New York Times article on Scientology

[darksumomo]

Defectors Say Church of Scientology Hides Abuse
By LAURIE GOODSTEIN

CLEARWATER, Fla. - Raised as Scientologists, Christie King Collbran and her husband, Chris, were recruited as teenagers to work for the elite corps of staff members who keep the Church of Scientology running, known as the Sea Organization, or Sea Org.

They signed a contract for a

Comments

[monkey_kong]

Nothing new here, though. Sounds pretty typical to me.

[darksumomo]

Oh, for people who have been following this story for years, very little is new except for the names of the people affected. What is news is that it appeared in the New York Times.

[monkey_kong]

It's about time. Rolling Stone was reporting on these types of claims a couple of years ago.

[dyfferent]

There was a huge multi article expose in the St Petersburg Times (amusingly called the SP Times) over the last year. Worth digging out, the abuses were shocking.

[screamingintune]

I'm from South Florida and being near Clearwater I have known my share of dead-on-the-inside scientologists.

One time when I was really bored lol I took their personality tests at this fair/market thing and whaddya know, the results were that I should buy Dianetics by L. Ron Hubbard. I was like, "I don't have any money sorry," and they were all, "we take checks" and I was like "yeah my checking account doesn't have any money either sorry" and then they were like, "is there someone you can borrow money from?" LOL SURE CRAZYASSES, I'M GONNA BORROW MONEY TO BUY DIANETICS. OK.

at somepoint this post stoped making sence...

[red_pill]

BUT YOU NEED IT TO LIVE?

did you consider mugging someone to pay for it? mabby kill them and sell there shoes for the money

THIS IS HOW IMMPORTANT DIENTICS IS!

but if anyone asks, you need the money to help you buy crack. also, we have vitimins for your crack addaction that your telling people about...

[zestylime]

[tresa_cho]

I can't believe how any religion is this popular.

[meganphntmgrl]

I'm getting damn sick of atheists too, to boot. Religion and atheism can suck it.

[cindel]

I was waiting for the bus in Hollywood, I was approached by this guy at the sceintologist center and I took their test. Well I failed and I had to buy their books and I told them I didn't have a job and I was only in LA for school. He keep pushing me to sign up for one of their courses and shit and I told him I'll think about it.

/cool story bro

My Co$ story

[angi_is_altered]

My husband and I were in a mall in Tennessee. There was this Co$ couple at a bookstore giving test with that machine where is looking like your holding soda cans. Anyways, my husband and I walk around the bookstore and as we are leaving, my husband walks past and REALLY LOUD says to them "Where is your Jesus?" The lady looked up and if looks could kill my husband would be a dead man right now.

Re: My Co$ story

[mechanicaljewel]

I fully support using Jesus on Scientologists.

Actually, I wonder if there's any way we can convince those nutcases in Amarillo that they should seriously be staking out and stalking Scientologists-- strip clubs and gay bars can wait!

Re: My Co$ story

[missmurchison]

That might actually make me feel a bit sorry for the Scientologists. After all, they already have Anonymous on their case.