My first blog... and why I am creating it.

I am a Scientologist. I go by a name that starts with a B and I will only go by that single letter for the time being. I have been in Scientology for over 17 years and have given a lot to the Church and gained a lot from it. I have reached OT VI and am continuing my way up the bridge as I have for a large part of my life. I owe a lot of my life successes to Scientology's teachings.

However there has been a lot happening with the Church lately that has forced me to do some thinking, and I am becoming increasingly concerned with the state of the Church. In this blog I want to discuss some of my misgivings of some events and the status of things inside, as well as threats from without. I will cover many topics, such as the leadership, direction of the Church, and of course, the attacks of "anonymous". I will write more on this tomorrow. Right now I am going to save this and step back. I have never written a blog before and so I am not entirely sure what to expect. Obviously I have used the internet some, but even joining here was a big challenge to me, so please bear with me. If you are a Scientologist, you may want to watch this blog as you may agree with some of what I will say. And on other things, perhaps not, but I feel that as a Scientologist, I have not just a right, but a duty to make observations when I see things that are not being handled as they should, or have any concerns with the direction of my Church.

Here is a quote that is one of my favorites.

"Freedom is for honest people. No man who is not himself honest can be free – he is his own trap.” - L. Ron Hubbard

I want to be honest here, and I am writing this publicly because I feel I have no way to properly express my concerns inside. I feel only greater good can come from this, or I would not be doing it. More later.