The above was cut off, mid-edit. Apologies. My sincerest wishes for your continued strength and success.
Sandra Lane

Who are the anti-COS lobbyists? Are there enough? Are they in every state too? These children are being taken out-of-state which tantamount to modern day child slavery. trafficking. That is a federal crime! Let alone the rest of the horrors. Children don’t have a choice. People need to get galvanized and be the kill-joy at family get-togethers, office parties, whatever, wherever, and get them to intervene. I literally believe that because people view them as wealthy enough to be a COS member, they must have it too good to worry about them – we’ve got marginalized people overflowing that need help. That is true. But, according to the FB page, there are well over 600k following., how many not, but believing it’s harmless? That means that at least 1 and every 700 Americans think this stuff is cool, and plenty more who don’t care. I’ve boycotted various high-profile celebrities, quietly, for years. Why? They need to be called out. Sorry if it’s using the same COS tactics, but doesn’t ‘fire with fire’ make sense at this point?

As a survivor of severe childhood abuse, it took a long time for me to get my education recently finished a degree in the study of systemic oppression of people, as well as a minor in holistic health, with an emphasis on the study of trauma and best practices for recovery. I was also a litigation paralegal and legal investigator before the c-ptsd (complex-ptsd), derailed my life. I have also spent the past 30 years volunteering with various charitable organizations, and creating my own drives for various causes. I also thwarted an attempt by a group in SF to bring me into their cult, which I’m 99% sure now was NXIVM. Their guru was called Vanguard. It took me 20 years to make the connection. I’ve also been sexually abused by men in positions of authority or power. I helped a young man set up his step father, who is now in San Quentin for his sexual abuse.

I’m literally trying to save my life, looking for something I can do while I isolate from friends and family who don’t know what to do for someone like me. I’m still trying to survive and this corporate Satan includes all the issues I’ve fought against wrapped up in the microcosm of COS. It all matters so, so much to me. So, I’m also offering to donate what I have, which is time. I’m trying to find my passion again. Hopefully, there is something I can do to help others – that would help me a lot.
Thanks for reading.

Thank you Peridot.

Thank you pluvo. I appreciate your post.

Sorry if I offended, Traumatized. It was more a thought to myself about your nickname that escaped via my fingers.

“Marty” Rathbun is a strange example of where scientology can lead someone. By all accounts, he was the most dedicated of followers, then the primary attack-dog, and now seemingly David’s lap-dog. I hope he can live with himself, as he does seem to be, at heart, a “good guy”™, maybe even a free-thinker, at times.

Skyler, some of us are very interested in using language more powerfully; even some who fell for the “Primary RunDOWN” and ‘study tech’. That last stopped me from enjoying reading for decades. Even now, I have to stop myself from looking up every word I don’t know I could give a dictionary-level definition of right then and there. Turns out I’ve got a pretty large working vocabulary My wife, a Poet, English & Literature professor for 20 years was pleased that she didn’t have to watch her language with me, as I am with her. At work, my manager brought in a dictionary so she could decipher my emails. Unintentionally, I often use unusual words to precisely express my thoughts. I always have, since Mom had this game:”How can we express that better?” Every word was fair game, even the “rude” ones IF that was the impact I wanted to create. As a result, I rarely use the vulgarisms, preferring the ‘nicer’ words

Dr. Natalie Feinblatt has a blog with direct link to services/therapy:

https://drnataliefeinblatt.com/

Hey there Traumatized. If I ever refer to you as “TBS”, you will know that I am just trying to save on typing.

I would reiterate one excellent source for you to make this request is The Aftermath Foundation. If anyone can provide the info you need, that group would be the one.

Good Luck!