CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 Explores the Church of Scientology’s Leadership

This video catches Tommy telling two totally different stories !!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PiN3u0VSFA

This video catches Tommy telling two totally different stories !!!

Why do members of the organization known as the "church" of Scientology have to alter their own "Tech"?
L. Ron Hubbard wrote the policies on "Disconnection". He created the policy on "SP" (suppressive person). The very nature of that is *no one* is allowed to speak to an "SP" or they too will be declared, lose all their loved ones, and that,my friend, is disconnection enforced by the organization known as the 'church' of Scientology: period.
Tommy Davis: You cannot alter "The tech", sorry, dude---that's KSW and you know it.
Thanks CNN Please do more...not less.
Tory Christman
Burbank, CA

Why do Scientologists have to alter the truth? A very simple reason: If they don't, they know people will be utterly grossed out by what they consider to be their "religion". Oh sure, they block it out, but deep down, deep down inside, they know.

Just read "Introduction to Scientology Ethics" and it spells out "What is Disconnection" and even "How to Disconnect". Stop trying to trick yourself and others, Tommy Davis. If there was No Disconnection,
why can't ANY of my 30 year "Friends" call me, including my husband of 27 years? "It's their choice"?
I know that one. It gets killed by the absolute proof that as soon as people leave Scientology, they re-hook up with all the people they had to disconnect from, while still "In".

Thank you, CNN. Please do more on this, including the references by L.Ron Hubbard. He created "SP/Disconnection"--people need to hear the facts, imnsho. My best
Tory Christman
Burbank, CA

Anderson Cooper is a very well respected journalist, he wouldn't waste his time if their wasn't some sort of truth behind the allegations from so many ex-members of Scientology speaking out about the violence ongoing in their Church for over 30 years.

Surely there are some intelligent Scientologists who may be able to wake up and logically see that this religion was created by a disturbed individual such as Ron L. Hubbard in 1954.
Don't they get it.....? 1954!!
1954 . . . . 1954!!!!!!
Seriously how can any religion that was created in 1954 seriously have any conscious principles of work upon oneself for the betterment of mankind without lining their pockets with others money.
Many religions throughout the world have been in existence for hundreds or thousands of years.
Sadly Scientology is a sleeping destructive and evil manifestation that has nothing to with love, faith or religion.
Scientology is evil at its worst with predatory behaviour against gullible and easily manipulated human beings seeking to belong to a church that is under the guise of a religion or church which is solely run for money making purposes.
How else have they become so wealthy and a destructive in so many peoples and ex-scientologists lives.
Look at the examples of David Miscaviage and Tommy Davis - would anyone in their right mind seriously look up to these men as enlightened and compassionate human beings especially when they appear to have NO spiritual integrity whatsoever?
And don't forget, watch out if you wish to leave Scientology because whatever they have in your auditing file they will freely use it against you in the most vindictive and aggressive way of separating one from other family members.
It would be interesting to see how David Miscaviage and Tommy Davis would survive on $50.00 a week as some of the Sea Org recruits have been expected to work under those conditions without question.
How much is Tommy Davis earning from the church of Scientology?
How much is David Miscaviage earning from the church of Scientology?
Human beings do many unspeakable things in the name of religion and the church of scientology has it down pat on how to manipulate a person with their e-meter and auditing sessions to gather any information on a person’s negative experience in life.
Unfortunately David Miscaviage and his many followers of scientology are asleep and do not even have any inclination on how to wake up from their eternal hellish sleep state.

Keep a camera on the Scientologists and before long their craziness shows. Scientologists are a closed system and their goofy ideas and lies grow more obvious.

Tommy Davis denied the disconnection policy but recently admitted in the NYT that the CULT does disconnect people.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/07/us/07scientology.html

Scientology is not a religion because it doesn’t worship a deity. There is no God in Scientology. As the internet continues to expose the Scientologists, they will eventually have their tax status revoked and be regulated like any business.

Scientology uses mind-control techniques such as lie-detectors, interrogation, blackmail and “disconnection” (shunning of loved ones) to control its members. Scientology strips people of money and autonomy. Ruthlessly attacking all perceived enemies with its Fair Game Policy (enemies can be “tricked, sued or lied to or destroyed), Scientology intimidates witnesses into silence. Scientology is psychologically and physically abusive, as exemplified by their Rehabilitation Project Force (RPF) where Prison camps are run for “Sea Org” members in Los Angeles, Clearwater FL, Copenhagen and other sites. Scientology front groups like Narconon prey on people who have fallen through the cracks of society. Now we can add gay bashing to their crazy agenda.

Scientology assigns sea org members, who often live at Scientology sites and are paid slave wages, to patrol the internet and spread disinformation. They will turn up on every thread. They always play the persecution card and the attack card. Watch the angry reactions of the Sea Orgers when Anderson questions anything at all. They really are a bunch of brainwashed zombies trained to lie and attack.

Thank you Anderson for facing down this abusive cult.

It is likely that if church officials had disclosed the
content of their Tax Compliance Manual, such a ruling would have
been all but impossible: although Miscavige, Chairman of the
IRS-spawned "Church Tax Compliance Committee," may arguably be
the highest ranking member of the Sea Org, a careful reading of
the Tax Compliance Manual strongly suggests that the position,
legally, is meaningless, and that the Sea Org has been
effectively negated as any kind of "power center." The manual
first establishes that:


http://sc-i-r-s-ology.com/newsroom/prf04tcm1seaorg.html

L Ron Hubbard was a con man from day one. He crafted scientology so as to lure prople in and make them believe that only he held the answers. When members disagreed, they were interrogated, overboarded into the sea or made to stay in cold showers, or kicked out, fair-gamed and severed from all ties to friends and loved ones.

When it was clear that he could no longer manage the monster he's created, David Miscavige took over and ran the show on the same path of violence and intimidation. As time went on, as he realized that there was nothing as Hubbard implied, he went and changed all the materials and training and ordered people to pay sums of money for things for things he said were promised by LRH. The violence over the years hs escalated, the reging of money using hardsell and tolitarian tactics on members is at an all time high and the numbers of members is less than it's ever been since the cult became a church in the 60's.

It's a pitiful state but people let it happen because they were afraid to speak up. That's changing now. This show is helping open the doors to getting the truth out. For every single person speaking out on camera, there are thousands to back up the accusations with similar experiences. Thanjks to all who have spoken out, here on this thread, in the show and all over the internet.

I have a big doubt that the Chairman of the Board David Miscavige is actually occupying the right Chair. I believe a more suitable Chair for him will be the one in the auditing room, and he should be sitting there holding cans. I also suggest him to sit every once in a while in the course room chair as a student. And he should not be allowed out of those chairs until he not only master the Admin Tech, but also spiritually grows up to a position that he had happened to occupy. Please, try to find out from those high ranking ex-members, what is DM case and training level, as it will show if he was really qualified to do the job he assumed.
Remember the episode of DM playing "Musical chairs" game with a top echelon management staff members? (The one described in the "Truth Rundown")The man must be really confused about the chairs! Let's help him to find the right one!

