Disconnection

Any PTS who fails to either handle or disconnect from the SP who is making him or her a PTS is, by failing to do so, guilty of a Suppressive Act.

- L. Ron Hubbard, HCOPL of 23 December 1965, "SUPPRESSIVE ACTS"

By far one of the greatest tools Scientology has to keep members is the policy of Disconnection.

If you join the church and have friends or family that do not approve of Scientology you will be forced to sever all ties with them.

When someone leaves Scientology for any reason they are often "Declared" a SP, or Suppressive Person. As a SP anyone you knew inside the church is forced to disconnect from you.

Essentially by leaving the church many end up leaving everyone they've known or cared about during their time as a scientologist.

In addition to the Disconnection Policy members of the Sea Org may be forced to move far away from other family members or be denied the ability to speak directly to them. More information on the Sea Org and what it does to families can be found here.

What is Scientology Anonymous?

Scientology Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from Scientology. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop practicing Scientology. There are no dues or fees for SA membership; we are self-supporting through our own contributions. SA is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization or institution. Does not wish to engage in any struggle with the Church of Scientology or its supporters. By serving the needs of recovering Scientologists, SA hopes to serve the needs of all mankind. Our primary purpose is to stay free from the personality disintegration caused reading or studying the works of L. Ron Hubbard, and help other Scientologists to achieve freedom from their dependence on Scientology.

If your are now practicing Scientology's self-destructive tech and would like help to recover or would just like to find out more, follow this link to ScientologyAnonymous.

Bare-Face Messiah by Russell Miller

"What is true is what is true for you." - L. Ron Hubbard

There are two wildly conflicting versions of the life story of L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of the

Church of Scientology, The first, promoted by the Church, is that he was an unfailingly honest, generous humanitarian whose profound insights have transformed the world. The second, propounded in its fullest form in Bare-Faced Messiah by Russell Miller, is that he was a pathological liar, a fraud consumed by greed and paranoia who sucked literally millions of people into an extraordinary fantasy world.

The quotation above is one was one of Hubbard's favourite aphorisms, highlighting his claim that subjective truth is all that matters. If that's correct, then either account is equally plausible. But if objective truth is at all important, relying on evidence and reason rather than pure belief, then Bare-Faced Messiah is considerably more convincing. I have provided links between Miller's account of Hubbard's life and that of the Church of Scientology (on their Web site, www.lronhubbard.org). Compare and contrast the two biographies, look at the supporting evidence and then decide for yourself. -- Link to Bare-Face Messiah -- the book.

Foreward By Chris Owen

Dianetics Exposed

Secrets of Scientology. Xenu the space alien, subtle thought control techniques, sacred lie detectors, and more. Everything the Church of Scientology (and Tom Cruise) don't want you to know.
David S. Touretzky is currently receiving legal threats from Scientology lawyers over his site, and was even picketed at work once.
Looking for Scientology's "we can kill you" release forms?
Click here.
The Secret Library of Scientology, founded by Dean Benjamin. The books L. Ron Hubbard would not want you to read.
Stop-Narconon.org: protecting the vulnerable from Narconon/Scientology.

A Piece of Blue Sky: Scientology, Dianetics and L. Ron Hubbard Exposed, by Jonathan Atack. Read it online.

Cult of Greed and Power

Scientology: The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power

This famous article By RICHARD BEHAR critical of Scientology has been the target of an organized book-burning campaign by Scientologists is detailed in the Scarff deposition. The piece was awarded the Gerald Loeb Award for distinguished business and financial journalism, the Worth Bingham Prize and the Conscience in Media Awards from the American Society of Journalists and Authors.

Scientology sued Time Magzine for $418 million and lost. Time spent a reported 3 million defending itself.

Message from the Church of Scientology to the World: Criticizing Scientology is expensive.