What's Wrong with Scientology, Part 1

Destruction is in its DNA

In this first of a multi-part series, I discuss the overall problem with Scientology and how its operating policies cannot help but bring about its eventual destruction as an organized religion.

See my blog for more details of my history in Scientology and my written articles describing specific problems with the Church and how I got out of it. http://mncriticalthinking.com.

References:
Documented instances of Miscavige lying:
http://paulsrabbit.com/LHBvol1a.pdf
http://amradaronline.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/rathbun.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRR2H9Zi5ZE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRWK6k7gOgM (part 1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWdclTK8fVE (part 2)
http://www.sodahead.com/united-states/scientologys-own-lawyers-admit-that-leader-david-miscavige-lies-to-parishioners-in-order-to-solicit/question-2485643/
http://www.sundayworld.com/top-stories/crime-desk/investigations/scientology-claims-to-have-cut-irish-drug-crime-by-85

Membership figures made up:
http://www.holysmoke.org/cos/scn-lies.htm
http://markrathbun.wordpress.com/2012/02/05/my-name-is-ulf-and-ive-had-enough/

ARIS 2001 survey results:
http://www.gc.cuny.edu/CUNY_GC/media/CUNY-Graduate-Center/PDF/ARIS/ARIS-PDF-version.pdf

ARIS 2008 survey results:
http://b27.cc.trincoll.edu/weblogs/AmericanReligionSurvey-ARIS/reports/ARIS_Report_2008.pdf

J. Gordon Melton attribution: http://www.deseretnews.com/article/595091823/Scientology-Church-now-claims-more-than-8-million-members.html?pg=3

Other Church membership estimates:
http://www.johnpcapitalist.com/2014/03/an-interesting-data-point-on-sea-org-headcount-and-revenue/

Examples of Church policy letters can be found here:
http://www.matrixfiles.com/Scientology%20Materials/index.php?dir=HCO+PLs%2F
http://www.matrixfiles.com/Scientology%20Materials/index.php?dir=OEC+Vols+-+PDFs%2F

L. Ron Hubbard is single source of Scientology policies:
http://internationalfreezone.net/Keeping-Scientology-Working.shtml

Disconnection:
http://truthrundown.net/scientology-2/family-disconnection/
https://www.tampabay.com/topics/specials/scientology.page
http://www.tampabay.com/news/scientology/letter-from-scientology-offers-mother-no-choice-but-to-disconnect-from-son/2170293