marty no different from any other Scientologist in this regard? Was this one of your issues with Louis’ Scientology documentary? I’ve watched your review of his documentary by the way.

(6) In the past you and others have spoken about the poor medical care sea org members receive, do Sea Org members living in countries that have universal health care (U.K, France, Australia, Canada etc.) receive better medical care?

(7) What was your most misunderstood word while listening to lectures?

(8) Did you ever (I suppose more in a sec-check) just tell the auditor what they want to hear? Just to get it over?

The weekly show where I answer viewer questions from the comments section of my Q&A videos or sent to me by email at [email protected]. This week, the questions I answer are:

(1) While in the Sea Org did you come across other groups similar to Scientology using international waters to evade their respective government? Also would you equate Hubbard’s Sea Org to Jim Jones’ Jonestown? I guess what I’m asking is would you consider the ship used as an isolation tool?

(2) Hey there Chris, as a supporter of freedom of expression I’m a little concerned with the mass de-platforming of Alex Jones. Let me preface the following by stating that I am not a fan of Alex Jones. I do not align with his politics or his wacky theories but the manner in which he was removed from these platforms, the reason it was done and the speed it was done give me cause for concern. Of course a company has a right to refuse service (interesting that American liberals happily apply this to massive tech companies and not a tiny cake shop) but doesn’t it concern you for the precedent being established? That for vague, nebulous and often unstated reasons, one’s opinion can be deemed “wrong” and simply scrubbed from social media? You’ve talked often about how Scientology hijacks the genuine compassion of its members for self-serving purposes. I wonder if you can see how often the political Left in America also does this. I watched Bill Maher’s audience (of self-identified liberals) cheer for censorship and then watch as a room full of presumably educated adults had to be informed that free speech means the right to say something they might not like. This whole scenario saddens me, as I see the self-proclaimed “party of the people” eroding liberty and then cheering about it.

(3) I sometimes encounter people on internet forums that seem to somehow defend Scientology, or say things like “Oh it’s just like all the other religions” and other apologetic statements. Is there a way to trigger these people into revealing whether they themselves are Scientologists or not?

(4) While watching your latest Q&A, I stumbled across a YouTube channel produced by, what I believe, to be an “Independent Scientologist.” It was an attack video against you and it was hyper-critical of what this person believed was your attack against Scientology as a Religion. He was critical of the fact that you are unable to differentiate between ‘Scientology the Church’ and ‘Scientology the Religion’. I guess my question is, given the nature of the YouTube video as being angry, hateful and overly sensitive to anyone critical or anyone questioning the validity of Scientology as a “true religion,” what really is the difference between Scientology the Church as an entity and those who practice the “religion” as Independents? I personally don’t see the difference as it pertains to the general nature of anybody who is connected to the Church or the “religion” as they both seem to possess the same hateful and bigoted characteristics. Furthermore, I believe that the fact that Scientology the Church goes after Independent Scientologists as “squirrels” as vigorously as those they deem “suppressive” or enemies of the Church, proves that there is very little to no difference between the two.

(5) I was wondering how does Scientology look at mainstream moral panics like The Satanic Panic? And does the group have music, movies or other forms of media they flat out tell their followers to avoid besides those few instances of media that are just critical of Scientology? For example, some Christians try to keep those in their flock from listening to bands like Marilyn Manson or watching TV shows like Charmed.

(6) Does David Miscavige have a succession plan in case he dies?

(7) I often see you when interviewing others you are literally shocked to learn of goings on you previously had not heard of. Sometimes you burst out in laughter at the lunacy or genuinely looked utterly shocked. Which story told to you over your many interviews has left you the most surprised?

(8) What accomplishments of yours in the Sea Org are you still proud of? Are there any?

The weekly show where I answer viewer questions left for me in the comment sections of my Q&A videos or sent to me by email at [email protected]. This week, the questions I answer are:

(1) I have heard this phrase said a few times before, but despite my best efforts at some amateur researching, I couldn’t find anything close to resembling a proper definition. So here’s my question. What does it mean when an SP is given a “golden rod”? Is this something that makes an SP a super SP? Is this “golden rod” thing anything related to or concerning an SP to begin with? After a short time of trying to find an adequate definition without any results, I figured I should just hit you up and find out the real deal. Keep up the good work!

