Has anyone looked into the religion of scientology or practice it?

Question

THis is the religion that Tom Cruise and a host of other stars have started to practice it sort of saying your in control of your own destiny, what does anyone think?

Answer 1

I am a Scientologist, Basically it is an applied philosophy that gives you the tools to improve your life. We do courses that focus on all sorts of things such as communication skills, management skills etc. We also do auditing which is a way of freeing yourself from negative influences in your life. I suggest though that you visit the following websites and your local Church of Scientology Org.

Answer 2

It's a cult whose sole purpose is to increase the distance between its suckers, oops, I mean members, and their assets. Hubbard was a really bad sci-fi writer and desperate to make some dough. Here's an article I found on the Religion Facts website:

'In Scientology doctrine, Xenu is a galactic ruler who, 75 million years ago, brought billions of people to Earth, stacked them around volcanoes and blew them up with hydrogen bombs. Their souls then clustered together and stuck to the bodies of the living. These events are known as "Incident II" or "The Wall of Fire," and the traumatic memories associated with them are known as the "R6 implant."
Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard detailed the story in Operating Thetan level III in 1967, famously warning that R6 was "calculated to kill (by pneumonia etc) anyone who attempts to solve it." Much controversy between the Church of Scientology and its critics has focused on Xenu. The Church avoids making mention of Xenu in public statements and has gone to considerable effort to maintain the story's confidentiality, including legal action on both copyright and trade secrecy grounds. Critics claim that revealing the story is in the public interest, given the high prices charged for OT III. The Xenu story prompted the use of the volcano as a Scientology symbol.'

Scientologists may describe science-fiction character Xenu as a higher being, but Scientology actually has nothing whatever to do with worshipping God. Quite the opposite.

Answer 3

I haven't practiced it and I admit I know very little about it. However it seems a little peculiar that only the rich and famous do and even have access to the churches. Have you ever seen a church of Scientology in your neighborhood? I haven't. All over you see catholic, baptist, Pentecostal, and Mormon churches. But the churches of Scientology are only in the upscale larger cities. Why?

Answer 4

Tom Cruise and John Travolta will only have each other in the after life.

Answer 5

I do not know much about it at all. I have heard they believe in aliens and such. sounds like a pyramid scheme that uses religion as an excuse to be tax exempt.

Answer 6

I watched a great documentary on South Park about this.
Scientology is as intelligent as all the other myths.

Answer 7

All scientology is is self-worship and disillusion.

Answer 8

it is taken from a Science Fiction book..

get it?? FICTION -- NOT REAL....

Answer 9

Put out a welcome sign...there will always be someone enter.
In this case a bunch of nuts!