In his current blog, attacking Leah Remini, we find the usual inability to provide either facts or honesty.… He never gave up scientology, he's still trapped in his belief. Monique Rathbun vs David Miscavige and Scientology In Activism, Human Rights, No Time For Slaves, Religion, Politics and War, Scientology on September 17, 2013 at 9:03 pm They had just had a major win and suddenly they drop the suit and blame their attorneys. he's still, if not a believer, at least still thinks there's a lot of power within the techniques the "church" teaches. I have no direct knowledge of this, but I think he reached a private settlement with COS that satisfied his (and his wife's) wants and needs. His blog makes it clear he's not a Scientologist in any form. The Scientology Reformation By Mark Rathbun. Regarding the SS Coamo: J. It's similar to being mormon, but not a member of the LDS. I call BS on your statement. On his blog, Rathbun … I can understand that he probably reached a settlement with the church, but to put out countless videos bashing vocal defectors is just embarrassing. Mark Wayne Rathbun, 37, was convicted of assaulting 14 California women between January 1997 and November 2002 – most of them in and around the city’s Belmont Shore neighborhood. I am a one-time winner of the New York Press Association's Best Humor Columnist award in its annual "Better Newspaper" contest. The plaintiff, Monique Rathbun, a non-Scientologist, is married to Mark Rathbun, a prominent dissident who once was Miscavige's second-in-command. He actually believes the crap and thinks he should be in charge. The only thing for sure is he made a final set of videos and then withdrew from the Scientology vs. Anti-Scientology arena. (Photo by MGM. He's confused and overwhelmed. A mistrial has been declared in the case of a Massachusetts man indicted on federal charges of attempted arson at a Jewish-sponsored assisted living community.. Because the tiny tyrant was right this once, Marty couldn't make it in the outside world. He's back defending Scientology. I’m guessing it’s part of the settlement. He believes that Rinder and Remini distort what they are saying for their own personal gain and that he is calling that out. He believes that Rinder and Remini have gone too far and that they are raking up old, old things that Scientology has sought to address. Marty Rathbun has hitched his already questionable wagon of misinformation to a group of Scientology Fair Game supporters in order to further his and OSA's mission. Wrote Marty: "Ron educated his followers on the mechanics used to control and damage the mind, and simultaneously employed those by him to do precisely that to his followers, having been educated by Ron on the techniques would never guess they would be used on [them] his followers.". “Mark C. “Marty” Rathbun is a former senior executive of the Church of Scientology, who last held the post of Inspector General of the Religious Technology Center (RTC), the organization that is responsible for the protection and enforcement of all Dianetics and Scientology copyrights and trademarks,” Wikipedia says. Mike is out to get the church because of the damage they cause (himself included). He didn’t have a clue as an auditor. Swift posted the 1932 and 1933 passenger manifests of the SS Coamo on November 29, 2007 on xenu.net. That certainly makes the most sense of the evidence. I find this account entirely believable because Prince admits his own role in this highly illegal operation. He still practises Scientology, from what I understand, as an independent and he still audits people. The jury in the trial of John Michael Rathbun was dismissed by U.S. District Court Judge Mark Mastroianni after it failed to reach a unanimous verdict on two of the three counts. Also he believes in the tech and continues to practice. Same with Aznaran. Posted on October 16, 2020 by Mark C. Rathbun | Comments Off on Monique Rathbun vs. Church of Scientology II Recently Tony Backpage Ortega, Leah Remini, Mike Rinder, Ray Jeffrey, and Paul Haggis conducted a coordinated pile on effort to shut me up. All Rathbun had to do was spin spin spin tall tales and lie about critics - all designed to confuse active Scientologists in doubt.Miscavige did it to Debbie Cook and Vicky Aznaran - both high ranking apostates. Why haven’t we seen Marty Rathbun on Leah Remini’s show? The classic cuts comes from Allen Brothers in Chicago, the city where Rathbun dined at five steakhouses in 24 hours all in the name of meaty research. Watch videos about the JACKIE cult. Did Virginia steal J. Swift’s research and then wait six years to post them on her blog in order to cover up her deliberate, calculated, and premeditated theft? Rathbun calls them "First Aid Clock Bushings". That makes much more sense to me than the other way around. I think he effectively Dead Agent'ed himself. Dealing with threats from DM or others might make someone crazy. Hardcore believers would totally act on this type of behavior in my opinion. Marty does not believe "Scientology