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Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:14,248 --> 00:00:15,318 >> NARRATOR: It is one of the 2 00:00:15,316 --> 00:00:17,146 most secret organizations in 3 00:00:17,151 --> 00:00:18,721 America... 4 00:00:18,719 --> 00:00:20,119 >> MARK RATHBUN: You want to 5 00:00:20,121 --> 00:00:21,061 talk about secrets? 6 00:00:21,055 --> 00:00:23,055 These people are the ne plus 7 00:00:23,057 --> 00:00:24,587 ultra of secrets. 8 00:00:24,592 --> 00:00:26,062 >> NARRATOR: ...and boasts more 9 00:00:26,060 --> 00:00:28,700 than 100,000 faithful followers 10 00:00:28,696 --> 00:00:30,726 throughout the world. 11 00:00:30,731 --> 00:00:31,731 >> J. GORDON MEL They are 12 00:00:31,732 --> 00:00:34,742 trying to save all humankind. 13 00:00:34,735 --> 00:00:36,395 >> NARRATOR: For some, it is a 14 00:00:36,404 --> 00:00:37,744 cult. 15 00:00:37,738 --> 00:00:38,738 >> MARC HEADLEY: When you hear 16 00:00:38,739 --> 00:00:40,569 about people that have "escaped 17 00:00:40,574 --> 00:00:41,814 from Scientology," they really 18 00:00:41,809 --> 00:00:43,339 did escape. 19 00:00:43,344 --> 00:00:45,314 >> NARRATOR: To its members, 20 00:00:45,313 --> 00:00:49,083 it's a way of life, a religion 21 00:00:49,083 --> 00:00:50,823 based on the cosmic revelations 22 00:00:50,818 --> 00:00:53,488 of an inspired genius. 23 00:00:53,487 --> 00:00:54,757 >> ORTEGA: Everything in 24 00:00:54,755 --> 00:00:55,855 Scientology is about you 25 00:00:55,856 --> 00:00:57,086 discovering the universe within 26 00:00:57,091 --> 00:00:58,291 yourself. 27 00:00:58,292 --> 00:00:59,632 >> NARRATOR: But what exactly is 28 00:00:59,627 --> 00:01:01,227 Scientology? 29 00:01:01,229 --> 00:01:02,229 >> JENNA MISCAVIGE HILL: All 30 00:01:02,230 --> 00:01:03,230 Scientologists are definitely 31 00:01:03,231 --> 00:01:04,501 not equal. 32 00:01:04,498 --> 00:01:05,768 >> NARRATOR: And what is its 33 00:01:05,766 --> 00:01:07,636 ultimate plan? 34 00:01:07,635 --> 00:01:08,765 >> RICK ROSS: Scientologists see 35 00:01:08,769 --> 00:01:10,869 their mission as clearing the 36 00:01:10,871 --> 00:01:13,111 planet. 37 00:01:13,107 --> 00:01:14,607 >> NARRATOR: There are those 38 00:01:14,608 --> 00:01:15,878 who believe in the existence 39 00:01:15,876 --> 00:01:18,176 of a book. 40 00:01:18,179 --> 00:01:20,649 A book that contains the most 41 00:01:20,648 --> 00:01:23,118 highly guarded secrets of the 42 00:01:23,117 --> 00:01:26,787 United States of America. 43 00:01:26,787 --> 00:01:30,787 A book... whose very existence 44 00:01:30,791 --> 00:01:34,401 is known to only a select few. 45 00:01:34,395 --> 00:01:37,625 But if such a book exists, 46 00:01:37,631 --> 00:01:40,531 what would it contain? 47 00:01:40,534 --> 00:01:43,604 Secret origins? 48 00:01:43,604 --> 00:01:45,144 Secret membership? 49 00:01:45,139 --> 00:01:48,879 Secret agendas? 50 00:01:48,876 --> 00:01:52,406 Does there really exist 51 00:01:52,413 --> 00:01:56,123 America's Book of Secrets? 52 00:02:05,693 --> 00:02:08,503 Hollywood, California. 53 00:02:08,496 --> 00:02:12,166 July 11, 2013. 54 00:02:12,166 --> 00:02:14,566 Actress Leah Remini publically 55 00:02:14,568 --> 00:02:17,508 quits the Church of Scientology 56 00:02:17,505 --> 00:02:20,305 and ignites a major scandal for 57 00:02:20,308 --> 00:02:22,308 the already notorious 58 00:02:22,310 --> 00:02:24,450 organization. 59 00:02:24,445 --> 00:02:26,805 The firestorm of controversy 60 00:02:26,814 --> 00:02:30,524 escalates when journalist Tony 61 00:02:30,518 --> 00:02:32,688 Ortega breaks the news that 62 00:02:32,686 --> 00:02:35,316 Remini had also filed a missing 63 00:02:35,323 --> 00:02:38,293 person report for the wife of 64 00:02:38,292 --> 00:02:40,192 Scientology's leader, David 65 00:02:40,194 --> 00:02:41,804 Miscavige. 66 00:02:41,795 --> 00:02:44,195 According to Remini, Miscavige's 67 00:02:44,198 --> 00:02:47,338 wife, Shelly, had not been seen 68 00:02:47,335 --> 00:02:49,535 in public for more than six 69 00:02:49,537 --> 00:02:52,467 years. 70 00:02:52,473 --> 00:02:54,643 (plane whirring) 71 00:02:54,675 --> 00:02:55,675 >> ORTEGA: This was somebody 72 00:02:55,676 --> 00:02:57,706 that used to run Scientology. 73 00:02:57,711 --> 00:02:58,851 Where did she go? 74 00:02:58,846 --> 00:03:00,206 I mean, how can the lea... how 75 00:03:00,214 --> 00:03:01,724 can the wife of the leader of a 76 00:03:01,749 --> 00:03:03,449 worldwide, billion-dollar 77 00:03:03,451 --> 00:03:05,591 organization just vanish? 78 00:03:05,586 --> 00:03:07,486 I broke the news on a Thursday 79 00:03:07,488 --> 00:03:08,488 morning. 80 00:03:08,489 --> 00:03:09,759 By that Thursday afternoon, the 81 00:03:09,757 --> 00:03:11,327 LAPD was telling reporters, "No, 82 00:03:11,325 --> 00:03:12,485 no, no, we've talked to her. 83 00:03:12,493 --> 00:03:13,633 She's fine. 84 00:03:13,627 --> 00:03:15,627 Case closed." 85 00:03:15,629 --> 00:03:17,229 >> NARRATOR: But the Church of 86 00:03:17,231 --> 00:03:19,001 Scientology's secrecy is not 87 00:03:18,999 --> 00:03:22,469 unique to this case. 88 00:03:22,470 --> 00:03:24,510 In fact, much of what is known 89 00:03:24,505 --> 00:03:25,735 about the mysterious 90 00:03:25,739 --> 00:03:28,239 organization is speculation, 91 00:03:28,242 --> 00:03:30,242 including the size of its 92 00:03:30,244 --> 00:03:31,654 membership. 93 00:03:31,645 --> 00:03:32,645 >> ORTEGA: I heard the other day 94 00:03:32,646 --> 00:03:33,776 Kirstie Alley claimed 20 95 00:03:33,781 --> 00:03:34,881 million. 96 00:03:34,882 --> 00:03:36,252 They've always exaggerated their 97 00:03:36,250 --> 00:03:37,650 membership. 98 00:03:37,651 --> 00:03:39,021 >> NARRATOR: But regardless of 99 00:03:39,019 --> 00:03:40,849 its size, the Church of 100 00:03:40,854 --> 00:03:43,364 Scientology is unquestionably a 101 00:03:43,391 --> 00:03:45,491 wealthy and influential 102 00:03:45,493 --> 00:03:47,763 institution. 103 00:03:47,795 --> 00:03:49,595 >> ROSS: The Church has vast 104 00:03:49,597 --> 00:03:52,427 resources. 105 00:03:52,433 --> 00:03:53,403 I mean, we're talking about an 106 00:03:53,401 --> 00:03:55,601 organization that is worth 107 00:03:55,603 --> 00:03:58,813 billns, with an annual income 108 00:03:58,806 --> 00:04:01,936 measured in not tens of millions 109 00:04:01,942 --> 00:04:04,752 but hundreds of millions of 110 00:04:04,745 --> 00:04:06,675 dollars. 111 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:08,350 >> NARRATOR: In addition to its 112 00:04:08,349 --> 00:04:09,879 vast real estate holdings in Los 113 00:04:09,883 --> 00:04:11,423 Angeles, the Southern 114 00:04:11,419 --> 00:04:13,549 California-based organization 115 00:04:13,554 --> 00:04:15,424 also owns billions of dollars 116 00:04:15,423 --> 00:04:17,363 worth of property all over the 117 00:04:17,358 --> 00:04:20,358 world, including the $100 118 00:04:20,361 --> 00:04:23,061 million Super Power Building 119 00:04:23,063 --> 00:04:25,633 in Clearwater, Florida, and the 120 00:04:25,633 --> 00:04:27,703 massive Church of Spiritual 121 00:04:27,701 --> 00:04:29,771 Technology, known as Trementina 122 00:04:29,770 --> 00:04:32,870 Base, in New Mexico. 123 00:04:35,576 --> 00:04:37,576 The Church's headquarters, which 124 00:04:37,578 --> 00:04:41,318 insiders refer to as Gold Base, 125 00:04:41,315 --> 00:04:43,715 is situated on a 700-acre 126 00:04:43,717 --> 00:04:46,387 compound 90 miles from Los 127 00:04:46,387 --> 00:04:47,987 Angeles. 128 00:04:47,988 --> 00:04:50,688 It includes a multimillion- 129 00:04:50,691 --> 00:04:52,731 dollar mansion and even a film 130 00:04:52,726 --> 00:04:54,326 studio. 131 00:04:54,328 --> 00:04:55,598 Strictly off-limits to 132 00:04:55,596 --> 00:04:57,726 outsiders, the compound is 133 00:04:57,731 --> 00:04:59,871 reportedly protected by spiked 134 00:04:59,867 --> 00:05:02,537 fences and hidden bunkers. 135 00:05:04,605 --> 00:05:07,305 Here, the Church leaders, known 136 00:05:07,341 --> 00:05:10,481 as Sea Org, are protected from 137 00:05:10,478 --> 00:05:12,908 outside influences. 138 00:05:12,913 --> 00:05:13,883 >> MELTON: The Church of 139 00:05:13,881 --> 00:05:16,821 Scientology is run by a-a group 140 00:05:16,817 --> 00:05:18,587 of people who are essentially 141 00:05:18,586 --> 00:05:21,616 monks. 142 00:05:21,622 --> 00:05:23,822 >> RATHBUN: Sea Org is akin to 143 00:05:23,824 --> 00:05:25,594 their priesthood. 144 00:05:25,593 --> 00:05:26,733 The people who are in it don't 145 00:05:26,727 --> 00:05:28,597 really interface with the 146 00:05:28,596 --> 00:05:30,026 outside public except as they 147 00:05:30,030 --> 00:05:31,770 deliver services to 148 00:05:31,765 --> 00:05:33,095 Scientologists. 149 00:05:33,100 --> 00:05:34,900 The vast majority of Sea Org 150 00:05:34,902 --> 00:05:36,102 members are not permitted to 151 00:05:36,103 --> 00:05:37,103 read newspapers. 152 00:05:37,104 --> 00:05:38,114 They're not permitted to go on 153 00:05:38,105 --> 00:05:39,105 the Internet. 