Refimprove date February 2008 In the Church of Scientology , L. Ron Hubbard s concept of game is defined in the Official Scientology and Dianetics glossary as blockquote game a contest of person against person or team against team. A game consists of freedoms, barriers and purposes, and there is a necessity in a game to have an opponent or an enemy. Also there is a necessity to have problems, and enough individuality to cope with a situation. To live life fully, then, one must have in addition to something to do, a higher purpose, and this purpose, to be a purpose at all, must have counter purposes or purposes which prevent it from occurring. ref http www.scientology.org wis wiseng gloss.htm g ref blockquote The Aberree noted in its Volume 3, issue 1 Scientology is Hubbard s game......It is also anyone s game who really wants to own and play it. ref http www.aberree.com v03 n01p12.html Volume 3, Issue 1, page 12 The Compleat Aberree Bot generated title ref Scientologist and jazz musician Chick Corea refers to Hubbard s game concept in his song What Games Shall We Play Today? Fact date February 2008 See also Fair Game Scientology Footnotes reflist External links http www.lrh books.com mailings congress games.php lrh books.com L. Ron Hubbard Congress Lectures Games Scientology Category Scientology beliefs and practices scientology stub ... more details
Scientology in Canada has encountered similar difficulties in obtaining status as a tax exempt organization ... that Scientology has so far failed to gain official recognition as a religion in Canada. ref name ... The Varsity , a University of Toronto student newspaper, stated that the Church of Scientology ... Scientology is actually accredited in any Canadian province to perform legal marriages. Operation Snow White Main Operation Snow White Operation Snow White was the Church of Scientology s name for a project during the 1970s to purge unfavorable records, mainly in the US, about Scientology and its ... , January 23, 1980 ref , investigations into the Church of Scientology in Ontario were started. This eventually resulted in a large police raid of the Church of Scientology in Toronto, 3 March to 4 March 1983. The R. v. Church of Scientology of Toronto case began 23 April 1991 ref cite news first W. Richard last Reynolds title Scientology church on trial in Canada url http pqasb.pqarchiver.com ... of the Ontario Provincial Police and the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General. The Church of Scientology ... news first Lucy last Morgan title Abroad Critics public and private keep pressure on Scientology ... conviction of the Church of Scientology of Toronto and one of its officers for a breach of trust ... cite news title Church of Scientology fined 250,000 for espionage first Thomas last Claridge work Globe and Mail date 1992 09 12 ref Hill v. Church of Scientology of Toronto Main Hill v. Church of Scientology ... of the Church of Scientology held a press conference on the courthouse steps in Toronto. Manning read from and commented upon allegations in a notice of motion by Scientology, intending to commence criminal ... misled a judge and had breached orders sealing certain documents belonging to Scientology in R. v. Church of Scientology of Toronto . At the contempt proceeding where the appellants were seeking a fine ... were found jointly liable for general damages of C 300,000 and Scientology alone was found ... more details
Scientology terminology consists of a complex assortment of jargon used by Scientologists in conjunction with the practice of Scientology and in their everyday lives. It is difficult if not impossible to understand Scientology without understanding its terminology the way Hubbard defines it. ref Bob ... Inc., 2004 ISBN 978 0 8423 6417 1 ref L. Ron Hubbard , the founder of the Church of Scientology , created a large number of jargon terms or Scientologese to refer to various concepts in Scientology ... or nomenclature by means of which one and all are indoctrinated in Scientology religious lore. ref James R. Lewis Scientology , p. 109, Oxford University Press US, 2009 ISBN 978 0 19 533149 3 ref Hubbard s Scientology terminology consists of two types of terms Existing English language English terms given an additional Scientology definition. For instance, the word valence has various existing ... 2710 2 ref Scientology terminology is defined in the Dianetics and Scientology Technical Dictionary ... colloquially within Scientology as the Admin Dictionary . Between them, the two volumes reportedly define over 3,000 Scientology terms in over 1,100 pages of definitions. Citation needed date April ... and Scientology Technical Dictionary Philosophy has always had the liability of gathering ... observed. The system which has been followed in Dianetics and Scientology in labeling phenomena or observed ... of philosophy, when used, conveyed to people an entirely new idea. The exactness of Dianetics and Scientology ..., as is ness. Hubbard s terminology is used so thoroughly in Scientology as to render many ... of Scientology, such as the Narconon drug rehabilitation program or the Applied Scholastics education program. Scientologists often use Scientology terminology in non Scientology contexts as well ... means but the word communication in Scientology is a highly technical term which has very ... a special meaning in Scientology but it is the most important one. There are other words such as technology ... more details
