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Scientology is a set of beliefs and practices invented by the American author L. Ron Hubbard, and an associated movement. It is variously defined as a cult, a business, a religion, or a scam. [11] Hubbard initially developed a set of ideas that he called Dianetics, which he represented as a form of therapy. An organization that he established ...
The Church of Scientology states that it has no set dogma on God and allows individuals to come to their own understanding of God. [40] In Scientology, "vastly more emphasis is given to the godlike nature of the [individual] and to the workings of the human mind than to the nature of God." [31] Hubbard
Scientology's contention that the individual is a noncorporeal, semi-divine "thetan", which runs contrary to the Greek Orthodox view that the individual is both body and soul and, while created in the image of God, not a god himself; Scientology's belief that the universe is the "result of a game of the thetans", rather than the account of the ...
The Church of Scientology is a group of interconnected corporate entities and other organizations devoted to the practice, administration and dissemination of Scientology, which is variously defined as a cult, a business, or a new religious movement. [7]
Mike Rinder, a former executive leader for the Church of Scientology who became a whistleblower after he left the organization, has died. He was 69.
Anti-Scientology protesters have approached Scientology properties, including the Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre in Los Angeles, and yelled at and recorded people. (Chris Pizzello ...
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David Miscavige (/ m ɪ ˈ s k æ v ɪ dʒ /; born April 30, 1960) [1] is an American Scientologist who is serving as the second and current leader of the Church of Scientology.His official title within the organization is Chairman of the Board of the Religious Technology Center (COB RTC).