Scientology: Astra Woodcraft "The Story of Kate"
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- čas přidán 28. 12. 2013
- Astra Woodcraft joined Scientology's Sea Org as a young teen. In "The Story of Kate," Astra details the pressure that was brought to bear on her to abort her baby when it was discovered that she was pregnant.
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Well done Astra. We need more people giving their stories like you
A grandchild is so precious. This little girl is adorable. How can Jason's parents NOT see her and spend time with her? What "religion" would tear apart families?
Erica Adams - www.care2.com/causes/the-unheard-stories-of-enslaved-women-forced-to-marry-islamic-militants.html
shit happens. I know someone who was abandoned at birth and when she tried to meet her bio mom she was turned down again. not everyone thinks a kid is precious.
@@WindsorPilatesRocks sad.
Much as I hate to stir up cognitive dissonance, religion destroys everything it touches!
Scientology. Trying to help people better themselves, by ripping them off, treating them like shit and terrorizing them. How. Is. It. Allowed!?
Because cops and legislators are being paid off by scientology.
AW, you're story needs to be told over and over, not just to dissuade Scientologyism but to encourage hope and strength of heart for all people.
what a brave woman
Very powerful, very emotional story. Kate Woodcraft is a lucky little girl to have such a determined, courageous and thoughtful mother. Astra, your story is inspiring. Scientology may be powerful, but not as powerful as a mother's love. I wish there was some way that every member of the Scientology organization could watch this video. I keep wondering how anyone, with even a semblance of a conscience, could be involved with an organization that would countenance such evil behavior. Yet, Scientology continues to retain and attract new members. It is indeed a cult; apparently one that has developed a very effective means of brainwashing its members.
You're absolutely correct, thankfully with more and more information available about the horrors of this cult, their numbers have been declining.
A room full of courageous souls, the brightest of Lights. You have not only developed a positive path that has already brought you gifts, but your bravery has contributed to the collective consciousness we all share with you. This is the top of the bridge of love and compassion to the nth degree. Well done!
We don't all share a "collective consciousness"... that New Age crap is spouted by many a cult these days. Jesus is the only way, truth and life. (if you wanted to know)
We are all correct,5winder
How can anyone possibly confuse the Scientology Crime Syndicate with a religion?
Religion is Man's idea of God.
This is why there are many different ones.
There is only One Creator and One Truth, One Savior
God our Creator, The Bible and Jesus Christ.
All other ideas are as much a cult as Scientology.
Really would be great for Stacey and Lawrence to come on the Leah remini/Mike rinder fair game podcast!
Crazy to think that “baby Kate” is about 20 years old today in 2019. I think Astra said she had her in 1998. You know though that Astra having gone through what she did & having her childhood stolen from her she made sure Kate had every fun, childhood experience that she herself missed out on. It was smart of Astra or get pregnant even if it didn’t go quite as she expected it to. In a way, Kate saved her mother from Scientology by being born. 😉
"You don't get rich writing science fiction. If you want to get rich, you start a religion." - L Ron Hubbard, science fiction writer, cult leader
And this is called a religion... Yeah right
@WiseBeardMan Wow! That videos are so interesting, sad and powerful. I found you through AA-Ron. I've been literally going down the rabbit hole with you and Ms. Tory's videos. Any update on this young lady and how she's doing today? Thank you in advance for a reply 💜
Wow!
God bless those gorgeous girls, and those they love. And please, Jesus, help us shut down that evil cult. And every other cult... including Mary Worship (Roman Catholicism).
Maranatha!
Imagine a church where a chaplain advises you to get an abortion.
they're nuts
WOW!!! Stay strong in your mind body and soul Kate. GOD is LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was on Sea Org staff in La, Clearwater and Saint Hill. I left the Church in Dec. of 2001 and was declared an SP. During the year prior to leaving I had stood on the stage at Flag and had accepted my Clear cert, Solo 1&2 OT Preps and Eligibility. I left the Church because of the pack of squirrels that are in charge, not LRH. I still have Ron's books and tapes and have faith in the tech and data that Ron developed.
