Once Again The St. Petersburg Times Rips Scientology A New One In A Scathing Three Part Series - Page 2
When an ex member "blows", it means to just leave and not follow proper cult protocol. It's not that members are actually able to just walk out Scientology's door, it means that many had to actually ESCAPE in secrecy to leave.
If a member routes out, it is a VERY long process. It involves "sec checking". Which are hours and hours of being auditing on Scientology's e-meter, which is short for Electropsychometer. This same exact unit is used on the general public at their Stress Test Tables, which you may see at a fair, flea market or city sidewalk.
Scientology not only considers the e-meter a religious artifact, they claim that this unit can help find a member's area of distress and it can help address it and also cure it, as well as other ailments. Even claims of curing homosexuality.
According to Scientology, e-meters are also used in finding member's past lives during auditing. Many members have claimed that some of their past lives were that of very well known pillars in history, such as Julias Caesar, or Ben Franklin, and so on.
One former member, Steven Fishman, was convinced by auditors that he was the biological father of Jesus Christ and to quote: "it was his responsibility to de-Christianize the planet by exposing the lie and the myth of the immaculate conception, and thereafter bring all of Christianity into Scientology as the largest FSM (Field Staff member) or conversion movement of planet earth."
His story is a must read if you haven't read it. He sued the cult back in 1993. There also is a series of interview videos of Fishman, which I have watched more than once. I was in total amazement as to how far this cult can really brainwash someone. Most people think he is a total "moonbat", but when I watched these videos, all I felt was sincere pity for the man. Thankfully Steven is deprogrammed (which was not an easy task) and out of Scientology for good.
So back to the e-meter....
In actuality, the e-meter is nothing more than a simple lie detector. The same unit which reveals that you were Elvis in a previous life, can also be used to tell if Scientology members have any "overts" or "withholds", which in Scientology lingo is basically sins or crimes, and bad thoughts that a member has not told anyone. Which of course proves further that it is merely a lie detector. FYI... it was also rated one of the top "most stupid inventions" by Life magazine.
Scientology lingo can be very confusing, and in the latest article of the SP Times (nicknamed by Scientology itself, as the SP stands for Suppressive Person), they included a small glossary of Scientology acronyms and lingo. Scientology lingo is not only VAST, but it is also plays a huge part in the cult's secrecy. If someone was to read an entire paragraph of scieno speak, it would leave them scratching their head.
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