Did you know that Scientology has a tax exempt status in the US that goes even BEYOND the tax exemption that other religions enjoy, although Scientology is not even being recognized as a religion or charity in most european countries?
Google "tax the cult" for more info.

Dear AC,
Thank you for fighting for good people who got lost in their trusting in Scientology feelings that had being used by DM. Since Scientologists in the Church associate the name of David Miscavige with a Scientology itself, considering him a leader of Scientology, they can not fight or even oppose him, believing that by doing so they would oppose The Scientology. It is a shame how little of them can differentiate and understand that the source and the leader of Scientology is L. Ron Hubbard, when D. Miscavige is only self-appointed leader of the Church, leading the Church away from Hubbard's teachings by altering his philosophy, technology and it's application. http://www.friendsoflrh.org/COBvsLRH
I have a suggestion for your research line and questions to ask those high ranking members. Find out if there is a prerequisite requirement for the position of Chairman of the Board that DM occupies (as it is for other positions of the Org Board, according to LRH). I have a reason to doubt his qualifications. When was the last time he was in session? What is his case level? What is his training level? The answers to these questions are going to strike as a lightening from the blue those Scientologists in the church who didn't dare to think so far. It will be like if the leader of the Christian religion was avoiding to pray. I'm not sure if you can find those answers, as they are being kept in a big dark secret, which itself already seems strange to say the list.

The philosophy and religion of scientology is as far from the official church (consisting of the private non profit company called Church of Spiritual Technology, the Religious Technology Center and the Church of Scientology International) as it is possible to get and still be on the same planet.

When Hubbard was alive the church did indeed practice scientology and expanded and helped many people to become more aware as beings. The philosophy was promoted and people were welcomed into the church. Families and family life was promoted and the cost of the services were reasonable.

After his death, however, a new regime took over and all that changed. The emphasis became money dedication to the exclusion of all else and a paranoiac obsession that anyone not with the church was against it. Church members were not allowed to look at the internet or anything the church management deemed contrary to church doctrine. A classic case of violating one of the basic doctrines of the philosophy.

Many of the original followers that assisted Hubbard with his research were booted out. Scripts and books were changed and a very effective 1984 job has been done on the literature. Auditing and training, the basic services the church was set up to deliver, is at a stand still.

Even the wife of Hubbard, a tireless supporter, has become persona non gratis with the church.

The philosophy of scientology is not practiced in the church instead, the church is now a vehicle for making money, not for "spreading the word". It is a misnomer to say that that the church practices scientology because it does not anymore. The only scientology you will find practiced, is outside the church, in the Scientology Freezone.

Most of the current critics are critical of the church, not the philosophy, the basic principles of which they are probably unaware. Many get confused of course and cannot, or do not differentiate between the message and the messenger. In this case it is the messenger that has turned sour.

But what is of concern is that many critics, and the fellow in the street does not have a clue about what scientology is. All one gets is rhetoric and a diatribe of, "its bad", "Scientology kills people" or "scientologists eat babies" and other such nonsense.

No, the church may participate in dubious activities but certainly any self respecting scientologist will not as it goes against the very principles by which he or she subscribes. The bald ignorant statements of, "they be all bad over there" is not a sound approach for adjudicating the merits or otherwise of any philosophy, whether practices by critics or church alike.

Ask people if they know what the ARC triangle represents, or what is a stable datum or what the eight dynamics are and they would not have a clue. How many people actually know what scientology is? Not very many! They do not even know the basics of real scientology.

But their criticism of the church is very different kettle of fish, and very very understandable. In the eye of the freezone scientologist, the church has committed the unpardonable sin of suppressing the original philosophy and, instead, imposed an authoritarian dictatorship totally at variance with the original philosophy.

So it comes as no surprise when the church gets attacked with such vehemence. It is a betrayal after trust. A failure to deliver what was promised. Indeed an active suppression of that which is supposed to be delivered.

Unfortunately the baby often gets thrown out with the bath water and that is what is occurring here.

By contrast, the International Freezone Association (IFA) is committed to keeping alive and practicing the original philosophy as researched and discovered by Hubbard. People participate and become members, supporting the IFA in its purposes of preserving, protecting and promotion the original philosophy.

The International Freezone Association (IFA) is an independent scientology group consisting of scientologists who prefer to stick with the original philosophy and technology as researched and developed by Lafayette Ron Hubbard.

The IFA has become an alternative for the seeker of truth and a second chance at freedom for the true scientologist. A safe haven for scientologists world wide. An alternative to the church that is scientology in name only and practices the original philosophy no more.

There is no hidden agenda here and, although the church may own the trademark to the word scientology, they do not own the trade mark to the truth.

Michael Moore
President
International Freezone Association Inc.
The International Freezone Association is a non
profit association registered in Delaware, Texas,
http://internationalfreezone.net

Y E S!!!! NYgirl - yup, my family was destroyed by "disconnect too. 27 years of married life totally blown apart by the Scient. demands to my ex-husband to leave me & our kids. I cannot wait. Happy Passover - Slavery no more!

I know that this series would be very important to see for all Scientologists, but there is little chance of them actually getting to see it.
Why?
Because they are prohibited from reading about Scientology on the Internet and in the newspapers, and they aren't allowed to see anything about Scientology on TV, either.
Why don't they want their people to search the Internet? What is it they are scared of?
That's what this program is all about. I know. I spent five years on the International Scientology headquarters, close to Miscavige. Too close.

A note for public Scientologists:

I've met a lot of you, and I know you are good people. I understand what you see in Scientology and I support you completely in your desire to study and use it.

However, the time has come for you to take a deep look at your church's leadership. This time, the critics are fellow Scientologists -- many OTVII's and VIII's. Highly placed in management. Listen to what they have to say. Ask yourself if their stories seem sincere. You may not believe one here or there...but all of them together?

On the other hand, when Tommy Davis says "there is no disconnection" don't you instantly know he is lieing?

Take a look at your orgs -- are they booming? Is making them prettier "expansion"? Are there more PCs taking courses than ever before? Are the events nearly as full as they used to be?

And take a look on the internet -- many answers to your doubts will be found there.

Has Scientology made you more able or not? What are YOU going to do about the current state of affairs?

The most amazing thing is that you can do a week of shows on the underside of Scientology and you will still hardly scratch the surface of the topic. The violence in management makes for an entertaining tale, but a more significant story is how the COS ended up with tax exampt status from the IRS AFTER the Supreme Court (in Hernandez) established the COS was in fact more a business than a religion.

