A Scientology couple fights ‘disconnection.’
The Joneses, from Las Vegas, were in the church for more than 40 years and have now begun a campaign called Stop Scientology Disconnection to raise awareness about the religious practice that they say separated them from their children. They want to “make people more aware of Scientology Disconnection, as well as hopefully entice those in Scientology to take that step of calling their loved ones, family, friends, or whoever they have disconnected from due to pressure from the Church of Scientology,” according to their website.
Disconnection is what used to be known as ‘shunning,’ and exactly what every other religion’s Holy Men urge when they insist that the pleasure of Our Invisible Friend is more important than your wedding vows, your children, your career, et cetera, et cetera. Healthy marriages and families are a threat to the cult’s total ownership and control and, no matter how loudly and often they rhapsodize about family values, religion can thrive only when it breaks ordinary, wholesome loyalties.