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| • | The Church of Scientology is a new religious movement founded by late science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard as an organization dedicated to the practice of Scientology, an "applied religious philosophy" formulated by Hubbard.
"A civilization without insanity, without criminals and without war, where the able can prosper and honest beings can have rights, and where man is free to rise to greater heights, are the aims of Scientology," according to Hubbard. From its earliest days, the Church has been a focus of controversy wherever it appeared, with critics charging the actual methods and goals of the Church sharply contradict Hubbard's stated aims.
The nature and legal status of the Church continues to arouse controversy around the world. The Church has, since 1993, been recognized by the US Internal Revenue Service as a non-profit charitable organization, affording it the same legal protections and favorable tax treatment the US government extends to long-established religious groups. By contrast, many other governments have been reluctant to accept the Church: the governments of Germany and Belgium officially regard the Church as a totalitarian cult; in France, a parliamentary report classified Scientology as a dangerous cult; in the United Kingdom and Canada the Church is not regarded as meeting the legal standards for being considered a bona fide religion.
Hubbard directly managed the Scientology organizations until 1966 [HTTP ], when he resigned his title as Executive Director and turned managerial functions over to Church executives. Though Hubbard maintained no formal relationship to Church managementࢀ&#-2847;nd sometimes vigorously denied any connection to itࢀ&#-2847;ll independent researchers conclude Hubbard remained firmly in control of the Church and its affiliated organizations until the final illness that preceded his death in 1986.
Following Hubbard's death, David Miscavige, one of his former personal assistants, assumed the post of Chairman of the Religious Technology Center (RTC), a Scientology corporation that regulates the use of Church symbols and Hubbard's copyrighted works. While not publicly claiming to be the leader of Scientology, Miscavige is widely recognised as being the c
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Chaplaincare - Scientology |
| | us navy chaplain presents basic information on the church of scientology including history and basic beliefs.
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Flag Service Organization - International Religious Retreat |
| | describes the services and activities offered by the flag land base, the spiritual headquarters in clearwater, florida. community news and events, virtual tour of the church, on-line bookstore.
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Founding Scientologists Talk About Dianetics and Scientology |
| | long-term scientologists on the history of the church and the early days.
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Freedom of Information Act |
| | covers the history of church actions to create transparency in government. international foia activities and results.
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Helping Children |
| | parenting information. includes information on drug prevention, how to help the child study, how to deal with morals and behavior problems, and building good parent/child relationships.
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Human Rights - Church of Scientology International |
| | news room and forum, covering such issues as freedom of speech, religious tolerance, human trafficking and the hiv/aids pandemic. welcomes participation of guest editors, columnists, article submission and recommendations for "human rights advocate" awards.
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Information on Church of Scientology and Dianetics |
| | offers answers to questions about this religion.
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Making Human Rights a Reality |
| | description of activities of the church to promote the universal declaration of human rights including information on youth human rights education programs and actions to protect persons whose human rights are violated. [scientology effective solutions series]
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RehabilitateNZ |
| | a collection of dianetics and scientology essays and descriptions of church services, including the topics of spiritual, mental and physical healing, drug rehabitation, education and criminal rehabilitation.
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Religious Technology Center |
| | an overview that discusses the religious technology center as holder of the trademarks of dianetics and scientology and its relationship to the remainder of the church. provides an online form to report matters of r.t.c. concern.
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Scientology |
| | the official site of the church of scientology. offers video and audio presentations, as well as virtual tours of churches.
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Scientology and Dianetics - Legacy of L. Ron Hubbard |
| | simple text description of basic principles, beliefs and practices of the religion.
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Scientology Effective Solutions |
| | informational brochure series in pdf format about the scientology religion and its activities.
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Scientology Marriage Counseling |
| | describes the procedure of this service and the philosophy on which it is based. presented by a local church organization.
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Scientology Marriage Solutions |
| | the application of techniques to save and improve marriages including testimonials, tips and information on film showings.
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Scientology: Training and the Arts |
| | testimonials from celebrities anne archer, chick corea, isaac hayes and juliette lewis and other artists.
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SilentBirth.org |
| | provides information and references about the silent birth techniques researched by l. ron hubbard.
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Structure of Scientology Churches |
| | describes how the churches work, where they are located, what the staff are like and who can attend.
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The Ecclesiastical Hierarchy of the Scientology Religion |
| | describes each point of the ecclesiastical structure of the church. outlines what kinds of churches deliver introductory and more advanced services.
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Theology and Practice of a Contemporary Religion |
| | online book contains the codes, axioms and creed of the church, discussions of the religious background of the religion.
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What Is Scientology? |
| | online version of compendium first published in 1992.
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