Scientology is a cult.

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[–]SierraKiloBravo 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

It surprises me that in this day and age, that people still join up to religions like the JWs. 5mins on the internet should raise enough reasons to question it more.

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    [–]Newlight 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

    Wow yeah they got her already indoctrinated pretty much , and yea as young as 8 btw I knew a girl that got baptized at 8!!! I was 12 myself and 30 now and didn’t even realize at 12 I signed up for life to never question anything for myself ,it’s just really sad , and yes most are born into it or they come to u when your the most broken in your life like losing a husband or wife etc and ask would u like to see and be with them again ?! Ok well show you how ! And then there you go

    [–]SierraKiloBravo 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

    u/Jesus-Christ u/Newlight This is a great conversation!

    My wife (who left the org with me) was baptised at 12. Funny how they absolutely scoff at the Catholics for baptising babies, but think that a 12 year old is a fully developed and cognisant human being that can make decisions that will have lifelong ramifications.

    I think most people are grown into it, as in it's probably around their families a lot and it's normalised. I don't think anyone with a different background would be willing to join unless they're absolutely desperate to find meaning and their lost.

    Very true, and as I understand it, the numbers have stagnated somewhat in recent years. The numbers being baptised come from the few coming in from the door to door work, but mostly from kids growing up in it.

    Those that are vulnerable, poor, single parent, mentally ill, or looking for community etc are prime targets.

    She thinks all ex-JWs are losers, and that their information would be biased.

    This is part of their programming. At every opportunity those on the outside are talked about as "the other" and simply by way of not being a JW they must be cocaine sniffing alcoholic child raping prostitute using deviant. They press hard to increase the wall between those in and those out.