Scientology: Fair Game?
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- Scientology’s founder, L. Ron Hubbard, once defined the religion as being in service of ‘a civilisation without insanity, without criminals and without war, where the able can prosper and honest beings can have rights, and where man is free to rise to greater heights’.
Almost 60 years since its foundation, though, Scientology has become a uniquely contentious phenomenon - with many questioning its status as a religion, cult or business, and with a reputation for fiercely defensive, litigious and coercive reactions to criticism. One of the first to feel the Church’s wrath was Paulette Cooper - whose 1971 book, The Scandal of Scientology, saw her become the target of an elaborate plot which set out to destroy her credibility, frame her and land her with a 15 year prison sentence. Codenamed ‘Miss Lovely’ by Church operatives, Cooper is now the subject of investigative journalist Tony Ortega’s book, The Unbreakable Miss Lovely.
Ortega is a long-time chronicler of Scientology, and one of its leading scrutineers. Featured in Alex Gibney’s HBO documentary Going Clear, he’s the executive editor of TheLipTV and former editor-in-chief of The Village Voice. He visits Melbourne - where the world’s first inquiry into Scientology was held in 1963, and Scientology was first banned in 1965 - for a chat with Steve Cannane, who’s currently writing a book on Scientology’s history in Australia.
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A billion year contract with a 12 year old child? WTF.
Dominico Caro Back when they had a children’s Sea Org even younger kids signed “billion year contracts”. Jenna Miscavige (David’s niece) who left Scientology wrote an excellent book that gives you a good idea of how kids & teens are treated in Scientology. Teenagers are still being told to drop out of high school & join the Sea Org (Scientology’s slaves). It’s sick.
Scientology preaches reincarnation, and you get a 21 year hiatus if you die.
I wonder where L Ron Hubbard is? He died 34 years ago.
@@libertyresearch-iu4fy he lives in South Park CO
Even the contacts I signed in Catholic school were illegal lol, and I was 12.
@@matthewscott1091 so Ghilsaine maxwell as part of her socialite charity work image in n.y. started up an airy faery organisation about saving the ocean and being a friend of it or whatever. should we be making a connection and if so was her stance pro or con scientology because some of the things her victims are carefully wording are not sexual abuse i don't think.
If you are one of these cultist individuals RUN AWAY !!! DON'T LOOK BACK !!! It's not your fault you have been Hoodwinked. GET HELP NOW
Get into Scientology via Tony Ortega and Leah Remini and realize that many truly can't get away that easily. Only the really rich and higher ups get to live off-campus. People have o plot their escape well to leave. Check out information on David Miscavige and his wife Shelley - the latter who hasn't been seen for years. Also David's dad Ron, who escaped Scientology.
@@MusicfromMarrs You stated what I was about to. It isn't to get away from them, they pretty much keep the people under lock and key,plus they have other scientologists spy on you and report anything unusual that they see or hear. They beat them for no reason at all, so they rule by fear. After they do get out they harass the ones that get out by calling their jobs and spread lies to their neighbors and jobs and sometimes even kidnap them and take them back!
24 years of He'll after 11 years found out I AM GAY . I was beaten without food in the hole for 15 days I'm still in trauma with PSTD and anxiety paranio because they stoll send me hate letters. I did not pay the £11.000 dollars .the original the bastard took was 224.000 i escaped to Ireland 🇮🇪
Can’t believe the federal government lets this happen in our country and then let’s them have tax exempt status, our government must be afraid to go after them they have so much money.
I don't have a problem with people believing in something if it makes them better people; I have a problem with people who use religion to abuse people.
Same
scientology is not a religion. even Hubbard admitted it.
Religion has been used to abuse its adherents since its inception. All religions are abusive, whether it’s physical or mental.
@@TheFirstAtom ---- YES!!!
WHAT religion did GOD make Adam in GARDEN?
