Analysis Of The Creator Of Dianetics And Scientology By Ron Hubbard

There are many groups that hide behind religion in order to get these benefits. Scientology is one group that refers to themselves as a “New Religion.” They protect themselves with this right in order to get away with their actions. There have been many reports accusing Scientology of exploiting members physically and financially. They get away with these illegal activities by lying. Lying is something that the founder of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard, has presented as acceptable in the religion, which isn’t tolerated in many real religions. However, if the Charter was to address groups like Scientology with more severity, they would not be able to hide anymore. No longer would they get away with their crimes, but these groups, and so-called religions, will actually face the consequences. In addition, freedom of religion is misused when these groups go against their religion. This refers to religious movements that state they are preaching a religion. In reality, they are going against the basic principles of that religion to do what they feel is right. For instance, many cults like the KKK are based off Christianity, but they don’t follow Christian principles. They do this so that they can have the benefits of being a non-profit religious group, like tax exemptions, but then take advantage of this label to perform hate crimes and get away with them. For this reason, it is

Tom Cruise, John Travolta, Juliette Lewis, Jenna Elfman, and many more have one thing in common, these celebrities are all affiliated with the religion of Scientology. Scientology is a unique and controversial 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. The Church of Scientology is a non denominational religion that was established in 1954. The founder of Scientology Lafayette Ronald Hubbard did not intrude on anyone faiths or beliefs, but based his religion on his thoughts and teachings that all human beings are immortal spiritual

Nevertheless, many people would find Dianetics to be enlightening, feeling that it provided answers to difficult questions and solutions through “scientific techniques” (Reitman 65). Hubbard had opened the Hubbard Dianetic Research Foundation in Elizabeth, New Jersey before the book was even published (58). After the success of the book, he would soon open up similar organizations on some of the major cities in the United States such as New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Honolulu.

“Maybe it’s an insanity test, Haggis thought- if you believe it, you’re automatically kicked out. He considered that possibility, but when he read it again, he decided ‘This is madness’.” Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief by Lawrence Wright (copyright 2013 ) takes an inside look at Scientology, with interviews and accounts from former Scientologists such as Paul Haggis and Mark Rathbun, important church officials such as David Miscavige and Tom Cruise, and the founder: Ron L. Hubbard. Scientology is a religion which claims to lead one’s spirit on a path to eventual enlightenment and understanding of one’s spiritual nature.Going Clear details the horrors and unveils the mysteries surrounding this church. Going Clear is separated into three parts: Part One- which divulges the story of the founder L. Ron Hubbard, and the organization he creates, Part Two- Hollywood- which deals with the important celebrity connections and how important the celebrities are to the church, and Part Three- The Prison of Belief : an exposé on the harsh conditions many members face, the bullying and corruption within the organization, and the sense of helplessness and entrapment one feels when trying to leave the church. The author makes an very effective argument and achieves his goal of exposing the corruption within the church by providing first-hand accounts and legal records, contrasting views and official statements from the church, various rhetorical strategies as

Mike Rinder’s (2016) blog points out an interesting and ironic piece about David Miscavige. L. Ron Hubbard wrote about persons that members of the church should look out for. Rinder shows how Hubbard’s writings from the 1950s eerily describes Miscavige’s current behavior and

Scientology is a new religion that was created in 1954 by L. Ron Hubbard. According to Dictionary.com it says Scientology is a nondenominational movement founded in the United States to accent self knowledge and have the chance to come to your full spiritual potential (dictionary.com). Scientology is also kind of like a class you can take. Online they have courses that you can take like the hubbard dianetics, scientology life improvements, purification, and many more. L. Ron Hubbard was born on March thirteenth, nineteen eleven in Nebraska. His first spiralling thought that got him wondering about scientology was when an american naval officer showed him the theories of psychoanalysis (scientology missions of belleair, L. Ron Hubbard). The

Scientology was formed in 1954 CE by a man name Ron Hubbard. Ron Hubbard was an author who created a system called dianetics. It’s a system that tries to remove any harmful mental disorders from the mind. Hubbard wrote books and also created a foundation that will later begin teaching dienetics to inspiring students. The Hubbard Dianetic Research Foundation, was the building ground for new research in Dianetics and a movement began marching in the U.S that will be popularized as scientology. I will speak about the major beliefs within the church of scientology, how ethics is taught, various conspiracy within the church and also one of the major forms of rituals performed.

Hubbard's science-fiction writings, described as "bold and highly imaginative"(Malko 34) are particularly interesting because "they offer insights into Hubbard's sense of fantasy and imagination" (Malko 34). His science-fiction writings also expose certain parallels to particular Scientology principles and beliefs (Hubbard. Fundamentals. 35). According to Church of Scientology documents, "humans first came to earth from outer space 75 million years ago, sent into exile here by an evil warlord named Xenu" (Mallia. "Sacred." 1).

