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3. 3 In what way does Scientology differ from other religions

and religious philosophies?

3. 4 Does Scientology interfere with other religions?

3. 5 What does Scientology think of other religions?

3. 6 What does Scientology have to say about Christianity?

4. SCIENTOLOGY BELIEFS [Located in file 1 of 3]

4. 1 Is man a spirit?

4. 2 How does one know man is a spirit?

4. 3 What is the Scientology concept of God?

4. 4 Can't God be the only one to help man?

4. 5 Does Scientology believe in brotherly love?

4. 6 Why do Scientologists want to help people?

4. 7 Does Scientology recognize good and evil?

4. 8 Does Scientology believe man is sinful?

4. 9 Will Scientology put man in control of his mind?

4. 10 Is Scientology about the mind?

4. 11 Does Scientology believe in mind over matter?

4. 12 Does Scientology believe one can exist outside of the

body?

4. 13 Does Scientology believe in reincarnation or past lives?

4. 14 Does Scientology believe in charity and welfare?

4. 15 Does Scientology hold any political views?

4. 16 Can children participate in Scientology? How?

4. 17 What does Scientology say about the raising of children?

4. 18 Can one make up his own mind about Scientology?

4. 19 What is the Scientology cross?

4. 20 What religious holidays do Scientologists celebrate?

5. SCIENTOLOGY'S FOUNDER [Located in file 1 of 3]

5. 1 Is L. Ron Hubbard still alive?

5. 2 Who was L. Ron Hubbard?

5. 3 What was L. Ron Hubbard's role in the Church?

5. 4 Has L. Ron Hubbard's death affected the Church?

5. 5 How did L. Ron Hubbard rise above the reactive mind when

others didn't?

5. 6 Did L. Ron Hubbard make a lot of money out of Scientology?

5. 7 Was L. Ron Hubbard a millionaire?

5. 8 How is it that one man could discover so much information?

5. 9 Do Scientologists believe that L. Ron Hubbard was Jesus

Christ?

5. 10 Did L. Ron Hubbard go Clear?

6. SCIENTOLOGY ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES [Located in file 2 of 3]

6. 1 How do Scientologists view life?

6. 2 What moral codes do Scientologists live by?

6. 3 What is Scientology's view on drugs?

6. 4 Why are there so many young people on staff in Scientology?

6. 5 Do you have any special dietary laws or rules against

smoking or drinking in Scientology?

6. 6 Do Scientologists use medical doctors?

6. 7 In Scientology does one have to sacrifice one's

individuality?

6. 8 What benefits can one get from Scientology?

6. 9 What is Scientology's system of ethics?

6. 10 What does 'clear the planet' mean?

6. 11 What does 'suppressive person' mean?

6. 12 What is disconnection?

6. 13 Is Scientology a cult?

6. 14 Does Scientology engage in brainwashing or mind control?

6. 15 Does Scientology actively promote for new members?

6. 16 Does one really need Scientology to do well in life?

6. 17 Does one have to believe in Scientology?

6. 18 Why do Scientologists sometimes seem so intent on what

they are doing?

6. 19 What do the terms 'preclear', 'student' and 'auditor'

mean?

6. 20 What is the E-Meter(R) and how does it work?

7. THE ORGANIZATIONS OF SCIENTOLOGY [Located in file 2 of 3]

7. 1 Scientology is a philosophy. Why does it need to be

organized?

7. 2 How many people work in a Scientology church?

7. 3 How is Scientology organized?

7. 4 Where are Scientology churches located?

7. 5 What does a Scientology church or mission actually do?

7. 6 What is the Office of Special Affairs?

7. 7 What is the Flag Service Organization?

7. 8 What is the Flag Ship Service Organization?

7. 9 What is the Sea Organization?

7. 10 Is it true that people in the Sea Org sign a billion-year

contract?

7. 11 Why does Scientology have ministers? Are all

Scientologists ministers?

7. 12 What are field staff members?

7. 13 Why is everything copyrighted and trademarked in

Scientology? [7. 14 Does the IRS recognize Church organizations as non-profit

charitable organizations? ]

8. CHURCH FUNDING [Located in file 2 of 3]

8. 1 Why do Scientologists make donations?

