Scientology opens shrine to L. Ron Hubbard in country he wanted to take over Tony Ortega Jul 06, 2025

[Karen#1]

Yesterday, Scientology posted its slideshow from another grand opening, and completed the triple-play of L. Ron Hubbard shrines that church leader David Miscavige promised his flock this year.

In April, Scientology opened a restored house in Elizabeth, New Jersey where Hubbard was living in 1950 when Dianetics was published. In May, a house in Phoenix, Arizona was opened where Hubbard had spent some time in 1954. And on June 28, another ceremony was held in Harare, Zimbabwe where Hubbard was living for a time in 1966.

Back then, the place was known as Salisbury, Rhodesia, and Hubbard had a bizarre purpose for being there. By 1966, it had become clear that the US and UK governments were on to the harm caused by Hubbard’s amateur psychiatry he called Scientology, and were both investigating him. So Ron thought he might have the charisma to simply parachute into Rhodesia, charm the locals, become prime minister, and make Rhodesia the first Scientology country, therefore insulating himself from the prying eyes of other governments. (Ron also told people that nuclear war was coming to the northern hemisphere and it was important to establish a power base in the southern hemisphere.)

His plan didn’t work, Rhodesia tossed him out, sending him back to the UK, which didn’t want him either. So in 1967 he took to sea with a small armada of ships, and ran Scientology from the Mediterranean, Atlantic, and Caribbean over the next eight years.

But sure, he did spend some time in Salisbury, and as historian Chris Owen has documented, Hubbard was very much aligned with the apartheid government of the time.

Rhodesia in 1966 was, like South Africa, a country where a white minority government exercised a distinctly repressive rule over a black majority. Prime Minister Ian Smith had that year sought to emulate South Africa’s example by signing an (illegal) Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) from the British Empire, with the aim of resisting the decolonisation of British Prime Minister Harold Wilson’s “winds of change.” This caused a major crisis and guerrilla war which dragged on until 1980, the white government being covertly aided by South Africa.
Hubbard entered the fray in the spring of 1966, convinced that he alone could resolve the situation. In May 1966, he produced, uninvited, a “tentative constitution” for the country which he touted as satisfying the demands of the disenfranchised blacks whilst still maintaining white supremacy. He proposed a weak lower chamber elected on the principle of one man, one vote, and an upper chamber vested with much greater powers which would be elected by those citizens who had a good command of English, knowledge of the constitution and financial standing verified by a bank. This provision would of course mean that most blacks would be excluded from voting for the much more powerful upper house.

The fact that Hubbard had written his “constitution” with the aim of maintaining white control of Rhodesia is conveniently glossed over by Scientology, which to this day claims the opposite: That Hubbard was trying to bring equal rights to the country, something that was dutifully repeated by the shills brought on to give speeches at the grand opening.

So Miscavige has opened another shrine to Source. But Dave didn’t show up for the party himself. (He draws the line at Ideal Org grand openings.)

As usual, we’re curious to know which local shills were convinced to show up and say nice things about a 20th century con man and the totalitarian, abusive organization he left behind. And here are their photos, with the captions supplied by Scientology…



“What we celebrate today speaks to the power of community and the far-reaching impact of L. Ron Hubbard’s legacy on people from every station in life.”
—Church of Scientology Preservationist



“Mr. Hubbard gave us a glimpse of how great this nation could be—a road map to a better Zimbabwe. L. Ron Hubbard is a remarkable man, and the wheels he set in motion still turn today. Our role is clear: to guarantee that what was once shared with a room full of Rotarians now reaches every Zimbabwean who dreams of a better tomorrow.”
—Ms. Liza Zindoga, President-Elect, Rotary Club of Harare



“If ever there was a passion project, this was it. I still remember our team’s three-hour drive on sunbaked dirt roads to find the one quarry with the right slate. The heat was relentless, the road nearly undriveable, but the match was perfect—just as Mr. Hubbard would have seen it.… Together, across borders and languages, we brought this site back to life. It’s a root in the ground—deep, enduring and unmistakably yours.”
—Mr. Frans de Klerk, Conservation Architect



