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For more information about drugs and what can be done

about them, the book _Clear Body, Clear Mind: The

Effective Purification Program_ is recommended.

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

Many Scientologists are under thirty-five. We find that

young Scientologists enjoy the lifestyle working in the

Church. It may be that due to the expansion of

Scientology they find that there are many opportunities

to achieve responsible positions quite rapidly. Many

families have three generations working in Scientology.

There are also a great many older people in Scientology.

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

smoking or drinking in Scientology?

No. There are no dietary laws whatsoever and no general

prohibitions against smoking or drinking. The only

guidelines in Scientology are that no alcohol is allowed

twenty-four hours prior to or during auditing sessions,

and that no drinking is allowed twenty-four hours prior

to or during study. The effects of the alcohol would make

it impossible to get the gains one can get from auditing

and training.

Smoking is forbidden in course rooms or during auditing

sessions, as such would distract oneself and others.

Rules for student behavior are laid out in a Church

policy called the " Student's Guide to Acceptable

Behavior. "

6. 6 Do Scientologists use medical doctors?

Yes. The Church of Scientology has always had the firm

policy of sending sick parishioners to medical doctors to

handle the physical aspect of any illness or injury. A

Scientologist with a physical condition is instructed to

get the needed medical examination and treatment. He then

resumes his auditing so as to handle any spiritual trauma

connected with the physical condition. There are also

many medical doctors who are Scientologists.

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

individuality?

No. People are unique, even though they have in common

certain problems and aberrations. As they become

disentangled from the stimulus-response part of their

mind, they become more them- selves, more unique, more

individual and learn to believe in themselves. In fact,

becoming more aware of and able to express one's own

unique beingness is encouraged in Scientology.

Scientology teaches one to maintain his personal

integrity and to develop fully as an individual.

6. 8 What benefits can one get from Scientology?

In reviewing success stories written by Scientologists,

there are a few common themes that stand out. One is that

many people have attained the ability to communicate in

relationships, whether with family members and spouses,

friends, or even mere acquaintances; another is that they

are freed from stress at work and in other areas of their

lives; another common one is that they can expand their

potential and do things they never thought possible.

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

L. Ron Hubbard has defined 'ethics' as " reason and the

contemplation of optimum survival. "

In Scientology, ethics is a rational system based on a

number of codes of practice.

L. Ron Hubbard has pointed out: " Dishonest conduct is

nonsurvival. Anything is unreasonable or evil which

brings about the destruction of individuals, groups, or

inhibits the future of the race. "

Man has long postulated a means by which he could put

himself on the right path. As long ago as 500 B. C.,

religions recognized that confession frees a person

spiritually from the burden of sin.

In Scientology, it has been found that a Confessional (a

type of auditing) assists the person who has transgressed

against his own and his group's moral code to unburden

himself and again feel good about himself and be a

contributing member of the group.

L. Ron Hubbard has written: " No man who is not himself

honest can be free -- he is his own trap. When his own

deeds cannot be disclosed, then he is a prisoner; he must

withhold himself from his fellows and is a slave to his

own conscience. "

In addition to the Confessional, Scientology's ethics

system includes a body of technology called conditions

formulas. Mr. Hubbard discovered that there are various

states of existence in which an individual operates

(called " conditions" ) and that there are exact formulas

connected with these operating states. Each formula has

a number of exact steps.

A person can determine what condition or operating state

any area of his life is in and apply the conditions

formulas to move it into a higher condition.

While very simple, such actions are quite powerful and

have enabled millions of individuals to improve

conditions in their lives in ways they never thought

possible.

These are just two of the tools from the wealth of ethics

technology that exists in Scientology. Complete

information on this subject is contained in the book

_Introduction to Scientology Ethics_ by L. Ron Hubbard.

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

It means that Scientologists want to clear the planet of

insanity, war and crime, and in its place create a

civilization in which sanity and peace exist. In order to

do this, they must help individuals become clear of their

own individual insanities and regain awareness that they

are basically good.

6. 11 What does " suppressive person" mean?

