Episode 48: Scientology Scars

Summary: <div style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-decoration: none; margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">There’s no shortage of content out there on the subject of Scientology. When we decided to tackle it, we knew the episode would have to focus on people, and the lasting effect Scientology has on its members once they leave.</span></div><br> <div style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-decoration: none; margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div><br> <div style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-decoration: none; margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The Church of Scientology has been in conflict with governments and police forces of many countries and is widely criticized. It was founded in the 1950s on a set of psychological principles created by science-fiction author Ron Hubbard. </span></div><br> <div style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-decoration: none; margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div><br> <div style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-decoration: none; margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Controversy over the years includes allegations of criminal behavior by members, harassment of people perceived as enemies, the death of Scientologist Lisa McPherson while under the Church’s care, and attempts to force search engines to censor information which criticizes the church.</span></div><br> <div style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-decoration: none; margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div><br> <div style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-decoration: none; margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">With today’s media landscape, keeping people quiet hasn’t gotten any easier. More and more people have left Scientology and spoken out about its negative effects, despite the Church’s repeated attempts to shut them up. </span></div><br> <div style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-decoration: none; margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div><br> <div style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-decoration: none; margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Whether it’s the shocking and crazy stories, celebrity involvement, or simple curiosity, something continues to drive </span></div>