AC, David makes a very good point. The techniques technology, processes that exist in Scientology are being presented, pitched and sold as "pure works of L Ron Hubbard". There exist resources on the Internet where much tabulation has been done to compare earlier works by Mr Hubbard to the existing re-worked materials that have been "re-issued" under David Miscavige. These materials, referred to as "the basics" were the foundation of the entire subject all throughout Scientology's formative years and note, during the greatest periods of the church's expansion.

When Miscavige had all of Hubbards original books re-edited and given a facelift, he ordered the mass burning (pulping) of all the old books because "they contained "out-tech" (or inaccurate data). Note that these materials he saw fit to "improve" have been in use by Hubbard himself all throughout the early growth period of the subject. The cost to the ordinary Scientologist to replace his/her basic library of books (requirement) $3000.00

This ongoing campaign by Miscavige clearly shows many changes to the technology,and in my mind constitutes fraud.

More angles to this, Miscavige has profited financially by removing certain limitations Hubbard placed regarding the use of auditing process called "security checking". Miscavige had removed 7 pages of a very important document Hubbard wrote C/S Series 73rb. This then paved the road for new income streams to be created. Scientologist who were auditing on advanced levels are subjected to lengthy and very costly auditing programs that bring the church $30,000 a year in additional income (for EACH person receiving this "service") Under the guise of being the savior of Scientology, over the years he has twisted and manipulated Hubbard's work for financial gain and at the expense and spiritual well being of it's members. These additional auditing programs required of people are similar to the E-meter interrogations he uses to root out thoughts of opposition in his staff members. (who wouldn't have disagreements about being beaten or abused or witness to corruption?)

The degradation they are then subjected to as a result is what I hope to see covered in your upcoming series.

Anderson, I commend you for taking on this brute David Miscavige. He has ruined the repute of Scientology globally, and the lives of literally thousands of good people. To him, they are expendable resources.

"Tip of the iceberg" is an understatement.

As an Ex-Scientologist, I have been writing about the abuses that have gone on in the Church of Scientology for 10 years now. I have seen many "exposes" on Scientology. But nothing is ever DONE about them.

Assault and Battery
False Imprisonment
Fraud
Coerced Abortions
Indentured Servitude
Human Trafficking

...are just *some* of the criminal activities that have been documented by Ex-Scientologists and others who have fled this cult.

Yet law enforcement does nothing about it.

The Church of Scientology seems to be above the law.

Why?

Allen Stanfield

These stories regainding Miscaviage hiting people across the face are good to expose however it is only the tip of the criminal iceburg. The C of S has regularly promoted their religious services as being written only by L. ROn Hubbard when this is a complete inaccuracy. It is shown on www.copyright.gov that the claimanit of the copyrights are the Church of Spirtual Technologyand the author is "author for hire".
This is a flagerant violation that the church needs to address as they are taking hundreds of millions of dollars without accurately verbally informing the parishioners of what they are actually being exposed to.
THe creation of different auditing procedures that the church now undertakes is equivalent to practicing psychology without a license.
Where are the authorities when it comes to prosecuting these felons?

I applaud you, Anderson, for presenting a full week of shows. There are thousands of ex-Scientologists eagerly awaiting this series. Among the lies told to current members by the Church of Scientology,is that the membership is expanding. That is a lie. There are fewer than 50,000 Scientologists in the world. Not millions. No matter what lies spokesmen tell you about disconnection, people like me have both practiced disconnection, and been the victim of it. Thanks, in advance, for your hard work, and balanced reporting. You can make a difference in the lives of many people who have been harmed by the current leader of Scientology, David Miscavige. In my view, the man is a sociopath. Sincerely, Michael Henderson St. Petersburg, Fl.

Dear Mr. Anderson,
I am looking very much forward to your report. Over the years I saw a lot anti-SCN stuff on the media.

Getting to know the full truth only recently, I realize that it was all pale in comparison to the real scene around Mr. Miscavige.

I like Scientology, because it helped me a lot personally - and that will never be taken away from me, ever.

So, seeing Mr. Miscavige exposed (hopefully in full!!) how he perverts the subject to the utmost, fills me with deep satisfaction and hope for the future. Since I would like to have others to have the lifechanging wins, I was lucky to have had through the care of quite some wonderful people (auditors and course sups)I met there. Maria

You are a very brave man for taking on this cult, Anderson. They almost destroyed Pauline Cooper after her expose. Please research what was done to her as you need to be aware. Thank you for doing this show.

This is a message to the public Scientologists wondering what to make of all this.

A lot of people care a great deal about the abuses that are conducted in the name of Scientology. This has never been about hating a religion. We should all be free to believe what we want to believe. But we are not free to hurt, we are not free to harm, or disconnect children from their parents, or subjugate people, or threaten or bully people, or take endless money.

There have been so many revelations made, so many investigations, so many ex-Scientologists speaking out, so many ex Sea-Org members campaigning to rescue those still in, so many brave people willing to face the threat and menace of the Church.

It's time to wake up guys. We can only take a horse to water so many times, we can't make you drink.

Why don't they want you to search the Internet? What is it they are scared of?

Google is your friend. Search, research, decide what's true for you. It's time to wake up.

(repost, thx David)

The violence at the top levels of Scientology is just a manifestation of the pervasive dehumanizing treatment which staff and members have been going through for many many years, even when L Ron Hubbard was around running things.Too many scientologists have died way too young, some having committed suicide because they could never live up to the demands or expectations or the consequences of having made wrong choices underess which only benefited the church's pockets or statistics. Speaking out is forbidden and the consequences are so devasting to the ex member, Thank God people are speaking up.

LRH briefs Jim Dincalci - Project Normandy

http://rutube.ru/tracks/2563891.html?v=544f26767510fe1c69cf8699d646a342

In this 1975 tape, L.Ron Hubbard sits on the ship off the coast of Florida, and conspires to launder money into the US to set up the land base, puts aliens ashore, and reems young sea org girls for not finding the correct road maps.

how can you possibly be such a moRonic Ronbot? Srsrly??

I'm really looking forward to this show! Finally the cracks in the church is beginning to show, and all the nastiness is starting to ooze out.

