We recently published Monica Eaton’s statement that she is not a Scientologist and has not been a member of the Church of Scientology since 2006.

We congratulate Monica Eaton for taking this public stand because it takes great courage to do so.

It takes courage to publicly disavow Scientology because L. Ron Hubbard decreed that any “public disavowal of Scientology” is a high crime. Hubbard was emphatic that Scientologists are in Scientology forever:

Monica Eaton’s public statement that she has not been a Scientologist since 2006 may cause the Church of Scientology to declare her a Suppressive Person if this has not happened since we published her statement.

In his HCO Policy Letter of 23 Dec 1965 RB entitled Suppressive Acts, Suppression of Scientology and Scientologists, L. Ron Hubbard stated that any public disavowal of Scientology is a high crime.

Some excerpts from Hubbard’s bulletin (shown below) offers us an insight into what Hubbard considered to be high crimes. The list is quite bizarre inasmuch as Hubbard calls murder, arson, blackmail, and sexually perverted conduct high crimes while also calling the public disavowal of Scientology, reporting Scientologists to the civil authorities, and suing the Church of Scientology high crimes.

A SUPPRESSIVE PERSON or GROUP is one that actively seeks to suppress or damage Scientology or a Scientologist by suppressive acts.

SUPPRESSIVE ACTS are acts calculated to impede or destroy Scientology or a Scientologist and which are listed at length in this policy letter.

Suppressive acts are defined as actions or omissions undertaken to knowingly suppress, reduce or impede Scientology or Scientologists.

Such suppressive acts include:

Any felony (such as murder, arson, etc.) against person or property.

Sexual or sexually perverted conduct contrary to the well-being or good state of mind of a Scientologist in good standing or under the charge of Scientology, such as a student or a preclear.

Blackmail of Scientologists or Scientology organizations threatened or accomplished—in which case the crime being used for blackmail purposes becomes fully outside the reach of Ethics and is absolved by the fact of blackmail unless repeated.

Public disavowal of Scientology or Scientologists in good standing with Scientology organizations.

Public statements against Scientology or Scientologists but not to Committees of Evidence duly convened.

Proposing, advising or voting for legislation or ordinances, rules or laws directed toward the suppression of Scientology.

Reporting or threatening to report Scientology or Scientologists to civil authorities in an effort to suppress Scientology or Scientologists from practicing or receiving standard Scientology.

Bringing civil suit against any Scientology organization or Scientologist, including the nonpayment of bills or failure to refund, without first calling the matter to the attention of the International Justice Chief and receiving a reply.

Writing anti-Scientology letters to the press or giving anti-Scientology or anti-Scientologist data to the press.

Hubbard’s entire policy letter concerning high crimes and suppression is here: