As one might be able to see from my first CBR review ever, I am largely interested in cults and cult mentalities and am always interested in hearing about personal experiences with them. Part of this is because of my history being raised Jehovah’s Witness, and part of this is just my interest in people’s experiences with abuse, trauma, and control (again because of personal experience!) So I was very curious to see what this book detailing a childhood and young adulthood spent deep in […]
“The problem is that Scientology is a system that makes it nearly impossible for you to think for yourself. “
Beyond Belief is my third Scientology related memoir and, while it has its merits, there isn’t much about the cult that surprises me anymore which took some of the oomph out of this one. Jenna Miscavige Hill, unlike Ron Miscavige and Leah Remini, was born into Scientology. Her father, Ronnie Miscavige, was brought into Scientology by his father, Ron Sr, and her maternal grandmother had followed LRH since the ’50s. When Jenna was only two years old her parents decided to enter the SeaOrg which meant […]