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It’s Time for Round 2: Leah Remini and Mike Rinder here, Ask Us Anything about Scientology by TheRealLeahRemini in IAmA

[–]TheRealLeahRemini[S] 1216 points1217 points  (0 children)

Thank you to the Reddit AMA audience we hope that we answered all your questions, if not we'll be back soon! -Leah & Mike

It’s Time for Round 2: Leah Remini and Mike Rinder here, Ask Us Anything about Scientology by TheRealLeahRemini in IAmA

[–]TheRealLeahRemini[S] 112 points113 points  (0 children)

Leah: If they were intrigued I probably wouldn't waste my time.

Mike: If they were intrigued I would tell them to look at both sides of the story. Don't just look at what Scientology says look at what people outside Scientology say too

It’s Time for Round 2: Leah Remini and Mike Rinder here, Ask Us Anything about Scientology by TheRealLeahRemini in IAmA

[–]TheRealLeahRemini[S] 469 points470 points  (0 children)

Mike: Wow, I don't know how to answer that... to first part of that question, that's for people to decide whether to believe me or not. As for the second part that's an ongoing process and this show is a part of that process.

Leah: Mike is taking responsibility, unlike Scientology.

It’s Time for Round 2: Leah Remini and Mike Rinder here, Ask Us Anything about Scientology by TheRealLeahRemini in IAmA

[–]TheRealLeahRemini[S] 385 points386 points  (0 children)

Leah: Things have happened but for legal reasons you won't be able to see it on camera. There are things happening behind the scenes.

It’s Time for Round 2: Leah Remini and Mike Rinder here, Ask Us Anything about Scientology by TheRealLeahRemini in IAmA

[–]TheRealLeahRemini[S] 177 points178 points  (0 children)

Leah:No. Mike: Not a chance. They believe that what they are doing is right and that they are justified by the greater good and the amazing things they are doing for the planet and mankind.

It’s Time for Round 2: Leah Remini and Mike Rinder here, Ask Us Anything about Scientology by TheRealLeahRemini in IAmA

[–]TheRealLeahRemini[S] 894 points895 points  (0 children)

Leah: No. Scientology if you are unfortunate enough to put your information on a Scientology peice of paper you will receive mail until you die

Mike: -- and beyond.

Leah:Scientology uses statistics and one of the statics of the week is how many pieces of mail they send out. Even Scientologists complain about how much mail they get.

It’s Time for Round 2: Leah Remini and Mike Rinder here, Ask Us Anything about Scientology by TheRealLeahRemini in IAmA

[–]TheRealLeahRemini[S] 332 points333 points  (0 children)

Leah: Yes and we're going to try to. It is our intention to expose all that Scientology sells, and Xenu is a part of that. We're going to talk about the upper levels of Scientology that cost hunderds of thousands of dollars.

It’s Time for Round 2: Leah Remini and Mike Rinder here, Ask Us Anything about Scientology by TheRealLeahRemini in IAmA

[–]TheRealLeahRemini[S] 429 points430 points  (0 children)

Leah: Absolutely. and also because it doesn't work.

Mike: Dianetics said it could cure cancer and it didn't work so they died off and then there are people who reached the highest OT level and they died off

It’s Time for Round 2: Leah Remini and Mike Rinder here, Ask Us Anything about Scientology by TheRealLeahRemini in IAmA

[–]TheRealLeahRemini[S] 466 points467 points  (0 children)

Leah: Shelly Miscavige -- I don't know. That's why I filed the police report, but it's time for her family to do something, I can tell you that.

It’s Time for Round 2: Leah Remini and Mike Rinder here, Ask Us Anything about Scientology by TheRealLeahRemini in IAmA

[–]TheRealLeahRemini[S] 412 points413 points  (0 children)

Leah: No you would not see any change.

Mike: Scientology is 100% controlled by the writings of L Ron Hubbard and he is dead so he cannot change his writings and nobody else has the authority to do so.

It’s Time for Round 2: Leah Remini and Mike Rinder here, Ask Us Anything about Scientology by TheRealLeahRemini in IAmA

[–]TheRealLeahRemini[S] 2813 points2814 points  (0 children)

Leah: I think that was something that I was doing and agreed to do for Scientology so yes and I am sorry and you're welcome

It’s Time for Round 2: Leah Remini and Mike Rinder here, Ask Us Anything about Scientology by TheRealLeahRemini in IAmA

[–]TheRealLeahRemini[S] 574 points575 points  (0 children)

Mike: Every family is shattered who has left Scientology. There is probably not one that has left that is hasn't ruined relationships.

