The Abusecution Of Scientology

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Scientology has had countless accusations put forth against them. One accusation that should have someone arrested is the repeated acts of abuse against its members. For about 10 years, Claire and Marc Headley had belonged to an evangelical wing of Scientology called “Sea Organization” or “Sea Org”. According to Scientology.org, “The Sea Organization is a religious order for the Scientology religion and is composed of the singularly most dedicated Scientologist-individuals who have committed their lives to the volunteer service of their religion.” Just like the rest of the members of Sea Org, Claire and Marc signed a billion-dollar contract to serve the Sea Org. Filed in 2009, The Headley’s alleged that the organization had violated laws against

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