Scientology is as good as any other self improvement practice in the world - maybe better. I have studied it and practiced it for over 20 years, and so has my wife. That said, the pervasion of the teachings are far beyond misinterpretations. Period!
Just as gunpowder and medicine can be used in a bad way, Scientology management can be compared to the likes of Hitler, only worse.
Did they have bad intentions from the beginning, or have they just lost their way and started implementing one unworkable solution after the other one? This is no different than a basically good guy covering up his mistakes for fear of (whatever,) who ends up being a multiple murderer.
Who knows?
But it does not really matter at this point, as the outcome is the same. Destruction of personal freedom for people who get involved, except if they are for some reason “above it all,” simply look at the data provided (data by LRH) and use it as they see fit.
I think it was Accenture (the consulting firm which got endorsed by tiger Woods) who had a very applicable ad in many airports around the world, "Five percent is data - eighty five percent is interpretation.”
Herein lays the secret of whether LRH was the greatest friend, or someone who started a cult of mass destruction.
Personally, and many people I know, believe that he was a great friend, but even with that said, "Worshiping him would never be good, and I do not believe he wanted it.”
One of LRH’s biggest teachings for anyone getting involved (hopefully not in the official church as it stands right now) is to take the datum of "what is true for you, is true for you" to his/her heart.
It is this particular datum that the church’s management is crushing faster and faster by the day!
I hope this helps.
Love, Helmut Flasch
www.Scientologyprinciples.com

... You know... I'm still stuck in the mountain.

Can you help me escape instead of arguing with the retards?

Lots of Love,

Lord XENU

I note that this is "a history of violence". Are they taking a good look at L.Ron's time spent running the cult as well? I hope so.

How long will it be before the gold bullion is packed and a private jet plots a route for places unknown? Soon, even the FBI will have to stand up and take notice. It has too long since the leaders of the cult were put in jail or scared into hiding. I await the day.

My own family was literally torn apart for over 25 years at great emotional cost because of the "disconnection policy" in Scientology. Scientology Public Relations talking head Tommy Davis has spoken on national television about the churches "position" which supposedly supports "the family as a cornerstone in today's society". This is all public relations damage control spin. If you were to coax every single Scientologist or staff member to secretly and honesty disclose whether they personally, or knew of someone, who was pressured to "disconnect" from a family member, you would find it to be VERY widespread. Matter of fact, it's considered "normal". The reasons it is condoned by so many is due to "cognitive dissonance".

(Cognitive dissonance is an uncomfortable feeling caused by holding two contradictory ideas simultaneously. The theory of cognitive dissonance proposes that people have a motivational drive to reduce dissonance by changing their attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors, or by justifying or rationalizing them. It is one of the most influential and extensively studied theories in social psychology.)

It is PART OF THE CULTURE of a contemporary Scientologist. It is "trained in" over a long period of time. It is not unlike certain customs that tribes in remote parts of the world which have that would be considered abhorrent to our society in the main.

Because it is SO ingrained, it is hard for the average Joe Scientologist to see it for what it is.

And that is this.

"Disconnection" (in Scientology) is loosely defined as an action a person can take on his/her own volition to reduce stress by distancing themselves from people who may be creating harm for them. This includes the right for that person to sever ties completely if necessary.

I would like to add my own understanding of how this policy is being used and has been used on thousands and thousands of people over the decades.

Disconnection is "that social control mechanism that utilizes threats, fear of loss, and the manipulation of ones natural love, affinity allegiance for anyone such as a mother, father, brother or sister, friend or even professional associations (financial loss) in order to bring into compliance that Scientologist who would potentially create trouble or expose the abuses and unethical practices of any part of the Scientology organization".

The practice of disconnection is touted as a "remedy" and for spiritual assistance. In fact, in many cases it does not result in the bettering of the situation of the person involved at all. It's easier to "disconnect" from someone than face up to interpersonal problems and solve them. Scientology actually has tools to do that, and this inconsistency is curious to say the least.

Disconnection mainly serves to marginalize those who would threaten to expose these abuses in the first place. Scientologist on Facebook are contacted daily to "unfriend" friends and associates who have openly left the church. This pressure is coming from within the church itself and your average Joe Scientologist would face intense scrutiny and even be forced to donate money to the organization as an amends for being "reasonable" about having connections with anyone 'disaffected".

These are just more examples of how current managers in Scientology create enemies for subject itself.

Contrary to comments made here by well meaning Scientologists on this subject, Scientology cannot correct itself. It is a monster eating it's own tail.

With each opportunity Tommy Davis has to spin these accounts of people who finally have the nerve to step forward, the monster is being seen for what it really is.

Tommy Davis, I encourage you to please continue doing what you have been doing in response to these revelations and reports. I commend you for making our work to expose Miscavige that much easier. And, we look forward to the day when you find your conscience and join with us.

Thank You CNN and all other media outlets for exposing the abuses within scientology. This organization has gotten away with abusive practises for far too many years, both physically and mentally.

For those that think it started with David Miscavige, they couldn't be more wrong. It started with L. Ron Hubbard. In fact the writings of L. Ron Hubbard are the very ethos of why abuse is so rife in scientology and especially the Sea Organization.

What church has a sea org, what church has a Master at Arms? Way back in the 60s when I was a child in the Sea Org, a Master at Arms from the ship the Apollo, Hubbards Flagship came and threatened me to never speak out about anything I had heard or wittnessed. I never did until recently. How many other people were put in the same position? How many people have stayed silent out of fear of retribution?

This same organization promotes human rights, what a farce.

...the other abuses rampant in the Church of Scientology. Not just adults, but children are forced to work long hours at manual labor for no pay. They are kept out of public schools to further indoctrinate them. Don't forget to mention the practice of "regging", where Scn parishioners are subjected to hard-sell techniques to purchase the same books over and over, or asked to raise their credit card limits to purchase course after course. Don't forget to mention the attacks on journalists that have tried to cover this group. Please mention as many SCN front-groups as you can: WISE, ABLE, The Way To Happiness, Applied Scholastics, the Ashland Springs Hotel, and others. If you can, please cover the many suicides of members, like Ed McBride, or Rex Fowler, on trial for murdering his non-SCN employee. Please cover the fact that Dianetic theory has been repeatedly disproven and only continues today as a "religious practice", not science. Touch on Hubbard's violence and flight from justice. There is sooooooo much to cover in this group that you could conceivably spend two weeks of shows covering it and it still would be just the tip of the iceberg. I'm sure you've been to whyweprotest dot net, right, AC?
Honestly, after two years of researching and protesting the abuses of this group, I feel like most news outlets have just barely scratched the surface of what goes on at "Gold Base". Lots of luck, and expect us. (to watch your broadcast, that is)

I was in Scientology from its very beginnings and it is a great tool of life. HOWEVER, I have witnessed physical and verbal abuse through the many years. It is intended to give freedom of choice and spiritual freedom. Miscavige is the antithesis of the ideals of Scientology. I was told not to communicate with my husband when he was kicked out and when I was told to leave a few years ago, they wanted my brother to disconnect from me and all of the friends I had made over the years can no longer talk to me because they fear being kicked out too. Miscavige is a true suppressive person, someone who is fighting enemies of some long ago past and sees anyone as those enemies. He betrayed the Founder, which can be researched on th internet. There exists a policy written by Ron that says a corrupt Executive can be removed from post. An executive is supposed to have high ethical standards. Miscavige is a puny being with major mental problems.Thank you Anderson! Now the world will know and the good decent people who really want to help others will be free to do so without fear of harassment. Ron intended the Tenets to be used freely. He said it belongs to us forever. Miscavige only sees this to make money. The rest of us see it as a tool to help others.

