Why don't former Scientologists speak out against it?

Answer 1

Many ex-scientologists speak out against it, and you can find them all over the internet.

Here are some ex-member stories:
http://www.clambake.org/archive/personal_story/tory/ Or Tories own web page http://www.torymagoo.org/
http://www.clambake.org/archive/personal_story/kathryn.html
http://www.clambake.org/archive/personal_story/cheryl_s/

Tory Bezazian-Christman was out of Scientology for just days when she joined in on a picket at the Boston Org.
http://www.xenutv.com/interviews/tory-boston.htm

Here's an archive of them:
http://www.whyaretheydead.net/krasel/

Here's a whole bunch of video's from ex-members
http://www.xenutv.com/interviews/index.html

Here's a forum where a lot of the posters are ex-members:
http://ocmb.xenu.net/ocmb/

Here is a site from an ex-member:
http://www.lermanet.com/

Here are some more links from ex-members:
http://alley.ethercat.com/door/
http://home.snafu.de/tilman/mystory/
http://www.clambake.org/archive/media/young-quill.html
http://www.suppressiveperson.org

Here's a few good links uncovering the truth about scientology
http://www.clambake.org
http://www.lermanet.com
http://www.xenutv.com
http://theunfunnytruth.ytmnd.com/
http://www.whyaretheydead.net

Ok, so I hope you see their is a concerted effort by a lot of brave ex-members willing to come out and speak about their bad experiences in the Church of Scientology.

The trouble is Scientology has a history of harassing ex-members and sueing them wherever possible just to tie them up in legal battles if they speak out against scientology. They also keep a file of all your auditing sessions where you spill out your life story, the sort of things other professions keep secret. Scientology will use these against ex-members and so some don't speak out... Additionally some ex-members may still have family in the cult and by actively speaking out would mean almost certain disconnection from the family still involved.

Answer 2

All choices are correct:

1. Fear. of other scientologists based on what has happened to other Scientology defectors.

2. Fear of looking like a fool for admitting they were once Scientologists and were conned out of a lot of money.

3. Honoring some kind of pledge or membership agreement not to pray and tell

4. Some do speak out.

Answer 3

well the thing is that what you call former scientologists might still practice the belief but are no longer members of the Church of Scientology but rather are in what is called the free zone. What I suppose it is, that the church pays its members for new recruits and the third source proves my information is correct, and the must come to some sort of arrangement that is they ever do speak about they must refund that money (thats just my opinion).

Answer 4

Maybe cos there aren't that many and they don't really have that much to say against it...........

What's YOUR beef with Scientology ??
Maybe you feel there just isn't enough criticism and distrust
in the world and you need to try and stir up a bit more?

You should get a job with the media..... you'd fit right in.


WAY TO GO "XENU. NET " !
I always know where YOU will show up, you're very predictable ....... not that I particularly care.
You also should consider a job with the media....... but maybe
you are already getting well paid to do what you do.

Answer 5

Because they fear the Cruise spawn that lurks amongst us

Answer 6

Many have, but sadly many didn't live long after.

Answer 7

They don't want people to know how stupid they were.