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I am an ex-Scientology member, critical of Scientology, but also critical of the anti-Scientology movement.

While I agree with the basic arguments of critics, I disagree with the fact that they often use myths in the hope to promote their cause. It is unfair to criticize Scientology for what it does not do and counter-productive in the long run. You will find many of the myths critics use exposed on this web site.

I also disagree with my fellow critics when they engage in cultic behavior themselves. The dynamics involved in zealous opposition to cults are basically the same as the ones involved in cultic devotion. While convinced of being utterly right, they can do a great deal of harm. You will find here many concrete examples of that mindset.

At the same time I would like to promote a truly critical approach of Scientology, that would not only help us understand where it goes wrong, but would also be enlightening to our own spiritual quest.

This website is "lost" in the virtual universe, as it is virtually not linked by either side - so don't forget to bookmark it as you leave. I believe it contains a lot of alternative information that shed a new light on many perplexing issues and you may want to come back to it once you realize that things are not as simple as they may seem.

Please write to me if you have questions, objections, criticism, complains or, preferably, praise and approval :-) Thank you for reading.

Bernie
bernie@bernie.cncfamily.com


 

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  • Mar 22: I won't be able to update these news or the web site for a while.
     
  • Mar 21: Anonymous on Encyclopedia Dramatica - best description of Anonymous so far.
  • Mar 21: Anonymous' hatecrimes - a rickrolled version of the CoS anti-Anonymous video
     
  • Mar 20: Denice Duff - I have a confession to make. I love the pic of Jenna Miscavige Hill at ESK. I find her a stunning beauty (OK, it's the only pic of her I know, and I have never watched (yet) her videos interviews and stuff, am very busy, you know...). But upon reading that Denice Duff completed Scientology's highest level, I discovered her home page and I must admit being hooked too... So now I have an ex- and an in-, is that fair and balanced or what? (Actually I really ought to add a non- in the equation too so check out my favorite video on youtube (sorry Anon it isn't you), and tell me we aren't living in great times :-)
  • Mar 20: Church of Scientology Launches Video Channel - PCMag reports Scientology.org transformation.
     
  • Mar 19: YouTube Poop - hilarious editing of the CoS' video about Anonymous.
  • Mar 19: Someone created a page ("anonymous-exposed.org") hosting the CoS video about anonymous. Someone else created the same page ("anonymousexposed.org") replacing the video with a clip from Rick Astley. This leads people who don't see the difference in name to think Anonymous hacked the CoS site to replace the video with Rick Ashley when in fact it didn't. ("rickrolled" in anonymouse jargon is to be tricked by a forum troll into clicking on a Rick Astley music video. It is also used when anonymouses highjack events using that clip to promote their agenda as in this example.)
     
  • Mar 17: Anonymous activists gaining strength online - very good article from the Christian Science Monitor exploring the new legal and social challenges involved in the Anonymous vs. Scientology issue.
  • Mar 17: How did you get into Scientology - as told by a Scientologist who has been in the movement for 38 years.
  • Mar 17 - Anonymous made it on Religious Freedom Watch - the hate site against hate by the CoS. It's probably going to expand soon.
     
  • Mar 15: Scientology.org has now gone all-videos (82 videos!). While the realization is very nice it is also stupid because they don't allow for a non-video option so people have to put up with a slow media (Mar 18: there are now links to traditional websites hidden off screen at the bottom of the page, however they don't point to the old home page. I still don't get why they had to rename the old home page to replace it with this video channel instead of making a separate page for it and make a bit pointer from their home page. I also wonder what effect this will have on their Google ranking. They may lose their Nr 1 spot to Xenu.net!). On slow connection it is impossible to watch, and it doesn't even have a pause button that would allow downloading the whole video first! (Actually if you hit pause it will continue to load the rest of the video but it is not showing it as it should).
     
  • Mar 13: Kendra Wiseman posted that her parents wrote to her and that they are talking again for the first time in years.
     
  • Mar 7: 'Moonlight' Star Thanks Scientology For Success - "Jason Dohring isn't afraid of backlash from the media or the public for his religious views. In fact, if it wasn't for Scientology, the "Moonlight" star claims he wouldn't even be close to seeing the professional success he is seeing now."
     
