Top Scientologist tells how she was 'beaten and tortured while locked up for 45 days in Church's

UK daily Mail ^ | February 16, 2012 | Graham Smith

[C19fan]

A senior Scientologist was locked up, beaten and tortured by the controversial religion's tyrannical leadership, a court has heard after an attempt by the Church to silence her spectacularly backfired. Debbie Cook, who was one of the organisation's most respected executives before she quit in 2007, testified that she was held for 45 days in a crowded, ant-infested trailer in the California desert. The 50-year-old also claimed to have witnessed Scientology chairman David Miscavige, a friend of celebrity follower Tom Cruise, punch another senior executive in the face before wrestling him to the ground.

[C19fan]

Cult.

[RightOnline]

Unreal. Let’s see Tom C. and John T. defend this horses**t.

[skinkinthegrass]

Cult....yes, it is.
Much like Islam.

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

Satanic cult. Hubbard basically jacked Crowley’s O.T.O., tweaked it and made it his own. Sick, satanic bastards. Jack Parsons too.

[beethovenfan]

What do you expect if you believe a “religion” (for tax purposes only) started by a second-rate science fiction writer?

[skinkinthegrass]

the Daily Mail article; is a hoot of a piece on the cult, too!
south park's, episode on it was strangely true. :-\
my true name is *title* Smith, too!

[Cicero]

It’s a cult than none of the insiders believe in. L. Ron Hubbard wrote a letter to the editor of a pulp SF magazine saying that he wasn’t going to submit more stories, because there was more money in starting a religion. Which he did.

Miscavige, Cruise, and the other top guys don’t believe a word of it. But it’s a great way to enrich and empower yourself. If you question their power and authority, this is what happens to you. Not the first time.

[Snickering Hound]

[Blood of Tyrants]

Only a few western countries were smart enough to see that Scientology was cult and refused to grant them status as a religion. Germany was one.

[lump in the melting pot]

"Second-rate"? Have you actually read any of his drivel? Fourth-rate would be generous. The prose style of of a socially awkward 11-year-old.

(A friend whose literary tastes I used to trust once convinced me that Battlefield Earth was a good book. I plowed through all 800 (?) pages looking for the "good part". What a colossal waste of time that was, I'd rather read Debbie Whatshername-Schultz's speeches than any more L. Ron...)

[Col Freeper]

Ah yes Debbie, it's all fun and games until they lock you up in the ant trailer.

[troy McClure]

http://angrygaypope.com/gold/index.htm

http://publicintelligence.net/scientology-headquarters-gold-baseint-base/

http://holysmoke.org/cos/gold-base.htm

http://www.lermanet.com/scientologyscandals/sobobaescape.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynlfJHzIMsA

[troy McClure]

http://angrygaypope.com/gold/index.htm

http://publicintelligence.net/scientology-headquarters-gold-baseint-base/

http://holysmoke.org/cos/gold-base.htm

http://www.lermanet.com/scientologyscandals/sobobaescape.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynlfJHzIMsA

[troy McClure]

http://angrygaypope.com/gold/index.htm

http://publicintelligence.net/scientology-headquarters-gold-baseint-base/

http://holysmoke.org/cos/gold-base.htm

http://www.lermanet.com/scientologyscandals/sobobaescape.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynlfJHzIMsA

[AnTiw1]

If a liberal scientologist were running for president on the republican ticket, you know there would be a half dozen individuals calling you all bullies & bigots right about now. Just sayin’.

[Disambiguator]

Just for fun, head to Amazon and read the reviews of the movie “Battlefield Earth.” It was written by Elron Hubbard.

[SgtHooper]

and THAT is why a certain voting segment of this society should not be allowed to vote. I know, this sounds too much like liberalism...just sayin.

[BobL]

I have a bit of trouble feeling sorry for these people, after all, they did join voluntarily.

...now for kids brought in, that’s criminal.

[a fool in paradise]

The anal probing was from aliens. Scientologists refer to that as a religious experience.

[a fool in paradise]

And it was Bill Clinton who gave this church official recognition.