Michael John Rinder was born April 10, 1955) is a former senior Australian executive from the Church of Scientology International (CSI) and the US-based Organization of the Sea. From 1982 to 2007, Rinder served on the CSI Board of Directors and also held the position of Executive Director of the Office for Special Affairs, overseeing the legal, legal, and public relations issues of the Church at the international level.
Rinder left the Church in 2007 after realizing the authoritarian and abusive nature of senior management under David Miscavige. By 2016, it appears in (and then co-hosted) documentary series A & amp; E Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath .
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Career Scientology
Initial years
Rinder is an Australian citizen who joined Sea Org on the Apollo ship at 18. In a 2006 interview with Rolling Stone, Rinder said he had experienced discrimination in Australia during that period. when the Australian state in Victoria has banned Scientology: "You can not have Scientology books... If you do, you have to hide it because if the police come and find them, they'll take it."
Office of Special Affairs
As Executive Director of the Office of Special Affairs, he served as the spokesperson and representative of the Church in the media, until it was replaced by Tommy Davis in 2005 under the command of David Miscavige.
Departure
In March 2007, Rinder was sent as the Church's international spokesperson to defend Scientology from John Sweeney, who was filming a BBC documentary entitled Scientology and Me . Rider defended the Scientology leader, David Miscavige, but Miscavige was not happy with the documentary. As a result, Rinder "reported to a church facility in Sussex, England, and dug a trench" and was later allowed to return to the United States. Rinder instead decided to leave the church. Rinder goes to Virginia and tells the church that he wants to talk to his wife and also wants his possessions. He did not talk to his wife, but sent FedEx packets with a check for $ 5,000. Her family picture was not sent. Rinder and his first wife, Cathy, divorced after 35 years. He and his second wife, Christie King Collbran, were married in 2013 and have a son. She has no contact with her two adult children from her first marriage. Rinder's official biography was removed from the Church of Scientology's official website.
In 2009, St. Petersburg Times asked Rinder for an interview, but he refused. Then a month later, two Washington-based Scientology lawyers went to his home unannounced, notifying Rinder that they knew about the newspaper's visit and asked what he had said. Next, he spoke to the Times about Scientology's management and the repeated beatings he gave and also received. Interviews became part of the special issue of "The Truth Rundown". Rinder said he was speaking because "I do not want people to continue being hurt, deceived, and lied to."
In October 2009, Rinder and Marty Rathbun revealed to St. The Petersburg Times how Scientology silenced critics, such as Bob Minton, by digging up personal details and secretly recording conversations. Rinder told the Times: "There are things that are really worrisome and have caused trouble for him in the investigation we have done" and Minton and the church reached a personal settlement. Rider considers Minton a friend at the time of Minton's death in January 2010.
In March 2010, Rinder once again confirmed the alleged abuse in Scientology for CNN's Anderson Cooper at Anderson Cooper 360Ã, Â ° . Rinder did not speak in front of the camera because he promised his first interview with the BBC.
In April 2010, Rinder, who lived in Clearwater, Florida for over a year, went to see his son also living in Clearwater, Florida but his son refused to meet him. Rinder, Rathbun, and two others were cited for unauthorized entry by the Clearwater Police. A few days later, according to a police report: "five senior members of his California-based international management team (Scientology's) - surrounded and shouted at [Rinder] a former church executive.At the time he was approached, Rinder was sitting in his car in the office parking lot doctor during a telephone interview with the BBC's John Sweeny, screaming very loudly, Sweeny was able to record the episode and then broadcast a recording on The Secrets of Scientology broadcast by the BBC series, Panorama.
On September 28, 2010, Rinder appeared on The Secrets of Scientology broadcast by the BBC series, Panorama . He discussed his life, lost his family, and behind-the-scenes activities in Scientology. Documentaries claim that private audit sessions are secretly recorded, including those who have a secret about Tom Cruise.
Rinder appeared in the HBO documentary titled Going Clear: Scientology and Confidence Prison by Alex Gibney, who debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2015. The documentary is based on a book with a title similar to Lawrence Wright. Together with Leah Remini, Rinder hosts the series of documentaries A & amp; E Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath .
In March 2018, Taryn Teutsch, daughter of Mike Rinder, launched a dirty campaign against her father on the Justice4Mom.org blog. Taryn accuses Rinder of attacking his mother, Cathy Bernardini, and mobilizes for him to be fired from his position at Leah Remini's show: Scientology and the Aftermath. Rinder told reporter Tony Ortega that he believes the campaign is organized by the Church of Scientology.
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Personal life
Rinder lived in Denver, Colorado until 2009. According to his blog, he has since lived in Palm Harbor, Florida with his wife and son.
References
External links
Media related to Mike Rinder on Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
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