According to L. Ron Hubbard, a suppressive person is " a

person who seeks to 'suppress', or squash, any betterment

activity or group. A suppressive person suppresses other

people in his vicinity. This is the person whose behavior

is calculated to be disastrous. " Well-known examples of

such a personality are Napoleon and Hitler.

Mr. Hubbard found that a suppressive person, also called

an antisocial personality, has definite antisocial

attributes.

The basic reason the antisocial personality behaves as he

or she does lies in a hidden terror of others.

To such a person every other being is an enemy, an enemy

to be covertly or overtly destroyed.

The fixation is that survival itself depends on " keeping

others down" or " keeping people ignorant. "

If anyone were to promise to make others stronger or

brighter, the antisocial personality suffers the utmost

agony of personal danger.

Because of this, the suppressive person seeks to upset,

continuously undermine, spread bad news about and

denigrate Scientology and Scientologists. The antisocial

personality is against what Scientology is about -

helping people become more able and improving conditions

in society.

For the good of the Church and the individuals in it,

such a person is officially labeled a suppressive person

so that others will know not to associate with him.

For more understanding of suppressive persons and how to

handle them, the book _Introduction to Scientology

Ethics_ is recommended.

6. 12 What is disconnection?

A Scientologist can have trouble making spiritual

progress in his auditing or training if he is connected

to someone who is suppressive or who is antagonistic to

Scientology or its tenets. He will get better from

Scientology, but then may lose his gains because he is

being invalidated by the antagonistic person. In order to

resolve this, he either handles the other person's

antagonism with true data about the Church, or as a last

resort when all attempts to handle have failed, he

disconnects from the person.

In 1983, L. Ron Hubbard clearly defined the two terms,

" disconnect" and " handle, " as related to this subject:

" The term 'handle' most commonly means to smooth out a

situation with another person by applying the technology

of communication.

" The term 'disconnection' is defined as a self-determined

decision made by an individual that he is not going to be

connected to another. It is a severing of a communication

line.

" The basic principle of handle or disconnect exists in

any group and ours is no different.

" It is much like trying to deal with a criminal. If he

will not handle, the society resorts to the only other

solution: It `disconnects' the criminal from the society.

In other words, they remove the guy from society and put

him in a prison because he won't 'handle' his problem or

otherwise cease to commit criminal acts against others. "

A person who disconnects is simply exercising his right

to communicate or not to communicate with a particular

person. This is one of the most fundamental rights of

man. " Communication, however, is a two-way flow, " Mr.

Hubbard pointed out. " If one has the right to

communicate, then one must also have the right to not

receive communication from another. It is this latter

corollary of the right to communicate that gives us our

right to privacy. "

Another example is marriage. In a monogamous society, the

agreement is that one will be married to only one person

at a time. If one partner, say the husband, starts to

have second dynamic relations with a person other than

his partner, the wife has the right to insist either that

this communication cease or that the marriage itself

ends. In this example, the optimum solution would be for

the wife to resolve the situation through communication

so that her husband, who is violating the agreements, is

handled. But if this is not possible, then the wife has

no choice other than to disconnect (sever the marriage

communication lines if only by separation). To do

otherwise will only bring disaster, as the wife is

connected to someone antagonistic to the original

agreements on which the marriage is based. With the

technology of handle or disconnect, Scientologists are,

in actual fact, doing nothing different than any society,

group or marriage down through thousands of years.

6. 13 Is Scientology a cult?

Assuming that modern usage of the word 'cult' implies an

elite secrecy and unthinking zealotry, then consider

this: Scientology is the fastest growing religion in the

world today. The materials that comprise Scientology

scriptures are fully codified, broadly published and

available to anyone. Churches and missions are open to

the public seven days a week. Anyone can come in for a

tour and see for himself what the Church is all about.

Scientology is unique in that it contains no dogma and

its adherents are not told or forced to " believe"

anything. In Scientology, what is true for the individual

is only what he has observed and knows is true for him.

Scientology is a technology one can use and through its

use discover its workability for oneself.

