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Because understanding of and ability to apply the OT

materials are dependent upon having fully attained the

earlier states of awareness and abilities per the

Classification, Gradation and Awareness Chart. Thus,

these materials are released on a gradient, only to those

who have honestly attained all earlier states.

15. A SCIENTOLOGY CAREER

15.1 Can one audit as a career?

Yes. There are many Scientology ministers who audit full

time as their life's work. Auditing provides a rewarding

career as it is one in which you are always helping

people and constantly seeing miraculous results on your

preclears. It is very satisfying to know that you are

making people's lives happier and saner. Auditors are

very valuable and in great demand. L. Ron Hubbard's

opinion of auditors is well known: "I think of an auditor

as a person with enough guts to *do something about it*.

This quality is rare and this quality is courageous in

the extreme. It is my opinion and knowledge that auditors

are amongst the upper tenth of the upper twentieth of

intelligent human beings. Their will to do, their

motives, their ability to grasp and to use are superior

to that of any other profession."

15.2 Of what value would it be to have my child trained as an

auditor?

First of all, it would provide a young person with

certainty and knowledge in dealing with every possible

type of human problem, be it interpersonal, familial,

organizational, ethical, moral or religious.

Secondly, it would provide a career of fulfillment in

aiding people from all walks of life to gain greater

awareness and respect for themselves and others.

Auditors are in demand in every church of Scientology and

mission throughout the world. Therefore, your child would

be fulfilling a great demand and contributing greatly to

making this world a saner place by getting trained as an

auditor.

15.3 Can one make Scientology a career in some other way than

by being a minister?

Yes, there are thousands of professional Scientologists

who work full time in churches and missions throughout

the world as executives or administrative staff. There

are also those who further the dissemination of

Scientology on a one-to-one basis or through the

dissemination of Scientology materials and books, those

who hold jobs in the Church's social reform groups and

those who work in the Office of Special Affairs involved

in community betterment or legal work. All of these

provide rewarding careers as each forwards the expansion

of Scientology and thereby makes it possible for more and

more people to benefit from its technology.

16. SCIENTOLOGY IN SOCIETY

16.1 I've heard that Scientologists are doing good things for

society? What are some specific examples?

These activities would fill a book in themselves, and are

covered in more detail in Part 5 of [_What is

Scientology?_], but here are just a few examples that are

typical of the things that Scientologists are doing

around the world.

Scientologists regularly hold blood drives to get

donations of blood for hospitals, the Red Cross and other

similar organizations. As Scientologists do not use

harmful drugs, these donations of drug-free blood are

welcomed by those in charge of health care.

Scientologists regularly hold drives to get donations of

toys, food and clothing to make life happier for those in

need.

During the annual holiday season, Scientologists are

particularly active in this sphere. In downtown

Hollywood, California [USA], for example, Scientologists

build a "Winter Wonderland" scene each Christmas,

complete with a large Christmas tree, Santa Claus and

even "snow," creating a traditional Christmas setting for

children who otherwise might never see one.

In Canada, a group of Scientologists spends many weeks

each year raising funds to sponsor visits to summer camps

by underprivileged children.

Church members utilize their artistic talents to bring

new experiences and joy to children by performing puppet

shows in orphanages, schools and shopping malls, and

magic shows for children in foster homes.

Scientologists can also be found in many communities

contributing to the care of the elderly. They visit

old-age homes and provide entertainment, draw sketches or

just drop by and talk with senior citizens.

You will find Scientologists helping with "community

cleanup" campaigns and assistance to the injured at

Veteran's Administration hospitals.

Scientologists have taken a leading role fighting drug

abuse, actively educating community officials and groups

on the dangers of drugs and solutions to the problems.

There are many groups utilizing L. Ron Hubbard's

technology and freeing people from the detrimental

effects of drugs.

L. Ron Hubbard's technology on how to study has been used

by Scientologists around the world to help students and

teachers alike. One place where this technology has made

major inroads combating illiteracy is in South Africa,

where well over a million native Africans have improved

their ability to study.

Another important area of activity for Scientologists is

raising moral standards in society. Scientologists all

around the world have distributed tens of millions of

copies of the nonreligious moral code called "The Way to

Happiness," now available in more than fifteen different

languages. Its use has led to a revitalization of purpose

for people of all ages who apply its simple truths to

their lives and to the environment around them.