  • Feb 29: Jeff Conaway tells Inside Edition Scientology Helped Him Kick Drugs for Good

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About

  1. * My Story
  2. Questions and Answers

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Myths

  1. Overview
    1. * The Two Most Common Questions
    2. * The Three Types of Myths
    3. * What Scientology Is (Not)
  2. Doctrine
    1. * Xenu and the OT III Story
    2. Gays and Scientologists
  3. Internal Control
    1. Scientology Kills
    2. Lisa McPherson
    3. Greg Bashaw
    4. * Charles Manson and Scientology
    5. Scientology Rehabilitation Project Force (RPF)
  4. Harrassment
    1. The Fake Bomb Threat
    2. The Sporgeries FAQ
    3. Earthlink and Scientology
    4. The Profit - Scientology Parody
    5. The Eleven Legal Cases

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Bigotry

  1. Logic
    1. * The Cat Story
    2. You are a critic, right?
  2. Attacks
    1. Clams - Derogatory term to refer to Scientologists
    2. Hate Posts
    3. The Christmas Truce
    4. Newsgroup Invasion
    5. Scientology critics trolling to make Scientologists look bad
    6. Harassment against Scientologists
    7. Violence and Scientology Criticism
    8. Alternative Charlemagne Award - It's all bogus
    9. OSA accusations - lack of proof and double standard
  3. Dissenters
    1. Attacks on Dissenters
    2. The Anti-Scientology IRC Channels
    3. OSA Plants
    4. Criticism of alt.religion.scientology

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Anti-Cultism
  1. Anti-Cult Tenets
    1. * Diane Richardson on Mind-Control
    2. Subliminal Messages
    3. History of the Anti-Cult Movement
  2. Discrimination
    1. * Jews and Scientologists
    2. Scientology and Kids
    3. Discrimination in Germany
    4. French_Anticult_law.htm
    5. No Free Speech for Scientologists on Trafalgar Square
    6. Scientology critics supporting forcible deprogramming
  3. Who's Who
    1. Paulette Cooper
    2. * Bob Minton
    3. Keith Henson
    4. Ursula Caberta and Renate Hartwig
    5. Who's Who in ARS

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Scientology Criticism

  1. My Experiences
    1. * Positive and Negative Aspects
    2. * Everybody Has a Dream, But Everyone Needs to Wake Up
  2. Key Questions
    1. What is Scientology?
    2. Does Scientology Work?
    3. Is Scientology a scam?
  3. Testimonies
    1. * Sasha Zbitnoff
    2. Wearing Scientology Blinders - The Story of Robin Stamm
    3. Unindoctrination Hat - a critical analysis of Scientology
  4. Cultism
    1. * Mirrors
    2. Terror_in Manhatan,htm
  5. The Tech
    1. Key Points in the Scientology Belief System
    2. Medical Claims and Scientology
    3. Excalibur
  6. Celebrities
    1. Tom Cruise and Scientology
    2. * Scientology Celebrities

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Third Way

  1. Scholars
    1. The "Cult" of Many Personalities
    2. * FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin - Interacting with "cults"
    3. Scholarly Papers On_Line
  2. Moderate Participants
    1. Moderate Critics
      1. Rebecca Hartong
      2. Diane Richardson
      3. Peter McDermott
      4. Criticism of alt.religion.scientology - DeadAgent1
      5. Judy Stein on Anticultist
      6. Newbies
    2. Moderate Ex-Members
      1. The Wolf Page
      2. Jack Craver
      3. Claire Swazey
      4. David Mayo
      5. Kymus
      6. Bernie's post in alt.religion.scientology
      7. Scientology Ex-Members Interviews 
    3. Moderate Scientologists
      1. Enzo Piccone - a Scientologist post to ARS
      2. Freddie T a.k.a. Stillwaters
      3. * Maybe I'm not a Scientologist (RonsAmigo)
      4. Wonderflur - Russell Shaw
      5. Whippersnapper - Moderate Scientologist
  3. Scientologists Speak
    1. Freddie aka Stillwaters
    2. A Scientologist's View on the Critical Movement

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Links
  1. From the same author
    1. Bernie's Page on the Anti-Cult Movement
    2. Bernie's Personal Page
    3. Truth is a Pathless Land
  2. Independent Websites
    1. The Church of Scientology - from ReligiousTolerance.org
    2. Scientology - From the Center for Studies on New Religions
  3. Anti-Cult Movement from a Social Science Perspective
    1. Centre d'Information et de Conseil des Nouvelles Spiritualités (French)
    2. New Religions and the Anti-Cult Movement - Online Resource Guide in Social Sciences
  4. Pro-Scientology
    1. Scientology Myths 2.0 - Blog maintained by a Scientologist who actually answers questions and directly addresses critics' argument, a rare feat. He also has a website that addresses many critics' claims. Another Scientologist answering key question through his blog is Grahame.
    2. What Scientologists Say - From the official Scientology website. An impressive series of testimonies by public Scientologists, from celebrities to mere mortals.
  5. Anti-Scientology
    1. Operation Clambake - the main anti-Scientology website. Very anti-cult oriented
    2. ex-Scientologykids.com - a more moderate critical web site
    3. Scientology-lies.com - extensive information from a critical point of view

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This web site is NOT created by a Scientologist. It is created by a Scientology EX-MEMBER who is critical of Scientology. However, this ex-member is ALSO critical of the anti-Scientology movement. This does not make him a Scientologist, nor a defender of Scientology.

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