num_pages: 288
description: Escaping Scientology is a candid and chilling true story of a woman who breaks free of Scientology's grip and gains a whole new life once she meets the Living God. From serving in the higher levels of the Church of Scientology, author Karen Schless Pressley reveals the deception of this belief system and speaks out courageously against the lure of this false religion. Karen, a Hollywood fashion designer, and her former husband Peter, a musician and composer, were enjoying the success they found after he cowrote the hit song "On the Wings of Love" when they joined the Church of Scientology. In return for paying exorbitant fees for Scientology training, they were told they would discover themselves as immortal beings, unlock the mysteries of the universe, be led to a social system that would give them a better life. Together they gave up their home and careers and became enmeshed in the Church of Scientology. After signing a billion-year contract--this life and all future lives--to work for the Scientology organization, Karen and her husband began working extreme hours for poverty-level wages. They lived in shared quarters with other couples where they had no more than a bedroom to themselves. Karen gave up contact with family and former friends and experienced the constant coercion of the church in every aspect of life. After 16 years serving in the higher levels of Scientology, the veil of deception lifted from Karen's eyes. Following two failed attempts to leave, she successfully disentangled herself from Scientology on her third attempt, but that action resulted in a divorce from her husband of 20 years. Karen tells in vivid detail the inside story of her time in Scientology anddescribes her fearful escape, the years she spent breaking free from her former life in Scientology, and the new life she found in Jesus Christ.
language: English
title: Escaping Scientology: An Insider's True Story
titlecomplete: Escaping Scientology: An Insider's True Story
genres: Cults, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 124
publisher: New Hope Publishers