Scientology beliefs and practices

Llywelyn, C. (2015, June 23). Why I Left Scientology. Retrieved November 09, 2017, from http://gawker.com/why-i-left-scientology-1703997050 Carmen Llywelyn is an actress and photographer. She used to be part of Scientology and was a Scientologist for eight years. She is no longer with Scientology and I think that would make her be against it because she left for a reason. Her purpose is to show her audience, anyone that wants to know about Scientology, what she went through in…

Do you know what Scientology is? Most people have recognized instances of the word but have no knowledge of its meaning. Its founder, Mr. L. Ron Hubbard, defines it as “the study of knowing how to know” (Going Clear: …). Seventy percent of Americans do not believe Scientology is a religion, and eighteen percent either don’t know or don’t care, according to a poll taken by 60 Minutes (Groh). In 2015, Oscar-winning director and narrator Alex Gibney made Going Clear, a documentary based on…

useless structures dedicated to worshipping non-existent deities. It is even more alarming to see rational, educated adults wasting precious hours of their day to practice religions based on outdated superstitious writings. Thus, I have come up with a solution that will fix all our problems: the worldwide religious conversion to scientology. It is clear that the following of these…

answer or simple lists of do’s and don’ts that is correlated with each community. But learning about a community’s culture and practices is a long and complex process, where perspective is everything. A guide of behaviors can only take one so far, for what is appropriated to do in one community might be not in another. Each community has their own culture and practices largely because of different historical and geographical circumstances. As a result, each community has developed different…

Cults are defined as a group of people having religious beliefs or practices viewed by others as strange. There are many cults in America, more than actual churches. The group is usually isolated from the rest of society which is believed to be destructive. These cults create their own worlds and limit any outside influences. They form their own society with a religious leader controlling the group. These groups use physiological persuasions to recruit and brainwash their members. In our…

person from interpreting reality normally. Tom Cruise has had many delusions. Many of these delusions coincide with his belief in Scientology. Scientology consists of beliefs that surround the author L. Ron Hubbard. He often explains a hierarchy, revealing where he is in social status and power. He uses this to explain his importance and to give insight to his religious practices. He believed this religion cured his dyslexia, a disability that inhibits one’s reading abilities. He has even…

Whenever a person hears the word cult, they will either be frightened or not think much about it. The word cult, is nowadays often used to describe a group of people that believes or does something out of the ordinary. Its original definition however, is a “ritual observance involved in worship of the supernatural or its symbolic representations” (Cult). While most cults have died out, many are still active today or have influenced modern cults. People may know these cults by name but they may…

Scientology within America Scientology is a new religious movement that was founded between the years 1951 to 1952, however despite its relative newness to the religious scene it “remains one of the most controversial and poorly understood new religious movements to emerge in the last century” (Urban 91). Developed by the writer and philosopher Lafayette Hubbard, the religion itself is based upon findings over Hubbard’s personal study and development of Dianetics; or the study of metaphysical…

These days, people throw around the world cult like it’s nothing. For example, fitness trends such as Cross Fit and Soul Cycle have been similarly compared to actual cults. Cross Fit and Soul Cycle might be a bit out there, but there is nothing strange or sinister about them like in actual cults. The truth of the matter is that the word cult should not be used as a joke. Cults are dangerous. They take over people’s lives, demanding many sacrifices, such as isolation and heavy financial…

It is one of the newest religions. The Church of scientology was created in 1953 by L Ron Hubbard. He made the church of scientology because before this he claims in WW2 he was hit by a bomb. He was nearly paralyzed and blind. However he clams by using Dianetics he cured himself. He ended up writing a book about this three years before opening the church of Scientology. That ended up selling really while. After this Hubbard decided to open up the church. The…