Scientology Is A Perfect Society

Scientology has claimed itself as a religion where “something one does, not something one believes in.” This newly founded and increasingly growing religion has established itself through its numerous beliefs and extensive practices, but also involves its members in ceremonies and holidays.

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

Scientology is described as an applied religious philosophy that began in the 1950's. It is an all denominational religion which helps an individual to reach his or her fullest potential, and because of its emphasis on self improvement, Scientology has drawn people from 113 countries including a number of

The Church of Satan and the Church of Scientology are both new religious movements that share a fascination with the individual “self” in which they place a lot of attention on this concept. I believe the reasoning for such a focus on the self is because conventional religion never emphasizes it. With that being said, both L. Ron Hubbard and Anton Lavey went on to capitalize on this. They are two charismatic leaders, wanted followers and therefore they tapped into an area that was never discovered before. New religious movements tend to focus more on areas where their previous religion never touch on, or restricted people from thinking that. With that being said, these two leaders are suppose to add to people’s lives and that they did, although one seemed to care more about people’s money. That would be L.Ron Hubbard a former Navy officer who was twice relieved of duty for erratic behavior. This man is just difficult to get an understanding of his personality. While learning about L. Ron Hubbard it was clear that this man is just looking for money. With program after program and books being pushed on to members to buy, it looked like he started this religion because he needed a backup plan. It does not appear that the Church of Scientology really cares about its member's individual “self”. And it is the opposite of that with the Church of Satan with members are not given the runaround, they are told from the beginning to explore “self” for themselves only.

The church of Scientology has been the subject of controversy since its inception. Its methods and beliefs have attracted the attention of scholars from around the world. The church has been under government investigation and has endured a countless amount of lawsuits (Reitman 14). It is also a hot topic by the media with several endorsements by some of the most recognized Hollywood celebrities. However, the main topic of debate regarding the Church of Scientology is its status as a religion. Some members claim that the church has helped them overcome their struggles and that they are happier people, while others condemn it as a dangerous cult (Sweeney). The church of Scientology is a religious group whose purpose is to retain their

Scientologists do not believe that people are inherently bad; we are all just seeking to survive and have been marred by contact with the physical universe. At the core of a Scientologist's beliefs are the eight dynamics. They outline the stages of life and one's tendencies as they grow older and become influenced by outside forces. The first dynamic is simply to survive as an individual, and the last is the urge toward Infinity. What's "Infinity" you ask? It's not God, per say, well... unless you want it to be. Before you understand Infinity, you have to understand yourself. The three part of man are the physical body, the mind, and the thetan, or soul. The thetan is on a journey, and your body simply the room it's renting for the duration of its stay in your life. Your thetan has resided in all of your past bodies, and during those lives has accumulated hurt from traumatic experiences and poor choices you made. Through Scientology, you can confront these transgressions, take responsibility for them, and experience truth again. This truth is Infinity. It might be a Supreme Being, or it might be the key to all available knowledge. Hubbard was never really clear about that, but he probably knew what he was doing, so why ask questions? In Scientology, you don't have to accept anything on faith alone. You are able to define your beliefs through your experiences, auditing,

The Church of Scientology began in the year 1953 and is one of the world's newest religions. In this essay I will address three questions: Who was L Ron Hubbard? What is the doctrine of Scientology? How does Scientology qualify as a religion?

Many people have heard of the revolutionary new religious practice called Scientology. However, the majority of people who have heard of it, have little knowledge of the principles and practices behind the religion. In fact, there is a dark side behind Scientology, and much speculation that the religion is a brainwashing cult. Many people are opposed to the religion because of its secretiveness, its extreme methods of teaching and its alleged use of mind control.

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.

The founder, Lafayette Ronald Hubbard did not want to pay taxes anymore and churches are the only organizations that do not have to pay taxes. Scientologist do not just believe one thing, but they could be more than one religion. Some Scientologist claim to be Catholic as well as a Scientologists. The way this organization works, is by charging people money. You start on level one and to get to level two you have to pay a certain amount of money, and to get to level three you have to pay even more money, you do this throughout your entire time of being a Scientologist. If you want to leave the religion, the church will put out a bad word about you, making sure you will never get a job and that your reputation is ruined. Scientologists are said to be subjected to mental and physical abuse, while pay tons of money. The whole point of Scientology is to purify your mind, so Hubbard, like the nice man he is, came up with his own health regimen. Hubbard’s health regimen consisted of a grueling, excessive system of saunas, exercise, and vitamins he created himself. Hubbard and the other Scientologists targeted people, not telling them what they were getting into. They were told they were enrolling in a self-help plan, but no church affiliation was ever mentioned. They would trap people, making them pay an astronomical amount of money for help that really was not very beneficial. The help that they received was through a process of going “Clear”. Becoming “Clear” is apparently something that everyone wants to be, but was never possible until Dianetics came along. A “Clear” has no engrams, meaning they no longer hold onto their traumatic memories. It’s said that “Clears” are free with their emotions and that they can think for themselves without other emotions getting in the way. To become “Clear” you simply have to start your Scientology journey. This process of going “Clear” continues as long as you’re a

After spending a quarter of a million dollars on books and spending many hours of her day at auditing sessions, Mrs.Richardson was put into a re-indoctrination camp in order to reintegrate her into the religion. This whole process began when a higher ranking Scientologist found an issue with her paperwork from a few years ago. Mrs.Richardson must now pay even more of her hard earned money to get more books and audio tapes to listen to. She now starts to contemplate whether this is really for the better of her religious experience or if it is just another way to make a profit off unsuspecting people. This is the problem with Scientology; deep down underneath the church facade, it is a business. The Church of Scientology is a disastrous, malevolent,

Scientology, defined as the study and handling of the spirit in relationship to itself, universes and other life, its aim, according to Hubbard is to create a civilization without insanity, without criminals and without war; where the world can prosper and honest being can have rights, and where free man is free to rise to greater heights (Wiki 2016). Sounds nice, but then again so does finding a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. The originator of the concept of dianetics and scientology is named L. Ron Hubbard, born 1911 in small town Tilden, Nebraska. Said to be a prolific writer of pulp magazine, adventure, fantasy, and science fiction, in 1948 Hubbard wrote a book titled “The Original Thesis” outlining his ideas for a new form of

Tom Cruise who is the poster boy for Scientology -- it's difficult to talk about one without talking about the other. That's an alarming but unsurprising mindset.

“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.” (Scientology Beliefs & Practices: What is Scientology?)

The documentary ‘Going Clear’ is focused on the Church of Scientology. Some of the important figures in the documentary included Paul Haggis, Lawrence Wright, Sara Goldberg, Spanky Taylor, and Marthy Rathbun (Going Clear). In this documentary, these former scientologists were interviewed about their personal experiences, where they revealed information about what actually happened behind the doors of the Church. The documentary was based on Lawrence Wright’s book, ‘Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood and the Prison of Belief’ and was a compilation of the opinions of several former scientologists about the true colors of Scientology and Hubbard’s history (Going Clear).