(2) I found this quote about LRH Policy:

“We own a tremendous amount of property. We own a tremendous amount of material, and so forth. And it keeps growing. But that’s not important.

My question is: How do current “practicing” Scientologist following the word of LRH justify Ideal Orgs when it is the absolute opposite of what LRH states in his policy? Also, when LRH asked the born revolutionists to “blow up central headquarters,” does that go against the policy of not saying anything against the leaders of Scientology (if it is an actual policy)?

(3) How does Scientology trust its members when it comes to internet access to your channel and others. YouTube shows and interviews by you, Aaron Smith Levin, Steve Mango and others often have troll like comments obviously by Scientologists. My question is how are they allowed to watch your videos or read stories at all? Surely there is a risk that they may hear or read something that may act as a light bulb moment and turn them off Scientology.

(4) I have a question about LRHs kids, as this topic came up in a recent interview. It was said that it’s strange that only one child, Diana, remains in the CoS. Since they’re all thetans living already for like a gazillion years they don’t necessarily have to have a bond with their father or his beliefs, do they? Since he was only their father during this lifetime? Doesn’t the concept of thetans work this way?

(5) Do auditing sessions seek a floating needle even after confessing sins/transgressions? If so, could this help one to “beat” a lie-detector test? Actually thinking of people like Danny Masterson here. If arrested, would a Scientologist be more likely to pass a lie dectector test?

(6) How tall is David Miscavige?

(7) I know Scientology is more than just Xenu but with all the shirts and posters how can they still tell people when they reach that level to keep it a secret if it is so well known?

(8) What about Tommy Davis leaving? Somebody comment on that, please. What did it do to Ann Archer?

The weekly show where I answer viewer questions left for me in the comments section of my Q&A shows or sent to me by email at [email protected]. This week, the questions I answer are:

(1) Do you have any thoughts on the CNN documentary Holy Hell about the Buddha Field cult? I saw so many parallels to Scientology.

(2) There is something that puzzles me leading on from one of your last videos about life on the Freewinds and how it came about that people handed their passports in to the organisation. I have heard a number of stories of ex-Scientologists who felt they were trapped within the organisation because their superiors had possession of their passports. I ask myself why this should have been such an issue for them? If I am in any foreign country and my passport is lost, stolen or appropriated by someone, all I have to do is get hold of or go to my nearest consulate and report the issue, then apply for a new passport. Democratic countries generally go a long way towards supporting their citizens with such things. There is something about the ex-Scientologists concerned that seems to me pretty naive and ill-informed about their own rights as citizens and being able to stand up for these. I ask myself whether this mind-set, this innocent overlooking of what makes me a citizen and a person of independence might not be part of what makes someone susceptible to the machinations of such a cult?

(3) What past life experience of your own, that you may or may not have shared with your auditor, sticks out in your mind? Also, did you always have the same auditor? Are they assigned to you or do you use an auditor that just happens to be available?

I would love to hear stories from auditing sessions as I am fascinated by the process. I guess I always assumed that auditing was more of a confessional for Scientology to use against its members. Also, does David Miscavige now or did he ever recieve auditing? Is he even considered Clear or moving up The Bridge?

(4) I have a friend who worked at the Sea Org’s publications organization. She told me that Hubbard’s books were updated to match the current society: in the original version of New Slant on Life, Ron stated that a society was doomed when the wife left her job of raising the children to take a paying job. When many women moved from the home to the work force, the book was updated to be in agreement with this.

(5) I was a second generation Scientologist from birth. I only ever went to Scientology-based schools and played with Scientologist friends. I was briefly in the Sea Org and got to peek behind the wizard’s curtain, but had to stay quiet about it since that would be “natter.” I quietly got out of Scientology about 10 years ago, though my family is still very much involved.

Do current Scientologists, either public or Sea Org, not know the Int exec strata was wiped out? Would a Class V or Flag public even know Senior C/S Int, WDC, etc. are supposed to exist? If so, what’s the justification that’s used to explain their absence? For example, what answer would I get if I asked a New OT VIII who the Senior C/S Int is today?

(6) When I was a public, the question about where David Miscavige came from was speculated time and again. Apparently, Ron knew him from wherever or whatever planet he came from. His parents gave him over to Ron to take over when Ron dropped his body. It all seems so foolish now. What was the Sea Org saying about him?

