Is there an equilivent of the Bible in Scientology.?

Answer 1

Scientologists consider the word of L. Ron Hubbard to be infallible and basically holy. He wrote "Dianetics" and many other books that pertain to his "religion". This is what Scientologists ACTUALLY believe (once they are exposed to the knowledge at a high enough "level" in the "church"):

Xenu was an alien ruler of the "Galactic Confederacy" who, 75 million years ago, brought billions of people to Earth in spacecrafts resembling Douglas DC-8 airliners, stacked them around volcanoes & blew them up with hydrogen bombs. Their souls then clustered together & stuck to the bodies of the living. The alien souls continue to do this today, causing a variety of physical ill-effects in modern-day humans. L. Ron Hubbard (a science-fiction writer & the creator of Scientology) called these clustered spirits "Body Thetans," & the advanced levels in Scientology place considerable emphasis on isolating them & neutralizing their ill effects.

To rid ourselves of "Body Thetans" & also “engrams” (past negative experiences stored in our unconscious mind) so that we can become “clear”, we have to go through "auditing" with a member of the “church” who uses an "e-meter" to measure our “reactive mind”...... & we have to pay lots & lots & lots of money for “auditing” (purchased in 12.5-hour blocks, costing anywhere from $750 for introductory sessions to between $8,000 & $9,000 for advanced sessions) & to take courses on Scientology to advance to higher “levels” in the “church”. The “church” has also taken a very hostile stance towards psychiatry & psychiatric drugs irrespective of the fact that some people require medication to remain adequately functional in everyday life. They deny the reality of chemical imbalance & profound mental disturbance & accordingly do NOTHING to effectively stabilize the dangerously unstable. The “church” has been known to withhold prescription pharmaceuticals from member (with deadly results).

Scientology is undeniably a cult. Every cult can be defined as a group having all of the following five characteristics:

(1) It uses psychological coercion to recruit, indoctrinate & retain its members [convincing potential members that they are unhappy & Scientology is the only means of helping themselves]. (2) It forms an elitist totalitarian society. [they label everyone who disagrees or questions as a “Suppressive Person” & requires members to “disconnect” from them] (3) Its founder leader is self-appointed, dogmatic, messianic, not accountable & has charisma. [Yes, that would be Hubbard] (4) It believes 'the end justifies the means' in order to solicit funds & recruit people. (5) Its wealth does not benefit its members or society. [self evident proof for 4 & 5 as it does milk members for virtually everything they have & it’s wealth doesn’t find it’s way back to it’s members or society at all]

Cults are extremely harmful. To remain within the strict mental & social confines of a cult for even a short time can have the following disastrous effects:

Loss of choice & free will. Diminished intellectual ability, vocabulary & sense of humor. Reduced use of irony, abstractions & metaphors. Reduced capacity to form flexible & intimate relationships. Poor judgment. Physical deterioration. Malnutrition. Hallucinations, panic, dissociation, guilt, identity diffusion & paranoia. Neurotic, psychotic or suicidal tendencies.

Answer 2

Yes. Scientology does have a scripture.
The writings and recorded spoken words of L. Ron Hubbard on the subject of Scientology collectively constitute the scripture of th religion.
He laid out the Scientology theology and technologies in more than 500,000 pages of writings , including dozens of books and over 2,000 tape-recorded public lectures.

Dianetics by the way was first published in 1950 and preceded
the founding of Scientology. The basic principles of Dianetics did open the door to the discoveries made about the human spirit that let to the founding of Scientology. Dianetics is still very valid and very much in use today.

Answer 3

I was doing research on the Freedom from Religious Persecution Act of 1998, and I came across a site that said Scientology was actually founded on occultism. The whole thing with "Operating Thetans," and "Auditing," is a little less universal than "do unto others," or "thou shalt not kill." Long before another two thousand years pass, I strongly believe Christianity (or any other faith) will have been proven or disproven. Acceptance has nothing to do with it because Christianity (like any other faith) is not fully accepted on the world scale. But I guess we will all see, won't we?

Answer 4

Nope Scientology knowledge is spread in dozens of books and hundreds of lectures. The bible is actually many books put together. There is nothing like that in Scientology.

Answer 5

Dianetics by L Ron Hubbard. You can most likely find a copy at your local thrift store for 25 cents. It is about 26 cents more than the book is worth, but if you really wanted to read about what they believe, that would be the way to go.

Answer 6

The answers from the other respondents were very CLEAR so they must know what they are talking about. Get it? Sorry, bad joke.

Answer 7

Dianetics.

Answer 8

If there isn't, I would guess that they would make one up for you, after all they are only after your money. any religon that's made up by a science fiction writer in Hollywood must be the real thing, dont you think?