"Why is it the vast majority of people who got auditing, all of the original L's auditors, the vast majority of Hubbard's own personal Staff are OUT, and no longer interested in it AT ALL? " -Tory

I submit that it is impossible to corrupt scientology because it was corrupt from the very start. Hubbard was a con man and unaltered
scientology was from the start and is today a crock. The freezone has altered scientology in the direction of making it less vicious, but it
still isn't good either for people or intrinsically. If you see it differently, you are simply deluding yourself. -Keith Henson

More importantly, there wasn't a "fall from grace".. Hubbard started out as a nasty pasty, and continued to be a nasty pasty until the end.
He wasn't corrupted by money and power, he gained the money and power by his willingness to use his corrupted mind to get them. -John

Scientology is about making those with big egos even bigger and more "certain" (read: delusional) about how important and terrific they are. It's the ultimate "personality" cult. The ultimate personality of course, being yourself. You are a god, and anything that can convince you of this fact is worth paying through the nose for, right? -Angst

Nowdays, of course, it takes only about 30 seconds to get an inkling of
what's under Scientology's rock, so about the only new 'recruits' seem
to be the poor children born into Scientology families, especially those
'regged' into a 10 billion year Sea Org life so mommy and daddy can go
to 'Flag' for their 'Bridge to Total Freedumb'-Zinj

OUR LIVES
by The Calling

Is it love tonight
When everyone's dreaming
Of a better life
In this world
Divided by fear
We've gotta believe that
There's a reason we're here
Yeah, there's a reason we're here

Cause these are the days worth living
These are the years we're given
And these are the moments
These are the times
Let's make the best out of our lives

See the truth all around
Our faith can be broken
And our hands can be bound
But open our hearts and fill up the emptiness
With nothing to stop us
Is it not worth the risk?
Yeah, is it not worth the risk?

Cause these are the days worth living
These are the years we're given
And these are the moments
These are the times
Let's make the best out of our lives
Even if hope was shattered
I know it wouldn't matter
Cause these are the moments
These are the times
Let's make the best out of our lives

We can't go on
Thinking it's wrong
To speak our minds
I've gotta let out what's inside

Is it love tonight
When everyone's dreaming
Can we get it right?
Yeah, well can we get it right?

Cause these are the days worth living
These are the years we're given
And these are the moments
These are the times
Let's make the best out of our lives
Even if hope was shattered
I know it wouldn't matter
Because these are the moments
These are the times
Let's make the best out of our lives

My careful research leads me to the conclusion $cientology works best (so far as it does work) for socially inept people with disposable income. Co$ gets the income, the socially inept get boosted with super OT powerzzz that let them talk to possible sexual partners. - Jimmy Cross

The people in scientology should be pitied. They are victims of a particularly vicious meme set just like people with TB are victims of a particularly vicious germ. -Keith Henson

"One of the most universal cult phobias is fear of the anti-cult network." ....Steve Hassan