Gods goodness is often most visible in the lives of those who walk away from darkness, and pro-MAGA singer Joy Villa has now publicly testified that this is exactly what happened when she left Scientology and returned fully to Christ.
In a candid essay for Evie Magazine titled Why I Left Scientology, Villa laid out, in striking detail, how she abandoned the controversial movement and rediscovered authentic Christian faith. According to Western Journal, her account is not merely a celebrity confession but a stark warning about spiritual counterfeits that prey on people searching for meaning, healing, and purpose.
Villa made clear that she did not stumble into Scientology as a confused drifter. I didnt enter Scientology as a lost nobody looking for relevance, she began. I entered as a driven, faith-raised woman searching for truth, healing, and purpose. I was raised Christian. I loved Jesus. And Scientology told me I could keep Him.
That lie kept me inside for fifteen years. Those two sentences expose the core deception that ensnared her: the seductive promise that one can somehow blend biblical Christianity with a man-made, money-driven belief system.
From a Christian and conservative perspective, that claim is not just misleading; it is fundamentally incompatible with Scripture. The Bible repeatedly warns against false gospels and divided loyalties, and Villas story underscores why those warnings matter in an age of spiritual relativism and choose-your-own-truth culture.
In Galatians 1:8, the Apostle Paul plainly states: But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let them be under Gods curse! That is not the language of coexistence; it is a clear denunciation of any rival truth that attempts to sit alongside the gospel of Christ.
In Matthew 6:24, Jesus says, No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. While the passage explicitly addresses wealth, its principle applies broadly to any system that demands ultimate allegiance, including a movement like Scientology that has long been criticized for its fixation on financial extraction.
Numerous former members and outside observers have documented Scientologys relentless pursuit of money, and Villas testimony fits that pattern. By the time I left, I had donated nearly two million dollars, she recounted. But that was only part of the price she paid.
I had given my time, my labor, my voice, my platform, and my influence, Villa said. I had lived at the Celebrity Centre in Hollywood for years, trained at the highest levels, and become one of their most visible success stories as a successful actress and singer. From the outside, it looked like a dream career; from the inside, it was something far more troubling.
Villa acknowledged that she experienced career heights most artists only dream of. Yet those achievements came with a spiritual catch that revealed the true priorities of the organization.
Scientology took credit for all of it. That mindset, she explained, stripped God of His rightful glory and turned her life into a marketing tool for the movement.
Every achievement was attributed not to God, not to talent, not to perseverance, but to auditing, donations, and loyalty to the organization, Villa said. My success became propaganda. My life became marketing. For conservatives who value individual merit, personal responsibility, and God-given talent, her account is a sobering reminder of how cult-like systems subsume the individual into the collective.
Eventually, the cost became unbearable. Describing Scientology as a control system, Villa explained that she was working twelve-hour days, mentally depleted, spiritually numb, emotionally unraveling. I was deeply depressed. So depressed that I began to scare myself. I did not want to die, but I no longer wanted to live.
I was spiritually bankrupt, she bluntly stated. That phrase captures the hollowness at the heart of any ideology that promises self-perfection while cutting people off from grace, forgiveness, and the living God.
Yet even in that darkness, Villa testifies that God had not abandoned her. Back in the United States, surrounded by friends and family, something began to happen. For the first time in years, I was not being monitored. Not audited. Not evaluated. Not extracted from.
And God began to heal me. That healing did not come through another program or technique, but through the quiet, persistent presence of the Lord she had loved since childhood.
At first, I didnt hear His voice. I felt His presence. Gentle. Steady. Persistent. Like a wound finally allowed to breathe. In that vulnerable state, she finally cried out honestly to God about her future.
Then one day, broken and desperate, I cried out in prayer, God, will I ever go back? The answer she describes is as direct as it is liberating.
And He answered me with unmistakable clarity. Leave Scientology.
No confusion. No fear. No bargaining. Just truth. That moment of clarity shattered the illusion that she could cling to both Jesus and a system that fundamentally rejects the core of Christian doctrine.
Villa now speaks plainly about that deception. But Scientology does not coexist with Christianity. It replaces it, she said. It removes sin, removes repentance, removes grace, removes the cross. It replaces salvation with self-perfection, God with hierarchy, and truth with secrecy.
With that spiritual clarity, Villa severed ties completely and embraced a renewed Christian walk grounded in Scripture and grace. Her journey reflects a broader conservative concern about modern cults and ideologies that promise empowerment while eroding faith, family, and freedom.
Today, she is channeling her experience into advocacy through The Fearless Joy Foundation, aimed at helping others escape similar bondage. At The Fearless Joy Foundation Inc., we exist to fight the evils of human trafficking and cult abuse through healing, help, and hindrance, her website says.
We rescue, restore, and raise up survivors by offering spiritual counseling, creative expression, and Christ-centered support. Our mission is to heal the brokenhearted, set captives free, and stop abusers in their tracks, boldly confronting darkness with truth, love, and fearless advocacy. That mission aligns closely with a worldview that sees human dignity as God-given and evil as something to be confronted, not excused.
The full Evie Magazine essay offers even more detail, but the essential thread of Villas story is unmistakable: God does not abandon those who earnestly seek Him, even when they have wandered into deep spiritual confusion. Her testimony stands as both a warning against counterfeit religions and a hopeful reminder that, no matter how far someone has drifted, the door back to Christ remains open.
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