Inside Scientology
After reading My Twisted Life as a Scientologist (New York Post 11/15/2009), I thought it would be fun to do a little looking into Scientology’s closet. I gotta tell you, the closet is full.
L. Ron Hubbard, the American science fiction writer, created a self-help system he called Dianetics. First published in 1950, it developed into doctrines and rituals as part of a new religion he dubbed Scientology.
Scientology is legally recognized as a tax-exempt church in the United States. Many countries, however, refuse to grant Scientology the status of a church. Canada, UK, Germany, France Belgium, Ireland, Israel, Luxembourg and Mexico do not recognize Scientology as a religion. In Greece, Scientology was banned in 1997, and the Greek government upheld the ban in 2003, rejecting an application for Scientology to be recognized as a religion.
Scientology is often referred to as a cult often accused of financially defrauding members. The teachings of The Church of Scientology are cloaked in secrecy. Most of what is known about the teachings of the church comes to us from ex-members.
An ex-member takes you on a behind the curtain tour
This is an interesting post. I liked the NY Times article, and I also enjoyed the video, but it seems like a very small part of something much larger. Where can I see the rest of the video?
Ok, here is a link to the full 2 hour interview!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHb0BZyF5Ok
A friend and I stayed up late late late watching the whole thing, and it was definitely worth looking into. It made me not only have respect for the actor, it also helped me to see many ways in which I have believed things that are not worthy of my belief.
It was also fascinating that you could easily replace “Scientology” with “society” to begin to understand how society runs much like a cult.
Great video and great website!
I have edited the post to include the entire interview. Thanks, G!