Scientology's Goons: Intimidating a 71-Year-Old Missouri Grandmother - 2012-01-18

Scientology's Goons: Intimidating a 71-Year-Old Missouri Grandmother January 18, 2012, Tony Ortega, Runnin' Scared, Village Voice

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Meshell and Heather tell me what the two women from Scientology then told Edie: "You've been declared. We need you to sign this paper that says you've been declared."

Meshell tried to make me understand what those words meant to Edie, a woman who had given decades of her life to Scientology. It was as if your church, or some other organization that is important to you, had sent representatives to tell you that you are now considered beneath contempt, a nonperson, an evil entity. And they do this while presenting you with a three-page list of your shortcomings and evil deeds.

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