According to Tom, he pays child support regularly, but the checks are returned to him without explanation or simply remain uncashed. Tom was released on bail, but the litigation that began as a divorce continues in a small Kentucky town. Meanwhile, Tom's children continue to see more of Scientology than of their father. Donations in support of Tom may be sent to the Tom Padgett Defense Fund, Citizens Against Scientology Harassment, PO Box 884, Harwich, MA 02645. The locus of control for the use of mind control techniques should lie within our selves, not with some external authority figure.
True spirituality demands personal awareness and responsibility.
The right to believe whatever you want should be upheld. However, behaviors must be scrutinized in order to protect human liberty. The position that religious groups should not be scrutinized is most vigorously promoted by organizations that have notoriously bad histories of abuse. They have also expended great effort to do propaganda campaigns to attack former members and critics in an effort to neutralize the dissemination of factual information. I have personally been subjected to incredible harassment, with extraordinary lies manufactured about me that I kidnap and even torture people to renounce their religious beliefs.