Cults, Culture & Coercion with Dr. Steve Hassan

Cults, Culture & Coercion with Dr. Steve Hassan

Thoughts on HBO’s Going Clear Documentary

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Dr. Steven Hassan
Mar 30, 2015
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I watched the two-hour HBO “Going Clear” documentary last night and wanted to share some immediate thoughts.

First of all. Wow! It was very intense and will hopefully wake up the public to the power and danger of the Scientology cult. In particular, I welcome the call to action to revoke its tax exemption status (something I do not believe it should have ever acquired).
In 2010, I wrote a blog piece calling for tax exemption revocation of Scientology, when high-profile leaders like Marty Rathbun and Mike Rinder started sharing their inside stories.

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