“This heritage site is a strong voice—and if you listen closely, it continues to call to the conscience of this nation. At a time when our land was torn between what it was and what it could be, Mr. Hubbard set to work—not with protest, but with pen. His Constitution and Bill of Rights were a gift ... and a message that still talks to us.”
—Mr. Attwell Mamvuto,
Pro-Vice Chancellor, University of Zimbabwe



“We’ve seen what occurs when people are divided—by politics, by religion, by class. But we’ve also seen the strength that comes from unity—when differences are set aside in pursuit of a shared future. That is the work of peace.… Today we honor the imprint Mr. Hubbard left here at Alexandra Park. If we carry forward his teachings, and the wisdom within these walls, I believe we can create a heaven on Earth.”
—Bishop Albert Chikuni, President, Interreligious Association for Peace and Development Zimbabwe

And some views inside…










“As with every L. Ron Hubbard Landmark Site—and every Church of Scientology worldwide—Mr. Hubbard’s office holds a place of special significance. His Alexandra Park office is no exception: from here, he continued to oversee Scientology’s global growth while working on behalf of Rhodesia’s future.”

Sure, sure.

 

[HelluvaHoax!]

Thanks for posting that fantastically fascinating & funny fraud
being covered by journalist Tony Ortega at the Underground Bunker!​

Opening up an "LRH LANDMARK SITE" in Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) is one of the most mind-numbingly stupid, corrupt and preposterously sanctimonious things in the entire history of hoaxes.

The American Hubbard travels to that country in the 1960s -- then promptly and miserably failing to elevate himself to a political position of supreme power over that nation. Then he is literally kicked out of the country like an obnoxious drunk who is causing a major disturbance in a dive bar.

Now it's 2025 and Scientology assumes that nobody knows about Hubbard's humiliating demonstration of the wildly failed (yet lavishly expensive) "miraculous OT powers" that his fraudulent religious cult sells to its delusionally duped donors. Wasn't Hubbard supposed to have all those "powers"? Why didn't his powers work in Zimbabwe?

But now comes the most hilariously cringey part. Scientology raises even more donations to go back to Zimbabwe and designate the place Hubbard stayed during his brief stay there 60 years earlier as a holy site.

So, in order to make their donation racket at least seem to be slightly legitimate they commit to "restoring" the
house to it's original pristine (i.e. "on-source") condition. Thus, they raised/spent money on moronically meaningless things like restoring the slate in the fireplace (see photo below):

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Really? Who in the world cares whether that fireplace slate was replaced? How does that "clear the planet"? LOL.
And if anyone wanted to bother making an old fireplace look more presentable, why not take 5 minutes and just paint it or buy some fake plastic "slate" tiles and stick them on top of the old crumbling stones?

Wait, it gets even crazier. Read carefully what the gaslighting "Conservation Architect" hyperbolically claimed about the newly remodeled fireplace:

“If ever there was a passion project, this was it. I still remember our team’s
three-hour drive on sunbaked dirt roads to find the one quarry with the right
slate. The heat was relentless, the road nearly un-drivable, but the match was
perfect— just as Mr. Hubbard would have seen it.… Together, across borders
and languages, we brought this site back to life. It’s a root in the
ground—deep, enduring and unmistakably yours.”
—Mr. Frans de Klerk, Conservation Architect
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This is the essence of the fake church's holiest "scripture", entitled "Keeping Scientology Working". In that holy document, everything in Scientology must be exactly and perfectly the way Hubbard DID it or SAID it. There must never be even one micro-alteration (i.e. "alter-is") from the way Ron demanded—lest the world succumb to a tragic fate where mankind and all beings in the universe thereafter are trapped & enslaved within an eternal nightmare called the "MEST" (physical) universe.

