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| | Church of Scientology - definition of Church of Scientology in Encyclopedia |
 | | The Church of Scientology claims to be non-denominational and compatible with all faiths; however, a deeper study of Scientology shows that its worldview and teachings do contradict the worldview and teachings of religions such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. | | | The Church of Scientology also claims that in 1994, a joint council of Shinto Buddhist (Yu-itsu Shinto) sects in Japan not only extended official recognition of Scientology, but also undertook to train a number of their monks in its beliefs and practices as an adjunct to their own meditations and worship. | | | The Church of Scientology has claimed anywhere from eight million to fifteen million members world-wide (a number roughly equal to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), and has stated that "Scientology is the fastest growing religion in the world". |
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http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Church_of_Scientology
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| | Scientology - Encyclopedia of American Religions |
| | Just as Scientology was outlined, and the Church founded, Hubbard moved to Washington, D.C., where the Founding Church of Scientology of Washington, D.C. was established in 1955. | | | Overwhelmingly (in 68 countries as of 1992) Scientology has been acknowledged as a new religion, and the church established as a legal entity. | | | It is still a basic text of the present Church of Scientology. |
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http://www.msm-hgh.com/scientology
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| | Scientology - Church of Scientology Official Site |
| | In Scientology no one is asked to accept anything as belief or on faith. | | | The Scientology religion comprises a body of knowledge extending from certain fundamental truths. | | | Locate the Church of Scientology nearest to you with our church locator. |
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http://www.scientology.org
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| | Religious Movements Homepage: Church of Scientology |
| | Scientology brought a new focus to the doctrine of Hubbard, a focus that extended Dianetics into the realm of religious movements. | | | Without a doubt, Scientology is one of the most controversial new religious movements in the modern world. | | | The OT doctrines could be considered the most sacred scriptures in Scientology. |
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http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/nrms/scientology.html
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| | Scientology |
| | In the fall of 1951, Hubbard formed the religious philosophy of Scientology, which is based on his discovery that man is most fundamentally a spiritual being -- the X-factor. | | | Jean-Jacques Mazier, the former head of the Lyons Mission of the Church of Scientology, was convicted of manslaughter and fraud. | | | Dennis Erlich was a church minister, but left the organization and became a critic of the religion. |
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http://www.chaplaincare.navy.mil/Scientology.htm
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| | Technorati Tag: scientology |
| | Scientology is ranked lower than Islam as one of the most, unpopular religions in America. | | | Scientology Freezone For scientologists outside the church practicing the original philosophy. | | | Scientology Anti-Drug Campaign The Church of Scientology's anti-drug campaign. |
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http://www.technorati.com/tag/scientology
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| | Church of Scientology in the United Kingdom |
| | Man is a spiritual being and Scientology is the... | | | Church of Scientology International responds to inquiries concerning the application of Dianetics and Scientology principles to child birth. | | | Scientology: The Route to Total Freedom The word SCIENTOLOGY means literally “knowing how to know”. |
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http://www.scientology.org.uk
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| | Scientology -- Beliefnet.com |
| | Founder: Scientology was founded in 1952 by L. Ron Hubbard, an American science fiction writer and author of the best-selling book "Dianetics" (1950), which launched a popular self-enhancement movement out of which the Church of Scientology emerged. | | | Main Tenets: The name Scientology means "knowing how to know," and it maintains that it "constitutes man's first real application of scientific methodology to spiritual questions." Scientology asserts it is not merely a belief system but a mode of action, and it has a complicated vocabulary of its own. | | | By erasing these accretions from one's present and past lives, one releases the essential, spiritual self or soul called the "thetan." Scientology has ministers who perform some religious rites and sacraments, but their main function is individual counseling. |
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http://www.beliefnet.com/index/index_10042.html
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| | Scientology: The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power |