154 00:05:39,106 --> 00:05:40,506 They're completely cloistered 155 00:05:40,508 --> 00:05:42,838 from the outside world. 156 00:05:42,843 --> 00:05:43,913 >> NARRATOR: But while the 157 00:05:43,911 --> 00:05:45,711 Church often boasts that it is 158 00:05:45,713 --> 00:05:47,923 the fastest growing new religion 159 00:05:47,915 --> 00:05:50,375 in the world, an increasing 160 00:05:50,384 --> 00:05:52,794 number of former members, like 161 00:05:52,786 --> 00:05:54,986 Jenna Miscavige Hill, the niece 162 00:05:54,988 --> 00:05:57,388 of Scientology leader David 163 00:05:57,391 --> 00:05:59,061 Miscavige, have denounced the 164 00:05:59,059 --> 00:06:01,659 organization. 165 00:06:01,662 --> 00:06:03,732 >> HILL: This blue building 166 00:06:03,764 --> 00:06:05,074 right behind me is the Pacific 167 00:06:05,065 --> 00:06:08,035 headquarters for Scientology. 168 00:06:08,035 --> 00:06:10,065 I can see how it could look like 169 00:06:10,070 --> 00:06:11,740 a benign environment, with the 170 00:06:11,739 --> 00:06:13,669 big cross on the top, but the 171 00:06:13,674 --> 00:06:16,414 reality of what goes on in there 172 00:06:16,410 --> 00:06:19,410 is completely different. 173 00:06:19,413 --> 00:06:21,183 >> L. RON HUBBARD: I am studying 174 00:06:21,181 --> 00:06:23,151 ancient civilizations, trying to 175 00:06:23,150 --> 00:06:26,420 find what happened to them. 176 00:06:26,420 --> 00:06:28,960 >> NARRATOR: Founded in 1952 by 177 00:06:28,956 --> 00:06:31,086 a modestly successful science 178 00:06:31,091 --> 00:06:33,561 fiction writer by the name of L. 179 00:06:33,561 --> 00:06:35,701 Ron Hubbard, Scientology was 180 00:06:35,696 --> 00:06:37,896 controversial from the very 181 00:06:37,898 --> 00:06:40,028 beginning. 182 00:06:40,033 --> 00:06:41,643 >> ROSS: Some people considered 183 00:06:41,635 --> 00:06:44,635 L. Ron Hubbard a messiah. 184 00:06:44,638 --> 00:06:46,108 Other people called him a 185 00:06:46,106 --> 00:06:47,806 madman. 186 00:06:47,808 --> 00:06:48,908 >> JAMIE DeWOLF: L. Ron Hubbard 187 00:06:48,942 --> 00:06:49,942 is my great-grandfather on my 188 00:06:49,943 --> 00:06:51,753 mother's side. 189 00:06:51,745 --> 00:06:53,105 It's dangerous for me even to 190 00:06:53,113 --> 00:06:55,423 sit here and to talk about him. 191 00:06:55,449 --> 00:06:56,719 Um, I'm the only one in my 192 00:06:56,717 --> 00:06:58,447 family that will. 193 00:06:58,452 --> 00:06:59,592 L. Ron was a natural born 194 00:06:59,587 --> 00:07:01,117 storyteller, one of the most 195 00:07:01,121 --> 00:07:03,061 prolific writers, easily, of the 196 00:07:03,056 --> 00:07:05,926 last century, and famously was 197 00:07:05,926 --> 00:07:07,126 able to write books in an hour 198 00:07:07,127 --> 00:07:08,557 in any genre while the 199 00:07:08,562 --> 00:07:09,932 publishers were downstairs in 200 00:07:09,930 --> 00:07:11,230 the hotel lobby. 201 00:07:11,231 --> 00:07:14,541 And that led, very successfully, 202 00:07:14,535 --> 00:07:17,705 into a science fiction career. 203 00:07:17,705 --> 00:07:19,935 >> NARRATOR: In 1950, Hubbard's 204 00:07:19,940 --> 00:07:22,140 literary success peaked with a 205 00:07:22,142 --> 00:07:24,752 self-help book entitled, 206 00:07:24,745 --> 00:07:27,005 Dianetics: The Modern Science 207 00:07:27,014 --> 00:07:28,754 of Mental Health. 208 00:07:28,749 --> 00:07:30,879 It made The New York Times Best 209 00:07:30,884 --> 00:07:32,594 Seller list and was so popular 210 00:07:32,586 --> 00:07:34,686 it virtually launched the 211 00:07:34,688 --> 00:07:37,558 self-help industry. 212 00:07:37,558 --> 00:07:40,758 But just how and why did Hubbard 213 00:07:40,761 --> 00:07:42,731 turn his popular book into a 214 00:07:42,730 --> 00:07:46,100 worldwide religion? 215 00:07:46,099 --> 00:07:47,099 >> ORTEGA: Hubbard, from the 216 00:07:47,100 --> 00:07:48,100 beginning, was saying, "If you 217 00:07:48,101 --> 00:07:49,501 follow my counseling, you're 218 00:07:49,503 --> 00:07:50,903 gonna be impervious to disease, 219 00:07:50,904 --> 00:07:52,174 you're gonna have total recall, 220 00:07:52,172 --> 00:07:53,172 you're gonna be this superhuman 221 00:07:53,173 --> 00:07:54,273 being." 222 00:07:54,274 --> 00:07:55,844 The government didn't like that. 223 00:07:55,843 --> 00:07:57,653 He realized that if he kept 224 00:07:57,645 --> 00:07:59,045 calling it a science that he 225 00:07:59,046 --> 00:08:00,646 was gonna run into big trouble. 226 00:08:00,648 --> 00:08:01,878 And so in 1953, he started 227 00:08:01,882 --> 00:08:03,282 talking to a follower about, 228 00:08:03,283 --> 00:08:04,283 "Maybe we should try the 229 00:08:04,284 --> 00:08:05,794 'religion' angle." 230 00:08:05,786 --> 00:08:07,186 >> NARRATOR: Hubbard allegedly 231 00:08:07,187 --> 00:08:09,517 told several people, including 232 00:08:09,523 --> 00:08:12,063 his agent, Forrest J Ackerman, 233 00:08:12,059 --> 00:08:14,059 that by starting a new religion 234 00:08:14,061 --> 00:08:16,731 based on Dianetics, he and the 235 00:08:16,764 --> 00:08:18,674 other founding members could get 236 00:08:18,666 --> 00:08:20,226 rich. 237 00:08:20,233 --> 00:08:21,203 >> BRIAN FORBES: Forrest 238 00:08:21,201 --> 00:08:22,901 Ackerman told me that L. Ron 239 00:08:22,903 --> 00:08:24,673 Hubbard told him point-blank 240 00:08:24,672 --> 00:08:25,842 that if you want to make a lot 241 00:08:25,873 --> 00:08:27,683 of money, create a religion. 242 00:08:27,675 --> 00:08:30,175 That's how you do it. 243 00:08:30,177 --> 00:08:31,777 >> NARRATOR: But when Hubbard 244 00:08:31,779 --> 00:08:32,879 created the Church of 245 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:35,080 Scientology, he expanded on the 246 00:08:35,082 --> 00:08:36,952 principles of Dianetics by 247 00:08:36,950 --> 00:08:39,150 adding a secret spiritual 248 00:08:39,152 --> 00:08:41,692 doctrine, one that would only be 249 00:08:41,689 --> 00:08:43,819 revealed to members who followed 250 00:08:43,824 --> 00:08:46,834 a strict series of steps. 251 00:08:46,827 --> 00:08:49,827 But why? 252 00:08:49,830 --> 00:08:52,100 >> HILL: The secretiveness, um, 253 00:08:52,099 --> 00:08:54,699 if you're a member, sort of adds 254 00:08:54,702 --> 00:08:56,572 to its allure. 255 00:08:56,570 --> 00:08:57,970 Um, it helps to keep you 256 00:08:57,971 --> 00:09:00,811 interested, and it's like... 257 00:09:00,808 --> 00:09:02,578 once you achieve one step, 258 00:09:02,576 --> 00:09:03,576 there's always another step that 259 00:09:03,577 --> 00:09:04,577 you don't know about that you're 260 00:09:04,578 --> 00:09:05,578 not allowed to know about until 261 00:09:05,579 --> 00:09:07,719 you're at that level. 262 00:09:07,715 --> 00:09:09,545 You're taught that if those are 263 00:09:09,583 --> 00:09:11,183 revealed to you before you're 264 00:09:11,184 --> 00:09:14,864 ready, then you can die. 265 00:09:14,855 --> 00:09:17,115 >> NARRATOR: Scientology's 266 00:09:17,124 --> 00:09:19,134 spiritual path, called the 267 00:09:19,126 --> 00:09:21,126 "Bridge to Total Freedom," 268 00:09:21,128 --> 00:09:23,728 starts by erasing the so-called 269 00:09:23,731 --> 00:09:26,871 "reactive mind" until one 270 00:09:26,867 --> 00:09:28,667 reaches a state known as 271 00:09:28,669 --> 00:09:30,569 "clear." 272 00:09:33,306 --> 00:09:35,276 >> ROSS: Scientologists see 273 00:09:35,275 --> 00:09:38,005 their mission as clearing the 274 00:09:38,011 --> 00:09:39,011 planet. 275 00:09:39,012 --> 00:09:41,282 And what they mean by that is 276 00:09:41,281 --> 00:09:43,881 clearing the negative reactive 277 00:09:43,884 --> 00:09:47,094 mind through the technology. 278 00:09:47,087 --> 00:09:48,757 And they believe that, 279 00:09:48,756 --> 00:09:50,616 person by person, they will 280 00:09:50,624 --> 00:09:51,864 change the world. 281 00:09:51,859 --> 00:09:53,159 They will make it free of 282 00:09:53,160 --> 00:09:55,630 insanity, free of criminal 283 00:09:55,629 --> 00:09:57,629 activity, a better place for 284 00:09:57,631 --> 00:09:59,871 everyone to live. 285 00:09:59,900 --> 00:10:00,900 >> NARRATOR: Once members are 286 00:10:00,901 --> 00:10:03,001 "clear," they're encouraged to 287 00:10:03,003 --> 00:10:04,713 work their way up to becoming an 288 00:10:04,705 --> 00:10:07,035 Operating Thetan and slowly 289 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:09,780 release supernatural powers 290 00:10:09,777 --> 00:10:11,907 which Hubbard claimed were 291 00:10:11,912 --> 00:10:13,812 trapped within. 292 00:10:15,916 --> 00:10:18,646 Members do not pray to climb the 293 00:10:18,652 --> 00:10:19,652 Bridge. 294 00:10:19,653 --> 00:10:21,053 They must take classes and 295 00:10:21,054 --> 00:10:24,164 undergo audits, the spiritual 296 00:10:24,157 --> 00:10:25,987 equivalent of religious 297 00:10:25,993 --> 00:10:27,393 services. 298 00:10:27,394 --> 00:10:28,934 >> HILL: Unlike any other Church 299 00:10:28,929 --> 00:10:30,659 in the world, everybody has to 300 00:10:30,664 --> 00:10:33,074 pay to do services, and they're 301 00:10:33,066 --> 00:10:34,666 not cheap. 