The "Church" of Scientology treatment of it's aged and ill staff is obscene. While David Miscavige agonizes over which pair of $1600 John Lobb shoes to wear, idealistic and brainwashed staff members who suffer the misfortune of illness are berated for being "down-stat", "off-purpose", "PTS", "degraded beings" and the like. This, after working 100 hour weeks, with too little sleep, and poor nutrition. Contrast the pasty skin, and hollow eyes of staff members with Miscavige's perfect obscene tan. Look at the teeth of veteran staff members, and contrast this with Miscavige's obscenely bleached teeth. But I digress.
Truly, this is a "Church" devoid of the most basic sense of human compassion. In its place, we find photo-op staged events, designed to create PR, whether directed at internal or external public. The tragedy and the irony is that young people join this "Church" out of a very misplaced sense of idealism, which, over time is replaced with a most dedicated fanaticism.
I read a posting that someone once wrote to the effect that, on 9/11 when we witnessed a monstrous act of terror and evil, in which 3000 people perished, the "Church" of Scientology treated this event as a business opportunity, a fundraising bonanza, and a once in a lifetime Public Relations showcase, offering "Mental Health" services on Fox News, while dressing idealistic dupes in bright yellow T shirts that advertised their "Church" giving touch assists, handing out pamphlets and otherwise getting in the way of real first-responders. All coordinated with OSA, who received their marching orders from Miscavige. This took the act of cynical manipulation to uncharted depths, and was as cold and calculating an act as that which was perpetrated by the hijackers themselves.
Obscene and evil. Al- Qaeda and The "Church" of Scientology.
Today, as I remember the innocent victims, I will pause to reflect on the perpetrators, and the special place in Hell they occupy