For a long time I've been fascinated by Scientology, as a totally novel religion founded by a mediocre sci-fi author, that despite clearly being total nonsense, seems to be quite enduring. Mixing business and religion as L Ron Hubbard did was possibly brilliant, possibly crazy, definitely evil. But who wouldn't want to go out like L Ron, on a giant yatch surrounded by nubile young members of your "Sea Org" Counterfeit Dreams is one man's effort to explain his experience in Scientology, and to bring its practices to public awareness.

Jeff stays away from the theological side of the cult, instead focusing on its management practices, which are to but it bluntly, Stalinistic. Scientologists work 14 hours days, with a day off every other week. Management is done by fiat, screaming, and if all else fails, assignment to re-education centers where failures can ponder their errors while working in a sweatshop.

Scientology is a classic cult, using a private language of acronyms, abbreviations, and neologisms, and abusive group criticism to separate people from "wog reality". But what I want to know is why is Scientology evil?

Is Scientology evil because it is a system of language and nonsense designed to separate people from reality and prevent them from critically examining their lives?
Is Scientology evil because it an authoritarian system run by madmen?
Is Scientology evil because at its ideological core is broken and twisted, even beyond the style and leadership of the cult?

It's hard to say, and harder to answer definitively.