302 00:10:34,668 --> 00:10:35,798 >> ORTEGA: The first course will 303 00:10:35,803 --> 00:10:37,943 only cost you $50, but by the 304 00:10:37,938 --> 00:10:39,068 time you get to the top of the 305 00:10:39,072 --> 00:10:40,172 Bridge, you're paying up to 306 00:10:40,173 --> 00:10:43,313 $1,000 an hour for counseling. 307 00:10:43,310 --> 00:10:45,050 >> J. GORDON MELTON: It's really 308 00:10:45,045 --> 00:10:46,345 for the individual to judge if 309 00:10:46,346 --> 00:10:48,016 the amount of money that they 310 00:10:48,015 --> 00:10:50,675 paid for those classes is worth 311 00:10:50,684 --> 00:10:52,224 the help they receive. 312 00:10:52,219 --> 00:10:53,819 The Church of Scientology is a 313 00:10:53,821 --> 00:10:55,321 religion in the fullest sense of 314 00:10:55,322 --> 00:10:57,422 the word, so they are trying to 315 00:10:57,424 --> 00:11:00,834 save all of humankind, uh, save 316 00:11:00,828 --> 00:11:02,958 the world, as it were. 317 00:11:02,963 --> 00:11:04,773 >> PROTESTER: Knowledge is free! 318 00:11:04,765 --> 00:11:05,795 >> NARRATOR: But according to 319 00:11:05,799 --> 00:11:07,769 its critics, the high cost of 320 00:11:07,768 --> 00:11:10,198 Scientology also forces the 321 00:11:10,203 --> 00:11:11,843 question about whether it is 322 00:11:11,839 --> 00:11:13,709 sincere in propagating an 323 00:11:13,707 --> 00:11:14,907 enlightened spiritual 324 00:11:14,908 --> 00:11:15,938 philosophy. 325 00:11:15,976 --> 00:11:18,076 Or is it really all about 326 00:11:18,078 --> 00:11:20,708 money? 327 00:11:20,714 --> 00:11:22,124 >> MARK EBNER: None of these 328 00:11:22,115 --> 00:11:24,075 human beings that have paid all 329 00:11:24,084 --> 00:11:25,224 that money and gotten so far in 330 00:11:25,218 --> 00:11:26,988 Scientology have been gifted 331 00:11:26,987 --> 00:11:29,457 with any of the "quote unquote" 332 00:11:29,456 --> 00:11:31,956 superpowers that were promised 333 00:11:31,959 --> 00:11:33,189 to them. 334 00:11:33,193 --> 00:11:34,393 >> NARRATOR: But despite the 335 00:11:34,394 --> 00:11:36,264 frequent allegations of it being 336 00:11:36,263 --> 00:11:38,233 a money-making scheme, the 337 00:11:38,231 --> 00:11:40,871 Church of Scientology continues 338 00:11:40,868 --> 00:11:43,238 to thrive, especially in 339 00:11:43,236 --> 00:11:45,806 Hollywood. 340 00:11:45,806 --> 00:11:47,506 But why? 341 00:11:47,507 --> 00:11:48,877 What is it about this 342 00:11:48,876 --> 00:11:51,236 organization that attracts so 343 00:11:51,244 --> 00:11:54,384 many prominent celebrities? 344 00:12:02,289 --> 00:12:04,289 >> NARRATOR: As Scientology was 345 00:12:04,291 --> 00:12:06,091 virtually founded in Hollywood, 346 00:12:06,093 --> 00:12:09,033 today it is virtually funded 347 00:12:09,029 --> 00:12:10,029 by it. 348 00:12:10,030 --> 00:12:11,830 Of the thousands of members who 349 00:12:11,832 --> 00:12:13,832 live and work in and around 350 00:12:13,834 --> 00:12:16,044 Southern California, many are 351 00:12:16,036 --> 00:12:17,836 prominent players in the film 352 00:12:17,838 --> 00:12:20,438 and television industry. 353 00:12:20,440 --> 00:12:22,280 And although some prefer to 354 00:12:22,275 --> 00:12:25,105 remain in the shadows, there are 355 00:12:25,112 --> 00:12:27,782 many who are quite open in their 356 00:12:27,781 --> 00:12:28,981 advocacy. 357 00:12:28,982 --> 00:12:30,322 >> MAN: Get back, get back. 358 00:12:30,317 --> 00:12:31,317 >> NARRATOR: In addition to Tom 359 00:12:31,318 --> 00:12:33,788 Cruise, the list of prominent 360 00:12:33,787 --> 00:12:36,857 Scientologists includes John 361 00:12:36,857 --> 00:12:37,927 Travolta, 362 00:12:37,925 --> 00:12:39,325 Kirstie Alley, 363 00:12:39,326 --> 00:12:41,456 Greta Van Susteren, 364 00:12:41,461 --> 00:12:43,261 Jenna Elfman, 365 00:12:43,263 --> 00:12:46,073 and Jason Lee. 366 00:12:46,066 --> 00:12:48,266 But just in case anyone thinks 367 00:12:48,268 --> 00:12:50,138 that joining Scientology means 368 00:12:50,137 --> 00:12:51,907 they will soon be rubbing elbows 369 00:12:51,939 --> 00:12:54,009 with the likes of Tom Cruise or 370 00:12:54,007 --> 00:12:57,907 Kirstie Alley, think again. 371 00:12:57,911 --> 00:13:00,551 >> ROSS: There are three primary 372 00:13:00,547 --> 00:13:04,077 levels of Scientologists. 373 00:13:04,084 --> 00:13:05,554 There are the full-timers, the 374 00:13:05,552 --> 00:13:08,822 Sea Organization, the workers. 375 00:13:08,822 --> 00:13:11,222 Then there are the Publics, who 376 00:13:11,224 --> 00:13:14,494 pay for courses and live in the 377 00:13:14,494 --> 00:13:17,234 community. 378 00:13:17,230 --> 00:13:19,100 And then there is this special 379 00:13:19,099 --> 00:13:22,099 tier of celebrities that are 380 00:13:22,102 --> 00:13:25,372 given preferred treatment. 381 00:13:25,372 --> 00:13:26,912 >> HILL: All Scientologists are 382 00:13:26,907 --> 00:13:28,237 definitely not equal. 383 00:13:28,241 --> 00:13:30,581 They have the best-looking 384 00:13:30,577 --> 00:13:32,377 church with their secret 385 00:13:32,379 --> 00:13:35,449 entrances, and they're cared for 386 00:13:35,448 --> 00:13:37,988 by specific handlers. 387 00:13:37,985 --> 00:13:39,445 >> CLAIRE HEADLEY: I had 388 00:13:39,452 --> 00:13:41,252 personal interaction with Tom 389 00:13:41,254 --> 00:13:43,594 Cruise in 2004. 390 00:13:43,590 --> 00:13:47,260 And no expense was spared to see 391 00:13:47,260 --> 00:13:49,860 to it that he was serviced in 392 00:13:49,863 --> 00:13:51,973 every way ssible-- gourmet 393 00:13:51,965 --> 00:13:54,365 meals, beautiful lodgings. 394 00:13:54,367 --> 00:13:56,397 Every effort was made to keep 395 00:13:56,403 --> 00:13:59,013 him happy. 396 00:13:59,006 --> 00:14:00,866 >> NARRATOR: But just how and 397 00:14:00,874 --> 00:14:04,014 why did Scientology become so 398 00:14:04,011 --> 00:14:07,611 entrenched in Hollywood? 399 00:14:07,614 --> 00:14:09,624 >> EBNER: Hubbard was big on 400 00:14:09,616 --> 00:14:11,076 opinion leaders. 401 00:14:11,084 --> 00:14:12,424 He was big on recruiting, uh, 402 00:14:12,419 --> 00:14:14,549 celebrities. 403 00:14:14,554 --> 00:14:16,564 He tried to recruit Walt Disney. 404 00:14:16,556 --> 00:14:19,286 Walt was like, "Uh-uh, no way." 405 00:14:19,292 --> 00:14:20,392 >> ROSS: Celebrities are 406 00:14:20,393 --> 00:14:22,303 important to Scientology because 407 00:14:22,295 --> 00:14:24,425 they are magnets for 408 00:14:24,431 --> 00:14:25,431 recruitment. 409 00:14:25,432 --> 00:14:26,532 >> CLAIRE HEADLEY: They use 410 00:14:26,533 --> 00:14:27,903 their celebrity members in the 411 00:14:27,901 --> 00:14:30,401 extreme to suck people in. 412 00:14:30,403 --> 00:14:32,313 >> NARRATOR: It is also believed 413 00:14:32,305 --> 00:14:34,305 that members who are also 414 00:14:34,307 --> 00:14:36,537 powerful Hollywood writers and 415 00:14:36,543 --> 00:14:39,913 producers can be instrumental in 416 00:14:39,913 --> 00:14:42,453 planting Scientology messages in 417 00:14:42,449 --> 00:14:45,189 numerous films and television 418 00:14:45,185 --> 00:14:48,455 shows. 419 00:14:48,455 --> 00:14:50,555 >> ORTEGA: Battlefield Earth, 420 00:14:50,557 --> 00:14:53,387 uh, was clearly an attempt by 421 00:14:53,393 --> 00:14:55,603 John Travolta to bring a novel 422 00:14:55,595 --> 00:14:57,055 written by L. Ron Hubbard to the 423 00:14:57,064 --> 00:15:00,504 screen in order to spread, uh, 424 00:15:00,533 --> 00:15:02,473 admiration for Hubbard and 425 00:15:02,469 --> 00:15:04,469 ultima Scientology itself. 426 00:15:04,471 --> 00:15:06,471 David Miscavige, the leader of 427 00:15:06,473 --> 00:15:08,083 Scientology, was intimately 428 00:15:08,075 --> 00:15:09,475 involved in the production of 429 00:15:09,476 --> 00:15:11,436 Battlefield Earth. 430 00:15:11,444 --> 00:15:13,054 >> NARRATOR: But just what is 431 00:15:13,046 --> 00:15:15,276 Scientology's appeal in 432 00:15:15,282 --> 00:15:16,622 Hollywood? 433 00:15:16,616 --> 00:15:18,446 Especially considering its 434 00:15:18,451 --> 00:15:22,221 controversial status. 435 00:15:22,222 --> 00:15:24,292 >> ORTEGA: There are few 436 00:15:24,291 --> 00:15:27,561 organizations more dedicated to 437 00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:30,500 narcissism than Scientology. 438 00:15:30,497 --> 00:15:32,027 When you go to a Catholic 439 00:15:32,032 --> 00:15:34,602 church, you're asked to kind of 440 00:15:34,601 --> 00:15:36,971 give up yourself to this larger 441 00:15:36,970 --> 00:15:38,070 purpose. 442 00:15:38,071 --> 00:15:39,241 What Scientology's like is you 443 00:15:39,239 --> 00:15:40,509 sit down with one other person 444 00:15:40,507 --> 00:15:41,737 and they ask you question 445 00:15:41,741 --> 00:15:42,741 after question after question 446 00:15:42,742 --> 00:15:43,742 about what? 447 00:15:43,743 --> 00:15:45,113 You. 448 00:15:45,112 --> 00:15:46,512 Everything in Scientology is 449 00:15:46,513 --> 00:15:47,653 about you discovering the 450 00:15:47,647 --> 00:15:49,577 universe within yourself. 451 00:15:49,582 --> 00:15:50,652 >> ROSS: The acting profession 452 00:15:50,650 --> 00:15:51,650 is tough. 