This is great, Anderson. So glad you're taking on the cult. I believe they've finally learnt that suing for defamation doesn't work for them - because they keep losing those law suits and more evidence of the dark side of Scientology goes on the record.

Good luck!

I was pressured by Scientology sales directors (registrars) to make highly risky unsecured loans based on misleading information in the thousands of dollars to fellow members so that weekly requirement/sales quotas could be met.

I have personally been subjected to unethical practices that resulted in thousands of dollars of mine being wasted while I was trying to advance spiritually as a public (non staff) Scientologist. I condoned it and reasoned it away at the time because I was under the threat from the organization that if I objected, I would lose contact with my ALL family members.

Yes, I was able to witness some of the horrors that others like Marty Rathbun Amy Scobee and Marc Headley have been written about. Because I wish to protect the health and well being of some old friends who are still subject to retaliation, I choose to not comment on how or where I was, but I can say I was able to observe a climate of INTENSE hostility fear intimidation and tension that was present when Scientology International management was in the vicinity where I worked. You could literally cut it with a knife.

I witnessed brutality and extreme hostility exacted upon junior Scientology staff members by upper International management officers directly under David Miscavige. I witnessed David Miscavige holding his hand like he was shooting a pistol at someone because of an error that was made, and I vividly recall the fixed evil glare in his eye as he made the cocking and firing motion with his hand and the smile that came across his face after wards.

This incident I witnessed myself, directly involving the leader of the entire Scientology organization interacting with a non-staff public Scientologist.

I have never spoken openly about this until now. CNN is providing the opportunity for those who have been abused by the church of Scientology, as directed and micro-managed by David Miscavige, to provide first hand information to a world wide audience.

L Ron Hubbard wrote in a policy, the list of gradually increasing actions that can be taken (ethics gradients) about any non-optimum situation. One of these gradients includes "speaking derogatorily to others" in this case, about abuses of church management.

I would like to prevail upon my friends still in Scientology to consider this upcoming report on CNN from that perspective.

There is a climate of violence, force, threats and extreme degradation that is a method of controlling other people, and this method is set as an example for his junior executives to follow from the very top down by David Miscavige. What Marty Rathbun has described is true for me based on my own observation.

David Miscavige has been referred to as "the little Hitler" by someone who worked very closely with him and has known him for years. (his/her name being witheld out of concern for their safety)

There is a well known principle in Scientology that a person can start behaving and unknowingly take on the personality attributes of a person who utterly defeated them or suppressed them or conquered them. I have observed over a period of many years, many staff members and even public Scientologists take on the "get tough" emotionless uncaring and brutal personality of David Miscavige.

In my opinion and observation, over the many years, that Scientology has changed into a brutal cult based on the direct influence and personality of David Miscavige. I still practice and hold dear to many (not all) of Hubbard's writings, but cannot define myself as a Scientologist anymore because I think the broad definition has changed and the repute of a Scientologist has been tarnished beyond repair.

The good that can be done using Hubbards work has been utterly sabotaged and I hold David Miscavige personally responsible for the poor repute Scientology has earned as a cult of greed, violence and abuse.

Scientologists in the main are very good people trying to help themselves and others. They are in the precarious position of knowing LESS about certain broad aspects of their church's history than any non-member with an internet connection.

This needs to change.

Scientologists are like the catholic priest who when sexually abusing a young girl stated "Iam a priest I can do no wrong"
Hubbard reinvented how as God he could do no wrong & his 1st pope was made in his image.
Scientologists can only mimic Hubbard & do what their 1st pope tells them & cannot because of their retarded minds see what they are doing.

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I've been in Scientology for almost 35 years. Whereas any physical abuse was extremely rare before the 80's, it became prevalent after 1982 when David Miscavige took over. I tried writing reports and requesting internal investigations with absolutely no results.
Truth is the real disinfectant and, hopefully, this will help clean up the mess.
Thank you for doing the expose.

Holly,

Yeah, but think of this... So yes, abuse was going on. Doesn't it mean that the internal justice system is flawed if people were allowed to be abused in the sea org, even by "bad apples"? Wouldn't they have been weeded out earlier and not given a chance to abuse someone "50 times" and as viciously as Tommy Davis says?

No matter where you stand, management is flawed.

This should be a very interesting series of programs to watch. I will definitely be there.

Being born and raised in Scn until the age of 32, I have had plenty of experiences similar to what has been stated by "disgruntled ex-Scientologists". Yeah right!


2 abortions in the SO myself personally, and the second one was not done right, got complicated and I spent months in and out of the hospital. After several miscarriages, I thought I would not be able to have children. But luckily now at the age of 37, I am pregnant (28 weeks, heading into my third trimester).

I have also known of at least 3 others who got abortions to stay in the Sea Org.

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And disconnection does not exist? Oh really? Then why was i not allowed to talk to my dad (who walked away from Scn when I was 3) the entire time I was in the church?

And why now will my mother not talk to me, and refused to come to my wedding? Is it a co-incidence that in 2004, when I was booted out of the church, that my mother stopped talking to me?

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And Tommy Davis (who I know personally, having worked at Celebrity centre myself for 8 years) says a lot of contradictions and really does a great job of poorly representing Scn.

Now he recently states that Scn does not ever use case information in handling any anti-Scn. I believe the word "never" in terms of Scn really means "from this point forward, we won't".

Having been a case supervisor, I also saw the compilations, which are done chronologically, of a person who has disaffected, including things that came up in counselling sessions. These were used to try to fix the situation with that individual, be it threats, intimidation, "auditing sessions", etc.

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IF SCIENTOLOGY WANTS TO BE TREATED AS A RELIGION, THEY NEED TO ACT LIKE ONE.

thank you for the upcoming series re: scientology. I hope it includes interviews with US Attorney General and IRS Commissioner.

Thank you so much for having the journalistic integrity to bring the truth about the Church of Scientology to light. I am a Scientologist and am disgusted by the abuse and corruption that the management of this Church perpetrates in the name of what it pretends to be Scientology but is not in fact.
Very Well Done!!!

Please continue to expose the truth and nothing but the truth about Scientology on a worldwide scale.
If you wish to share your findings on Scientology, please do not hesitate to pass anything onto Senator Nick Xenophon - Australian Government, ABC Four Corners, Sydney and Today Tonight, Channel Nine, Sydney who continuing to investigate Scientology in Australia and around the world. Many ex-Scientologists have come forward with horrific experiences such as forced abortions, physical abuse and much more.
Keep the great work up Anderson and follow you from Australia.
Please don't let Scientology hide in the dark recesses of the celebrities who promote this business in disguise of a religion.

