I would recommend Jenna Miscavige's book which is much better written. (Photo by Ben Gabbe/Getty Images). In this, the first interview given by Rinder after leaving the Co$, Rinder further confirms and admits to the violent culture that exists within the organization., Alex Gibney, Paul Haggis, Mike Rinder, Lawrence Wright | Clip | TimesTalks, Go behind the scenes of the compelling new HBO Documentary Film Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, which premiered at Sundance 2015 and will air on HBO March 16, 2015: Academy Award winning writer and director Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side), Pulitzer Prizewinning author Lawrence Wright who wrote the book, and, Church of Scientology Spokesman Mike Rinder on Escaping. The case stemmed from an accidental tragedy in December 1995 that took the life of a psychotic woman who had been staying on Church premises in Clearwater, Florida. And within a short period of time I became the head of OSA, Rinder told me recently. I couldn't move and he put his face right up to me and was screaming, 'You bitch, you bitch.' In fact, Andrew and Taryn, as you will recall, I told you from the outset, and repeated a number of times, that I would happily talk to you without the screaming audience present., In HBOs documentary, Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, Rinder says his decision to part ways with the Church was especially difficult knowing he would be forced to disconnect from his family. His height is 1.37 meters tall, and his weight is 65 kg. He provided a list of volcanos where the hydrogen bombs were dropped on thetans 75 million years ago. But the truth is that Mike Rinder was the Commanding Officer of the Office of Special Affairs under David Miscavige for 22 years. Mike Rinder says he was 5 or 6 years old when his parents got into Scientology and then raised him in it. if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,600],'biographyhost_com-box-4','ezslot_2',131,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-biographyhost_com-box-4-0'); Rinder worked in the Sea Org for 34 years, serving in many posts, primarily in top-level positions. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. If the church believed that someone was an enemy and needed to be silenced or destroyed, it was my job and I did it," hesaid. [Scientologys West U.S. spies list revealed] | [Scientologys enemies list: Are you on it?] In March 2007, Rinder was suddenly sent on a mission to London to defend the CSI and prevent British journalist John Sweeney from premiering his television documentary,Scientology and Me. But I never considered that spying itself was illegal its done by corporations all the time. if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'biographyhost_com-large-leaderboard-2','ezslot_7',133,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-biographyhost_com-large-leaderboard-2-0');if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'biographyhost_com-large-leaderboard-2','ezslot_8',133,'0','1'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-biographyhost_com-large-leaderboard-2-0_1');.large-leaderboard-2-multi-133{border:none!important;display:block!important;float:none!important;line-height:0;margin-bottom:7px!important;margin-left:auto!important;margin-right:auto!important;margin-top:7px!important;max-width:100%!important;min-height:250px;padding:0;text-align:center!important}. They have got to make up their own mind, Rinder answered one such host. As a salient example, for Aftermath, Rinder and Leah Remini induced discreditable individuals to file false reports about the Church with the police as a requirement to appear on the show. UPDATE: In response to this countdown item, Marty Rathbun posted an interesting remembrance of what it was like to watch Rinder endure verbal abuse by church leader David Miscavige. The western city was supposed to be far from Russias most dangerous assaults. The police report also made specific note: [Victim] wants us to speak to Mike Rinder.. . [Scientology wins a major award!] Rinder, in particular, helped create the Guardians Office successor, the Office of Special Affairs. Mr.Miscavige removed Mike Rinder in disgrace and stripped him of any authority in the Church. Martin Luther King told of his growing nightmares and his enduring dreams in the rolling, hypnotic cadences of the rural preacher. Mike Rinder does not just seem to be a liar; he is a criminal liar. In return for financial support and free housing from his benefactor, Rinder agreed to lead the charge as a voice of a spurious Independents movement., Rinder plunged into his role. Mike Rinder Says Whatever Pays: A Firsthand Account from Mark Rathbun, Ex-wife Cathy, Daughter Taryn Depict Mike Rinders Violence and its Aftermath, Mike Rinder has been waging a campaign of false reports and harassment against the Church of Scientology and its leadership, claiming his authority as a former Church executive.. [Scientologists: