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I watched Leah Rimini's series premiere on Scientology Tuesday night and it was very good. What a brave lady to speak out and expose this cult for what it is. She didn't have to speak, she could have walked away. But she didn't because she knows a terrible wrong was done to the members, (unless they were Tom Cruise status) and she felt like she needed to help others. I admire her so much for that. It couldn't have been easy.
The first part was background, and I already knew it because I read her book, "Troublemaker." So it was a little slow for me at first. But when she got into the interview part, the personal story of Amy Scobee and her mother, it was riveting. I could really relate to the mother and how the disconnection policy of Scientology affected her. She said she was a person who was always up and positive, and she couldn't understand how people could get depressed and just stay there. But she said she did get depressed when she had to disconnect from her daughter, and she stayed there. She didn't want to live anymore. Her sister said she thought she was suicidal. Then she just went over to her daughter's house and hugged her and told her that she wasn't going to honor the disconnection policy, and she left Scientology too. That was what I'd call a happy ending, and it was very uplifting. I know it doesn't happen that way most of the time, but I am so happy that it happened that way for Amy and her Mom.
Although they are two different cults, Scientology and Wms have in common the traits that all cults do, and I see the similarities. The extreme control, the extreme sacrifices of time and finances for members, fear and manipulation to keep members, and worst of all, the damage to families. Basic things that define a cult.
I know how hard this has been for Leah, and I don't think Scientology will let up on her. I can't tell you how grateful I am to her for drawing attention to cult behavior. I hope WMS members will see the similarities.
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