Blown for Good: Scientology Exposed

From Escape to Inventory: How Scientology Packed Our Lives into 60 Boxes - Scientology Secrets #15

Blown for Good: Scientology Exposed

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Send us Fan Mail How we escaped the Sea Org in January 2005 and tried to get a basic life back. What followed was a masterclass in control: family emails crafted under supervision that said “love you” while enforcing disconnection; a senior exec telling us our declares were “on hold” when the paperwork was stamped the day after we fled; and a hostage-style handoff in a bus station lot where our dog and a rented truck full of bankers’ boxes were exchanged for signatures and a reaction to our d...

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