Have you ever been a Scientologist or know someone who is?

Sassycakes

Sassycakes

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I just got off the phone with a younger cousin of mine. My Aunts always favored her older sister more than her. I love her and always held her close. She reminded me that her older sister had committed suicide 23yrs ago on March 12th. Before she committed suicide her husband left her for another woman. She had joined Scientology a few months after her husband left her. We found out she had donated $50,000 to them. Her neighbor told the police that the day she committed suicide there was a car in her driveway all day. They found out it was a member of Scientology's car. Her body was hung in a special way facing her front door. The Police were shocked that she could have easily gotten down from the position she was in. We have always believed that the man that was with her encouraged her to do it and that she would come back to a better life. We also believed that she felt her ex-husband would send her flowers on Valentine's day.
I remember like it was yesterday when I heard what happened, I ran to my Aunts house. My cousin and I went to talk outside. I said I still remembered saying I still remembered the day she showed me her engagement ring. All of a sudden her ex-husband put the ring next to me. I couldn't believe it when he had gone to her house after she died and took her ring. I saw his name on Facebook and it turned my stomach.
Do you believe someone would sit there while someone else committed suicide?
 

Not personally. But I once applied for a job & after the interview, the owner handed me a 3-page "Test" with stupid questions to answer.
On the last page in tiny print, it said, the test was from the church of scientology.
I got the job because I gave the answers that I knew they were looking for.
 
win231 said:
Not personally. But I once applied for a job & after the interview, the owner handed me a 3-page "Test" with stupid questions to answer.
On the last page in tiny print, it said, the test was from the church of scientology.
I got the job because I gave the answers that I knew they were looking for.
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Did they ever ask you to do something Scientology-like?
 
RFW said:
Did they ever ask you to do something Scientology-like?
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No. The idiotic owner just thought anyone who believed in Scientology was a wonderful person. He also hired another Scientologist from his "church." He made her his Executive Secretary. She couldn't type, she couldn't take messages, she couldn't do anything right. BUT she was a scientologist & that made her great. I got into an argument with her when she started accusing me of looking for another job after she got a call from another employer I applied for a job with (like I was doing something horrible by bettering myself with a better job).
I told her, "I suggest you keep your nose where it belongs - on your face."
She said, "How dare you speak to me that way."
I said, "How dare you be such an idiot."
 
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I've read "Troublemaker" by Leah Remini. In it she explained how she had been in that religion since childhood and how she broke free from its hold on her. She speaks out all the time against Scientology. That's a scary religion to be involved in.

Sorry about your cousin, @Sassycakes. Suicide always leaves the family wondering "Why?"
 
Scientology is a cult with a bunch of weirdos. I have seen 2 films on them and they are nuts. Apparently John Travolta, Tom Cruise, Kirstie Alley and Priscilla Presley are big members; but because they are famous stars doesn't mean they are intelligent. The church has nothing to do with real religion but plenty with getting money from rich folks. These "stars" have a special door that they use so they don't have to mix with the peasants who did not give enough money to use this special door. Beware of any cults. I guess there are all kinds of clubs for weak minded people and scientology is one of them.

The guy that started this cult, L. Ron Hubbard, was a science fiction writer. He found this make-believe "church" in 1953. Just because "stars" are famous does not necessarily mean they are cleaver and have common sense. Money, fame and fortune just turns their head. Sort of like that war criminal, Vladimir Putin.
 

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RubyK said:
I've read "Troublemaker" by Leah Remini. In it she explained how she had been in that religion since childhood and how she broke free from its hold on her. She speaks out all the time against Scientology. That's a scary religion to be involved in.

Sorry about your cousin, @Sassycakes. Suicide always leaves the family wondering "Why?"
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We knew she grieved her husband leaving her and the fact that she gave $50,000 to Scientology made things clear to them.
 
These folks just make you wonder...I suppose there no different that other 'peculiar groups',....they have a few high profile members
that attract others-can't grasp what their really wanting...
We do know they like money, that alone is enough warning to practice avoidance :oops:
 
Sassycakes said:
I just got off the phone with a younger cousin of mine. My Aunts always favored her older sister more than her. I love her and always held her close. She reminded me that her older sister had committed suicide 23yrs ago on March 12th. Before she committed suicide her husband left her for another woman. She had joined Scientology a few months after her husband left her. We found out she had donated $50,000 to them. Her neighbor told the police that the day she committed suicide there was a car in her driveway all day. They found out it was a member of Scientology's car. Her body was hung in a special way facing her front door. The Police were shocked that she could have easily gotten down from the position she was in. We have always believed that the man that was with her encouraged her to do it and that she would come back to a better life. We also believed that she felt her ex-husband would send her flowers on Valentine's day.
I remember like it was yesterday when I heard what happened, I ran to my Aunts house. My cousin and I went to talk outside. I said I still remembered saying I still remembered the day she showed me her engagement ring. All of a sudden her ex-husband put the ring next to me. I couldn't believe it when he had gone to her house after she died and took her ring. I saw his name on Facebook and it turned my stomach.
Do you believe someone would sit there while someone else committed suicide?
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I'm so sorry about your cousin, @Sassycakes! What a terrible way for her to go!
 
Alligatorob said:
No, but I grew up in Dunedin, Florida, a place they are buying up real estate and moving in. Its just a couple of miles from Clearwater, Scientology's headquarters. https://projects.tampabay.com/projects/2019/investigations/scientology-clearwater-real-estate/#:~:text=The Church of Scientology and,control of the area's future.

So I know what the neighbors are saying about them, and it ain't good.
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We pass by there every time we go to Clearwater beach (at least once a year to visit my mom). We see them in their white uniforms walking briskly here and there. The buildings are beautiful, though. I once read a book by L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of this movement and he described what it was all about. It gave me the creeps reading that book.
 
Are they only in limited areas? I don’t know of any around here, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t.
 
RubyK said:
I've read "Troublemaker" by Leah Remini. In it she explained how she had been in that religion since childhood and how she broke free from its hold on her. She speaks out all the time against Scientology. That's a scary religion to be involved in.

Sorry about your cousin, @Sassycakes. Suicide always leaves the family wondering "Why?"
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I always worry that something drastic will happen to Leah Remini... someday.
 
No.

I never bought into or belonged to any of the more mainstream religions either.

I did try to read L. Ron Hubbard's book Dianetics but found it to be pretty rough going.

The one thing that I remember from the book was Hubbard's instructions on clearing words or symbols. The idea is that when you encounter a word or symbol that you are not familiar with you should stop and immediately look up the meaning before continuing.

I'm not sure why that stuck with me, but it has been helpful to me over the years.
 

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