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I was a "Founding Member" of the International Association of Scientologists because I signed up back in the day it was started. I really didn't ever give it much thought over the years, nor did my husband and I increase our "status" in the activity through donations.

Imagine my surprise when, shortly after my husband's memorial service in 2004, I was contacted by an IAS registrar who told me I should take out a loan on the equity of our home to increase my status in the IAS. The funds were needed because "COB has a really big situation." I said "no."

The introduction to this category about IAS Donations talks of a “special briefing.” My “special briefing” was the Tom Cruise IAS video. Fortunately I had already seen it so I didn’t have to go into the local IAS Office. I was asked by this registrar, “Don’t you want to be like Tom Cruise?” I said, “No, not really.”

There are no rating numbers low enough provided in this review form; they would definitely end up in the minus range. I've had to settle for the number 1 in each case but minus 30 or so would have better suited.

To this day I cannot reconcile an overly (overtly) zealous IAS registrar (and activity) who wanted money after the death of LRH's doctor, my husband of thirty years, with the beliefs of my religious preference.