Scientologists come from all walks of life, ranging from

teachers to businessmen, physicians, housewives, artists,

engineers, nurses, construction workers, celebrities,

marketing and administrative personnel, secretaries,

athletes, civil servants and many others.

The Church and its actions are far from secretive; there

is nothing mystical about Scientology or its members or

practices. The Church's leaders are in close touch with

the membership; they hold a number of briefing events

each year which are attended by tens of thousands.

Scientologists actively improve their communities; they

are out there, involved, visible and effective.

The fact of the matter is there isn't a religion today

that hasn't been called a cult at some point in its

history by antagonistic interests. Nazis thought Jews and

Eastern European religious sects to be cults. In the

sixteenth century Catholics considered reform churches

cults. Earlier than that Roman rulers considered the

Christian community a cult. History has taught us to

beware of those who would label *any* religious group a

cult. It is traditionally the first step before wholesale

persecution, and is always the statement of an

unenlightened and uninformed individual, usually with ill

motives as the Nazi history makes so clear.

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

No. In fact, what we do is exactly the opposite. We free

people and enable them to think for themselves.

Millions of Church members from literally all walks of

life have attested to the positive benefits received from

Scientology. A common theme to their personal success

stories is that they are now more in control of their

lives than they ever have been.

In fact, Mr. Hubbard was one of the first to discover and

expose *actual* mind control and brainwashing

experimentation conducted by United States military and

intelligence agencies during and after World War II. He

called these techniques " pain-drug-hypnosis" or PDH.

In his 1951 book, _Science of Survival_, Mr. Hubbard

wrote: " There is another form of hypnotism. . . This

form of hypnotism has been a carefully guarded secret of

certain military and intelligence organizations. It is a

vicious war weapon and may be of considerably more use in

conquering a society than the atomic bomb. This is no

exaggeration. The extensiveness of the use of this form

of hypnotism in espionage work is so wide today that it

is long past the time when people should have become

alarmed about it. It required Dianetic processing to

uncover pain-drug-hypnosis. Otherwise, pain-drug-hypnosis

was out of sight, unsuspected and unknown. "

Not only did he uncover such blatantly destructive

experimentation, but the technology he developed,

Dianetics, could *undo* the effects of PDH and free a

person from the grip of mind control.

Years after Mr. Hubbard learned about these government

sponsored psychiatric mind control experiments, documents

released under the Freedom of Information Act detailed

the extent to which these techniques were being used.

Over the years, the Church of Scientology has exposed

numerous instances of brain-washing or mind control

practices, such as those involved in so-called

" deprogramming. " In this case, individuals are taken

captive and forced to renounce their chosen religious or

political group, generally using some form of coercion,

food or sleep deprivation and sometimes drugs.

Such practices are diametrically opposed to the aims of

Scientology, which are to free man and return to him his

ability to control his own life.

6. 15 Does Scientology actively promote for new members?

Yes. Scientologists make the technology broadly available

to others because they want others to receive the same

gains they have experienced. The Church wants more people

to know and apply the works of L. Ron Hubbard and

actively and vigorously promotes this.

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

That is a question you will have to answer for yourself.

A Scientologist's viewpoint is that while some people

might be surviving quite well without Scientology, they

can always do better and expand their potentials even

further. In fact, Scientology was developed to help the

able become more able and one usually finds the people

doing best in life are the first ones to embrace

Scientology.

If you are interested in self-improvement, Scientology

provides a tested route by which you can obtain

tremendous benefits and learn to use your mind, talents

and abilities to the fullest. If you know people who are

doing well but have never heard of Scientology, the

question is: " Could they be doing better? "

6. 17 Does one have to believe in Scientology?

No. One is not expected to believe in Scientology. One is

only expected to study and apply the data and see for

himself if it works for him. To quote L. Ron Hubbard,

" Anything that isn't true for you when you study it

carefully isn't true. "

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

they are doing?

If you had a chance to change yourself and civilization

so greatly, you would be interested as well.

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

mean?

A 'preclear' is someone who is receiving Scientology or

Dianetics auditing on his way to becoming Clear. Through

auditing he is finding out more about himself and life.