It’s not unknown that The Church of Scientology has been a contentious subject of conversation for decades. The controversial religion was originally discovered by a gentleman named L. Ron Hubbard in 1954 through the establishment of ideas in which he believed would act as an antidote to mental health concerns called Dianetics. After an unsuccessful attempt resulting in bankruptcy, Hubbard branched his ideas into the basis of a new found religion called Scientology ("The Beliefs and Teachings of Scientology”). To Hubbard’s advantage, Scientology expeditiously accelerated in growth, becoming one of the fastest expanding religions in the 20th century. Scientology pledged a “light at the end of the tunnel” to those wandering through dark times, and created a pathway to a faultless understanding of one’s true spiritual fulfillment through a system of self-knowledge in relation to one’s own life, community, and mankind. Due to the Scientology’s controversial beliefs, abnormal practices, and aberrant church-member relationships, the religion poses as a superlative model of church rebelling against society’s social norms.

He was not born into a particularly wealthy family. He went to war when he was in his 30’s. He fought in World War II, and claimed he got severely injured and that he “broke his back” and “went temporarily blind” according to his late wife Sara Northrup, (according to military war records he suffered from no such injuries). (Wright “Going”) After Hubbard had left the military, he wrote a book about how he healed himself at war from his (made-up) injuries and the practices he used to do it, otherwise known as Dianetics. The book made the bestseller list and stayed there for weeks, (Wright “Going”). People paid around $500 a person (equivalent to $5065.50 in 2016) to see Hubbard speak about his book. Many people, including Sara Northrup, his wife felt he was robbing people of money,(Wright “Going”). By 1952 Dianetics began to lose its popularity, and Hubbard had begun to crave the need for money (Wright “Going”). As a consequence, Hubbard created a religion called Scientology that incorporated the teachings of Dianetics. He made Scientology that for a price one could achieve a clear mind. Hubbard built an empire off of Scientology. Toward the end of his life, he was said to be worth $600 million dollars. (Wright “Going”) Hubbard used his influence on the members to get whatever he wanted. He had messengers, and a whole crew that provided him practically free labor. When he was accused of tax fraud in 1960’s by the International Revenue Service (IRS) he was able to flee with an whole group of people that were the ship’s crew practically free of charge. This group was/is called the sea organization, and they are technically the church’s clergy. (Wright “Going”) The Sea Org. would maintain Hubbard’s ship while he said he was on a “spiritual journey” in which he traveled all over the Mediterranean (late 60’s to early 70’s), during which he was still having the church send him thousands a week. He later returned to the

The church's founder was L. Ron Hubbard. Scientology stemmed from a combination of his science fiction writing and Dianetics. L. Ron Hubbard was born in March 13, 1911 in Tilden, Nebraska. Coming from a military family he joined the Navy as an officer during World War II he would later claim that he was awarded various awards like the Marine medal and a Unit Citation. His military records showed that was false. The actual records showed that he was removed a number of times when it was shown he was impossible of being a leader. After World War II he became a very well respected science fiction writer and developed the practice of Dianetics. The general belief of Dianetics is that people are born good, kind, smart, etc, but that the world around us negatively influences us. Dianetics also focuses on the fact that if we connect to our conscious, subconscious, and somatic mind then we can stay pure and avoid negative

Through the advancement of science and technology the world has changed from a huge place to a very small one which can be navigated by simply logging in. Computers, the World Wide Web, and Cellular services are just a few of the technologies responsible for this change as billions of people can now access anything under the sun from just about anywhere under the sun. Along with these changes brought on by the technology era, a new religion has begun sweeping the world, and that religion is Scientology. Although Scientology has recently found itself under frequent media and legal scrutiny, many celebrities and public figures have chosen this new religious path over traditional religions, making the frenzy even greater. What is

Scientology all began because of a man named Lafayette Ronald Hubbard, or L. Ron Hubbard for short. L. Ron born in 1911 in Nebraska at a young age had seen it all and had traveled everywhere, which all probably helped him to create Scientology. As a boy he was a quick learner and very knowledgeable at such a young age. He joined the boy scouts, and eventually became the youngest in the world to become an eagle scout, but L. Ron also started an interest in in subjects such as philosophy, science, and the pillars of western literature. His father was a United States Naval Officer so L. Ron traveled around the world at a young age this would lead him to meeting a Naval Officer who had studied under Sigmund Freud who introduced L. Ron to the theories

Scientology has a concept of God, but more so they believe in a Supreme Being. They don't want their members to rely on faith alone, but rather on the training one does through the “Eight Dynamics” to eventually understand their relationship with the Supreme Being once they reach the eighth dynamic. Another aspect of the religion is the concept of “clear”. The term is described as a state of mind in which a person has no worries, erratic behavior, or insecurities. When what they refer to a being no longer having a “reactive mind” that person can become much more than themselves. This state of being “clear” they say is achievable, and many around the world have done so and it is the goal of man for more than 2500 years. Another concept that

L. Ron Hubbard stated to Lloyd Eshbach in 1949, "I’d like to start a religion. That’s where the money is." Five years later, the church of Scientology was born. Hubbard was a college dropout who had two failed marriages and claimed to have an honorable career as a US Navy officer despite never seeing combat. Eventually, he turned to writing science fiction in the late ‘40s since, you know, he was good at making up things.