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The Church teaches that association with these people impedes a member's progress along the Bridge to Total Freedom. [ citation needed ] In Introduction to Scientology Ethics , L. Ron Hubbard sets out the doctrine that by being connected to suppressive persons, a Scientologist could become a Potential Trouble Source (PTS):
Since its inception in 1954, the Church of Scientology has been involved in a number of controversies, including its stance on psychiatry, Scientology's legitimacy as a religion, the Church's aggressive attitude in dealing with its perceived enemies and critics, [1] [2] allegations of mistreatment of members, and predatory financial practices; [3] for example, the high cost of religious ...
Hill was 16 when her father and mother left Scientology in 2000. Hill states that due to the Scientology-ordered practice of disconnection with relatives and friends who do not support Scientology or are hostile to it, letters from her parents were intercepted and she was not allowed to answer a telephone for a year. [15] [16]
The Church of Scientology is under fire now more than ever, but don’t count on hearing from longtime celebrity members such as Tom Cruise, Kirstie Alley or John Travolta anytime soon.
Carving her own path. Laura Prepon is at peace after leaving the Church of Scientology, a source reveals exclusively in the new issue of Us Weekly. Celebrity Scientologists and Stars Who Have Left ...
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Mark C. "Marty" Rathbun (born 1957) is a former senior executive of the Church of Scientology who last held the post of Inspector General of the Religious Technology Center (RTC), the organization that is responsible for the protection and enforcement of all Dianetics and Scientology copyrights and trademarks. [4]
Laura Prepon has been one of Scientology's most famous faces, but it turns out the actress left the church several years ago. "I'm no longer practicing Scientology," the Orange Is the New Black ...