First, what is wrong with the Church of Scientology?

• Breaking family through its doctrine of "disconnection"
• Doctrine of "destroying utterly" what it perceives as opposition to Scientology, through its "dead agent", and "fair game" policies
• Long track record of false imprisonment against its own members
• Fanatical, irrational, (and outright creepy) anti-psychiatry doctrine
• Doctrine of hard sell with no regards to the financial well-being of people
• Doctrine of infiltration to gain leverage to spread its own worldview, and to shield against accountability
• Condoning lying to protect and further Scientology goals
• Attack on free speech, in order to keep people uninformed
• A worthless "Personality test" deceptively used for recruitment purpose
• Practicing medicine without a license, while deceptively describing itself as a science that can cure disease, physical illnesses
• Forcing its members to go through mental and physical duress through the "Rehabilitation Project Force" in order to coerce them to comply to Scientology doctrine
• "Suppressive Person" doctrine promoting hate and intolerance
• Treatment of children
• Its track record of using blackmail to prevent its own members from leaving, speaking out
• Track record of destroying evidences to escape full accountability
• L. Ron Hubbard/Scientology vs. Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• The Church of Scientology: a hate group?
• Etc.

• David Miscavige, current leader of the Church of Scientology
  • The Truth Rundown, a special report on the Church of Scientology by the St. Petersburg Times
• L. Ron Hubbard, founder of Scientology, died in 1986
  • Did he really state that he "would like to start a religion, because that's where the money is"?

• Why Scientology hates the Internet by Dr. David S. Touretzky
• Is Scientology a Scam? by Roland Rashleigh-Berry
  • The main source of inspiration for L. Rick Vodicka's “Body thetans and you: An illustrated auditing adventure”
• Scientology's fanatical military by John Duignan
  • "... subjected to a course of intensive interrogations, re-indoctrination, sleep deprivation, filthy, heavy and demeaning work details and snubbed by former comrades on a daily basis ... she saw little hope of an end to the process, no way to escape the regime, and in a black fit of despair, decided to kill herself ..."
• Scientology – what readers think by John Ablett
  • “Still in your euphoric mood, you will be whisked away to the ‘Registrar’ who has instructions not to let you go until you have signed up for the next period of counselling or for a training course.”
• My perspective on auditing by Stacy Brooks
  • How scientologists come to accept the Xenu story.
• Looking over my shoulder: The Inside Account of the Story That Almost Killed Me by Paulette Cooper
  • “You may not believe this, but you can write something that someone doesn’t approve of and then—with the help of the government—be bankrupted and have a quarter of your life almost ruined. And you don’t have to live in China or Russia. It can happen right here in New York. I know because it happened to me. I haven’t previously written about this from beginning to end because it’s still painful, but here goes.”
• I Escaped Scientology by John Duignan
  • "During my last year in the cult, I was involved in wide ranging plan that involved among other things, the infiltration of a relatively important local government institution."
• Counterfeit Dreams - My journey into and out of Scientology by Jeff Hawkins
  • “‘Do you know why I beat you up?’ Miscavige asked me.
    “‘No, Sir,’ I said.
    “‘To show you who's in charge,’ he said.”
• What is expected from you as a life long Scientologist
  • "Every Scientologist is taught, and has it drilled into him, that to be critical of L. Ron Hubbard and/or the Church of Scientology is to be guilty of hidden crimes, most likely against that which you are criticizing."

Dull excuse for any improper English found on this site: English is not my first language, and I actually learned it late in life.

This site is dedicated to all the people that have worked to expose the Church of Scientology, especially the ones that stood up against it before the Internet became widespread. Some have paid dearly in standing up to expose Scientology (just ask Paulette Cooper.)

In March 2002, I became interested in Scientology when the Church of Scientology attempted to have links to xenu.net removed from Google listing (see this ZDNet article.) I wondered, "Hmm... What is it that Scientology doesn't want me to see?" I read a lot, enough to see the hidden face of Scientology, which is not pretty.

Consider the Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights:

It annoyed me highly that by removing links to critical information about Scientology from Google and from the internet, the Church of Scientology was stifling my right to have an informed opinion about Scientology. With this March 2002 event, I actually learned that the Church of Scientology has a very long history of trying to conceal factual information which it perceives to be damaging to Scientology. This site is my modest contribution to be sure that people seeking information about Scientology will also be able to see the other side, the one the Church of Scientology is trying to conceal.

Important note: This site contains a lot of materials from people who have stood up, one way or another, to expose the Church of Scientology. It used to be a very risky endeavour to talk openly about the hidden face of Scientology and that of its founder Hubbard. I still learn more about this regularly. Whether or not they have been shuddered into silence, the ones that stood up at one time or another long before I decided to do my bit are the ones deserving all our respects and admirations, these are the ones to be thanked – without them, there wouldn't be anything to web. Hubbard and his organizations were very well aware of that fact (hence Snow White). Scientology organizations are still very well aware of that fact.

This site is for non-profit, informational purpose only. My use of the copyrighted material throughout this site is legally protected because it falls within the "fair use" provision of the copyright regulations, as defined in 17 USC 107. (Thanks Dr. Touretzky for this Do-It-Yourself Counter Notification Letter)

Special thanks to Jeroen Wijering for his free Media Player, used throughout this site.

To avoid confusion, any text appearing as follow:

is an excerpt from the linked site.

This site is a work in progress, more will be added everyday. Contact me if you have suggestions, corrections, etc.:

Raymond Hill.

Appeared online: June 27, 2005
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