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At the Finnish Line home with Sonja. Founder L. Online Courses. Daily Connect Daily Connect Scientologists home. The auditing process unfolds between a religious specialis t—a n auditor who is a minister or ministe r-in-t raining in the Church of Scientolog y— a nd a person receiving auditing, a preclear.
Following set procedures and questions, the auditing process is designed to enable the preclear to become aware of what he or she is and to develop their abilities to live more effectively. While the technology of the E-M eter in Scientology is unique to our century, the idea behind it is not.
It is analogous to the roles of mandalas in some Buddhist traditions, or meditation with the aid of external means in other Eastern traditions. Moreover, it is precisely the belief of Scientologists that L. The writings of Hubbard serve as authoritative texts within the Scientology community in ways analogous to the sacred literatures of other traditions: the Vedas in Hinduism, the Sutras of Buddhism, etc.
But the insights of Hubbard are not, Scientologists claim, a matter of mere belief, since they are open to confirmation in experience through the practice of the religious way that Hubbard has devised. This also echoes the ancient Buddhist wisdom which gives priority to experience. On the way to that end, Scientologists read their texts, test their beliefs, act in the wider society, develop their inner life, marry, and in all their actions and behaviour seek to realize the ideals of their faith.
Religion is not just a set of beliefs, rites, and practices, it is also a community of people joined together by such beliefs, practices, and rites. In Scientology we also find this dimension of religious life. In many parts of the world we find groups of Scientologists regularly gathering as a religious community.
There one finds sermons, reading from Scientology Scripture, listening to L. The community is composed of those who have found in Scientology answers and technologies that address the fundamental questions of life.
In the light of this review of Scientology in relation to the elements of the modern scientific definition of religion, it is apparent that Scientology is a religion.
Conclusion: In the light of this review of Scientology in relation to the elements of the modern scientific definition of religion, it is apparent that Scientology is a religion. It has its own distinctive beliefs in and account of an unseen, spiritual order, its own distinctive religious practice and ritual life, it has its own authoritative texts and communit y-b uilding activity.
Toggle navigation. Toggle menu. Scientology A New Religion. Darrol Bryant, Ph. Is Scientology a Religion? People should really come to the church and find out for themselves what it is. Who was L. Ron Hubbard? Ron Hubbard was the founder of Scientology. Born in Nebraska in , Hubbard was the son of a U.
Navy officer who circled the globe with his family, according to Scientology expert J. Photos: L. Ron Hubbard and the Church of Scientology. Ron Hubbard published a series of articles and then a book on what he described as a new approach to mental health. In , Hubbard founded the Church of Scientology. Hide Caption. Hubbard and his children in December They are testing a device called an E-meter, which Scientologists say measures the body's electric flow as an auditor asks a series of questions that they say reveals sources of trauma.
Hubbard works in his greenhouse in December Hubbard in the south of France in May Hubbard talks with reporters in his office in Many groups and individuals have challenged Scientology's legitimacy as a religion. Scientologists have faced opposition from the medical community over the religion's claims about mental health, from the scientific community over its claims about its E-meters and from other religious groups about its status as a religion.
Hubbard poses for a portrait in New York in January He died in The entrance to the Los Angeles headquarters of the church in March Confetti rains down as actor Tom Cruise, left, embraces David Miscavige, the leader of the Church of Scientology, at the opening of a new church in Madrid in September Cruise is one of the world's most prominent Scientologists.
Miscavige speaks during the inauguration of the Madrid church in September Scientology made headlines in June when Cruise got into a heated debate with "Today" host Matt Lauer over psychiatric drugs. Other countries have refused to legitimize the faith: Germany has barred Scientologists from holding public office, while in a French court found the church guilty of fraud, but stopped short of banning it altogether. According to the official Church of Scientology website , there are now more than 11, churches, missions and groups in nations, and the movement welcomes more than 4.
But scholars and outside observers of the movement say the number of practicing Scientologists may be lower than the church claims, possibly numbering in the hundreds of thousands worldwide. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us!
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