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A series featuring stories from former members of the Church of Scientology whose lives have been affected by the Church's alleged harmful practices.A series featuring stories from former members of the Church of Scientology whose lives have been affected by the Church's alleged harmful practices.A series featuring stories from former members of the Church of Scientology whose lives have been affected by the Church's alleged harmful practices.
- Won 2 Primetime Emmys
- 5 wins & 10 nominations total
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As a person who lived in the shadow of this organization for 20 some years, the first show captured my attention. I like that it didn't get bogged down in whether Scientology is a religion or not, or tried to explain all the insider lingo, but just simply stuck with the important part:
Scientology hurts people in a variety of ways including tearing families apart and forcing people into horrible choices.
If you think Scientology is just a harmless nut cult and you have to be weak-minded to join it in the first place -- this show will make you think again. If you think it's not you, and so it doesn't impact you -- think again.
I am looking forward to the rest of the series.
Scientology hurts people in a variety of ways including tearing families apart and forcing people into horrible choices.
If you think Scientology is just a harmless nut cult and you have to be weak-minded to join it in the first place -- this show will make you think again. If you think it's not you, and so it doesn't impact you -- think again.
I am looking forward to the rest of the series.
All who watched this series must be ENRAGED! It's a DISGUSTING TRAVESTY/CRIME that the GOV'T, not only continues to give them TAX EXEMPT status, but hasn't SHUT THIS CULT DOWN!!!! WHO'S BEING PAID OFF ????? Does Scientology have DIRT on the IRS ??? We should ALL call our Congress and Senate Representatives, as well as local authorities and STOP the ABUSE and UTTER DESTRUCTION of the lives of all of the CHILDREN and ADULTS, who are caught in Scientology's Web of TORTURE!!!
PURE EVIL !!!
PURE EVIL !!!
I used to think Scientology was extremely intriguing and fascinating and spent way too many hours of my life checking it out, reading about it, and reading a rather large & glossy Scientology primer I had found at Chapters, and then ultimately dipping my toes into it in the form of one of their cheapest and lowest level communication courses. Although I didn't know any Scientologists, the whole idea of organizing, quantifying, and mapping out "the path" to "enlightenment" really appealed to me. However, after doing my due diligence, and reading A LOT on the subject, I finally decided it was not for me and didn't even finish that first communication course.
That was when I got my own personal taste of what Scientology is really like. I began getting bombarded with calls from members of the local org encouraging me to come finish the course. At first, I would politely put them off telling them I no longer had the time to come in, then that I was no longer interested in Scientology. When the calls continued (for years), I got more short with them and told them clearly to stop calling and to remove me from their contact lists. At one point, they told me it wasn't possible to remove me from their contact lists, and that's when I really knew this whole thing is INSANE!!! I just hope that, as Rinder says in Episode 2, that the whole thing just implodes on itself when the world finally wakes up from the delusion that is Scientology. THANK YOU FOR THIS EXPOSÉ!!!
That was when I got my own personal taste of what Scientology is really like. I began getting bombarded with calls from members of the local org encouraging me to come finish the course. At first, I would politely put them off telling them I no longer had the time to come in, then that I was no longer interested in Scientology. When the calls continued (for years), I got more short with them and told them clearly to stop calling and to remove me from their contact lists. At one point, they told me it wasn't possible to remove me from their contact lists, and that's when I really knew this whole thing is INSANE!!! I just hope that, as Rinder says in Episode 2, that the whole thing just implodes on itself when the world finally wakes up from the delusion that is Scientology. THANK YOU FOR THIS EXPOSÉ!!!
Love this program...what I can't understand is WHY do soooo many people become involved with this fairytale business??? They need to be totally shutdown!
I loved Leah Remini's attitude towards the organization and admire how she deals with the pressure ever since she has left, so it was a no-brainer for me to watch the show just to see what she put together but after watching the first episode, I knew that this program was something really special. She put together a program that shows the seriousness of the issues regarding the church but mixes it with comedic moments, that come out of her very laid back personality and her natural comedic talent. She brings together the most important former Scientologist and critics to tell a story of abuse, forced abortions, violence and apathy within the church that causes families to break apart and people are being ruined after leaving. God bless Leah, Mike Rinder and the team and the producers of A&E, as well as the participants, because this program was desperately needed and couldn't have been made any better. I hope and pray that it can cause some change in the organization and stop further disconnection. I pray that one day, the organization breaks apart and people who truly believe can practice their beliefs without paying a fortune and without being in constant fear. I hope and pray for all of them.
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- TriviaDavid Miscavige is the ecclesiastical leader of the Church of Scientology.
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