I need your help with something. On Saturday afternoon, @NBCLA, the NBC station in Los Angeles, aired a 30-minute propaganda advertisement for Scientology. I happened to stumble upon it and was in shock when I realized what was airing. Scientology has often bought 30-second and 1-minute TV ads (mostly on local television). It is something I strongly object to, but allowing Scientology to buy a full 30-minute block of airtime is unacceptable. Someone who knows nothing about Scientology and happened to watch this program would not realize that it was a paid advertisement and might reasonably assume it was programming produced or endorsed by NBC, which could lead them into Scientology. The propaganda program centered around Dianetics, a pseudopsychological book written by L. Ron Hubbard that masquerades as a mental-health book but is, in reality, an entry point into Scientology — a dangerous, fascistic organization that seeks to destroy the lives of its members and their families. Nothing about Dianetics or Scientology is helpful or rooted in science. Even critics and skeptics of psychology and psychiatry do not endorse Dianetics and Scientology. For a major network to present this material in this way is deeply alarming. I understand that Scientology has been purchasing increasing amounts of advertising time across the country, but this crosses a line. Please use the link below to contact @NBCLA to let them know what a serious mistake this was and urge them to never again allow Scientology to purchase a block of airtime like this. And please like and repost this post so that more people can join us in reaching out to NBC LA. Click Here To Contact NBC LA: bit.ly/3MXd0ry