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sessions, as such would distract oneself and others.

Rules for student behavior are laid out in a Church

policy called the "Student's Guide to Acceptable

Behavior."

6.6 Do Scientologists use medical doctors?

Yes. The Church of Scientology has always had the firm

policy of sending sick parishioners to medical doctors to

handle the physical aspect of any illness or injury. A

Scientologist with a physical condition is instructed to

get the needed medical examination and treatment. He then

resumes his auditing so as to handle any spiritual trauma

connected with the physical condition. There are also

many medical doctors who are Scientologists.

6.7 In Scientology does one have to sacrifice one's

individuality?

No. People are unique, even though they have in common

certain problems and aberrations. As they become

disentangled from the stimulus-response part of their

mind, they become more them- selves, more unique, more

individual and learn to believe in themselves. In fact,

becoming more aware of and able to express one's own

unique beingness is encouraged in Scientology.

Scientology teaches one to maintain his personal

integrity and to develop fully as an individual.

6.8 What benefits can one get from Scientology?

In reviewing success stories written by Scientologists,

there are a few common themes that stand out. One is that

many people have attained the ability to communicate in

relationships, whether with family members and spouses,

friends, or even mere acquaintances; another is that they

are freed from stress at work and in other areas of their

lives; another common one is that they can expand their

potential and do things they never thought possible.

6.9 What is Scientology's system of ethics?

L. Ron Hubbard has defined 'ethics' as "reason and the

contemplation of optimum survival."

In Scientology, ethics is a rational system based on a

number of codes of practice.

L. Ron Hubbard has pointed out: "Dishonest conduct is

nonsurvival. Anything is unreasonable or evil which

brings about the destruction of individuals, groups, or

inhibits the future of the race."

Man has long postulated a means by which he could put

himself on the right path. As long ago as 500 B.C.,

religions recognized that confession frees a person

spiritually from the burden of sin.

In Scientology, it has been found that a Confessional (a

type of auditing) assists the person who has transgressed

against his own and his group's moral code to unburden

himself and again feel good about himself and be a

contributing member of the group.

L. Ron Hubbard has written: "No man who is not himself

honest can be free -- he is his own trap. When his own

deeds cannot be disclosed, then he is a prisoner; he must

withhold himself from his fellows and is a slave to his

own conscience."

In addition to the Confessional, Scientology's ethics

system includes a body of technology called conditions

formulas. Mr. Hubbard discovered that there are various

states of existence in which an individual operates

(called "conditions") and that there are exact formulas

connected with these operating states. Each formula has

a number of exact steps.

A person can determine what condition or operating state

any area of his life is in and apply the conditions

formulas to move it into a higher condition.

While very simple, such actions are quite powerful and

have enabled millions of individuals to improve

conditions in their lives in ways they never thought

possible.

These are just two of the tools from the wealth of ethics

technology that exists in Scientology. Complete

information on this subject is contained in the book

_Introduction to Scientology Ethics_ by L. Ron Hubbard.

6.10 What does "clear the planet" mean?

It means that Scientologists want to clear the planet of

insanity, war and crime, and in its place create a

civilization in which sanity and peace exist. In order to

do this, they must help individuals become clear of their

own individual insanities and regain awareness that they

are basically good.

6.11 What does "suppressive person" mean?

According to L. Ron Hubbard, a suppressive person is "a

person who seeks to 'suppress', or squash, any betterment

activity or group. A suppressive person suppresses other

people in his vicinity. This is the person whose behavior

is calculated to be disastrous." Well-known examples of

such a personality are Napoleon and Hitler.

Mr. Hubbard found that a suppressive person, also called

an antisocial personality, has definite antisocial

attributes.

The basic reason the antisocial personality behaves as he

or she does lies in a hidden terror of others.

To such a person every other being is an enemy, an enemy

to be covertly or overtly destroyed.

The fixation is that survival itself depends on "keeping

others down" or "keeping people ignorant."

If anyone were to promise to make others stronger or

brighter, the antisocial personality suffers the utmost

agony of personal danger.

Because of this, the suppressive person seeks to upset,

continuously undermine, spread bad news about and

denigrate Scientology and Scientologists. The antisocial

personality is against what Scientology is about -

helping people become more able and improving conditions

in society.

