Scientology: You can leave any time you want
Question answered by honorarykid in Scientology
FredricRice asked this question on 10/4/2000:
Everyone will have heard by now that Scientology cultists attempted to
keep one of their followers from leaving with his father in Burbank last
week and had to be arrested by Burbank police officers.
And the Bubank police officer said that this happens all the time with
this criminal cult.
Question: Is there a Hubbard policy which specifically states that
cultists are supposed to kidnap followers when they try to leave? I've
not seen any such policy posted to the Internet yet however I've got
to assume that -- given the numerous other criminal activities this cult
has been indicted for, perhaps there's a policy against allowing people
to leave.
If so, I'd love to see an extract of the policy. And so would the estate
of Lisa McPherson, come to think of it.
Thanks.
honorarykid gave this response on 10/4/2000:
For those who do not know about what Frederic is talking about,
several Scientologists were taken into custody in Burbank California,
for attempting to prevent a young man who was on staff at a
Scientology facility from speaking to his father and two former
Scientologists, Tory Bazazian and Jessie Prince (who are both
affiliated with the Lisa McPherson Trust in Clearwater Florida).
Read Tory Bazazian's report of the incident at Deja.com
http://x51.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=676945300.1&CONTEXT=970699810.1341456412&hitnum=51
I believe the following Scientology policy applies to the behavior of
the Scientologists.
In HCO PL 7-Feb-1965 "Keeping Scientology Working," L. Ron
Hubbard wrote:
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"When somebody enrolls, consider he or she has joined up for the
duration of the universe - never permit an "open-minded" approach.
If they're going to quit let them quit fast. If they enrolled, they're
aboard, and if they're aboard, they're here on the same terms as the
rest of us - win or die in the attempt. Never let them be half-minded
about being Scientologists. ... "We'd rather have you dead than
incapable."
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