Ex-Scientologist on The Drum -- ABC TV

[Zhent]

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This is still a featured front page [video] story on the ABC News website.

And it is interesting to note, that years ago this would be a huge story and garner attention round these parts for days. Now, well its just brushed aside and taken in stride! A lot has changed, none of it good for Scientology.

[Petey C]

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This is still a featured front page [video] story on the ABC News website.

And it is interesting to note, that years ago this would be a huge story and garner attention round these parts for days. Now, well its just brushed aside and taken in stride! A lot has changed, none of it good for Scientology.

Yup. But it's good that the journos are still paying attention and telling stories, it just keeps everything going. There have been a couple of items in the papers too -- not this one but one like it.

http://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/c...706-21lh6.html

[Cherished]

I'm so proud of Ramana. This interview was recorded live, so that's quite a bit of pressure! But Steve C really knows his stuff and did a great job of helping Ramana get her story out.

[Terril park]

Ramana was a real straight shooter.

[Zhent]

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Ramana has posted a lengthy opinion piece on The Drum website. (posted this morning)

It is getting massive attention and currently has a whopping 282 comments! Please head on over and give Ramana some support!

http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/4132156.html

[Royal Prince Xenu]

I remember Ramana (although the spelling of her name varies) from my time in Sydney Org when she was only a child.

Mayhaps I should get in touch with "The Drum" when I'm next in Sydney? Talk to ACA and TT?

Then, do I have the guts?

[Free to shine]

Here's a write-up of Ramana's interview:

http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/4132156.html

Really worth reading!

This program drove me to the edge of my sanity. I felt like an animal in a cage, my life was not my own but belonged to the Sea Org and my fate controlled by the one person I was allowed to communicate with by way of writing a daily report and she seemed to hate me. I felt there was no escape and I became suicidal. I took to always carrying a pocket knife with me as the idea that I could take my life at any time was the only way I could feel some sense of empowerment. The one thing stopping me was the image of my mother's face when she would hear the news of my death.

I somehow crawled out of this hole and back into the good graces of the Sea Org. They eventually let me work outside on the ship's deck, which was such a relief from the engine room. I couldn't even think about leaving anymore, I just wanted to feel like a human being again and to stop smelling like diesel (which is what we used to clean off the engine room oil and filth we would get covered in while working there). So I rededicated myself to the Sea Org and agreed to stay.

I tried several more times to leave over the next five years and went through the same ordeals and treatment each time. Eventually in 2003, when I was 24 years old and had been in the Sea Org for almost a decade, I managed to muster the mental strength to go through their "routing out" (leaving) procedure and got my freedom. I am now safely home in Australia and have left the cult behind.

[PTSPal]

Wow, what a night....I just saw Jason Lees x-wife slamming the Scio's on Access Hollywood.. OSA is really taking a beating these days