Scientology on Mormon Stories
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2019 5:53 am
So I could not help myself and listened to about 8 hours of this podcast. Chris Shelton a former long time Scientologist, now a non believer laid it all out. It was just mend bending how insane Scientology is. Makes you wonder why the Feds have not moved in to shut it down. Scientology makes Mormonism look like a happy place. Take all the worst parts of Mormonism and hype it up on steroids and you have Scientology.
Even though I think Mormonism is benign compared to Scientology , and Mormonism does have some good things in it, it was interesting to see the parallels John was able to point out. One of the things that jumped out was how controlling both organizations try to be with your personal life. Again Scientology is way worse but the same methods are employed. They control you by making the church the ultimate authority on all things, shame you into doing what the church wants.
When Chris talked about 3 years he spent essentially being reprogrammed it sounded like hell, and I could not help but draw parallels to my mission. No outside contact, never allowed to be alone, constant study of only approved materials, constant prodding to get you to confess everything. Again my mission was not near as bad as his trauma, but the parallels where there.
It just makes you wonder, and frankly it is a little scary how an organization can exert such control over its members who seem to willingly go along with it, no matter how crazy it is.
Even though I think Mormonism is benign compared to Scientology , and Mormonism does have some good things in it, it was interesting to see the parallels John was able to point out. One of the things that jumped out was how controlling both organizations try to be with your personal life. Again Scientology is way worse but the same methods are employed. They control you by making the church the ultimate authority on all things, shame you into doing what the church wants.
When Chris talked about 3 years he spent essentially being reprogrammed it sounded like hell, and I could not help but draw parallels to my mission. No outside contact, never allowed to be alone, constant study of only approved materials, constant prodding to get you to confess everything. Again my mission was not near as bad as his trauma, but the parallels where there.
It just makes you wonder, and frankly it is a little scary how an organization can exert such control over its members who seem to willingly go along with it, no matter how crazy it is.