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ZitatThey could not just up and go. For one, they said, the church had taken their passports. But even more important, they knew that if they left the Sea Org without going through the church's official exit process, they would be declared "suppressive persons" — antisocial enemies of Scientology. They would lose the possibility of living for eternity. Their parents, siblings and friends who are Scientologists would have to disconnect completely from them, or risk being declared suppressive themselves.
"You're in fear," Mr. Collbran said. "You're so into it, it's everything you know: your family, your eternity."