Scientology is a twenty-first-century religion.
Scientology is a body of beliefs and related practices created by author L. Ron Hubbard (1911–1986), starting in 1952.
Hubbard characterized Scientology as a religion , and in 1953 incorporated the Church of Scientology in New Jersey.
Scientology teaches that people are immortal beings who have forgotten their true nature
Its method of spiritual rehabilitation is a type of counseling known as auditing, in which practitioners aim to consciously re-experience painful or traumatic events in their past in order to free themselves of their limiting effects.
Study materials and auditing courses are made available to members in return for specified donations.
In other countries, notably France, Germany and the United Kingdom, Scientology does not have comparable religious status.
8 Dynamics:
- Self - survive as an individual
- Creativity - making things for the future
- Group Survival - survive as a group
- Species - survival through mankind
- Life forms
- Physical Universe - matter, energy, space and time
- Spiritual
- Infinity - is also commonly called God, the supreme, Being or Creator.
Today, Scientology operates eight churches that are designated Celebrity Centers, the largest of these being the one in Hollywood.
Celebrity Centers are open to the general public, but are primarily designed to minister to celebrity Scientologists.
Entertainers such as John Travolta, Tom Cruise and Kirstie Alley have generated considerable publicity for Scientology.
Top Twenty Religions in the United States, 2001
(self-identification, ARIS)
| Religion | 1990 Est. Adult Pop. | 2001 Est. ADULT Pop. | 2004 Est. Total Pop. | % of U.S. Pop., 2000 | % Change 1990 - 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christianity | 151,225,000 | 159,030,000 | 224,437,959 | 76.5% | +5% |
| Nonreligious/Secular | 13,116,000 | 27,539,000 | 38,865,604 | 13.2% | +110% |
| Judaism | 3,137,000 | 2,831,000 | 3,995,371 | 1.3% | -10% |
| Islam | 527,000 | 1,104,000 | 1,558,068 | 0.5% | +109% |
| Buddhism | 401,000 | 1,082,000 | 1,527,019 | 0.5% | +170% |
| Agnostic | 1,186,000 | 991,000 | 1,398,592 | 0.5% | -16% |
| Atheist | 902,000 | 1,272,986 | 0.4% | ||
| Hinduism | 227,000 | 766,000 | 1,081,051 | 0.4% | +237% |
| Unitarian Universalist | 502,000 | 629,000 | 887,703 | 0.3% | +25% |
| Wiccan/Pagan/Druid | 307,000 | 433,267 | 0.1% | ||
| Spiritualist | 116,000 | 163,710 | 0.05% | ||
| Native American Religion | 47,000 | 103,000 | 145,363 | 0.05% | +119% |
| Baha'i | 28,000 | 84,000 | 118,549 | 0.04% | +200% |
| New Age | 20,000 | 68,000 | 95,968 | 0.03% | +240% |
| Sikhism | 13,000 | 57,000 | 80,444 | 0.03% | +338% |
| Scientology | 45,000 | 55,000 | 77,621 | 0.02% | +22% |
| Humanist | 29,000 | 49,000 | 69,153 | 0.02% | +69% |
| Deity (Deist) | 6,000 | 49,000 | 69,153 | 0.02% | +717% |
| Taoist | 23,000 | 40,000 | 56,452 | 0.02% | +74% |
| Eckankar | 18,000 | 26,000 | 36,694 | 0.01% | +44% |
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