Primary sources date January 2008 Refimprove date January 2008 Scientology and marriage , within the Church of Scientology , are discussed in the book The Background, Ministry, Ceremonies & Sermons of the Scientology Religion . Scientology weddings do not require that both parties of the wedding be adherents of Scientology. Nor does it necessarily exclude material from weddings of other faiths in its own ceremonies. One source, J. Gordon Melton , has ascribed this to Scientology trying to mollify members of the wedding partners families. ref name NYT cite news last Brozan first Nadine coauthors title For Mrs. Cruise, Perhaps a Cat work New York Times pages 9 language publisher date November 12, 2006 url accessdate ref Wedding ceremony According to an article on Beliefnet blockquote The book has five versions of the wedding ceremony traditional, Informal, Single Ring, Double Ring, and Concise Double Ring. In the 1950s, L. Ron Hubbard wrote wedding vows that stress the mutual needs of the couple, now referred to as Scientology s traditional ceremony. They include such quaint advice to the groom as Now , girls need clothes and food and tender happiness and frills, a pan, a comb, perhaps .... Marriages are consecrated in the Scientology religion using one of several different ceremonies ... and devotion. blockquote Gay marriage Main Homosexuality and Scientology The Church of Scientology ..., the Church has publicly embraced the subject more so than in the past. ref name fab Church of Scientology ... Scientology wedding was the one between Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes on Saturday, November 18, 2006. Cruise ... Scientology http www.scientologywedding.org Scientology Wedding Ceremonies http www.scientologytoday.org press 611271506291 scn int.html ScientologyToday.org Creating Greater Understanding Scientology DEFAULTSORT Scientology And Marriage Category Marriage and religion Category Scientology beliefs and practices Marriage, Scientology and ... more details
Image ScientologyCenter1.jpg thumb A Scientology building on Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, Los Angeles ... celebrities and getting them to endorse Scientology to the public at large has always been very important to the Church of Scientology . Scientology has had a written program governing celebrity ... culture film 3671262 What do Tom Cruise and John Travolta know about Scientology that we dont.html title What do Tom Cruise and John Travolta know about Scientology that we don t? last Shaw first William ..., Carole M. Celebrity, the Popular Media, and Scientology Making Familiar the Unfamiliar . In cite book last Lewis first James R. authorlink James R. Lewis writer title Scientology publisher Oxford ...&pg PA394&dq dave brubeck gloria swanson isbn 978 0 19 533149 3 ref A Scientology policy letter ... enables the rapid dissemination of Scientology. ref cite journal last Baker first Russ year 1997 ... archivedate May 20, 2006 ref Coordinated effort The Church of Scientology operates special Celebrity Centre s. Scientology policy governs the Celebrity Centres the main one in Los Angeles and others ... Centre and its staff is to expand the number of celebrities in Scientology. Scientology Flag Order 2310 Another order describes Celebrity Centre s Public Clearing Division and its goal, broad public into Scientology ... and routing the general public onto Scientology services as a result of celebrity involvement. ref name Courting ref http www.rickross.com reference scientology Scien12.html Scientology and Celebrities ... said about Scientology s appeal to celebrities in an interview for Beliefnet.com quote But then I ... validation for their wealth and lifestyle, and Scientology is a religion that says it s OK to be wealthy ... and actors to get a spiritual look at their lives and careers, and state that Scientology can help them be more successful in their lives. ref Artists Find Inspiration, Education at Church of Scientology ... by Dana Goodyear, Ch teau Scientology, on the topic of Scientology and Hollywood celebrities ... more details
pp semi protected small yes pp move indef Infobox Organization name Church of Scientology image Church of Scientology building in Los Angeles, Fountain Avenue.jpg size caption Scientology building in Los ... US story?id 900376 title ABC News Scientology 101 publisher Abcnews.go.com date 1950 05 09 accessdate ... http www.scientology.org www.scientology.org The Church of Scientology is an organization devoted to the practice and the promotion of the ScientologyScientology beliefs and practices belief system . The Church of Scientology International is the Church of Scientology s parent organization, and is responsible for the overall management, dissemination and propagation of Scientology. ref cite book title The Church of Scientology Studies in Contemporary Religions, 1 last Melton first J. Gordon ... the Church of Scientology International. CSI provides a visible point of unity and guides the individual .... ref ref At the top of the structure is the Church of Scientology International CSI , the mother church for all Scientology. Located in Los Angeles, CSI provides overall direction, planning and guidance ... the Scientology hierarchy it spans, and ensures these various organizations are all working effectively together. What is Scientology? Published 1998 Bridge Publications ISBN 978 1 57318 122 8 http www.whatisscientology.org ref ref cite web url http www.rtc.org intro pg002.html title description of the Scientology ... 22 ref Every Church of Scientology is separately incorporated and has its own local board of directors and executives responsible for its own activities and corporate well being. ref The Church of Scientology ... board of directors and executives responsible for its activities. What is Scientology? Published 1998 ... www.rtc.org religion pg006.html title description of the individual Scientology churches on www.rtc.org publisher Rtc.org date accessdate 2011 11 22 ref The first Scientology church was incorporated .... Ron Hubbard url http literary.lronhubbard.org page29.htm title Pulpateer publisher Church of Scientology ... more details
art . blockquote March 13 L. Ron Hubbard s birthday blockquote A very important holiday in Scientology ... of Mental Health hit store shelves on this day in 1950. Another very important holiday in Scientology ... ScientologyScientology Ethics . blockquote June 6 Maiden Voyage Anniversary blockquote The church ... and initiate programs to help Scientologists all over the world advance the aims of Scientology ... pg0396 b.html Churches, Missions and Groups , What is Scientology? ref ref name While We re At It First ..., be there for roll call, participate in group games, etc. blockquote September 4 Clear Scientology ... for Scientology Dianetics auditors. This occasion has also been popular with anti Scientology ... of the Church of Scientology in the United States . blockquote December 31 New Year s Eve blockquote This is the only secular and non&ndash Hubbard&ndash based observance on the official Scientology calendar ... with L. Ron Hubbard s technology. Stellar accomplishments of Scientology parishioners helping ... more anniversaries of notable events in Scientology history are remembered. Examples include January ... , Narconon International News ref March 31 , the anniversary of the founding of the Church of Scientology Vienna in 1971, and September 25 , which marks the 1980 opening of the first Scientology and Dianetics ... reflist 2 Portal Scientology External links http www.scientology.org faq inside a church of scientologyscientology religious holidays.html Scientology religious holidays on scientology.org Scientology Category Holiday lists Category Scientology beliefs and practices Category Religious holidays ... more details
