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Why I made this website... and brazenly put my name on it by Ruth Lorenzen

The REAL operating policy within the Church of Scientology: The true hidden data line by Ruth Lorenzen

Scientology's "Hall of Shame" by Ruth Lorenzen. Short-short stories about what Scientologists have done for which they should be ashamed.

The second "Hall of Shame". Short-short stories about what Scientologists have done for which they should be ashamed, partly second-hand with editorial from Ruth Lorenzen.

What people have said about my website by Ruth Lorenzen

Life since Scientology by Ruth Lorenzen

My old Scientologist Online website changed to reflect the "new times".

The Scientology deadfile... and continued mailings by Ruth Lorenzen

A comparison of Amish choices versus Scientology by Ruth Lorenzen

Scientology Emails by Ruth Lorenzen

How to get off Scientology mailing lists and get them to stop calling by Ruth Lorenzen

Copyright Defenses -- Reductio ad absurdum by Ruth Lorenzen (also titled "Shoot the messenger" and "How the Church of Scientology defends copyrights even when they don't need defending")

The Religious Bigot, essay by Ruth Lorenzen

A=A=A=A and Scientology, essay by Ruth Lorenzen

Don't let Scientology become your neighbor; Don't let Scientology into your neighborhood, essay by Ruth Lorenzen

Scientology: Not your average House of Worship, essay by Ruth Lorenzen


Links to Other Resources or Articles

Exit interviews / Personal stories: The Scientology - Through the Door website has personal stories of people's life in Scientology. It's sort of a collection point for "exit interviews".

Altered tech?: This website offers quite a bit of information on it. Very interesting reading.

Cult?: This website offers a comprehensive study on the subject of cults in general, with quite a smattering of information about Scientology in particular, and how it fits in amongst the other cults discussed.

Demanding your money back from Scientology: This website, available in several languages, is about how you might go about getting your money back from the Church of Scientology.

Freezone: The International Freezone Association's website is one place you can go if you're interested in connecting up with a Scientology auditor in the Freezone (outside of the Church of Scientology).

Fair game: This website describes the Fair Game policy in detail and has numerous personal stories from ex-Scientologists being "Fair gamed".

Disconnection: The Church of Scientology is rabid on this subject. They enforce all current members to discontinue all associations with anyone who has left. This includes family, friends and business associates. The website ScientologyDisconnection.com discusses this aspect and has numerous personal stories of disconnection.

Ex-Scientology Kids: The website ExScientologyKids.com was started by Kendra Wiseman (daughter of CCHR leader Bruce Wiseman), Jenna Miscavige Hill (neice of Scientology leader David Miscavige), and Astra Woodcraft (who spent her young life in the Sea Org, and left Scientology for good when the church tried to pressure her to have an abortion). The website is dedicated to kids who grew up in Scientology and either have left or may wish to leave.

Scientology corporate relationships: This website is titled "Piercing the corporate veil: the true structure of Scientology".

The Ex-Scientologist Message Board (ESMB): A mild message board with a mix of ex-Scientologists and Freezoners.

Operation Clambake Message Board (OCMB): A message board for ex-Scientologists, critics, anti-Scientologists. Very few Freezoner types. They also have a website, xenu.net.

Lermanet.com: Arnie Lerma's website. Very comprehensive. If you want to know any data from any critic in any time period, it's likely on his website somewhere. Thank god his site has a search engine.

Enforced labor and Human Trafficking in Scientology: exposescientology.com/humantrafficking.html