Woohoo. Throw in the problems that Australia and France have been having with the Scientologists if time allows. Woohoo And don't forget about the aliens in the volcano and other strange cult like behavior

I was a scientologist for 21 years.
I was assaulted four times while on staff in Auckland,
New Zealand and one time as a Sea org member at Flag, in Clearwater Florida.
Also my girlfriend was raped by "The Ethics officer"
here in New Zealand in 1979.
I also personally knew four scientologists who committed suicide...and many who were driven insane.
No one was allowed to implicate scientology to the authorities in any of these cases.

My story..
http://kiwianon.com/forums/index.php?topic=503.0

Holly, it hasn't been the last two years that violence has been going on. I turned in my resignation in 1984 because of a documented story (at that time) of David Miscavige using "gang bang" Sec Checks, which is black Scientology, Sec Checks given under physical duress with four people in the room. When I knew that the tech was being used for harm, that was my final straw.

I loved you before Anderson, but not only do I adore you now but I am now I am in totally complete respect for you to do this segment on the cult. I have felt the pain first hand of them forcing disconnecttion me from my love ones and destroying what would have been a happy and healthy family! Thank you CNN and Anderson for taking on this evil evil cult!
Much appreciation and then some!

Holly, I've met many people in Scientology who think the way you are programmed to. I was one of them. We were told all these attacks resulted on more people flooding the orgs. This is a lie and Scientology is shrinking. You can observe all this for yourself. The subject has been taking PR torpedo's since the 70's and all because of untoward acts against it's own members backfiring on them. Almost ALL of the original staff at Saint Hill are declared SP by Miscavige. There is so much concrete data to tabulate and consider. I know this is hard on you, I devoted my life to the goal of supporting Scientology and going up the bridge. But the costs along the way are too great. Something has to change and the momentum is now catching up after all these years. The Church of Scientology will not survive this continued escalation of light and exposure. And I hope that something more compassionate kind and wise will take it's place.

Please come back, Holly/Sean. Don't let people think you were scared off.

"Sure, it will take a little time to clean up what they did, but so what, we're not going anywhere."

So you're saying it's still possible that abuse is occuring in the church? How would we know if all the people making the accusations are liars regardless?

Also, Holly, who approved the appointment of all these "idiots in power positions" in Scientology that you talk about? Whoever did that must surely be a suppresive person. Where does the buck stop in Scientology?

"In addition to violating and abusing its own members civil rights, the organization over the years with its "Fair Game" doctrine has harassed and abused those persons not in the Church whom it perceives as enemies. The organization clearly is schizophrenic and paranoid, and this bizarre combination seems to be a reflection of its founder LRH. The evidence portrays a man who has been virtually a pathological liar when it comes to his history, background and achievements. The writings and documents in evidence additionally reflect his egoism, greed, avarice, lust for power, and vindictiveness and aggressiveness against persons perceived by him to be disloyal or hostile."

Judge Paul G. Breckenridge Jr.
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
No. C 420153 June 22 1984

Holly, did you know about the violence in the upper management of Scientology before it was reported in the media?

If the Church has nothing to hide, why can't it open its doors and let the world in? Transparency brings with it honesty. Secretiveness carries with it good intentions.

I hope this doc isn't a rehashing of "oh it's all DM's fault" because the CoS hatred of everyone existed while LRH was still alive.

The CoS abuses its parishioners in every foul way possible. They threaten those Scientologists who don't tow the line with the horror that is disconnection - forcing families and friends to break of all contact with a potential trouble source (PTS). They believe that problems can be traced to those in your life who have bad intentions and believe the only way to protect yourself from this *bad stuff* is to get away from this PTS; or have them keep away from you. Failure to do so while have you tarred with the same brush and threatened with the same penalty.

The most troubling thing about the Church of Scientology (and I hate smearing the word Church with their name) is that it is the ONLY "religion" where lying is not only condoned but encouraged. And if that's true, how can anything they say be believed without the CoS operation becoming transparent?

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"ENEMY SP Order. Fair game. May be deprived of property or injured by any means by any Scientologist without any discipline of the Scientologist. May be tricked, sued or lied to or destroyed." - L. Ron Hubbard, Hubbard Communications Office Policy Letter, 18 October 1967 [SP = Suppressive Person a.k.a. critic of Scientology]

"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, "Off the Time Track," lecture of June 1952, excerpted in JOURNAL OF SCIENTOLOGY issue 18-G, reprinted in TECHNICAL VOLUMES OF DIANETICS & SCIENTOLOGY, vol. 1, p. 418

Sorry Holly, you failed to recover from that backflip.

Thank you CNN!! You provide a glimmer of hope in the currently crumpled and befouled Fourth Estate. However, be warned: you have taken on a highly litigious cult that is going to use all manner of dirty tricks, legal and otherwise, to try and stop this show. Your company and the individuals involved are at serious risk of insidious and vituperative behind-the-scenes machinations to, if not prevent the show, then seriously damage any future efforts. Stand strong and see you on the other side.

You rock!

@ Holly, you must be a blind sheep following the pack... are you retarded? I've been in the S.O. for 5 years and my parents were too for many years b4, the only people that succeed and get promoted in the S.O. are those crazy psychos bitches and a..holes that keep screaming and yelling and use violence on their juniors. I believe everything that Marthy, Mike, Amy and all the others said. You better wake up from wonderland before you wake up broke with no friends or end up bad... Just like it happened to many people I know, except a few still blindly keep borrowing money that they don't have to pay for services that you could honestly get for much less with professional auditors outside the big "corporation" of $ and greed.

To the moust ethical ppl on the planet: Do not watch this show. I repat do not wach this show! It can cause Xenu to escape his trap. Also the NEW-NEW ot levels has to be relesad.

Holly, the official spokesperson of Scientology, Mr Tommy Davis, has publicly stated that the violence has been occuring for years. He blames it on several high ranking Scientologists. Yet, you deny the violence.

Don't you believe Mr Davis, Holly? Or do you admit that your claimed ignorance of the violence is inconsequential to its proven existence?

Scientologists have been reporting abuse since Hubbard's time, Holly. Plenty of Catholics didn't know about child molestors, just as you claim to not know about abuse in Scientology.

Nice try, though.

The abuse is no secret. Until recently (thanks Anonymous) people were either too afraid to speak up, or realized they'd be offloaded on a street corner with a "freeloader's" bill and the knowledge that all their friends and family still in the cult would never be allowed to speak to them again.
Scientology's latest tactic seems to be attack the messenger. "I used to be a fan of Cooper", "I used to respect the New York Times" blah blah blah.
Meanwhile, millions of people around the world are cheering the fact this duplicitous organization is getting the press they've so richly deserved for nearly 60 years.
France got it exactly right when they convicted Scientology for organized fraud. Soon, they will be convicted of a lot more than that. Count on it.

