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Scientology is very secretive and it is hard to find information on it.
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Scientology is one of the most controversial new religious movements to have arisen in the 20th century. The church is often characterized as a cult, and it has faced harsh scrutiny for many of its practices, which, critics contend, include brainwashing and routinely defrauding its members, as well as attacking its critics and perceived enemies with psychological abuse, character assassination, and costly lawsuits.
Operating Thetan: Scientology doctrine defines OT as the "highest state there is". The OT is able to "control or operate thought, life, matter, energy, space, and time" whether he or she has a body and mind or not. ‘OTs can allegedly move inanimate objects with their minds, leave their bodies at will and telepathically communicate with, and control the behavior of, both animals and human beings.
OT level 1-8 KNOWN and maybe more levels
At the highest levels, they are allegedly liberated from the physical universe, to the point where they can psychically control what Scientologist's call MEST: Matter, Energy, Space and Time.
There are over two dozen allegations that Scientology has held individuals against their will.
Also constant lawsuits against Scientologists.
-The Church of Scientology was founded in 1954, based on the teachings of an American author named L. Ron Hubbard
-Scientology founder L Ron Hubbard was a famous war hero, was struck blind as a result of war injuries, and realized the great truths that came to be known as Scientology while clinically dead on an operating table due to other war injuries.
-L. Ron Hubbard was a nuclear physicist. (Some of these facts are thought be to lies)
-Hubbard died on January 24, 1986.
Scientology held Lisa McPherson against her will for 17 days, according to Scientology's own logs. She died in their custody. The state of Florida decided not to prosecute the two felony charges filed against Scientology in her death after Scientology used relentless pressure to get the medical examiner to make a partial change in the cause of death. Her estate sued Scientology for wrongful death and false imprisonment; the suit was settled in May 2004, with all details kept confidential.
-Scientology is legally recognized as a tax-exempt religion in the United States, South Africa, Australia, Sweden, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, and Spain
-Tom Cruise and John Travolta are two of the most well known celebrity Scientologist's
- Cruise is said to be on level 3 at least and Travolta as well
-The church loves this because it promotes them and some of the things they say makes it look more positive
-The new HBO film sugsests that Scientology has so much dirt on high-profile members like John Travolta that they could never leave the church. Don’t know if these celebrities really want to be associated with this church of if they are just stuck
David Miscavige is the current head of Scientology, having taken over for L. Ron Hubbard. BFFs with Tom Cruise, Miscavige's word is law in Scientology. Anyone who goes against him pays a price and his list of victims may include his own wife. In 2006, Shelly Miscavige filled several job vacancies without Miscavige's permission. She hasn't been seen in public since.
Scientology fights back hard against anyone and anything it perceives as an enemy. But Operation Snow White was Scientology going above and beyond to defend itself against perceived threats from the U.S. government. In the 1970s, Scientology was being investigated by the FBI and its tax-exempt status was being questioned by the IRS. In response, Scientologists around the world took government jobs, at every level, in order to whitewash information about Scientology. Operation Snow White isn't just a theory: L. Ron Hubbard's wife, and many other Scientologists, went to prison for their roles in infiltrating the U.S. government and illegally copying and passing along information. And though Operation Snow White was a worldwide effort, the focus was on the U.S. and its government agencies. With 5,000 undercover agents, Scientology carried out the largest infiltration of the U.S. government in history.