Primary sources date January 2008 Refimprove date January 2008 This is an incomplete bibliography of Scientology and Scientology related books produced within the Church of Scientology and its related organizations. All entries are by L. Ron Hubbard or Based on the Works of L. Ron Hubbard books unless otherwise noted. Dianetics The Original Thesis 1948 Originally circulated in manuscript form to a few friends, it was soon copied and passed hand to hand until it literally circled the globe. With thousands of letter requesting more information, Mr. Hubbard concluded the only way to answer all inquires ... introduced concepts that were later to become key elements of Scientology the thetan , the tone scale ... package contents.html Description of Scientology, Science of Survival ref Self Analysis August ... as History of Man , Scientology A History of Man and its original title What to Audit , this book gives Hubbard s instructions to Scientology auditors on how to recognize Incident Scientology Space ... of reincarnated past lives as clams, sloths, and cavemen. Scientology 8 80 November 1952 Scientology 8 8008 December 1952 The Creation of Human Ability July 1954 Dianetics 55 December 1954 Scientology ... with an e meter at the Church of Scientology s Fifth London Advanced Clinical Course held in October ... what is described by Scientology as true happiness. Clear Body, Clear Mind 1990 Also known as Purification . Compiled from earlier bulletins. Scientology Fundamentals of Thought 2007 Written by L. Ron Hubbard, with dubbed as The Basic Book of the Theory and Practice of Scientology for Beginners. Notes Reflist See also Portal Scientology L. Ron Hubbard bibliography Scientology filmography External ... Materials & Services Books http www.lronhubbard.org p jpg book html sb.htm Lronhubbard.org Scientology ... Scientology Bibliography Scientology DEFAULTSORT Scientology Bibliography Category Religious bibliographies Category Scientology books Category Works by L. Ron Hubbard Scientology stub ... more details
According to the Church of Scientology , Ethics may be defined as the actions an individual takes on himself to ensure his continued survival across the Scientology beliefs and practices dynamics dynamics .... ref name scientologyethics.org http www.scientologyethics.org scientology ethics.htm Scientology Bettering Life with Scientology Ethics Bot generated title ref According to founder L. Ron Hubbard s teachings, Scientology ethics is predicated on the idea that there are degrees of ethical conduct. ref http www.scientologyethics.org page02.htm Scientology Bettering Life with Scientology Ethics Bot generated title ref Good and Evil The Church s official position declares The logic of Scientology ethics ... Scientology ethics is all about, it must be understood that good can be considered to be a constructive ... that condition. ref http www.scientologyethics.org page06.htm Scientology Bettering Life with Scientology Ethics Bot generated title ref Hubbard stated that all Scientology organizations need to keep ... is to keep production statistics up. L. Ron Hubbard, HCOPL 1 Sep 1965 blockquote According to The Scientology Handbook , the Scientology method of statistics can, and should, be applied to individuals, groups, organizations, and any production activities inside and outside Scientology. Hubbard prescribes ... slightly up. Affluence condition line on graph steeply up. According to the Scientology Handbook ... Liability Doubt Enemy Treason Confusion ref Hubbard, The Scientology Handbook , 1994 hardcover ... Protection . ref blockquote Punishment main Scientology Justice If statistics are not brought up to a sufficient ... expressed concern that, in the wrong hands, Scientology ethics can be wielded arbitrarily and absurdly ... Scientology technology in. That s the whole purpose of ethics to get technology in . What this translates to, says Kent, is a peculiar brand of morality that uniquely benefitted the Church of Scientology ... In plain English, the purpose of Scientology ethics is to eliminate opponents, then eliminate ... more details
Jesus Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard described Scientology as the Western Anglicized continuance ... in Scientology as part of its religious heritage, ref name hutson cite book last Hutson ... In Scientology, Jesus is classified as below the level of Operating Thetan , ref cite journal last Urban first Hugh B. title Fair Game Secrecy, Security, and the Church of Scientology in Cold War America ... of Clear Scientology Clear . ref name rhodes ref name cabal According to Philip R. Roberts in The Apologetics Study Bible , Scientology s upper level materials tout the concept of Jesus as God as being a fiction that ought to be removed by auditing Scientology auditing . ref name cabal Jesus as a Memory ... and Gerry Breshears write According to Scientology, Jesus is an implant forced upon a thetan ... New Times that the Church of Scientology believes Jesus Christ is a figment of the imagination ... title Double Crossed The Church of Scientology has a reputation for ruthlessly going after its enemies ... 2008 04 24 last Ortega first Tony ref Ortega writes that according to Scientology, Jesus was a false memory implanted into humans as a result of the Xenu Space opera in Scientology scripture space opera . ref name ortega When Ortega asked Church of Scientology spokeswoman Karin Pouw about this theology ... ref cite web url http blogs.villagevoice.com runninscared archives 2008 05 scientology rea.php work Runnin Scared title Scientology Reacts to the Voice publisher The Village Voice accessdate 2008 05 16 ... Scientologist Lisa Marie Presley hosted a Christmas party at a Church of Scientology mission in Memphis, Tennessee . ref name waters cite news last Waters first David title Lisa Marie Plays Scientology ... attended the event, which Scientology officials stated was Presley s idea. ref name waters Church of Scientology administrator Peggy Crawford asserted to The Commercial Appeal Some Scientologists .... ref name waters Scientology minister in training and professed Christian, Craig Gehring, was quoted ... more details
