Today we sit down with Tony Ortega, a journalist who has covered Scientology for over 20 years. We talk about the mechanisms of Scientology and contrast and compare them with some of the mechanisms Mormonism. We cover topics like how both religions handle dissenters, what gives the members certainty with their respective religion, interviews to establish loyalty, Sea Org vs Missionary Program, unique vocabulary, discouragement of looking into critical information, time commitment, financial commitment, and many more.

Resources:

https://tonyortega.org/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._Ron_Hubbard

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Miscavige

http://www.scientology.org/

http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/22/us/believer-what-is-scientology/index.html

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