1197: My Life as a Scientologist - Chris Shelton Pt. 3
Mormon Stories Podcast
Dr. John Dehlin
4.5 • 5.7K Ratings
🗓️ 25 October 2019
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
Join us today as we continue our multi-part series on Scientology with Chris Shelton - Critical Thinker. Chris is a former Scientologist and Sea Org member and is now a writer, consultant podcaster, YouTuber and advocate for critical thinking.
Today we will be focusing on:
- Chris' life as a Scientologist, including his time as a member of the elite Sea Org.
- The events that led to Chris leaving Scientology.
- Chris' life as an ex-Scientologist activist.
As always, we will be exploring the similarities and differences between Scientology and Mormonism.
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| 0:59.2 | So at some point after eight years, you recruited a New York. |
| 1:13.6 | Yes I was, in 1995. |
| 1:15.8 | And so what's that like? |
| 1:16.8 | I imagine that's everyone's dream, right? |
| 1:19.1 | The New York? |
| 1:20.1 | It could become a member of it, right? |
| 1:23.4 | Well, yeah. |
| 1:24.4 | Well, no, it's not everybody's dream. |
| 1:27.7 | It's more like the C, I, this is an analogy or it's, it's a simile. |
| 1:34.8 | It's not a straight comparison. |
| 1:37.1 | But if you look at being clergy in the Catholic church, you might have your local bishop |
| 1:48.0 | or deacon, right? |
| 1:50.8 | Or whatever the terminology is for the local guys. |
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