Scientology is not a religion--click here--it is a secret society with a secret doctrine that eschews psychiatrists and psychiatry, and teaches that those who are suppressive toward Scientology have no rights of any kind and actions taken against them are not punishable. This secret doctrine is only made known to indoctrinated members of Scientology. The thing that distinguishes a bona fide religion from a secret society is quite obvious, yet it continues to escape many people. A secret society, the goal of which is to make its members into deployable agents willing to fanatically use all of the resources available to them to further the organization, is distinguished by adherence to a secret doctrine that is only revealed to indoctrinated members of the society. A bona fide religion’s doctrine is readily available to everyone whether they are members of that religion or not.

Scientology is a secret society whose members adhere to its secret doctrine and think nothing of using their resources to neutralize its opponents! I am currently experiencing this first hand as a result of my attempt to prevent the further abuse, exploitation, and possible suicide of a mentally ill friend. The judge, who stated on record that he’s a scientologist, has denied repeated motions to order an IME of my friend and has denied me immunity, equal protection, and the right to present exculpatory evidence. He ruled based on Scientology doctrine instead of accepted law and practice and has denied me rights guaranteed to every U.S. citizen by the U.S. Constitution, not to mention that membership in an organization that espouses the denial of civil and constitutional rights to persons who don’t adhere to that group’s doctrine is contrary to Judicial Rules of Conduct, specifically Canon 2(C).

BOTH THE GERMAN AND BELGIUM GOVERNMENTS ARE SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING LABELING THE CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY A CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION!

Before the cries of “religious persecution” replace analytic thought, think about what this means to the U.S., a country in which those who practice scientology hold positions in every conceivable level of government and law enforcement. The issue of whether Scientology is a religion or a cult desperately needs to be clarified. People ignorantly equate tax exempt status with religion, assuming that the IRS is even capable of making that distinction. The U.S. government has no "Department of Religious Designation." Scientology has waged numerous court battles against former members in an attempt to keep their secret doctrine a secret. I do not begrudge any secret society’s right to exist, but if it is going to abuse our 1st Amendment rights and take money out of our pockets by defrauding the IRS, then we have a right to know exactly what its doctrine says.

I get the distinct impression that everyone thinks that I am just making all of this up! I could not have made this stuff up even if I had tried, and I swear that everything that I have claimed can be easily verified.

The spoon-feeding and our willingness to simply swallow anything and everything that's presented to us must stop! We need to engage our critical thinking skills, disengage the autopilot once in awhile, and think and behave like the sentient beings that we are instead of like lemmings rushing en masse into the sea!

the Church of Scientology is a cult.

It is a delusion which , sadly, many have come to accept as their reality. It exists solely to make money and to promulgate its hidden agenda--to make even more money. Involvement with this organization is probably the closest that one can come to experiencing Hell without dying...where cries for help are ignored...no one cares about your pain or discomfort but you.

The attitudes of the people around you change once the door to the outside closes.

Scientology=Death