Maybe either of you can shed some light on this ‘freeloader debt’, I get that sea orgs get a ‘discount’ and then after they leave they are charged the full rate (as per email above).
My question is, is there a legally binding contract or do they just pay to stay in good standing in Scientology? Can they force people into paying this ‘debt’? If you leave completely (disassociate) then do they come after you and if so in what ways, to pay back this ‘debt’?
The public would be charged thousands for the classes and hundreds per hour for the processing.
The church wants those services paid for with either cash or labor.
Strangely enough, no one gets credited with the labor they've put in if they leave before the contract is complete. They do get the full bill for every class and every minute of auditing they've received.
As to your main question, I don't know if it is "legally binding" I suspect any US court would throw it out as slavery at worst and indentured servitude at best. I don't know of any case where the church has sued in an attempt to collect a "freeloader debt", although I'm fairly certain they would if they thought they could get away with it.
Besides, they think threatening to withhold their version of eternal salvation is a bigger threat than any wog court.