How many of them are there, anyway? July 22, 2010 Australian TV: Yahoo7 Today Tonight Show investigative reporter Bryan Seymoure speaks with Scientology's latest high ranking official to break away from the cult, Mike Rinder. He has also been a wellspring of detail on internal politics and policies. Twitter Calls Out Austin Butler For Being RIDICULOUS As He Claims Elvis Accent Has Become Part Of His 'DNA'! A fast read and yet incredibly comprehensive, Rinder's book covers a vast amount of material as he grew up in Australia in a family that were among the earliest adopters of L. Ron Hubbard's snake oil, Dianetics. Rinder has further used false reports to foment harassing litigation against the Church and its leader as an expert at the hire of ambulance-chasing, unscrupulous lawyers. He ultimately posted the incriminating document online in October 2020, revealing that Rinder had sent it to him by mail for fear that talking about it on the phone or creating a digital record through e-mail might create evidence of criminally punishable extortion., Rinder had squarely become what he had described in testimony when he was in the Church: one of a few who are bitter and harbor an unabiding [sic] resentment of Scientology and what it stands for and for their own failures in the Church. Narrated by: Mike Rinder Length: 13 hrs and 46 mins 4.9 (1,586 ratings) Try for $0.00 1 title per month from Audible's entire catalog of best sellers, and new releases. She knew Mike Rinder. Mike Rinder was raised as a Scientologist from early childhood. Its a permanent disability that will always be there with her, Cathys orthopedic surgeon concluded after nearly five years of treatment, including surgery. As a result, Rinder was called to visit Sussex's church facility. Mike Rinders record of criminal conduct in the Church, as far as discovered, began in 1995 when he was responsible for the Churchs legal affairs. Sdant vil jeg ikke ha', sagde Ramund, Sdant str mig ikke bra', sagde Ramund den unge. If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.. Rinder defended the Church and Scientology leader David Miscavige. We all were. Mike Rinders lies and criminality have extended to his own family. He visited the founder of Scientology L. Ron Hubbard's home in England with his family for the first time in 1966. The Churchs ecclesiastical leader, Mr.David Miscavige, was forced to step in and personally handle the matter. [All hell breaks loose in Israel] | [Scientology sees fundraising gold in the UK riots] which Rindercallsthe "floating headquarters for Scientology. ], [Rathbun and Mark Bunker reveal surprising ties], [Making news about Tom Cruise, Bill Clinton, and Tony Blair], [Ingleside on the Bay, Texas rallies to Rathbuns cause], [Squirrel Busters claim to be making a documentary], [Anna sent to creep out Monique Rathbun], [A videographer blows the whistle on the goon squad], [Ed Bryan, OT VIII, shows the power of Scientologys highest levels], [Secret Scientology documents spell out spying operation against Marc Headley], [Scientologys West U.S. spies list revealed], [Scientologys enemies list: Are you on it? "So all of a sudden, he just grabbed my arms and crossed them in a vise. Mike Rinder is an anti-Scientologist and former staff member of the Church of Scientology whose income comes from attacking his former religion. That goal also required they go all out in a far-fetched attempt to tear down the genuine Church and its leader. Mike Rinder was removed in the Church in total disgrace by the Churchs ecclesiastical leader, stripped of any authority and ultimately expelled for gross malfeasanceactual, hard-facts crime. D. Clinical Neuropsychologist Mike Rinder was born on 10 April 1955 in Adelaide, Australia. The couple welcomed their son named Jack in April 2012. Rinder claimed in his blog that when he decided to exit from the Sea Org, he had to choose between abandoning his wife and two children or continuing to facilitate the abuses of Miscavige. True to a criminal moral code, Rinder has also repeatedly changed his personal narrative according to who pays. [8] 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. She joined the Sea Organization at 16 in 1993 and married Chris Collbran at 22 in 1999. When media learned of this abhorrent fact, they questioned Rinders lack of attention to his son. Mike Rinder's income source is mostly from being a successful Former. #8: Mike Rinder #2: David Miscavige But Mike Rinder did years in the Hole (I did not) and I will be be telling more on that in due course. Mike Rinder is a former international spokesperson for the Church of Scientology, and will co-star in A&E's eight-part docuseries, Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath. After high school, he signed a billion-year . [Scientology doesnt like Inside Scientology] | [Q&A at Washington Post] Her daughter, Taryn, was also severely shaken by her mother's injury caused by herfather's assault. The Ideal dance mix] | [Scientology and