God bless you, Steven. With Jesus' help, I kicked the crap out of all the "aliens"... just demons, who have no power whatsoever over the living God.
I'm sorry to hear you have loyalty to a known habitual liar and sociopath. His "tech" is a grab bag of partially thought-out ideas which like any other methodology, has SOME efficacy if you believe in it and apply yourself in earnest.
Roger Hornaday - But, but, but, space is warm and LRH was a war hero! /sarc
@@ksytsma4realyo Yup, his "war record" is such a joke that his medals are actually very clearly counterfeits that anyone with any type of knowledge of military recognition would recognize this. So not only is LRH and his followers liars, they're STUPID liars!
From when is this video? Looks 90s
It's America. Could easily be last month.
2001... you were close.
So she got knocked up on that week off?
What bothers me is this; people who think of Scientology as a religion or faith, and are abused and misused, they turn their back on it and walk away. That's great, and I'm glad for them to escape. But do they then apply that to all other faiths? Are there any former Scientologists who are Christians, or muslims, or catholics, or mormons?
Does Scientology cause its former members to close themselves off to meaningful worship in other, more genuine forms?
Every single person has a right to pick and chose their own religion and everyone has a right to worship. There is nothing that says the moment someone leaves scientology that they need to immediately lock themselves onto a religion as some people when they leave scientology that doesn't mean they lost their faith or belief in the ideals of scientology they just don't believe in the crude way people are treated. And the fact that in your mind you believe that someone has to be Locked onto a religion is quite close minded and a broadly offensive way to think. Atheism doesn't mean someone Doesn't have belief it means that someone has made their own choice of their own free will to Not openly worship, and to Dispute some claims different religions make.
***** "close minded and a broadly offensive way to think"? What kind of knee-jerk reaction is this? I never said someone had to be "locked onto a religion", as you put it. I said I hope that leaving one religion doesn't sour them on all the others.
Also, your definition of atheism is, according to 99% of the atheists that I know, have had fantastic conversations with, and am even friends with, a dramatically non-standard definition of atheism.
The answers to your questions can be found right here on You-Tube. I hope you do the research to answer your questions.
***** What you're describing is no more atheism than are Catholics Christians... Atheists believe (they claim) that there IS NO GOD. Which allows them to act like they ARE God, or even LIKE God... the original lie of Satan.
5winder We are all correct :)
ajmo partizan!
I Feel for her, However, She clearly stated that she used her husband whom she didnt love nor want to be married to, to have a child in order to have a reason to leave scientology. Then at the end she starts talking about how she realized she needed child support. She could have left another way instead she chose to use this man for her way out then turn around and make him pay for it? If you keep listening she thinks its okay to make her husband go work and pay her child support while she goes to school. Clearly she did not want to work and wanted another free ride. She chose to leave and she chose to be a mother in this case it should be her sole responsibilty based on her own confession to take care of her child.
well, in the end he was the one who stuck his penis in her without protection. They have to share responsibility for the consequences of that act now.
You are clearly a mouthpiece for scientology. Who is raising this child? Astra Woodcraft, but the child is a product of both parents. Why should she be responsible for all expenses related to raising kids? Go back to your disgusting cult and keep your mouth shut about courageous people who leave you in the dust in terms of ethics and moral compass.
@@on_my_own_two_feet Yup. But he doesn't care enough about his own kid to even try and see her. Typical filthy scientologist.
You scientologist piece of shit
A total disappointment. I notice she didn't talk about her time before she joined the Sea Org - a choice - at the Cadet Org. We went to zoos, took Karate lessons, went to the local AMC theaters and comic stores, had garage sales, went swimming, had cookie sales and went to the beach and parks. No, it was not perfect but I am tired of people doing a one-sided rip on my religion.