The Church and many of its members are also engaged in

interfaith activities, the main thrust of which has been

to work with leaders of other faiths in the areas of

interreligious dialogue, religious freedom,

constitutional law and "religion in society" issues -

all aimed toward protecting and forwarding the freedom of

religion for everyone.

Another prevalent activity for Scientologists is to

expose and eradicate the violations of human rights

perpetrated by psychiatry. Many Scientologists do this as

members of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights

(CCHR), a reform group which was established by the

Church in 1969.

They actively investigate psychiatric abuses and bring

these to the attention of the media, legislators and

other groups concerned with protecting people from brutal

psychiatric techniques. Such practices as psychosurgery,

electroshock treatment and the administration of

dangerous psychiatric drugs have destroyed the minds and

lives of millions of individuals. Through the efforts of

Scientologists working for CCHR, public awareness of the

disastrous results of psychiatric methods has been raised

and major steps taken to outlaw such practices.

16.2 Is Scientology active in Black communities and countries?

Definitely. By the Creed of the Church, "All men of

whatever race, color or creed were created with equal

rights." Thus, there are no limitations placed on who can

receive and benefit from Scientology services.

There are Scientologists of all races, colors and

religious backgrounds. For example, there are Dianetics

and/or Scientology organizations in Ghana, Zaire,

Zimbabwe, Ethiopia and Sierra Leone, among other

countries, and Black Scientologists are applying

Scientology technology in their communities wherever

possible. The Church maintains a Department of Ethnic

Affairs specifically to interact and work with

minorities.

16.3 Do doctors, schools, social workers, businessmen and other

professional people use Scientology?

Yes, they do. There are members of all of these

professions who use Scientology technology to improve the

results being obtained in their fields of endeavor.

Schools and universities in many countries apply L. Ron

Hubbard's study methods to improve literacy and teaching

success, drug rehabilitation groups use his drug

rehabilitation technology to successfully get people off

drugs, doctors observe basic Dianetics principles to

speed up the recovery of their patients, businessmen

apply L. Ron Hubbard's administrative procedures to

create thriving businesses.

Scientology applies to all spheres of life and uniformly

gets results when standardly used. Therefore, there is

hardly an area of social or community concern where you

will not find people using some aspect of L. Ron

Hubbard's technology.

16.4 Why has Scientology sometimes been considered

controversial?

Like all new ideas, Scientology has come under attack by

the uninformed and those who feel their vested interests

are threatened.

As Scientologists have openly and effectively advocated

social reform causes, they have become the target of

attacks.

For those vested interests who cling to a status quo that

is decimating society, Scientology's technology of making

the able more able poses a serious threat. Attacks follow

as an attempt to stop application of Scientology

technology.

When the Church steps in to handle the attack, the

conflict grabs the attention of the press, which lives on

controversy. Regardless of the unfounded nature of the

attackers' claims, reporters freely promote the

controversy. Those seeking to stop Scientology then join

the media in regurgitating and regenerating the created

controversy.

Scientology has always flourished and prospered in the

face of attacks. In every case where public disputes have

been manufactured, intentional and blatant false reports

about Scientology and its founder have been discovered to

be the common denominator. As the falsehoods are proven

lies, the controversy quickly fades, and the truth about

Scientology, what the Church really is and what its

members do replaces it. The source of these attacks and

the controversy they have generated is detailed in

Chapter 31 of [_What is Scientology?_].

16.5 Why has Scientology been to court a lot of times?

The Church has gone to court in many countries to uphold

the right to freedom of religion. In Australia, as one

example, legal actions by the Church brought about a

landmark victory which greatly expanded religious freedom

throughout that country.

In the United States, the Church's use of the Freedom of

Information Act, taking government agencies to court and

holding them accountable to release vital documents to

the public on a variety of subjects, has been heralded as

a vital action to ensure honesty in government.

In certain cases, the Church has used the courts to

protect its copyrighted materials, or to ensure its

rights and the rights of its members are safeguarded.

During the history of the Church, a few unscrupulous

individuals, lusting for money, have observed how

Scientology is prospering and rapidly expanding, and have

abused the legal system to try to line their own pockets.

In the handful of cases where such attempts have

occurred, they have uniformly failed.

16.6 Are there any laws against the practice of Scientology?

Has it been banned?