30. I have a family member involved in Scientology. How do I help them get out?
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This article is from the New Readers Scientology FAQ, by rkeller@netaxs.com (Rod Keller) with numerous contributions by others.
30. I have a family member involved in Scientology. How do I help them get out?
Answer By: Deirdre <Deeny3@aol.com>
First off, recognize that joining any group is a solution to a perceived
problem. Finding out what that problem is will help give you insight
about why they remain there. Usually, this is something the person still
wants resolved and will not be resolved within Scn. Secondly, respect
the person's wishes and support them. Go at it gently. It is best if you
find ex-members who can be friendly and supportive of the person.
Answer By: Elizabeth McCoy <emccoy@jade.mv.net>
Does the person *want* to get out? I mean, maybe they're working long
hours and paying money, but so long as they're surviving and not using
anybody *else's* money -- if they're happy, why try and stop that? (I
mean, I pay money to go to SF conventions and buy things about fiction; it
makes me happy and I wouldn't want people to "help me get out of fandom.")
If somebody isn't happy, well, that's a different story. No-one should be
in any group that's making that person unhappy. Just be polite and stick
to your guns, I guess. If there's someone in the local org who's putting
on too much pressure, then backing off may be the right thing for someone.
Turning around and sniping at the CoS at every opportunity is kind of Bad
Form, though, IMO.
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