Is it me, or is Scientology really creepy?? I believe in almost all religions, but this one seems a little out

Question

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Yes, I believe that the truth is somewhere in the middle of all religions, and it doesn't really matter how you choose to worship, but that you are true to yourself. Most religions are there to help you be a good person, care about eachother, honor your family and beliefs, help the world..etc. I think it is a shame that Scientology creeps me out-because some of their ideas make a lot of sense to me......I guess I'll just keep searching for that "one" religion for me. Although I don't really think it exists......

Answer 1

I used to think that too, but when you think about it, how is it any more out there than the Mormons, the Amish, radical Muslims, Jehovah Witnesses, etc.

But hey I think most religions are wacky, so I'm probably not the greatest person to answer this.

Answer 2

Well I've taken a lot of religious classes at my university, and I am a very openminded person when it comes to religion, but this honestly, I don't feel is a true religion. I think the reason it was pushed to be considered a religion is because the church gets tax breaks. And the only way to transcend in this religion is to pay a certain sum so that you may reach another level. Although some may argue that Christian religions or other traditional religions practice tithes, on some level, it is voluntary. If you do not pay tithes, you are not band from learning about your religion. I think it was just made up by some science fiction writer on opium that wanted to mess with everyone. And my favorite thing about scientology is how they believe we have "alien spirits' within us. Ok I'm done with my ranting lol...

Answer 3

Must be you.
Nothing creepy about it, if you take the trouble to find out for yourself what it actually is, rather than buy all the rubbish that is spread around here.

Here's a factual description for you:
Scientology is an applied religious philosophy. When I say "applied" I mean you actually use it in your life to change or improve existing conditions. It is a very practical religion.
All religions if you learn about them have a basic philosphy, but they also have certain dogma, rituals and observances, and a certain faith or belief is required. There is nothing wrong with this, but Scientology is not that kind of religion. It does not intrude on anyones faiths of beliefs in the area of God , the Supreme Being, or the Infinite. This area is left totally up to the indivdual as pasrt of his life. It does not conflict.
You can have no specific religious beliefs and still benefit from it.
And it is only true for you according to your own observation and experience with it.
It is also not a messianic religion. This means there is no worship of messiahs in Scientology. There are no “beliefs” as such because a truth should be according to ones own observation and experience.
The dictionary definition that applies:
Religion: The spiritual or emotional attitude of one who recognises the existence of superhuman power or powers.

The most basic principle of Scientology is that YOU are your own immortal soul, that this is not a "thing" you HAVE but what YOU actually are.
The whole purpose of Scientology is to increase an individual's understanding and awareness of himself. and lifeAnd thereby his native abilities .
When you do this the sphere and zone of his positive influence increases and moves outward into his life, his family ,his friends, his groups and mankind which he is part of.

How this result is achieved is the "technology" of Scientology, which was developed by L.Ron Hubbard after his extensive research and the discoveries he made, about the human spirit. The basic religious philosophy and knowledge of Scientology is very old, going back 10,000 years at least to the Veda or Vedic Hymns from the East. L. Ron Hubbard researched and made new discoveries about the human spirit. He developed technology from these discoveries to apply to increase spiritual awareness and ability.
He completed his research before his death in 1986 and left all of his results and copyrights
to the Church of Scientology along with most of his considerable personal estate, when he died.

He published a book in 1951 to communicate the basic principles he discovered called: " Scientology The Fundementals of Thought"
There are currently over 10 million Scientologists in more than 163 countries world wide. However we are a new religion, only 53 years old.
The true story of Scientology as a religion goes like this:
1. A philosopher developes a philosophy about life and death.
2. People find it interesting.
3. People find it works.
4. People pass it along to others.
5. It grows.

This is just an overview.
L. Ron Hubbard explained fully the theology and technologies of Scientology in more than 500,000 pages of writings, including dozens of books and over 2,000 tape-recorded public lectures.
Any thruth must be based on your own observation and experience to be true for you.
(Not on what someone else says, either way)
That's personal integrity.