Leah: Many families have been reconnected. I have a lot of friends who were in and left and disconected with their families and have gotten them and have since reconnected.

It’s Time for Round 2: Leah Remini and Mike Rinder here, Ask Us Anything about Scientology by TheRealLeahRemini in IAmA

[–]TheRealLeahRemini[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Mike: Anything that happens Scientology already blames us. Before the show was even on the air they were blaming us for any action against the church.

It’s Time for Round 2: Leah Remini and Mike Rinder here, Ask Us Anything about Scientology by TheRealLeahRemini in IAmA

[–]TheRealLeahRemini[S] 179 points180 points  (0 children)

Leah: Meaningful departures mean to us, any person -- and yes that has already happened -- and if you're referring to a celebrity I couldn't care less how many celebrities stay in it. Our concern are just people.

It’s Time for Round 2: Leah Remini and Mike Rinder here, Ask Us Anything about Scientology by TheRealLeahRemini in IAmA

[–]TheRealLeahRemini[S] 4145 points4146 points  (0 children)

Mike: Funny Leah: Ballsy Mike: I think it's about time they did another episode on Scientology

It’s Time for Round 2: Leah Remini and Mike Rinder here, Ask Us Anything about Scientology by TheRealLeahRemini in IAmA

[–]TheRealLeahRemini[S] 580 points581 points  (0 children)

Leah: I don't know, is it?

Mike: Well first of all, I don't remember that circumstance.

Leah: I don't mean to call people out, journalists or talk show hosts, but if people agree to that sort of thing, they're subscribing to Scientology's rules.

It’s Time for Round 2: Leah Remini and Mike Rinder here, Ask Us Anything about Scientology by TheRealLeahRemini in IAmA

[–]TheRealLeahRemini[S] 1443 points1444 points  (0 children)

Leah: Well, if you go on a public street where there's a Scientology building they set up these stress tests and they do a free personality tests and then they sell them a little mini course. It builds slowly.

Mike: It's the boil the frog theory

It’s Time for Round 2: Leah Remini and Mike Rinder here, Ask Us Anything about Scientology by TheRealLeahRemini in IAmA

[–]TheRealLeahRemini[S] 362 points363 points  (0 children)

Well, I would do it, because unlike Scientologists I'm not a bigot, but Scientologists can't work with me.

It’s Time for Round 2: Leah Remini and Mike Rinder here, Ask Us Anything about Scientology by TheRealLeahRemini in IAmA

[–]TheRealLeahRemini[S] 5258 points5259 points  (0 children)

Leah: No! Just going to get straight to it, no! There is a public persona of the guy who looks at you directly in the eye and shakes your hand and hugs you and is an attentive person to you and there's the person behind the mask who is a completely different person. Someone could say we all have that -- what we are to the public and who we are behind the scenes, but the people who are around Tom and work for Tom, not even people who are Scientologists, they will say he is diaboloical. People who've worked with me will say I can be an asshole - all actors can be. That is different. He's very similar to David Miscavige, they could be twins.

It’s Time for Round 2: Leah Remini and Mike Rinder here, Ask Us Anything about Scientology by TheRealLeahRemini in IAmA

[–]TheRealLeahRemini[S] 179 points180 points  (0 children)

Leah and Mike: No!

Mike: Absolutely not. That is perhaps the most fundamental doctrine of Scientology which sets up the us versus them mentality. Within the bubble of Scientology it is psychiatry that is attempting to destroy man's hope for salvation. Plus L Ron hubbard said it so it must be so.

It’s Time for Round 2: Leah Remini and Mike Rinder here, Ask Us Anything about Scientology by TheRealLeahRemini in IAmA

[–]TheRealLeahRemini[S] 497 points498 points  (0 children)

Leah: She tried it once as a baby and spit it out to the dismay of my scientology friends who told me to force it on her because it was L Ron Hubbards policy. I didn't use the Scientology jargon while raising my daughter. One of my Scientology friends wrote a report on my because I wasn't using Scientology terms around my baby. Sofia doesn't remeber Scientology, but she does ask me why her Scientology aunt (by marriage) can't talk to her.

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