[25] In 1969, The Church of Scientology admitted to Hubbard's involvement with Parsons while claiming that Hubbard, a US Navy Officer, was "sent in to handle the situation". 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[187][188] Defectors who turn into critics of the movement are declared suppressive persons,[189][190][191][192] and the Church of Scientology has a reputation for moving aggressively against such detractors. [116] David Miscavige emerged as the new head of the organization. [407] On that basis, it is likened to a pyramid selling scheme. An FBI raid on the Church of Scientology's headquarters revealed documentation that detailed Scientology's criminal actions against various critics of the organization. Developed by L. Ron Hubbard, Scientology is a religion that offers a precise path leading to a complete and certain understanding of one’s true spiritual nature and one’s relationship to self, family, groups, Mankind, all life forms, the material universe, the spiritual universe and the Supreme Being. [463] He also wrote: Hypnotism plants, by positive suggestion, one or another form of insanity. He later moved to a more religious approach to the human condition, which he called Scientology. [141] Scientology posits a causal relationship between the experiences of earlier incarnations and one's present life, and with each rebirth, the effects of the MEST universe (MEST here stands for matter, energy, space, and time) on the Thetan become stronger. In an answer to what the worst "corrective action" she ever saw the church take was, Leah alleges that Scientology … [68] Rutgers scholar Beryl Satter says that "there was little that was original in Hubbard's approach", with much of the theory having origins in popular conceptions of psychology. [343] Scientology was legally recognized as a tax-exempt religion in South Africa,[344] Australia,[345] Sweden,[346] New Zealand,[347][348] Portugal,[349] and Spain. In The New Word (1901) poet and lawyer Allen Upward first used scientology to mean blind, unthinking acceptance of scientific doctrine (compare scientism). [240], It has been in conflict with the governments and police forces of many countries (including the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada,[241] France[242] and Germany). Charge enough and we'd be swamped."). [50] Hubbard later cited Excalibur as an early version of Dianetics. [41], During World War II in July 1941, Hubbard was commissioned as a Lieutenant (junior grade) in the U.S. Course offerings ranged from (German Marks) DM 182.50 to about DM 30,000 – the equivalent today of approximately $119 to US$19,560. [243] Scientology franchises, or missions, must pay the Church of Scientology roughly 10% of their gross income. [449], In Dianetics, Hubbard cites Hegel as a negative influence — an object lesson in "confusing" writing. 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The source noted that "And if members who have been in the Sea Organization for, say, 10 years do decide to have kids, they are dismissed with no more than $1,000" as a severance package.[287]. [363] Several years of court proceedings aimed at overturning the ban followed. "[224], Scientology operates eight locations that are designated Celebrity Centres, designed to minister to celebrity Scientologists. [272] Journalists, politicians, former Scientologists and various anti-cult groups have made accusations of wrongdoing against Scientology since the 1960s, and Scientology has targeted these critics – almost without exception – for retaliation, in the form of lawsuits and public counter-accusations of personal wrongdoing. W. Vaughn Mccall, Professor and Chairman of the Georgia Regents University writes, "Both Freudian theory and Hubbard assume that there are unconscious mental processes that may be shaped by early life experiences, and that these influence later behavior and thought." "[259], Many former members have come forward to speak out about the Church and the negative effects its teachings have had on them, including celebrities such as Leah Remini. [271], Scientology has historically engaged in hostile action toward its critics; executives within the organization have proclaimed that Scientology is "not a turn-the-other-cheek religion". [136], Scientology presents two major divisions of the mind. 1989), Frank K. Flinn testimony in Church of Scientology of California, 1984, vol.23, pp.4032–4160, Wollersheim v. Church of Scientology of California, Court of Appeal of the State of California, civ.no. This mainly happened when he had to deal with apparent memories from former lives. In this context, it is discussed in UFO Religions by Christopher Partridge,[435] and The Encyclopedic Sourcebook of UFO Religions by James R. Lewis,[436] while Susan Palmer draws several parallels with Raelianism. [294], In March 2009, Maureen Bolstad reported that women who worked at Scientology's headquarters were forced to have abortions, or faced being declared a "Suppressive Person" by the organization's management. [56][57] The Scientology organization says that Hubbard's experience with hypnosis led him to create Dianetics. Scientologists call Dianetics and Scientology as technologies because of their claim of their scientific precision and workability. Much of the controversy surrounding Scientology stems from the criminal convictions of core members of the Scientology organization. [147][151], Scientology teaches that the E-meter helps to locate spiritual difficulties. [253][254][255][256], Stephen A. Kent, a professor of sociology, has said that "Scientologists see themselves as possessors of doctrines and skills that can save the world, if not the galaxy. "Celebrity Centre International (First Week of August)". [99] On February 18, 1954, with Hubbard's blessing, some of his followers set up the first