453 00:15:51,651 --> 00:15:54,221 And they seem to be, often, very 454 00:15:54,221 --> 00:15:56,391 vulnerable people. 455 00:15:56,389 --> 00:15:59,259 And so Scientology gives actors 456 00:15:59,259 --> 00:16:02,129 a sense of security, a sense 457 00:16:02,129 --> 00:16:04,399 that, yes, I can control my own 458 00:16:04,397 --> 00:16:06,397 universe. 459 00:16:06,399 --> 00:16:07,399 >> NARRATOR: But just how 460 00:16:07,400 --> 00:16:10,200 powerful is Scientology's hold 461 00:16:10,203 --> 00:16:12,613 over the Hollywood community? 462 00:16:12,605 --> 00:16:14,535 And is there any truth to the 463 00:16:14,541 --> 00:16:17,281 rumor that many actors strike a 464 00:16:17,277 --> 00:16:20,007 kind of devil's bargain in 465 00:16:20,013 --> 00:16:23,023 exchange for Scientology helping 466 00:16:23,016 --> 00:16:26,016 to keep their secrets? 467 00:16:26,019 --> 00:16:27,349 >> ORTEGA: One of the things 468 00:16:27,354 --> 00:16:30,264 that we didn't know, in the 469 00:16:30,257 --> 00:16:32,387 press, was that Tom Cruise was 470 00:16:32,392 --> 00:16:34,292 virtually out of Scientology for 471 00:16:34,294 --> 00:16:36,164 most of the time he was married 472 00:16:36,163 --> 00:16:37,563 to Nicole Kidman. 473 00:16:37,564 --> 00:16:39,774 Then he and Nicole broke up and 474 00:16:39,799 --> 00:16:42,499 Miscavige then made it job one: 475 00:16:42,502 --> 00:16:44,542 we're getting Tom back in. 476 00:16:44,537 --> 00:16:46,507 >> RATHBUN: Some of the more 477 00:16:46,506 --> 00:16:48,776 important projects I worked on 478 00:16:48,775 --> 00:16:51,035 were the recovery of Tom Cruise 479 00:16:51,044 --> 00:16:52,254 back to Scientology and serving 480 00:16:52,245 --> 00:16:53,445 as his personal counselor over a 481 00:16:53,446 --> 00:16:55,446 three- or four-year period. 482 00:16:55,448 --> 00:16:56,578 >> NARRATOR: But in addition to 483 00:16:56,583 --> 00:16:59,323 a celebrity using Scientology to 484 00:16:59,319 --> 00:17:01,249 protect his or her secrets, 485 00:17:01,254 --> 00:17:03,594 could the organization also be 486 00:17:03,590 --> 00:17:05,790 using those secrets to keep 487 00:17:05,792 --> 00:17:08,132 those people firmly under their 488 00:17:08,128 --> 00:17:10,728 control? 489 00:17:10,730 --> 00:17:12,300 >> MARC HEADLEY: One of my jobs, 490 00:17:12,299 --> 00:17:13,599 when I worked for Scientology, 491 00:17:13,600 --> 00:17:15,170 was to install audio-visual 492 00:17:15,168 --> 00:17:16,398 systems, and I installed 493 00:17:16,403 --> 00:17:18,143 hundreds and hundreds of cameras 494 00:17:18,138 --> 00:17:20,308 in counseling rooms that would 495 00:17:20,340 --> 00:17:22,440 record a person who's receiving 496 00:17:22,442 --> 00:17:26,082 counseling. 497 00:17:26,079 --> 00:17:28,079 >> HILL: Every session has a 498 00:17:28,081 --> 00:17:30,221 case supervisor who is behind 499 00:17:30,217 --> 00:17:31,417 the scenes directing every 500 00:17:31,418 --> 00:17:33,618 action that the auditor does. 501 00:17:33,620 --> 00:17:35,420 And those case supervisors are 502 00:17:35,422 --> 00:17:36,622 controlled by some other 503 00:17:36,623 --> 00:17:38,633 executive in Scientology. 504 00:17:38,625 --> 00:17:39,755 >> ORTEGA: David Miscavige is 505 00:17:39,759 --> 00:17:41,429 able to watch some auditing 506 00:17:41,428 --> 00:17:43,458 sessions live from his remote 507 00:17:43,463 --> 00:17:46,103 locations or get recordings of 508 00:17:46,099 --> 00:17:48,299 them and watch them later. 509 00:17:48,301 --> 00:17:49,641 There are decades of court 510 00:17:49,636 --> 00:17:51,636 documents showing that they do 511 00:17:51,638 --> 00:17:53,708 this... that these people give 512 00:17:53,706 --> 00:17:56,376 up their innermost secrets. 513 00:17:56,376 --> 00:17:57,876 >> ROSS: So there is this level 514 00:17:57,877 --> 00:18:00,647 of fear on the part of a person 515 00:18:00,647 --> 00:18:03,117 in Scientology, even 516 00:18:03,116 --> 00:18:05,316 celebrities, that they know 517 00:18:05,318 --> 00:18:07,518 everything, that there are no 518 00:18:07,520 --> 00:18:09,260 boundaries in the auditing 519 00:18:09,256 --> 00:18:10,786 process, which is a kind of 520 00:18:10,790 --> 00:18:13,590 confessional... 521 00:18:13,593 --> 00:18:15,503 and that the notes or the 522 00:18:15,495 --> 00:18:17,655 videotapes of these sessions are 523 00:18:17,664 --> 00:18:19,534 the church property of 524 00:18:19,532 --> 00:18:21,732 Scientology. 525 00:18:21,734 --> 00:18:23,904 And many have said: I was afraid 526 00:18:23,903 --> 00:18:24,903 that they would use the 527 00:18:24,904 --> 00:18:27,144 information that they had on 528 00:18:27,140 --> 00:18:29,410 me and expose me. 529 00:18:29,409 --> 00:18:31,139 >> EBNER: And guess what? 530 00:18:31,144 --> 00:18:32,654 You've sold all your innermost 531 00:18:32,645 --> 00:18:34,275 secrets to Scientology, and 532 00:18:34,281 --> 00:18:35,651 they're building a dossier 533 00:18:35,648 --> 00:18:37,548 on you. 534 00:18:37,550 --> 00:18:38,820 >> NARRATOR: Fear? 535 00:18:38,818 --> 00:18:41,488 Intimidation? 536 00:18:41,488 --> 00:18:43,688 Is that really the way 537 00:18:43,690 --> 00:18:46,160 Scientology keeps their members 538 00:18:46,159 --> 00:18:49,699 tightly in their grip? 539 00:18:49,696 --> 00:18:52,826 Or do they also employ other, 540 00:18:52,832 --> 00:18:56,642 even more secret methods? 541 00:18:56,636 --> 00:18:58,836 Methods that involve control, 542 00:18:58,838 --> 00:19:02,708 not of a member's reputation, 543 00:19:02,709 --> 00:19:04,879 but of their mind. 544 00:19:13,786 --> 00:19:14,786 >> NARRATOR: Los Angeles, 545 00:19:14,787 --> 00:19:19,727 California.December 17, 2005. 546 00:19:21,928 --> 00:19:24,258 The Church of Scientology throws 547 00:19:24,264 --> 00:19:26,274 a grand opening party for its 548 00:19:26,266 --> 00:19:29,796 newest museum-- Psychiatry: An 549 00:19:29,802 --> 00:19:33,672 Industry of Death. 550 00:19:33,673 --> 00:19:36,643 Inside, visitors are presented 551 00:19:36,643 --> 00:19:37,813 with a horror show of 552 00:19:37,810 --> 00:19:40,280 psychiatric treatments gone 553 00:19:40,280 --> 00:19:42,180 wrong. 554 00:19:44,517 --> 00:19:45,687 >> ORTEGA: The story goes that 555 00:19:45,685 --> 00:19:48,955 in 1948, Hubbard had formulated 556 00:19:48,955 --> 00:19:50,655 his ideas, and he approached 557 00:19:50,657 --> 00:19:51,817 the American Psychiatric 558 00:19:51,824 --> 00:19:53,264 Association, says, "Here, I've 559 00:19:53,293 --> 00:19:54,763 discovered how the mind works." 560 00:19:54,761 --> 00:19:57,461 And... they rejected it. 561 00:19:57,464 --> 00:19:59,704 And Hubbard's own personal 562 00:19:59,699 --> 00:20:02,439 hatred for psychiatry then 563 00:20:02,435 --> 00:20:06,235 permeated the organization. 564 00:20:06,239 --> 00:20:07,369 >> MARC HEADLEY: You're 565 00:20:07,374 --> 00:20:08,444 basically taught that 566 00:20:08,441 --> 00:20:10,681 psychiatrists are responsible 567 00:20:10,677 --> 00:20:13,577 for 99% of everything that's 568 00:20:13,580 --> 00:20:14,810 wrong with the... with the 569 00:20:14,814 --> 00:20:15,854 universe. 570 00:20:15,848 --> 00:20:16,848 Not just Earth, but the 571 00:20:16,849 --> 00:20:18,389 universe. 572 00:20:18,385 --> 00:20:19,715 >> ROSS: Some of the things that 573 00:20:19,719 --> 00:20:21,989 they say have gained credence, 574 00:20:21,988 --> 00:20:23,858 such as: some people are 575 00:20:23,856 --> 00:20:26,386 overmedicated. 576 00:20:26,393 --> 00:20:27,733 But make no mistake about it, 577 00:20:27,727 --> 00:20:29,727 Scientology is opposed to the 578 00:20:29,729 --> 00:20:32,669 entire mental health profession. 579 00:20:36,336 --> 00:20:37,336 >> NARRATOR: For most new 580 00:20:37,337 --> 00:20:39,467 recruits, Scientology is 581 00:20:39,472 --> 00:20:41,472 appealing because it promises to 582 00:20:41,474 --> 00:20:42,944 unlock the secrets to their 583 00:20:42,942 --> 00:20:44,742 happiness. 584 00:20:44,744 --> 00:20:46,484 And part of that process 585 00:20:46,479 --> 00:20:48,279 involves conducting what are 586 00:20:48,281 --> 00:20:50,751 called "assessment tests." 587 00:20:50,750 --> 00:20:51,750 >> MARC HEADLEY: You'll have 588 00:20:51,751 --> 00:20:53,621 somebody who is walking down the 589 00:20:53,620 --> 00:20:54,950 street, and he sees a little 590 00:20:54,954 --> 00:20:56,594 table that says "stress test," 591 00:20:56,589 --> 00:20:58,019 and this guy just broke up with 592 00:20:58,024 --> 00:20:59,694 his girlfriend five minutes ago. 593 00:20:59,692 --> 00:21:00,832 And they say, "Listen, you're 594 00:21:00,827 --> 00:21:01,827 having problems with 595 00:21:01,828 --> 00:21:02,828 relationships. 596 00:21:02,829 --> 00:21:04,499 We've got a course on how you 597 00:21:04,497 --> 00:21:06,367 can handle that." 598 00:21:06,366 --> 00:21:08,266 >> EBNER: I took the personality 599 00:21:08,301 --> 00:21:09,301 test. 600 00:21:09,302 --> 00:21:11,642 They deemed me suicidal. 