Criminality in Cults w/Chris Shelton, MSc

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Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 566 Ratings

🗓️ 12 July 2023

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Chris Shelton is a former cult member who escaped from a lifetime of indoctrination and abuse, started a YouTube channel to educate the public about coercive or cultic control, undue influence, and brainwashing, has written a book on the subject of Scientology and why that group is a destructive, high-control group and has spoken at the Secular Hub many times on these topics. He hosts a weekly podcast, a call-in show, and a Q&A, has been featured on the Emmy-award-winning Scientology and the Aftermath television documentary series, and has appeared on a number of media platforms discussing cultic influence. In this revelatory and cathartic conversation, longtime colleagues and friends Chris and Rachel discuss some of the lurid details of Scientology's actions with regard to the recent conviction of Danny Masterson. Chris offers his personal insights as a former Scientologist on the malicious intent behind the vicious and criminal tactics of intimidation the group is infamous for employing against its detractors. Before You Go: Rachel shares details about her own experiences of harassment from the Church of Scientology and their minions, explaining the systematic ways in which the group attempts to intimidate anyone they see as a threat to their power. You can find out more about Chris and his work at: www.mncriticalthinking.com Watch Rachel's appearances on Chris's Podcast "Sensibly Speaking" here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGrPM1Pg2h705KqJ9DRi3HKkWqqZAA6Hs All of Rachel's video lectures are available for purchase here: www.rachelbernsteintherapy.com/webinar.html To help support the show monthly and get bonus episodes, shirts, and tote bags, please visit: www.patreon.com/indoctrination Prefer to support the IndoctriNation show with a one-time donation? Use this link: www.paypal.me/indoctrination Connect with us on Social Media: Twitter: twitter.com/_indoctrination Facebook: www.facebook.com/indoctrinationpodcast Tik Tok: www.tiktok.com/@indoctrinationpodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/indoctrinationpodcast/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/rachelbernsteinlmft You can always help the show for free by leaving a rating on Spotify or a review on Apple/ iTunes. It really helps the visibility of the show! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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0:00.0	Welcome to indoctrination, a weekly conversation series about protecting yourself from systems of control.
0:11.2	I'm your host, Rachel Bernstein.
0:13.7	Hi, everyone.
0:15.4	So for this week, we have Chris Shelton, an old friend.
0:20.1	He is a former cult member who escaped from a
0:23.4	lifetime of indoctrination and abuse and started a YouTube channel to educate the public about
0:29.3	coercive and cultic control, undue influence, and brainwashing, and has spoken at the secular
0:35.9	hub many times on these topics.
0:38.9	He hosts a weekly podcast, a call-in show, and a Q&A, has been featured on the Emmy
0:44.2	award-winning Scientology in the Aftermath television documentary series, and has appeared on a number
0:49.9	of media platforms discussing cultic influence.
0:55.5	Here is my friend and colleague Chris Shelton.
1:08.2	Hi, Chris. How are you? It's been way too long. I miss talking to you and I apologize. That's probably on me. I just got so distracted and busy. I'm very sorry.
1:18.1	Not a problem. Life is busy these days. I have been swamped with work and trying to do some consultation and trying to keep my life going and
1:31.3	everything else. And so I totally understand. Okay. Right. There's a lot happening. So for anyone
1:37.4	listening who doesn't know who you are, which I can't imagine at this point. Anyone knew,
1:42.9	the uninitiated who have not yet heard of Chris Shelton. Extraordinary. If you can,
1:50.4	if you can just take a moment, introduce yourself, and then we'll start schmoozing, as we say in the business.
1:56.5	I guess the most interesting thing about me is that I was sort of raised in Scientology.
2:01.3	I spent 27 years doing Scientology, working for the church for 25 years, joined the C.org, did the
2:09.8	billionaire contract, got myself out of that 10 years ago, and I've spent the last 10 years,
2:14.3	recovering from that experience and helping other people recover from it and
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