For the good of the Church and the individuals in it,

such a person is officially labeled a suppressive person

so that others will know not to associate with him.

For more understanding of suppressive persons and how to

handle them, the book _Introduction to Scientology

Ethics_ is recommended.

6.12 What is disconnection?

A Scientologist can have trouble making spiritual

progress in his auditing or training if he is connected

to someone who is suppressive or who is antagonistic to

Scientology or its tenets. He will get better from

Scientology, but then may lose his gains because he is

being invalidated by the antagonistic person. In order to

resolve this, he either handles the other person's

antagonism with true data about the Church, or as a last

resort when all attempts to handle have failed, he

disconnects from the person.

In 1983, L. Ron Hubbard clearly defined the two terms,

"disconnect" and "handle," as related to this subject:

"The term 'handle' most commonly means to smooth out a

situation with another person by applying the technology

of communication.

"The term 'disconnection' is defined as a self-determined

decision made by an individual that he is not going to be

connected to another. It is a severing of a communication

line.

"The basic principle of handle or disconnect exists in

any group and ours is no different.

"It is much like trying to deal with a criminal. If he

will not handle, the society resorts to the only other

solution: It `disconnects' the criminal from the society.

In other words, they remove the guy from society and put

him in a prison because he won't 'handle' his problem or

otherwise cease to commit criminal acts against others."

A person who disconnects is simply exercising his right

to communicate or not to communicate with a particular

person. This is one of the most fundamental rights of

man. "Communication, however, is a two-way flow," Mr.

Hubbard pointed out. "If one has the right to

communicate, then one must also have the right to not

receive communication from another. It is this latter

corollary of the right to communicate that gives us our

right to privacy."

Another example is marriage. In a monogamous society, the

agreement is that one will be married to only one person

at a time. If one partner, say the husband, starts to

have second dynamic relations with a person other than

his partner, the wife has the right to insist either that

this communication cease or that the marriage itself

ends. In this example, the optimum solution would be for

the wife to resolve the situation through communication

so that her husband, who is violating the agreements, is

handled. But if this is not possible, then the wife has

no choice other than to disconnect (sever the marriage

communication lines if only by separation). To do

otherwise will only bring disaster, as the wife is

connected to someone antagonistic to the original

agreements on which the marriage is based. With the

technology of handle or disconnect, Scientologists are,

in actual fact, doing nothing different than any society,

group or marriage down through thousands of years.

6.13 Is Scientology a cult?

Assuming that modern usage of the word 'cult' implies an

elite secrecy and unthinking zealotry, then consider

this: Scientology is the fastest growing religion in the

world today. The materials that comprise Scientology

scriptures are fully codified, broadly published and

available to anyone. Churches and missions are open to

the public seven days a week. Anyone can come in for a

tour and see for himself what the Church is all about.

Scientology is unique in that it contains no dogma and

its adherents are not told or forced to "believe"

anything. In Scientology, what is true for the individual

is only what he has observed and knows is true for him.

Scientology is a technology one can use and through its

use discover its workability for oneself.

Scientologists come from all walks of life, ranging from

teachers to businessmen, physicians, housewives, artists,

engineers, nurses, construction workers, celebrities,

marketing and administrative personnel, secretaries,

athletes, civil servants and many others.

The Church and its actions are far from secretive; there

is nothing mystical about Scientology or its members or

practices. The Church's leaders are in close touch with

the membership; they hold a number of briefing events

each year which are attended by tens of thousands.

Scientologists actively improve their communities; they

are out there, involved, visible and effective.

The fact of the matter is there isn't a religion today

that hasn't been called a cult at some point in its

history by antagonistic interests. Nazis thought Jews and

Eastern European religious sects to be cults. In the

sixteenth century Catholics considered reform churches

cults. Earlier than that Roman rulers considered the

Christian community a cult. History has taught us to

beware of those who would label *any* religious group a

cult. It is traditionally the first step before wholesale

persecution, and is always the statement of an

unenlightened and uninformed individual, usually with ill

motives as the Nazi history makes so clear.

6.14 Does Scientology engage in brainwashing or mind control?

No. In fact, what we do is exactly the opposite. We free

people and enable them to think for themselves.

Millions of Church members from literally all walks of

life have attested to the positive benefits received from

Scientology. A common theme to their personal success