works.". Press J to jump to the feed. I imagine he saw the movie and it made him emotional. Marty backpedaled a bit and began criticizing Mike and Leah on his page, I believe. In the Prince/Aznaran-Miscavige power struggle after the death of LRH and the sidelining of Pat Broeker, Marty was firmly in Miscavige's camp as his attack dog in chief. Patently false. Not Only is he not attacking Scientology he's producing Golden Era Studios quality videos denouncing critics of Scientology. I … My name is Mark Aldrich. My mother received multiple electro-convulsive shock therapy treatments while pregnant with me. He was writing to get a settlement and nothing more. I read a comment on YouTube discussing this that really struck me, especially because of Marty’s history while in the church. I had to clean some of them up and saw it first hand as one of his public. Marty Rathbun said on May 10th, 2013:. This is when he starts selling out his friends and defending Davey again. So is this dude back being a Scientologist or what?? These things were … Anyone know why? Contacting or harassing Mrs. Rathbun's employer, her co-workers, her family members, or her friends." Who did what to whom? The site may not work properly if you don't, If you do not update your browser, we suggest you visit, Press J to jump to the feed. A sub for the discussion of all things Scientology related. 2. Facebook Twitter Email LinkedIn Reddit Pinterest. The tech works when applied correctly in spades. For when he starts off the rails, jump to "February 2016-January 2017: Ruing the day". IIRC in the book, Marty, aka "Special Project L", was heading the operation. If you look at Marty's writing just prior to his caving and taking the money from Miscavige and agreeing to make a series of videos attacking critics of Miscavige, his understanding of Scientology - the subject - had evolved. But it was a deal with the devil. This blog, "The Gad About Town," is about many topics, from social habits to baseball to art and movies. Once he and Monique had their child, I believe he cut a deal with Davey so his family wouldn't be harassed. Marty is envious of the church. 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Any teacher or prophet who does not genuinely wish, encourage and enable students or adherents to ultimately learn and discover beyond what he has to impart is really no teacher or prophet at all. ... Cal head coach Mark Fox has had to get creative with his rotations. It was Rathbun whose wife Monique fired her lawyers. Nanci Rathbun is a lifelong reader of mysteries – historical, contemporary, futuristic, paranormal, hard-boiled, cozy … you can find them all on her bookshelves. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the scientology community. Scott Rathbun to his brother Marty Rathbun. Brainwashing is crazy powerful. The timing of dropping the suit, and the justification, were beyond suspicious. I can understand how it gets confusing…that’s if I’m understanding your post correctly. He seemed like a highly paranoid anxious angry person so I'm not surprised that he would go back. Is he that tone deaf that he does not realize this, or is he just doing exactly what the church wants him to either through an agreement or their coercion? The tragedy of Marty Rathbun is that just before he caved to $cientology, he recognized one of Hubbard main M.O.s (Mode of Operating), first spotted by Volney Mathison in 1954. She brings logic and planning to her writing from a background as an IT project manager, and attention to characters and dialog from her second career as a Congregationalist minister. Considering how prominent he is in the work done to expose Scientology, I’m surprised we haven’t seen him on this show as prominently as the other defectors. After all, is not the enemy of my enemy my friend? At one point, Miscavige, Aznaran, and Prince (the bosses of RTC at the time) arranged to have a freezoner murdered by planting drugs on him in Taiwan. People who alter Scientology are referred to as squirrels. Who knows? Thumbnail: WB/Everett Collection.) He is an interesting character. A personal friend of mine told me after the show that I had been (her word) “amazing,” which is a word that is employed to describe a wide range of human achievements, from the successful rescue of a kitten in a tree to the collection of awkward twitches and empty-brain pauses I … We see it everyday. So Jesse Prince's book Expert Witness gives a very honest take on Mike Rinder (who generally doesn't get too much flak) and Marty (who gets a ton). Well, Mr. Rathbun absolutely falls under the ' family members ' category, so that's easy-peasy: He is covered under the TRO. I am a gad about town. Find out about Marty Rathbun. Marty was one of the few "surviving" GO members after the fallout from Operation Snow White. Why would he appear in such a film and corroborate experiences of people in “The Hole” then? He appears to have become disillusioned with what he calls the "Anti-Scientology Cult". He pretends to hate them but really he just