Scientology - Wikipedia

[CoreIssue]

For extensive information on Scientology click here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientology#Origins_of_Scientology).

[Brandli5]

No thanks. Its already to much of a load of lies.

[Ajavi12]

I've read that Wikipedia article many times in the past months, and everyday I find the Scientology, frankly, crazier.

[Sid]

Facts and figures


Their headquarters are in Clearwater, Florida.
Worth in excess of $500 million (263,157,000.)
Own a 440-foot cruise ship.
Two publishing houses and more than 45 buildings - 500 acres in California.
700 centres in 65 countries (Time, January 1990.)
50,000 strong worldwide (Time, January 1990.)
Current leader David Miscavige (Time, January 1990.) He is described as cunning, ruthless and so paranoid about perceived enemies that he kept plastic wrap over his glass of water.

$503 million (264,736,000) received in 1987 alone (Time, January 1990.)
"The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power" (Time, January 1990.)
In this article Time claimed Hubbard was skimming millions of dollars from the church, laundering money through false companies in Panama; church members stole IRS documents, filed false tax returns and harassed the agency's employees.
$400 million (210,526,310) hidden away in bank accounts in Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Cyprus (Time, January 1990.)
In 1993, after many years of legal wrangling, they finally paid the Inland Revenue Service $12.4 million (6,578,947) to settle outstanding taxes. They are now a legally recognised tax-exempt religion.
Members voluntarily dress up in false military uniforms.
They flirt with Hinduism (Veda) and Buddhism (Bodhi.)
Hubbard decreed that humans are made of clusters of spirits (or "thetans") who were banished to earth some 75 million years ago by a cruel galactic ruler named Xenu (Time, January 1990.)
Superficially wish to be acknowledged as ecumenical good at clarifying the nature of man.
Over five thousand fully pledged members were involved in espionage against the US government.
Among those caught was Hubbard's third wife, Mary Sue five year prison terms were handed down to Mrs Hubbard and other leaders.
Interestingly, Hubbard escaped justice, but was named as one of many co-conspirators ('People's weekly', 14 August 1978.) A multi-million dollar nuclear proof vault was built into Walker Mountain in California to protect Hubbard's sacred writings ('The Cult Observer', 1992.)



Scientology (hhttp://www.excatholicsforchrist.com/articles.php?PageURL=Scientology.htmttp://)

[Sid]

Hardeep Singh Kohli, Well known English actor, comedian and all round entertainer makes a humorous foray into the world of scientology.

Consumed with curiosity about Scientology and its founder, L Ron Hubbard, Hardeep originally approached the church of scientology but was soundly rejected by the Church as being too much of a comedian and evidently not serious enough.

The producer of the documentary then approached the International Freezone Association (http://internationalfreezone.net/) who passed him onto Rons Orgs (http://www.ronsorg.nl/) in the scientology freezone where the documentary was eventually made.



On the Beginner's Guide To L. Ron Hubbard - Scientology (http://ezinearticles.com/?On-the-Beginners-Guide-To-L.-Ron-Hubbard---Scientology&id=300567)