| | This led to a Scientology plot (called Operation Freak-Out) whose goal, according to church documents, was "to get P.C. incarcerated in a mental institution or jail." It almost worked: by impersonating Cooper, Scientologists got her indicted in 1973 for threatening to bomb the church. | | | The Church of Scientology, started by science-fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard to "clear" people of unhappiness, portrays itself as a religion. | | | Scientology poses as a religion but really is a ruthless global scam -- and aiming for the mainstream |
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http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Fishman/time-behar.html
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| | Operation Clambake - The Inner Secrets Of Scientology |
| | Dianetics and Scientology are trademarks of the Religious Technology Centre (RTC). | | | Freezone is a loose affiliation of people who still believe in some of the ideas of Scientology auditing procedures, but who have left the formal structure of the cult in a type of Scientology reformation. | | | View the inner most secret scriptures of the Church of Scientology. |
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http://www.xenu.net
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| | Secrets of Scientology |
| | The Church of Scientology is a rich and vengeful religious cult, or as one critic puts it, "a cross between the Moonies and the Mafia." But it would be a mistake to dismiss its underlying technology as harmless or ineffective. | | | The Church of Scientology vs. the Net explains how the cult enraged free speech advocates in 1994-1995 and earned itself a world of electronic trouble. | | | Secrets of the E-Meter: Scientology's sacred lie detector. |
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http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Secrets
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| | The Church of Scientology vs. the Net |
| | In January of 1995, Church of Scientology lawyer Helena Kobrin actually tried to remove the entire alt.religion.scientology newsgroup from the Net, claiming that the very name of the discussion group violated their trademark, and that the group was being used to post infringements of the Church's copyrights. | | | The Church of Scientology is a religious cult which has unwisely decided to declare war against the Usenet and Internet communities. | | | Church of Scientology lawyers have sent threatening email (and occasionally faxes and snail-mail) to numerous Netizens, claiming that they were violating Church copyrights by posting short excerpts (often as short as 6 lines) from the Church's "secret scriptures". |
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http://www2.thecia.net/users/rnewman/scientology/home.html
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| | Open Directory - Society: Religion and Spirituality: Scientology |
| | Applies to both the Church of Scientology and freezoners. | | | Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance: Scientology - Description of Scientology, its history, its founder, controversy about the Church, religious recognition in various countries. | | | The Religious Movements Page: Church of Scientology - Profile of the group, including history, teachings, and an overview of past controversies. |
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http://dmoz.org/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Scientology
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| | Dianetics |
| | Thus, we may say that Scientology is a religion built on a fiction, but what religion isn't? | | | New Inside Scientology Unlocking the complex code of America's most mysterious religion by Janet Reitman | | | Operation Clambake - the fight against Scientology on the Net |
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http://skepdic.com/dianetic.html
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| | Scientology (CESNUR) |
| | Scientology is Refused Registration as a Charity in England - Full Text of the Decision of December 9, 1999 | | | The Legal Treatment of Scientology’s Church in Greece, by Kyriakos N. Kyriazopoulos. | | | Are the Ceremonies of the Church of Scientology really important? |
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http://www.cesnur.org/testi/se_scientology.htm
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| | Scientology - Encyclopedia Dramatica |
| | Hoax religion founded by science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard as a tax shelter, using material from his published works of science fiction as articles of faith. | | | The cost of reaching OT III is only $360,000. | | | Scientology is, however, a very important part of society; it is one of the main sources in the Western world for the lulz. |
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http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/index.php/Scientologist
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| | Scientology, Church of. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 |
| | A prolific author, Hubbard wrote many works on Scientology and is also noted for his science-fiction novels and short stories. | | | The American Medical Association and the American Psychological Association questioned the tenets of Scientology during the 1950s, and in the 1960s, the governments of England, Australia, and the United States opened investigations into church activities, particularly for suspected practices of tax evasion. | | | The church has confronted suspicions from many sides during its history. |
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http://www.bartleby.com/65/sc/Scientol.html
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