Thank you Anderson Cooper and the many hard working staff for finally reporting on this criminal organization.

Guys,

It would make a better case for you if you actually watched it first before shouting "OMG, it's all lies *cover my ears* la la la"

Come up to present time, watch it and THEN make up your minds.

Holly, your claim that it is "clearly a campaign" is not based on facts because you have not yet watched the piece, as it has not aired. That there is no abuse is your word against the word of your fellow Church members, and while you cannot prove that you have met "top people in the church," there are ACTUAL and PROVABLE top people who are speaking out.

I do hope CNN got to interview Debbie Cook about the water boarding she endured at gold base. For next twelve hours Debbie was made to stand in a large garbage can and face one hundred people screaming at her demanding a confession as to her “homosexual tendancies”. While this was going on water was poured over her head.

Face it OSA, you are going to need lube for the PR smackdown next week Thank Xenu for Cooper.

CNN could dig deeper and expose the emotional cost, the fractured families, the lost fortunes, the shattered lives as a result of Scientology's DISCONNECTION POLICY. The violence topic is a no brainer, these are crimes...but "religious shunning" is a moral issue as are the forced abortions and lies and cover ups for the church's criminal and human rights abuse's. This is an organization presenting itself on the outside as the poster child for human rights and morality, yet the very core of it's management and it's influence as it seeps down the command channels is immoral and self serving and is acting autonomously, NOT according to policy as laid down by it's founder. THIS IS WHAT Scientologists don't seem to care about because it does not affect them directly, until one day, they get shafted. Then they step out on the outside, like me after 30 years, and condemn it. The church is committing fraud and the members are marks who are being convinced they are funding a system prone to systemic failures because "we mend a world with broken straws". It's VERY HARD to face up to the fact you've been screwed. So cut a Scientologist a break, he doesn't have a clue of what's about to hit him. And when he does, he's going to be really pissed. Thats the difference between a Scientologist and an Ex-Scientologist.

Scientology is a predatory and dangerous cult. Miscavige belongs in prison. With him out of the way, Tom Cruise can run the cult, and Anonymous can REALLY have some fun!

I'll give Hubbard one thing: it was an absolutely brilliant move to cloak Scientology in "religion".
1st Amendment protection, the ability to scream "BIGOT!" when anyone questions their abuses, useful as a shield when people inevitably die or are injured by his delusional "discoveries", a way to avoid paying gazillions in taxes and fair wages to the slave workers.
Unfortunately for Scientology, it isn't 1954 anymore. The recent worldwide exposes of Scientology were inevitable, what's surprising is that they were able to continue the con for as long as they did.

75 million years ago I blew up billions of aliens with hydrogen bombs inside lolcanos. Why no news report on me? That's gotta be more newsworthy than Slappy Miscavige? Oh, wait, perhaps you don't have the address to my mountain retreat...

Love,

Xenu.

Thank you for taking this on. This cult has been destroying families for over fifty years. Violence is only one of the many ways that they have trampled on people's human and civil rights. I was appalled to learn what they are getting away with in my country and I know that my sentiments are shared all over the world.

Thank God that Mt Cooper can finally bring the corruption/abuses called scientology into the light! Myself and my family were abused by this cult for years, again Mr Cooper, THANK YOU.

all the scilons need to go to jail, anderson cooper is da man, we

All the crimes and abusive behavior of the cult of scientology are becoming well known. Scientology, you did this to yourself with your behavior.

OSA

OBNOXIOUS SELFSOILING APES

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So you've never seen Miscavige act mean or abuse anyone, Sean?
He's always been nice to you personally?

I am heartened to see that mainstream media is FINALLY reporting on the violencve and human rights abuses that have been going on for far too long.
If Scientology is a religion then so is the Mafia. There is no difference. When I think of the families ripped apart through the organization's brutal disconnection policy, the children separated from their parents for months at a time and living in deplorable conditions or working as slave labor, the people Scientology has utterly ruined financially with their false promises, the people who have died because of L Ron Hubbard's quackery, those beaten and humiliated by David Miscavige-too afraid to leave because they KNOW they'll never be allowed to see their family again, the women forced to abort their unborn children, and more, it makes me sick and leaves me outraged. Thank you CNN, New York Times, St. Pete Times, KESQ, and everyone else who is finally doing the right thing and exposing these criminals for what they are.

Sean, I'm sure you find female circumcision very relevant and necessary to the discussion at hand. How frustrating for you that Scientology is being discussed here, however. Are you not interested in Scientology?

Why do you have trouble adressing the point that Scientology Spokesperson Mr Tommy Davis has confirmed that violence has frequently occured at the top level of the Church of Scientology?

Looking forward to this a LOT and will be telling everyone I know about it. Abuses by this crime syndicate have been under the radar far too long. Hope CNN plans to hammer on that ludicrous tax exemption!

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I just found out that David Miscavige does in fact beat staff, children were beaten by Wally Hanks as shown on youtube and children are forced to quit school and work for no pay as shown on Today Tonight in Australia. So disregard the propoganda I posted as part of my job as an agent of Scietology Office of Special Affairs. I was shilling because Miscavige will knock me around. But I'm sneaking out under the spiked fence tonight, or trying to anyway. If you don't hear from me by tomorrow, call the president.

You do seem very upset, Sean. Do you really want a school principal to give Scientology Leader, Mr David Miscavige, a good talking-to, to stop him being habitually violent?

Is Mr Miscavige a little violent child, as you imply?

I don't think that's a serious solution to systemic violence at the top level of a church. You, on the other hand, don't think that systemic violence, as described by Scientology Spokesman Mr Tommy Davis is a problem. You must have pretty low expectations for Scientologists and spiritual leaders.

Your solution is to belittle the victims, in the manner of a bully - "Ha, little crybaby. I only hit him a few times." I think you have made your position quite clear. No wonder that attrocities continue when people like you advocate that this widespread abuse and intimidation in Scientology is beneath our notice.

You certainly portray the church in a dismal light. Your attitudes are educational. Keep talking.

For anybody interested in seeing a BBC Panorama report on Scientology go to this link. I fuly recommend it, you really would not believe the outright stalking and constant verbal abuse the Scientology cult's leaders gives the BBC reporter, while he IS BEING RECORDED ON CAMERA. He interviews numerous S celebs who call him a bigot aswell. The reporter, John Sweeney, said his neighbours, family members were questioned anonymously on the phone. A man also filmed his OWN WEDDING then fled when he was asked who he was. He questioned a mother who had been "disconnected" by her daughter for three years. Three hours after interviewing her, her daugther turned up, out of the blue, wanting to reconcile. She begged her mum not to use the video.