None?.GOD HAD A RELATIONSHIP WITH ADAM
DO LIKEWISE
@@jinimurray4090 checkmate atheists
Thanks for a great interview. What a brave and strong woman Paulette Cooper is. Thanks Tony Ortega for telling this story
Look how 1strong woman can be this cult
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Why do they have tax exempt status? This is sickening.
So do evangelists ! its your sick culture
SD//// They were able to threaten the IRS with a thousand lawsuits. They also followed agents around .It would have taken 1/2 the IRS budget just to defend the lawsuits.
Because scientology is the only way to infinity
In Australia, Scientology is considered a religion. The High Court ruling in 1983 said that, "Charlatanism is a necessary price of religious freedom..."
Well they’re a religion.
What we should ask is WHY ARE RELIGIONS AND CHURCHES TAX EXEMPT IN THE 1ST PLACE? Mega churches own assets, those assets contribute to income but gains on that aren’t taxed like rental income, payment for services, sales of product within & by the church should be exempt. Tithe/offering/donation etc can he excluded but everything else is fair game.
I have been down a Scientology wormhole for weeks now and every interview, documentary or story I watch/hear, I learn something new, a new piece of the puzzle of this cult.
Thank you for raising awareness of this insidious organisation. 🙏🏽
check out tony ortega's interviews with nikita petrov if you haven't. they get into some stuff I haven't heard of anywhere else
Im you now lol
I am a Scientologist and we we sue you for saying anything bad about out religion!
@@michael-4k4000 awe, my condolences 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@TheBollysongs don't need that.... Scientology is the only way to infinity
All Cults have one thing in common "NO MERCY'!
"THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN CONTROL PEOPLE IS TO LIE TO THEM. You can write
that down in your book in great big letters. The only way you can
control anybody is to lie to them."
-L. Ron Hubbard
And, those who are sadistic, will tell the truth and blame it on you for believing
Spoken like a true con man.
Chilling.
I thought that might have been a quote from Donald Trump!
@@patriciaaznavourian3014
hey,
don't besmirch
Make America
Gullible Again!🙃
Jesus I thought it was Ted Cruz 😳
Everyone, please boycott all Scientology Income opportunities, such as Tom Cruise, John Travolta (who I love), Lisa Marie Presley and any other current members who are selling. The Celebrities are used for big money.
Lisa Marie s son committed suicide in part because of scientology. Lisa Marie basically stuck him into scientology (she was into it big time) he suffered depression for years because of what he had to go through when he was in there. It's telling that she supposedly broke away from the Scientology church right after his death. I haven't heard anything more about it since, so who knows if she really did quit them. Elvis being Christian would've had a fit if he'd known that Pricilla got Lisa involved in Scientology! I see now where some of the millions Lisa inherited went now! She was close to broke and had to sell one of her homes at one point, because of a money crunch. She's fine money wise since Pricilla opened Graceland to the public in 1982.
America would never do that they love their entertainment too much. Tom Cruise is revered by everyone but Nicole and Katie, they ran and never looked back they know what he’s like.
I lived in Clearwater Florida when Scientology moved into the Fort Harrison Hotel and made it into it's world organizational center. In my opinion, the striking thing about that move was in my entire life, I have never seen a "church" that needed guards with machine guns on the roof overseeing the move.
I don't know if the newspaper archives of the now defunct Clearwater Sun newspaper are still available but there were photos there. This was around 1974 / 75. Another place to look would be the St. Petersburg Times, now known as The Tampa Bay Times. They may have something in their archives.
The Mayor of Clearwater, at the time, Gabriel Cazares, was a staunch, vocal critic and had suffered a shitload of harassment where they even went through his trash looking for dirt on him. Not very many non-scientologists, at the time, bought their shit because he was well respected then.
I grew up in Clearwater, FL and confirm what you say. It was a beautiful town and wonderful place to grow up. We belonged to Peace Memorial Presbyterian Church, right across the street from the Jack Tarr Fort Harrison Hotel where we would sometimes go for lunch after church. Such a nightmare what Scientology did to Clearwater in their determination to take over and control the town. Scientology is such a nightmare and so destructive.
