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The Church teaches that association with these people impedes a member's progress along the Bridge to Total Freedom. [ citation needed ] In Introduction to Scientology Ethics , L. Ron Hubbard sets out the doctrine that by being connected to suppressive persons, a Scientologist could become a Potential Trouble Source (PTS):
Since its inception in 1954, the Church of Scientology has been involved in a number of controversies, including its stance on psychiatry, Scientology's legitimacy as a religion, the Church's aggressive attitude in dealing with its perceived enemies and critics, [1] [2] allegations of mistreatment of members, and predatory financial practices; [3] for example, the high cost of religious ...
Carving her own path. Laura Prepon is at peace after leaving the Church of Scientology, a source reveals exclusively in the new issue of Us Weekly. Celebrity Scientologists and Stars Who Have Left ...
In 2007 an official claimed 3.5 million members in the United States [3] but, according to a 2001 survey published by the City University of New York, 55,000 people in the United States would, if asked to identify their religion, have stated Scientology. [4] Tom Cruise is the most well known Scientologist in the United States as well as other ...
Laura Prepon has been one of Scientology's most famous faces, but it turns out the actress left the church several years ago. "I'm no longer practicing Scientology," the Orange Is the New Black ...
"Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath"/A&E. Mike Rinder said he and the 100 or so others being held in the Hole had to eat "slop" and that they weren't able to come and go as they pleased.
The Church of Scientology is under fire now more than ever, but don’t count on hearing from longtime celebrity members such as Tom Cruise, Kirstie Alley or John Travolta anytime soon.
Scientologists believe that thetans can exteriorize; leave their body. [146] The thetan is considered an immortal being who has been reincarnated many times over. [147] Someone who has died is said to have "dropped the body". [148] Scientology refers to the existence of a Supreme Being, but practitioners are not expected to worship it. [149]