8. 2 Why does one have to make donations to separate

organizations for their services?

8. 3 What about those who cannot afford to make donations for

services?

8. 4 Is the Church profit-making?

8. 5 How much does it cost to go Clear?

8. 6 How well paid are Scientology staff? [8. 6 Are donations made to the Church of Scientology tax

deductible in the United States? ]

9. SCIENTOLOGY BOOKS [Located in file 2 of 3]

9. 1 What is the best book for a beginning Scientologist to

read?

9. 2 Are the books difficult to understand?

9. 3 Where can L. Ron Hubbard's books be purchased?

9. 4 What books should one read to get information about:

9. 4. 1 Dianetics?

9. 4. 2 Basic Scientology principles?

9. 4. 3 Self-help, tests, and processes?

9. 4. 4 Handling the residual effects of drugs and toxins?

9. 4. 5 Basic principles of communication?

9. 4. 6 Predicting human behavior and understanding people?

9. 4. 7 How to increase success on the job?

9. 4. 8 Basic principles of organization?

9. 4. 9 Basic principles of management?

9. 4. 10 The principles of ethics and how to use them to

live a more productive life?

9. 4. 11 Study methods?

9. 4. 12 Procedures to increase one's spiritual awareness

and abilities?

9. 4. 13 Past lives and how they relate to this life?

9. 4. 14 The application of basic Scientology technology to

help others improve their lives?

9. 5 How can one get happiness out of a book?

10. DIANETICS [Located in file 2 of 3]

10. 1 What is Dianetics?

10. 2 What is the mind? Where is the mind?

10. 3 What is the difference between the analytical mind and the

reactive mind?

10. 4 What is the difference between Scientology and Dianetics?

11. SCIENTOLOGY AND DIANETICS COURSES [Located in file 3 of 3]

11. 1 What training should a person take first?

11. 2 What does one get out of Scientology and Dianetics

courses?

11. 3 How are Scientology and Dianetics training different from

studying philosophy or other religions?

11. 4 Should I get my auditing before I get trained?

11. 5 When can I take Scientology courses?

11. 6 How are Scientology courses run?

11. 7 When do I actually gain experience in auditing others?

11. 8 When can I take the Minister's Course?

11. 9 How long do courses take?

11. 10 Are Scientology Course Supervisors university trained?

12. SCIENTOLOGY AND DIANETICS AUDITING [Located in file 3 of 3]

12. 1 What is the difference between the auditing and training

routes in Scientology?

12. 2 Do all the people on staff in Scientology receive auditing

as well as training?

12. 3 Why does one have to wait six weeks for auditing if one

has been habitually using drugs?

12. 4 Will antibiotics prevent me from getting auditing?

12. 5 Is it okay to take any sort of drugs when you are in

Scientology?

12. 6 How many hours of auditing a day to people receive?

12. 7 Has the technology of auditing changed since the early

days of Scientology?

12. 8 What will I get out of auditing?

12. 9 Does auditing really work in all cases?

12. 10 What auditing handles physical pains or discomforts?

12. 11 What can auditing cure?

12. 12 Can one go exterior (be separate from the body) in

auditing?

13. THE STATE OF CLEAR [Located in file 3 of 3]

13. 1 What is Clear?

13. 2 How does one go Clear?

13. 3 How long does it take to go Clear?

13. 4 If one goes Clear, will he lose his emotions?

13. 5 What can you do when you are Clear?

13. 6 Are Clears perfect?

13. 7 Do Clears eat food and sleep?

13. 8 Do Clears get colds and get sick?

13. 9 If Clears no longer have a reactive mind, why do they

still need to get auditing?

14. THE STATE OF OPERATING THETAN [Located in file 3 of 3]

14. 1 What is meant by Operating Thetan (OT)?

14. 2 How would you describe the state of Operating Thetan?

14. 3 Why are the OT materials confidential?

15. A SCIENTOLOGY CAREER [Located in file 3 of 3]

15. 1 Can one audit as a career?

15. 2 Of what value would it be to have my child trained as an

auditor?

15. 3 Can one make Scientology a career in some other way than

by being a minister?