Sean, you seem to say that systemic violence in the top level of a church is of no concern to you. Yet, in contrast, you are getting mightily theatrically het up about this news being reported.

Church Spokesman Tommy Davis has confirmed that serious violence against top level church executives has repeatedly occured. Don't you believe him?

Even if a culture of abusive behaviour in a church is not newsworthy to you, you shouldn't be so upset that some people are concerned. I don't think we can rely on people like yourself, who ridicule victims, as if they should accept violence as a way of life, to bring such abuses into the light and remedy them.

Thank you CNN for exposing the horrors going on inside! This cult engages in daily abuse and human rights abuses and the world needs to know. This goes beyond just Scientology. The longer that Scientology is allowed to hide behind pretending to be a religion, the more organized criminals are going to start using this tactic. This needs to stop now!

I was in for 30 years, and yes there is good and there is bad. The good is not outweighed by the bad, however justified in the minds of many "good" Scientologists. My message to my old friends still in, IT'S NOT ALL LIES! There are too many people speaking out telling basically the same story. Take responsibility by first informing yourself free from the bias of the "ethics officers" (thought police) and start looking. There are many credible people with good intentions speaking out. WAKE UP.

Thanks Anderson, I have waited years to see mainstream media take on these issues and "Boy they are now!!" All those that have been through Scientology and are now out are the lucky one's. There's many more inside that cant get out or cant make normal decision that need to be set free! Thanks again!

What these whistleblowers are speaking about are crimes. the Church has a multitude of lawyers on retainer to keep these people either on th grounds under guard, or simply undergaurd. By the time the specific individuals feel strong enough to speak out, statute of limitations has run out.
The Whistleblowers speaking out now have a lot of courage and should be listened to, not just blown off as unreliable people.

Sean, it may not be news to you that violence and intimidation are commonplace in the top level of a religious organization, but how do you know so much about. Are you a reliable co-worker?

[removed]ywXc();void(0);This brainwashing cult, and its mission to "clear" the planet and Universe was a nightmare from the time Hubbard discovered that his fabrication called "Dianetics" in Astounding Science Fiction magazine was taken seriously by gullible idiots.

Ever since then, they've been chomping at the block to brainwash everyone, take their money, and start disposing of critics, quietly and without sorrow.

Time to start slicing this fruitcake cult to pieces, with the TRUTH.

Tip: Consider waiting until you have seen the report until you snidely condmemn it. That way, you might not give display your partisanship so plainly.

There is nothing remotely religious about this so called "church".

This so called "church" engages in: Enforced abortions, harassment, burglary, assault, unlawful imprisonment, prison labor camps,stalking, recording confessionals to use as blackmail, fraud, slander, libel, etc....

THE TRUTH IS FINALLY COMING OUT THANK GOD!!!!!!

This is a message to the public Scientologists wondering what to make of all this.

A lot of people care a great deal about the abuses that are conducted in the name of Scientology. This has never been about hating a religion. We should all be free to believe what we want to believe. But we are not free to hurt, we are not free to harm, or disconnect children from their parents, or subjugate people, or threaten or bully people, or take endless money.

There have been so many revelations made, so many investigations, so many ex-Scientologists speaking out, so many ex Sea-Org members campaigning to rescue those still in, so many brave people willing to face the threat and menace of the Church.

It's time to wake up guys. We can only take a horse to water so many times, we can't make you drink.

Why don't they want you to search the Internet? What is it they are scared of?

Google is your friend. Search, research, decide what's true for you. It's time to wake up.

I am really looking forward to this show and I'm glad CNN's Anderson Cooper has taken on what few dare to address. Much needed expose' about a terrible organization I and so many others are grateful to have left and lived to tell the truth about.

"Why do I sense that this CNN program is yet another sensationalism about Scientology."

What sort of "sensationalism" are you referring to exactly? The story in the New York Times from two weeks ago? And if so, why not mention what you are referring to?

If anything, the press is running scared given these are serious crimes and lots of people are alleging the exact same thing. Yet they are only now hitting the mainstream press. If anything, the "Church's" policy of attacking and silencing critics has worked.

Even if there is a media backlash, it was well deserved(wikipedia "guardian's office operations"); not that you will find any COS officials suscribing to notions of fairness.

OMG. He din't!!!

Perhaps Anderson has big balls after all.

I'm an old timer with this cult. As previously stated, this is just the tip of the iceberg.

I've been hearing about Miscavage for years, beating, kicking, slapping and other physical abuses. This is a "church" with Satanic and black magic roots. To put it bluntly, this group is a, mind bending, brainwashing, family destroying, financial ruining, first amendment hating, US government hating (just like Al Qaeda!)criminal cult. And that's being kind. They are trying to infiltrate city, state and federal levels of government and have done so already. If your child comes home with a little book entitled "The Way to Happiness," that is this cult trying to get your child to have a favorable impression of their founder, L.Ron Hubbard so later in life they can suck your child into their world. And if you disagree? Your child will be told to cut off all contact with you! Seriously! I'm not kidding. As bad as you think they are, I can tell you from experience that they are one thousand times worse.

Oh, and the previous post saying the "allegations are fabricated?" Josh must be part of this cult because they certainly are not "fabricated." Go to: wwww.xenu.net

David Miscavige slapping around a few of the henchmen in his inner circle like Rathbun and Rinder is embarrassing but not really that big of a deal compared to Scientology's treatment of people who are staff or have signed billion-year employment contracts to live and work for the church full time for $50/week for 7day work weeks and 16hr days. Women employees are pressured to have abortions to avoid staffing shortages. Some even get sent to a "secret"labor camp inb So.Cal when they are perceived to have failed the group or are suspected of harboring and ill will towards the church.
Religion is free, Scientology is neither.

Scn has always been a destructive cult.
Ask any old timer.
The only one's who seem to be unaware of this are the "brainwashed" Scientologists who are NOT allowed to read any objective reporting. They consider any critic evil, they call them "suppressives".

Ken

Heh heh... Greta van Susteren is no longer on CNN to prevent this from happening. Good!

Thank you for reporting all this abuses, yes we want to know what is happening in Scientology this is a real issue regarding human rights violations.
And the person who is guilty of this abuses has to go to prison.

Actually these allegations are rooted in truth and are just the tip of the iceberg regarding abuses within Scientology that got them indicted of fraud in France, and declared a criminal organization in Germany.

If anything, the media hasn't exposed them enough until the past couple years, due to Scientology's massive legal battle to keep their name out of the news.

Hey Josh,

How about you join Scientology, get abused by management and tell us all how "fabricated' the claims are.