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## [Aaron Smith-Levin: Growing Up in and Escaping from Scientology](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/aaron-smith-levin-growing-up-in-and-escaping-from-scientology/2817)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
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**Last updated:** [1 March 2023 16:47 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/aaron-smith-levin-growing-up-in-and-escaping-from-scientology/2817 "2023-03-01T16:47:13Z")

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Aaron Smith-Levin entered the orbit of Scientology when his mother joined the organisation when he was four years old. As he was growing up, his entire life revolved around the “church”, and he joined and …