Some Scientologists think that the higher you go in the controversial church, the better you get. And there are currently eight levels to measure just how good your getting, along the pay-as-you-go path provided to the faithful regarding Scientology’s progressive revelation.
Tom Cruise, Jeanna Elfman and John Travolta have all managed to pay their way to “Operating Thetan Level Seven” or “OT-7.” No doubt the trio hopes to some day reach the lofty heights of OT-8.
But if Scott W. Snow is any example for these celebrities of what comes through such enlightenment, maybe they should reconsider their religious path.
Snow reached the pinnacle of Scientology’s OT-8 back in 1989, but he ended up becoming a “slumlord” reports the St. Petersburg Times.
The Florida businessman is currently being investigated on 39 separate code violation complaints at his three St. Petersburg apartment buildings. And two dozen of his tenants have hired a lawyer to prepare a lawsuit against him.
But how could this happen to someone so enlightened?
A 1999 Scientology business directory (WISE) lists Snow as a member that supposedly ascribes to “higher standards than are generally accepted in the business world.”
Does “slumlord” somehow fit within that description?
One of Snow’s tenants picketed after being forced to evacuate his building by authorities due to code violations. The possibly homeless man’s sign read “We demand decent housing.”
Wouldn’t “decent housing” fit within the “higher standards” expected from a WISE member?
A spokesman for Scientology in Clearwater admitted that an OT-8 like Snow should “have a higher level of ethics.’’
However, somehow it just didn’t take with this Scientologist.
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