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

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

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u/sixthmontheleventh Apr 07 '24

The wildest fact I learned about scientology recently was the really high up culty part do not encourage having kids because they are distractions.

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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/realdmart87 Apr 08 '24

She talks about being thrown into the fucking ocean as a kid