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Old 02-06-2008, 11:12 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Scientology Leader's Niece Now Faces Harassment & Intimidation from the CoS

When Jenna Miscaviage Hill, the niece of David (Crazy Eyes) Miscaviage recently responded to Scientology PR's rebuttal to the Tom Cruise bio in an open letter, everyone knew she was getting herself into a whole lot of trouble. Well it's finally started. While comparatively innocuous considering the more severe tactics the Church has used in the past to intimidate detractors, (Jenna told the NY Post, "The church has contacted several of my friends, telling them that I am smearing the church and I am going to be declared a suppressive person and asking my friends if they would disconnect from me and, in at least one case, insisting that they do.") this is just the beginning as to what she's sure to face as an "SP" (suppressive person, or enemy of the church). Now she's reaching out to tabloid new program, Inside Edition and other media outlets. I wonder how long she'll be able to keep this up.

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Hill's response to Scientology PR’s 14 page rebuttal against the Cruise Bio
As you well know, my parents officially left the Church when I was 16 in 2000. I, having been separated from them at the age of 12 and thoroughly engulfed in the beliefs of the Church since birth decided not to go with them.

Not only was I not allowed to speak to them, I was not allowed to answer a phone for well over a year, in case it was them calling me.

To give exact specifics, this “law” was enforced ruthlessly by one Tracye Danilovoch - the local representative for the Religious Technology Center - who intercepted all letters from my parents (and my friends). She would then pass them on to Marc Rathbun (the then 2nd in command of the Church) and Mike Rinder - who happens to be the former head of YOUR office - “The Office of Special Affairs” (you can thank me later for not elaborating on this one). Only after they had seen the letters and decided it was ok for me to see them would I receive some of them while sitting in a board room while they watched me read them and asked me to comment on them.

I was allowed to visit my parents from the age of 16-22, once a year for a maximum of 3-4 days, but that was only after they (my parents) threatened legal action if the Church got in the way of this and even then only after I underwent a “Security Check Confessional” before I saw them and immediately after I came back. A security check is interrogation (usually about if I intend on leaving the Church, or finding out if my parents have said anything bad about the Church, etc.) while being attached to an electrophsychometer which is similar to a lie detector. This happened every single time I saw then (which was never more than 3 or 4 days a year).
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I wish her the best of luck. I heard they are very ruthless and thourough in shutting down opposition, especially of former members, who speak out against them.
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Very disturbing! Thank you for posting the link to this site!

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