opinion- criticism of Scientology
so, i didn't know much about Scientology and how it works. This is a long video about people who have been part of the organization, and their problems with this "religion".
http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/Shows/The_.../ID=1601997771
some highlights:
-advising women to have abortions
-paying 20$ a week
- when leaving, declared as a bad influence, and all contact cut off from friends and family (probably one of the biggest)
this is a little amusing:
"The Arbitration Committee of the Wikipedia internet encyclopedia decided in May 2009 to restrict access to its site from Church of Scientology IP addresses, to prevent self-serving edits by Scientologists."
-Wikipedia
*opinion*
To me, this sounds like a destruction of civil liberties, and giving one's life to take others away from their lives. It does not appear to be constructive in any way. I can respect most religions and cultures, and the rhyme or reason to which they exist. However, when they are taken to an extreme...to which friends and family are essentially forced away...that's not right. This....i can't respect this.