What? Did you even listen to what she said? This family was torn apart because of Scientology and you have the temerity to suggest she talk about how much fun she had as a cadet? Of course, you don't mention how much time cadets put into physical labor and how most of them received little or no education. But life as a cadet was not perfect (as you said).
I'm tired of Scientologists lying and covering up for their corrupt group. It's not a one-sided rip on your religion it's only people telling the truth about Scientology. Scientology sucks! I know after foolishly being a member for over 30 years.
Take an honest look at Scientology for a change. Watch the videos here on CZcams, read the various blogs, read some of the excellent books starting with "Going Clear". You'll enjoy life much better once you've left the toxic group of Scientology.
Jerlana, your comment sounds angry. What is missing in scientology is that little human right known as 'free-will,' which is a bit more important in a person's life than movies and karate. The angels of this world try to reveal any organization that spreads fear, because the true spiritual path - regardless of the religion one chooses - is filled with Love. May you find self-mastery, free will, and joy sooner rather than later. Of course you are free to feel as you wish.
My family wasn't torn apart. I saw my mom every day. We had fun with the physical labor. I ran little kids on picking up trash around the property and we had the time of our lives. We took care of ourselves with a bit of help from the adults, not the other way around. Yeah, sometimes we didn't get paid. Wasn't perfect. And WTF is 'Scientologists lying and covering up for their corrupt group?' That's pretty much akin to 'I'm tired of childsex loving Catholics ruining my neighborhood'. I can say with reasonable certainty that everything you know about Scientology, you got from people who take pleasure in spreading venom all over the place. I seem to recall that Astra was one of the older kids that got to go on a camping trip to the Smoky Mountains that I would have DIED to go on. All the little lies and exaggeration add up.@WanttoKnow, you sound like a bit less of an ass. I exercised my free will all the time when I was there. I went to the New Years Event (gorgeous), I decided to go work at their Central Files building by the Fort Harrison for a bit and had a BALL, I went sailing and went to the library and checked out too many books on wildlife and veterinarian medicine, I bought comic books when I had money some times. I got into fights, I cooked my own food, I was a hairy little toughie and I was damn proud of it. Have a more detailed posting on my blog, Check it out: coyotewithoutamap, it's on wordpress. It's also just screwball, occasionally philsophical fun. If you care, that's my story. I'd like to get it out there.
Jerlana Jerlana, are you still active with Scientology?
WantToKnow I still study and read Scientology books. I am not able to currently go to an Org.
And slog63, I went to school at the Cadet Org. Same as Astra and her sister Zoe. As to never receiving any schooling, I learned more there of ACTUAL ACADEMICS than I learned in the next fifteen years at 'proper schools'. I enjoyed the working because I didn't feel like I had no value and if by 'parent's rules' you mean don't think, don't ask questions, don't learn about the world around you and stay in a nicey-nice safe little box and don't be anything but a pretty, ignorant little doll, yeah.
My mom taught me about discipline, focus and logic. She was fully involved in my life. And Scientology doesn't do JACK ALL to make people feel bad about anything but attacking them, calling them evil and worse. The fact that you apparently think they should just sit there all Meemie-weemie martyr while people sling poison and lie tells me just how much I should value your viewpoint.
Scientologists refuse to be victims. They're not perfect, but that one thing proves they are more intelligent and more worthwhile than 90% of the people I talk to. I would listen if anti-Scientologists actually had anything worthwhile to say. It's in my nature to look at things objectively to the max, so much to the point where people think I'm weird.
But people who attack Scientology never tell me anything that doesn't have a slant, they always have an agenda, they are almost always sadistic and when I ask ONE QUESTION. ONE QUESTION. They verbally cut my throat so badly that it hurts and explain how worthless I am as a human being.
Astra had fun. There were good times and bad times but she NEVER said that. Listening to her words, we were all beaten, chained up in rotten basements and basically uneducated orphans in a poorhouse. She was supposedly a white hat, the adults were black hats and all out to get her. THAT is what tells me that what she says has no merit.
I hope this lady has found peace and a nice place to settle in the real world. Brave woman.