English

Noun

ex-Scientologists

1. plural of ex-Scientologist
   • 2011, George D. Chryssides, Historical Dictionary of New Religious Movements, Scarecrow Press, ISBN 978-0810861947, page 309:

     There are currently 15 OT levels available, although to date no Scientologist has ever passed beyond OT8. The teachings that pertain to these levels are strictly confidential, although on occasion a few ex-Scientologists have attempted to divulge them.

   • 2011, Hugh B. Urban, The Church of Scientology: A History of a New Religion, ISBN 978-0691146089, page 104:

     However, when asked about the Xenu story today, many Scientologists often refuse to answer the question, profess ignorance, or simply deny its existence outright. Numerous ex-Scientologists who have come forward, on the other hand, have corroborated this story in more or less every detail.

   • 2013 August 17, “Scientology's Alien Space Cathedral Revealed in New Mexico Desert”, in International Business Times:

     Ex-Scientologists have also told BBC journalist John Sweeney that the 'alien space cathedral' was built deep underground by the church in the 1980s, and cost millions of dollars.

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