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From the moment I decided to publicly leave, my life unspooled as if I were in a suspense novel.
從我決定公開(kāi)離開(kāi)的那一刻起，我的生活就變成了一本懸疑小說(shuō)。
Strange cars idled at the curb by my home at all hours of the day. Men wearing dark glasses followed me to the grocery store, my kids' school. My computer and my phone were hacked.
奇怪的汽車整天都在我家附近的路邊閑蕩。戴著墨鏡的男人跟著我去了雜貨店，我孩子們的學(xué)校。我的電腦和電話被黑了。
At what she believes was the church's instigation, the state of California charged her with running a Ponzi scheme, and she shut down her insurance business.
加利福尼亞州指控她經(jīng)營(yíng)龐氏騙局，在她看來(lái)這是教會(huì)的鼓動(dòng)，并關(guān)閉了她的保險(xiǎn)業(yè)務(wù)。
She agreed to return $1.3 million to more than 40 alleged victims. I had heard how vindictive the church could be, that they used the courts to bleed people dry with litigation.
她向40多名受害者返還130萬(wàn)美元。我曾經(jīng)聽(tīng)說(shuō)過(guò)教會(huì)的報(bào)復(fù)心有多強(qiáng)，他們利用法庭用訴訟把人榨干。
Still, I hadn't been prepared for the force of their retaliation. Now the government had accused me of a felony? My thoughts ran wild.
不過(guò)，我還沒(méi)有準(zhǔn)備好接受他們的報(bào)復(fù)。現(xiàn)在政府指控我犯有重罪？我的思緒失控了。
She was also growing increasingly worried about her mother, who she says had spent much of the past 26 years working long, brutal hours with Sea Org, comprising the church's most dedicated members.
她也越來(lái)越擔(dān)心她的母親。她說(shuō)，在過(guò)去26年的大部分時(shí)間里，她都在海洋組織(Sea Org)辛苦工作，那是由教會(huì)最有奉獻(xiàn)精神的成員組成的。
I repeatedly begged her to leave the church, to see that all my misfortune began when I came out as gay, that the church was persecuting me for it.
我一再央求她離開(kāi)教會(huì)，讓她知道我的一切不幸都是在我的同性戀身份曝光時(shí)開(kāi)始的，因?yàn)榻虝?huì)正為此迫害我。
Finally Terri called on the secret, forbidden cell phone Michelle had given her. Terri said she was fearing for her safety. "I have to make my escape this week," she whispered.
最后特麗打通了米歇爾給她的秘密禁用手機(jī)。特麗說(shuō)她擔(dān)心自己的安全。“這星期我得逃走，”她低聲說(shuō)。
Michelle leaped into action. "My mother is getting out of there today," I told the church ethics officer in charge of her.
米歇爾立即行動(dòng)起來(lái)。“我媽媽今天就要離開(kāi)那里了，”我對(duì)負(fù)責(zé)她的教會(huì)倫理委員會(huì)說(shuō)。
"If you don't have her in front of the Hollywood Guaranty Building, I will contact the police and tell them you are holding her against her will.
“如果你不讓她站在好萊塢保證大廈前，我就會(huì)聯(lián)系警察，告訴他們你們拘禁了她。
And when I come there, I will bring the press with me." Three hours later, my mother was waiting for me in a Denny's parking lot.
我到那里去的時(shí)候，要帶媒體一起。”三個(gè)小時(shí)后，我的母親在丹尼的停車場(chǎng)等著我。
In exchange for being let go, Mom was pressured to sign a waiver stating she understood that if she ever spoke out against the church she would be fined $25,000 for each ofense.
作為被釋放的交換條件，母親被迫簽署了一份棄權(quán)書，聲明她明白，如果她公開(kāi)反對(duì)教會(huì)，她每次會(huì)被罰款25000美元。
It was a perfect October afternoon. The sun was golden and a slight breeze blew.
那是一個(gè)完美的十月下午。陽(yáng)光耀眼，微風(fēng)習(xí)習(xí)。
As the ethics officer watched from a nearby van, I opened my window, pumped my fist in the air and shouted at the top of my lungs as we drove away: "F--YOU SCIENTOLOGY!" Freeeeeeeeeeeeeedom.
當(dāng)倫理委員會(huì)的人在附近的一輛面包車?yán)锟粗覀凃?qū)車離開(kāi)的時(shí)候，我打開(kāi)窗戶，拳頭在空中揮舞著，用最大的嗓門大喊:“F——你這個(gè)山達(dá)基！”自由了！
LeClair's legal nightmare, which left her millions of dollars in debt, continued for six excruciating, emotionally draining years.
勒克萊爾的官司，給她留下了數(shù)百萬(wàn)美元的債務(wù)，持續(xù)了六年，折磨人，讓人心力交瘁。
On March 30, 2017, my criminal charges were dropped—in the words of the court, "in the interest of justice." Truth prevailed. I was innocent.
2017年3月30日，我的刑事指控在法院的措辭中被刪除了，“為了正義”。真相大白。我是無(wú)辜的。
My entire adult existence was founded on the guidelines of Scientology. I thought I was progressing toward a higher state of being.
我的整個(gè)成年生活都建立在山達(dá)基的指導(dǎo)原則之上。我以為我正在向更高的狀態(tài)前進(jìn)。
I believed the church was a righteous force in society.
我相信教會(huì)是社會(huì)上一股正義的力量。
We were going to save the world! And then it became perfectly clear: I would never be free to be me and be a member of the Church of Scientology.
我們要拯救世界！然后事情就變得很清楚了：我永遠(yuǎn)都不能自由地做我自己，只能成為山達(dá)基教會(huì)的一員。
Today, finally, I am free. Free for my children. Free to love the person I do. Free.
今天，終于，我自由了。自由地跟孩子在一起。自由地愛(ài)我所愛(ài)的人。自由。
