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I get wanting to get awareness about Scientology out, but..

posted 8 years ago by Emhilradim
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Can she stop sensationalizing like she's the first scientologist to every discuss their break out from the cult? Vince Offer has been fighting the church of scientology for decades, he's used every penny he got from the Slap Chop and ShamWoW in his fight against the COS. We get it, you're being treated awfully and it was an awful place to be in your life, but whereas your complaints are you got written up and had to work a belt sander at one time in your life, the Church has actually sent people to physically attack Vince.

Why don't you talk to Vince? His story is a pretty major one.

[–] ali_varg 8 years ago

Leah is the first legit celeb who will speak out against Scientology. Most won't speak out because of the information they have willingly given during "auditing" is used as blackmail to keep them quiet. Leah basically threw out into the public all her "sins" and the "sins" of her family to keep them from being used against any of them. She is now using this as a platform to stop others from falling for this false religion because she doesn't want people to thrown away their money, time and family. She states that she gave them millions and cannot imagine an average Jane taking out loans or working overtime to pay for classes, auditing and new literature.

Leah really is the first to have taken Scientology's to task for all the wrong they do to their own people and make a very popular show about it. Without this, some of those who have left might never speak out.

You killed my father. Prepare to die.

[–] cbnspanky2 8 years ago

Have you even watched the show? The recurring theme is to bring more and more awareness to the horror of Scientology in hopes that the people still involved, especially the Sea Org members who are basically imprisoned, will come to their senses and escape/leave. So many of those interviewed STILL have family in this cult. She feels personally responsible for spreading the word of Scientology and this is her pound of flesh.

She has done an amazing job, along with those brave enough to appear with her. They've also included us, the audience, in the proceedings by taking questions.

[–] Julie_Julii 8 years ago

To be fair the show is not really about Leah. As the first actual recognizable celebrity to speak out against the cult she has gotten the publicity and the talk show spots.

But her show and her message is very clearly about helping others stuck in the cult to find a way out and to bring others' experiences out into the open.