Ron Hubbard (1911–1986), starting in 1952, as a successor to his
earlier self-help system, Dianetics . Hubbard characterized
Scientology
as a religion , and in 1953 incorporated the Church of Scientology in
Camden, New Jersey . Scientology teaches that people are immortal
beings who have forgotten their true nature. Its method of spiritual
rehabilitation is a type of counselling 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. The Church of
Scientology is one of
the most controversial new religious movements to have arisen in the
20th century. It has often
been described as a cult that financially defrauds and abuses its
members, charging exorbitant fees for its spiritual services.
Further controversy has focused on Scientology's belief that
souls ("thetans") reincarnate and have lived on other planets before
living on Earth, and that some of the related teachings are not
revealed to practitioners until
they have paid thousands of dollars to the Church of Scientology.
Another controversial belief held by Scientologists is that the
practice of psychiatry is destructive and abusive and must be
abolished. Scientology is also described as the religion of Hollywood.
John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, Lisa Marie Presley, Nancy Cartwright,
Jason Lee , Isaac Hayes, Edgar Winter, Tom Cruise, Chick Corea and
Leah Remini are celebrities who are scientologist.
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