(7) How often do you hear Trump compared to LRH (rounded off to the nearest 100)

(8) Do you have an endless supply of T-shirts?

The weekly show where I answer viewer questions left for me in the comment section of my Q&A videos or sent to me by email at [email protected]. This week, the questions I answer are:

(1) Do you ever worry or feel that OSA may, in fact, spend money on fake Patreons for you, or does that explicitly contravene the edict that an ex-member/SP may be “ruined utterly”? The way the policy is applied certainly does not seem to be either equal or make sense to me – for example, an OSA operative infiltrated some people’s business for several years while being quite a good sales person & was therefore temporary an asset for them (I seem to recall). Actually, there are countless instances of this “policy” being applied rather haphazardly, so perhaps the question above isn’t that silly after all!

(2) In your Santa Barbara years, have you ever come across a dude named Reed Slatkin? He worked at the Celebrity Center between approximately 1975 and 1984, then moved to Santa Barbara and started offering investment management services to fellow Scientologists (among the high-profile Scientologists he roped in were Anne Archer, Giovanni Ribisi, Greta Van Susteren, and Sky Dayton). In reality, it was a Ponzi scheme, which gradually unraveled between mid-1990s and 2001, when he was arrested. He pleaded guilty in 2003 (he actually claimed something along the lines of “Scientology made me do it”, but the Church retained Latham & Watkins to fight the allegations). He was sentenced to 14 years of prison, served ten, was released to a halfway house in Long Beach in 2013, and died in 2015.

(3) After reading your book and seeing how clunky and inefficient the Sea Org bureaucracy is, the only way I can see anything getting done in a quick way is a direct order from David Miscavige (as proven by your encounter with him). So is the entire upper management of Scientology just full of people trying to get what they want or need via proximity to him?

(4) I’ve known a number of Scientologists personally and found them to be personable, interesting people and, above all, extremely articulate and able to express themselves. Yet there seems to be a dearth of advanced formal education in the people that run the organisation. So my question is whether you know of any authoritative academic studies, PhD’s or Master’s theses, or academics within the organisation who have written descriptions and analyses of some kind. I don’t mean the Lawrence Wright book, which obviously fulfills that function, but more from within the Church itself. How many of its people have actually attended university or hold academic positions of some kind?

(5) What is the biggest “known” secret within the Sea Organization? Meaning, something everyone knows but nobody wants to talk about? Or biggest thing that everyone knows is a scam / lie / false information, but nobody dares to question it and just kinda goes with it?

(6) Would you ever get a tattoo?

(7) Is the term “wog” really used frequently by any and all Scientologists? Also, do you think Tom Cruise has indeed not seen his daughter Suri in years? If not, is it because he is obeying Miscavige or do you think he’s willingly not seeing her because he wants to prove how dedicated he is to Scientology?

(8) Do you know any Scientology jokes?

The weekly show where I answer viewer questions left for me in the comment sections of my Q&A videos or sent to me by email at [email protected]. This week, the questions I answer are:

(1) I would love to hear more about your personal experiences with children in Scientology. I think you said that they didn’t hang around the orgs any more and Sea Org members couldn’t have children – did you interact with children at all? Idly wondering what David Miscavige would do if a little kid accidentally stepped on his toe or something…

(2) I’ve heard former Sea Org members say that getting funding approved for even something as small as a box of new pens can be quite an ordeal. When David Miscavge wants to however, he can openly splash huge amounts of cash on one of his projects. Does struggling and struggling only to see DM’s people come in and spend millions with the nod of a head cause cognitive dissonance in staff and Sea Org workers? Did you ever see anything which apparently had an unlimited budget like that?

(3) What sort of relationships tend to form between “twins” in the RPF? Or is it all individual and it doesn’t make sense to generalize?

(4) Scientology seems to be growing in Taiwan. Do you think that CoS will learn from its mistakes in the western countries? Or will it reg, RPF and disconnect Taiwanese adherents until they leave too? Is cult behavior so ingrained in CoS that it can’t stop?

(5) Which current Sea Org member would you most like to see leave the church and start talking (other than Miscavige)?

