No, Scientology is an applied religious philosophy, something we use. A person can study the Scientology tools and apply them in his life to see if they work for him. There is no believe or faith involved.
Yes, many children do and there are no age restrictions as to who may participate in Scientology auditing or training. Some Scientology Churches conduct courses and study programs specifically designed for young people. Children below the age of majority must first obtain written consent from their parents or guardian to participate in Scientology services. Like adherents of other religions, Scientologists are very proud when their children join them in the practice of their religion.
The Scandal of Scientology has 220 pages.
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Scientology exploits uninteligent people with low self esteem.
Scientology views of homosexuality are based on the writings of L. Ron Hubbard.. He classifies homosexuality as an illness. Today many in the church no longer hold this view.
Money. Simple as that.
Scientology is not a faith based religion. It is an applied religious philosophy. It offers tools that one can use in his own life. One is not asked to worship a God or Gods in Scientology. What God is, is up to each personal understanding. People from all faiths practice Scientology. You can be a Christian Scientologist or a Muslim Scientologist, it doesn't matter.
There is no reason to compare Scientology with Christianity. The only thing they have in common is their religious nature and the presence of churches. All the rest is different. Christianity is a faith based religion were members are asked to pray and worship God . Scientology is an applied religious philosophy and it is not based on faith and beliefs. Scientology has more in common with Mahayana Buddhism. Members of the Scientology religion don't go to church to pray, but to study tools that they can apply in life to improve their skills and abilities, as well as the ability of helping others. There is no reason why a Christian could not study Scientology and use it in his life. Scientology is all-denominational and no one is required to change his personal beliefs in regards to God or Gods while studying in their churches. There can be a Christian who in the morning goes to the Sunday service in his Christian church, and in the evening goes into a Scientology church to to a course on "how to handle negative people" or "how to improve communication". They are two completely separate subjects.
no as he him self claimed to be jesus christ. he did study scientology tho but has never claimed to be a satanist
Scientology has often been accused of using dirty tricks to attract people, and to keep them. It has in fact been outlawed in some countries. To learn more about Scientology, I suggest you start with the Wikipedia article, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientology. There is also a more specific article on controversies here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientology_controversies
Like most religions, Scientology has churches. There are more than 11'000 churches, missions and groups around the world. Scientology is not a faith based religion, but an applied religious philosophy. It offers tools that can be applied in life. No one is asked to believe, but to try the tools and see if they work for him, based on his own personal observations. Scientology churches are not a place where people go to worship. They are places where Scientologists can go to study and apply these tools to improve their potential in life.