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32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
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The book the Scientologists tried to stop.,
By Thissal (California) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The scandal of scientology (A Tower book) (Mass Market Paperback)
A chilling examination of the nature, beliefs, and practices of the "now religion". Reveals the truth about:
1) L. Ron Hubbard 2) the Sea Org, Scientology's lavish yacht on the Mediterranean; 3) the E-meter, Scientology's lie detector; 4) auditing sessions where people reveal their most intimate...; 5) the criminal security test; 6) Scientology's political ambitions and how Scientology relates to celebrities. You must read this book before you are charmed into "the world of the totally free".
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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A Scandal Indeed,
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This review is from: The Scandal of Scientology (Mass Market Paperback)
I recently became intrigued in religious cults, and Scientology in particular, after reading the controversial biography, The Final Years of Michael Jackson: Unmasked - By Ian Halperin. That book is subject to a different review, but it was suggested in the book that the marriage between Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley was one to try to "recruit" Michael Jackson into Scientology. Lisa Marie, as well as her mother, Pricilla, are Scientologists. It also clicked in my mind that Michael Jackson was at some point in time, a Jehovah's Witness, and I believe his family still is involved. Were both Scientology and the Jehovah's Witness (aka The Watchtower Society) cults? I wanted to find out, thus I started my research, which is still ongoing till this day.
On my journey, a few classic books had come up time and time again. One of them was The Scandal of Scientology - by Paulette Cooper. I wanted to get my hands on some of these other books. There were four of them, including Paulette's, that were supposedly so explosively threatening to Scientology that libraries were told to ban them or they would be named in a lawsuit. Scandal. . . was published in 1971 by Tower Publications. The widespread banning threat happened sometime in June of 1974. In the meantime, Paulette was harassed and Operation Freak Out was unleashed as to get Paulette Cooper "incarcerated in a mental institution or jail, or at least to hit her so hard that she drops her attacks." A copy of this book is going for about $127 right here on Amazon, as it is out of print. I found a manuscript of the book online, and Paulette Cooper has a copy of it on her site as well, in its entirety. I can see why Scientology felt threatened, but only because I feel they had something to hide. Paulette had a psychology degree and she had been studying comparative religion when she stumbled across L. Ron Hubbard and his Scientology. An excerpt appeared in Queen magazine in 1969 prior to the book being published. I believe that if you are interested in cults at all, and especially Scientology, this is one book that is a must read. Scientology is still causing controversy in today's modern world with a new leaders at the helm of their "church", but it truly boggles the mind to read about this Love Child named Scientology that L. Ron Hubbard gave birth to back in the 1950s. I believe that Paulette Cooper presented an ethical and inquiring account of the beginnings of Scientology, and the reason she caused so many waves is because she blew the door wide open when the Scientology folks thought they had it padlocked. Ms. Cooper has since moved on from writing about religious cults, and I don't blame her with how the poor woman was harassed. I think she had done a truly brave thing by writing this book. She stood on the front lines when many were afraid to. This is a true classic and must read for anyone who wants to know about the sinister workings of a cult. © Diane Trauweiler 9/7/2009
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Trying to Expose Scientology!,
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This review is from: The Scandal of Scientology (Mass Market Paperback)
I found this book about Scientology at an expensive price but worth the cost. Scientology is still with us forty years later with celebrity members like John Travolta, Tom Cruise, Kelly Preston, Kirstie Alley, Jenna Elfman, Danny Elfman, Ann Archer, Paul Haggis, Lisa Marie Presley, Priscilla Presley, and countless others have joined this secretive organization.
When I went to Los Angeles in 2005, I couldn't help but stare at the Scientology Celebrity Centre in Hollywood. It looks like a grand cathedral or mega-church but it's scientology. I wondered how much power it has in the world of entertainment. Years before on the Joan River Show, she asked her gossip columnists like Janet Charlton from the Star Tabloid about what they couldn't publish. Well, this was over 20 years ago and I recalled Janet remarked that she couldn't publish an item about scientology. After all, it's Star magazine which is in the same league as the National Inquirer and not the New York Times. Nobody was going to believe it anyway. So why did her editor tell her no that she couldn't write about scientology. I never forgot that moment. What is so disturbing about scientology is it's power, money and influence combined with a secretive world that few are privy to enter into? Celebs like Travolta and Cruise are still making movies and still belong to this secret religious society that they rarely explain the true nature of it's organization. When this book was written in 1971, cults like Jim Jones' Peoples Temple and others were flourishing during the counterculture and hippy movement of the era. Scientology has survived and thrived since 1971 but it still remains a mystery. Unlike Jones' Peoples Temple, he sought out the vulnerable, disenfranchised, lonely, minorities etc. to join the Peoples Temple. While Jones was outspoken and public, Scientology doesn't have a public spokesperson to speak on their behalf. We know they recruit members with their free stress tests as a lure into the cult. I hope someday that we will know the truth about Scientology and pray that it won't end like a repeat of Jonestown.
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