601 00:21:11,638 --> 00:21:12,768 Said, "Scientology can help you 602 00:21:12,772 --> 00:21:14,372 with that." 603 00:21:14,374 --> 00:21:16,644 They sold me their Scientology 604 00:21:16,643 --> 00:21:18,453 bible Dianetics. 605 00:21:18,445 --> 00:21:20,375 Uh, you know, the money train 606 00:21:20,380 --> 00:21:22,350 started right away, and I 607 00:21:22,349 --> 00:21:25,319 underwent auditing and 608 00:21:25,318 --> 00:21:26,588 everything else. 609 00:21:26,586 --> 00:21:27,786 >> ORTEGA: I've always felt that 610 00:21:27,787 --> 00:21:29,517 what Scientology offers that is 611 00:21:29,522 --> 00:21:31,322 attractive to people is 612 00:21:31,324 --> 00:21:33,734 certainty. 613 00:21:33,726 --> 00:21:35,326 Scientology comes to you and 614 00:21:35,328 --> 00:21:37,058 says: we have all the answers. 615 00:21:37,063 --> 00:21:38,803 We're gonna help you make more 616 00:21:38,798 --> 00:21:39,998 money, we're gonna help your 617 00:21:39,999 --> 00:21:41,369 relationships. 618 00:21:41,368 --> 00:21:42,538 Some of the people I've met who 619 00:21:42,535 --> 00:21:43,795 have left Scientology are among 620 00:21:43,803 --> 00:21:44,943 the smartest people I've ever 621 00:21:44,937 --> 00:21:46,937 met, but when I ask them, "What 622 00:21:46,939 --> 00:21:48,409 was it that got you?" 623 00:21:48,408 --> 00:21:49,678 And every single time, they talk 624 00:21:49,676 --> 00:21:50,676 about being vulnerable. 625 00:21:50,677 --> 00:21:51,607 They have just gone through a 626 00:21:51,611 --> 00:21:53,511 breakup, they just lost a job. 627 00:21:53,513 --> 00:21:54,883 There was something in their 628 00:21:54,881 --> 00:21:55,851 lives that made them look for an 629 00:21:55,882 --> 00:21:56,952 answer and something they could 630 00:21:56,949 --> 00:21:58,519 grab on to. 631 00:21:58,518 --> 00:22:00,548 >> HILL: Their patter is to say, 632 00:22:00,553 --> 00:22:01,553 "Well, Scientology can help you 633 00:22:01,554 --> 00:22:02,564 with that." 634 00:22:02,555 --> 00:22:03,855 They get people at a vulnerable 635 00:22:03,890 --> 00:22:05,830 point, and they bring you in 636 00:22:05,825 --> 00:22:07,855 using that. 637 00:22:07,860 --> 00:22:09,430 >> NARRATOR: Jenna Miscavige 638 00:22:09,429 --> 00:22:10,829 Hill came into Scientology 639 00:22:10,830 --> 00:22:13,100 because her parents were Church 640 00:22:13,099 --> 00:22:14,669 executives. 641 00:22:14,667 --> 00:22:16,697 She was sent to live at a 642 00:22:16,703 --> 00:22:20,573 Scientology boarding school. 643 00:22:20,573 --> 00:22:21,973 >> HILL: Every aspect of our 644 00:22:21,974 --> 00:22:23,114 life at the ranch was 645 00:22:23,109 --> 00:22:25,379 controlled. 646 00:22:25,378 --> 00:22:27,578 And we would meet up at a 647 00:22:27,580 --> 00:22:29,680 gathering called the "muster," 648 00:22:29,682 --> 00:22:30,852 where we all had our individual 649 00:22:30,850 --> 00:22:31,920 lines. 650 00:22:31,918 --> 00:22:33,118 They would literally salute, 651 00:22:33,119 --> 00:22:35,459 like, "Unit one, all present 652 00:22:35,455 --> 00:22:36,585 and accounted for." 653 00:22:36,589 --> 00:22:37,989 Stepping out of line was futile. 654 00:22:37,990 --> 00:22:39,460 We knew that, because we 655 00:22:39,459 --> 00:22:42,129 practiced saying it every day, 656 00:22:42,128 --> 00:22:44,128 saying that human emotion and 657 00:22:44,130 --> 00:22:46,000 reaction was the primary block 658 00:22:45,998 --> 00:22:48,438 to productivity. 659 00:22:48,435 --> 00:22:49,865 >> ORTEGA: From a young age, 660 00:22:49,869 --> 00:22:51,469 children are taught that if they 661 00:22:51,471 --> 00:22:52,611 see their own parents saying 662 00:22:52,605 --> 00:22:53,735 something negative about 663 00:22:53,740 --> 00:22:55,010 Scientology, they have to turn 664 00:22:55,007 --> 00:22:56,007 them in. 665 00:22:56,008 --> 00:22:57,478 You have to write what's called 666 00:22:57,477 --> 00:22:59,607 a "knowledge report," a K.R., 667 00:22:59,612 --> 00:23:00,612 d turn that in. 668 00:23:00,613 --> 00:23:02,583 (camera shutter clicks) 669 00:23:04,684 --> 00:23:05,754 >> NARRATOR: Scientologists also 670 00:23:05,752 --> 00:23:07,992 have their own secret language, 671 00:23:08,020 --> 00:23:09,760 in the form of military-style 672 00:23:09,756 --> 00:23:11,786 acronyms. 673 00:23:11,791 --> 00:23:13,891 Key terms include: 674 00:23:13,893 --> 00:23:16,863 K.S.W., for "Keep Scientology 675 00:23:16,863 --> 00:23:18,633 Working..." 676 00:23:18,631 --> 00:23:21,701 O.T., for "Operating Thetan," 677 00:23:21,701 --> 00:23:23,171 a phrase for someone high up on 678 00:23:23,169 --> 00:23:25,769 the Bridge to Total Freedom, 679 00:23:25,772 --> 00:23:28,512 and S.P., which stands for 680 00:23:28,508 --> 00:23:31,038 "Suppressive Person," or someone 681 00:23:31,043 --> 00:23:32,913 who is an enemy of Scientology. 682 00:23:32,912 --> 00:23:34,182 >> MARC HEADLEY: And there are 683 00:23:34,180 --> 00:23:36,120 so many acronyms that not only 684 00:23:36,115 --> 00:23:37,915 can we have a conversation and 685 00:23:37,917 --> 00:23:39,447 the person next to us doesn't 686 00:23:39,452 --> 00:23:41,052 understand it, but if you're 687 00:23:41,053 --> 00:23:42,193 pretending to be a 688 00:23:42,188 --> 00:23:44,488 Scientologist, I can tell in 689 00:23:44,491 --> 00:23:46,591 one second that you're not, just 690 00:23:46,593 --> 00:23:48,663 by the way you're talking to me. 691 00:23:48,661 --> 00:23:49,861 >> CLAIRE HEADLEY: It keeps 692 00:23:49,862 --> 00:23:51,502 members in, and it excludes 693 00:23:51,498 --> 00:23:52,668 outsiders. 694 00:23:52,665 --> 00:23:54,465 It's very much a part of the 695 00:23:54,467 --> 00:23:57,197 mindset and the mental triggers 696 00:23:57,203 --> 00:23:58,673 that are put in place for a 697 00:23:58,671 --> 00:23:59,871 Scientologist. 698 00:23:59,872 --> 00:24:01,172 I know it took me years to get 699 00:24:01,173 --> 00:24:03,083 past that. 700 00:24:05,778 --> 00:24:07,078 >> NARRATOR: But is the unique 701 00:24:07,079 --> 00:24:08,519 language of the Church of 702 00:24:08,515 --> 00:24:10,675 Scientology really designed to 703 00:24:10,683 --> 00:24:13,493 keep practices a secret from the 704 00:24:13,486 --> 00:24:14,546 public? 705 00:24:14,554 --> 00:24:16,764 Or is it, as some insiders 706 00:24:16,756 --> 00:24:19,226 believe, a way to control a 707 00:24:19,225 --> 00:24:23,225 member's behavior, and even 708 00:24:23,229 --> 00:24:26,129 their innermost thoughts? 709 00:24:38,077 --> 00:24:39,077 >> NARRATOR: One of the tools 710 00:24:39,078 --> 00:24:41,278 Scientologists use in breaking 711 00:24:41,280 --> 00:24:42,950 down a member's past emotional 712 00:24:42,949 --> 00:24:43,949 traumas... 713 00:24:43,950 --> 00:24:45,550 (camera shutter clicking) 714 00:24:45,552 --> 00:24:47,622 ...is an electropsychometer, 715 00:24:47,620 --> 00:24:49,760 or E-meter. 716 00:24:49,756 --> 00:24:51,686 It is used during audit sessions 717 00:24:51,691 --> 00:24:54,061 to measure a member's so-called 718 00:24:54,060 --> 00:24:56,960 "static field." 719 00:24:56,963 --> 00:24:58,703 >> ROSS: An E-meter is a 720 00:24:58,698 --> 00:25:00,568 galvanic response measuring 721 00:25:00,567 --> 00:25:02,767 apparatus... 722 00:25:02,769 --> 00:25:05,639 which measures nervous tension 723 00:25:05,638 --> 00:25:07,708 in your hands. 724 00:25:07,707 --> 00:25:10,077 It's part of a polygraph 725 00:25:10,076 --> 00:25:12,106 machine, which would also have a 726 00:25:12,111 --> 00:25:13,811 galvanic response measuring 727 00:25:13,813 --> 00:25:17,253 apparatus feature. 728 00:25:17,249 --> 00:25:18,919 >> RATHBUN: An E-meter detects 729 00:25:18,918 --> 00:25:20,948 resistance in electric flow-- 730 00:25:20,953 --> 00:25:22,563 because the body does conduct 731 00:25:22,555 --> 00:25:24,585 electricity-- and so the meter 732 00:25:24,591 --> 00:25:26,991 reads when that flow is 733 00:25:26,993 --> 00:25:30,003 disrupted, and that tends to 734 00:25:29,996 --> 00:25:31,126 indicate that what you're 735 00:25:31,130 --> 00:25:33,100 discussing is an area that 736 00:25:33,132 --> 00:25:35,232 likely has some trauma beneath 737 00:25:35,234 --> 00:25:37,904 it. 738 00:25:37,904 --> 00:25:39,014 I'm gonna do what's called a 739 00:25:39,005 --> 00:25:40,065 "pinch test," and I'm gonna 740 00:25:40,072 --> 00:25:41,072 pinch you, and I want you to 741 00:25:41,073 --> 00:25:42,243 watch the needle so you can see 742 00:25:42,241 --> 00:25:43,611 that you're gonna get a read on 743 00:25:43,610 --> 00:25:45,280 that needle. 744 00:25:45,277 --> 00:25:46,277 See, you got a little bit of 745 00:25:46,278 --> 00:25:47,278 a... to the right? 746 00:25:47,279 --> 00:25:48,009 >> MAN: Mm-hmm. 747 00:25:48,014 --> 00:25:49,024 >> RATHBUN: And then what I will 748 00:25:49,015 --> 00:25:50,145 do is, I'll ask you to recall 749 00:25:50,149 --> 00:25:51,879 the moment of that pinch. 750 00:25:51,884 --> 00:25:53,724 See? You got a little... 