Spotlight on Scientology: something familiar about this.....
Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2012 6:38 am
This is reminding me of something. I can't quite place it.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/s ... 8/1?csp=hf
Now Scientology may be headed for a new round of troubles, alongside the Cruise-Holmes divorce, as its cultivated public image — carefully crafted through websites, videos, discreet celebrity endorsements, and visitor centers around the country — is challenged.
It's just on the tip of my tongue.......
"Scientology is splitting apart, it has been for several years. An organization like that is always going to go through a certain amount of churn. But what's happening is really loyal, longtime Scientologists are leaving. It's gathering momentum."
Damn, what is this reminding me of? Anyone want to help me out here?
The attention is being focused on the demands that are made of members. "The most long-term damaging policy Scientology has is disconnection. A person in the church changes his mind, leaves the church, they are declared a 'suppressive person.' It's a version of excommunication. It's ripping families apart, and it has for years," Ortega said. "It's very controlling."
Man, I'm just glitching on what this is making me think of.
While criticism abounds, numerous members have said the belief system has helped them improve their lives and their well-being. Advocates for the church say it produces real benefits to individuals and the larger community.
Maybe it will come to me if I think about it for a bit........
The church has embarked on a large-scale building expansion in recent years, and that has put new pressure on church members.
"It put everything on money …David Miscavige, the leader of Scientology, made decisions in the late 1990s and early 2000s that have created a lot of tension and unhappiness. That's what we're hearing from a lot of people coming out,"
Seriously, this is just familiar somehow.......
http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/s ... 8/1?csp=hf
Now Scientology may be headed for a new round of troubles, alongside the Cruise-Holmes divorce, as its cultivated public image — carefully crafted through websites, videos, discreet celebrity endorsements, and visitor centers around the country — is challenged.
It's just on the tip of my tongue.......
"Scientology is splitting apart, it has been for several years. An organization like that is always going to go through a certain amount of churn. But what's happening is really loyal, longtime Scientologists are leaving. It's gathering momentum."
Damn, what is this reminding me of? Anyone want to help me out here?
The attention is being focused on the demands that are made of members. "The most long-term damaging policy Scientology has is disconnection. A person in the church changes his mind, leaves the church, they are declared a 'suppressive person.' It's a version of excommunication. It's ripping families apart, and it has for years," Ortega said. "It's very controlling."
Man, I'm just glitching on what this is making me think of.
While criticism abounds, numerous members have said the belief system has helped them improve their lives and their well-being. Advocates for the church say it produces real benefits to individuals and the larger community.
Maybe it will come to me if I think about it for a bit........
The church has embarked on a large-scale building expansion in recent years, and that has put new pressure on church members.
"It put everything on money …David Miscavige, the leader of Scientology, made decisions in the late 1990s and early 2000s that have created a lot of tension and unhappiness. That's what we're hearing from a lot of people coming out,"
Seriously, this is just familiar somehow.......