of Scientology claim that the church is directly responsible for the death of Lisa McPherson . Since the Church of Scientology s inception in 1954, numerous Scientology Scientologists have ... ref Many critics have called into question several of the practices and policies that the Scientology ... web title Church of Scientology A Religious Mafia? url http www.watchman.org Sci scientologymafia.htm ... individuals and organization s that have quoted short paragraphs of Scientology texts in print or on web sites. Individuals or groups who practice Scientology without affiliation with the church ... of Scientology in general and to harass its critics. As the increasingly vitriolic rhetoric of its briefs and oral argument now demonstrates, the RTC appears far more concerned about criticism of Scientology ... the Attacker policy Scientology has a reputation for hostile action toward anyone who criticizes ... accusations of wrongdoing against Scientology since the 1960s, and almost without exception these critics have been targeted for retaliation by Scientology, in the form of lawsuits and public counter accusations of personal wrongdoing. Many of Scientology s critics have also reported they were subject ... title The press vs. Scientology url http dir.salon.com story news feature 2005 06 30 scientology ... s behavior and noted the correct procedure for attacking enemies of Scientology quote 1 Spot ... an anti Scientology propaganda agency so far as we are concerned. They have proven they want no facts ... would come out. Attacks on Scientology, Hubbard Communications Office Policy Letter ... like activity involves extremist views and actions. Scientology and Me Main Scientology and Me In 2007 a BBC documentary on Scientology by reporter John Sweeney journalist John Sweeney came under scrutiny ... Scientology and Me I have been shouted at, spied on, had my hotel invaded at midnight, denounced ... in a video being distributed by Scientologists of a shouting match between Sweeney and Scientology spokesman ... more details
Infobox Book name The Scandal of Scientology title orig translator image Image The Scandal of Scientology.gif ... preceded by followed by The Scandal of Scientology is a critical expos book about the Church of Scientology ... The Scandal of Scientology in Queen magazine Queen , in 1968. ref cite news last Bercovici first Jeff ... of Scientology, in Byline , Cooper commented on her motivation for writing the book I ... The Scandal of the Scandal of Scientology work Byline pages language publisher date June 2007 url ... Page 297 url doi id isbn ISBN 0399507698 ref the goal of which was to deter Cooper from criticism of Scientology ... Cooper, ref cite news last Ortega first Tony coauthors title Double Crossed The Church of Scientology ... was discovered when the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI raided Scientology offices in 1977 and recovered ... still gave orders, records show url http www.rickross.com reference scientology canada canada5.html ... about her experience with the Church of Scientology and Operation Freakout from beginning to end for the first ... The Church of Scientology of Canada attempted to suppress the book in libraries in Canada . In June 1974 , libraries were advised that if they do not remove the books Scientology The Now Religion , Inside Scientology How I Joined Scientology and Became Superhuman Inside Scientology , The Scandal of Scientology and The Mind Benders from their shelves, they would be named in a lawsuit ref name ... Dell Publishing and Tower Publications , Scientology further threatened to sue any library or bookstore that carried them ref name libraryjournal Anti Scientology Books Targets of Lawsuits, The Library ... from their shelves, they were sued by Scientology ref name libraryjournal . One Canadian library reported the theft of a book critical of Scientology from its shelves ref name libraryjournal . These incidents ... www.bcpl.gov.bc.ca bcla ifc censorshipbc 1970.html scientology Censorship in British Columbia , BCLA ... The Los Angeles Times described Cooper s work as a scathing look at Scientology. ref cite news last ... more details
Infobox television show name Panorama image Image Scientology And Me BBC Panorama.png 250px caption The opening title to Panorama Scientology and Me format Current affairs news format Current affairs Documentary ... Scientology and Me was a television documentary broadcast 14 May 2007 as part of the British ... John Sweeney visited the United States to investigate whether the Church of Scientology was becoming ... differences on content and approach between Sweeney s production team and Scientology members .... ref cite news title Scientology and Me transcript url http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi programmes ... of Scientology find it considerably obnoxious what you ve done. The time that I took, came over there, spent ... when the Church of Scientology released a 40 second clip of video footage showing the segment ... of Scientology. ref name Houston Cite news last first author link last2 first2 author2 link title Church of Scientology cameras capture BBC reporter s rant newspaper Houston Chronicle pages year date ... news url http www.abcnews.go.com Nightline story?id 3184003&page 1 title Scientology fights back ... Members of Parliament MPs by the Church of Scientology for the documentary to be scrapped, airing of Scientology and Me went ahead on May 14. ref http www.dailymail.co.uk pages live articles showbiz ... investigating the claims of both critics of the Church of Scientology and the Church itself to see if the Church still deserved its sinister reputation . ref BBC, et al. 2007 . Scientology and Me transcript SWEENEY My mission ? to find out whether the Church of Scientology still deserves ..., but Hollywood stars Tom Cruise and John Travolta believe that must change. Scientology s critics ... documentary investigation into the reputation of the Church of Scientology, its affiliated celebrities ... Angeles Superior Court case Church of Scientology of California vs Gerald Armstrong , in which Judge John Breckenridge describes the Church of Scientology as Schizophrenic, bizarre, ... paranoid ... an organization ... more details