A 'student' is one who reads in detail in order to learn

and then apply the materials he has studied. One studies

Scientology for itself and uses it exactly as stated,

then forms his own conclusions as to whether or not the

tenets he has assimilated are correct and workable.

An 'auditor' is a Dianetics or Scientology practitioner

trained in the technology of auditing. 'Auditor' means

" one who listens" (from the Latin word 'audire'). An

auditor listens and computes, applying standard

technology to preclears to help them achieve the

abilities as stated on the Classification, Gradation and

Awareness Chart. An auditor's job is to ask the preclear

to look, and get him to do so.

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

E-Meter is a shortened term for 'electropsychometer'. It

is a religious artifact used as a spiritual guide in

auditing. It is for use only by a Scientology minister or

a Scientology minister-in-training to help the preclear

locate and confront areas of spiritual upset.

In itself, the E-Meter does nothing. It is an electronic

instrument that measures mental state and change of state

in individuals and assists the precision and speed of

auditing. The E-Meter is not intended or effective for

the diagnosis, treatment or prevention of any disease.

The book _Understanding the E-Meter_ offers a simple

explanation of how the E-Meter works and what it actually

measures. In order to understand what the E-Meter does,

it is necessary to understand some basic Scientology

concepts.

There are three basic parts of man -- mind, body and

thetan. The thetan is an immortal spiritual being -- the

individual himself. He (the thetan) inhabits a body,

which is a carbon-oxygen machine. He has a mind, which is

a collection of mental image pictures he has created.

These pictures have weight and mass and can impinge on

the person when he is emotionally upset.

This is what makes the E-Meter read -- the impingement of

such pictures against the body.

The E-Meter puts a very small electrical current

(approximately one and a half volts) through the body.

This is about the same amount of current as in the

average battery-powered wristwatch.

When a person thinks a thought, looks at a picture, re

experiences an incident or when he shifts some part of

the pictures in his mind, he is moving and changing

actual mental mass and energy. These changes in the

person's mind affect the tiny flow of electrical energy

generated by the E-Meter, which causes the needle on its

dial to move.

The E-Meter thus measures changes that are caused by the

spiritual being in his own mind (i. e., the movement of

mental masses around him) and in this capacity, it is a

religious artifact.

The E-Meter is used to help the individual who is being

audited uncover truth. By locating areas of mental or

spiritual trauma, the E-Meter helps both the auditor and

the preclear locate exactly what to address in auditing.

7. THE ORGANIZATIONS OF SCIENTOLOGY

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

organized?

Scientology is an *applied* religious philosophy.

Therefore organization is needed to make the technology

available and teach people to apply it.

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

The number of staff varies from church to church. Small

churches may have 20 and large ones over 500.

7. 3 How is Scientology organized?

There is a " mother church" which is the Church of

Scientology International. It is headquartered in Los

Angeles. It is responsible for the ecclesiastical

supervision of the rest of the Scientology churches

around the world, which are organized in a hierarchical

structure not dissimilar to that of the Catholic Church.

(For more information about the structure of the Church,

see Part 5 [of _What is Scientology? _]. )

7. 4 Where are Scientology churches located?

Scientology churches and missions exist all over the

world. There are a great many churches and far more

missions in various countries.

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

The main activities of Scientology churches and missions

are training Scientology ministers and providing

auditing. The church also conducts Sunday services,

weddings, funerals and christenings and delivers other

chaplain services. The church helps the individual become

more able to help himself and to help others. This is done

by training and auditing.

7. 6 What is the Office of Special Affairs?

The Office of Special Affairs (OSA) deals with legal

affairs for the Church. It also publishes the facts about

the social betterment works of Scientology, informing the

government, the media, other religions and other groups

with interests similar to those of the Church. OSA also

oversees the social reform programs of the Church, among

which are those that expose and effectively handle

violations of individual and human rights.

7. 7 What is the Flag Service Organization?

