It’s the stuff of memes. Everyone wants to talk and laugh about the strange presence of Scientology in the world. However, despite its supposed prevalence, which I find sufficient to make an instance for it (might/would explain some of the commotion and rumors going on) which is an inevitability, few people ever discuss knowing any Scientologists (often in the process of forgetting that, in the end, they’re just another group like any group, minus peculiarities). Do you have anyone in your life, be it a friend, family member, or someone in your community, who is one or thought to be one?
It’s not a thing here at all, but I did walk by their church in Buffalo one night, it was closed and it’s such a creepy place. Buffalo is a great cool amazing city (truly!) and it stood out like a sore thumb.
In all the times I’ve been to Buffalo, I didn’t know they had a Scientology center.
Here’s a reddit thread on people’s experiences of it: https://www.reddit.com/r/Buffalo/comments/9lrpli/has_anyone_had_experiences_with_scientology_of/