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not require faith or belief -- one can apply the

principles and see for oneself if they work and are true.

Scientology addresses the spirit -- not simply the body

or mind -- and is therefore completely apart from

materialistic philosophies which hold that man is a

product of his environment, or his genes.

Scientology is a religion by its basic tenets, practice,

historical background and by the definition of the word

'religion' itself. It is recognized as such by courts in

country after country around the world, including the

highest courts in the United States, Australia, Germany,

Sweden, Italy and many others.

All denominations are welcome in Scientology.

Scientology is a *route*, a way, rather than a

dissertation or an assertive body of knowledge.

Through its drills and studies one may find the truth for

oneself. It is the only thing that can show you who *you*

really are.

The technology is therefore not expounded as something to

believe but something to *do*.

1.3 How did Scientology start?

L. Ron Hubbard began his studies of the mind in 1923. In

1947 he wrote a manuscript detailing some of his

discoveries. It was not published at that time, but

circulated among friends, who copied it and passed it on

to others. (This manuscript was formally published in

1951 as _Dianetics: The Original Thesis_ and later

republished as _The Dynamics of Life_.)

As copies of the manuscript circulated, Mr. Hubbard began

to receive an increasing flow of letters requesting

further information and more applications of his new

subject. He soon found himself spending all his time

answering letters and decided to write a comprehensive

text on the subject.

His first published article on the subject, "Terra Incog

nita: The Mind," appeared in the Winter/Spring 1950 issue

of "The Explorers Club Journal", followed by the book

_Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health_, which

was published May 1950. It became a nationwide best-seller

almost overnight. By late summer, people across the country

were not only reading the book, but were also organizing

their own groups for the purpose of applying Dianetics

techniques. The book has remained a best-seller ever since,

again becoming number one on the "New York Times" best

seller list, almost four decades after its initial publi

cation. It continues to appear on best-seller lists around

the world.

During the course of thousands of hours of Dianetics

counseling on thousands of individuals all over the

country, incontrovertible evidence was amassed about the

fundamentally spiritual nature of man. L. Ron Hubbard

himself had discovered early in his research that man was

a spiritual being, inhabiting a body and using a mind.

These discoveries led him to realize that he had entered

the realm of religion.

In 1954, the first Church of Scientology was formed in

Los Angeles by a group of Scientologists. Within a few

years churches had been formed across the country and

around the world.

In the years that followed, L. Ron Hubbard completed his

research into the spiritual nature of man. Today, all of

his writings on the subject are available to anyone who

wishes to study Scientology. Although Mr. Hubbard

departed his body in 1986, he is still with us in spirit

and the legacy of his work continues to help people

around the world.

1.4 How come it's all based on one man's work?

In the early 195Os, L. Ron Hubbard wrote:

"Acknowledgment is made to fifty

thousand years of thinking men

without whose speculations and

observations the creation and

construction of Dianetics would not

have been possible. Credit in

particular is due to:

"Anaxagoras, Thomas Paine,

Aristotle, Thomas Jefferson,

Socrates, Rene' Descartes,

Plato, James Clerk Maxwell,

Euclid, Charcot, Lucretius,

Herbert Spencer, Roger Bacon,

William James, Francis Bacon,

Sigmund Freud, Isaac Newton,

van Leeuwenhoek, Cmdr. Joseph

Thompson (MC) USN, William A.

White, Voltaire, Will Durant,

Count Alfred Korzybski, and my

instructors in atomic and

molecular phenomena, mathe

matics and the humanities at

George Washington University

and at Princeton."

1.5 Why is Scientology called a religion?

'Religion' is defined as "Any specific system of belief

and worship, often involving a code of ethics and a

philosophy...." (_Webster's New World Dictionary, Third

College Edition_).

Religious philosophy implies study of spiritual manifes

tations, research on the nature of the spirit and study

of the relationship of the spirit to the body; exercises

devoted to the rehabilitation of abilities in a spirit.

Scientology is a religion in the most traditional sense.

It deals with man as a spirit and is distinguishable from

material and nonreligious philosophies which hold man to

be a product of material circumstances. Scientology does

not demand blind faith, but endeavors to help the

individual discover past experiences and shed the trauma

and guilt (sin) which encumber him.

The Church of Scientology also conducts basic services

such as sermons at church meetings, christenings,

weddings and funerals.

