It is difficult to provide an exact number of Scientologists worldwide as the Church of Scientology does not regularly disclose its membership statistics. Estimates suggest that there are anywhere from 50,000 to 100,000 Scientologists globally. The church claims millions of members, but these numbers have been widely disputed. It is important to note that Scientology's secretive nature makes it challenging to accurately determine the true number of adherents.
Too many?
International Association of Scientologists was created in 1984.
Three types: politicians, scientologists, and ocean dwellers.
so that people could make money/ be more famous. all the celebs are scientologists.
Nobody converts homosexuals. It's impossible. But some churches still try. Scientologists do not do this.
In short, yes.
No. They do not believe in Jesus.
There are about 10 million that ever took a course. However the number of active members is far below that. According to the CoS itself, there are millions of scientologists. One frequently cited survey stated that there are less then 100.000 (55.000 in 2001), but the publisher of that survey retracted their results because the methodology was designed to measure adherents of major religious factions such as Christian, Muslim, Jewish, etc. Attendance at Scientology events are very large in some parts of the world. The church has dozens or hundreds of facilities and churches around the world. Although the exact number of "Scientologists" is unknown, it is clearly well over 100,000 and is most likely in the millions. Part of the uncertainty arises from the fact that there is no "membership" program in most countries, and that current polling methods for religious affiliation are not suited for determining numbers of Scientologists.
If they want to, yes.
They perform marriage ceremonies.
yes because its apart of art
They usually worship on Sundays.