Xenu - Xenu Please be aware that Wikipedia is an attempt to write an encyclopedia collaboratively online, and that therefore Wikipedia contains spoilers in its discussions of films, novels, etc., as well as in its discussion of 'secret' religious writings. Xenu is a figure associated with the doctrines of Scientology. He (or it) is included in the "secret" teachings of Scientology, which are only revealed to upper-level Scientologists. The documents involving Xenu are included in the upper-level Scientology course known as OT III ("Operating Thetan Level Three"). For more information about the "secret" documents of Scientology, see the Wikipedia article on Scientology beliefs and practices. In spite of efforts by the Church of Scientology to keep the story of Xenu a secret - the OT III materials contain.
Fishman Affidavit - to be the official teachings of Scientology. Among other materials, the Fishman affidavit contained 61 pages of the allegedly trade-secret and copyrighted story of Xenu. Ex-member Arnie Lerma then posted the material on the Internet, and scientology critic Karin Spaink put up pages containing the Fishman Affidavit on the World Wide Web in protest against the actions of the church. The Church of Scientology responded by suing a number of people and their Internet service providers for copyright infringement. The defendants responded by challenging the church to prove it was actually the copyright holder of the disputed documents. Since then, the Fishman Affadavit has been mirrored around the world. In 2003, Karin Spaink won her legal case against the Church of Scientology in the Netherlands, in what many people claim to.
Dianetics - of a tissue.". Engrams appear during periods of psychological distress or trauma, and lie at the root of all mental disorders. Some regard Dianetics as a pseudoscience, as it presents itself as a "scientific" system of knowledge, yet fails to meet the requirements of the scientific method. Many people also view dianetics as pure science fiction and a practical joke, based upon testimony by witnesses that Hubbard stated he would create a science-fiction religion to make money. Hubbard in Dianetics states: "[Dianetics is]...an organized science of thought built on definite axioms: statements of natural laws on the order of those of the physical sciences". Critics would argue that the phrase 'definite axiom' expressess an oxymoron, and regardless, a science cannot depend on axioms, only on hypotheses based on experimental evidence. Dianetics.
Scientology vs. the Internet - the legal guards in his country (Finland) were too thin to protect him, and he was forced to close down the remailer as a result. The war continues The initial strikes against Scientology's critics settled down into a series of legal battles that raged through the courts. The Electronic Frontier Foundation provided legal assistance to several of the defendants, and daily reports of the latest happenings were posted to alt.religion.scientology. The newsgroup's popularity exploded, rocketing it to the ranks of the newsgroups with the heaviest message traffic and the highest number of readers. As the months and years wore on and the lawsuits continued without end, however, a number of participants in the newsgroup grew silent and moved on. Although the legal precedents set by the Scientology court battles would initially.
Scientology beliefs and practices - teachings, the Tech can only be delivered to Scientologists in its original written form. The act of discussing Scientology processes in a spoken manner is called "verbal tech," and this is believed to be a blemish upon the working of the Tech. Because the actual discussion of the Tech is not coming from Source (Hubbard himself), it is being diluted and it is no longer 100% pure. As a result, engaging in "verbal tech" is forbidden within Scientology. This disallowing of "verbal tech" prevents Scientologists from discussing or explaining the actual workings of what Scientology is and how "it works," in any form other than the actual study of Source (namely Hubbard's original writings). Scientology contends that this policy of forbidding "verbal tech" is in order to keep the Tech pure.
Scientology: Controversial Issues - unusual move. In her original report she listed Lisa's death as "Undetermined" - her amended report of 16 February 2000, as "Accident". Wood also removed one cause of death ("bed rest and severe dehydration") and added a new significant condition ("psychosis and history of auto accident"). The Church did not see fit to take her to the hospital, even as she began to urinate and defecate on herself after the first week of solitary confinement and held conversations with imaginary people. The Clearwater police files on Lisa McPherson These actions resulted in criminal charges being filed against the Church of Scientology by Florida authorities. The Church of Scientology, in typical fashion, fought tooth and nail the various legal actions brought against them as regards the death. In the end, the prosecuting.
Purported cults - that of the Christian countercult movement) is merely a way of saying that it is only a particular history, tradition, canon, doctrine, orthodoxy or sect that is justified when such justifications are debatable. Some former Mormons make various charges of cultlike behavior, including group-thinking, fanaticism, secret initiation, adoration of charismatic leaders, and varying degrees of coercive conditioning and mind control. References: Mormonism as a Christian religion http://invitation.to/dance/cults-mormon.htm http://www.lds.org/ (official church site) http://farms.byu.edu/ (Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, an organziation that, among other things, responds to claims made by anti-mormon authors) Conditioning and mind control http://www.exmormon.org/thought.htm http://www.freedomofmind.com/resourcecenter/groups/m/mormon/BITE-Mormonism.htm Church of Scientology The Church of Scientology, founded by L. Ron Hubbard, uses a form of psychotherapy called Dianetics that some people claim is designed to hypnotize members into a more weak-minded and.
Operation Clambake - Scientology has also used the controversial Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) to force notable Web sites (including the Google search engine) to remove all references to the Operation Clambake site. While Google quickly returned the Operation Clambake home page to its index, many of its pages containing quotations from Scientology materials are still not listed in the search engine. Some anti-DMCA webmasters still link the word Scientology to http://www.xenu.net/ in order to improve Operation Clambake's ranking in a Google search. Heldal-Lund has been investigated by Scientology as part of its policy of investigating all of its critics for any crimes they might have committed; but he has not (yet) been sued by Scientology. The term "clambake" comes from a meal made by heating clams over hot stones or open furnaces. The.
List of articles about Scientology - Overview 1.2 People 1.3 Dates 1.4 Geography 1.5 Related Organizations 1.6 Pop Culture 2 Comparison 2.7 Controversies and Similarities 2.8 Lawsuits and Alleged Censorship 3 Wikipedia Resources 3.9 Wikipedia Lists The Church General Overview Alt.religion.scientology, Church of Scientology, Dianetics, Xenu, Scientology beliefs and practices, Reincarnation, Religion, People Chick Corea, Christopher Evans, Erich von Däniken, Harry Palmer, Kirstie Alley, L. Ron Hubbard, Nicole Kidman, Sonny Bono, Tom Cruise, Werner Erhard, Keith Henson, Dates 1986, 1986 in literature, January 24, Geography Clearwater, Florida, Related Organizations Free Zone, Process Church, Pop Culture Battlefield Earth, Kibology, Writers of the Future, Comparison Controversies and Similarities Church of Christ, Scientist, Cult Awareness Network, Cult suicide, Operation Clambake, Purported cults, World Wide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools, General Semantics, Landmark Education, Mind control, Mystery religion, Nolan chart,.
