The predominant attitude most folks seem to have with regard to Scientology is that the so-called "faith" is essentially little more than an
Amway-esque pyramid scam which preys upon celebrities.
Most of us do sadly seem to be apathetic toward it.
A few of us have mildly favorable opinions regarding Scientology merely because of the laudatory things the "faith" does, like helping substance abusers and the homeless.
But most of us even more sadly —
tragically so, in my humble opinion — are by and large very uninformed, very ignorant of the history of the "religion" and its founder, L.Ron Hubbard.
There is a very dark side to Scientology about which most of us are dangerously unaware.
If you want to get a much bigger picture about it, I urge you to read this interview with the founder's son — unabridged, in a 1983 issue of
Penthouse magazine:
Inside the Church of Scientology: An Exclusive Interview with L. Ron Hubbard, Jr.
Most people who didn't know especially much about Scientology and its roots prior to having read the
Penthouse interview invariably say that it is unequivocally one of the most informative and/ or just outright best interviews ever done in the magazine age.
Given Scientology's adherents' penchants for stalking and persecuting the scam's detractors, I don't know how the heck that link has managed to stay on the Net all these years.
I guess Scientology's inquisitioners can't find the link's source. :fart