Hi! First of all, thank you for writing this informative blog. As a person who likes to study all faiths in order to gain from the humanity in all, it is harder to find more about smaller religions such as Scientology - which I am beginning to think is a fascinating belief. What I have found is, that because some religions are practicing that detachment from families - I have witnessed that in Islam as well as in Jehova Witnesses, they automatically assume, because Scientology is a slight harder to read religion, that they employ the same tactics. People fear what they do not know, or are fed from the media, even if it is not entirely or not at all true. So, again, thank you for clearing up some of the misconceptions. I am looking forward to reading more from you. Peace
You are very welcome, Claudia. Thanks for your comment and I hope you will post more.
12:10 AM
Brazen Laird brought up the issue of "The 'disconnection' from family members". I thought the subject deserved its own article (especially on Mother's Day), so here it is:
Examples of the truth: I am the only member of my family who is a Scientologist. Have I disconnected from them? No. I'm in touch with my family every week even though I live in a different country. My wife is the only Scientologist in her family. Has she "disconnected" from them? No. In fact her family are some of the friendliest people I've ever met. We hang with them all the time.
The bottom line is that the "disconnection from family members" story is just another lie.
Now, what if your Aunt Ethel decides that your choice of religions is wrong and every time you talk to her she tells you how bad it is. You speak to her and ask her to respect your choices in life and she won't. She continues to berate you about your religious choices. What are you going to do? Let's say you've tried reasoning, you've tried having Uncle Sam talk to her, you've tried everything you can think of, so what do you do now? Well, you have the right to stop communicating with her. That is your right. People do it all the time in life. Someone is nasty, so you avoid them. At family get togethers you don't talk to cousin Joe because he's the biggest jerk you've ever met. However, if you are a Scientologist and you do this, suddenly you are "disconnecting" and anti-religious extremists make propaganda out of it.
That's the truth about Scientology and Disconnection.
"Scientology and Disconnection"
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Hi! First of all, thank you for writing this informative blog. As a person who likes to study all faiths in order to gain from the humanity in all, it is harder to find more about smaller religions such as Scientology - which I am beginning to think is a fascinating belief. What I have found is, that because some religions are practicing that detachment from families - I have witnessed that in Islam as well as in Jehova Witnesses, they automatically assume, because Scientology is a slight harder to read religion, that they employ the same tactics. People fear what they do not know, or are fed from the media, even if it is not entirely or not at all true. So, again, thank you for clearing up some of the misconceptions. I am looking forward to reading more from you. Peace
Claudia Blanton
6:45 PM
You are very welcome, Claudia. Thanks for your comment and I hope you will post more.
12:10 AM