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Is scientology an evil religion?
Katie holmes says they are stalking and trying to scare her.evil and they expose personal business if you choose to leave their cult or not believe in them, they also kill people and make it look like an accident? Is it true they are evil? What do they really believe in?
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If Scientology is not an evil religion, then there is probably no such thing.
The previous responder summed it up pretty well. It is a cult which was invented from scratch by its founder, L. Ron Hubbard, for the sole purpose of gaining himself wealth and power over those who joined. Their methods draw in those who are uncertain about their lives and desperately seeking answers, and from the moment they join, the stages one must progress through are specifically designed to alienate them from any support system they might have had and make them utterly dependent upon the cult. The cult also coddles and supports their celebrity members, knowing that they are crucial to the appeal of the cult to those who feel down about themselves.
The cult is known to visit horrors upon its members, particularly to children born into it who know nothing else. Look up "Aaron Saxton" on Google; he was a former member of Sea Org, which is essentially Scientology's secret police, and after he left the organization he gave many candid interviews about the crimes which he witnessed and, in some cases, committed. He speaks at great personal risk and puts himself into a very unflattering light, so there is little reason to doubt that what he says is true.
Even if all the negative publicity about Scientology is a lie, there is no denying the simply fraudulent nature of what they do. When one reads L. Ron Hubbard's writings with a critical eye, it is clear that it's all utter nonsense at best. At worst, it is an effective method of mind control and the source of horrible abuse against thousands and thousands of people.
Nearly all religions have their good points and bad points. Christianity, for example, has much in its history to be ashamed of, but has also been a source of comfort and relief to many. Scientology has NO good points - not one single beneficial quality. It represents the worst of what humankind can do to itself.
This is just my opinion, and I encourage you to seek out the facts and form your own opinion. But I believe that it IS an evil organization, and it is shameful that they have been allowed to grow and exist. There comes a point when religious freedom goes too far; the cult of Scientology is way, way beyond that point.
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Scientology was created by L. Ron Hubbard in 1952. He was a science fiction writer earlier in life, and at first he called it a self-help system.
Eventually, he started to call it a religion. By all reports, because religions are tax exempt.
Scientology is system of beliefs that suggests human beings are immortal spirit type things that have forgotten their 'true nature'. To re-learn this truth, people get 'audited', which is a bit like counseling and a bit like, well, brainwashing honestly: Lots of repetitive tasks and call and answer exercises.
Scientology keeps track of everything people say to them in these auditing sessions, so they end up knowing a lot of very personal things. It's been said that they use it against people and threaten them when they want to leave.
They also believe in aliens and that bad aliens spirits are the cause of many human problems... They believe if a person becomes aware of their true 'spirit' and rid themselves of bad alien influences, they'll obtain magical-ish powers, like being able to convince people, heal themselves, and move objects with their minds.
They have some deeply inappropriate, paranoid and irrational ideas about mental health treatment, which has certainly lead to harm for some of their followers and contributed to the death of of at least one women (if not directly caused it).
There is a history of abuse on their compounds that is tantamount to slavery. They have formal policies of breaking up families if one member leaves the church.
So are they stalking Katie Holmes? They have certainly stalked critics before, and made threats against those who criticize them, so it certainly sounds possible.
Are they evil? Well, individual Scientology are not necessarily evil, but the Church and it's leaders have certainly behaved criminally in the past, and probably sill do.
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