"Churches are looked upon as reform groups. Therefore we must act like a reform group."
- L. Ron Hubbard, 1966, According to Jon Atack's The total freedom trap
"Handling truth is a touchy business ... Tell an acceptable truth."
- L. Ron Hubbard, The Missing Ingredient, 13 August 1970.
The Objection
Many of the core beliefs of Scientology are not available until after progressing within the organisation, investing capital, and otherwise changing one's life. Which places an unfair and unwarranted pressure on the membership - those who do not choose to believe the doctrine after it is revealed will unravel the life that they have invested in the organisation. This is not true of healthy communities of faith; while you may not know everything "going in", the concealment is not active; if you ask, you will be told.
First Featured Video: Mark Bunker, Tory Christman, and Billy Sheehan
The following video, courtesy of XenuTV, shows Mark Bunker (sometimes called "wise beard man") and Tory Christman, both long-time critics of scientology, speaking with Billy Sheehan (noted bass guitarist and Scientologist) about his beliefs. Billy is carrying a sign that states his willingness to discuss his beliefs, but admits that there are, in fact, things he cannot discuss...
Second Featured Video: Fishman
What follows is an excerpt from "the Fishman depositions", a series of videos which Scientology attempted to supress by legal means.
Additional References:
1. The Wikipedia article on the "Xenu story" - the most famous failure of Scientology to supress open distribution of their doctrine - is HERE.
2. An LA Times report on legal attempts to keep doctrine secret (again, the Xenu story) may be found HERE.