Even the fireplace's slate stones must be exactly as Ron had them. Thus special crack teams of Volunteer Slate Finders are sent to Africa and then far off the beaten track of civilization to the wilds, in search of an "Ideal" slate quarry. If the perfect matching slate is not found on this planet, eternal suffering and death will ensue.

The sheer idiocy of Hubbard's hoax is virtually indescribable and unfathomably unbelievable. That's likely why it took so many decades for people to begin to believe that the cult actually holds holy such cringefully clowny beliefs.

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[ILove2Lurk]

Opening up an "LRH LANDMARK SITE" in Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) is one of the most mind-numbingly stupid, corrupt and preposterously sanctimonious things in the entire history of hoaxes.

It gets worse . . .

What was the real reason he left jolly ole England originally?
It was revealed in several newspapers at the time:

'Mr. Hubbard arrived in Rhodesia early in May from Johannesburg, where he had flown in January 1966​

after “a third bout of pneumonia following which my doctors advised me to leave Britain” — according​

to a newspaper interview in Salisbury.'​

Source: Peter Younghusband, Salisbury, Wednesday, July 14, 1966​

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In an interview in the Rhodesia Sunday Mail he said he had left his stately home in Britain on doctor's orders​

after a third attack of pneumonia. 'I am really supposed to be on vacation,' he explained . . . .​

Source: Bare-Faced Messiah​

 

[HelluvaHoax!]

It gets worse . . .

What was the real reason he left jolly ole England originally?
It was revealed in several newspapers at the time:

'Mr. Hubbard arrived in Rhodesia early in May from Johannesburg, where he had flown in January 1966​

after “a third bout of pneumonia following which my doctors advised me to leave Britain” — according​

to a newspaper interview in Salisbury.'​

Source: Peter Younghusband, Salisbury, Wednesday, July 14, 1966​

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In an interview in the Rhodesia Sunday Mail he said he had left his stately home in Britain on doctor's orders​

after a third attack of pneumonia. 'I am really supposed to be on vacation,' he explained . . . .​

Source: Bare-Faced Messiah​

LOL!

UPDATE ON "RRR" (Ron's Rhodesia Residence): At the grand opening a ribbon was cut and what appeared to be at least a dozen balloons were released into the sky. The assembled crowd (consisting of 3 Sea Org members that worked on the SUPER-CONFIDENTIAL SLATE PROJECT applauded. No public, celebrities nor local dignitaries showed up. As a result of the Hill Ten (that the predicted 33,000 confirmed attendees did not show up) a Com Ev was originated to "FIND THE WHY & THE WHO".

After 7 months the Com Ev completed their exhaustive investigation with the announcement of some startling results!

"We have determined that no public showed up at the grand opening at RRR because the MEST of Ron's original house was not perfectly duplicated, which meant that the fireplace was "off source". This is squirrel. The public only wants the real Ron and they know when they are connected to Source or not. The public adores and loves Ron. However, we hired professionals in the world of hyper-spectral analysis and they determined that the coloration and density of the new slate was 0.03% less than the original slate. This alter-is literally CRASHED the ribbon cutting stats. The executive in charge of the Slate mission was then busted and transported to an underground chain locker for an indeterminate amount of years. The Com Ev also found that that exec INTENTIONALLY SABOTAGED the re-creation of Ron's original mest fireplace on this planet. Although they had no degrees in Minerology or Petrology (study of rocks), which meant they were unqualified to purchase the alter-ised slate from that remote quarry. Despite the lack of any training or tech, that exec had lived for hundreds of quadrillions of years and therefore they would have KNOWN that the slate they purchased was not precisely the identical matching color as the original. This could not have been detected with the naked eye, but an OT is expected to make it go right and rely on their wholetrack knowingness, because LRH states in policy that: "AN OT KNOWS EVERYTHING BECAUSE THEY HAVE DONE EVERYTHING BEFORE!"​

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