Infobox civil conflict conflict Scientology Internet conflict date July 1994 ongoing partof image Image Scientology versus the Internet.png 300px caption Counterclockwise from above 1 Project Chanology ... status of the Church of Scientology, 2 Monument style sign in front of the Founding Church of Scientology ... File Scientology Symbol Logo.png 22px Church of Scientology leadfigures1 Andreas Heldal Lund br File ... Miscavige br Tom Cruise br Tommy Davis Scientology Tommy Davis br Moxon & Kobrin howmany1 unknown ... 05 10 ref Image Anonymous Scientology 4a by David Shankbone.JPG thumb A member of the Internet group ... January, 2008. Scientology and the Internet refers to a number of disputes relating to the Church of Scientology s efforts to suppress material critical of Scientology on the Internet through the use of lawsuits and legal threats. ref http www.theregister.co.uk 2008 01 25 ddos scientology controversy Critics split over DDoS attacks on Scientology The Register , 25 Januari 2008 ref ref http ibls.com cs blogs internet law archive 2008 01 30 hackers disable scientology website declare war.aspx ref ref http www.canadiancontent.net commtr internet group launches war scientology following youtube video 874.html Internet group launches War on Scientology, following YouTube video Canadian Content, 23 Januari 2008 ref In late 1994, the Church of Scientology began using various legal tactics to stop distribution of unpublished documents written by L. Ron Hubbard . The Church of Scientology is often accused of barratry ref Cite web url http en.wikisource.org wiki How the Scientology Organization ... How the Scientology Organization uses and exploits the United States legal system for its own ends quote The Pattinson vs. Scientology case had to be dismissed when Scientology engaged in barratry ... Scientology s Crushing Defeat last Ortega first Tony newspaper The Village Voice date June 24, 2008 ... critics of the Church of Scientology argue that the church is a confidence trick scam and that these secretive ... more details
While the Church of Scientology describes itself as a religion ref cite web url http www.scientology.org en US religion index.html title What is Scientology? accessdate 2008 01 15 ref and is Scientology ... cite conference first Derek H. last Davis authorlink coauthors title The Church of Scientology ..., Scientology has achieved full legal recognition as a religious denomination in the United States. ref ... title Spanish court rules Scientology can be listed as a religion author publisher AFP date November ... the organization as a business. Business practices See also Symbols of Scientology Deleted image ..., Church of Scientology accessdate 2006 08 05 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20060818060116 ... In addition, Church of ScientologyScientology Missions International franchises missions , pay the Church ... sos 19.html Scandal of Scientology , Chapter 19 , Tower Publications, NYC, 1971 ref The Religious Technology Center maintains strict control over the use of Scientology symbols, icons, and names. It claims copyright and trademark over the Scientology cross, and its lawyers have threatened lawsuits against ... Effects Clearinghouse url http www.chillingeffects.org search.cgi?search scientology accessdate 2007 ... Scientology on their own, without any affiliation or connection to the official Church of Scientology. Scientology has sued a number of individuals who attempted to set up their own auditing practices ... Scientology is trying to transform its image from that of a shadowy cult accessdate 2007 07 31 last Kennedy first Dominic date 2007 06 23 work The Times publisher ref The Church of Scientology ... of dollars. ref name Behar ref name Times The Germany German government takes the view that Scientology ... Ireland , Luxembourg , Israel and Mexico remain unconvinced that Scientology is a religion. ref name ... View of Scientology Embassy of Germany in Washington German Embassy, Washington, D.C. ref Courts of law have upon more than one occasion declared Scientology to be a business. One example involves ... more details
thumb A protester, dressed as the Scientology character Xenu , stands next to a Scientology building in Sydney, Australia 2008 Scientology has existed in Australia since the mid 1950s. Their numbers ... members, up from 1489 ten years ago, ref Danaher, Carla Scientology gains followers in Victoria, Australia Herald Sun 9 July 2007 ref while Scientology itself has claimed 150,000 members in Australia ... , Melbourne , Perth, Western Australia Perth , Adelaide and Canberra and has a Scientology Missions International mission in Tasmania. The Church of Scientology Australia is the regional headquarters ... scientology part 5 dummies guide to religion work Yahoo 7 title Scientology Part 5 Dummies guide to religion ... 9 to 30 November. ref 1976 The Technical Bulletins of Dianetics and Scientology 3 542 546 Bridge Publications Los Angeles ISBN 0 88404 043 7 ref Interaction with education Scientology has arranged at least ... are the dangers of psychiatric drugs and the treatment of ADHD. Scientology, through its group Narconon ... out brochures. ref Liam Houlihan, Herald Sun, Scientology Lessons p 15, 16 August 2005 ref Scientology ... in Australia, the Athena School in Newtown, New South Wales Newtown , Sydney uses Scientology .... Scientology class suits shy Hindu Sydney Morning Herald, 4 July 2003 ref Some children at the school are involved in Scientology community out reach programs operating under different names, including ... A book released detailing Tom Cruise s activities within Scientology was banned by the major Australian ... action by the Church of Scientology. The book, Tom Cruise An Unauthorized Biography by British writer ... against Tom Cruise and claims about Scientology trying to influence Nicole Kidman . ref cite news ... title Scientology holds sway in banning Cruise book date 13 January 2008 first Angela last Cuming ref ... t.html NY Times Review by Ada Calhoun ref However shady Scientology may be, Morton s language in Tom ... 2008 01 22 ref Upon its publication, Cruise s lawyer and the Church of Scientology released statements ... more details
