Awesome Rob
Patron
Hey all!
Obviously still new to this site - I joined a couple of months ago after lurking for a long while and think this message board is amazing. I've never been involved in Scientology but had a friend who was lured into an off-shoot of it two years ago and I've been reading about it ever since - some pretty scary stuff.
I've got a million questions I'd love to ask you guys but I really don't want to offend or have any of my curiosities dredge up old wounds for anybody. And I'm not really sure where to post my questions on this site so I thought I'd start here. I'll simply ask one for now, and if you guys think this is inappropriate or too personal, I'll gladly stop and be content just to lurk. Here goes:
With all of the negative information that's out there about Scientology (this board, both the book and movie to Going Clear, and tons of other resources), why do you think people stay? Is it out of fear of losing their families and friends? Is it fear of retaliation from the church? Or do you think people are so blissfully ignorant as to how the rest of the world operates and don't know there are so many opportunities out there to discover? Are the people who stay truly happy with their lot in life?
Obviously still new to this site - I joined a couple of months ago after lurking for a long while and think this message board is amazing. I've never been involved in Scientology but had a friend who was lured into an off-shoot of it two years ago and I've been reading about it ever since - some pretty scary stuff.
I've got a million questions I'd love to ask you guys but I really don't want to offend or have any of my curiosities dredge up old wounds for anybody. And I'm not really sure where to post my questions on this site so I thought I'd start here. I'll simply ask one for now, and if you guys think this is inappropriate or too personal, I'll gladly stop and be content just to lurk. Here goes:
With all of the negative information that's out there about Scientology (this board, both the book and movie to Going Clear, and tons of other resources), why do you think people stay? Is it out of fear of losing their families and friends? Is it fear of retaliation from the church? Or do you think people are so blissfully ignorant as to how the rest of the world operates and don't know there are so many opportunities out there to discover? Are the people who stay truly happy with their lot in life?