In this clip from my interview with former Scientologist and staff member Tim DeWall, he recounts how he was reeled in to Scientology in the first place, using just the right amounts of salesmanship and mystery. Enjoy!
Read More »Tim DeWall Explains How Scientology Reels You In
I spoke in my last clip about the frantic state of operation of the Sea Org and how this instills a pretty crazy ‘work ethic.’ In this clip, I elaborate on this further by giving some actual examples of the kinds of emergencies we had to deal with and the kinds of pressures we faced around those.
Read More »The Sea Org is a Frantic Hamster Wheel to Nowhere
When people outside of Scientology first hear about how hard members of the Sea Organization work, they are usually impressed by their “hard work ethic.”… Read More »The Sea Organization “Work Ethic”
This week it’s answers about the caste system in Scientology, my thoughts on Star Trek’s latest, some push back regarding Greta Thunberg and a lot more. Enjoy!
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I spent over three decades total in Scientology and there was quite a bit of abusive behavior (give and take) because Scientology is a destructive cult and that’s part of the package. Now that I’m out, I’ve been asked quite a few times about forgiveness and how it is that I’m not a frothing, rage machine because of my experiences. In this short clip, I explain how forgiveness has worked for me.
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In this short clip, I attempt to clarify how sex is used as a control mechanism at Scientology’s public level versus how it is in the Sea Organization, where the rules and penalties are vastly increased for any kind of “out-2D” behavior.
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