Infobox television show name The Secrets of Scientology image File John Sweeney with Mark Rathbun and Mike ... ranking Scientology officials Mark Rathbun and Mike Rinder format Current affairs news format Current ... default.stm The Secrets of Scientology is a documentary which was broadcast on 28 September 2010 as part ... John Sweeney it is a follow up of his 2007 investigation into the Church of Scientology and features ... Scientology and Me in which he travelled to Los Angeles to investigate Scientology . ref name revisits Contents In The Secrets of Scientology , Sweeney interviews several individuals connected with the organisation and investigates allegations by former Scientology followers that the church sought ... title Secrets of Scientology Journalist John Sweeney Revisits Scientology work Catholic Online publisher ... 2010 sep 28 church of scientology john sweeney title John Sweeney takes on Church of Scientology .... ref name revisits Another Church of Scientology official interviewed during the programme is Amy ... page newsid 9032000 9032278.stm title John Sweeney revisits the Church of Scientology publisher ... she left and criticised Scientology. ref name metro cite news url http www.metro.co.uk tv 842399 the secrets of scientology are frightening and numerous title The Secrets of Scientology are frightening ... of Scientology was a ratings success for Panorama and the BBC in its initial broadcast with MediaTel ... programming for 71 Degrees North . ref cite news last Laughlin first Andrew title BBC s Scientology ... www.digitalspy.com tv news a279299 bbcs scientology doc attracts 48m.html accessdate 2010 09 29 ref ref cite news last Linden first Shaun title Tuesday Ratings Scientology lights up BBC One work ATV ... atv today 4093 tuesday ratings scientology lights up bbc one accessdate ref It was the most popular ... of Scientology rematch draws almost 5m Panorama journalist s follow up to his 2007 BBC1 documentary ... date 29 September 2010 url http www.guardian.co.uk media 2010 sep 29 john sweeney church of scientology ... more details
infobox above Clear Scientology abovestyle background color 99BADD headerstyle background color 99BADD ..., psychology Clear in Dianetics and Scientology is one of two levels a practitioner can achieve ... us 07scientology.html?scp 1&sq clear scientology&st nyt Defectors Say Church of Scientology Hides Abuse ... 1&ved 0CCoQ6AEwAA v onepage&q 22clear 22 20scientology&f false Making Sense of Scientology , in James R. Lewis. Scientology . Oxford University Press, 2009, p. 92. ref Dianetics states that a person ... http www.whatisscientology.org Html Part14 Chp50 pg1019 a.html What is Scientology web site ref It is estimated that the cost of reaching the Clear state in Scientology is 128,000. ref http altreligion.about.com od controversymisconception a scientology cos.htm How Much Does Scientology Cost? ref The state ... of Scientology , states that becoming Clear strengthens a person s native individuality and creativity ... of Scientology official web site ref Hubbard states that merely knowing what the cognition is does ... of Clear, a person may go on to study the Operating Thetan levels, in which Scientology materials ... rehabilitated and can do everything a thetan should do, such as move MEST Scientology matter, energy ... . ref Hubbard, Scientology 8 8008 , pg 114 1st ed , pg. 151 1990 ed. ref blockquote Early Clears ... of Dianetics and Scientology, Lecture 18 date October 1958 quote by 1947, I had achieved clearing .... ref cite journal first Alan last Levy title Scientology journal Life date 1968 11 15 ref ref cite ... 1966 08 22 ref McMaster had joined Scientology around 1962, having experienced relief of chronic stomach pain after his first auditing session. He became a leading public spokesman for Scientology and later a member of the Sea Org . He left in November 1969, expressing continuing belief in the ScientologyScientology beliefs and practices Tech , but disapproval of the way Scientology was managed. ref name atack cite book first Jon last Atack title A Piece of Blue Sky Scientology, Dianetics and L ... more details
Primary sources date October 2009 Refimprove date January 2008 In Scientology , the Assist is described as a process which is done to alleviate a present time discomfort . ref cite web url http www.scientologyhandbook.org SH6 1.HTM title Factors of Assists Assists for Illnesses and Injuries, How can Scientology help me publisher Church of Scientology International date accessdate 2009 10 24 ref Despite the use of assists to treat pain and injuries, the Scientology Handbook 1994 edition states blockquote ... Helping an Individual Heal Himself work Scientology Handbook publisher Church of Scientology International ... part. ref Scientology Handbook . Every single physical illness stems from a failure of the being to communicate ... principle in Scientology which consists of putting an injured body member exactly ... and Injuries, How can Scientology help me publisher Church of Scientology International ... SH6 3.HTM title Contact Assist Assists for Illnesses and Injuries, How can Scientology help me publisher ... is based on Scientology s teaching that standing wave s of energy can form in nerves and cause ... that standing waves are present in the spinal cord. Other information given by the Church of Scientology ... Assist Assists for Illnesses and Injuries, How can Scientology help me publisher Church of Scientology ... for Illnesses and Injuries, How can Scientology help me publisher Church of Scientology International ... and Injuries, How can Scientology help me publisher Church of Scientology International ... over 130 different Scientology Assists, giving detailed instructions for assists to handle toothaches ... date accessdate 2009 10 24 ref The Scientology book Assists for Illnesses and Injuries deals with the most ... in The Scientology Handbook . References Reflist External links Portal Scientology http www.essentialauditing.org ... SH6.HTM Scientology Handbook Helping Others Recover from Illness and Injuries http www.volunteerministers.org ... Scientology Category Scientology beliefs and practices ... more details