wants to start a spin off. The Church of Scientology has hit back at filmmaker Alex Gibney’s exposé “Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief,” which aired Sunday night on HBO. The "anti scientology cult" ... LOL what a joke. There are people who have left and are very anti-Scientology as a whole... there are people who have left Scientology but because they have a problem with the way things have gone, but they still believe in Scientology. Fuck you, Marty. This led me to do some re-thinking about the matter. The absurdity of this is that to be a Scientologist is to be independent so it does not require an adjective. The poor women say they know the guy was crazy but still believe the things they were taught there. Jim and Sam Show 501,586 views Well, I think that I am more towards Rinder and Remini, but that does not mean that Rathburn does not have some points. Here he is courtesy of the New Orleans Police who supplied this mug shot after Rathbun was arrested for public drunkenness and disorderly conduct. If you watch him in the various movies and such, he's still, if not a believer, at least still thinks there's a lot of power within the techniques the "church" teaches. Marty ended up squirreling the tech himself with his public. The whole long drawn out fiasco is laid out on a combination of this blog, Tony Ortega’s blog and Rathbun’s blog. He escaped as soon as he was taken to the hole, even though he sent so many people there; He couldn't handle not being Davey's big bad enforcer. MARTY RATHBUN: A former external affairs officer, removed from authority within the Church eight years ago for gross malfeasance which included suborning perjury and obstruction of justice. There's probably some boring legal reason. I feel like he thought he could start his own thing, and when it didn't take off, he was more vulnerable to the bribes that come after the attacks. Or perhaps that's a part of his private settlement, if there is one. The reenactment scenes he did with Louie were insane. The only thing I'd accept by way of amends in an abstract (OT) way is DM's head on a pike. At the end of the day he is a Scientologists, who wishes things were different in Scientology. Vicky wrote up an affidavit twisting the truth and confusing readers, recanting her story. Scientology lawyers claim she's a straw figure. David Misacavige's and Leah Remini's. Great, extensive history (high five if you're a bunkerite!) Basically, OP, there are not two sides. Facebook Twitter Email LinkedIn Reddit Pinterest. Tony Ortega - Scientology Secrets + Tactics, David Miscavige, Tom Cruise - Jim Norton & Sam Roberts - Duration: 42:24. But I can’t escape that feeling that it just doesn’t seem like Rathbun. If you read his own writings he was, essentially, trying to start his own movement, and then started adding in Eastern influences and a lot of other stuff. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the scientology community. Wow! “I first met with my eldest brother Scott in his one-bedroom apartment, in an old tenement building by the railroad yard. That logic is lost on me. He fancies himself the Martin Luther of Scientology. Marty at his most sane does bring up some things.... At his most insane, he is a little hard to take. They either paid him off enough or blackmailed him to recant his criticisms. Will be interesting how much further he entrenches himself by way of the mechanics of betrayal, especially at the OT level of things. Also why is this man not in jail, if not only from admitting to destroying information related to their handling of Lisa McPherson? “It should be considered that the role of man is to do more than survive, he should also encourage and help others” link. activism, civil rights, David Miscavige, human rights, Lamont A Jefferson, Les Striebel, Mark Rathbun, Marty Rathbun, mind control, Monique Rathbun, Ray Jeffrey, Scientology. I think your getting Marc Headley confused with Mark “Marty” Rathbun. Killen’s Steakhouse, Pearland, Texas Looks like you're using new Reddit on an old browser. 100 Best Movies on HBO Max (January 2021) HBO comes out swinging in the increasingly crowded streaming arena, with HBO Max offering the masses arguably the deepest, most far-reaching library of titles among platform competitors. 1. In a PM, Mr. Time After Time informed me that these are sometimes called "Band-Aid Bushings". So, where do I stand on this issue and where should you stand? He does not want to destroy the organisation entirely... he wants Miscavige to go. Considering how prominent he is in the work done to expose Scientology, I’m surprised we haven’t seen him on … I think, if anything, it’s the reverse of what you’re saying. Recently Mark Rathbun, a former member, started a squirrel group which he refers to as Independents or Independent Scientologists. The video of Church of Scientology executives harassing former Church official Marty “Mark” Rathbun went viral: It was completely reprehensible, outrageous, and irresponsible for the three Scientology officials to have