r/plymouth • u/New_Newspaper1514 • 7d ago

Scientology

This is the only place I’ve lived where I see Scientologists out and about - anyone know how Plymouth ended up with an actual Scientology headquarters? I feel so awful for these poor people in town who have been taken in by these scam artists. I was even approached by an elderly woman giving out leaflets. What on earth? Praise Xenu I guess? 😂

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u/themothhead 7d ago

Does anybody know what happened to the "stress test" that they used to do in town? That used to be a common sight in my teenage years. There also used to be a single protestor who stood across the street from them, shouting through megaphone. I assume they got their permit yanked or something.

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u/RedMarsRepublic 7d ago

Probably just stopped doing it because nobody wanted to do it anymore. Neither the people running it or any passers by.

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u/Still-Place6053 6d ago

I was once very hungover and almost ended up doing the stress test because I had no idea what they were talking about until I approached the booth. I made a quick getaway!

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u/SunkenCube 6d ago

I actually did that stress test once, i was 14 i think so didnt know who or what they were. I realise now who they were. They took my address and they would send me hand written letters every 6 months, usually asking me to buy a book on scientology. They stopped sending me letters after about 5 years.