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Recovering from Scientology

Well, it’s been roughly two years now that I’ve been fully out of Scientology. I started speaking out and making videos just over a year ago, with my first series covering What Is Wrong with Scientology (here). I explained why it is in its very DNA to destroy itself. Everything I said in those videos is turning out to be more true than even I realized at the time, but there were many other things I also didn’t realize when I was making those videos. Because of the articles I’ve done since then, I’ve spent quite a bit of time researching not just Scientology but cults in general. I’ve gradually been recovering from what was a lifetime of indoctrination and abuse in what I’ve come to realize is a tiny, insignificant cult that has less and less relevance with each passing day.Read More »Recovering from Scientology

What is Scientology?

(A presentation on Scientology I gave at The Secular Hub in Denver, Colorado on the evening of March 14, 2015. This transcript is not exactly what I said but this is what I had on the podium when I was talking.)

Hi there!

Well, the Church of Scientology is taking a severe beating in the media right now and the first thing I want to tell you is that they deserve every bit of it. I flew down to Texas a few days ago and saw the new documentary about Scientology that is all over the media. It’s called Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, based on the book by Pullitzer-prize winning author Lawrence Wright. I also got to meet the director, Alex Gibney and Lawrence Wright at the movie screening.Read More »What is Scientology?