Cult Counselling Australia: Scientology practices 'putting people at risk'

[AnonyMary]

Church Of Scientology | Cult Counselling Australia | Senator Nick Xenophon | Senate Inquiry

Scientology practices 'putting people at risk'
BARNEY ZWARTZ theage.com.au/national November 20, 2009

[..] DANGEROUS dismissal of psychiatry and mental health problems must be part of a Senate inquiry into the Church of Scientology, a Melbourne cult counsellor said yesterday.

Cult Counselling Australia director Raphael Aron said Scientologists put vulnerable people at risk by taking them off psychiatric drugs and treatment, instead treating them with vitamins and E-meter readings.

Mr Aron supported Senator Nick Xenophon's call in Federal Parliament on Tuesday for a Senate inquiry into the Scientologists. The senator tabled letters citing forced abortions, forced labour, child abuse, extortion and intimidation. [..]

 

[byte301]

Good. He's so right.

 

[degraded being]

I have read of people spinning out on the OT levels -
psychotic breaks etc.

I'm wondering if that happened in OZ.
Psychotic breaks with confinement by COS.
And or Nervous breakdowns related to OT levels
or nervous breadowns related to sleep deprivation,
bad nutrition, and pressure ("Ethics actions"),
and/or OSA "handlings.

 

[Wisened One]

Wow!

 

[sallydannce]

I have read of people spinning out on the OT levels -
psychotic breaks etc.

I'm wondering if that happened in OZ.
Psychotic breaks with confinement by COS.
And or Nervous breakdowns related to OT levels
or nervous breadowns related to sleep deprivation,
bad nutrition, and pressure ("Ethics actions"),
and/or OSA "handlings.

Yes it has happened in ANZO.