Image Berlin Scientology Church.jpg thumb right alt View of a seven story, modern building, predominantly grey and white, with a cross like symbol and large letters spelling Scientology Kirche at the top. The Scientology headquarters in Berlin The Church of Scientology has been present in Germany since ... the Church of Scientology gives a membership figure of around 30,000. The Church of Scientology has ... legal, social and cultural position in Germany. German courts have so far not resolved whether Scientology ... have monitored the organization s activities. The German government does not recognize Scientology ... has been criticized, most notably by the U.S. government , which recognizes Scientology as a religion .... German federal and state interior ministers started a process aimed at banning Scientology .... Despite this, polls suggest that most Germans favour banning Scientology altogether. Background Main Scientology controversies See also Scientology as a state recognized religion Scientology as a business Scientology, founded in the early 1950s in the United States by L. Ron Hubbard and today claiming ... limitations. ref name Palmer316 Palmer2009 Palmer 2009 , p. 316 ref Scientology teaches that the source ... by the Church of Scientology. ref name Palmer316 The fact that Scientologists have to pay large fees for auditing and other Scientology services has brought controversy to Scientology throughout much .... ref name Melton53 64 Melton2000 Melton 2000 , pp. 53 64 ref Critics maintain that Scientology is a business ... into parting with significant sums of money for Scientology courses. ref name Richardson283 Scientology ... as a religion. ref name Richardson283 These efforts have been partly successful Scientology ... in Australia in 1983 and the United States in 1993, and in 2007 won an Church of Scientology Moscow ... Scientology as a religion. ref name Richardson286288 Richardson2009 Richardson 2009 , pp. 286 288 ref The German government has said that it does not consider Scientology a religion, but a commercial ... more details
Multiple issues wikify February 2012 primarysources April 2009 orphan February 2009 Scientology Finance are the policies employed in Church of Scientology organizations related to financial management, the purpose of which is defined by L. Ron Hubbard in HCOPL 1 May 1958 Issue II, titled Financial Management Purpose Makes certain the org makes money and continues in good credit. Policy on bill payment and creditors From HCOPL 28 January 1965 How to Maintain Credit Standing and Solvency on page 5, Hubbard states Only pay by this system PAY EVERYTHING UP TO A DATE ALWAYS and no further. Hubbard states in this policy that collection actions by creditors accompanied by threat are only paid when threats are made in the future Government tax bills, water bills, occasionally rent or phone are sometimes accompanied by threats of vast action unless the whole bill is paid instantly. Still try to use the above system. But if you can t, pay it and retard other bills accordingly. And thereafter, don t pay that outfit s bill on any other terms than threatened trouble. In situations of dealing with a contractor, Hubbard gives special advice If a tradesman, despite the use of the above system, demands further payment or threatens suit, caution him that if he carries on this way you ll deal elsewhere. And carry out the threat. Never continue to use a private business firm after they become obnoxious ... payment by a Scientology organization, then the creditor is gypping the organization or is unwilling ... has resulted in lawsuits brought against Scientology organizations for non payment of bills. ref http www.skeptictank.org hs cos bill.htm Article by Jeff Jacobson ref Policy on payment for Scientology ... Sales http web.uni marburg.de religionswissenschaft journal mjr beit.html Scientology Religion or Racket? http www.skeptictank.org hs cos bill.htm Scientology and Payment of Bills Scientology Category Scientology beliefs and practices ... more details
File 2008 09 le centre dian tique de Marseille.jpg thumb right A Scientology building in Marseille , France A parliamentary report classified Scientology as a dangerous cult . ref http www.miviludes.gouv.fr ... ref Several officials of Scientology have been convicted of crimes such as embezzlement, and contribution ... The Guardian date 2001 06 01 accessdate 2007 10 30 ref History Main History of ScientologyScientology ... spread to other countries. Legal status See also Scientology as a state recognized religion In 1978 ... Morgan title Abroad Critics public and private keep pressure on Scientology url http www.sptimes.com ... 03 29 accessdate 2007 11 04 ref The head of the French Church of Scientology was convicted at the same ... Since 1995, France has classified the Scientology as a secte as seen in the report of the National .... ref name DHDavis cite conference first Derek H. last Davis authorlink coauthors title The Church of Scientology ... dissolving the Church of Scientology because of swindling, complicity of swindling, abuse ... Staff first BBC News author link last2 first2 author2 link title France urged to ban Scientology date ... rejected U.S. criticism of the French government s hostility towards Scientology, saying that Washington ... would never be made an honorary citizen, specifically because of his affiliation with Scientology ..., notably so in a Church of Scientology s communique that appeared to be taking the credit ..., the leader of the Lyon s Church of Scientology, Jean Jacques Mazier, was convicted of fraud and involuntary ... who committed suicide after going deeply into debt to pay for Auditing ScientologyScientology auditing ... Scientology personality test. ref name upi cite news title Scientology blamed in high profile ... Top News 2008 04 16 Scientology blamed in high profile suicide UPI 71481208365208 accessdate 2010 ... between Scientology and Ballo s death. ref name berglund cite news last Berglund first Nina coauthors ... stated in December 2008 that they could not determine a direct link between the Scientology ... more details
