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STRENGTH IN THE TRUTH
As senior writer at Scientology's international headquarters, Steve Hall answered to and interacted directly with David Miscavige for more than 10 years. The post of Senior Writer was considered one of the more important responsibilities at the Int base since it could play a major role in shaping Miscavige’s personal image, not to mention the voice of an entire religion. The position also represented one of the world’s most difficult marketing challenges. What other subject has a more hotly-debated identity and hostile PR climate, while being undermined from within by a sociopath who's belligerent public temperament arouses skepticism, suspicion and doubt? Suffice it to say the task demanded not only world-class marketing skill but a philosophical understanding of Scientology that went far beyond the norm. Steve’s consequent attempts to “de-cultify” Scientology's image and create a positive future put him on a violent collision course with David Miscavige.
“Miscavige’s legacy has taken Scientology into a dark place. The few remaining staff who continue to defend Miscavige are classic cases of the ‘battered person syndrome’ -- irresponsible slaves who continue to fabricate, condone criminality and blindly follow Miscavige’s orders with no understanding of the consequences."
“The strength of our nation lies in the free press, free speech and the right to assemble. It also depends upon the freedom of religion since no religion is free unless they’re all free. But freedom of religion does not mean criminality in the name of religion.” As Steve recalls, "The ads demonstrated it was possible for Scientology to be useful and valuable in solving life problems, instead of being a cult. Steve wrote Adventure Newsletter and made the R&D Volumes a success. Many more successful slogans followed and by 1998, interest in Scientology was actually growing... until Miscavige pulled the plug on Scientology advertising and gutted the marketing division.
In 2004 Steve carried though on his decision to leave staff, and as a result Miscavige had him falsely labeled “suppressive,” disconnecting him from every friend he had known for 20 years. To further crush any resistance, Steve was simultaneously served with divorce papers before even being allowed to speak with his wife of 16 years; he was slapped with a bill for $82,181 -- a violation of labor laws; and he was threatened by a lawyer that if he ever revealed any of his experiences to the outside world he would instantly owe the Church millions. All that, in addition to the prospect of starting life over at 46 with no savings, no job, no insurance, no credit, no 401K, no friends, no contacts, no place to live... nothing. Since Leaving the Sea OrgUsing Scientology Steve started life over. Since disconnecting from David Miscavige he has experienced success. Today he’s happily married, with a network of friends that span the globe. Based in Dallas, Steve is an expert in the fields of Internet marketing, web design, copywriting and advertising. He is also an expert in SEO (search engine optimization) and this very website is a prime example, since it ranks on page one of Google out of some 8.98 million search results. As Steve puts it, “Anyone who can race 8.98 million people and finish in the top 10 is the real deal.”
In addition, he's taking effective action to improve conditions in Scientology. As he explains, “Sea Org members are indeed tough and I hope I’m a good example of that. But toughness doesn’t mean taking abuse, covering up or condoning criminality. It means doing what’s right. "These guys who just keep sweeping Miscavige's crimes and hostilities under the rug don't know the first thing about Scientology. They don't know what truth means. They don't understand what reality is. They're not there as beings. "Miscavige may try to discredit us. That's the same trick he played at the base so we're used to it. But the difference now is, we can speak out. And I for one am going to keep saying I saw him physically attack people, I saw him waste millions of dollars, and I saw his orders result in injury and death. We're the ones Miscavige couldn’t break.”
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"Scientology has been taken over by a self-appointed dictator, David Miscavige, who has turned the Creed of the Church of Scientology, the Code of a Scientologist, and the Credo of a True Group Member on their heads and instituted the virtual practice of Reverse (Black) Dianetics..." 
Hi Steve.
I appreciate you share this part of your life with us. Makes us more aware of things.
I´ll start by applying to do this Vermont trip!
Wish you even much, much, much more successes!
Roberto Sánchez Núñez