entered a US airport for the purposes of harassing one individual. What do you guys think? He's definitely acting on their behalf at this point. You need to remember that Scientology harassed him for years and repeatedly took him to court. I think they made a deal with him that if he shut up, he would stop getting squirreled and get his family back, honestly. Abstract Two experiments tested the hypothesis that framing biases in decision making would affect more strongly individuals with relatively low levels of need for cognition (NC). I just see his blog posts about how Leah Remini and Mike Rinder are full of shit, even after he went on their show, so I just don’t know where things stand today. So saying he knew what Mathewson was saying is just false. He finally settled outside of the public eye and now keeps quiet. Scott held a degree in psychology, and I thought he might have some useful input on the task ahead of me. You’re using the same critical statements as others for decades with a clear bias. See page one of his post: Was L. Ron Hubbard Given a Pre-Frontal Lobotomy? Lame... Reading the comments in this thread makes me realize how the quality in this sub has gone downhill. I’m sure I recall a … … I recalled my mother being taken off to a private psychiatric facility while I resided in her womb. He was an opportunist and a thug through and through, using PIs and ex-police connections to blackmail and track enemies of the Church. He saw it as interwoven with negatives put there by Hubbard. A sub for the discussion of all things Scientology related. However, when you mix that with some of Marty's weaknesses (like being quite... self-important and self-centred, denial and pushing away of his role for Miscavige) then he expresses some interesting views. It makes a lot of sense, his vibe has always been off and his behavior in the My Scientology Movie speaks volumes. Apparently, judging by the responses on this thread, lots of people missed that. He might be trying to do an amends projects of sorts to re-infiltrate the church in an attempt to attack it from the inside again. I suspect he'll be writing more books. Rathbun was basically the Gestapo of the CoS. It’s curiously fascinating yet disgusting to watch him defect and “see the light” to a degree only to later bash defectors publicly. October 10, 2012 By Mike Rinder Leave a Comment. I don't think he's "in," but he pretends to be as part of the deal. It makes a lot of sense the more I think about it due to how deeply Rathburn believes in the “tech.” All the harassment stuff was completely staged. 1. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. He changed sides. https://tonyortega.org/2017/03/14/memories-of-a-scientology-warrior-marty-rathbuns-curious-career-as-church-rebel/. Debbie Cook was gagged with IAS donations and dropped her lawsuit. It is full of conjectures or speculations. My understanding is that he is still a scientologist, but not a member of CoS. This doesn't really tell us he's 100% back into the church, but it's interesting that hes got so much stress about it all. He wrote some good books about Scientology plus a decent fiction book. I agree that it seems likely that he cut a deal with Scientology, or with a third party acting on behalf of Scientology. The man being berated is Mark "Marty" Rathbun, who spent two and a half decades in the church, rising to become a top official there before breaking away in 2004. Imo, yep. (the scene in one of the movies where he gets pissed when they are fooling around with some of the training techniques in particular). He never left the tech, was giving auditing to free zone members for years. He's a "private" scientologist. It answers the most frequently asked questions about Scientology today, including: What is behind the madness and violence widely reported on Scientology Inc. supreme leader David Miscavige? So, at least IMO, it's part the Church offered him a truce, and part he's not entirely comfortable with the "it's all bullshit" tone many of the exposes take with it. Because they both dislike the church but for conflicting reasons. Posts about education written by Mark C. Rathbun. There was a pretty telling scene in My Scientology Movie that shows his commitment to the tech at least that’s what I perceive it portrays: https://youtu.be/oKt7jFz-g74. How much did your soul cost? There are people who are "IN" Scientology. He still believes in scientology, but not the church. Even choreographing them? Why Scientology must be reformed. The theory is that Marty defected solely to infiltrate the defector community to essentially gather information against high ranking S.P’s. I’m sure I recall a sort of “I give up on this” post by him around 2013 or 2014. I know Rathbun played around with indie Scientology for awhile, then tried tinkering with Hubbard’s ideas to see if he could make some variations on them work for awhile, but didn’t he ultimately conclude that it simply was not true and could not be fixed? 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