A cult
@@kkerigan1632 That's what then Mayor Gabriel Cazares tried to tell everybody and almost succeeded until those knotheads at the IRS declared it a "church" which killed his effort with one shot. I wonder how many of that determining body were planted there by scientologists?
It's important to note, they didn't really care if you bought their stuff anyway. They wouldn't "let" you join there anyway. Clearwater is for practicing Scientologists, NEVER for incoming people to learn and join.
Clearly it is an abusive cult
Very good facts provided by Tony Ortega, thank you Tony and Steve Cannane.
Thank you for this excellent interview, as well as the update on the former spokesperson of Scientology. It's unfortunate that Tommy would be sued to death if he were to speak out in public, now that he is out. What Paulette Cooper went through must have been a nightmare. I have great respect and admiration for her, as well as for Tony Ortega, in helping her to tell her story.
I don't get why a religion/cult that claims to wanting to helping humanity treat its followers like slaves or worse?
Obviously the creator of this cult lied to the followers, and he used them so he could gain wealth!
Ummm read the bible its been going on for centuries
The money that should be used to support members, is used for extortion
@@sabrinabowden-hughes1730 👽💸🏦
The pedophile intentions have to be hidden and cloaked by somethung good to make it all seem about something else, something grand and meaningful. Most would RUN (as they should) from evil if seen for what it is in the bright light of day. They try to hide it in the shaddows of something good. Free-Masons, Jesuits, and others do that too.
This was one of the best & most informative lectures on Scientology. Thank you for posting this!
Was this a lecture -- or an interviewin?
⬆️🤡
@@trukeesey8715 - Either way you see it, it was still informative.
@@darthmom1019 Eluded the question. Slippery fish.
@@trukeesey8715 - Actually, I didn't. It depends on how YOU see the video: as an interview OR as a lecture.
"The SKIN of the TRUTH, STUFFED with LIES." ~Scientology and all other Religions.
have u ever considered that any system can be gamed/hacked by unscupulous egos?
whether it be politics, religion, education,
an ego takes over & corrupts/taints everything it touches,
in the bible they call this being "a liar and the father of lies "
but it fits perfectly with the definition of a selfish self involved ego.
read Animal Farm, George Orwell,
that's what it's all about.
@@mindsigh4 It’s the narcissistic personality that is attracted to and becomes involved in leadership and authority positions within politics, religion and education.
All three have been taken over and are being controlled by the power hungry.
The inmates are running the asylum.
Her story should be a movie! Wow!
Agree! From the moment she was born. Maybe after Scientology dies …. Hummm
A series!! 2 hours isn’t enough time to tell her story
Narcisstic abuse on steroids. It all really makes me angry !!!!!!
Thank you so much for posting this. As I see it the Church of Scientology has been guilty of human trafficking, labor trafficking and fraud, just for starters. Also, any contract entered into by a minor, youbger than 21 in some jurisdictions and 18 in others, is voidable when the minor reaches legal age and Statutes of Limitation can be tolled (paused) for a number of reasons. Please tell as many people, especially younsters, as you can
great interview. I could have listened to hours and hours.
The fact that they have an internal justice system should tell those involved or those who are thinking about being involved that it is dangerous.
I do understand though that those inside are being brainwashed. So sad.
This was a fantastic interview!! Thanks for making it available.
Your welcome. It's all lies honey. The church of Scientologist is the only way to infinity...
@@michael-4k4000 👽💸🏦🚩
@@michael-4k4000 can you tell me about zenu?
@@trevorcole6360
for some reason Scientoologists don't like u bringing that up😳🙄🤷🏼
@@mindsigh4 i need answers
Fascinating. I knew of Tony Ortega’s work but this totally captivated me. It’s laughable but it’s scary how insane they are.
They get it from Hubbard. He was cooko
@precious gem
"cuckoo".
Where is Shelley!
How can they call themselves a Church?
