Scientology - What is it?
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What is Scientology
We've all heard of it, right? But what is it? If you live near Clearwater, Florida as I do, you know that many people now refer to Clearwater as Scientology-ville. The Scientologists are everywhere, but those of us who are not Scientologists can't seem to get a handle on what it is exactly. We just know that they own a lot of downtown Clearwater and are classified as a religion, which mean's they don't pay property taxes. This lens will explore Scientology, let's see where this takes us!
Scientology's official website
- Church of Scientology Religion and Philosophy: Official Web Site For the Churches of Scientology
- Official Church of Scientology website: Scientology is a world religion founded by L. Ron Hubbard. Scientologists learn to manage unhappiness, stress, anxiety, depression, Marriage and children and how to learn to help people to live in peace.
How do you LEAVE Scientology?
there are so many stories like this one...
Stories like this are very sad and there are lots of them...I really want to understand what Scientology is all about, but even after many hours, days, years of reading about Scientology I still don't get it!
- Man overboard: To leave Scientology, Don Jason had to jump off a ship - St. Petersburg Times
- Don Jason was a Scientology officer who wanted out. Instead, he says he was held against his will, locked on a ship in the Caribbean. Then, he made a daring escape.
Tom Cruise on Scientology
In fairness...it says this is uncut...but it doesn't appear to be uncut...?
Tommy Davis walks out of interview
I'm trying to understand, but I can't understand WHY he couldn't just answer the question?
16 YEARS after leaving Scientology
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- 'I just want to get on with my life' after Scientology - St. Petersburg Times
Sixteen years later, Betsy Perkins is sobbing as she talks about the day she ran away from Scientology.
"I thought I was handing in my ticket to eternity," she says.
Now 56, a graphic artist in Dallas, she says she is going public to offer her own "first-hand account of what happened to a person who was in there."
She spent 17 years in Scientology's work force, the Sea Org, moved by the church's mantra that Scientologists held the future of the planet in their hands.
What twitter-ers are saying about Scientology
James Spader on Scientology
BOSTON LEGAL
I love Boston Legal and James Spader...he has a way of getting his point across with a very dry humor. This is ENTERTAINMENT ... in no way do I think something like this could actually happen in a court room, although I'd love to see it.
The UN-funny Truth about Scientology
wow...
This is a very disturbing video...
The good the bad and the ugly...
Clearwater, Florida
Flag Service Organization (FSO) is a religious retreat which serves as the spiritual headquarters for Scientologists from all over the world.
The population of 33755 is 28,297.
That's #3583 out of all 42,305 zip codes.
62% of the population is white, which is 12 points less than the national average.
The average household income in 33755 is $33,258, which is $3,560 more than the typical average.
This contributes to the average house being worth $81,700. When the survey was done in 2000, that represented a difference of 4% from the typical value.
Men make up 45% of the population, and the typical age in this part of FL is 36.
Stats about: Clearwater, FL
Population: 28,297Number of Households: 11,362
Average House Value: $81,700
Average Income per Household: $33,258
Elevation: 29 ft
Population Breakdown:
Others views on Scientology
Blogs
- Former Scientology Exec Testifies Against The Church's Leadership!
- Last month, we got a hold of a lengthy email that former Church of Scientology executive Debbie Cook sent out to 12000 church members on New Year's, in which she blasted their leader David Miscavige (above). Now, Debbie has appeared in court to testify ...
- Scientology on the High Seas: LRH on the "Wogworld!"
- Go here for our primer, "What is Scientology?" For recent controversies in the church, check out our stories on Debbie Cook, secrets of the Super Power Building, and spying on Tom Cruise. We know these 40-year-old ship's documents aren't for everyone, ...
- Church of Scientology drops motion for temporary injunction against Debbie Cook
- By Joe Childs and Thomas C. Tobin, Times Staff Writers SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS ? Stung by damaging testimony about its inner workings, the Church of Scientology abruptly ended its effort to silence former Clearwater leader Debbie Cook on Friday, ...
- Church of Scientology Nashville Launches Its 2012 Seminar Program
- Music industry veteran Tony Harnell hosted the first seminar of the 2012 season in the ?Lift Up the Artist? series hosted by the Nashville Church of Scientology. Nashville, TN, February 16, 2012 --(PR.com)-- The Church of Scientology & Celebrity Centre ...
What do you think about Scientology
misunderstood? or a Religion?
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CoolFoto
Sep 29, 2010 @ 9:36 am | delete
- Great lens. Important for people to know. I think Scientology is a cult. How can people base the destiny of their eternal souls on a system devised by a science fiction writer?
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d-artist
Feb 21, 2010 @ 8:38 am | delete
- 5*...lens...I don't criticize any religion, we have a choice to Believe what we want...I always say, why would God allow intelligence and good medicine to help mankind and then not use it for helping mankind, just like anything else....it's what we do with it!
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anon321
Nov 3, 2009 @ 10:00 am | delete
- What do I think? I think it's a CULT.
When you hold scientology against all the criteria on F.A.C.T.net's list of 'Common Properties of Potentially Destructive and Dangerous Cults' it scores 100%:
%u2022 The cult is authoritarian in its power structure.
%u2022 The cult's leaders tend to be charismatic, determined, and
domineering.
%u2022 The cult's leaders are self-appointed, messianic persons who claim to have a special mission in life.
%u2022 The cult's leaders center the veneration of members upon themselves.
%u2022 The cult tends to be totalitarian in its control of the behavior of its members.
%u2022 The cult tends to have a double set of ethics.
%u2022 The cult has basically only two purposes, recruiting new members and fund-raising.
%u2022 The cult appears to be innovative and exclusive.
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