16. SCIENTOLOGY IN SOCIETY [Located in file 3 of 3]

16. 1 I've heard that Scientologists are doing good things for

society. What are some specific examples?

16. 2 Is Scientology active in Black communities and countries?

16. 3 Do doctors, schools, social workers, businessmen and other

professional people use Scientology?

16. 4 Why has Scientology sometimes been considered

controversial?

16. 5 Why has Scientology been to court a lot of times?

16. 6 Are there any laws against the practice of Scientology?

Has it been banned?

16. 7 How does Scientology view deprogrammers and groups that

attempt to force people to denounce their chosen religion?

16. 8 Why is Scientology opposed to psychiatry?

16. 9 Why do some people oppose Scientology?

16. 10 Is Scientology trying to rule the world?

16. 11 Can Scientology do anything to improve the world

situation?

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1. ANSWERS TO COMMON QUESTIONS

1. 1 What does the word 'Scientology' mean?

The word 'Scientology' means " the study of knowledge" or

" knowing about knowing" from the Latin word 'scio' which

means " know" or " distinguish, " and from the Greek word

'logos' which means " study of, " " reason itself" or

" inward thought. " So it means the study of wisdom or

knowledge, or " knowing how to know. " 'Scientology' is

further defined as the study and handling of the spirit

in relationship to itself, universes and other life. The

word was coined by L. Ron Hubbard.

1. 2 What is Scientology about?

Developed by L. Ron Hubbard, Scientology provides *exact*

principles and practical technology for improving self

confidence, intelligence and ability. Scientology does

not require faith or belief -- one can apply the

principles and see for oneself if they work and are true.

Scientology addresses the spirit -- not simply the body

or mind -- and is therefore completely apart from

materialistic philosophies which hold that man is a

product of his environment, or his genes.

Scientology is a religion by its basic tenets, practice,

historical background and by the definition of the word

'religion' itself. It is recognized as such by courts in

country after country around the world, including the

highest courts in the United States, Australia, Germany,

Sweden, Italy and many others.

All denominations are welcome in Scientology.

Scientology is a *route*, a way, rather than a

dissertation or an assertive body of knowledge.

Through its drills and studies one may find the truth for

oneself. It is the only thing that can show you who *you*

really are.

The technology is therefore not expounded as something to

believe but something to *do*.

1. 3 How did Scientology start?

L. Ron Hubbard began his studies of the mind in 1923. In

1947 he wrote a manuscript detailing some of his

discoveries. It was not published at that time, but

circulated among friends, who copied it and passed it on

to others. (This manuscript was formally published in

1951 as _Dianetics: The Original Thesis_ and later

republished as _The Dynamics of Life_. )

As copies of the manuscript circulated, Mr. Hubbard began

to receive an increasing flow of letters requesting

further information and more applications of his new

subject. He soon found himself spending all his time

answering letters and decided to write a comprehensive

text on the subject.

His first published article on the subject, " Terra Incog

nita: The Mind, " appeared in the Winter/Spring 1950 issue

of " The Explorers Club Journal", followed by the book

_Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health_, which

was published May 1950. It became a nationwide best-seller

almost overnight. By late summer, people across the country

were not only reading the book, but were also organizing

their own groups for the purpose of applying Dianetics

techniques. The book has remained a best-seller ever since,

again becoming number one on the " New York Times" best

seller list, almost four decades after its initial publi

cation. It continues to appear on best-seller lists around

the world.

During the course of thousands of hours of Dianetics

counseling on thousands of individuals all over the

country, incontrovertible evidence was amassed about the

fundamentally spiritual nature of man. L. Ron Hubbard

himself had discovered early in his research that man was

a spiritual being, inhabiting a body and using a mind.

These discoveries led him to realize that he had entered

the realm of religion.

In 1954, the first Church of Scientology was formed in

Los Angeles by a group of Scientologists. Within a few

years churches had been formed across the country and

around the world.

In the years that followed, L. Ron Hubbard completed his

research into the spiritual nature of man. Today, all of

his writings on the subject are available to anyone who

wishes to study Scientology. Although Mr. Hubbard

departed his body in 1986, he is still with us in spirit

and the legacy of his work continues to help people

around the world.

1. 4 How come it's all based on one man's work?