751 00:25:53,720 --> 00:25:55,150 Now, recall a moment of that 752 00:25:55,154 --> 00:25:57,294 pinch-- you got a less one. 753 00:25:57,289 --> 00:25:59,289 Each time through it, it lessens 754 00:25:59,291 --> 00:26:01,291 that read until, finally, you're 755 00:26:01,293 --> 00:26:02,263 done with it. 756 00:26:02,294 --> 00:26:03,904 And that was how the auditing 757 00:26:03,896 --> 00:26:07,766 session actually works. 758 00:26:07,767 --> 00:26:09,037 >> EBNER: When I went in as a 759 00:26:09,035 --> 00:26:10,895 journalist and joined at the 760 00:26:10,903 --> 00:26:14,143 very base level of Scientology 761 00:26:14,173 --> 00:26:16,283 auditing, I could see some value 762 00:26:16,275 --> 00:26:17,305 in it. 763 00:26:17,309 --> 00:26:20,109 What happens is, is they'll say, 764 00:26:20,112 --> 00:26:22,012 "Take me back to an early trauma 765 00:26:22,014 --> 00:26:23,324 in your life." 766 00:26:23,315 --> 00:26:25,645 You will repeat this same story 767 00:26:25,652 --> 00:26:27,892 over and over to the point where 768 00:26:27,887 --> 00:26:31,857 you're just absolutely, uh, at a 769 00:26:31,858 --> 00:26:34,028 point of elation and good humor 770 00:26:34,026 --> 00:26:35,056 about it. 771 00:26:35,061 --> 00:26:36,661 They want to break you down like 772 00:26:36,663 --> 00:26:37,763 that, and they will tell you 773 00:26:37,764 --> 00:26:38,774 this. 774 00:26:38,765 --> 00:26:39,795 You've blown the charge of that 775 00:26:39,799 --> 00:26:40,799 trauma. 776 00:26:40,800 --> 00:26:41,800 The truth of the matter is, 777 00:26:41,801 --> 00:26:43,301 you're being hypnotized. 778 00:26:43,302 --> 00:26:45,912 Hypnosis is not a bad thing at 779 00:26:45,905 --> 00:26:48,205 its core, in its essence. 780 00:26:48,207 --> 00:26:49,337 It's helped a lot of people 781 00:26:49,341 --> 00:26:51,341 therapeutically. 782 00:26:51,343 --> 00:26:52,683 >> NARRATOR: But there are those 783 00:26:52,679 --> 00:26:54,349 that wonder: if the E-Meter can 784 00:26:54,346 --> 00:26:56,346 help to improve a person's 785 00:26:56,348 --> 00:26:58,818 mental health, could it also be 786 00:26:58,818 --> 00:27:00,888 used to impair it? 787 00:27:03,355 --> 00:27:05,355 Could auditing-- the religious 788 00:27:05,357 --> 00:27:08,657 core of Scientology-- also be 789 00:27:08,661 --> 00:27:11,231 part of a secret process? 790 00:27:14,366 --> 00:27:15,696 >> ROSS: In my opinion, 791 00:27:15,702 --> 00:27:18,712 Scientology's process of putting 792 00:27:18,705 --> 00:27:21,105 people through auditing breaks 793 00:27:21,107 --> 00:27:22,907 down critical and independent 794 00:27:22,909 --> 00:27:25,379 thinking and promotes a mindset 795 00:27:25,377 --> 00:27:28,847 where Scientology basically 796 00:27:28,848 --> 00:27:31,078 takes control of people. 797 00:27:33,853 --> 00:27:34,993 >> HILL: Many times, they would 798 00:27:34,987 --> 00:27:36,087 ask questions like, "Did you 799 00:27:36,122 --> 00:27:37,922 steal this?" 800 00:27:37,924 --> 00:27:39,994 And I would be like, "No." 801 00:27:39,992 --> 00:27:42,232 And they would indicate that the 802 00:27:42,228 --> 00:27:43,998 E-meter is saying that I did. 803 00:27:43,996 --> 00:27:45,726 And so, it would mess with your 804 00:27:45,732 --> 00:27:46,732 mind. 805 00:27:46,733 --> 00:27:47,873 It would be like you've been 806 00:27:47,867 --> 00:27:49,267 taught to trust this E-meter, 807 00:27:49,268 --> 00:27:50,938 and you're like, "Did I steal 808 00:27:50,937 --> 00:27:52,337 it and I'm so deluded that I 809 00:27:52,338 --> 00:27:54,208 don't even think I did, but I 810 00:27:54,206 --> 00:27:55,406 really did?" 811 00:27:55,407 --> 00:27:57,437 It makes you crazy. 812 00:27:58,878 --> 00:28:00,478 >> ROSS: So what the auditor 813 00:28:00,479 --> 00:28:03,949 has at his or her disposal is a 814 00:28:03,950 --> 00:28:05,890 machine that can measure if 815 00:28:05,885 --> 00:28:07,485 you're nervous when they're 816 00:28:07,486 --> 00:28:10,116 asking you questions. 817 00:28:10,122 --> 00:28:12,762 And so that gives them an edge 818 00:28:12,759 --> 00:28:14,759 to potentially exploit the 819 00:28:14,761 --> 00:28:17,031 session and manipulate the 820 00:28:17,029 --> 00:28:20,029 person who is being audited. 821 00:28:20,032 --> 00:28:21,502 >> HILL: If you try to leave the 822 00:28:21,500 --> 00:28:23,170 room, you are physically 823 00:28:23,169 --> 00:28:26,039 stopped. 824 00:28:26,038 --> 00:28:27,968 So you cannot get out of that 825 00:28:27,974 --> 00:28:30,414 room unless you answer the 826 00:28:30,442 --> 00:28:32,442 question that the E-meter said 827 00:28:32,444 --> 00:28:36,084 you did or didn't do. 828 00:28:36,082 --> 00:28:37,282 >> ORTEGA: They have something 829 00:28:37,283 --> 00:28:38,793 called a sec check. 830 00:28:38,785 --> 00:28:40,285 A security check. 831 00:28:40,286 --> 00:28:42,016 If you're suspected of having 832 00:28:42,021 --> 00:28:44,061 negative thoughts, you not only 833 00:28:44,056 --> 00:28:45,886 have to go in to be questioned, 834 00:28:45,892 --> 00:28:48,062 but then you're billed for it. 835 00:28:48,060 --> 00:28:50,330 Leah Remini, after she expressed 836 00:28:50,329 --> 00:28:51,459 some concern about the leader of 837 00:28:51,463 --> 00:28:54,203 the Church-- her sec check took 838 00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:56,340 three months, and at the end of 839 00:28:56,335 --> 00:29:00,035 it, she was billed $300,000, and 840 00:29:00,039 --> 00:29:01,769 by the end of that time, she 841 00:29:01,774 --> 00:29:03,014 then rescinded her report about 842 00:29:03,009 --> 00:29:04,139 the leader. 843 00:29:04,143 --> 00:29:05,343 That's how Scientology maintains 844 00:29:05,344 --> 00:29:06,484 control. 845 00:29:06,478 --> 00:29:08,348 People are terrified of having 846 00:29:08,347 --> 00:29:09,147 to go through that kind of 847 00:29:09,148 --> 00:29:10,348 questioning, and so they don't 848 00:29:10,349 --> 00:29:12,019 dare say anything negative about 849 00:29:12,018 --> 00:29:13,918 Scientology. 850 00:29:15,021 --> 00:29:16,221 >> NARRATOR: But is it really 851 00:29:16,222 --> 00:29:18,492 machines like E-meters that are 852 00:29:18,490 --> 00:29:21,090 controlling members' behavior, 853 00:29:21,093 --> 00:29:23,503 or could it be the collective 854 00:29:23,495 --> 00:29:24,555 behavior of the members 855 00:29:24,563 --> 00:29:26,503 themselves? 856 00:29:26,498 --> 00:29:29,298 Some believe peer pressure plays 857 00:29:29,301 --> 00:29:31,101 a large role in keeping 858 00:29:31,103 --> 00:29:34,573 Scientologists under control. 859 00:29:34,573 --> 00:29:35,943 >> DeWOLF: You are paying 860 00:29:35,942 --> 00:29:38,112 someone to brainwash you. 861 00:29:38,110 --> 00:29:40,250 And that's incredibly painful 862 00:29:40,246 --> 00:29:41,846 for people to admit when they 863 00:29:41,848 --> 00:29:44,178 emerge, because a lot of them 864 00:29:44,183 --> 00:29:45,123 believed that they were helping 865 00:29:45,117 --> 00:29:45,987 the world. 866 00:29:45,985 --> 00:29:47,485 >> ROSS: I have worked with 867 00:29:47,486 --> 00:29:49,816 people through interventions to 868 00:29:49,822 --> 00:29:53,262 get them out of Scientology, and 869 00:29:53,259 --> 00:29:56,399 what I've seen is that people 870 00:29:56,395 --> 00:29:57,855 have a sense that: I have 871 00:29:57,864 --> 00:30:00,334 invested so much time and money 872 00:30:00,332 --> 00:30:03,342 in Scientology that I can't walk 873 00:30:03,335 --> 00:30:05,335 away from this. 874 00:30:05,337 --> 00:30:06,607 >> MARC HEADLEY: It takes a big 875 00:30:06,605 --> 00:30:09,005 person to say, "I just wasted 30 876 00:30:09,008 --> 00:30:10,278 years of my life on something 877 00:30:10,276 --> 00:30:12,476 that I gave $2 million to, 878 00:30:12,478 --> 00:30:15,148 and it's amounted to nothing." 879 00:30:15,147 --> 00:30:16,877 And that's where you get a lot 880 00:30:16,883 --> 00:30:18,023 of people going, "You know what? 881 00:30:18,017 --> 00:30:20,247 I'm just gonna stay." 882 00:30:22,288 --> 00:30:23,858 >> NARRATOR: But with all the 883 00:30:23,856 --> 00:30:25,886 negative publicity and 884 00:30:25,892 --> 00:30:28,032 controversy surrounding 885 00:30:28,027 --> 00:30:31,127 Scientology, how is it that they 886 00:30:31,130 --> 00:30:33,300 are still able to recruit new 887 00:30:33,299 --> 00:30:35,129 members? 888 00:30:35,134 --> 00:30:37,444 Is what Scientology offers 889 00:30:37,436 --> 00:30:40,166 really so appealing? 890 00:30:40,172 --> 00:30:43,982 Or could there be other, perhaps 891 00:30:43,976 --> 00:30:46,876 more secret, reasons? 892 00:30:56,923 --> 00:31:00,333 >> NARRATOR: February 10, 2008. 893 00:31:00,326 --> 00:31:02,526 A group of Internet hackers 894 00:31:02,528 --> 00:31:05,458 calling themselves "Anonymous" 895 00:31:05,464 --> 00:31:08,304 stages a global protest against 896 00:31:08,300 --> 00:31:11,040 the Church of Scientology. 897 00:31:11,037 --> 00:31:13,567 Thousands of people, from 14 898 00:31:13,572 --> 00:31:15,442 different countries and more 899 00:31:15,441 --> 00:31:18,441 than 50 cities, show up. 900 00:31:18,444 --> 00:31:21,354 Just weeks earlier, Anonymous 901 00:31:21,347 --> 00:31:23,147 had uploaded a "Message to 902 00:31:23,149 --> 00:31:25,579 Scientology," accusing the 903 00:31:25,584 --> 00:31:27,924 Church of multiple crimes. 