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Scientology is a body of beliefs and related practices created by L. Ron Hubbard (1911–1986), starting in 1952, as a successor to his earlier self-help system, Dianetics. Hubbard characterized Scientology as a religion, and in 1953 incorporated the Church of Scientology in New Jersey. Scientology teaches that people are immortal spiritual beings who have forgotten their true nature. Its method of spiritual rehabilitation is a type of counseling known as auditing, in which practitioners aim to consciously re-experience painful or traumatic events in their past, in order to free themselves of their limiting effects. Study materials and auditing courses are made available to members in return for specified donations. Scientology is legally recognized as a tax-exempt religion in the United States and some other countries, and the Church of Scientology emphasizes this as proof that it is a bona fide religion. A large number of organizations overseeing the application of Scientology have been established, the most notable of these being the Church of Scientology. Scientology sponsors a variety of social service programs. These include a set of moral guidelines expressed in a brochure called The Way to Happiness, the Narconon anti-drug program, the Criminon prison rehabilitation program, the Study Tech education methodology, a volunteer organization, and a business management method. Scientology has been surrounded by controversies since its inception. It has often been described as a cult that financially defrauds and abuses its members, charging exorbitant fees for its spiritual services. The Church of Scientology has consistently used litigation against such critics, and its aggressiveness in pursuing its foes has been condemned as harassment. Further controversy has focused on Scientology's belief that souls ("thetans") reincarnate and have lived on other planets before living on Earth. Former members say that some of Hubbard's writings on this remote extraterrestrial past, included in confidential Upper Levels, are not revealed to practitioners until they have paid thousands of dollars to the Church of Scientology. Another controversial belief held by Scientologists is that the practice of psychiatry is destructive and abusive and must be abolished. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Scientology Schools K->12 How do they do in College after that? Q. I know these Delphi Schools have a different system with the Hubbard "Tech" Method of looking up words in a dictonary instead of using reasoning skills. I am wondering how these students do on national exams and then how they do in conventional college enviornments. Not fashion school or art school, but regualr academics like Medical Fields, Engineering and any other fields that require problem solving that one can actually get a job with. Not progams that are not Bachelors degree or more advanced at an acredited universtiy. I wonder how these studnent would do in Law School for Instance. Would one be able to use such reasoning skills after a full scientology schooling or would the study tech have totally messed up their reasoning… [cont.] Asked by adobeprincess - Thu Aug 31 23:19:26 2006 - - 2 Answers - 7 Comments A. I think you probably know by now that Applied Scholastics promotional materials nor its website will provide a well supported examination of Study Technology, and Applied Scholastics, ABLE, etc. "Delphi claims 96% of its students apply for admission to college. Included in a packet of explanatory and promotional material they provided me was a page entitled "Partial List of Colleges and Universities that have Accepted Delphi Graduates." I wrote each of the 35 U.S. schools on that list. Of the 27 that replied, only 3 acknowleged having received applications from Delphi students in recent years; 16 said either they had not received such applications or they could not consider them. For example, U.C. Santa Barbara said it "...does not… [cont.] Answered by Xenu.net - Fri Sep 1 07:48:59 2006 How do you feel the death of John and Kelly Travolta's Son will effect the church of Scientology? Q. While we all can agree that it's must be a sad time for the Travolta family and that our condolences go out to the Travolta Family also. At the same time do you feel that the child should have been on medication? Scientology from what I understand, do not believe in medicine. But take vitamins and otter alternatives. Have a blessed day and Thank You. Asked by SallyMay - Mon Jan 5 23:46:15 2009 - - 18 Answers - 3 Comments A. I think it will deservedly reflect badly on the so-called "Church" of Scientology. Apparently the autopsy has been performed now, and Jett's death was indeed the result of a seizure. His parents being Scientologists, who don't believe in treating people with drugs, would mean Jett surely wasn't on proper anti-seizure medication. It's too sad, because he died so young. But it's another example of how Scientology's pseudo-scientific and irresponsible views on illness and disease are dangerous. Answered by Your Answer Buddy - Tue Jan 6 00:57:45 2009 Do you think your religion is better than others? What do you think about Scientology?
Q. I'm sure a lot of you believe that Scientology is a little strange. In reality, is Christianity any less so? Asked by Benderover - Tue Feb 3 23:47:35 2009 - - 31 Answers - 0 Comments A. My faith teaches that we should spend no time criticizing any ones religion and instead spend all our time on becoming kind and moral human beings with a sound foundation and understanding of ourselves. Answered by nikola333 - Tue Feb 3 23:52:43 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Scientology" From Wikiquote under the GNU Free Documentation License.  news.google.com Entertainment and Showbiz! American actor John Travolta's representative has denied that the actor is leaving the Church of Scientology . Paul Bloch said that a previous report in ... news.google.com PitchEngine (press release) 07.28.2009 Volunteers from the Church of Scientology of Catania, Sicily, help protect their community from the disastrous effects of drugs. ... news.google.com PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) 2009-07-22 06:46:22 - The Church of Scientology of Tampa held a new kind of Dianetics seminar. The results were nothing less than spectacular. ... From Google News Search: "Scientology"  blogto.com 290px x 590px | 96.60kB [source page] around the world These large rallies also called raids by organizers realized almost 10 000 total protesters at gatherings in the U S England Scotland Netherlands and Australia After about an hour of observing the protest I ran into Greg Haglund Haglund 57 was one of the original critics of The Church of Scientology hereafter The Church and a picketer from 1997 From Yahoo Image Search: "Scientology"  xenutv.com XENU TV hu, 06 Aug 2009 10:45:57 GM The documents show Britain was not alone in probing . Scientology. . The dossier of evidence, gathered during the 1970s, included the extraordinary claim by an American official that the sect had sent bogus doctors to hypnotise a legal ...  leavingscientology.wordpress.com rebel008 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 23:52:20 GM In the latest edition of International . Scientology. News are photographs of new designs for Ideal Org staff uniforms. Let's set aside the differing opinions about these black and red outfits for the moment (some find them classy, ...  gooddayla.blogspot.com JT hu, 30 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GM Scientology. . Glendale, CA -- The gentleman above asked if I wanted to take a "stress test." He set up a table on the sidewalk near the Alex Theater. My initial reaction was, "No thank you." I began to look over the stress-measuring ... From Google Blog Search: "Scientology" |
