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Michael Rinder
Born 1956
Australia
Occupation Commanding officer, Office of Special Affairs International
Website
former Scientology profile, through the Internet Archive
Mike Rinder (born ca. 1956)[1] is an Australian citizen who was formerly associated with the Church of Scientology as both the chief spokesman[2] and the commanding officer of the Office of Special Affairs International[3] He has appeared as a spokesman on television shows such as The Today Show, Rita Cosby Live & Direct, and Dateline NBC. He participated in Scientology public relations activities regarding the Lisa McPherson scandal, the Lisa McPherson Trust, and the BBC documentary Scientology and Me.[4][5]
Rinder is an Australian national who joined the Sea Org on the Apollo at 18.[6] In an interview with Rolling Stone, Rinder said he had experienced discrimination in Australia during the period when the Australian state of Victoria had banned Scientology: "You couldn't own Scientology books ... If you did, you had to hide them because if the police came and found them, they'd take them away."[6] According to Radar Magazine, Rinder is no longer head of Scientology's Office of Special Affairs or its Chief Spokesman, and left the Church of Scientology in the summer of 2007: "In what many ex-members describe as a significant black eye for the Church, Rinder blew last summer and now lives in Williamsburg, Virginia."[2]
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Michael Rinder
Born 1956
Australia
Occupation Commanding officer, Office of Special Affairs International
Website
former Scientology profile, through the Internet Archive
Mike Rinder (born ca. 1956)[1] is an Australian citizen who was formerly associated with the Church of Scientology as both the chief spokesman[2] and the commanding officer of the Office of Special Affairs International[3] He has appeared as a spokesman on television shows such as The Today Show, Rita Cosby Live & Direct, and Dateline NBC. He participated in Scientology public relations activities regarding the Lisa McPherson scandal, the Lisa McPherson Trust, and the BBC documentary Scientology and Me.[4][5]
Rinder is an Australian national who joined the Sea Org on the Apollo at 18.[6] In an interview with Rolling Stone, Rinder said he had experienced discrimination in Australia during the period when the Australian state of Victoria had banned Scientology: "You couldn't own Scientology books ... If you did, you had to hide them because if the police came and found them, they'd take them away."[6] According to Radar Magazine, Rinder is no longer head of Scientology's Office of Special Affairs or its Chief Spokesman, and left the Church of Scientology in the summer of 2007: "In what many ex-members describe as a significant black eye for the Church, Rinder blew last summer and now lives in Williamsburg, Virginia."[2]