Vulnerable Individuals Quotes



The Scientology cult operates much like a secret society. One of their practices was to try and keep all their literature secret—to members only. When former members started releasing the material, the Scientologists would sue them. The Scientologists have tried to expunge this quotation as it demonstrates the aggressive, litigious strategy of the cult which purports to be a religion.


Scientologists have on many occasions attacked their critics—especially former scientologists who leave the organization and disclose information about it. The organization has large economic resources and Hubbard in this quotation recommended filing of lawsuit—just for the purpose of harassment to silence critics. The “demise” refers to financial stress to the critic in having to defend himself in court and the mental stress that it can place on people who are already under stress for other reasons. This quotation shows that lawsuits for harassment was a conscious strategy of the Scientologists. However, the law is such that in any given suit, the victim must prove that the particular case was part of the strategy, and of course the current Scientology leadership claim that the harassment strategy was a thing of the past although many still complain every year.