1.6 Why is Scientology a church?

The word 'church' comes from the Greek word 'kurios'

meaning 'lord' and the Indo-European base 'kewe', "to be

strong." Current meanings of the word include "a

congregation," "ecclesiastical power as distinguished

from the secular" and "the clerical profession; clergy."

The word 'church' is not only used by Christian

organizations. There were churches ten thousand years

before there were Christians, and Christianity itself was

a revolt against the established church. In modern usage,

people speak of the Buddhist or Moslem church, referring

in general to the whole body of believers in a particular

religious teaching.

A church is simply a congregation of people who

participate in common religious activities; 'church' is

also used to refer to the building where members of a

religious group gather to practice their religion and

attain greater spiritual awareness and well-being.

Scientology helps man become more aware of God, more

aware of his own spiritual nature and that of those

around him. Scientology scriptures recognize that there

is an entire dynamic (urge or motivation in life) devoted

to the Supreme Being (the eighth dynamic), and another

dynamic that deals solely with one's urge toward

existence as a spirit (the seventh dynamic).

Acknowledgment of these aspects of life is a typical

characteristic of religions. Thus, Scientology is a

religion and the use of the word 'church' when referring

to Scientology is correct.

In the 1950s, Scientologists recognized that L. Ron

Hubbard's technology and its results dealt directly with

the freeing of the human spirit, and that greater

spiritual awareness was routinely being achieved. There

was no question in their minds that what they were

dealing with was a religious practice; thus, in the early

1950s, they voted that a church be formed to better serve

the needs of Scientologists. The first church of

Scientology was incorporated in 1954. Since that time,

dozens of court rulings in many different countries have

upheld the fact that Scientology is a religion.

2. WHAT SCIENTOLOGY DOES FOR THE INDIVIDUAL

2.1 How does Scientology work?

Scientology philosophy provides answers to many questions

about life and death; it encompasses an exact, precisely

mapped-out path. Through application of Scientology

technology in an auditing session, a person is able to

remove barriers and unwanted conditions and so become

more himself. As a person progresses, he often reaches

out to help others in the ways he has been helped.

In developing Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard found the means

to develop a technology to free the human spirit and

thereby allow man to really know himself. He thoroughly

tested all of his procedures and recorded for future use

those that proved most workable in bringing about

uniformly predictable results. These comprise standard

Scientology technology.

That which is real to the person himself is all one is

asked to accept of Scientology. No beliefs are forced

upon him. By training and processing, he finds out for

himself the answers he is looking for in life.

2.2 What does Scientology accomplish?

Since Scientology is an 'applied religious philosophy',

the stress is on application and workability. It

addresses the individual and brings about self-improve

ment by increasing a person's awareness and ability to

handle life. It differs from other religious philosophies

in that it supplies the means through which a person can

increase his ability to effectively handle the problems

and situations he and others face in life.

2.3 What claims are made for Scientology?

Scientology can increase a person's awareness and its

application can help one to achieve greater happiness,

self-confidence and ability.

Man has often been attracted to philosophies that sound

plausible but which have no technology that can be

applied to bring about desirable changes in one's life.

Scientology and Dianetics, on the other hand, supply the

tools with which an individual can improve his own life

and the lives of those around him.

Scientology philosophy is based on the premise that man

is basically good and that man can improve conditions in

his life. However, Scientology cannot promise to do

anything by itself. Only the individual can bring about

his own improvement by applying Scientology tenets to

himself, his life and others in his environment.

2.4 How do people get into Scientology?

Usually by word of mouth, often by reading a book or

seeing promotional materials or taking a personality test

at a church of Scientology. Sometimes by meeting a

Scientologist and seeing that he has "something" -- a

positive attitude toward life, certainty, self-confidence

and happiness -- which they too would like.

Fundamentally, people get into Scientology because they

want to improve something in their lives or because they

wish to help others improve themselves and thus make a

better civilization.

3. SCIENTOLOGY AND OTHER PRACTICES

3.1 Is Scientology like hypnotism, meditation, psychotherapy or

other mental therapies?

There is no resemblance. In fact, it was as a result of

L. Ron Hubbard's investigation of hypnotism and many

other mental practices that he saw the need for practical

answers to man's problems. In his book, _Dianetics: The

Modern Science of Mental Health_, he wrote that he had

found hypnotism and psychotherapy to be dangerous and

impractical. Nearly all other methods of alleged menta]

science are based on principles that are quite the

opposite of those used in Scientology. They treat man as

a "thing" to be conditioned, not as a spiritual being who

can find answers to life's problems and who can improve