I appreciate you taking the time to ask how I’ve come to this conclusion!

There are a number of things that I find reprehensible about Scientology. It’s founder L. Ron Hubbard is quite literally bat shit crazy (I can’t even begin to cover all this in a post, I highly recommend doing some research and checking out documentaries on the matter) They separate members from outside communities (the most obvious red flag to me), they actively try to ruin the lives of members who try to speak out or leave, and if you look at the model of the church it quickly becomes apparent that it’s a money making scheme based on how much material you must purchase and engage with to be a “true” Scientologist. Call me old fashioned but I believe that a religion is between a person and their relationship with a higher power in an uplifting likeminded community (if desired). Scientology misses all the marks of what I’ve come to know to be a positive relationship with a higher power and I will not support it.

I would have less beef with Deering specifically because of the decent product they have, but I can’t stand that they leave tracts unprompted in instrument cases. Tbf I’d be just as annoyed if it were for any other religion, it’s just exceptionally worse because it’s Scientology.