What Tom Cruise Was Talking About in That Scientology Video
Baffled by some of the terminology in the Tom Cruise Scientology video? During the brief period it was available here yesterday, commenter Patty Pieniadz provided a handy guide.
"I was a Scientologist for almost 30 years and I can translate what Cruise is saying," wrote Pieniadz. "He's speaking 'Scientologese,' which is a bogus language that Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard made up in order to assist in the indoctrination of his followers."
Here are Pieniadz's translations:
- KSW: Short for Keeping Scientology Working, a policy written by Hubbard in the 1960s that requires all Scientologists to follow his words and his rules exactly.
- Orgs: An abbreviation for "organizations"; describes all churches of Scientology throughout the world.
- David Miscavige: He is the current leader of Scientology. He's the equivalent of the Pope to the Catholics.
- Out-ethics: Any behavior that violates any of Hubbard's rules of conduct.
- Put ethics in someone else: Make others conform to Hubbard's rules of behavior.
- Criminon: Scientology front group that tries to recruit through the prisons.
- SP: Suppressive Person. Anyone who doesn't like Scientology and/or criticizes Scientology.
- PTS/SP: Another bogus Hubbard term to define behavior that goes against Scientology rules.
- LRH technology or "tech": All of the Scientology policies, rules, mandates, and procedures.
(Source: radar)
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