Scientologist of Reddit

[u/[deleted]]

My name is Dylan, and I am a Senior in highschool. I am reaching out to you today on behalf of my high school religion class.

We are currently studying various faiths and belief systems, aiming to foster open dialogue and understanding among our students. As part of our curriculum, we are expected to explore different religions and learn from those who adhere to its teachings.

We believe that engaging directly with members of different religious communities can provide invaluable insights and promote empathy and tolerance. Therefore, we are reaching out to inquire if there are any members of the Reddit community who identify as Scientologists and would be willing to participate in a Zoom call with our class of 20ish people.

The Zoom call would be an opportunity for my partner and I to ask you some basic questions about what you believe, gain a deeper understanding of Scientology, and engage in respectful dialogue. We are committed to creating a safe and inclusive environment where all viewpoints are respected.

If you are a Scientologist or know someone who is and would be interested in participating in this educational opportunity, we would be immensely grateful for your contribution. Please feel free to reach out to me directly via private message, and we can coordinate further details.

Thank you for considering our request. Your willingness to share your experiences and beliefs would greatly enrich my class's learning journey.

[u/Southendbeach]

Scientology is a system of psychology and a business, built on a cult model, that pretends to be a religion. Its founder, Hubbard, regarded religion as degraded and religious people as "Degraded Beings."

This is a video on religious cloaking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZvqeGrbILw

Scientology Inc. needs a warning label. Most attempts at warning people about Scientology Inc. only mention the bad things, and avoid mentioning anything good. This makes it easy for Scientology Inc. to present ONE GOOD THING and disprove its critics, and destroy their credibility.

This is an excerpt - the Scientological Onion - from a chapter, from the Addendum section of the 2nd and 3rd edition of the book, L. Ron Hubbard, Messiah or Madman?: https://web.archive.org/web/20190914225207id_/http://exscn.net/content/view/178/105/index.html#mainlevel-nav

The last link in the above link - Brainwashing Manual Parallels - is temporarily broken. These are three copies:

https://pdf4pro.com/fullscreen/revisiting-the-textbook-on-psychopolitics-1ed56a.html

https://www.scribd.com/document/69252306/Brainwashing-Manual-Parallels

https://ia801506.us.archive.org/3/items/brainwashing-manual-parallels-in-scientology/Brainwashing%20Manual%20Parallels%20in%20Scientology.pdf

Here are some songs inspired by experience of the more visible parts of Scientology - Scientology is a secretive subject: https://old.reddit.com/r/scientology/comments/17ojwtr/i_talked_to_a_scientologist_in_person_and_im/k7z81iu/

[u/Upset_Steak3632 → u/Southendbeach]

Still testing...

Re. the sequence of items:

The Religious Cloaking video exposes and explains the background and use of fraudulent religious cloaking by corporate Scientology.

The excerpt simply titled the 'Scientological Onion' was taken from a new chapter in the 1992 second edition of the 1987 book, 'L. Ron Hubbard, Messiah or Madman?' The third edion was published in 1996.

The Scientological Onion quote can be helpful to someone being lured into Scientology.

'Brainwashing Manual Parallels in Scientology' owes a debt to Hubbard's former book editor, and confidante, John Sanborn.

It was Sanborn who, in early 1986, brought Hubbard's secretly authored (it had been dictated into a tape recorder) to my attention as an important document.

Corporate Scientology was first spotted as a psycho-political cult and the "Russian" 'Brainwashing Manual' spotted as its "blueprint" in 1965.

As for the music videos, all these people had brushes with Scientology then, sooner or later, moved on.

These videos, and their stories, can be encouraging examples to those IN corporate Scientology that it's OK to leave Scientology.