SCIENTOLOGY AND OTHER PRACTICES

 There is no resemblance. In fact, it was as a result of L. Ron Hubbard's investigation of hypnotism and many other mental practices that he saw the need for practical answers to man's problems. In his book, Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health, he wrote that he had found hypnotism and psychotherapy to be dangerous and impractical. Nearly all other methods of alleged mental science are based on principles that are quite the opposite of those used in Scientology. They treat man as a "thing" to be conditioned, not as a spiritual being who can find answers to life's problems and who can improve enormously.

 Not at all. Scientology churches are open-you can go in at any time. Scientology literature is freely available to anyone. There is no demand for the individual to withdraw from society; on the contrary, Scientologists become more involved in life around them, as they want to take responsibility for improving conditions.

 Nearly all religious philosophies share a belief in helping man live a better life. In Scientology, this concept is expressed as one of the aims of the Church, which is to achieve a world without insanity, war and crime.

 While Scientology religious philosophy has much in common with other religions in this regard and in terms of its basic religious concepts and its outreach into the community with social reform programs, the most valuable asset that Scientology has to offer is a wealth of technology which brings about greater spiritual awareness.

 In Scientology there is no attempt to change a person's beliefs or to persuade him away from any religion to which he already belongs. Scientology helps people to achieve their goals: (1) through reading the materials contained in the books and publications; (2) through the unique counseling technology called auditing; (3) through training courses which utilize L. Ron Hubbard's discoveries in the field of education. Scientology makes it possible for any religion to attain its goals and is therefore a religion of religions.

 Scientology is all-denominational in that it opens its membership to people of all faiths. Part of the Church's Creed states that "all men have inalienable rights to their own religious practices and their performance."

 Membership in Scientology does not mean that there is any necessity to leave your current church, synagogue, temple or mosque.

 Scientology respects all religions. Scientology does not conflict with other religions or other religious practices. Quite often Scientology church members rekindle a greater interest than ever in the subject of religions-including the one of their birth.

 Scientologists hold the Bible as a holy work and have no argument with the Christian belief that Jesus Christ was the Savior of Mankind and the Son of God. We share Christ's goals for man's achievement of wisdom, good health and immortality. Christianity is among the faiths studied by Scientology ministerial students.

 There are probably many types of redemption. That of Christ was to heaven.

For related information visit and read. . .

Understanding the Scientology Religious Doctrine
www.scripturalscientology.org