I read through this article the other day and while I found the piece well-written, compelling and quite clear concerning the absurdities that surround Scientology, I don't know how many people already on the inside of the organization will change course. It seemed that Scientology has an excuse for everything. The fact is, though, that someone on one side is lying in the midst of every allegation/response and the organization can only play "victim" for so long until they are commonly accepted as ludicrous.

It appeared to me that many of the adherents seemed fine with the peculiarities of Scientology because they were better off (read: more comfortable) than they were prior to their involvement. For many cited in the article, Scientology seems less like an ideal way of living because of any moral/sociological basis. Many simply involve themselves with it as a way to move up the professional ladder of Hollywood (although this was explicitly denied in the article).

I think the organization saw this article coming which is why they released their Dharma Initiative-esque ad campaign a couple of months ago.

Something I found interesting in the article was Hollywood's (lack of) response to Scientology's overt anti-gay stance, particularly in regards to their position on Prop 8. You would think that the strong gay advocacy lobby in television/film would certainly have come out (no pun intended) against the organization's push-back.

It also seemed interesting the lengths to which the organization has gone to alter LRH's original writings. Similar to their Mormon friends (who helped them defeat Prop 8), Scientology's equivalent to scripture has been altered over time to become more palatable to the masses. How their editors missed Xenu, I have no idea.

Shrode, I could be wrong, but I think Quaid meant that the editors who have been altering Hubbard's works to make them more "acceptable" haven't cut out the Xenu stuff.