In the early 195Os, L. Ron Hubbard wrote:

" Acknowledgment is made to fifty

thousand years of thinking men

without whose speculations and

observations the creation and

construction of Dianetics would not

have been possible. Credit in

particular is due to:

" Anaxagoras, Thomas Paine,

Aristotle, Thomas Jefferson,

Socrates, Rene' Descartes,

Plato, James Clerk Maxwell,

Euclid, Charcot, Lucretius,

Herbert Spencer, Roger Bacon,

William James, Francis Bacon,

Sigmund Freud, Isaac Newton,

van Leeuwenhoek, Cmdr. Joseph

Thompson (MC) USN, William A.

White, Voltaire, Will Durant,

Count Alfred Korzybski, and my

instructors in atomic and

molecular phenomena, mathe

matics and the humanities at

George Washington University

and at Princeton. "

1. 5 Why is Scientology called a religion?

'Religion' is defined as " Any specific system of belief

and worship, often involving a code of ethics and a

philosophy.... " (_Webster's New World Dictionary, Third

College Edition_).

Religious philosophy implies study of spiritual manifes

tations, research on the nature of the spirit and study

of the relationship of the spirit to the body; exercises

devoted to the rehabilitation of abilities in a spirit.

Scientology is a religion in the most traditional sense.

It deals with man as a spirit and is distinguishable from

material and nonreligious philosophies which hold man to

be a product of material circumstances. Scientology does

not demand blind faith, but endeavors to help the

individual discover past experiences and shed the trauma

and guilt (sin) which encumber him.

The Church of Scientology also conducts basic services

such as sermons at church meetings, christenings,

weddings and funerals.

1. 6 Why is Scientology a church?

The word 'church' comes from the Greek word 'kurios'

meaning 'lord' and the Indo-European base 'kewe', " to be

strong. " Current meanings of the word include " a

congregation, " " ecclesiastical power as distinguished

from the secular" and " the clerical profession; clergy. "

The word 'church' is not only used by Christian

organizations. There were churches ten thousand years

before there were Christians, and Christianity itself was

a revolt against the established church. In modern usage,

people speak of the Buddhist or Moslem church, referring

in general to the whole body of believers in a particular

religious teaching.

A church is simply a congregation of people who

participate in common religious activities; 'church' is

also used to refer to the building where members of a

religious group gather to practice their religion and

attain greater spiritual awareness and well-being.

Scientology helps man become more aware of God, more

aware of his own spiritual nature and that of those

around him. Scientology scriptures recognize that there

is an entire dynamic (urge or motivation in life) devoted

to the Supreme Being (the eighth dynamic), and another

dynamic that deals solely with one's urge toward

existence as a spirit (the seventh dynamic).

Acknowledgment of these aspects of life is a typical

characteristic of religions. Thus, Scientology is a

religion and the use of the word 'church' when referring

to Scientology is correct.

In the 1950s, Scientologists recognized that L. Ron

Hubbard's technology and its results dealt directly with

the freeing of the human spirit, and that greater

spiritual awareness was routinely being achieved. There

was no question in their minds that what they were

dealing with was a religious practice; thus, in the early

1950s, they voted that a church be formed to better serve

the needs of Scientologists. The first church of

Scientology was incorporated in 1954. Since that time,

dozens of court rulings in many different countries have

upheld the fact that Scientology is a religion.

2. WHAT SCIENTOLOGY DOES FOR THE INDIVIDUAL

2. 1 How does Scientology work?

Scientology philosophy provides answers to many questions

about life and death; it encompasses an exact, precisely

mapped-out path. Through application of Scientology

technology in an auditing session, a person is able to

remove barriers and unwanted conditions and so become

more himself. As a person progresses, he often reaches

out to help others in the ways he has been helped.

In developing Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard found the means

to develop a technology to free the human spirit and

thereby allow man to really know himself. He thoroughly

tested all of his procedures and recorded for future use

those that proved most workable in bringing about

uniformly predictable results. These comprise standard

Scientology technology.

That which is real to the person himself is all one is

asked to accept of Scientology. No beliefs are forced

upon him. By training and processing, he finds out for

himself the answers he is looking for in life.