the Nation of Islam] His father was Ray Cameron, who wrote with Barry Cryer for Kenny Everett. In the show,. Rinder, responsible for defending the case and attending to the court arguments, emerged with himself dismissed as a defendant and Mr.Miscavige gratuitously added, thus becoming the principal target. All of these things create holes in the black box, and the light is shining in through more and more of those holes, and he doesnt know where to stuff his hands to plug up the light, he says. When the outlet asked Remini how close A&E came to pulling the plug on the show because of the Churchs response, she said she wasnt personally aware if they were ever going to do so, but that the network was fully committed to the series once they saw the footage and stories. My father (an OT VIII) was deceased long before I left the SO. L. Ron Hubbards wife, Mary Sue, and 10 other executives went to prison for Operation Snow White, and the Guardians Office (GO) itself was dissolved. I asked Bryan Seymour what it has meant to have Rinder speak out about Scientology in Australia: Apart from giving me his first broadcast interview about his time at the top of Scientology, Mike Rinder has helped with insight and contacts to unravel a host of anomolies and abuses. On many fronts, there are things that worry him that he cant control whats being said about him. With multiple surgeries and radiation treatments, Benjamin started recovering after two years. Rinder has been one of the key reasons Miscavige has that problem on his hands. #19: The Squirrel Busters (and the churchs other thugs and goons) Introduction | ; Board Members | ; The Eviction | ; Projects | That is how he broke up our marriage of over 30 yearsis an email to somebody else, Cathy said, adding that Mike Rinder never once asked about their children. Gripping, frank and often painfully shocking, Rinder is able to illustrate with great precision his turbulent time spent as a scientology "soldier" in the sea . We will make a fast profit by selling, he wrote. It was not trueI wasnt honest with myself, you or anyone else, as I continued to operate on a moral code (justification) of what I could get away with.. Looking for a place to stay in Gunzenhausen? On August 21, 2003, in a document to the Churchs leader titled My Honesty, Rinder wrote: Many times Ive looked at the overts [transgressions] Ive committed when I have lied to youit is a reflection of my cowardice and lack of integrity that I would do this and its just black and white wrong., On January 29, 2004, Rinder wrote: Bottom line is that Ive had a totally criminal moral code and operated with a totally criminal mind attitude that I have not fully confronted (even down to lying about lying and doing illegal things). In reference to the latter, he further admitted: Some things had to be done and would not be spoken about and I would have to take heat and suck it upit was criminal., On February 20, 2005, Rinder authored a typed and signed apology to the Churchs leader: Your insistence, for months and years, that I get straight is the only thing that has actually brought me to my senses. He joined Sea Org at 18, after graduating high school, and turneddowna full scholarship to the University of Adelaideto do so. Rinderwasraised a Scientologist from the age of six. Michael John Rinder (/rndr/; born 10 April 1955) is an Australian-American former senior executive of the Church of Scientology International (CSI) and the Sea Organization based in the United States. Author, Speaker, Whistleblower and award-winning Director Mark Vicente was behind the sleeper hit "What The Bleep Do We Know? #10: Lisa McPherson He admitted in deposition to a moneymaking scheme in which he was recruiting potential plaintiffs for a civil lawsuit against the Church, one of whom was Leah Remini, his co-host on this series. This is also a man with a proven and admitted record of malfeasance and criminal acts. In an attempt to cover up the truth, Rinder created a false story of the womans circumstances and suborned perjuryforcing witnesses to lie to authoritiesand concealed his crime from the Church. if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'biographyhost_com-leader-1','ezslot_10',134,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-biographyhost_com-leader-1-0');if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'biographyhost_com-leader-1','ezslot_11',134,'0','1'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-biographyhost_com-leader-1-0_1');.leader-1-multi-134{border:none!important;display:block!important;float:none!important;line-height:0;margin-bottom:7px!important;margin-left:auto!important;margin-right:auto!important;margin-top:7px!important;max-width:100%!important;min-height:250px;padding:0;text-align:center!important}. In his blog, Rinder says that he was raised as a scientologist from the age of 6, and by 15, he had traveled twice from Australia to Hubbards home. 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