Chuck – Very nice – thanks for sharing that

Rev. Richard

(I still have my scn “Minister Of The Church” certificate which miraculously survived in the bottom of a trunk. I never got around to doing an exorcism before becoming a bitter apostate.)

I always, literally always, when I mention my career in Scientology, call it a crazy California religious cult, and a scam, and I keep it brief, but I tell it like it is.

Since I was so deep in Sea Org, and then even in ASI, and I know so many details of the history having lived (wasted), I just summarize it all quickly.

it does repel most people, some even sympathetically will say, “all religions are cults” confidentially, as they are ex members of major religions, I get that from Catholics, and then I respond by saying how much respect I have for traditional religions (which is a funny thing for me an atheist to be doing, saying or showing my observations about at least the charity good works that traditional religions do for the poor, which I do see daily in my job as a Meter Reader when I drive and visit the dozens of homes I visit daily on my job).

So I’m just upfront, just admit I was i a cult, a billion dollar crazy California cult, and this bridges over to why did I leave California, it’s considered paradise for almost all Americans I run into.

And for them, I say I’ve learned something that is a cliche, “familiarity breeds contempt” and “variety is the spice of life” and that at least grass grows by itself here in Pennsylvania, and it’s incredibly beautiful to have so much green trees, plants, growing all by themselves, etc. etc.

The cult admission smoothly transitions to even more glaring “outpoints” of my choices in life, lol.

Just be sincere, and trash Scientology for all its faults, and move on. A lot of people were hoodwinked into Scientology, and when you make that observation, the most honest people you meet will admit the same for groups they’ve been in, even the traditional religions. Which means to me, it really all comes down to people. There are good people everywhere, and then there are some people who make “good” groups “bad.”

I don’t think Scientology has a “good” fundamental framework, the flaws in Scientology are more than the good people who’ve been part of it can overcome.

LOL, Jere. The truth sets basically honest people free. As regards Miscavige’s crim cult, the truth might ultimately set them free but first it will get them locked up.

Superb comment, Peacemaker.

There is another aspect to this which is the time
it takes to rid yourself of all these beings attached
to you. It can take years with daily auditing. In other
words hundreds if not thousands of hours. Imagine
that, when you realize you were duped, scamed and
otherwise made a fool of yourself. You park your ego
somewhere out of sight.

“Unfortunately it has to remain secret otherwise it exposes the lie of being compatible.”

Bingo!

Hey Jere. I understand you would have enjoyed any superpowers. But surely the most enjoyment would have come from taking an ashtray (or other object) and levitating it right up L. Ron’s rectum. N’est ce pas?

There is something almost criminal about journalists that allow cult celebrities to blather about nonsense without confronting them about the truly criminal activities in which the cult routinely engages.

It is now well known that all the most prominent cults routinely engage in activities that destroy families, bankrupt innocents and cause people of lesser mental fortitude to suffer tremendous financial penalties.

No real journalist should be permitted to lob soft balls at these blithering idiots without confronting them about the truly evil and vile practices.

Modern journalists seem to have very little resemblance to the traditional model of a journalist. Surely it’s time for some other model to disseminate the news to the public. Modern journalists just make me sick. They don’t seem to know what their role is in our society any more.

P.S. Is “blither” another form of the word “blather”?

Maybe she returned home thinking she had once lived near a Scientology Exorcist. I guess that’s rather “distinctive” – haha

Lesson learned – Never mention you had once been a scientologist unless you have the opportunity to explain yourself.