1- The phenomenon of Scientology attracting members from particular subsets of the population is related to the arguments made by those who suggest the religion is more of a cult.
2- I have found in my research so far that in particular, Scientologists appear to be more often from the ranks of celebrities, former substance abusers, and aspiring business leaders. Although this is not the crux of my argument, it is important to note that it appears the religion makes strategics attempts to recruit these type of people to membership. The tactics the church uses to recruit and convert members to the cult-like organization are important in understanding the reasons members are so devoted.
3- By reading through my most recent resources, I have learned much about the practice of recruiting in Scientology. The important question that I have still been unable to come up with an answer for, is what specifically does the religion do, promise, or show to these certain types of people to get them to convert to the religion. I don't completely know how, but I feel that this will tell me more about the status of the religion as a purported cult and mind-controlling organization. I think I can find some of this information by understanding the different programs within the Scientology organization tailored for the specific types of personalities.
Pulling questions out:
Are the three sentences interlocking and do they suggest an unsettled or perplexing state? If not, go back and write re-write some more.
> How are members of Scientology first approached by their converters and what arguments or methods are used to begin convincing the potential candidates to join?
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