+joanekins123 They're a group of people who all believe pretty much the same. Which means they can get tax-free status.
by launching 2400 frivolous lawsuits they brought the irs to their knees !
joanekins123 ya as someone else touched on, seems like they bullied the IRS for decades, and finally got some blackmail on some leading IRS people. So now they are considered a relion according to the IRS, even though we can all see what comes out of this church - making the leader rich.
They need to pay taxes !!!
How can christians ?
the operative word is ''Illegal techniques'' by the church of scientology.
Scientology exists for one reason, money, its mostly just a con, and really, aren't most religions
Perhaps Money Laundering
Steve, "got the map out". How fascinating that nobody else before would have worked out how far Hubbard would have had to travel on that raft? Sounds like grandstanding to me.
wonder why Hubbard liked saying criminal so much maybe because he was one
Re: 40:30, the investigators stop getting their fee if they get discovered, but they also stop getting their fee if the target dies.
No religions should have a tax free status.
This guy is a great speaker. I could listen to him read the ingredients off a cereal box.
The accent is a bit extreme.
@ROFLCOPTERLOL
except for fact u love black american music,
singing & hip hop
My absolute favorite Scientology fact is that there are more people worldwide that subscribe to the Jedi religion then there are scientologists!
Great video. Thanks for posting.
Thanks for sharing Tony!
I think I may of been interested in this organization had they acted like a church. Churches/religions don’t stalk people or frame them for crimes. That’s just sad.
Exactly. I haven’t heard Any church cutting off people from their own families or stalking them or constantly harassing them and coming to their house to hound them. Go figure
@@jennyrust8334 jehovah witnesses cut people off from their family and friends as well 🙄
nor do they charge for services! That's a business model , child labor, ... etc. outrageous
@@jennyrust8334 Jehovah's Witness's.
If I was not from the USA I would want to be an Aussie, God bless you
I sure wouldnt wanna be an Aussie
They dont want your bible bashing bollocks
Me neither. Their gov is as totalitarian now as Scientology, but with the power of the state to boot.
@@fewfaf4214 Yea have a little cry mate , besides you wouldn’t pass the test anyway
@@queenslander954 yep I could. Go worship the King because your country is too cowardly to separate as the greatest country in the world did.
Its like a experiment to see how much a person will take before saying enough
apparently quite a lot
no shiit, look around,
as Eckhart Tolle has said,
the world (not the planet, but the human created geo-political mess) is a reflection of the individual mad human ego, in collective form.
one of Tolles quotes that for me hits the mark:
"the world is mad,
ok,
maybe not all mad,
but lets say eighty five percent?
& if you doubt that the world is mad,
pick up any history book
or switch on the news.''
The Nazis evolved in the same way this cult is evolving. The language they use is the same, their intimidation tactics are the same and the indoctrination of their children is the same. They will fall and be brought to account in the same way that the Nazis were. I wonder how they are preparing for that day?
are you suggesting that the church of Scientology will ultimately be destroyed by the Soviet Union when their armies come from the east?
@@photosynthesis69 the Nazis were destroyed by my father, my uncles and my mother, and all of Britain took them on before Stalin , before America and before the rest of the world. Are you saying that alone, from the beginning Russia beat the Germans? I think not. You speak like an obfuscating Cult follower when you suggest otherwise. Which enemies of mankind have you taken on? The Church of Scientology relies on bullying and fear to keep it’s flock (of sheep) in order. Thankfully they have set up home in America , a country I hope to be strong enough to rid themselves of the dreadfully autonomous Scientology nazi-like gangs. Come on America, police your own country properly, wake up to Scientology and crush them while you still can.
@@jimbojet8728 America will not get rid of then they have a constitutional right to be Nazis and abusive
@@jimbojet8728 Its a shame our country has been taken from us !
@@jimbojet8728 the fbi has been keeping them in check for years especially after the documentary "going clear" came out, they have less then 20,000 members worldwide but own large amounts of real estate around the globe hundreds of millions worth, sooner or later they'll crumble
Australians hold a big grudge after what was done to Nic.
