Could a New Lawsuit Be the First Domino
to Fall Against the Abusive Cult of Scientology?
Posted By: Hazymac, 6/24/2023 3:41:43 PM
For decades, the Church of Scientology has faced charges from outsiders and former members that it operates as a cult. Not only does it recruit new members in a cult-like fashion, but it also employs tactics designed to stifle dissent and silence the voices of those who leave Scientology. All of these behaviors come from the top of the church. Founder L. Ron Hubbard baked many of these cultish policies into the new religion he created, but David Miscavige, the man who took over when Hubbard died, has turned these tactics into an evil art form. I won’t go into the details of Miscavige’s rise to power —
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Miscavige's BFF is Tom Cruise, who has three floors of a downtown Clearwater building all to himself, only yards from the Flagship base.