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Joining us this week for the second time is ex-OSA Scientologist and whistleblower, survivor, teacher, blogger, independent journalist and researcher, and survivor advocate, Scott Gordon!

If you’ve been listening to this show for a while, you’ve seen many examples of how cults hide in plain sight where the only people who see their shadows are the victims. Scientology is a cult we have all heard of and the mystique behind it involving the infamous L. Ron Hubbard, high profile actors straight out of Hollywood, and people in positions of power undoubtedly leaves a lot to the imagination. It’s a looming topic I’ve been wanting to cover since beginning this podcast and I’m grateful to have met Scott who has unique insight into and about Scientology from his personal experience working within the church. He was trained in Scientology’s infamous intelligence bureau, the “OSA” aka the ‘Office of Special Affairs’ and became more of an ‘insider’ than most ground-level staff ever do. He has a blog called ‘Watchful Navigator” where he documents and whistle-blows his harrowing experiences in his years in the Church of Scientology and shares insider information on topics related to what he uncovered during and after his time in the Church of Scientology and since awakening to Scientology being a cult back in 2006.

The thing I appreciate the most about Scott’s testimony and insight is that he’s able to share two sides of the story - the good and the bad, the truth and the lies - so that we can understand why so many have been intrigued by AND deceived by Scientology. If cults were all bad, people would have no interest in joining. Learning to discern what is true and what is false, and what is good and what is bad can help us develop our own discernment so we never find ourselves in a position of being lured into one of the many countless cults that are embedded into our society waiting for us to walk through the door.

Last time Scott was on, we dove head-first into Scott’s personal life story, his journey of stumbling upon and joining the Church of Scientology, introduced Scientology founder - L Ron Hubbard, shared the relationship Scientology and L Ron Hubbard are theorized to have to the deep state and MK Ultra projects based off Scott’s personal and intensive research, and so much more. If you didn’t listen to that one, make sure you go back and check that one out because it will leave your jaw on the floor and have you on the edge of your seat! I’ll have it linked in the show notes below!

This week, Scott is going to dive deeper into his personal testimony, share with us the abuse David Miscavage has been involved in, scandals involved within the church including the Lisa McPhearson case, some of the psychology and mind control used within Scientology, and much more.

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Blogs:
"Watchful Navigator": Watchful Navigator | ex-OSA staffmember works to reform the subject of Scientology (wordpress.com)
"Free Scientology": FreeScientology - Home
"Free Scientology Center": FreeScientologyCenter - DROP Recovery
"David Miscavige Predator": DAVID MISCAVIGE - PREDATOR - Kidnapping, Rape & Murder (davidmiscavigepredator.com)
Facebook: @Scott Gordon - Scott Gordon | Facebook

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