The founder was a sci fi writer , honeslty the whole thing is a joke and an exercise in how much crap people will believe
I was threatened with a lawsuit when I went for help to the Rick Ross Institute after becoming a part of a highly respected environmental group that turned out to be a cult.
Would you be willing to share the name of the environmental group you mentioned?
@@leanneskipsey3807 Not publicly.
Here in Croatia Europe, I am sued by so called pastor and apostle for speaking the truth about my own experience in that Word of faith "church", after 20 years. Still in the court with them without lawyer and money. Church is originaly from Sweden, Livets Ord/ Word of life. They are ruin my life and family
@@Sekte-kultovi They usually just threaten to sue. My ex husband is a documentary film producer and he told me all these cults try to sue their victims, but they never win.
Scientology makes Stratton Oakmont from Wolf Of Wall Street look innocent
Excellent interview!
Excellent information!
Cults ,churches
And religion should pay a flat tax every year ,their not a charity
Thank you, again.
The Netherlands stood up against scientology ?
💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋 GREAT !
The smallest country that’s huge in lots of ways.
NO MORE TAX FREE STATUS FOR ANY RELIGIOUS GROUP should be the next step !!
For all non-profits
Or any religious group! Why should any religion be allowed to raise money and operate tax free? It’s scandalous!
they need to stand up against the growing cult of islam too
Like what religion has a fair game policy where u attack anyone that doesn’t agree with ur religion... That’s just crazy straight up and down
This is sarcasm right?
Yup....This is a criminal organization in my opinion.
@@peggyg3920 Absolutely!!
L. Ron Hubbard and Robert A. Heinlein made a bet in a bar one night either that L. Ron could not create a religion, or to see who could create a religion first. (In the second case, Stranger in a Strange Land is often cited as Heinlein's effort.) Believe it or not
The church of all worlds is Heinlein's version. Not big but I run into members occasionally. Perhaps established in st. Louis I don't remember. Stranger in ...... Was a great book until I got to that last "thou art god" and realized it was a repeat of the Jesus story. Haha.
Now my favorite book of all time is battlefield earth by Hubbard, while Heinlein is my favorite author.
I looked into that a while back and I think that there is no evidence to support this and there might even be evidence to disprove it. But it is an old story.
One of the things that weighs against it being true is that Hubbard wanted the American Psychiatric Association to approve Dianetics as a valid way of treating patients, and they rejected it: rightfully so. He lost his mind and until his death was 100% against any therapies other than Dianetics and Scientology. This makes it seem like he _started out_ to create something more scientific than a religion. Then he needed a tax dodge....
See Aaron Smith-Levin's Growing Up in Scientology channel for balanced discussions and analysis. He just passed 100k!
“Live by the foma* that make you brave and kind and healthy and happy.
*Harmless untruths”
― Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle
"If he dies, he dies."
Who knew David Miscavige was related to Ivan Drago?
Diabetics first few pages is a re worded psychology 101 class book. Some People that don’t know read and they go oh wow this is amazing. Unbelievable
🐍$$$CIENTOLOGY
Yeah
My Dad was a real war hero never talked about it. Pearl Harbor then the ge Missouri. James Hourigan CPO 4 bronze stars
RIP
Great reporting.
I just found this interview, very impressed. If I recall correctly I have a vague recollection in about 1988 or so that this group were interviewing and asking question here in Swanston St Melbourne and was asked to take a personality assessment but it was them. I questioned why and so on and then they left me alone. As per the interview the target audience were university aged people so glad I avoided all of this. By the way Steve and Tony are great and Going Clear was a fascinating documentary.
Yes I too was asked in Europe. I thought the woman who asked me was very strange and was skeptical and declined! I was going. Tbank God I didn't go for it!
