Well, I guess the great social experiment of bringing scientology to the “African American cultural epicenter” has failed.

Problem is that virtually everyone they could persuade to take services in this place are imports from other orgs and they repeatedly show their graduations and completions featuring a host of clearly non-locals from CC Int and elsewhere (see latest example below).

The strategy of opening Harlem and Inglewood took a HUGE hit with the death of Isaac Hayes. He was the impetus for these orgs even exiting in the first place as he repeatedly harangued Miscavige about the “all-white” ethos of scientology. Has Isaac still been around. there is a chance he might have interested this community in scientology because of HIS credibility. But with his passing, they are fresh out of any sort of credibility. What can they do, bring in Michael Roberts? Chill EB? They have as much credibility in African American circles as Kirstie Alley does in middle America these days. Only those over 50 who might recall her on Cheers may have any sort of favorable impression of her, though most have now seen her subsequent antics and write her off as a buffoon.

They could not manage to attract any locals, and probably have become tired of me ridiculing them for trying to pretend they have an expanding org in the “cultural epicenter” when everyone they show comes from somewhere else. So, what do they do?

Try and turn their $20 million white elephant sitting in the middle of South Central LA into the org that is supposed to service Santa Monica, the Beaches, Beverly Hills. Hahahaha

It is now being rebranded as the “South Bay’s Ideal Org.” Never mentioned this until now… Think back to the pitch about this place and how it was bringing scientology to the heart of where cultural trends are created in society blah blah blah. Sorry Old Surfer Dude, but that was not referring to Hermosa Beach….

Do they think anyone is buying this?

If this org was intended to serve those communities it should have been located in those communities. Nobody from Santa Monica or Beverly Hills who is not already a dedicated KoolAid drinker is going to make the trip to South Central to participate in scientology. And CC Int is closer to Beverly Hills anyway.

These people need to get out of their bubble and wake up to the real world.

And really, when you think about it, if this massive international expansion is really going on and this is the largest concentration of scientologists on the planet, why ARENT there more orgs in this urban sprawl? Why nothing in Santa Monica and the “celebrity mission” that was opened there then closed down? Why no org in Long Beach? Manhattan Beach.

Can you imagine if there were 5 catholic churches in all of LA and they were claiming to be “turning the planet catholic.” The LDS Church has about 500 in the LA area (though I didnt count them all, just looked on their website at the map).

Once again, the fastest growing religion in the 21st century seems to be growing only one thing — its wooden nose.

And, just to make the cheese more binding, here is another one, same pitch but from a different angle.

And note, this is the “second fastest expanding org on earth” – OMG!!! About on a par with Flag saying all the AO’s cannot produce 20 OT level completions in a week combined.