I heard there was going to be a big Scientology meeting last night at Ruth Eckerd Hall here in Clearwater. So I drove over there about 7pm. Having never been to the Hall before, I turned off and down this road where I was directed by a guy on the street into a parking lot.
Well, I didn't really want to stay nor even really be in the parking lot (Scientology, after all, was renting the place), so I turned around, stopped, and asked the parking lot guy how I could get out.
He said just wait until the traffic slows for a minute, then I could go out the way I came in.
As I was waiting a guy I somewhat recognized came up to me and said "you're leaving, right?" I said yes. Then I said "how are you?" He stared at me for a second then said "could you please take off your sunglasses?" I did and he said "you're an asshole!" and left. I said "I don't think you're an asshole." Then I drove away.
There was a pretty good crowd forming there, and everybody was
really dressed up. Both staff and public were going. I heard later
it was an annual CCHR gathering.
When a Scientology staffer used a syringe to force a mixture of
aspirin, Benadryl and orange juice into McPherson's throat while others
held her down, it was "spiritual sustenance," the church argues.
When I handed my ticket to the "guards" at the entrance--I was asked what level I was in, whether or not I came with someone, and how long I'd been involved with scientology. I gave a female security person the answers--then she referred me to a male security person. He asked the same questions, I gave him the same answers-and he told me to leave.
He stated that this event was only for Scientologists that had been involved in co$ longer than I was (a little over a year)--He had security show me the door. I was pissed--what a arrogant bunch of bastards! I went home, called Clearwater mission--contacted Robert (Info at Scientology)--told him what I thought--To his credit--he apologized--so did Clearwater mission---but this opened my eyes as to the way the cult treats their own---if your rich or famous, S.O., or staff--your welcome---but if your a dipshit public---just taking their life improvement courses---your still a wog, (derogatory term)--to them.
"The crux of the biscuit is the apostrophy"--Frank Zappa---the crux in
this case was co$ arrogance---see ya cult!