Same happened to me in Martin Place in Sydney about 30 years ago. As clueless as I was about what Scientology was, but thought a free personality test sounded pretty cool! So I went with him to the church building in Sydney, can’t remember which street but I think it was Elizabeth street. I started doing the test and about 5 minutes into it, it dawned on me that they were trying to find out some pretty weird stuff. So I took my pencil and test to the lady behind the desk and said, “no, this isn’t for me. I have people at home who care about me!” And promptly left the building with her calling out “but no, it’s not like that!
@@mandym9249 Whoah, that’s weird. What prompted you to shout that your family cares?
It's crazy how such a small religion can have so much influence to escape constant violations of the law. Since this video was released, I don't think anything major happened at the institutional level. But it also makes me wonder why not more criminal organizations use the shield of being a religion.
Paulette wrote her autobiography which was published in February this year. What a life!
Law enforcement authorities are going to have to get educated about psychology of abuse, ans the PTSD diagnosis, because people is not ready to process all the things that happened for so many years of abuse, until a long long time later, for instance they have to have a psychologists to analize the cases along with them.
For once a gov made the right decision when seeing through their BS and denying their request to be granted tax exemption on religious grounds, cults are not religions!!!
I thought this was Ted Cruz!! Holy hell they're IDENTICAL. 😲 ❤️ 👍
I was thinking that aswell
I'm hatching an imaginary plat to kidnap Ted and replace him with Tony. I can dream, can't I?
I agree,thank u for the video.
While I often mark the difference between religion and a cult, I still see no difference between Scientology and the Catholic Church. Both are horrific edifices that have caused terrifying amount of damage to humanity.
and control of land and buildings!
When do we get to see Shelley Miscavige?
When cryogenics can bring a human back to life without crystallization of organs .
WHERES SHELLEY DAVID? hmmm
People dont apologize, when they’re NOT SORRY.
OMG! Poor paulette,this is so horrible. It's just a horrible thing to do to anyone ever and it's still considered a Church it's ridiculous
To have such courage to stand the truth and not back down! Wonderful lecture!
My father I remembered had a real threat due to his employment of a bank that was having trouble with building close to their offices. Since my dad was head of the building and construction part of the bank they turned their vitriol , lies, threats, and their basic demonic actions!!
STAY AWAY FROM THIS FRAUDULENT CULT ACTIONS!!!
All religions must be ethical!👁️❤️👣
Yet none of them are.
I cannot wait for the day that Scientology is brought up on RICO charges! I'm going to throw a party and y'all are invited! BYOB of course or BYOFS (Former Scientologist)
Tim cruise u decide what ur legacy will be and your own salvation give the order to release the children and prisoners and everyone else and turn yourself in to authorities
R.L.H as a writer, was a load of shite (can't think of a better description sorry)... I've read some of his fiction and the jedi religion is more believable than any crap he wrote.
Yep I get so pissed when I see ppl comment he was a "talented" and "amazing" writer. No he wasn't! They haven't actually read his crap or have no taste.
IMO, Pat Broeker must have been an idiot to not have realized that he was being spied on for more than 20 years.
Some people are looking for submarines, some people are looking for Elvis, some people are looking for JFK. Good luck all you searchers, I salute you.
You would think that they would have better things to do than to harass people. It's called a church, maybe they should do something like, I don't know, maybe pray. Anyway you slice it, scientology is not a good thing to base your life on.
Excellent stuff
Scientology, science for little people.
She is a hero
scientology has a small element of truth. that's the hook.
Doesn't someone still run "Dianetics?" If Hubbard lost rights to the name, who has rights?
If there are so few Scientologist, where do they get their money?
That would explain his over compensating personality. Never cared fr him .
Thank you.
All about $$$$$$$$$$$$$
My ex was chums with a girl who was an assistant to him in the sixties when he was on a boat off Vancouvef island.
And today, August 30, 2022, the tax office rendered its decision: all activities of the Church of Scientology are to be considered beneficial to the public at large
WTF
@@lynnegackstetter2779 Donations to church of Scientology now tax deductible
The Tax Authority recognized the Church of Scientology Amsterdam as a public benefit institution (ANBI), the church said in a press
That's Outrageous!
