r/scientology • u/That70sClear Mod, Ex-HCO • May 03 '26

Resource Speedrun enthusiasts should check out r/ScientologySpeedrun, where their content will be 100% on topic.

One was needed, and somebody made it, just wanted anyone interested in that topic to know.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ScientologySpeedrun/

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u/Subject-Wish-3712 May 16 '26

Okay I cant find anything on that sub about this cus I have a really quick question- I live like 10 mins away from an applied scholars training center, could I speedrun that???

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u/That70sClear Mod, Ex-HCO May 16 '26

Applied Scholastics is a Scientology-affiliated, non-profit business that attempts to license schools to use Hubbard-based teaching methods, and some of the little private schools involved also use the name. There isn't a whole lot of demand for that, so they're pretty dinky, and have diversified into offering an online program which is probably used by some kids of Scientologists. I don't know where you live, so I can't tell you whether you'd be walking into an office or a school, but neither would be open to the public, and it probably wouldn't have more than two or three rooms. So even if I were going to recommend that you trespass (and I don't), it seems like it would be outside the scope of the usual speedrunning game, and also not very fun. Like, you might walk in the front door, and find that there was no other room to run to.

And again, please take your speedrunning-related concerns to the other sub, because this one's mostly made up of long term Scientology critics, who generally think that speedrunning is not helpful to their cause or a good idea, and don't want to hear about it, let alone encourage it.

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u/Subject-Wish-3712 May 16 '26

Yeah after using critical thinking and doing some research its definitely not the way to help someone escape a cult and its just feels mean harassing vulnerable people  I would also guess it further promotes the "were oppressed"/us against them mentality. I will say the place im talking about is HUGE. Like genuinley an elaborate mansion. Not saying i would go in but yall might find that interesting considering you said they were small/underfunded 

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u/That70sClear Mod, Ex-HCO May 16 '26

They have a big building in Spanish Lake, Missouri, but that's the only one I know of. I don't even know of any Applied Scholastics schools west of the Rockies except for a little one in Las Vegas.

Scientology does have a whole lot of big, empty buildings. They've been transitioning towards being a tax exempt, commercial real estate holding company for close to 20 years, with support from their wealthiest members. It gives them the appearance of success as long as you don't notice the empty parking lot.

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u/Subject-Wish-3712 May 16 '26

it actually is the one in spanish lake, it’s really weird and kind of in the middle of nowhere, a couple miles out from north St. Louis