The Flag Service Organization (FSO), often referred to as

" Flag, " is located in Clearwater, Florida [USA]. It

delivers advanced spiritual training and auditing. It

retains its name from the days when it used to operate

from the flagship 'Apollo', (" Flag" in nautical terms

means " the flagship" or the vessel which gives orders to

others. )

7. 8 What is the Flag Ship Service Organization?

The Flag Ship Service Organization is located aboard the

450-foot ship called the 'Freewinds', and is an advanced

religious retreat that delivers the level of auditing

called New OT VIII and specialized training to

Scientologists.

7. 9 What is the Sea Organization?

The Sea Organization (commonly referred to as the Sea

Org) is a confraternal organization existing within the

formalized structure of the Church. It is composed of the

most dedicated Scientology staff who have decided to

devote their lives to the delivery and expansion of

Scientology.

The Sea Organization has no separate corporate structure

or identity and its members work for various different

churches of Scientology and are subject, as are all other

employees of that church, to the orders and directions of

the board of directors.

The Sea Org was established in 1967 and once operated

from a number of ships. It was set up to help L. Ron

Hubbard with research of earlier civilizations and to

carry out supervision of Church organizations around the

world to keep Scientology expanding. It is also entrusted

to deliver the advanced services of Scientology.

The Sea Organization retains its name in celebration of

the fact that the Founder's life was majorly connected

with the sea. It exists to help keep Scientology working.

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

contract?

Yes, they do. It is a symbolic document which, similar to

vows of dedication in other faiths and orders, serves to

signify an individual's eternal commitment to the goals,

purposes and principles of the Scientology religion. Sea

Org members have dedicated their lives to working toward

these ends and toward a world without war, drugs, crime

and illiteracy.

7. 11 Why does Scientology have ministers? Are all

Scientologists ministers?

The Church of Scientology has ministers to deliver

Scientology religious services to church parishioners.

Only those who specifically enroll in and graduate from

the Scientology Minister's Course and its prerequisites,

and fulfill the requirements for ordination are

Scientology ministers. All Scientology auditors are

required to become ordained ministers; however, they are

allowed to audit as ministerial students while fulfilling

their ordination requirements.

7. 12 What are field staff members?

Field staff members are individual Scientologists who

disseminate Scientology, provide books to interested

friends, family members and associates and introduce (or

select) people to the Church. They are appointed by their

nearest Scientology organization. Because they have had

gains from Dianetics and Scientology themselves, they

naturally want to share it with others.

7. 13 Why is everything copyrighted and trademarked in

Scientology?

Scientology and Dianetics are technologies that work if

applied exactly. If they are altered, the results will

not be uniform.

For this reason, the technology is copyrighted and the

words and symbols which represent the technology are

trademarked. This way, nobody can misrepresent something

as standard Scientology or Dianetics that really isn't.

In fact many persons have tried to rip off and profit

from the technologies of Dianetics and Scientology. The

subjects were developed for spiritual salvation, not for

anyone's personal enrichment. Through ownership of the

trademarks and copyrights, such ill-intentioned actions

are prevented by the Church.

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

charitable organizations? ]

[Yes, in the Fall of 1993, upon finishing an extensive in

vestigation of the Church's organizations and their fi

nances, the IRS ruled that the Church of Scientology and

its organizations were non-profit charitable organizations

and therefore eligible for tax exempt status in the United

States. ]

8. CHURCH FUNDING

8. 1 Why do Scientologists make donations?

Some churches have a system of tithes, others require

their members to pay for pew rentals, religious

ceremonies and services. In the Church of Scientology,

parishioners make donations for auditing or training they

wish to take. These contributions by Scientologists are

the primary source of financial support for the Church

and fund all the community programs and social betterment

activities of Scientology. Scientologists are not

required to tithe or make other donations.

Ideally, Dianetics and Scientology services would be

free, and all Scientologists wish they were. But those

are not the realities of life. When one considers the

cost of delivering even one hour of auditing, requiring

extensively trained specialists, and the overhead costs

of maintaining church premises, the necessity of

donations becomes clear.

The donation system in Scientology is the most equitable

as those who use the facilities of the Church are the

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