@@sandralybrand9425 Full state recognition of Scientology with tax exemption
HRWF (08.09.2022) - On 30 August 2022, after years of financial investigation, the Church of Scientology was granted the status of Public Benefit entity. It means that from now on its activities must be tax exempted like any other religion or belief system. This includes not only their social activities but also their spiritual counselling and their religious classes
You should add where in your original post so people know where you’re talking about if just skimming comments. I see you mentioned Amsterdam below but I know lots of people don’t check replies to comments. Thank you for sharing this info. Sadly it seems they will continue to get this across all our countries at this rate.
Jason Beghes video at times is hilarious.
Very informative.
Thought it was Ted Cruz at first
Lol I did too
What do I google to read more about the indigenous land and elders he's mentioned?
FL Scientology buildings are filled with people from 'third world countries' doing whatever work they're told to do. Life here is evidently better than in their home countries; their work, food, clothes, etc - which doesn't say much for their homelands based on the horror stories of former members from the USA, Australia and the like. I've wondered if they were brought here to 'work' w/o becoming actual members or were they sold a bill of goods like the M-----s do to not illiterate but not the most modern thinking people (and these get to come to America). They won't talk to people on the street--just get off their bus and go into their building. Sheep.
A video was released recently that showed how they fit 11 people into an incredibly small hotel room that has just one bathroom! The CZcamsr See Aaron Smith-Levin discussed his experience in one of those same hotel rooms and explained why it can cost up to a thousand dollars a month to be there and do training and then work in the evenings or weekends!
See his Growing Up in Scientology channel for balanced discussions and analysis. He just passed 100k! It was on his channel that I found the phrase, "The Aftermath Foundation can help you if you blow," which is more helpful than yelling "Xenu!" at people. Offering something helpful is better than confronting them with things that their training makes them shut down on contact with.
Especially if people in the Sea Org leave or, in Scientology jargon, blow, they'll just owe even more money to Scientology, and will have difficulties finding a place to live, etc. The Aftermath Foundation can help them with that and a million other small difficulties that they'd run across outside of CoS, which can add up pressure quickly, especially if their family is still in Scientology and considers them suppressive people.
Aaron's heart-rending story can be seen on Netflix (in the US at least) in the first season either episode three or seven. Their neighbor, who was a fellow Scientologist at that time, was more concerned about how their disconnection (shunning) was going to affect his dog rather than his small children! Sigh.
L. Ron Hubbard was buddies with Aleister Crowley.
Crowley hated hubbard.
AND ?
And Aleister Crowley thought he was an absolute wackadoodle. He was right it seems 😁
Circumcision Class Action Lawsuits
Scientology Fair Game Doctrine
The Enemy of my Enemy is my Friend
Let's Make a Deal 🙂
From the thumbnail I thought:
Wow! I didn’t know Ted Cruz was a Scientologist!
Ted Cruz is not a Scientologist!, This is not Ted Cruz.
no way
Lol from that angle in the thumb nail he does look like him, that is what made me watch as well.
saved us from japan????? Thats my granpa in the 39th Bbattalion kokoda
If only L Ron Hubbard had had access to Twitter. He could have been president.
I totally agree if trump can make it he definitely would have unbelievable
@@carlgriffiths8482 To the rest of the world America made utter fools of themselves
@@gowdsake7103 absolutely mate
I am an American. What some may not understand is that many of us were not voting for Trump… We were voting against Hillary.
@@mariabunch3541 Yes I understand that you had 2 horrible choices
That thing about women right there at the end is so outlandish, isn’t it? Who in the hell comes up with something like that? A real psych is my first thought. That’s just the most ignorant thing I have ever heard of. This is 6 years ago this video.. Has this rediculous cult ( that is what it is, a cult) been aloud to keep “religious status?” What a criminal organization. Just absolutely awful.
I am a scientologist and now on level 8 and skint...?
Scientology - Just hearing the word makes me piss myself laughing.
All religions are fair game.