local Church of Scientology, the Church of Scientology of California, adopting the "aims, purposes, principles and creed of the Church of American Science, as founded by L. Ron Hubbard". [74][75], Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health spent six months on the New York Times bestseller list. He further emphasizes this belief of Scientologists: "You occasionally come across people in Scientology who say they can change the material world with their mind. [328][329][330][331][332] On January 21, 2008, Anonymous announced its intentions via a video posted to YouTube entitled "Message to Scientology", and a press release declaring a "war" against the Church of Scientology and the Religious Technology Center. Hubbard contributed until his death in 1986. Organized harassment of people perceived as enemies of the Church. [78] This was an important factor in the transition from secular Dianetics to the religion of Scientology. Scientology and Dianetics Training Services, International Association of Scientologists. [184], Scientologists seek to attain spiritual development through study of Scientology materials and auditing. [264] Among these documents was a plan to frame Gabe Cazares, the mayor of Clearwater, Florida, with a staged hit-and-run accident. [457][458] Religious scholars Gerald Willms and J. Gordon Melton have stated that Crowley's teachings bear little if any resemblance to Scientology doctrine. Scientology is not a dogmatic religion in which one is asked to accept anything on faith alone. [229] The Association for Better Living and Education (ABLE) acts as an umbrella organization for these efforts. [401], In Greece, Scientology is not recognized as a religion by the Greek government, and multiple applications for religious status have been denied, notably in 2000 and 2003. Most recently the Italian Supreme Court agreed with the American IRS that the organization's financial system is analogous to the practices of other groups and not out of line with its religious purposes. The Church of Scientology. In April 1953, Hubbard wrote a letter proposing that Scientology should be transformed into a religion. [340], The Arbitration Committee of the Wikipedia internet encyclopedia decided in May 2009 to restrict access to its site from Church of Scientology IP addresses, to prevent self-serving edits by Scientologists. [443] According to Hubbard himself, Scientology is "the Western anglicized continuance of many early forms of wisdom". [79] On January 4, 1963, FDA agents raided offices of the Church of Scientology, seizing hundreds of E-meters as illegal medical devices and tons of literature that they accused of making false medical claims. [461][462] However, Hubbard wrote that hypnosis is a "wild variable", and compared parlor hypnosis to an atom bomb. [153] The tone scale is a tool used in auditing; Scientologists maintain that knowing a person's place on the scale makes it easier to predict his or her actions and assists in bettering his or her condition. [350] Scientology was granted tax-exempt status in the United States in 1993. Vorrangig sind die folgenden: Der Mensch ist ein unsterbliches geistiges Wesen. The Thetan has had innumerable past lives and it is observed in advanced (and – within the movement – secret) Scientology texts that lives preceding the Thetan's arrival on Earth were lived in extraterrestrial cultures. In 1988, Scientology president Heber Jentzsch and ten other members of the organization were arrested in Spain on various charges including illicit association, coercion, fraud, and labor law violations. [313] This resulted in a battle between the Church of Scientology and its online critics over the right to disclose this material, or safeguard its confidentiality. 'Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health'. [45] According to his later teachings, during this time Hubbard made scientific "breakthroughs" by use of "endocrine experiments". "[134] Scholar Andreas Grunschlo writes that as a ufogical religion, Scientology "conceives of earthly human beings primarily as extraterrestrial spirits ('Thetans') which have now to put on their 'bridge to freedom' again —a soul conception which is paralleled by the typical ufogical 'star seeds' or 'walk-ins' planted on this earthly 'garden' for spiritual growth". [184][185] The Church of Scientology denies that a disconnection policy exists, and quotes Hubbard's definition of disconnection as "a self-determined decision made by an individual that he is not going to be connected to another". [86] "According to Hugh B. [221] The Flag Service Organization in Clearwater, Florida offers OT levels VI and VII. In this video, we discuss Scientology, from dianetics to Xenu. In one case, the organization described their tactics as "LAPD sanctioned", which was energetically disputed by Police Chief Daryl Gates. It does not have the extreme violence associated with "dangerous cults." [134], Scientology beliefs revolve around the immortal soul, the Thetan. You also have the option of receiving more information on Scientology. This involved infiltrating, wiretapping, and stealing documents from the offices of Federal attorneys and the Internal Revenue Service. The foundation soon entered bankruptcy, and Hubbard lost the rights to h… Scientology comprises a body of knowledge which extends from certain fundamental truths. [23][76][77] According to religious studies professor Paul Gutjahr, Dianetics is the bestselling non-Christian religious book of the century. [97] His letter discussed the legal and financial benefits of religious status. [262] The head of the French Church of Scientology was convicted at the same trial and given a suspended one-year prison sentence.