The intersection of Scientology and abortion has a controversial history which began with Scientology ... as memories referred to in Scientology as Engram Dianetics engrams . In the Scientology technique called Auditing Scientology Auditing , Scientologists are frequently queried regarding their sexual ... checks is, Have you ever been involved in an abortion? . A female former member of Scientology s elite organization called the Sea Org discussed the views of Scientology with regard to abortion ... member Mary Tabayoyon filed a legal declaration in which she said that while at Scientology s base in Hemet ... Enterprise that after his wife Monika became pregnant while both were working at the Scientology ... in order for the couple to remain in the Sea Org. Scientology representatives at the time asserted ... pregnant while in the Sea Org, she will either be sent to a lower level organization of Scientology, or be pressured to have an abortion. In April 2008, Woodcraft appeared along with Scientology leader ... an abortion. Claire Headley was an employee at Scientology s facility Golden Era Productions from ... with her employer. Scientology representative Thomas W. Davis Tommy Davis described her lawsuit ... order . Laura Ann DeCrescenzo filed a lawsuit in 2009 against Scientology, in which she asserted that she was forced to have an abortion at age 17. In commentary on Scientology and practices ... Scientology had a policy demanding that pregnant members of the Sea Org get an abortion. In an article ... and family obligations and responsibilities, and devotion to the Scientology cause often appears to take ... Dianetics ref name hubbard Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard wrote in Dianetics The Modern Science ... Scientology s town About Scientology work St. Petersburg Times publisher www.sptimes.com date July ... 11 07 ref The St. Petersburg Times reported on how Hubbard s views from Dianetics affect Scientology ... L. Ron Hubbard title Science of Survival publisher Church of Scientology of California American ... more details
The beliefs and practices of Scientology include material related to Sexual intercourse sex and the parenting rearing of children , which collectively form the Second Dynamic urge toward survival in Scientology. These beliefs and practices are based on the written works of Church of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard . The Second Dynamic In Hubbard s original Scientology beliefs and practices dynamics ... name TomKatnuptials Cite news last Reuters title What is a Scientology wedding? TomKat nuptials bring ... title Scientology s town About Scientology work St. Petersburg Times publisher www.sptimes.com date ... . This new definition was later used in compiled materials such as the 1998 Introduction to Scientology Ethics . According to a statement made by the Church of Scientology to MSNBC , pre marital ... . ref Cite news last Church of Scientology title Church of Scientology statement Response to Andrew ... A. Kent title The Globalization of Scientology Influence, Control and Opposition in Transnational Markets ... as it applies to second dynamic At the highest MEST Scientology MEST point of the Tone Scale , 4.0 ... and Scientology In 1950 Hubbard published Dianetics The Modern Science of Mental Health , introducing ... , pp. 88 90. Church of Scientology of California, 1975 edition. ISBN 0 88404 001 1 ref ref ... everything going on, as well as recording it all as Engram Scientology engrams which can haunt ... Cooper commented in her book The Scandal of Scientology cquote Hubbard s theory never makes it really ... of Scientology publisher Tower Publications date 1971 pages url http www.clambake.org archive ... 01 ref According to a Scientology manual on raising children, in order to avoid damaging the prenatal ... Scientology booklet work San Francisco Chronicle publisher www.sfgate.com date October 13, 2007 ... Communications Office date 1967 08 11 ref Scientology auditing counseling According to a reporter who went undercover to investigate Scientology in London in 2007, the reporter witnessed a number of highly ... more details
Scientology and psychiatry have come into conflict since the foundation of Scientology in 1952. Scientology ... en US religion heritage pg011.html Scientology s views on the evils of materialism . ref ref Cite book first Paulette last Cooper authorlink Paulette Cooper title Scientology Versus Medicine in Scandal of Scientology publisher Web Edition year 1997 url http www.clambake.org archive books tsos sos 16.html ref ref Cite journal last Mieszkowskii first Katharine title Scientology s War ... alternative care based on spiritual healing. According to the Church of Scientology , psychiatry ... controversy. Hubbard and psychiatry L. Ron Hubbard , Scientology s founder, was critical of psychiatry ... and Scientology An annotated bibliographical survey of primary and selected secondary literature journal ... if left unchallenged by Scientology. A number of psychiatrists have strongly spoken out against the Church of Scientology. After Hubbard s book, Dianetics the Modern Science of Mental Health was published ... to attack Scientology and create a world government run by psychiatrists on behalf of the USSR blockquote ... . ref http www.xenu.net archive hubbardcoroner The death of L Ron Hubbard . ref The Church of Scientology and psychiatry Image Scientology psychiatry kills.jpg thumb 300px Scientologists often ... their identity and mission was revealed, the Church of Scientology then filed a number of suits against the NAMH. When Operation Snow White , a Church of Scientology campaign to purge unfavorable records about Scientology and its founder L. Ron Hubbard, was revealed in 1980, it came to light that Scientology ... White s dirty tricks , The Guardian , 1980 02 07. ref Scientology s views are expressed by its president ... War II II . ref http faq.scientology.org psychtry.htm Why is Scientology opposed to psychiatry? The President of the Church of Scientology Answers Your Questions Bot generated title ref blockquote An October 2006 article in the Evening Standard underlines the strong opposition of Scientology ... more details
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