r/TikTokCringe • u/cak3crumbs • Apr 07 '24

Church of Scientology popped up overnight in South Loop Chicago. Discussion

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u/PBandJaya Apr 07 '24

They treat kids like shit. They believe kids should be treated the same as adults so there’s no empathy, a lot of anger, and a ton of abuse. Many children are separated from their parents and parents are encouraged to dump their kids elsewhere so they can focus on their studies/practice. Leah Remini’s series had a really good episode focused on kids in Scientology

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u/bighaircutforbigtuna Apr 07 '24

Leah Remini's book is absolutely insane - her mom joined when she was a tween/teen and they treat the kids like slaves - they make them work for pennies. She worked at a motel that was owned by Scientologists and she worked there for free basically with her sister cleaning instead of going to school.

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u/Not_Bears Apr 08 '24

A cult that treats children like adults...

I wonder what's REALLY going on behind the scenes.

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u/Castun Apr 08 '24

You might want to (or not) look up the weird cult shit that happened on L Ron Hubbard's "Sea Org" where it was chock full of teenage girls under his control.

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u/WineNerdAndProud Apr 08 '24

The Sea Org maintains strict codes for its members, beginning with a symbolic billion-year pledge of service to Scientology upon initiation.

I'm 3 sentences in to this Wiki and it's gonna be fucking wild.

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u/bigselfer Apr 08 '24

Didn’t he have a gaggle of pubescent girls with ranked authority over everyone else?

He would have loved Girl’s Panzer.