Karen Howell (who must be as intrigued with this whole world of Scientology as I am) sent me another great link detailing some of the terminology discussed in Tom Cruise’s video I ran the other day.

A few of examples:

LRH: L. Ron Hubbard, founder of the Church of Scientology and author of sci-fi books such as “Battlefield Earth” and “Mission Earth.”

KSW: Keeping Scientology Working. Refers to a policy LRH published in 1965 that requires all Scientologists to follow his words and rules exactly.

SP: “Suppressive Person.” An SP is someone who commits suppressive acts, like murder, criticizing Scientology or altering LRH’s teachings, according to former and current members. Journalists are automatically considered SPs because they traffic in bad news and so are barred from entering Scientology. Psychiatrists would also be SPs, so Cruise says, “Crush these guys! I’ve had it! No mercy! None! Go to guns!” as a call to arms. Since all’s fair in war, LRH once issued a policy called “Fair Game” that decreed that anyone who opposed Scientology could be “tricked, sued or lied to and destroyed.” The church says it no longer officially practices this, however, it is still a fairly contentious organization.

1. jensmith said:

   I love how the definition of SP puts murder and criticizing Scientology in the same sentence…

   4:37 pm on Jan 21 2008
2. Paul said:

   I didn’t know it, but Cruise is a High School dropout. Am I the only one that didn’t know this?

   8:36 pm on Jan 22 2008