(6) Star Trek: The Next Generation or The Original Series, which do you think is better?

(7) I seem to recall you mentioning a brother in one of your videos, am I dubbing that in or do you have a brother? Any other siblings? Are any of them still in?

(8) During one of my explorations of LA I made a point to wander around the block of both Big Blue and Celebrity Centre. It struck me, and I’d never noticed, that in all pictures of the buildings all window blinds are drawn. What, if any, is the logic behind those managing the properties?

The weekly show where I answer viewer questions left for me in the comment sections of my Q&A videos or sent to me by email at [email protected]. This week, the questions I take up are:

(1) When you were on staff in Santa Barbara, did you ever come across or hear anything about, David Mayo and the Advanced Ability Center? Or was it fair-gamed out of existence before you arrived on the scene?

(2) Whether it is the Ten Commandments, the teachings of Jesus Christ, Buddha, or Muhammad, all major religions have a code of moral conduct. What exactly is Scientology’s code of moral conduct for its followers?

(3) If you could please comment on how you felt when you realized that you could be an autonomous person, that nobody has the right to direct your destination, how you operate your life, the rules, the order you want to establish for yourself. What was it like? Is it still something that you realize you are so grateful for that you are still continually excited about and are working on it, but with total peace and freedom? Don’t you think the realization that you are autonomous is a huge one after having been in a group where you are being told what to do, when to do it, how to do it, and what to think and what you are allowed to feel or not to feel?

(4) A while ago I remember you mentioned meeting Ron Miscavige Sr. when he gave you sales training once in the Sea Org. Did this tap into LRH tech or was it his pre-Scientology sales experience he used? You said he taught something along the lines that making a sale is a series of mental transactions. Sounds interesting, care to elaborate?

(5) I don’t know why I am surprised by the fact they operate with cash. Scientology and efficiency don’t seem to go together ever. Usually cash is looked upon as having the most liability – the chance of theft or loss, hard to track, etc. Were there ever any problems of theft of cash in the Sea Org? I imagine some just kept their little cache of money somewhere. Then again, maybe they are locked down so tight they wouldn’t dare. Just another quirk, I suppose. Did you receive pay stubs or receipts of any kind? Was there no need for tracking since everyone was a volunteer?

(6) I was just listening to Aaron Smith-Levin talking about the Aftermath Foundation, which I support as much as I can. I was thinking about Aaron’s interview with Nathan Rich and wondered if some of the people leaving Scientology are kids, who might otherwise be homeless, like Nathan was. Do they still have minors in the Sea Org?

The weekly show where I answer viewer questions left for me in the comment section of my Q&A videos or sent to me by email at [email protected]. This week, the questions I take up are:

(1) Some time ago, you posted a video of your conversation with Nora Crest. One story Nora told was about having a conversation with a friend from before Scientology who was on active duty in the U.S. Navy at the time of the conversation. She recalls him being offended by her Sea Org uniform. Have you heard similar stories from other Sea Org members? A lot, a few, none other than Nora’s? Any personal experience or comments?

(2) I have a background of being a Fundamentalist Bible-believing Christian. It’s awkward to admit, but I bought it hook line and sinker to the point that I thought that there were even Satanist Illuminati conspiracies. In fact there was certain brands, music and other things I’d avoid as if I could catch Satanism from them or something. You can imagine how funny it was to me when I found out the Church of Satan is actually an athiest activist group. With the conspiracy mindset of the Church of Scientology, did you have similar experiences in avoiding certain things? I heard one former Scientologist saying that their mother would always buy those cheap off-brand generic plasters instead of Band-Aids, because apparently Johnson & Johnson has a large psychiatric drug business and she didn’t want to give them money. Did you ever experience or see anything like that, or is that example more of an outlier?

(3) I know it will never happen, but if disconnection was outlawed, would Scientologists be okay with it?

(4) Hubbard lost the rights to the term Dianetics in the early ’50s and then he brought about the term Scientology to replace it, along with past lives being a factor in the creation of a reactive mind. I remember seeing the TV commercials for Dianetics in the 1980s. I thought Scientology replaced Dianetics with LRH’s resurgence in popularity in the early ’60s, and new book. What I am not clear on (no pun intended) is when, how and why “Dianetics” came back to LRH’s usage. Can you explain the history of the word from the loss of the rights to the word to current use?

