From International Viewpoints (IVy) Issue 19 - November 1994
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Thoughts Inspired by ...
...Ulrich's: Whither Scientology
By Britta Birtles, England
I am one of the lucky people (if you believe in luck) who, after 20
years' membership, left the CofS in 1984, unscathed and uncharged,
with the memory of nothing but terrific services received in the
form of auditing and training. So, I am also grateful to LRH that
he built the orgs. I neither 'bewail my fate' nor do I 'deplore my
past', as my fate has been developing exactly as I wanted and my past
is full of beautiful memories. Once there were indications that this
might change, I left.
What a pleasant experience, to get things back into perspective, and
to view them not only from a slightly more distant point, but also
in relation to some historical facts and events.
That is what Ulrich did for me, when he wrote under the subheadings:
'Scientology fashionable' and 'How to beat Rothschild': 'The CofS
is here to stay. Don't let yourself be fooled by the press.' and 'You
bet: in ten years' time it will be just as fashionable to be a
Scientologist,
as it was once fashionable to be a Marxist' and 'No matter what one
may think of the CofS in retrospect - if Ron hadn't set it up,
we wouldn't be here'. To this I shall add: '... and I would still
be a messed up person trying desperately to get on top of it all,
and I would still be as uneducated and unaware, as I was when I first
walked into a Scientology organisation.'
What an eye-opener this article was, and it brought all my indicators
in. Thank you, Ulrich!
(1)IVy 16,page 7.