Scientology beliefs and practices

Throughout this course I have learned about many different religions, their practices, and beliefs. Since there were so many different religions, the religion that I would like to discuss is Scientology. I always hear about scientology or celebrities who practice scientology; however I never knew what scientology entailed. Throughout this research paper, I will discuss more in depth what scientology practices and beliefs are. Scientology was founded in 1952 by and author named L.Ron Hubbard. Hubbard had originally founded a program called Dianetics, which is a set of practices and ideas emphasizing the relationship between the mind and body. Over the years the practice of dianetics started to become scientology. Scientology is a religious…

Much of the therapeutic processes that originated from Dianetics have made its way into Scientology as religious practices. One of these practices that most “preclear” Scientologists go through is the therapeutic process of auditing (Anderson). Hubbard claimed that the reactive mind contained painful and traumatic memories that are the source of many of physical and psychological weaknesses known as “engrams” (Reitman 52). Scientologists claim that, through the auditing process, they can…

rooted in different religions throughout time and different regions of the world. Typically, there is an orthodox belief system, or a proto-orthodox one that will become common practice, but still there are exceptions to this. Whether the religion is one of common practice or belief or not, the objective remains the same, to answer questions…

Arelys Loriga Professor Theology 9 October 2015 Not religiously different after all In a world with many different countries, ethnicities, and cultures comes a variety of religious groups, such as Hinduism, Santeria, and Scientology. Religion is a sort of belief that people acquire from either a family tradition or personal beliefs. Religion tries to generate an explanation for many things, for example, why the earth was created and what purpose does human life have. Many people argue that…

Religion refers to a system of beliefs and practices which are related to sacred things. It involves things that are set apart and forbidden. Generally speaking, different people across the world believe in different religions simply because religions differ from one to another. Some of the well-known religions across the world include Islam, Christianity, Jewish, Buddhism and Jewish. There are other religions which have come into question; whether it should be taken as a religion of its own or…

Scientology focuses mainly on ideas that people believe they can use to make their lives better, and call it an "applied religious philosophy." It does not have much to say about God, the afterlife or any other common religious beliefs. Scientology and its ideas are focused almost completely on humanity and how to make people better. It emphasizes the life a person has now, rather than past lives or the next life, which are common themes in many other religions (Scientology Beliefs). The Church…

SCIENTOLOGY “You take on a matrix of thought that is not your own”, actor Jason Beghe and former scientology believer (video BBC Panorama the secrets of scientology documented by). L. Ron Hubbard was an author of pulp/science fiction and creator of Scientology in 1954. Many of us have heard about Scientology, something that sounds to most like a religious cult, which seemed to take on a new level of focus when the famous actor, Tom Cruise, touted its benefits. Through the media, Cruise told…

The Spirit of Scientology Throughout history there have been hundreds of different religions, many of which are very similar and many that are vastly different, however, having an ultimate life goal is the one thing that remains the same with them all. That ultimate goal varies from religion to religion though most of them involve correctly following a set path and being worthy enough to meet their religions “God” or “savior”. In todays world people are allowed to follow any religion that they…

Scientology and Christianity Scientology and Christianity have very different religious beliefs between the creation of the world, their paths in their they should go thru , the afterlife, who is their superhuman god , and their belief system; however, both religion does have some similarities between belief systems. Christianity believes in a all seeing ,all powerful good , know as Yahweh. Yahweh has a son know as Jesus, but Jesus has multiple names such as Son of Man, Beginning and the…

and Scientology are three religions that originated in different parts of the world, at different times, and with a variety of similarities and differences. These religions all vary in their origins and beliefs. Judaism is one of the oldest religions, founded over 3,500 years ago in the Middle East. Santeria originated in Cuba out of slave trade, and Scientology is the most modern religion, founded in 1954 by a man named Ronald Hubbard in the United States. These three religions are incorporated…