Tom Cruise on Scientology

In case you are the last person in the free world to hear about it, this video burst on the scene a few days ago.

Here are some notes I found to help as you watch:

Definitions:

*KSW (short for Keeping Scientology Working): A policy written byHubbard in the 1960’s that requires all Scientologists to follow hiswords and his rules exactly.”

Orgs: Orgs is an abbreviation for “organizations” and describes allchurches of Scientology throughout the world.

*David Miscavige: He is the current leader of Scientology. He’s theequivalent of the Pope to the Catholics.*Out-ethics: any behavior that violates any of Hubbard’s rules of conduct.

*Put ethics in on someone else: make others conform to Hubbard’s rulesof behavior.

*Criminon: Scientology front group that tries to recruit through the prisons.

* SP: Suppressive Person. Anyone that doesn’t like Scientology and/orcriticizes Scientology.

*PTS/SP: another Hubbard term to define behavior that goesagainst Scientology rules.

*LRH technology or “tech”: all the Scientology policies, rules,mandates, procedures.

I found this just recently as an interesting response to Scientology.

Certainly the video has a radical agenda that I do NOT endorse, but I find some of the observations to be quite thought provoking. No doubt both videos will provoke strong reaction.

Judge for yourself.

Discuss.

5 Responses to “Tom Cruise on Scientology”

  1. Amanda Ackermann says:

    that’s interesting. you know, after reading our reserve reading it’s tough to imagine believing in anything else other than what i believe in. there’s so much support for the Bible. i guess it’s complicated isn’t it.

  2. admin says:

    it is and it isn’t Amanda.

    It just reminds me to be furiously gracious and avoid the kind of certitude that is often on display.

    It is a good reminder.

  3. Dave Ferrier says:

    Things like this show in a different light after having read That Hideous Strength, especially that part about “rehabilitating criminals”, sounds a bit like “remedial treatment.” Maybe I’m being paranoid.

  4. Jon Clayton says:

    On page 14, what is the other approach known as textual critism?

  5. Jon Clayton says:

    forget the above comment. wrong post

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