[263]. [230] Notable examples include: The Church of Scientology began its "Volunteer Ministers" program as a way to participate in community outreach projects. [311][312], In a 1993 U.S. lawsuit brought by the Church of Scientology against Steven Fishman, a former member of the Church, Fishman made a court declaration which included several dozen pages of formerly secret esoterica detailing aspects of Scientologist cosmogony. [341], The legal status of Scientology or Scientology-related organizations differs between jurisdictions. [51][better source needed], In August 1945, Hubbard moved into the Pasadena mansion of John "Jack" Whiteside Parsons, an avid occultist and Thelemite, follower of the English ceremonial magician Aleister Crowley and leader of a lodge of Crowley's magical order, Ordo Templi Orientis (OTO). [148] Accordingly, those who study Scientology materials and receive auditing sessions advance from a status of Preclear to Clear and Operating Thetan. This site uses cookies to help improve your online experience. But I sure could make it stick. https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-is-scientology.html [472] The upper triangle is the KRC triangle, the letters KRC positing a similar relationship between Knowledge, Responsibility and Control. Letter of April 10, 1953. Based on letters from former followers of the religion, he said that there were "allegations of forced imprisonment, coerced abortions, and embezzlement of church funds [sic], of physical violence and intimidation, blackmail and the widespread and deliberate abuse of information obtained by the organization". [387] The IRS cited a statement frequently attributed to Hubbard that the way to get rich was to found a religion. [358] According to Religious Studies professor Mary Farrell Benarowski, Scientology describes itself as drawing on science, religion, psychology and philosophy but "had been claimed by none of them and repudiated, for the most part, by all". Scientology è una religione sviluppata da L. Ron Hubbard, che offre un preciso sentiero che conduce a una completa e sicura comprensione della vera natura spirituale dell’individuo e della sua relazione con se stesso, con la famiglia, con i gruppi, con l’umanità, con tutte le forme di vita, con l’universo materiale, con l’universo spirituale e con l’Essere Supremo. [138][141][172] Scientology teaches that the Thetan is the true identity of a person – an intrinsically good, omniscient, non-material core capable of unlimited creativity. [173][424] Melton suggests that these elements of the OT levels may never have been intended as descriptions of historical events and that, like other religious mythology, they may have their truth in the realities of the body and mind which they symbolize. A religious charter would be necessary in Pennsylvania or NJ to make it stick. These beliefs are based on written words by L. Ron Hubbard.A few other people have added, but almost all of it is his. [190] A minority of governments regard it as a religious organization entitled to tax-exempt status, while other governments variously classify it as a business, cult, pseudoreligion, or criminal organization. "[134], The 2005 South Park episode "Trapped in the Closet" publicized the story of Xenu, based directly on the actual Scientology Operating Thetan III document,[477] and accompanied by an onscreen caption reading "This is what Scientologists actually believe". [179] Washington Post reporter Richard Leiby wrote, "Former Scientologists familiar with Hubbard's teachings on reincarnation say the symbol marks a 'return point' so loyal staff members know where they can find the founder's works when they travel here in the future from other places in the universe. While it bears strong similarities to the Ashtar Command or the Aetherius Society, its emphasis upon the Xenu event as the central message of the group seems to place them within the ancient astronaut tradition. [447] Hubbard was friends with fellow science fiction writer A. E. van Vogt, who explored the implications of Korzybski's non-Aristotelian logic in works such as The World of Null-A, and Hubbard's view of the reactive mind has clear and acknowledged parallels with Korzybski's thought; in fact, Korzybski's "anthropometer" may have been what inspired Hubbard's invention of the E-meter. [141] It encompasses Affinity (affection, love or liking), Reality (consensual reality) and Communication (the exchange of ideas). 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[286], A former high-ranking source reports that "some 1,500 abortions" have been "carried out by women in the Sea Organization since the implementation of a rule in the late 80s that members could not remain in the organization if they decided to have children". Scientology further holds Man to be basically good, and that his spiritual salvation depends upon himself, his fellows and his attainment of brotherhood with the universe. [226], Former silent-screen star Gloria Swanson and actors Tom Cruise and John Travolta have spoken publicly about their commitment to Scientology, as has actress and musician Juliette Lewis.