Reddit reviews Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief
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http://www.amazon.com/Going-Clear-Scientology-Hollywood-ebook/dp/B00A9ET54E/ref=zg_bs_12773_2
This book will send him running for the hills. If he signs up with the Sea Org, he will sign a 1 Billion year contract and be essentially a slave for the "church". If he is a normal member, then he should basically expect to spend at least $100-200k on bullshit books, tapes, and "auditing" which does nothing but give the church a dossier on your "Subversive" thoughts. (Basically anything) they use this info to blackmail you into anything they want.
The book is a long read (or listen) but totally eye opening. I can't believe that the government caved to letting this made up religion have tax exemption. If your friend thinks any other "ancient" religion is bullshit, then it should be easy to spot that a religion made up 60 years ago by a psychopathic egomaniac to sell as many books as possible, is bullshit too.
But... Some people are fucking idiots and your friend may be one of these people (hopefully not). If your friend is this dumb, tell them that you know the secrets of OT3 and you will tell them for $5000. You will get the money, your friend will get used to spending money for made up knowledge, and you will know that your friend is a certifiable retard.
Good luck.
link: http://www.amazon.com/Going-Clear-Scientology-Hollywood-ebook/dp/B00A9ET54E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1368402947&sr=8-1&keywords=going+clear
If anyone wants to know more about Scientology from ex-Scientologists:
http://exscientologykids.com
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The Unbreakable Miss Lovely
Going Clear wasn't written by an Ex-Scientologist, but has TONS of interviews and stories from high ranking members.
I found it on amazon, here ya go:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A9ET54E/ref=oh_aui_d_detailpage_o00_?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Wut?
Shows up for Kindle for me..
Ten bucks in the Kindle store if you can't wait.
Here is another great book on the subject. It was nominated for the National Book Award last year and HBO is premiering a documentary today based on the book.
You should do some research.
The Church of Scientology is a dangerous cult.
Check out scientology-lies.com or xenu.net or whatstheharm.net
In addition:
> Operation Snow White was the Church of Scientology's name for a conspiracy during the 1970s to purge unfavorable records about Scientology and its founder L. Ron Hubbard. This project included a series of infiltrations and thefts from 136 government agencies, foreign embassies and consulates, as well as private organizations critical of Scientology, carried out by Church members, in more than 30 countries...
> Under this program, Scientology operatives committed infiltration, wiretapping, and theft of documents in government offices, most notably those of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. Eleven highly-placed Church executives, including Mary Sue Hubbard (wife of founder L. Ron Hubbard and second-in-command of the organization), pleaded guilty or were convicted in federal court of obstructing justice, burglary of government offices, and theft of documents and government property.
The church (allegedly) locked people up, held them against their will, and abused them.
2a) http://au.news.yahoo.com/today-tonight/lifestyle/article/-/12905379/australias-child-labour-camp/
>Working 35 hours a week when he was eight-years-old, by the time he was fourteen, the work changed to kitchen duty.A military muster every morning required marching and saluting to the cause of saving mankind from the intergalactic ravages, described by the Church’s science fiction founder L Ron Hubbard.The kids wore all black uniforms, and were always required to run, never walk.So-called home schooling was provided in fits and starts, taking a back seat to hard labour and brainwashing.“As soon as you turn fifteen, anyone, you're straight out of school. It doesn't matter what grade you're in, what level of maths, what level of anything, you're straight out," Shane said.The mess hall served food priced at 30 cents per meal, mostly beans and rice. The adults ate first.“They would all come in and eat whatever they wanted, and then we went after them to take what's there - sometimes there wouldn't be much, so you'd get little bits of food, and it wasn't really sufficient,” Shane said.Those who dared question the brutality of this place were dealt with swiftly and severely.“They used to live under our squash courts - it's a mud, dirt floor,” Shane recalled.“We put people in there and they live in there, when they're on the RPF they'd sleep down there, and they'd study down there.”Why would you put people in a dank, mouldy, sinking foundation underneath a squash court? According to Shane it’s “because you're a bad person, you have to be segregated from everyone.
From scientology's website:
>A Scientologist can have trouble making spiritual progress in his auditing or training if he is connected to someone who is suppressive or who is antagonistic to Scientology or its tenets. All spiritual advancement gained from Scientology may well be lost because one is continually invalidated by an antagonistic person who wants nothing more than to do harm to the person. In order to resolve this situation, one either “handles” the other person’s antagonism with true data about Scientology and the Church or, as a last resort, when all attempts to handle have failed, one “disconnects” from or stops communicating with the person.
Accounts of ex-scientologists:
http://www.exposescientology.com/scientologydisconnection.com/index.html
>Sea Org members make a lifetime commitment to Scientology by signing a billion-year contract that is officially described as a symbolic pledge. In exchange, members are given free room and board, and a small weekly allowance. Sea Org members agree to strict codes of discipline, such as disavowing premarital sex, working long hours (on average at least 100 hours per week or more)
>Sea Org members may marry one another, but are not permitted to marry outside the organization; extra-marital sex is also prohibited. According to Melton, couples with children must leave the Sea Org and return to other staff positions within the church until the child is six years old; thereafter the children are raised communally and allowed to visit their parents in the Sea Org at weekends. Children of members have themselves joined the Sea Org when they came of age
It's not just a few bad apples, a lot of people have similar stories. Some examples: http://exscientologykids.com/ , http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Belief-Scientology-Harrowing-ebook/dp/B008XOJ7C2/ref=zg_bs_12773_1 , http://www.amazon.com/Going-Clear-Scientology-Hollywood-ebook/dp/B00A9ET54E/ref=zg_bs_12773_2 and the three websites I linked at the beginning.
Going Clear - it's about Scientology...this might be right up your alley...
Yup.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A9ET54E/ref=dp-kindle-redirect
Best biography of Hubbard himself is Bare Faced Messiah:
https://www.amazon.com/Bare-Faced-Messiah-True-Story-Hubbard-ebook/dp/B00IF9B4OO/ref=sr_1_1
I just read Going Clear and am anxiously awaiting next year's HBO Scientology documentary based on the book. I have absolutely no desire to fund Tom Cruise and his favorite enterprise by paying to see Mission Impossible.
Some of the weird religious and free love themes made more sense once learning that Heinlein was a good friend of L. Ron Hubbard. While Hubbard was developing Scientology, he apparently communicated regularly with Heinlein, who seemed to find his writings at least intriguing. Source: Going Clear by Lawrence Wright. Absolutely crazy read. Every time you think "this can't get crazier", it does. All very well documented too.
I really liked the first ~half though when it was all suspense and action.