(5) From watching Scientology and the Aftermath, and from various websites, people who leave Scientology or “blow” are afraid that other Scientologists will come after them and bring them back. In Scientology and the Aftermath, the Headleys describe how they “blew” and had to evade those seeking to find them and bring them back. Also in the same series there was a story of one ex-Scientologist being tracked down in South Africa and being brought back to the States. My question is what does it mean to be “brought back”? It sounds like people have a real fear of being brought back against their will by being kidnapped or abducted. Is this fear real? Or does being “brought back” mean persuading an ex-Scientologist to come back by the use of arguments, e.g., “you left behind family and friends and they all miss you”, or “you know Scientology is right, and now that you’ve been in the world, you know how right it is”? The latter I can understand, but if it is the former, it makes one wonder why no one has ever filed a police report.

(6) There was a post on Tony Ortega’s blog recently showing that it was mandatory that all Scientology staff members keep themselves informed and stay up-to-date by watching all the programs aired on the Scientology Network. To me, this does not bode well for the atmosphere inside the bubble. Miscavige opened Pandora’s Box when he unleashed Scientology TV; could this be his Achilles heel? At any rate, could this ‘hissy fit’ be an indication of the beginning of the end? Will this spur another mass exodus? Any speculation on if/when/which celebs or whales might be jumping ship (pardon the pun) next? At the very least is the Mental Midget beginning to totally unravel?

(7) You and many others have pointed out that one reason people stay in Scientology and put up with all the abuse is that they’re afraid of losing their immortality. At what point do Scientologists GAIN their immortality? And what of the wogs out there? Do only Scientologists have immortality?

(8) I’ve always noticed that a lot of class V staffers usually work in Investment Management. As a former member of the Sea Organization and Class V staffer I never understood how someone with little education (especially when you go to Delphi Academy) could work in such a critical job. I did know someone who actually held a course in business that was part of the church. Just before he held the event he told me his business was failing and he had no idea how to fix it. To this day he is now in Clearwater, FL teaching people about advertising, business investments, and how to find potential clients. I guess registrars, recruiters and treasury staff have all the best ideas. Have you ever noticed this?

The weekly show where I answer viewer questions. I was in Philadelphia this week for the annual ICSA conference, so I did a live stream from the home I was staying in. The questions were random and came in from the comments on YouTube.

The weekly show where I answer viewer questions left for me in the comment section of my Q&A videos or sent to me by email at [email protected]. This week, the questions I answer are:

(1) How would you explain the concept of “make it go right”? I’ve been a Scientology watcher for several years and I’ve consumed hundreds hours of entheta at this point, but while I feel I have a good grasp of what “make it go right” means, I don’t think I could effectively explain it. What’s the best description you can come up with?

(2) Hearing the story of you in the bathroom of the Santa Barbara Org yelling at ghosts to go and get a body got me thinking. If you could go back in time in a time machine for 30 minutes, where and when would you go? What would you say to yourself and how would it have changed your life?

(3) Could you talk sometime about the level of support and the kind of support you encountered when you exited Scientology. For example: were you able to find a good support group of ex-members that would give you emotional and psychological support? Do people who leave Scientology find support easily? And do you know if this is the case too for other destructive cults?

(4) What would a cleared planet look like? Would the Church of Scientology get involved in the political system of the world or just stay on the sidelines? Would they invest heavily in space technology in order to reach alien civilizations or Target 2? What would happen to the organisation itself?

(5) If you could pick one religion to be true, which one would you choose and why?

(6) As Scientology loses members and appears to be losing the PR war, do you think the Sea Org will allow for babies again as a way to grow the church?

(7) Is Dave Miscavige an OT8? If not, do we actually have good reason to believe he is not? What is the source?

(8) In a Facebook group I am in, Scientology came up in discussion, and one guy said he thought it would always be around “because there are always people who are at such a low in their life that they want to be constantly told what to do”. I think that may be the case for some cults or fundamentalist groups but I don’t think that’s true of Scientology as you and others have said people who get into it think they are helping themselves and others. What’s your opinion on that? Is that guy totally wrong when it comes to Scientology? I realise they do follow rules but don’t see it as them doing that just because they want to serve.