[223][227][228]. Volunteer Ministers sometimes travel to the scenes of major disasters in order to provide assistance with relief efforts. The court ruled that because auditing fees and course costs were more expensive than most commercial education institutions, Scientology appeared to be aimed at making a profit. [111] When faced with possible indictment in the United States, Hubbard went into hiding in April 1979. [447], Beyond that, Hubbard himself named a great many other influences in his own writing – in Scientology 8-8008, for example, these include philosophers from Anaxagoras and Aristotle to Herbert Spencer and Voltaire, physicists and mathematicians like Euclid and Isaac Newton, as well as founders of religions such as Buddha, Confucius, Jesus and Mohammed – but there is little evidence in Hubbard's writings that he studied these figures to any great depth. Criminal behavior by members of the Church, including the infiltration of the US Government. Melton, J. Gordon, Ed. [429] The scholar Marco Frenschkowski (University of Mainz) has stated that it was not easy for Hubbard "to come to terms with the spiritual side of his own movement. [482], In April 2015, following the recent release of Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, Saturday Night Live aired a music video featuring the "Church of Neurotology", a parody of Scientology's 1990 music video "We Stand Tall". [124] The Free Zone Association was founded and registered under the laws of Germany, and espouses the doctrine that the official Church of Scientology led by David Miscavige has departed from Hubbard's original philosophy. [84][72], Also in 1951, Hubbard incorporated the electropsychometer (E-meter for short), a kind of electrodermal activity meter, as an auditing aid. Hubbard wrote a self-help book that explored the relationship between body and mind called Dianetics in 1950. [119] The Church of Scientology labels these groups "squirrels" (Scientology jargon) and often subjects them to considerable legal and social pressure. [171] According to the official Church of Scientology website, "the effects of medical and psychiatric drugs, whether painkillers, tranquilizers or 'antidepressants', are as disastrous" as illegal drugs. Remini, a TV actress and star, was a member of the Church of Scientology for over 30 years and a public proponent of Scientology for years before a public falling out in 2013. He hid first in an apartment in Hemet, California, where his only contact with the outside world was via ten trusted messengers. [101] The second local Church of Scientology to be set up, after the one in California, was in Auckland, New Zealand. [141] However, these services and the clergy who perform them play only a minor role in Scientologists' religious lives. It may be a religion but I don’t believe it is Christian but from the other source other than God if you know what I mean. Chapman, Mark. [382] In the UK, the Charity Commission for England and Wales ruled in 1999 that Scientology was not a religion and refused to register the organization as a charity, although a year later, it was recognized as a not-for-profit body in a separate proceeding by the UK Revenue and Customs and exempted from UK value added tax. 1. [297] "We fought for a week, I was devastated, I felt abused, I was lost and eventually I gave in. [485], This article is about the belief system and practices. Scientology is the same thing and it is the Church of Scientology by name as there is not church or denomination called Christian Science. [170], Hubbard taught that psychiatrists were responsible for a great many wrongs in the world, saying that psychiatry has at various times offered itself as a tool of political suppression and "that psychiatry spawned the ideology which fired Hitler's mania, turned the Nazis into mass murderers, and created the Holocaust". [290][291][292] Scientology employee Claire Headley has claimed she "was forced to have (two) abortions to keep her job and was subjected to violations of personal rights and liberties for the purpose of obtaining forced labor". Scientology is een geestelijke beweging gebaseerd op het boek Dianetics uit 1950 dat is geschreven door de Amerikaan L. Ron Hubbard. [54][55], In the late 1940s, Hubbard practiced as a hypnotist and he worked in Hollywood posing as a swami. What does the Scientology symbol, the S and Double Triangle, represent? [110] These materials were first disseminated on the ships, and then propagated by Sea Org members reassigned to staff Advanced Organizations on land. ... the Church of Scientology has no set dogma concerning God that it imposes on its members. ", "Scientology's Secret Vaults: A Rare Interview With a Former Member of Hush-Hush "CST, "Inside the mysterious Scientology compound that may hold its leader's missing wife", "Scientology compound Twin Peaks, Shelly Miscavige's reputed hideout, exposed – NY Daily News", "What do Tom Cruise and John Travolta know about Scientology that we don't? [314] In practice, this rmgroup message had little effect, since most Usenet servers are configured to disregard such messages when sent to groups that receive substantial traffic, and newgroup messages were quickly issued to recreate the group on those servers that did not do so. [447], As noted, elements of the Eastern religions are evident in Scientology,[449] in particular the concept of karma found in Hinduism and Jainism. Both schools of thought propose a "tripartite structure of the mind". [299] According to the letters presented by Senator Xenophon, the organization was involved in "ordering" its members to have abortions. [44] He was reprimanded and removed from command on July 7. Scientology can be seen as a UFO religion in which the existence of extraterrestrial entities operating unidentified flying objects (UFOs) are an element of belief. [69] Satter observes that in "keeping with the typical 1950s distrust of emotion, Hubbard promised that Dianetic treatment would release and erase psychosomatic ills and painful emotions, thereby leaving individuals with increased powers of rationality. These are the OT levels, the levels above Clear, whose contents are guarded within Scientology. [138][143], Thetans are reborn time and time again in new bodies through a process called "assumption", which is analogous to reincarnation. [78][110] One month after the establishment of the Sea Org, Hubbard announced that he had made a breakthrough discovery, the result of which were the "OT III" materials purporting to provide a method for overcoming factors inhibiting spiritual progress. ( G. 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