904 00:31:30,056 --> 00:31:31,316 >> ANONYMOUS: Hello, leaders 905 00:31:31,323 --> 00:31:32,323 of Scientology. 906 00:31:32,324 --> 00:31:33,634 We are Anonymous. 907 00:31:33,625 --> 00:31:35,925 We have been watching you. 908 00:31:35,928 --> 00:31:37,298 We shall expel you from the 909 00:31:37,296 --> 00:31:39,926 Internet and systematically 910 00:31:39,932 --> 00:31:41,202 dismantle the Church of 911 00:31:41,200 --> 00:31:43,100 Scientology. 912 00:31:45,304 --> 00:31:47,044 >> NARRATOR: Anonymous's 913 00:31:47,039 --> 00:31:49,209 relentless campaign against the 914 00:31:49,208 --> 00:31:52,078 Church was sparked after a video 915 00:31:52,078 --> 00:31:55,108 of Tom Cruise extolling the 916 00:31:55,114 --> 00:31:57,524 virtues of Scientology was 917 00:31:57,516 --> 00:31:59,946 leaked to the media in January 918 00:31:59,952 --> 00:32:01,652 2008. 919 00:32:01,653 --> 00:32:03,223 The Church threatened legal 920 00:32:03,222 --> 00:32:05,062 action against anyone who 921 00:32:05,057 --> 00:32:07,257 streamed it. 922 00:32:07,259 --> 00:32:09,129 But as far as Anonymous was 923 00:32:09,128 --> 00:32:12,098 concerned, that threat infringed 924 00:32:12,098 --> 00:32:14,098 on what they called "Internet 925 00:32:14,100 --> 00:32:15,630 freedom." 926 00:32:15,634 --> 00:32:16,644 >> HOUSH: One of the big 927 00:32:16,635 --> 00:32:17,965 problems of Scientology at that 928 00:32:17,970 --> 00:32:19,370 point was that the media would 929 00:32:19,405 --> 00:32:20,665 not talk about them in any 930 00:32:20,672 --> 00:32:23,012 negative way. 931 00:32:23,009 --> 00:32:24,479 We thought one of the things 932 00:32:24,476 --> 00:32:25,636 that would help was getting 933 00:32:25,644 --> 00:32:28,984 everyone's eyeballs on them. 934 00:32:28,981 --> 00:32:30,281 >> NARRATOR: After the protest, 935 00:32:30,282 --> 00:32:31,682 some of the members of 936 00:32:31,683 --> 00:32:34,153 Anonymous, including Gregg 937 00:32:34,153 --> 00:32:36,423 Housh, say they found themselves 938 00:32:36,422 --> 00:32:37,562 under attack. 939 00:32:37,556 --> 00:32:38,556 >> HOUSH: Scientology's 940 00:32:38,557 --> 00:32:40,287 retaliation took on a lot of 941 00:32:40,292 --> 00:32:41,532 different facets. 942 00:32:41,527 --> 00:32:43,997 One of them was that they would 943 00:32:43,996 --> 00:32:45,756 follow various members of 944 00:32:45,764 --> 00:32:47,304 Anonymous from the protests to 945 00:32:47,299 --> 00:32:48,299 their houses. 946 00:32:48,300 --> 00:32:50,040 And they would hire private 947 00:32:50,036 --> 00:32:51,296 investigators to stay overnight 948 00:32:51,303 --> 00:32:52,543 and wait until the person went 949 00:32:52,538 --> 00:32:54,008 to work so they would get good 950 00:32:54,006 --> 00:32:55,036 pictures of them so they could 951 00:32:55,041 --> 00:32:56,541 call up their bosses and call 952 00:32:56,542 --> 00:32:57,712 them "cyber terrorists," trying 953 00:32:57,709 --> 00:32:59,009 to get people fired from their 954 00:32:59,011 --> 00:33:01,051 jobs. 955 00:33:01,047 --> 00:33:02,777 They would file false police 956 00:33:02,781 --> 00:33:04,281 reports to harass us with the 957 00:33:04,283 --> 00:33:05,423 law. 958 00:33:05,417 --> 00:33:07,187 I spent seven months in court 959 00:33:07,186 --> 00:33:08,416 for those charges that, 960 00:33:08,420 --> 00:33:10,420 actually, I got off on, because 961 00:33:10,422 --> 00:33:12,322 I didn't do it. 962 00:33:15,027 --> 00:33:17,157 >> NARRATOR: Anonymous's battle 963 00:33:17,163 --> 00:33:19,173 with Scientology was known as 964 00:33:19,165 --> 00:33:22,725 "Project Chanology." 965 00:33:22,734 --> 00:33:25,674 And caught in the crosshairs was 966 00:33:25,671 --> 00:33:28,171 Craigslist, a Web site often 967 00:33:28,174 --> 00:33:30,084 used by Scientology in its 968 00:33:30,076 --> 00:33:32,576 recruiting efforts. 969 00:33:32,578 --> 00:33:34,478 Sherri Pender was fresh out of 970 00:33:34,480 --> 00:33:36,450 college when she said she 971 00:33:36,448 --> 00:33:38,378 answered a job ad on Craigslist 972 00:33:38,417 --> 00:33:40,147 for a teaching position at an 973 00:33:40,152 --> 00:33:42,452 art school. 974 00:33:42,454 --> 00:33:43,594 >> PENDER: When I went in for 975 00:33:43,589 --> 00:33:44,589 the interview, everything 976 00:33:44,590 --> 00:33:46,560 looked totally legit. 977 00:33:46,558 --> 00:33:48,728 And after I met with somebody 978 00:33:48,727 --> 00:33:51,127 briefly, they sat me down with 979 00:33:51,163 --> 00:33:52,733 personality test, I guess, is 980 00:33:52,731 --> 00:33:54,371 what it's called. 981 00:33:54,366 --> 00:33:55,366 >> NARRATOR: According to 982 00:33:55,367 --> 00:33:57,097 Pender, she was offered the 983 00:33:57,103 --> 00:33:59,343 position, but was told she would 984 00:33:59,338 --> 00:34:01,238 have to undergo special 985 00:34:01,240 --> 00:34:02,240 training. 986 00:34:02,241 --> 00:34:03,241 >> PENDER: A few weeks into the 987 00:34:03,242 --> 00:34:04,842 training, I thought it was 988 00:34:04,843 --> 00:34:06,313 really strange. 989 00:34:06,312 --> 00:34:08,312 I remember being, like, affected 990 00:34:08,314 --> 00:34:09,384 emotionally by it. 991 00:34:09,381 --> 00:34:10,621 Like, there were many days when 992 00:34:10,616 --> 00:34:12,076 I would leave after training, 993 00:34:12,084 --> 00:34:13,654 and I was very, like, upset. 994 00:34:13,652 --> 00:34:15,452 I would start crying in my car. 995 00:34:15,454 --> 00:34:16,794 I didn't know what was going on. 996 00:34:16,788 --> 00:34:18,388 >> NARRATOR: Pender researched 997 00:34:18,390 --> 00:34:19,790 terminology being used by the 998 00:34:19,791 --> 00:34:22,491 school, suspecting it was linked 999 00:34:22,494 --> 00:34:24,534 to Scientology. 1000 00:34:24,530 --> 00:34:26,130 She then reached out to 1001 00:34:26,132 --> 00:34:27,532 investigative journalist Mark 1002 00:34:27,533 --> 00:34:30,143 Ebner for advice. 1003 00:34:30,136 --> 00:34:31,196 >> EBNER: She was like, 1004 00:34:31,237 --> 00:34:32,797 "They're using weird jargon, and 1005 00:34:32,804 --> 00:34:35,144 I think this is Scientology." 1006 00:34:35,141 --> 00:34:37,241 I did some research, and yes, 1007 00:34:37,243 --> 00:34:39,113 this program was a Scientology 1008 00:34:39,111 --> 00:34:41,651 front group, and I said, "You 1009 00:34:41,647 --> 00:34:43,347 seem to be a talented artist and 1010 00:34:43,349 --> 00:34:44,519 a nice person. 1011 00:34:44,516 --> 00:34:46,346 Get the hell out." 1012 00:34:46,352 --> 00:34:48,252 And she did. 1013 00:34:50,356 --> 00:34:51,756 >> NARRATOR: Anotherently 1014 00:34:51,757 --> 00:34:53,357 exposed front group for 1015 00:34:53,359 --> 00:34:56,529 Scientology is Narconon, a 1016 00:34:56,528 --> 00:34:58,758 nationwide drug rehab program 1017 00:34:58,764 --> 00:35:01,174 founded in 1966. 1018 00:35:01,167 --> 00:35:03,367 >> ROSS: If you become involved 1019 00:35:03,369 --> 00:35:06,169 in Narconon, that can be the 1020 00:35:06,172 --> 00:35:08,142 gateway to becoming involved 1021 00:35:08,140 --> 00:35:10,440 with Scientology, because 1022 00:35:10,442 --> 00:35:13,452 Narconon is all about the 1023 00:35:13,445 --> 00:35:16,315 technology, the training as 1024 00:35:16,315 --> 00:35:17,775 conceived and written by L. Ron 1025 00:35:17,783 --> 00:35:19,793 Hubbard. 1026 00:35:19,785 --> 00:35:21,845 >> ORTEGA: So, for example, one 1027 00:35:21,853 --> 00:35:23,663 early form of training in 1028 00:35:23,655 --> 00:35:26,185 Scientology is to shout 1029 00:35:26,192 --> 00:35:29,602 instructions at an ashtray. 1030 00:35:29,595 --> 00:35:31,155 You're literally asked to tell 1031 00:35:31,163 --> 00:35:32,703 this ashtray to stand up, sit 1032 00:35:32,698 --> 00:35:33,868 down, and you move this ashtray 1033 00:35:33,865 --> 00:35:34,865 around. 1034 00:35:34,866 --> 00:35:36,436 They say it's to help you get 1035 00:35:36,435 --> 00:35:38,465 your intention across. 1036 00:35:38,470 --> 00:35:40,210 At Narconon, one of the things 1037 00:35:40,206 --> 00:35:41,706 you have to do is talk to an 1038 00:35:41,707 --> 00:35:42,837 ashtray. 1039 00:35:42,841 --> 00:35:44,741 >> NARRATOR: The Church of 1040 00:35:44,743 --> 00:35:48,483 Scientology insists Narconon has 1041 00:35:48,480 --> 00:35:51,850 nearly a 90% success rate. 1042 00:35:51,850 --> 00:35:54,690 Even Lisa Marie Presley famously 1043 00:35:54,686 --> 00:35:56,616 credited the program with saving 1044 00:35:56,622 --> 00:35:58,492 her life. 1045 00:35:58,490 --> 00:36:00,730 But even though it boasts a list 1046 00:36:00,726 --> 00:36:02,756 of prominent and powerful 1047 00:36:02,761 --> 00:36:05,331 advocates, are the Church's 1048 00:36:05,331 --> 00:36:08,371 detractors winning the war 1049 00:36:08,367 --> 00:36:10,467 against it? 1050 00:36:10,469 --> 00:36:13,209 Could Scientology's entire 1051 00:36:13,205 --> 00:36:16,235 future be in jeopardy? 