Scientology ? is it just me or is it a load of old rubbish?

Question

i saw a programe on about it on BBC 1 . if anyone else did you would have felt sorry for the presenter , i mean why follow him , is there really a need. everyone should be able to choose what they believe in .

Answer 1

I can't help but be influenced by the programme the other night on TV. It made Scientology look stupid. There must be something for people to believe it in the first place though. As long as it doesn't do any harm generally and if some people are getting peace from it then fair enough. If it's more bad than good then maybe we need to stand up to it.

Answer 2

OLD RUBBISH You should go to this web site they explain it better than anything I have heard or seen. www.gotquestions.org and search for Scientology.

Scientology is a very difficult religion to summarize in just a few paragraphs, let alone in a few pages. It was founded in 1953 by fiction author L. Ron Hubbard, just four years after he made the statement, "I'd like to start a religion. That's where the money is," to Lloyd Eshbach; quoted by Eshbach in Over My Shoulder. That's where he found wealth, also--Hubbard became a multi-millionaire. An easier question to ask would be, "What are the similarities between Christianity and Scientology?" The answer to that would be, "There are no similarities."



Scientology teaches that mankind is an immortal being (called a Thetan) not originally from this planet that is trapped by matter, energy, space, and time (MEST). Salvation for a Scientologist comes through a process called 'auditing,' whereby 'engrams' (basically, memories of past pain and unconsciousness that create energy blockage) are removed. Auditing is a very lengthy process and can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. When all engrams are finally removed, the Thetan can once again control MEST instead of being controlled by it. Until salvation, each Thetan is constantly reincarnated.



Scientology is a very expensive religion to associate with. Every aspect of Scientology has some sort of fee associated with it. This is why Scientology's "pews" are filled only with the wealthy. It is also a very strict religion, and very punitive against those who would try to leave behind its teachings and membership. Its "scriptures" are limited solely to the writings and teachings of L. Ron Hubbard.



Scientology is, without a doubt, a cult: Its teachings are taken from science fiction and eastern mythologies; It promotes man as the ultimate power in the universe--he just hasn't realized it yet; Salvation comes through an extremely expensive process of mind games; and it categorically denies the existence of the God of the Bible, Heaven, and Hell. To a Scientologist, Jesus Christ was just another nice guy who unfortunately was wrongfully put to death, and whose story ends at that death.



Though Scientologists will claim that Scientology is compatible with Christianity, the Bible counters each and every point of belief they hold to: God is the sovereign and only creator of the universe (Genesis 1:1); Mankind was created by God (Genesis 1:27); the only salvation available to man is by grace through faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ (Philippians 2:8); salvation is a free gift that mankind can do nothing to earn (Ephesians 2:8-9); and Jesus Christ is alive and well, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father even now (Acts 2:33; Ephesians 1:20; Hebrews 1:3), awaiting the time when He will gather His children to Himself to reside with Him for eternity in Heaven. Everybody else will be cast into a very real Hell, separated from God (Revelation 20:15).

Answer 3

I saw the programme and that Scientology guy was spooky. He did them no favours at all, making the Scientologists appear very sinister.
As for their followers, who am I to tell them what to believe. Free will is all important and a God given right.
They must just allow everyone else to exercise their free will too.

Answer 4

Last time I heard, L Ron Hubbard made a bet that he can start a religion, and I guess it worked. He definately won that bet. I live near the Church of Scientology in Los Angeles, and those cats are as shady as the Freemasons. They probably will read this and come and assassinate me. F@*k it, were all dead anyways, right?

Answer 5

I, too feel it is recycled cult attraction. The man the followers claim invented their "church" said it should never be a religion, cost anything and should be shared with everyone.

a few movie "stars" join other kooks and all of the sudden it is a "church". the knowledge in L. Ron's book is immense and thoughtful, the trash that these puke offs are spreading is getting people hurt (the whole do not go to a mental health specialist stuff).

Answer 6

Get a load of christianity and islam. Anyone who wastes their time blasting scientology has real problems, in light of these 2 major threats. Who cares what a bunch of actors believe in, when compared to the evil of christianity and islam. Last time I checked, no scientologists were at my door proselytizing, or trying to make laws to screw over non-believers.

Answer 7

I regard it as the babbling nonsense of an increasingly paranoid man who was charismatic and eloquent enough to get people to believe his ramblings.

Contrary to rumor, Hubbard did not invent Scientology on a bet. He appeared to genuinely believe what he was spouting...regardless of the rapid decline of rationality.

Answer 8

You are quite right,it is a load of old rubbish! Anyone involved has no intelligence whatsoever!

Answer 9

Scientology is an EVIL and DANGEROUS CULT!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk8gRmedtJ0&mode=related&search=

http://en.allexperts.com/e/o/op/operation_snow_white.htm

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Krasel/cooper/frk1.html
http://holysmoke.org/cos/books/scandal-of-scientology-cooper.pdf

http://theunfunnytruth.ytmnd.com/

http://www.lisamcpherson.org/

Answer 10

It's not a religion, even though it is packaged as one. If they said it was a lifestyle, then people wouldn't be so against it. They don't worship a God, therefore it's not a religion. Oh yeah...forgot about Xenu...