This explains so much. In the backwards-land/everything-is-a-lie world of Scientology the dichotomy of No Rules (‘what is true for you is true for you’) and ‘every minute of every day has a rule’ (billion year contract for SO) no wonder it takes years to undue the craziness.

A Catholic school without a Las Vegas Night fundraiser with a sweet auction and raffle? That is crazy talk! No Mardi Gras Party, either? What? We Catholics LIVE for Mardis Gras parties. (It’s also a great time to sell the parish’s “Lenten Recipes” cookbook).

You are right, though. I have had more demands for money and time commitment from coaches, sports boosters and sports auxiliaries for my kids over the years than from my church. 🙂

Bloviating.. what a perfect word for lrh..

Thanks – I’m off to search. It’s always worse than you thought.

I don’t think there is an “LRH reference” in terms of policy letters or any of the usual stuff. If you Google “Scientology Bulgravia” (without the double quotes), you’ll get a wealth of information including source documents in some cases, from consultants they hired to help them formulate the plan. This was essentially something of a “covert operation” that was revealed, and did not follow the usual channels of documenting every bloviating thought in immense detail.

John, could you give me the reference on this? Every time I’ve come acroos Bulgravia in LRH’s writings I always thought it was an imaginary, backwoods, sinister country that he was usng as hyperbole. Woe is me that I didn’t word clear. I could have been sent to the Word Clearer as punishment.

Kim & Midwest Mom – you have to admit that you can step into a Catholic church – even go for years – and no one pounces on you. You can remain anonymous. The Baptists and Lutherans are all for being friendly and entrapping you in social activities. They even have sign-in registers for new visitors. Sign in and life as you know it is over. And we know what the Scientologists do. But I always gave the Catholic church a heads-up on that one. Of course, a friend’s husband was honored to be asked to serve on the Board of the Catholic HS that his children attended – until he learned, too late, that the Board was expected to personally make up for any deficit the school suffered. But he could have resigned with only his ego a bit deflated; no other repercussions.

Hmm. That kind of reminds me of the Super Adventure Club for some reason.

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