2. 2 What does Scientology accomplish?

Since Scientology is an 'applied religious philosophy',

the stress is on application and workability. It

addresses the individual and brings about self-improve

ment by increasing a person's awareness and ability to

handle life. It differs from other religious philosophies

in that it supplies the means through which a person can

increase his ability to effectively handle the problems

and situations he and others face in life.

2. 3 What claims are made for Scientology?

Scientology can increase a person's awareness and its

application can help one to achieve greater happiness,

self-confidence and ability.

Man has often been attracted to philosophies that sound

plausible but which have no technology that can be

applied to bring about desirable changes in one's life.

Scientology and Dianetics, on the other hand, supply the

tools with which an individual can improve his own life

and the lives of those around him.

Scientology philosophy is based on the premise that man

is basically good and that man can improve conditions in

his life. However, Scientology cannot promise to do

anything by itself. Only the individual can bring about

his own improvement by applying Scientology tenets to

himself, his life and others in his environment.

2. 4 How do people get into Scientology?

Usually by word of mouth, often by reading a book or

seeing promotional materials or taking a personality test

at a church of Scientology. Sometimes by meeting a

Scientologist and seeing that he has " something" -- a

positive attitude toward life, certainty, self-confidence

and happiness -- which they too would like.

Fundamentally, people get into Scientology because they

want to improve something in their lives or because they

wish to help others improve themselves and thus make a

better civilization.

3. SCIENTOLOGY AND OTHER PRACTICES

3. 1 Is Scientology like hypnotism, meditation, psychotherapy or

other mental therapies?

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 menta]

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.

3. 2 Is Scientology a secret society?

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.

3. 3 In what way does Scientology differ from other religions

and religious philosophies?

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.

3. 4 Does Scientology interfere with other 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.

3. 5 What does Scientology think of other religions?

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.

3. 6 What does Scientology have to say about Christianity?

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.

4. SCIENTOLOGY BELIEFS

4. 1 Is man a spirit?

Yes. Here's a short exercise you can do to find out for

yourself.

Close your eyes and get a picture of a cat.

Done?

That which is looking at that cat is you, a spirit.

4. 2 How does one know man is a spirit?

It is a matter that each individual must examine for

himself. Scientologists believe man is more than a mind

and body and that it is he, himself, the spirit, who can

control his mind and body.

Do you think your body would *do* anything by itself if

it were not guided by you, the being?

4. 3 What is the Scientology concept of God?

The Church has no dogma concerning God, and each person's

concept is probably different. As a person becomes more

aware of himself, others, the environment and God, each

person attains his own certainty as to who God is and

exactly what God means to him. The author of the universe

exists. How God is symbolized or manifested is up to each

individual to find for himself.

In his book _Science of Survival_, L. Ron Hubbard writes:

" No culture in the history of the world, save the

thoroughly depraved and expiring ones, has failed to

affirm the existence of a Supreme Being. It is an

empirical observation that men without a strong and

lasting faith in a Supreme Being are less capable, less

ethical and less valuable to themselves and society. . .

A man without an abiding faith is, by observation

alone, more of a thing than a man. "

4. 4 Can't God be the only one to help man?

Scientologists take the maxim quite to heart that God

helps those who help themselves. They believe that each

person has the answers to the mysteries of life; all he

requires is awareness of these answers, and this is what

Scientology helps a person achieve. Man is accustomed to

asking for pat answers. Scientology requires that the

person think for himself and thus help himself become

more intelligent, happy and healthy.

4. 5 Does Scientology believe in brotherly love?

Yes, and perhaps goes a step further. L. Ron Hubbard

wrote that " To love is the road to strength. To love in

spite of all is the secret of greatness. And may very

well be the greatest secret in this universe. "

4. 6 Why do Scientologists want to help people?

For several reasons. First, because Scientologists

themselves have been helped enormously -- and they want

others to share the same successes. Second,

Scientologists understand that life is not lived alone.

An individual has more than just one dynamic (the urge to

survive as self). He wants to help his family, his

groups, mankind itself and living things survive better.

4. 7 Does Scientology recognize good and evil?

Yes, in Scientology, a very clear distinction is made

between good and evil. Those actions which enhance

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