Answer 4

Creepy

Answer 5

tom Cruise is in it and a lot of movie stars. they have to give them money or something like that to get to another level of existance or something.. i think its a farce. ohhh right.. a post that was put after me reminded me that it was l.ron.hubbard's thing he was a so called sci-fi writer.. his books were just one lonnnnng bag of wind.. they should all be called " get to the point". i read alot of sci-fi and his books were garbage and the only reason that i think they were published is because of his "religion" which i also think is a bag of wind.

Answer 6

This is one religion I dont know to much about. I read the summary, chuckled and moved on.

Answer 7

Creepy and dangerous. Consider the following:

• Operation Snow White – Under this official program, Scientology operatives committed infiltration, wiretapping, & theft of documents in government offices. This program constituted the single largest infiltration of the United States government in history. Among the 11 prominent Scientologists convicted of this conspiracy was Mary Sue Hubbard, the wife of Scientology’s “prophet”.
http://lisatrust.freewinds.cx/scientology/snow-white/index.html
http://en.allexperts.com/e/o/op/operation_snow_white.htm

• Operation Freakout - Their campaign of sabotage & violence against Paulette Cooper, the writer who published her research & findings on several cults, including Scientology. Scientology’s official plan: to frame Paulette, ruin her career & reputation & get her either incarcerated or locked up in psychiatric confinement.
The official plan: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Krasel/cooper/frk1.html
Her book: http://holysmoke.org/cos/books/scandal-of-scientology-cooper.pdf

• Fair Game - the Scientology policy detailing how the organization may confront & handle critics & perceived enemies. Here is a direct quote: "Enemies may be deprived of property or injured by any means by any Scientologist without any discipline of the Scientologist. May be tricked, sued or lied to or destroyed.”
http://www.xenu.net/archive/disk/fairgame.htm
http://www.planetkc.com/sloth/sci/Fair_game_ord.html

• Physical & psychological punishment: Scientologists who "break the rules" while members of the "Sea Org" must subject themselves to the Rehabilitation Project Force (RPF), which includes regimes of harsh physical punishment, forced self-confessions, social isolation, hard labor and intensive ideological indoctrination.
http://www.xenu-directory.net/practices/rpf.html
http://www.lermanet2.com/scientology/gulags/BrainwashinginScientology'sRehabilitationProjectForce.htm
http://www.xs4all.nl/~kspaink/cos/rpf/escape_2.htm

• Brainwashing & mind control: Scientology exerts control over its members by means of typical cult tactics, including but not limited to controlling information about internal doctrine & criticism of the organization, severely restricting social contact outside the cult, creating an “us against them” mentality by villanizing a specific out-group (for Scientology, it’s psychiatrists), & claiming all those outside the cult are unenlightened.
http://www.factnet.org/Books/SocialControl/scs.html#toc http://www.freedomofmind.com/resourcecenter/groups/s/scientology/pignotti/
http://www.cultinformation.org.uk/faq.html#cult

• Violent Kidnapping - Lisa McPherson was a Scientologist, was involved in a car accident & resultantly became mentally unstable. She was kidnapped from the hospital by agents of Scientology, held against her will, refused proper psychiatric treatment & allowed to STARVE TO DEATH.
Video: http://theunfunnytruth.ytmnd.com/
Website: http://www.lisamcpherson.org/

• Tragic Murder - A CBS “48 Hours” special on Jeremy Perkins, the mentally disturbed son of Scientologist parents who, because of the Scientology doctrine of opposing psychiatry, refused to put him on the anti-psychotic drugs that would have stabilized him & prevented him from killing his own mother.
Video: http://www.scientomogy.com/jeremy_perkins.php
CBS article: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/10/25/48hours/main2124568.shtml

Answer 8

I don't know much about it but from what I have heard they have.....interesting beliefs. Tom Cruise kinda freaked everyone out about it.

Answer 9

It is out there. the entry on Wikipedia is really good, I recommend reading about it on there.

Answer 10

Why is it any more bizarre than talking snakes, bushes and donkeys, a diety telling his people to commit genocide, stoning adulterers and disobedient children, people walking on water, rising from the dead, and end of the world destruction ?