1052 00:36:29,321 --> 00:36:30,761 >> NARRATOR: New York City. 1053 00:36:30,756 --> 00:36:34,626 June 28, 2012. 1054 00:36:34,626 --> 00:36:36,826 Actress Katie Holmes files for 1055 00:36:36,828 --> 00:36:40,598 divorce from Tom Cruise. 1056 00:36:40,599 --> 00:36:42,629 Court records later reveal that 1057 00:36:42,634 --> 00:36:44,604 she allegedly left him to 1058 00:36:44,603 --> 00:36:47,343 protect their daughter Suri 1059 00:36:47,339 --> 00:36:50,909 from the Church of Scientology. 1060 00:36:50,909 --> 00:36:52,439 But given Scientology's 1061 00:36:52,444 --> 00:36:54,784 reputation for tightfisted 1062 00:36:54,780 --> 00:36:56,880 control, are members really 1063 00:36:56,882 --> 00:36:59,922 allowed to simply walk away from 1064 00:36:59,918 --> 00:37:03,518 the Church? 1065 00:37:03,522 --> 00:37:05,722 >> HILL: I decided to leave 1066 00:37:05,724 --> 00:37:09,534 Scientology after a lifetime of 1067 00:37:09,528 --> 00:37:14,368 control, manipulation, abuse... 1068 00:37:14,366 --> 00:37:18,336 both physical and mostly mental. 1069 00:37:18,337 --> 00:37:20,937 And at some point, I realized 1070 00:37:20,939 --> 00:37:23,409 the hypocrisy of everything, and 1071 00:37:23,409 --> 00:37:24,879 I just couldn't live with that 1072 00:37:24,876 --> 00:37:26,546 anymore. 1073 00:37:26,545 --> 00:37:28,675 >> MARC HEADLEY: When you hear 1074 00:37:28,680 --> 00:37:30,580 about people that have "escaped 1075 00:37:30,616 --> 00:37:32,046 from Scientology," they real 1076 00:37:32,050 --> 00:37:34,290 did escape. 1077 00:37:34,286 --> 00:37:35,386 It's not something that's being 1078 00:37:35,387 --> 00:37:36,917 sensationalized. 1079 00:37:36,922 --> 00:37:38,422 There are a lot of people that 1080 00:37:38,424 --> 00:37:39,964 literally had to physically 1081 00:37:39,958 --> 00:37:42,058 escape from Scientology, 'cause 1082 00:37:42,060 --> 00:37:44,660 they send people after people to 1083 00:37:44,663 --> 00:37:46,673 get them back, and it's all for 1084 00:37:46,665 --> 00:37:48,525 one reason: so that these 1085 00:37:48,534 --> 00:37:50,704 secrets that they have don't get 1086 00:37:50,702 --> 00:37:52,302 leaked out. 1087 00:37:52,304 --> 00:37:53,974 >> NARRATOR: Marc and Claire 1088 00:37:53,972 --> 00:37:56,072 Headley met and married in the 1089 00:37:56,074 --> 00:37:57,944 Sea Org. 1090 00:37:57,943 --> 00:37:59,313 When they decided to leave the 1091 00:37:59,311 --> 00:38:01,051 Church, they planned separate 1092 00:38:01,079 --> 00:38:03,419 escapes, not knowing if they 1093 00:38:03,415 --> 00:38:05,975 would see each other again. 1094 00:38:05,984 --> 00:38:07,854 >> CLAIRE HEADLEY: It's against 1095 00:38:07,853 --> 00:38:11,093 their laws to even express 1096 00:38:11,089 --> 00:38:13,429 wanting to leave, so I never 1097 00:38:13,425 --> 00:38:14,825 expressed anything of that to 1098 00:38:14,826 --> 00:38:17,426 Marc, um, and vice versa. 1099 00:38:17,429 --> 00:38:18,759 He never said anything of that 1100 00:38:18,797 --> 00:38:21,997 to me, um, until January 2005 1101 00:38:22,000 --> 00:38:24,040 when he made his escape. 1102 00:38:24,035 --> 00:38:26,565 >> MARC HEADLEY: When I decided 1103 00:38:26,572 --> 00:38:29,112 to leave Scientology, I knew 1104 00:38:29,107 --> 00:38:31,577 that there was a very, very high 1105 00:38:31,577 --> 00:38:33,007 chance that I would never see my 1106 00:38:33,011 --> 00:38:35,111 family or my friends ever again 1107 00:38:35,113 --> 00:38:38,623 for the rest of eternity, so it 1108 00:38:38,617 --> 00:38:40,487 was almost like I'm gonna 1109 00:38:40,486 --> 00:38:42,616 suffer and I'm gonna be part 1110 00:38:42,621 --> 00:38:44,361 of this organization 1111 00:38:44,356 --> 00:38:46,456 and be connected to my family or 1112 00:38:46,458 --> 00:38:48,128 I can just leave and take the 1113 00:38:48,126 --> 00:38:49,726 chance that maybe they'll also 1114 00:38:49,728 --> 00:38:52,458 leave. 1115 00:38:52,464 --> 00:38:53,874 >> NARRATOR: Many former 1116 00:38:53,865 --> 00:38:56,095 Scientologists claim that the 1117 00:38:56,101 --> 00:38:57,741 Church has a secret 1118 00:38:57,736 --> 00:39:00,606 "disconnection policy." 1119 00:39:00,606 --> 00:39:03,506 It exists not only to discourage 1120 00:39:03,509 --> 00:39:06,649 people from leaving, but also to 1121 00:39:06,645 --> 00:39:08,475 prevent them from revealing the 1122 00:39:08,514 --> 00:39:09,724 organization's closely guarded 1123 00:39:09,715 --> 00:39:11,745 secrets. 1124 00:39:11,750 --> 00:39:13,890 >> EBNER: Scientology is not a 1125 00:39:13,885 --> 00:39:16,015 turn-the-other-cheek religion. 1126 00:39:16,021 --> 00:39:17,861 If you're against us, we will do 1127 00:39:17,856 --> 00:39:19,156 everything we can to destroy 1128 00:39:19,157 --> 00:39:20,157 you. 1129 00:39:20,158 --> 00:39:21,788 >> MELTON: The Church of 1130 00:39:21,793 --> 00:39:24,403 Scientology wants to make sure 1131 00:39:24,396 --> 00:39:26,156 that people who are disconnected 1132 00:39:26,164 --> 00:39:28,674 from the Church do so on cordial 1133 00:39:28,667 --> 00:39:30,667 terms. 1134 00:39:30,669 --> 00:39:32,499 The Church has formalized that 1135 00:39:32,504 --> 00:39:35,414 into a very set process. 1136 00:39:35,407 --> 00:39:36,777 It's all part of what they call 1137 00:39:36,775 --> 00:39:39,505 the technology process, and they 1138 00:39:39,511 --> 00:39:41,181 get upset when people skip that 1139 00:39:41,179 --> 00:39:43,479 process. 1140 00:39:43,482 --> 00:39:45,652 >> NARRATOR: Could the Church of 1141 00:39:45,651 --> 00:39:48,421 Scientology really be what its 1142 00:39:48,420 --> 00:39:50,790 critics say it is? 1143 00:39:50,789 --> 00:39:53,089 Is it masquerading as a 1144 00:39:53,091 --> 00:39:55,961 religion? 1145 00:39:55,961 --> 00:39:57,961 A business that will stop at 1146 00:39:57,963 --> 00:40:00,173 nothing to control its members? 1147 00:40:00,165 --> 00:40:02,525 >> ROSS: It has its critics, but 1148 00:40:02,534 --> 00:40:05,074 I think there are people that 1149 00:40:05,070 --> 00:40:06,940 have benefited in some way, 1150 00:40:06,938 --> 00:40:09,208 shape or form from Scientology. 1151 00:40:09,207 --> 00:40:11,077 >> RATHBUN: The Church of 1152 00:40:11,076 --> 00:40:14,076 Scientology is built on secrets. 1153 00:40:14,079 --> 00:40:15,509 The compartmentalization of 1154 00:40:15,514 --> 00:40:18,224 information is so well organized 1155 00:40:18,216 --> 00:40:20,516 within Scientology that it's 1156 00:40:20,519 --> 00:40:22,219 almost impossible to show the 1157 00:40:22,220 --> 00:40:23,660 world what's actually happening 1158 00:40:23,655 --> 00:40:25,985 inside. 1159 00:40:25,991 --> 00:40:27,931 >> NARRATOR: Attacked by the 1160 00:40:27,926 --> 00:40:30,996 tabloids... plagued by 1161 00:40:30,996 --> 00:40:34,466 scandal... and shrouded in 1162 00:40:34,466 --> 00:40:37,466 secrecy. 1163 00:40:37,469 --> 00:40:39,609 Does Scientology still have a 1164 00:40:39,605 --> 00:40:41,605 future? 1165 00:40:41,607 --> 00:40:43,237 And can it survive in th 1166 00:40:43,241 --> 00:40:45,581 so-called Information Age? 1167 00:40:45,577 --> 00:40:47,207 >> DeWOLF: Scientology claims to 1168 00:40:47,245 --> 00:40:49,005 be the fastest growing religion 1169 00:40:49,014 --> 00:40:51,024 on the planet. 1170 00:40:51,016 --> 00:40:53,616 From what I understand, they're 1171 00:40:53,619 --> 00:40:55,889 dwindling by the day, because 1172 00:40:55,887 --> 00:40:57,887 with a mouse click, I can find 1173 00:40:57,889 --> 00:40:59,889 out what normally would have 1174 00:40:59,891 --> 00:41:01,631 taken me two decades and 1175 00:41:01,627 --> 00:41:03,827 $100,000 to find out, then 1176 00:41:03,829 --> 00:41:07,029 you have nothing to sell me. 1177 00:41:07,032 --> 00:41:08,702 >> ROSS: Even though people are 1178 00:41:08,700 --> 00:41:11,770 leaving, the Church soldiers on. 1179 00:41:11,770 --> 00:41:13,640 I think Scientology will 1180 00:41:13,639 --> 00:41:16,139 continue to go on as long as it 1181 00:41:16,141 --> 00:41:18,141 has its vast resources and 1182 00:41:18,143 --> 00:41:20,783 cash flow. 1183 00:41:20,779 --> 00:41:22,279 >> NARRATOR: Is Scientology 1184 00:41:22,280 --> 00:41:25,550 really a religion-- a spiritual 1185 00:41:25,584 --> 00:41:26,994 choice that helps its members 1186 00:41:26,985 --> 00:41:29,915 achieve an inner peace? 1187 00:41:29,921 --> 00:41:32,721 Or is it fueled by false 1188 00:41:32,724 --> 00:41:34,794 hopes and paranoia? 1189 00:41:34,793 --> 00:41:36,903 One thing is certain: 1190 00:41:36,895 --> 00:41:40,725 Scientology is alive and well. 1191 00:41:40,732 --> 00:41:42,602 It is rich and it is powerful 1192 00:41:42,601 --> 00:41:44,071 and it may very well be here to 1193 00:41:44,069 --> 00:41:46,039 stay. 1194 00:41:46,071 --> 00:41:47,071 Captioning sponsored by 1195 00:41:47,072 --> 00:41:49,072 A&E TELEVISION NETWORKS 1196 00:41:49,074 --> 00:41:50,084 Captioned by 1197 00:41:50,075 --> 00:41:51,075 Media Access Group at WGBH 1198 00:41:51,076 --> 00:41:52,806 access.wgbh.org 78420

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