The Blue Dove
New Member
At the tender age of 16, I was lost, a little bit scatterbrained and most certainly unable to behave myself. (I've yet to meet a perfect teenager, you know).
But look, what's there? The Church of Scientology. For a 16 year old, a new idea cropped up that looked inviting. Personality test? Sure. IQ test? Why not. I already had a preconceived notion about the organization itself, but it was squashed quickly by their truth. While I credit them for what help was given, I can't say everything was pleasant.
Four years later, yet again I began to question what I was doing. It had cropped up before. I'd never told my friends about my religious affiliation. But when I did, they retaliated with all sorts of things. When I mentioned to the Scientologists at the org I was involved in, they asked me to disconnect. And I almost did. But then I paused and thought, "you want me to disconnect because they are speaking out against you."
After being manhandled and not allowed to leave the building, I knew something was wrong. Now after finding this place and beginning the process of getting out, it's really hard. The reason it is hard is because my treasured family member has become deeply involved to what I've called the 'point of no return'.
I'm a little lost, quite confused. But I realized today that this religion isn't for me anymore. I want to live my life again, not based on faith and belief, but based on what I know to be real and true.
But look, what's there? The Church of Scientology. For a 16 year old, a new idea cropped up that looked inviting. Personality test? Sure. IQ test? Why not. I already had a preconceived notion about the organization itself, but it was squashed quickly by their truth. While I credit them for what help was given, I can't say everything was pleasant.
Four years later, yet again I began to question what I was doing. It had cropped up before. I'd never told my friends about my religious affiliation. But when I did, they retaliated with all sorts of things. When I mentioned to the Scientologists at the org I was involved in, they asked me to disconnect. And I almost did. But then I paused and thought, "you want me to disconnect because they are speaking out against you."
After being manhandled and not allowed to leave the building, I knew something was wrong. Now after finding this place and beginning the process of getting out, it's really hard. The reason it is hard is because my treasured family member has become deeply involved to what I've called the 'point of no return'.
I'm a little lost, quite confused. But I realized today that this religion isn't for me anymore. I want to live my life again, not based on faith and belief, but based on what I know to be real and true.