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Subject: What is 'Dissconnetion'
Answered by: Greg Churilov
Asked By: Anonymous

Anonymous asked this question on 5/1/2000:

I've been reading about a policy of "Dissconnection" and I'm not sure what it means. Could you clairfy it for me?

larrybergen declined to answer on 4/28/2000:

Greg Churilov gave this lie on 5/2/2000:

Scientology has a wealth of information on relationships and communication.

One piece of information in this much larger subject is Disconnection.

Sometimes people are associated with individuals that cause them harm.

[What this cultist doesn't mention is that "harm" means anything that adversely impacts his cult leader's revenues. The term "disconnection" as used by the cult's leaders and followers means that cult members who have loved ones trying to help them escape are "disconnected." Cultists are ordered never to speak with their family or loved ones ever again.

This cultist also doesn't mention that the cult member is ordered to write a "letter of disconnection" to their family member or loved one -- upon pain of being shipped off to the cult's RPF -- the cult's prison work camp - flr]

When a person has a heavy codependency or addiction to another person that is obviously a negative influence (for example, in a case of domestic violence or drug abuse), or in a situation where someone is actively preventing the individual from succeeding in life, the Church recommends Disconnection.

[And by "succeeding in life," the cultist means paying money to the cult's ringleaders. Anyone who goes to the authorities to try to get their family member or loved one out of the criminal cult threatens the criminal cult's revenues. Their loved one inside of the cult is ordered to "disconnect" and never speak with their family or loved ones ever again - flr]

It just means breaking ties and getting away from the damaging person.

[And "damaging people" means anyone who threatens the cult's revenues - flr]

It is the very last resort, after the Ethics Officer has ascertained that no amount of talking, reasoning, etc. has helped the situation.

Even State Law has a similar solution, they even go to the extremes of a "restraining order" is the person is considered a threat. Scientology does not get into that. There is no action other than recommending the individual distance himself/herself from the source of harm.

best,
Spirit

For specific information about Suppressive Persons and Disconnection, see:

http://www.scientologyhandbook.org/sh11.htm

[Which won't tell you word #1 about the cult's inhuman and insane "disconnection" policy - flr]

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