I first learned about the "Church" of Scientology® in 1995, when, in an effort to silence its critics, it committed a number of assaults against free speech. A lawyer working for Scientology® attempted to delete a Usenet newsgroup where the secrets of Scientology® were being discussed. Four critics of the "church" had their houses raided and their computers and other property confiscated for the crime of quoting Scientology® texts on the Internet. Numerous other critics have been sued or threatened with lawsuits, some for posting a mere six lines of "secret" Scientology® scriptures.

The more I learned about Scientology®, the less I liked it. From my reading of Scientology®'s own publications, witnessing their actions both on and off the Internet, and from my own experiences with Scientology's lawyers and members of its Office of Special Affairs, it is my opinion that the Church of Scientology® is a dangerous cult which attracts adherents through fraudulent promises, abuses the court system as a bludgeon against its critics, and has committed numerous human rights violations against its own members.

In these Web pages, I hope to present the reasons for that opinion.