I have strong feelings of animosity towards the Church of Scientology.
8 years ago I stopped in L.A. on a road trip. My friend and I were bored walking around Hollywood when someone asked if we wanted to take a free "personality test". We were looking for something to do and agreed to see what this test was all about. I don\'t recall any display signs for Scientology so it was kind of a deceptive avenue on their part.
The test was just a series of basic multiple choice/"select the answer that most appropriately describes your......." questions filled out on paper. After the test, a "psychologist" looks at your answers and gives you his reading into your personality from the answers you\'ve submitted. The guy basically gave the same generic assessment to my friend and I and tried to sell us books to heal the deficiencies. I kind of laughed at the guy and told him that his test is meant to provide a generic set of weaknesses to everyone who walks in the door in order to sell books. In fact, I may have questioned his knowledge of psychology while I was on a roll. He made his pitch to try and sell us on the books and we kinda laughed it off and continued on our way.
Months later, while I was back from the long road trip, I started receiving all sorts of literature from the Church of Scientology, as I had to sign a waiver of liability for the test and mistakingly gave my real address to them. I didn\'t even realize during the personality test that the Church was behind it, if they even mentioned it at any time I was at their booth/storefront. I thought it was just someone trying to sell books.
As the Scientology mail started coming to me regularly, I requested that they no longer send anything to my address, as I was not in any way, shape or form interested.
After that, I starting receiving bogus invoices in strange amounts like $3.84 for balances unpaid on book purchases. I got really angry and tore them a new one on the phone, making my case that they were desperate to do anything to keep me in communication with them, including sending me fraudulent invoices. After explaining that I wanted nothing to do with Scientology and to end all communication "or else...", the lady asks, "are you interested in The Church of Scientology".
This is a sick, cult-like organization that does not leave people alone.
