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Scientology has long been embroiled in controversy. When Dianetics was introduced as a “mental therapy,” physicians and psychiatrists accused the church of practicing medicine without a license. Church leaders in turn charged psychiatry with denying the spiritual side of man's nature.
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The more explicitly religious dimensions of Scientology evolved from Dianetic theory, as Hubbard and his followers began to make wider claims about the nature and meaning of human life. Hubbard posited that in addition to a body and a mind, each person is ... an immortal spiritual entity called a Thetan, which spans lifetimes and has the power to create the basic elements of existence: matter, energy, space, and time. With the help of Scientology, church members move along a path to spiritual enlightenment known as the Bridge to Total Freedom. The aim of this spiritual pilgrimage is to attain higher states of consciousness, marked by successive levels of Operating Thetan status.
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The Scientology tour along Belgium, France, Italy and Austria, held a symbolic stop Tuesday in The Hague at the Palace for Peace. A few other religions attended at the P, Unification Church [moonies] - one Muslim and a Jewish woman [wouldn't be surprised if those where CoS members as well]. The culties let go of 50 white balloons [BTs?] as a reference to the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights [does that include squirrels too?]. Based on that Declaration, every human should be free... in Germany, according to Jeanine Slot of CoS Amsterdam [where is Julia Rijnvis?].
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Church members are warned that unless they keep purchasing Scientology services, misery and sickness may befall them. For the true believer, this is a powerful incentive to keep buying whatever the group is selling. Through the mail, Scientologists are bombarded with glossy, colorful brochures announcing the latest courses and discounts. Letters and postcards sound the dire warning, "Urgent! Urgent! Your future is at risk!
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The Church of Scientology is a vicious and dangerous cult that masquerades as a religion. Its purpose is to make money. It practices a variety of mind-control techniques on people lured into its midst to gain control over their money and their lives. Its aim is to take from them every penny that they have and can ever borrow and to ... enslave them to further its wicked ends.
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Since its founding in Los Angeles in 1954, the Church of Scientology has grown steadily, enjoying a high profile due to its appeal among well-known entertainers. Membership estimates range from fifty thousand to several million. The church operates in more than one hundred countries and maintains an elaborate and well-funded network of institutions dedicated to promoting religious practice, the training of practitioners, and moral and political reform. Scientology has tirelessly sought legal status as a religion and has consistently assumed an aggressive posture toward its critics.
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